Date

Concerts  &  Reviews

"Rhythm of the Gods"

The Derbyshire Sinfonia with the 

Peak District Youth Orchestra

Programme including:

Beethoven Symphony No. 7

Rossini Barber of Seville Overture

Malcolm Arnold 2nd Little Suite

Smetana "Vltava"

The Lawson Piano Trio

Dvorak Dumky Trio

Goldschmidt Piano Trio

Shostakovitch Trio No.2 in E minor

Percussion Spectacular

presented by

4-Mality

The Schubert Octet

A large audience were privileged  to hear this delightful but  rarely performed monumental Octet in F Major for  strings, clarinet, bassoon and horn. The first half of the programme a  section of the ensemble played the Quintet in B Minor by Brahms  

The McFarlane String Quartet

String Quartets by Haydn, Janáček a ( a very dramatic work ) and Borodin ( the popular No. 2 from which the music for Kismet was taken ) were thoroughly enjoyed by the audience.

Piano Recital by Peter Lawson

Peter's much appreciated programme included Mussorgsky's spectacular masterpiece "Pictures at an Exhibition" and pieces by Debussy, Martinu and the Spanish compose Villa-Lobos.

"Musical Offering"

A Summer Evening of Baroque Music for Flute, 'Cello & Harpsichord from one of the leading chamber ensembles - Rachel Brown, David Francis & Jonathan Price. The programme contained music by Bach, Telemann, Handel, Vivaldi and Leclair

Benefits Concert for Willow Wood Hospice

The Melandra Wind Soloists, under the direction of Laurence Perkins ( left ), gave a delightful selection of music written for Wind Ensemble, inc. the William Alwyn Concerto for Flute, played by Maria Raynor ( right ). The arranger ( G. Kay) of "Valse Nobles et Sentementales" by Ravel, attended the concert

Piano Recital by Sergei Duchachev

The return to Glossop of this celebrated Russian pianist was greeted by a large, enthusiastic audience. His recital included  music by Beethoven, Chopin. Ravel and Schumann.

The concert was sponsored by Dunelm Records Ltd.

Nov 01

10^th  Anniversary Gala Concert

The concert, given by the Northern Chamber Orchestra, was attended by the Mayor & Mayoress of the High Peak. The varied programme included a Haydn Violin Concerto and Mozart's "Eine Kleine Nachtmusik" & some 20th Century music. The large audience enjoyed a wine reception during the interval

 'Celtic Nights' with Dara de Cogan and Delinis

A programme, ranging from purely Irish traditional music to Cape Brettan, Cajun, Apellachian and Scottish music, was enjoyed by a large and very appreciative audience in the Victoria Hall, Glossop

Piano Recital by Anthony Goldstone & Caroline Clemmow

The Society's President,  in the first half,  played a beautiful Nocturne by the relative unknown Russian composer, Lyapunov,  and then a masterful performance of Schubert's  Sonata in B Flat Major.  In the second half, together with his wife , Caroline Clemmow, he presented a dazzling performance of Rimsky-Karsakov's own setting, for piano for four hands, of the popular Scheherazade, which in the excellent acoustics of the church had the audience spellbound. 

"Baroque by Candlelight"

The "Trout" Quintet - The Harlequin Ensemble

"Kalinka"- Orchestra of Russian Music

Flute & Piano Recital by Maria & Francis Rayner

The Schidlof String Quartet

"The Classic Trio"

"Clara" - A play by Sally Adams   &   Piano Recital by Francis Rayner