Richmondshire Subscription Concerts

Activities

Richmondshire Subscription Concerts organise a series of high quality, professional, classical concerts from late September to April. Season 2010-11 is our 63rd year of providing concerts in this rural area. We are members of Making Music and are a Registered Charity No.1034173 and last season we had 228 subscribers.

Web-site

www.richmondshireconcerts.co.uk

Membership

Subscribers (Members) pay £35 for six concerts, a figure unchanged from last season! They are also entitled (and encouraged) to attend and contribute to the AGM. For a minimum of £5 extra a subscriber can become a Friend of the RSC. This will be acknowledged in each programme and there is a Sponsors’ and Friends’ reception, with an opportunity to meet the artists, after one of the concerts.

We are always pleased to welcome other music lovers to individual concerts and single tickets cost £10 for adults and only £1 for full time students. Tickets for single concerts can be obtained on the Door, from Richmond TIC or by ringing Douglas Waugh on 01748-822001.

RSC are again cooperating with Darlington Music Society. Members of RSC can obtain a DMS season ticket for half price (£29 this season for 7 concerts) and vice versa.

For a brochure or to be put on our mailing list ring Nick Reckert on 01748 822640 or fill in the request form on our website at www.richmondshireconcerts.co.uk

Events

Saturday 23rd October 2010 at 7.30 p.m. in the Zetland Christian Centre, Richmond

Brodsky Quartet

Haydn: Quartet in D, Op.20 No.4

Shostakovich: Quartet No.8 in C minor, Op.110

Beethoven: Quartet in C sharp minor, Op.131

Saturday 20th November 2010 at 7.30 p.m. in the Zetland Christian Centre, Richmond

Sarah Beth Briggs (piano)

Schumann Papillons, Op.2

Arabeske, Op.18,

Kinderszenen , (Scenes from Childhood), Op.15

Chopin Fantasie in F minor, Op.49,

Scherzo No.3 in C sharp minor, Op.39

Barcarolle in F sharp major, Op.60,

Ballades: No. 3 in A flat major, Op.47

No.4 in F minor, Op.52

Saturday 4th December 2010 at 7.30 p.m. in the Zetland Christian Centre, Richmond

Red Priest “Nightmare in Venice”

Magical, mysterious, fantastical - a theatrical presentation of some of the most extraordinary music
of the 17^th and 18^th centuries by some of the most extraordinary musicians of the 21^st.
Music by Vivaldi, Tartini, Gluck, Corelli, Leclair and Robert Johnson is given an original twist.
Red Priest certainly make you hear this familiar music with fresh ears.

Saturday 12th February 2011 at 7.30 p.m. in the Zetland Christian Centre, Richmond

Victoria Sayles (violin) with Martin Cousins (piano)

Handel: Sonata in G minor, Op.1 No.6 (HWV 364a)

Handel: Allegro in C minor (HWV 412)

Ravel: Pièce en forme de Habanera

Elgar: Sonata in E minor, Op.82

Brahms: Sonata No.1 in G, Op.78

Sarasate: Zigeunerweisen, Op.20

Saturday 19th March 2011 at 7.30 p.m. in the Zetland Christian Centre, Richmond

Gallimaufry Ensemble (wind quintet)

Farkas: Antique Hungarian Dances

Hindemith: Kleine Kammermusik Op.24, No.2

Ibert: Trois Pièces Brèves

Arnold: Sea Shanties Op.4

Devienne: Trio in Bb major Op.61, No.5

Ligeti: Six Bagatelles (1953)

Berio: Opus Number Zoo

Hallam: Dance Suite

Saturday 9th April 2011 at 7.30 p.m. in the Zetland Christian Centre, Richmond

Barbirolli String Quartet

Mozart: String Quartet No.19 in C major “Dissonance”, K465

Ian Venables: String Quartet, Op.32

Schumann: String Quartet in A major, Op.41, No.3