ee
-C4e
& CcaOrs
a
a
Guildford
/
GUILDFORD CONCERTGOERS’ SOCIETY
Members’ Evenings
Church Shedbeve , Gre, Abbas
Darkest, Lib eeth iat, Corfe
presents
Casttr
rlen
ae
GUILDFORD METHODIST CHURCH HALL
Corporation
Entrance in Wharf Road, Guildford
(Except the Recital on 24 November which will be held in
AAG
Holy Trinity Church, High Street, Guildford)
Y
r
Saturday 22 September at 7.30 pm
Social Evening at which the Musical Director will give a
short talk about the programmes for the coming season.
.
The
Guildford Philharmonic
~ Orchestra
Saturday 13 October at 7.30 pm
Lecture: Dr Gerald Abraham
Tuesday 6 November at 2.30 pm
Young Artists’ Recital
Saturday 24 November at 7.30 pm in Holy Trinity
Leader: Hugh Bean.
Church, High Street, Guildford
~ CONDUCTOR: VERNON HANDLEY
Syrinx Wind Ensemble
Co-Leader: John Ludlow
Saturday 19 January at 7.30 pm
chivelenreculio hea allied
Lecture: Vernon Handley
Saturday 9 February at 7.30 pm
Guat ov exhoncod IScoyel/
Barry Rose and Nicolas Ware will talk about Records
and Recording.
Plo’ csdy A"
Confuined be 7. 5
Saturday 16 March at 7.30 pm
The English drawing-room: ‘Music for a Georgian Saloon’
Yvonne Fuller—Soprano
Celia Harper—Harpsichord
David Smith—Cello
Annette Thompson—Contralto
Concert Programme 1973—4
TheCivic Hall, London Road, Guildford
Wednesday 27 March at The Manor Inn, Farncombe
Dinner and Dance (Tickets for this event must be
purchased separately).
Saturday 27 April at 7.30 pm
The Haffner Quartet
Membership cards must be produced at these
.
evenings.
eo
With Arts Council Support
GUILDFORD CORPORATION CONCERTS 1973-4
Sunday 23 September at 3.00 pm
Overture ‘The Secret Marriage’
Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat, Opus 19
Symphony No.1 in C Minor, Opus 68
Malcolm Frager
Beethoven
Brahms
Rhondda Gillespie
Wagner
Gershwin
Mathias
Moeran
Joh. and Joseph
Strauss
Johann Strauss
Massenet
Pianoforte
Sunday 28 October at 3.00 pm
Overture ‘Cosi fan tutte’
Piano Concerto No. 24 in C, K491
Polonaise from ‘Eugene Onegin’
Francesca da Rimini
Peter Frankl
Mozart
Mozart
Tchaikovsky
Tchaikovsky
Pianoforte
The Mayor and Corporation will be present
Tippett
Britten
Finzi
Rodney Friend
Violin
Anthony Roden
Tenor
Philharmonic Choir
Sunday 25 November at 7.00 pm (Please note time)
Introduction and Bridal Procession
from Le Coq d’Or
Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor
Symphonic Dances
Jeffrey Siegel
Concertino in F, Opus 110, for
Oboe and Orchestra
Ein Heldenleben
Rimsky Korsakov
Rachmaninov
Rachmaninov
Delius
Kalliwoda
Richard Strauss
Oboe
Saturday 9 March at 7.45 pm
Peter and the Wolf
Symphony of Psalms
Symphony No. 8
Narrator to be announced.
Prokofiev
Stravinsky
Shostakovich
Philharmonic Choir
Overture ‘Prometheus’
Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor
Symphonic Variations
Malcolm Binns
Beethoven
Tchaikovsky.
Dvorak
Symphony No. 2 in D, Opus 36
Mozart
Haydn
Beethoven
Rosemary Hardy
Soprano
Doreen Walker
Contralto
Robin Doveton
Tenor
Stephen Roberts
Bass
Guest Chorus: The Guildford Singers
Guest Conductors: Anthony Ridley, Barry Wordsworth
Sunday 20 January 1974 at 3.00 pm
Finlandia
Violin Concerto in D minor
Symphony No. 8 in F major
Philip Hirschhorn
Sibelius
Sibelius
Beethoven
Violin
Saturday 2 February at 7.45 pm
Symphony (Elegy)
Serenade to Music
Symphony No. 2 in E flat major
Gwenyth Annear Soprano
Enid Hartle Contralto
Martyn Hill Tenor
lan Caddy
Bass
Proteus Choir
John McCabe
Vaughan Williams
Elgar
Guildford N & Onslow Village
Mr B.R.Moore, Godalming
Mr A.Forrow, Guildford 75274
Prelude and Liebestod from
Tristan and Isolde
Wagner
Cello Concerto No.1 in A minor
Saint-Saens
Rimsky Korsakov
Haslemere
Mrs H.P.Hughes, Guildford 72512
Mrs A.Cole, Guildford 62317
Mr C.Stroud, Guildford 71255,
office hours only
Abinger, Gomshall & Dorking
Horsley
Mr Glyn Jones, Dorking 730225
Mrs C.G.Dexter, E.Horsley2270
Albury & Chilworth
Milford & Witley
Mrs W.M.Richards, Guildford 73761
Mrs M.D.Longford, Wormley
Chiddingfold
Elgar
Fiona Kimm
Christopher Keyte
Gerald English
Philharmonic Choir
2388
Ripley & Send
Mrs J.K.Edden, Ripley 2229
Shere
Mrs M.R.Monier-Williams,
Wormley 3419
Mrs L.R.James, Shere 2979
Wisborough Green
Mrs P.Edwards, Wis. Green 349
Mrs T.Haimes, Clandon 795
Woking
Cobham
MrJ.R.M.Britten, Woking
Mr T.Gould, Cobham 2458
Compton & Puttenham
Cranleigh
Saturday 4 May at 7.45 pm
The Dream of Gerontius
67204
Mrs C.W.Bardwell, Puttenham 229
Cello
22773
Guildford East & Merrow
Clandon
Sunday 7 April at 3.00 pm
65742
Mr A.C.Goold, Woking 3496
Mr Maxwell New, F.R.1.B.A.,
Woking 64456
Mrs J.E.Pestell, Cranleigh 3489
MEET THE CONDUCTOR AND MEMBERS
OF THE ORCHESTRA
Conductor: VERNON HANDLEY (unless stated otherwise)
After certain concerts, itis hoped to arrange an informal coffee party at
which Mr Handley and members of the Orchestra can meet and
welcome new patrons. If you would like to know more about this, please
HOW TO BOOK
THE GUILDFORD CONCERTGOERS’ SOCIETY
Saturday 15 December at 7.45 pm
Overture ‘Titus’
Godalming
Mrs P.D. Benjafield, Guildford
Pianoforte
The Maria Theresa Mass
Mr J.Pace, Farnham 4262
Pianoforte
Christopher Van Kampen
Farnham
Mrs R.Butler, Guildford 63377
Mr G.J.Morris, Guildford 66933
Bramley, Shalford & Wonersh
Sunday 24 March at 3.00 pm
The Crossley Clitheroe Concert
Scheherazade
Saturday 10 November at 7.45 pm
Concerto for Double String Orchestra
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra
Intimations of Immortality
Eventyr
James Brown
Saturday 6 October at 7.45 pm
Artist's Life Waltz
Le Cid
Ballet Music
Guildford Central
Saturday 23 February at 7.45 pm
Cimarosa
Pianoforte
Prelude to Act III of Lohengrin
Rhapsody in Blue
Celtic Dances
Wythorne’s Shadow
Pizzicato Polka
AREA REPRESENTATIVES
Tickets are available at the Public Library, North Street, Guildford,
Telephone 68496, open Mondays to Fridays 10.00 am to 7.00 pm,
Saturdays 10.00 am to 4.00 pm. Postal applications must include a
stamped addressed envelope and a cheque or postal order payable to
Guildford Corporation. Telephone bookings must be collected and paid
“for not less than two days before the concert. During the hour before the
concert begins, tickets may be obtained from the Civic Hall Box Office
(Telephone 67314), but it is advisable to book in advance, or check by
telephone that tickets are still available, because the concerts are sometimes sold out.
telephone your Area Representative.
This Society was formed in 1949 to support the Orchestra, provide
donations for extra rehearsals of large-scale or difficult works, provide
playing scholarships for young musicians, &c. The Society also arranges
its Own members’ evenings (recitals, talks, social events), runs a reduced
rate Season Ticket scheme, a Newsletter ‘Notes’ covering local musical
events, issues a comprehensive programme brochure, and receives
priority booking facilities in advanceof the general public. There are
approximately 1,000 members. The current Annual Subscription
covering all these items is £1. If you would like more details or would
like to join, please send name and address to the Hon. Treasurer
Mr A.Forrow, Flat 3, 6 Mareschal Road, Guildford. Tel. 75274.
SEAT PRICES
THE SOUTH EAST MUSIC TRUST
Balcony: £1, 80p, 70p, reserved.
Stalls: 55p reserved, 45p, 30p unreserved.
Price Concessions: (a) and (b), Stalls only, 30p reserved. 25p, 15p
unreserved.
(a) Organised parties of full-time students, members of youth
*
organisations and schools.
(b) Retirement Pensioners—on production of their N.|.Pension Books.
This Trust has been formed to enable the Guildford Philharmonic
"stoi
page.
Tickets (Members of the Concertgoers Society only)—see
Orchestra to tour outside the immediate area of Guildford. This will
enable other towns to share with Guildford audiences the first-class
performances of this fine orchestra. It will also further improve the
standard ot the Orchestra by bringing the players together more
frequently, and widen its already growing reputation. If you would like to
make a covenant or donation to the Trust, please write to or phone the
Secretary, Mrs K.Atkins, 155 High Street, Guildford. Tel. 73800; office
hours 10.00 am to 1.00 pm, 2.00 pm to 4.00 pm.