Frith Piano Quartet Pavel Haas Quartet
Pavel Kolesnikov
Tasmin Little Martin Roscoe
The Gesualdo Six
Iestyn DaviesThomas Dunford
Ruisi Quartet New London Chamber Ensemble
117th Season 2019-20
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MALVERNCONCERT CLUBFOUNDED 1903 BY SIR EDWARD ELGAR OM
Correct as at 7 March 2019Please check website for updated information
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MALVERN CONCERT CLUB117TH SEASON AT A GLANCE
201926 September
31 October28 November
202023 January
16 February19 March
17 April30 April
Frith Piano QuartetPavel Haas QuartetPavel Kolesnikov
Tasmin Little & Martin RoscoeThe Gesualdo SixIestyn Davies & Thomas DunfordRuisi QuartetNew London Chamber Ensemble
Concerts in YELLOW are daytime concerts, not part of Subscription Series
FINAL DATES FROM OUR 116TH SEASON, 2018-19:
Friday 12 April 2019, 10.30 for 11.15am, Elmslie House, Malvern Elizabeth Bass harpD Scarlatti, Jean Cras, Hindemith, Albéniz, Andy Scott and Fauré
COFFEE & CAKE CONCERT £12, Students £3 including refreshmentsfrom malvern-concert-club.co.uk or Simon Payton, Treasurer; no booking fee
Thursday 2 May 2019, 7.30pm, Malvern Theatres Brodsky Quartet . Daniel Rowland . Martin RoscoeFouNDER’S CHAMBER MuSiC CENtENARy CoNCERtElgar String Quartet · Violin Sonata · Piano Quintet
£21, Students £6 plus 12% booking feefrom malvern-theatres.co.uk or Malvern Theatres Box Office
Malvern Concert Club also organises coach visits from Malvern to selected concerts by the CBSO and other orchestras at Symphony Hall, Birmingham. Participation is open to all, whether Club members or not. Members will automatically receive details; non-members can be added to the emailing list by contacting Simon Payton at [email protected]
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MALVERNCONCERT CLUBFOUNDED 1903 by SIR EDWARD ELGAR om
117th Season
2019-20 Ever since its first concert on 31 October 1903, MALvERN CoNCERt CLuB has been a cornerstone of musical life in Worcestershire. It was founded by Sir Edward Elgar, and the Club’s first Secretary (for over 38 years) was his close friend the local architect Arthur Troyte Griffith, whom Elgar had immortalised in Variation No. VII, Troyte, in his Enigma Variations. The Club continued to run through two World Wars without a break. Now, for its 117th Season, Malvern Concert Club is proud to continue that tradition of bringing the best chamber music to this part of the country, with a roster of British and international musicians, both established performers and promising newcomers. Although we’re called a ‘Club’, anyone can join - and anyone can attend concerts without joining. Besides their high quality, our concerts offer excellent value for money. Single tickets are available to non-members, but membership of Malvern Concert Club offers six concerts for less than the price of four. Do join us!
The President of Malvern Concert Club is the eminent baritone and composer Roderick Williams obe
In 2020, the musical world celebrates the 250th anniversary of the birth of Ludwig van Beethoven. Malvern Concert Club will present a number of concerts including Beethoven’s compositions, and in the second half of this 117th season (and the first half of the 118th), they will be highlighted in our publicity.
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Thursday 26 September 2019 7.30pm
Frith Piano QuartetBenjamin Frith piano David Le Page violin Robin ireland viola Richard Jenkinson cellowith John tattersdill double bassFarrenc Piano Quintet No.1 in A minor, Op.30Fauré Piano Quartet No.1 in C minor, Op.15Schubert Piano Quintet in A, D.667, The Trout
The Frith Piano Quartet was formed in 2001 by a group of like-minded musicians who wanted to explore the wealth of wonderful music written for the piano quartet medium. The group’s founder members included the pianist Benjamin Frith and cellist Richard Jenkinson, latterly joined by David Le Page and Robin Ireland, all distinguished soloists in their own right. The quartet’s first concerts were at the CBSO’s Centre Stage, Birmingham, where they performed the complete piano quartets of Brahms, Fauré and Mozart. Fauré ‘s enchanting first quartet forms the centrepiece of tonight’s concert.
The Frith Piano Quartet has a keen interest in performing unjustly neglected works that are not so often heard in the concert hall. Together with John tattersdill, former Double Bass Section Leader in the CBSO, they open the concert with one such work, the first Piano Quintet by the French composer, virtuoso pianist and teacher, Louise Farrenc (1804-75). Highly successful in her lifetime, Farrenc became neglected after her death until ‘rediscovered’ in recent years. With the double bass, her two piano quintets share the same scoring as one of the most popular works in the whole chamber music canon, Schubert’s ‘Trout’ Quintet, which provides a joyful conclusion to the first concert of our season.
This concert is generously supported by vale Pianos, Pershore through the loan of a Shigeru Kawai SK-EX concert grand piano
Thursday 31 October 2019 7.30pm
Pavel Haas Quartetveronika Jarůšková violin Marek Zwiebel violinJiří Kabát viola Peter Jarůšek celloĽubica Čekovska The Midsummer Quartet (2016)Schulhoff String Quartet No.1(1924)Smetana String Quartet No.2 in D minorJanáček String Quartet No.2, Intimate Letters
The Pavel Haas Quartet first played at Malvern Concert Club exactly ten years ago this month (a concert featuring Janáček’s String Quartet No.1), and we are delighted to welcome them back.
Founded in 2002, following their victory in the Prague Spring Festival Competition, the Pavel Haas Quartet soon established themselves as one of the world’s most exciting contemporary chamber ensembles. In 2007, the European Concert Hall Organisation (ECHO) named the Pavel Haas Quartet one of its Rising Stars, following which the Quartet held the title of BBC New Generation Artist and in 2010 was granted a classical music fellowship from the Borletti–Buitoni Trust. Performing at the most renowned concert venues around the globe, the PHQ have to date recorded six critically acclaimed CDs, which have received numerous prestigious awards including the Gramophone Chamber Music Award five times, and the overall Recording of the Year in 2011.
The Quartet bears the name of the Czech composer Pavel Haas (1899–1944), the most talented pupil of Leoš Janáček. Like Haas, his contemporary Erwin Schulhoff (1894-1942) died in a Nazi concentration camp. His first quartet is a colourful work that strongly reflects his Czech heritage as well as a heady mix of the styles and trends of the 1920s. The quartet by the Slovak composer Ľubica Čekovská (b.1975), premièred by the PHQ, references Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Of tonight’s two older composers, although Smetana’s first quartet has been played eight times at the Club (including at its third ever concert, in 1904), surprisingly tonight’s is the first ever performance here of the second.
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Thursday 28 November 2019 7.30pm
Pavel Kolesnikov pianoChopin Fantasie Impromptu in C sharp minor, Op.66
Nocturne in F sharp, Op.15, No.2Scherzo No.3 in C sharp minor, Op.39Prelude in D Flat, Op.28
Beethoven Sonata No.14 in C sharp minor, Op.27, No.2, MoonlightSchumann Nachtstück, Op.23, No.1 Bartók Out of Doors from The Night’s MusicDebussy Prélude Book II No.12, Feux d’artificeBeethoven Sonata No.21 in C, Op.53, Waldstein
London-based Pavel Kolesnikov was born in Novosibirsk, Russia and studied both the piano and violin for ten years, before concentrating solely on the piano. He went on to study at the Moscow State Conservatory, the Royal College of Music and in Brussels with Maria João Pires. During his studies he was awarded the Milstein Medal and the RCM Benjamin Britten Piano Fellowship.
Since becoming Prize Laureate of the Honens Prize for Piano in 2012, Pavel has performed extensively across the globe including major venues in New York, Berlin, Melbourne, Tokyo and Paris. Following his Wigmore Hall debut in January 2014, The Daily Telegraph gave his recital a rare five-star review declaring it ‘one of the most memorable of such occasions London has witnessed in a while’.
A former member of BBC Radio 3’s New Generation Artists scheme, Pavel made his BBC Proms debut in 2016 in Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No.2, returning in 2017 to give an all-Chopin solo recital. He maintains a busy career as a recitalist, chamber musician and soloist with many international orchestras.
His studio recordings have been met with critical acclaim, including a Diapason d’Or and a Gramophone Award nomination, whilst earning Pavel a place in The Daily Telegraph’s ‘Cultural Best’ of 2016. Of his most recent all-Beethoven Hyperion CD, MusicWeb International said ‘This Moonlight teems with insight and ambiguity, and leaves an indelible impression that deepens with each listen.’6
Thursday 23 January 2020 7.30pm
tasmin Little violinMartin Roscoe pianoBeethoven Sonatas for piano and violin
No.6 in A, Op.30, No.1No.3 in E flat, Op.12, No.3No.9 in A, Op.47, Kreutzer
tasmin Little oBE and Martin Roscoe return to Malvern Concert Club for the final instalment of their three-recital series in which they give us a rare opportunity to hear all of Beethoven’s ten sonatas ‘for piano and violin’, culminating in this, the composer’s 250th anniversary year.
Tasmin Little has firmly established herself as one of today’s leading international violinists. Her multi-award winning and varied career encompasses international concerto and recital performances, master classes, workshops and community outreach work. Her discography and performance schedule reflect her wide-ranging repertoire and she has given numerous world première performances. Tasmin is retiring from the concert stage in Summer 2020, so Malvern Concert Club is fortunate to hear one of her last public performances.
With an extraordinary career spanning over four decades, Martin Roscoe is unarguably one of the UK’s best loved pianists. Renowned for his versatility at the keyboard, Martin is equally at home in concerto, recital and chamber performances. In an ever more distinguished career, his enduring popularity and the respect in which he is universally held are built on a deeply thoughtful musicianship allied to an easy rapport with audiences and fellow musicians alike.
‘Tasmin Little and Martin Roscoe are equal partners who give these works a balanced approach ... the playing is energetic and powerfully expressive’ [AllMusic Review of their 2016 Chandos CD set of these sonatas]. The Sunday Times chose this recording as its Album of the Week: ‘Neither artist has done anything finer on disc.’
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Sunday 16 February 2020 3.00pm in Great Malvern Priory
the Gesualdo Sixowain Park director Guy James countertenor Alex Chance countertenorJoseph Wicks tenor Josh Cooter tenorMichael Craddock baritone Samuel Mitchell bassProgramme includes music by tallis, Byrd, Gesualdo, Roxanna Panufnik, Joby talbot and owain ParkFull programme to be announced: please see malvern-concert-club.co.uk
There is a synergy between the Renaissance masters and those writing for voices today, says Owain Park, director of the Gesualdo Six, who likes to bring early and contemporary music together in one programme, with the ensemble using the ancient space of Great Malvern Priory to full sonic effect.
Formed in March 2014 for a performance of Gesualdo’s Tenebrae Responsories for Maundy Thursday in the chapel of Trinity College, Cambridge, the The Gesualdo Six went on to give over one hundred performances around the United Kingdom and abroad in its first four years. Over this time, it further developed a passion for ensemble singing that for many of them stemmed from formative years as choristers in churches and cathedrals around the country.
The Gesualdo Six has performed in many festivals in the UK, Canada, Germany, The Netherlands, France, Poland and Monaco. In 2018, the ensemble released their debut recording of English renaissance polyphony ‘English Motets’ on Hyperion Records. The Daily Telegraph said: ‘The sheer beauty of the group’s sound in lofty high-Renaissance style pieces like Byrd’s Miserere is spellbinding. The fine-grained texture of solo voices allows us to savour the amazing harmonic pungency of English sacred music, which at times seems almost modernist. It is a wonderful achievement.’
This concert in Great Malvern Priory is excluded from the six-concert subscription, but a concessionary ticket is available to each 117th Season Club Member. Please see pages 13-15.
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iestyn Davies MBE is a British countertenor widely recognised as one of the world’s finest singers celebrated for the beauty and technical dexterity of his voice and intelligent musicianship. Iestyn began his singing life as a chorister at St John’s College, Cambridge. Later, after graduating, he studied at the Royal Academy of Music, of which he is now a Fellow.
In 2015 he delighted London theatre audiences singing the role of Farinelli in the play Farinelli and the King. His range encompasses opera, oratorio and solo recitals, the latter in a regular association with thomas Dunford.
Born in Paris, Thomas discovered the lute at the age of nine. He completed his studies in 2006 at the Paris Conservatoire, when he obtained a unanimous 1st Prize with honours, continuing his studies at the Schola Cantorum in Basel. In 2003, Thomas gave his first performance playing the role of the lutenist in Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night on stage at the Comédie-Française. Since then, Thomas has played recitals throughout Europe, the Americas and Asia.
Each musician has received numerous awards for his performances, both live and on CD. ‘Davies possesses one of the most refined and lucent countertenor voices, with flawless intonation, ease and beauty across its range and not even a hint of shrillness.... Davies is a natural match for the English Renaissance lute-song repertory, and Dunford, who has a similarly delicate approach to his instrument, matched him phrase for phrase. In repertory that is so soft, requiring careful listening, the two musicians held the audience spellbound and still.’ (The Washington Post)
Thursday 19 March 2020 7.30pm
iestyn Davies countertenorthomas Dunford lute ‘England’s Orpheus’ Music by Dowland, Purcell, Bach and HandelFor full programme, please see malvern-concert-club.co.uk
Winners of the Royal Philharmonic Society award for Young British String Players, the Ruisi Quartet has established a reputation as a charismatic and expressive ensemble, delivering performances that are ‘strikingly immediate, committed and direct’ (Chichester Observer, 2014). Founded in 2012 by brothers Alessandro and Max Ruisi, the quartet performs regularly throughout the UK and Europe and was selected as Kirckman Concert Society Artists for 2018/19.
Based in London, the Quartet has given concerts at many leading venues, including the Wigmore Hall, Kings Place, Brighton Dome and Conway Hall, plus appearances in Scotland, Spain, Germany and Austria. Dedicated to continually exploring and developing, the group has studied with a wide-range of leading musicians.
Purcell’s Fantazias, written around 1680, combine dazzling contrapuntal mastery with deep expressiveness and dramatic tension created by their chromaticisms and unpredictable harmonies.
Beethoven’s Op.59 Quartets (1806) were commissioned by Prince Andrey Razumovsky, then Russian ambassador to Vienna. The first three of Beethoven’s middle period quartets, they left both their first performers and the public shocked and suspicious. Now celebrated as mainstream chamber music repertoire, these quartets have a continuing ability to surprise, challenge and inspire us.
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This one-hour concert at Elmslie House is excluded from the six-concert subscription. Please see pages 13 & 14.
Friday 17 April 2020 10.30 for 11.15amat Elmslie House COFFEE & CAKE CONCERT
Ruisi QuartetAlessandro Ruisi violin oliver Cave violinLuba tunnicliffe viola Max Ruisi celloPurcell Three FantaziasBeethoven String Quartet No.7 in F,
Op.59, No.1, Razumovsky
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Thursday 30 April 2020 7.30pm
New London Chamber Ensemble Robert Manasse flute Melanie Ragge oboeNeyire Ashworth clarinet Stephen Stirling hornbassoon to be announced with Michael Dussek pianoBeethoven Quintet in E flat
for piano and wind instruments, Op.16Nielsen Wind Quintet, Op.43Poulenc Flute Sonata, FP 164 Mozart Quintet in E flat
for piano and wind instruments, K.452‘Each player in the ensemble is a virtuoso, but as a group they seem to have effortlessly acquired those essential chamber music skills of “give and take” which would grace a long-established string quartet’ (the late Guy Woolfenden).
2020 sees the 20th anniversary of the New London Chamber Ensemble. A wind quintet with a difference, the NLCE has challenged traditional ideas of chamber music with their innovative programmes. Concert appearances have taken the NLCE all over the world. Highlights include northern Sweden, the Banff Festival in Canada, the Trasimeno Festival (Perugia), the Leeds International Concert Season, premières at the Cheltenham Festival in 2011 and 2014 and concerts at Wigmore Hall and King’s Place, London.
The NLCE’s discography includes Music for Wind and Piano by Carl Nielsen (Meridian, 2009), voted CD of the year by MusicWeb International, including the Wind Quintet (1922) that they play tonight. Their programme opens with the Piano and Wind Quintet by Beethoven, allegedly inspired by Mozart’s masterpiece with the same scoring and in the same key, which is tonight’s finale. In these two works the NLCE is joined by pianist Michael Dussek, ‘an accompanist with all the skill and mastery of a confident soloist, but with the intelligence to match his playing to his partners’ without imposing or losing his own personality.’ (Classical Music Magazine). A member of three chamber ensembles, the Dussek Piano Trio, Endymion and Primavera, tonight Michael also joins the NLCE flautist Robert Manasse in a performance of Poulenc’s delightful Flute Sonata.
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Where our concerts are held the Forum theatre, Malvern theatres, Grange Road, Malvern WR14 3HB All Thursday evening Series Concerts
the theatresFrom their origin in 1885, Malvern Theatres have undergone many changes, and are now a modern, attractive and dynamic centre for the performing arts. The Forum Theatre is the main auditorium for musical performance, and its flexible space and largely tiered seating offer excellent acoustics, visibility and comfort. As configured for Club concerts, the Forum accommodates about 600. All seats are unreserved.On weekdays, the Theatres are open at 9.30am; for Sundays please check with Theatres. For Club concerts, doors to the Forum Theatre open at 7.00pm. RefreshmentsMalvern Theatres offer a restaurant, Scene Bistro, and two licensed bars. Pre-concert suppers are available from 5.30pm on weekdays (malverntheatresbistro.com or 01684 567751 for details). The bars are open before and after the concerts, and interval drinks may be ordered in advance.
AccessMalvern Theatres welcome people with disabilities and are committed to ensuring that your visit is easy, enjoyable and straightforward. Please advise the box office if you need any special assistance. Wheelchair spaces are available in the Forum Theatre. Other areas are accessible to wheelchairs and there are WC facilities on all levels.
TRAVEL INFORMATION FOR ALL THREE VENUESCar Parking Short-stay car parks in Grange Road (2) (almost next to the Theatres), the Council House (Avenue Road) and Edith Walk (2); long-stay car parks in Priory Road (2) (pedestrian access to the Theatres through Priory Park) and Victoria Road. Normal charges apply before 4pm, including Sundays. The special charge in ALL car parks from 4pm to 8am is £1.50. MHDC residents’ 2-hour parking discs are valid for this period, but only in long-stay car parks. There is also free on-street parking in Grange Road, Avenue Road, Albert Road South and some other nearby roads, some time-limited before 6pm, unlimited on Sundays.
Buses Bus 44 between Worcester Bus Station and Great Malvern, four an hour weekday daytimes, approximately hourly Sundays and all evenings.
Trains Great Malvern Station for West Midlands Railway and Great Western Railway trains. Trains can return you to Hereford, Worcester, Birmingham (always in daytimes, usually in evenings), Oxford and London Paddington after the concert.
Information correct as at 7 March 2019. Please check before travelling.
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Great Malvern Priory, Church Street, Malvern WR14 2AySunday 16 February 2020 at 3pm
Dating back to 1085, the beautiful Great Malvern Priory (now the Parish Church of St Mary & St Michael) is the ideal setting for sacred choral music, as performed by The Gesualdo Six. The Nave seats 270 people on comfortable chairs, with an uninterrupted view of the performance area. Other areas of the building seat around 300, mostly with a restricted view. Two-tier ticket pricing reflects this difference, and priority booking is available to Club members. All seats are unreserved.Refreshments will be served in the interval. There is access for people with disabilities. WC facilities are limited, but the Priory is planning building improvements. Please see the Club website or newsletters in early 2020 for latest information. Parking on the lane to the Priory Church is restricted to permit holders, and is not allowed at all in the area outside the building itself. Please see parking information opposite.
Elmslie House, 8 Avenue Road, Malvern WR14 3AGFriday 17 April 2020 at 10.30 for 11.15am
Elmslie House was built as ‘Falston’ in 1862 by the architect E W Elmslie for his own family use. In later life the building was a school, and had associations with Elgar and Troyte Griffith. It now hosts classes, art exhibitions and concerts, including what will be the third of the Club’s successful Coffee & Cake Concerts, this time by the Ruisi Quartet.Seating (all unreserved) is limited to 80. The ticket price includes refreshments before the concert, kindly provided by Anna Taylor, the owner of Elmslie House. Please bear in mind that this is a family home and therefore not open at all times.
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Single tickets for non-membersSeries Concerts on thursdays 7.30pm, Malvern theatres1
Full price per concert £21.50 (with booking fee2 £24.08)Students3 £6 (£6.72)On sale from mid-March 2019 at the Box Office of Malvern Theatres, in person or by phone (9.30am-8.00pm, Monday-Saturday), by post or online. Malvern Theatres, Grange Road, Malvern WR14 3HB Telephone 01684 892277 Online malvern-theatres.co.ukSunday 16 February 2020 3.00pm, Great Malvern Priory Nave £20.50 (with booking fee2 £22.96) (no concessions) other areas (restricted view) £10 (£11.20) Students3 £5 (£5.60)On sale from 1 October 2019 at the Box Office of Malvern Theatres, in person or by phone (9.30am-8.00pm, Monday-Saturday), by post or online. Malvern Theatres, Grange Road, Malvern WR14 3HB Telephone 01684 892277 Online malvern-theatres.co.ukor at the door of Great Malvern Priory from 2.15pm on 16 February 2020, subject to availability.
Friday 17 April 2020 10.30 for 11.15 am, Elmslie HouseFull price £15 Students3 £9including coffee & cake and programme. No booking fee.Online malvern-concert-club.co.ukor from Simon Payton, Treasurer, at Club concerts [email protected] sale from 23 January 2020, or at the door of Elmslie House from10.30am on 17 April 2020: availability at the door is unlikely. Strictly no admission before 10.30am.
Footnotes for pages 14-151 Prices include a £1 contribution to Malvern Theatres Heritage Fund,
applicable to all performances in the Forum and Festival Theatres.2 Malvern Theatres charge a booking fee of 12% per ticket (as at March
2019). Members of the Theatres’ own membership schemes (except the Standby Club) are exempt from booking fees: details from Theatres.
3 Age under 21 and in full-time education as at 1 September 2019. One free ticket for a teacher accompanying every five paying students. Details from Bryan Ratcliff, Membership Secretary (see p.16). Offer excludes Nave seats on16 February; and 17 April 2020.
4 Age as at 1 September 2019. The young person must be accompanied by a Member with parental responsibility. Please obtain special ticket from Bryan Ratcliff, Membership Secretary, on concert nights. Offer excludes Nave seats on16 February; and 17 April 2020.
5 ‘New member ‘ means not a member in any of Seasons 114, 115 or 116, (2016-2019).
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Club Membership pricesSeries Concerts on thursdays 7.30pm, Malvern theatresPrice for six-concert subscription (excl.16 February and 17 April 2020)Full price £75 (£73 until 4 July 2019)Students3 £15 (£13 until 4 July 2019) A Membership Subscription offers: six evening concerts for less than the price of foura free seat for each concert for one young person under 18 4 the freedom to transfer your ticket to someone elseno Theatres Heritage Fund contribution or booking fees
and to make joining even easier:an Early Joining Discount of £2 per person ora Reduced Subscription for new members5 who can’t
attend all concerts: £10 reduction on subscription for each of up to three concerts you miss
Sunday 16 February 2020 3.00pm, Great Malvern Priory Nave £16 (no concessions) other areas (restricted view) £8 Students3 £3One ticket per Member. May be ordered from 7 March 2019, by application form (see overleaf), either simultaneously with subscription, or separately later. or Online malvern-concert-club.co.ukor from Simon Payton, Treasurer, at Club concerts from 2 [email protected] at the door of Great Malvern Priory from 2.15pm on 16 February 2020, subject to availability. Members requiring Nave seats are strongly advised to apply as soon as possible, and not later than 30 September 2019.
Friday 17 April 2020 10.30 for 11.15 am, Elmslie HouseAs shown opposite. There are no reductions for Club members.
See overleaf for how to apply for MembershipDAtA PRotECtoN ACt 2018By submitting an application for Membership of Malvern Concert Club (‘the Club’), you consent to the information which you provide in the application form and any other information obtained or provided as part of the application process and during the course of your membership of the Club being used solely for the purpose of processing your application (including payment processing) and dealing with you as a member of the Club. This includes communicating with you about Club activities and events and the fulfilment of any purchases. The data you provide will not be shared with any third party for marketing or commercial purposes. To comply with the requirements of the Charity Commission the information you provide may be retained for a period of time as part of the Club’s financial records, even if your membership of the Club has ceased. Your consent extends to meet this requirement.
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How to apply for Membership
oNLiNEExisting and new members can apply and pay for membership online at malvern-concert-club.co.ukThe exception is new members wishing to use the special offer of choosing five, four or three concerts only - you can download and print an application form from the website, or else follow the procedure below.
By APPLiCAtioN FoRMExiSting MEMbERS (as at Season 116, 2018-19) automatically receive information either by email or in their membership renewal packs at concerts. There is no need to complete the form in this brochure. nEW MEMbERS Please complete both sides of the application form opposite, detach, and submit it to Bryan Ratcliff, Membership Secretary, either in person at our membership table in the lower foyer of Malvern Theatres (not Theatres Box Office) at our concerts from 7 March 2019 onwards, or by post to: Granary House, Upton Road, Callow End, WORCESTER WR2 4TEAccording to the payment method you ticked: Direct Bank transfer: Bryan Ratcliff will email you with payment instructions. Cheque: Enclose with the form your cheque payable to Malvern Concert Club. Cash: In person on concert evenings only.SPECiAL OFFER FOR nEW MEMbERS OnLy If you were not a member in any of Seasons 114, 115 or 116 (2016-2019), you can choose any five, four or three individual evening concerts. For two or more people, choose the same concerts, or else submit separate forms. We regret concert choices cannot be changed once your order is submitted.
For ALL types of membership and methods of payment, please add £1 for postage (per application or extra ticket purchase) if you would like your tickets posted to you. Otherwise, they will be held for you to collect from our Membership Table at our concerts on 2 May or from 26 September 2019 onwards.Membership Enquiries: Bryan Ratcliff, 07970 569293 or [email protected]
Subscriptions are only available direct from the Club, not from Malvern Theatres Box Office.
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Malvern Concert Club is grateful for generous financial support from the Elmley Foundation.
We thank vale Pianos, Pershore for the loan of a Shigeru Kawai SK-EX concert grand piano on 26 September 2019.
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Malvern Concert Club as at 7 March 2019
President Roderick Williams obe
Vice Presidents Joseph Brand, Linda Jennings, Martin Knott, Michael Messenger obe
Chairman John Gregory Secretary Peter Thomastreasurer Simon PaytonActing Membership Secretary Bryan Ratcliff Publicity & Marketing Officer Sarah Musgrave
Committee Members Patrick Aydon, Janet Hay, Janet Lawton, Jean Upton, Hilary Winter
Steinway Model D concert grand piano (Hamburg, 2003) supplied by Hereford Cider Museum Trust, administered by Holy Trinity Church, Hereford.1
Piano tuning by Philip Kennedy Professional Piano Services, Hereford.1
Photo credits: p.3, Roderick Williams © Benjamin Ealovega; p.4, Benjamin Frith © Chris Nottingham; p.5, Pavel Haas Quartet © Marco Borggreve; p.6, Pavel Kolesnikov © Eva Vermandel; p.7, Tasmin Little © Benjamin Ealovega; p.8, The Gesualdo Six © AshMills; p.9, Iestyn Davies © Chris Sorensen, Thomas Dunford © Julien Benhamou; p.11, Michael Dussek © Gary Italiaander.
Graphic Design by Peter Thomas.
Website designed and maintained by Nepeta Consulting Ltd.
Artists and programmes are subject to change at short notice for reasons beyond the control of the Club.
Malvern Concert Club is a Registered Charity, No. 506329. 1 except 26 September 2019
Malvern Concert Club also wishes to thank:
the management, staff and volunteers, Malvern Theatres;
advertisers in our concert programmes;
the students of Malvern St James Girls’ School for their assistance in selling programmes at concerts;
Lis Madge and Kris Quatermass for flower arrangements;
the Club Members who assist with various tasks at concerts and behind the scenes.
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