Hertfordshire Philharmonia 2008/09 Season Programme

Latest position is as shown, but all details are still 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 on Thursdays, plus 13 January and 3 March

All concerts start at 7.30pm and are preceded by a final rehearsal, at the concert venue, 2.30pm-5.30pm.

 

18 September 2008: Playthrough evening

New conductor: Ben Palmer. 

Applecroft School, 7.30pm "Repertoire rehearsal" playthrough, followed (after coffee break) by AGM

Franck

Symphony in D minor

2 2+1 2+1 2; 4 4 (2+2) 3 1; (t hp) str

 

1 November 2008 at Homewood Rd Church, Homewood Rd, St Albans [at corner with Sandpit Lane] AL1 4SZ

Conductor: Jacques Cohen.   Soloist: Fenella Humphreys

First rehearsal 25 Sep, followed at about 9pm by Annual General Meeting

Subsequent rehearsals: 2 Oct (string sectional), 9 Oct (wind sectional), 16 Oct, 23 Oct, then (please note) at Homewood Road Church on 30 Oct

Strauss

Serenade for Wind in Eb  op 7

2 2 2 2+1; 4 0 0 0

Mendelssohn

Violin concerto in Emin op 64

 2 2 2 2; 2 2 0 0; t str

Vaughan-Williams

Symphony number 5 in D

2/1 1+1 2 2; 2 2 3 0; t str

 

6th December 2008 at St Mary’s Church, The Walk, Potters Bar EN6 1QQ (east end of The Walk, south side) Probably Chamber-sized orchestra only.

Rehearsals: tbc. Possibly 20 Nov, and probably 27 Nov and 4 Dec, all at Applecroft

Concert with local choir

(provisionally) to include Rutter

 

7th February 2009 at St Saviours Church, Sandpit Lane, St Albans AL1 4DF (near Walton Street)

Conductor: Patrick Bailey.  Soloist to be confirmed

Rehearsals: 8 Jan, 13 Jan (string sectional), 15 Jan (wind sectional), 22 Jan, 29 Jan, 5 Feb

Wagner

Tannhäuser – Introduction to Act 3

2+1 2 2 2; 4 3 3 1; t str

Strauss

4 Last Songs op 64

4 3 3 2; 4 3 3 1; t hp str

Tchaikovsky

Symphony number 6 in B min op 74 (Pathetique)

3/1 2 2(+1) 2; 4 2 3 1; t 1p str

 

28th  March 2009  at St Mary’s Church, The Walk, Potters Bar EN6 1QQ (east end of The Walk, south side)

Conductor: Adrian Brown.

Rehearsals: 26 Feb, (possible additional Tuesday rehearsal 3 March), 5 Mar, 12 Mar, 19 Mar, 26 Mar  

Elgar

Introduction and Allegro for Strings op 47

Str + str quartet

Brahms

St Anthony Variations op 56(a)

2+1 2 2 2+1; 4 2 0 0 ; t p str

Sibelius

Symphony no 4 in A minor op 63

2 2 2 2; 4 2 3 0; t p str

 at St Saviours Church, Sandpit

Rehearsals: 23 Apr, 30 Apr, 7 May, 14 May (4 rehearsals only, with no sectionals)

16 May 2009  at St Saviours Church, Sandpit Lane, St Albans AL1 4DF (near Walton Street)

Conductor: Rufus Frowde    Soloist: Angela Crispe

Rehearsals: 23 Apr, 30 Apr, 7 May, 14 May (4 rehearsals only, with no sectionals) 

Arvo Pärt

Cantus In Memoriam Benjamin Britten

str 1p (bell)

Mozart

Clarinet Concerto in A min K622

2 0 0 2; 2 0 0 0; str

Beethoven

Symphony no 1 in C op 21

2 2 2 2; 2 2 0 0: t str

 

 

 

 

11th July 2009 at St Mary’s Church, The Walk, Potters Bar (east end of The Walk, south side).   Conductor: Bjorn Bantock.   Soloist being chosen by the Conductor (and playing at no cost to the orchestra)

Rehearsals: 4 Jun, 11 Jun, 18 Jun, 25 Jun, 2 July, 9 July  (6 rehearsals; detailed evening-by-evening schedule to follow later)

Beethoven

Coriolan op 62

2 2 2 2; 2 2 0 0; t str

Schumann

Cello concerto op 129

2 2 2 2; 2 2 0 0; t str

Brahms

Symphony no 3 in F op 90

2 2 2 2+1; 4 2 3 0; t str

 

Peter Neville, Secretary, 01438-714394