Concert Season
September –
November 2010
More details will
be posted in due course.
These events are members’ evenings, though non-members can attend if they
contact the
TBS Secretary (Tel: 01428 713338).
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Friday
24th September at 8pm in The Great Hall of
Eleanor Harrison - Violin
David Wright - Harpsichord
Eleanor Harrison and David Wright first joined
forces at the Royal College of Music, as founder members of the baroque group
La Follia. They were awarded the RCM Century Fund in the Early Music Prize 2004
and were invited to perform twice on BBC Radio 3 In Tune. Both David and
Eleanor now work regularly with some of the world's leading ensembles and
musicians, such as the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, the Gabrieli
Consort, Ex Cathedra and Florilegium.
Programme:
Schmelzer
Sonata No 1 in D Major
Corelli Sonata
No 6 in A major
Bach Obligato
sonata No 6 in G major
Interval
Biber Sonata
No 3 in F major
Scarlatti
Fandango (Harpsichord solo)
Handel Sonata
in D Major
Report
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Friday 22nd October at 8pm in The Great Hall
of
The Callino Quartet
The Callino
Quartet is widely considered to be one of the finest young ensembles to have
emerged in
The Quartet
has managed to retain this enthusiasm by cultivating a wide ranging and
challenging repertoire. They have a thoughtful and historically informed
approach to the traditional quartet repertoire as well as enjoying close
collaborations with contemporary composers. They have performed with many
interesting and diverse performers including the Vogler and Belcea string
quartets, double bassist Edgar Meyer, pianist Barry Douglas, singer Patricia
Rozario, rock band the Arcade Fire and jazz guitarist John Abercrombie and have
also worked with composers Edgar Meyer, Peteris Vasks, Alexander Knaifel,
Franghiz Ali-Zadeh, Ian Wilson, Raymond Deane, Ronan Guilfoyle and Kimmo Hakola
on their pieces for string quartet. The quartet’s first commercial CD of
works by Ian Wilson on the Riverrun label is followed by a recent Louth
Contemporary Music Society recording of music by Arvo Pärt, Valentin
Silvestrov, John Tavener and Alexander Knaifel.
The Callino
quartet celebrate their tenth anniversary year in 2009 with numerous
international engagements including performances in Prague, France as part of
the Bordeaux festival, Spain, Italy, Ireland and the United Kingdom, where they
are resident. Since 2006 they have held their own chamber music festival over the
Easter weekend in Bantry House,
Winners of
several international prizes and distinctions, including most recently the
second prize in the 2008 Tromp International String Quartet in the
The Callino
Quartet take their name from the Irish air ” Cailin cois tSuir a
me” which means Girl by the River Suir. This song was the first Irish air
to be notated in the late 16th century and became known as the Callino
manuscript. It is now on display in
Individual Biographies
Sarah Sexton studied at
the Royal Academy of Music in
Sarah became
the first Irish person to lead the European Union Youth Orchestra in 2001, when
she led the orchestra under Sir Colin Davis and Paavo Jarvi in European
tours. More recently, Sarah has been invited to perform as guest leader
of the RTE National Symphony Orchestra, the RTE Concert Orchestra and Camerata
Sarah
regularly appears as soloist, most recently performing on RTE television
playing Mozart’s 5th Violin Concerto with the RTE National Symphony
Orchestra of Ireland as part of their ‘Mozart Sessions’
series. She has enjoyed performing as soloist with many other orchestras
including the RTE Concert Orchestra, the National Youth Orchestra of Ireland,
the Cork Symphony Orchestra, the Orchestra of St. Cecelia and the London Irish
Chamber Orchestra in concerts throughout
Sarah is a
founder member and leader of the Callino Quartet, which was established at the
1999 West Cork Chamber Music Festival. Since then, a busy concert schedule
has taken them to many countries including the
Sarah also
enjoys playing baroque violin and performs regularly with The King’s
Consort, The Sixteen and the Classical Opera Company. She has also
performed as guest leader of the Sixteen and the Irish Baroque Orchestra.
She plays on a
violin made by Nicolo Gagliano made in
Héloïse Geoghegan, born in
Upon finishing
school she won a scholarship to study in
After Florence
Héloîse continued her studies with Prof. Mariana Sirbu at one of
In 2004
Héloîse made her successful debut as soloist with the Irish
National Symphony Orchestra in the National Concert Hall,
Héloîse
has given recitals at the Lago di Como and Pontino Festivals( Italy ),
L’ASAM Concert Series in Siracusa ( Sicily ), Toscana Classica Concert
Series ( Florence ), West Cork Chamber Music, Kilkenny Arts ( Ireland ), Ponte
de Lima ( Portugal ) and Suolsalmi ( Finland )Festivals. In chamber music she
has collaborated with Mariana Sirbu, Rocco Filippini, Bruno Giuranna, Phillip
Moll, Michael Joyce, Christian Giger, Tatjana Masurenko and Massimo Paris.
2009
highlights included performances of Mendelssohn’s violin concerto in E
minor with the National Symphony Orchestra in the National Concert Hall in
Héloîse
will be touring venues in
Rebecca Jones completed her studies at the Universität Mozarteum in
In addition,
Rebecca has been successful in national and international competitions
including 4th prize in the Lionel Tertis International Viola Competition, 2nd
prize in the Texaco Young Musician of Wales, the Bernard Shore Scholarship
for viola (part of the Royal Overseas League Competition), the Trevor Snode
Memorial Prize (from the Martin Musical Scholarship fund) and 2nd prize in the
NYOS Staffa competition. She also received a ‘star award’ from the
Countess of
As well as
being a keen chamber musician, Rebecca has been a guest principal with
many orchestras, including Camerata Salzburg, Royal Liverpool
Philharmonic Orchestra, City of
Sarah McMahon began her cello studies with Nora Gilleece at the
Since then she
has been much in demand as soloist and chamber musician throughout the
In addition to
her commitments with the Quartet, Sarah takes a keen interest in historical
performance and is the principal continuo cellist with the Irish Baroque
Orchestra. She is also regularly invited to play as guest principal cellist
with the King’s Consort, English Concert, the Orchestra of the Age of
Enlightenment and the
Sarah is in
increasing demand as soloist with recent concerto performances at
Sarah McMahon
acknowledges the support of The Arts Council and Music Network through the
Music Capital Scheme 2009.
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Friday 19th November at 8pm in The Great Hall
of
The Oboe Band
The Oboe Band brings together
four young professional musicians who specialise in historical performance. The
Oboe Band was formed in 2005 to revive the once hugely popular ensemble of
Baroque oboes and bassoons. As the only professional ensemble of their kind in
the
Following works will
be included:
Henry Purcell (1659-95): Suite from The Indian Queen
James
(Jacques) Paisible: Funeral March for Queen Mary 1695
James Paisible: Music for the Queen and the King of
Mr .... Ayres for
the Consorts of the Musicall Society
Henry Purcell: Suite from The Old Bachelor, by William Congreve 1693
Godfrey
Finger: Sonata in G minor
G. F. Handel:
Music for the Royal Fireworks
Extracts from
the diary of Samuel Pepys, his wife Elizabeth,
and other eyewitness accounts of the major events of the time.