St Andrews Music Club

The Club

The St Andrews Music Club, founded in 1952, each year invites professional musicians to St Andrews in a series of six concerts of chamber music. The Club gratefully acknowledges support from Enterprise Music Scotland and financial guarantees from Fife Council.

The Location

Concerts take place in the fine auditorium of the Music Department in St Leonard’s School (entrance off The Pends.)

Programme for 2008Ð2009

• Thursday 9th October, 2008, 8pm

THE PRIMROSE PIANO QUARTET

Frank Bridge Phantasy Quartet

Schubert String Trio Movement in B flat

Maxwell Davies New work

Fauré Piano Quartet in C minor

• Wednesday 12th November, 2008, 8pm

MARTINU STRING QUARTET

Beethoven String Quartet in E flat, Op. 74

Martinu String Quartet no. 7

Smetana Sonatina no. 9 in E minor (From my Life)

• Saturday 6th December, 2008, 8pm

ARTA ARNICANE (PIANO)

Handel Prelude, Sonata and Air with Variations in B flat

Clara Schumann Variations Op. 20 in F sharp minor

Jazeps Vitols Variations Ð Portraits Op. 54 in A major

Grieg Variations on the Norwegian Melody in G minor

Brahms Variations and Fugue on the Theme by Handel, Op. 24, in B flat

• Thursday 15th January, 2009, 8pm

CANTELOUBE (OBOE, CLARINET & BASSOON)

Rossini Largo al Factotum

Mozart Divertimento in B flat

Canteloube Trio

Solo pieces to be announced

Jacob trio

Milhaud Suite

Ibert Pièces Brèves

• Sunday 15th February, 2009, 4pm (Please note the time.)

AISLING AGNEW (FLUTE) & MATTHEW McALLISTER (GUITAR)

Bach Sonata in E minor, BWV 103

Fernando Sor Variations on a Theme by Mozart, Op. 9

Debussy Syrinx

Chandler Rio

Milhaud Pastorale

Francois Borne (after George Bizet)

Carmen Fantasie

Greg Caffrey Pluck Blow

Ravel Pavane pour une Infant Defunte

Astor Piazzolla Histoire du Tango

• Tuesday 17th March, 2009, 8pm

RUTH WATERMAN (VIOLIN) and FLORIAN UHLIG (PIANO)

Mendelssohn and his favourite composers

Mendelssohn Two Songs without Words

Fanny Mendelssohn Adagio

Bach Sonata in C minor (BWV 1017)

Beethoven Romance in F

Schumann Intermezzo

Mendelssohn Sonata in F

How much does it cost?

Membership with a season ticket for all six concerts, costs

£45 (full price)

£41 (concessions)

£20 (students)

Tickets for individual concerts cost

£10 (full price)

£9 (concessions)

£5 (students)

£1 (jumior)

Season tickets can be sold at the first concert (9th October) or can be obtained in advance by contacting the Treasurer.

The Committee

Alan Cairns (President), Kate Elliott (Concert Secretary), Catherine Esrkine (Vice-president), John Howie (Treasurer), Hugh & Miranda Morris, Harry Hine, Geoffrey Russell & Alison Cross.