GUILDFORD PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
Sir Charles Groves,
Principal Conductor
1989/90 SUBSCRIPTION SERIES CONCERTS
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SUNDAY 24 SEPTEMBER 1989 at 3.00 p.m.
THE HART BROWN CONCERT
‘Orpheus & Bacchus’
(World premiere commissioned
by Orpheus Classics)
Piano Concerto No 2
Symphony No5
Daniel Jones
Sir Charles Groves
Conductor
Piano
Liszt
Tchaikovsky
Peter Katin
Sponsored by Hart Brown & Co., Solicitors
‘T want to express my thanks to all those who contributed to a
successful season 1988/89 and to ask them to enter a new and, |
think, exciting series of concerts with the same eager enthusiasm.
I wish all our patrons happy listening and I hope that more
music-lovers will realise what fine work is regularly being done at
the Civic Hall and will come along and help us to maintain a very
high standard of performance.’
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Front
Balcony
RowA-H
SingleTicket CODE
£ 8.00
Rear
Balcony
Stalls
RowJ-P
£ 7.00
£ 6.00
Ronald Zollman
Robert Cohen
Conductor
Cello
PRE-CONCERT TALK at 2.45 p.m. in the Civic Hall
By Sir Charles Groves and John McCabe.
Intimations of Immortality
Sir Charles Groves
Conductor
£49.50
£29.75
£14.25
children under 46
Programmes and artists may be subject to alteration. These concerts are
promoted by Guildford Borough Council with financial support from South East
Arts Association. The Orchestra acknowledges the generous support of Hart
Brown & Co. Solicitors, BOC and Laura Ashley.
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IN CONVERSATION6p.m. in the County Room Sir Charles Groves and
Mrs Joy Finzi discuss ‘Intimations of Immortality’.
Wagner
McCabe
Brahms
Conductor
Handel
Sir David Willcocks
Tracey Chadwell
Nigel Short
Andrew Murgatroyd
Alastair Miles
Philharmonic Choir
Conductor
Soprano
Alto
Tenor
Bass
Overture ‘Russlan & Ludmilla’
Violin Concerto
Symphonie Fantastique
Glinka
Sibelius
Berlioz
Sir Charles Groves
Barbara Gorzynska
Violin
IN CONVERSATION at 6.00 p.m. in the County Room
Sir Charles Groves discusses Berlioz’ ‘Symphonie
Fantastique.’
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Sinfonie Concertante
for Violin, Cello, Oboe & Bassoon
Haydn
Siefried Idyll
Symphony No5
Wagner
Sibelius
Martyn Brabbins
Conductor
(Leeds International Conducting
Competition Winner 1988)
SATURDAY 7 APRIL 1990 at 7.30 p.m.
Overture ‘Semiramide’
Piano Concerto No 3
Symphony No8
Rossini
Beethoven
Dvorak
Brian Wright
Ronan O’Hora
Conductor
Piano
IN CONVERSATION at 6.00 p.m. in the County Room
Brian Wright and Ronan O'Hora give an insight
into Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No3.
SATURDAY 3 FEBRUARY 1990 at 7.30 p.m.
Elgar
Elgar
Finzi
Hosted by the Mayor
of Guildford
£33.75
Conductor
Soprano
Soloist
Philharmonic Choir
42 concerts for
Volker Wangenheim
Alison Hargan
Sir Charles Groves
£68.50
Special Discounts on
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Richard Strauss
Bruckner
Director/
For the Fallen from
‘The Spirit of England’
Enigma Variations
Messiah
SUNDAY 25 MARCH 1990 at 3.00 p.m.
Four Last Songs
Symphony No7
Jean-Bernard Pommier
SATURDAY 14 NOVEMBER 1989 at 7.30 p.m.
CIVIC CONCERT
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SATURDAY 10 MARCH 1990 at 7.30 p.m.
View Vernon Handley’s display of bird
Symphony No 40
£80.50
£49.00
Conductor
Violin
Beethoven
Mozart
Mozart
£92.50
£22.00
Vernon Handley
Tasmin Little
Piano Concerto No 24 (K467)
Overture ‘Egmont’
42FullPrice Tickets
£25.00
Vaughan Williams
Vaughan Williams
Prelude ‘Die Meistersinger’
The Chagall Windows
Symphony No 2
lan Partridge
£58.50
The Lark Ascending
Symphony No5
SUNDAY 21 JANUARY 1990 at 3.00 p.m.
SUNDAY 29 OCTOBER 1989at730 p.m.
£ 5.50
£67.50
Respighi
Delius
3
£ 6.50
SAVE
Guildford Borough Council
Weber
Dvorak
Beethoven
£ 7.50
SUBSCRIPTION
The Birds
On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring
SATURDAY 9 DECEMBER 1989 at 7.30 p.m.
Overture ‘Der Freischutz’
Cello Concerto
Symphony No7
Single Ticket CODE J1
FULL SERIES
CONCERT FOR THE 100th ANNIVERSARY OF THE RSPB
photographs after concert in the County Room.
SATURDAY 14 OCTOBER 1989 at 7.30 p.m.
THE CROSSLEY CLITHEROE CONCERT
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SUNDAY 26 NOVEMBER 1989 at 3.00 p.m.
Conductor
SATURDAY 28 APRIL 1990 at 7.30 p.m.
CELEBRATION CONCERT IN THE CATHEDRAL
Missa Solemnis
Beethoven
Sir Charles Groves
Anne Dawson
Conductor
Soprano
Mezzo Soprano
Tenor
Bass
Penelope Walker
Richard Morton
Peter Rose
Philharmonic Choir
A musical treat to celebrate Sir charles Groves’ 75th Birthday,
and Guildford’s 10 year twinning with Freiburg, Germany.
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GUILDFORD PHILHARMONIC
ORCHESTRA
Borough of Guildford Civic Hall
AND INFORMATION
Founded in 1945 by Guildford Borough
Council, the Guildford Philharmonic is the
professional ‘Orchestra of the South East’ and
the regular Winter seasons in Guildford Civic
Hall and Guildford Cathedral have attracted
national attention.
Single ticket booking opens 4 September 1989. Philharmonic Society
Members Priority Booking Period 24 August — 2 September, from the Civic
Hall on production of the Society Membership Card.
CONCERT INFORMATION:
GUILDFORD PHILHARMONIC OFFICE
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Opening Times: Monday -Friday 9.30 a.m. - 5.00 p.m.
Saturday 9.30 a.m. - 4.30 p.m.
Also 45 minutes before concert.
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Sir Charles Groves has been Principal
Conductor since 1987 succeeding Vernon
Handley who now holds the position of
‘Conductor Emeritus’. The playing strength of
75 professional musicians is jointly led by
Hugh Bean and John Ludlow.
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SPECIAL GPO EVEN
WEDNESDAY 12 JULY 1989 at 12.30 p.m.
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GUILDFORD FESTIVAL CONCERT
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Lunchtime entertainment with popular favourites by Bach,
Debussy, Hasselmans, Godard, and Kreisler, etc.
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Jennifer Stinton
Flute
Aline Brewer
(accompanist)
Harp
Tickets: £4.00 (includes a glass of wine) available from the Festival
Office, Millmead (0483) 444999
FRIDAY 44 JULY 1989 at 7.30 p.m.
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John Forster
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SATURDAY 25 NOVEMBER 40.30 a.m. - 4.30 p.m.
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concerts a year performing a varied repertoire of major choral
works.
Trained by Neville Creed, a widely experienced Chorus Master who
is increasingly in demand, the Choir has a unique advantage of
performing all of its concerts with the Guildford Philharmonic
Orchestra.
Rehearsals: Monday 7.30 p.m. to 9.30 p.m. at the Methodist Hall,
Guildford.
Kathleen Atkins, General Manager, Guildford Philharmonic
Orchestra, The Lodge, Allen House Grounds, Chertsey Street,
Guildford, GU4 4HL. Tel: Guildford (0483) 444666.
GUILDFORD PHILHARMONIC CHOIR
1989/90 EVENTS
Guildford Civic Hall
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SATURDAY 24 JUNE 1989 at 7.30 p.m.
Acis and Galatea
Handel
Neville Creed
Tracey Chadwell
lan Partridge
Rufus Muller
Michael Pearce
Guildford Philharmonic Orchestra
Guildford Philharmonic Choir
Conductor
Soprano
Tenor
Tenor
Bass
Sponsored by Laura Ashley
Tickets: £6.00, £5.00 (concessions OAP/Children & Students) from the
Civic Hall, Guildford. Tel: (0483) 444555
(£4 off with Virtuoso cards)
SATURDAY 23 SEPTEMBER 1989 at 7.30 p.m.
COME AND SING THE CHORAL CLASSIC
(2.30 — 5.30 p.m. singers rehearsal)
A programme of popularmusic for all the family. Full details to be
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29th September, 20th October and 17th November 1989 at 42.30.
Tickets: £3.00 (include a glass of wine) available in advance from the GPO
office (0483) 444666 and on the door.
NEW YEAR CONCERT
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Bartok
Brahms
A new series of concerts featuring ensembles from the Royal College
of Music.
EMBASSY HOTELS LEISURE
LEARNING WEEKENDS
The 160 strong Guildford Philharmonic Choir gives at least 6
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THREE LUNCHTIME RECITALS
AT THE GUILDHALL
SATURDAY 6 JANUARY 4990 7.00 p.m.
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Tickets £8.50, £7.50, £6.50 from Civic Hall.
(£4 off with Virtuoso Cards)
Tickets: £5.00 include tea/coffee. (£4 off with Virtuoso cards).
Tel: (0483) 444666 for bookings.
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Sonata No 43 in D major
Sonata No 4
Following last year’s successful day school, Terry Barfoot, (broadcaster
and writer), with Michael Kennedy (music critic/author of Vaughan
William's Biography) concentrate on the symphonies of
Vaughan Williams.
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Tickets: £6.00 available from the Festival Office, Millmead,
or Tel: (0483) 444999.
Two free tickets for every ten tickets purchased
SUNDAY 4 MARCH 4990 at 3.00 p.m.
CELEBRITY RECITAL
CIVIC HALL
GUILDFORD PHILHARMONIC CHOIR
Gloria
Vivaldi
Five Mystical songs
Vaughan Williams
Neville Creed
Guildford Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor
Guildford Philharmonic Choir
announced later. Tickets: £7.50, £6.50, £5.50 available from the Civic Hall
(0483) 444555 (Concessions for OAP/children) (£4 off with Virtuoso cards)
Tickets: £5.00 to sing 0483 444666 & hire music £5.00 to listen,
(concessions OAP/children) from the Civic Hall, Guildford.
Tel: (0483) 444555
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SUNDAY 10 DECEMBER 1989 at 3.00 p.m.
FAMILY CHRISTMAS CAROL CONCERT
Neville Creed
Guildford Philharmonic Orchestra
Guildford Philharmonic Choir
Guildford Cathedral Choristers
In association with Guildford Rotary Club
Tickets: £5.00, £3.00 (Concessions OAP/children)
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