Hertfordshire
Philharmonia Rehearsals & Concerts 2009-2011 Seasons
Position
as at 26
July 2010, but all details
remain subject to change
All rehearsals (unless otherwise announced)
are at Applecroft School, Applecroft Road, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire
AL8 6JZ., from 7.30pm to 10.15pm.
All
concerts (unless otherwise announced)
start at 7.30pm and are preceded by a final
rehearsal, at the concert venue, 2.30pm-5.30pm.
Concert dress (unless otherwise announced for any particular concert)
is all-black for both gentlemen and ladies.
"Battle of Britain Anniversary" concert, 9 Oct
2010
Thurs 2 September 2010 Rehearsal of the full orchestra
Thurs 9 September 2010 Strings Sectional
Thurs 16 September 2010 Wind sectional
Thurs 23 September 2010 Full
Thurs 30 September 2010 Full
Thurs 7 October 2010 Full
Concert Sat 9 October 2010 at Homewood Road
Church, St Albans AL1 4SZ [Homewood Road at corner with Sandpit Lane]
Conductor Bjorn Bantock
Coates: Dam Busters March 2 2 3 2; 2 3 2 1; t 4p str ~5 mins
Walton: "Spitfire" Prelude and Fugue 2/1 1 2 1; 4 2 3 1; t 3p str
hp 8 mins
Walton: Battle of Britain Suite 2+1 2 1+1 2+ bcl 2+1; 4 3 3 1; t 3p str hp
12 mins
Elgar: Pomp and Circumstance March no 4 op 39 3/1 2+1 2+1 2+1; 4 3 3 1; t
3p 2hp str 5 mins
Elgar: Pomp and Circumstance March no 5 op 39 2+1 2+1 2+1 2+1; 4 3 3 1; t
4p str 5 mins
Elgar: Enigma Variations op 36 2/1 2 2 2+1; 4 3 3 1; t 4p (org) str 30
mins
"November Soirée Musicale"
(provisionally): rehearsals 11 Nov, 18 Nov, 25 Nov, not necessarily at Applecroft
School
Concert Sunday 28 November 2010 at The
Old Town Hall, St Albans (St Peters Street, opposite Victoria St)
All aspects of this concert are still tentative and subject to confirmation:
Our intention is for a concert in an informal social setting, of small ensembles
(soloists and chamber groups) from within the orchestra, where the audience
can enjoy refreshments during the performance.
"Viola and Dvorak" concert Sat 19 February 2011
Thurs 13 January 2011 Full rehearsal
Thurs 20 January 2011 Strings Sectional
Thurs 27 January 2011 Wind sectional
Thurs 3 February 2011 Full
Thurs 10 February 2011 Full
Thurs 17 February 2011 Full
Concert Sat 19 February 2011 at St Saviours
Church, Sandpit Lane, St Albans AL1 4DF (near Walton Street)
Conductor: Jacques Cohen; Soloist: Eniko Magyar
Dvorák: Slavonic Dances nos. 1-4 op 72 2/1 2 2 2: 4 2 3 0; t 3p str
~15 mins
Bartók: Viola concerto 3/1 2 2 2; 3 3 2 1; t 2p str 21
mins [Serly version]
Dvorák: Symphony 8 in G 2/1 2/1 2 2; 4 2 3 1; t str 38
mins
"Classics at Boxmoor" concert
7 May 2011
Thursday 31 March,
Thursday 7 April (no rehearsals Thursdays 14 and 21 April
because during Easter school holidays),
Thursday 28 April,
Thursday 5 May, all full rehearsals.
Concert Sat 7 May 2011
at St Johns Church, Boxmoor, Hemel Hempstead HP1 1JY. (St Johns Church Boxmoor
lies between Station Road and the south end of Heath Lane)
Conductor: Ben Palmer; Soloist: tbc
Beethoven: Overture Zur Namensfeier (the 'Name-Day' overture, Op. 115) 2/1
2 2 2; 4 2 0 0; t str 7 mins
Haydn: Trumpet Concerto in E flat 2 2 0 2; 2 2 0 0; t str 15 mins
Mozart: Divertimento no 2 in B flat K137 Str 9 mins
Brahms: Serenade no 1 in D 2 2 2 2; 4 2 0 0; t str 43 mins
"Mahler" concert Sat 18 June 2011
Thurs 5 May 2011 Full rehearsal
Thurs 12 May 2011 Strings Sectional
Thurs 19 May 2011 Wind sectional
Thurs 26 May 2011 Full
(No rehearsal Thursday 2 June - half-term)
Thurs 9 June 2011 Full
Thurs 16 June 2011 Full
Concert Sat 18 June 2011 at a venue tbc, in
Potters Bar
Conductor: Patrick Bailey; Soloist: tbc.
Rossini: Overture - Thieving Magpie 1+1 2 2 2; 4 2 1 0; t 3p str: 10
mins
Britten: Les Illuminations Str and high soprano: 21 mins
Mahler: Symphony no 4 in G 4/2 3/1 3/1/2Eb 3/1; 4 3 0 0; t 4p str; solo Sop: 50
mins
Peter
Neville, Secretary, 01438-714394