CONCERT SEASON 2014/15

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1 CONCERT SEASON 2014/15 Helping to keep quality orchestral music live in Hertfordshire

2 WELCOME The celebrates 40 fabulous years of music-making by moving back to the newly refurbished Grand Hall at Bushey Academy in the heart of Bushey Village and performing two concerts in the cosy atmosphere of the Purcell School in Aldenham Road. The BSO has undergone many changes in its history, but thanks to a committed, talented and extremely hard-working membership, the orchestra continues to be highly respected as one of the UK s finest community ensembles. Our new season, which includes two Sunday matinee concerts, brings together a remarkably wide selection of music concertos and symphonies from Samuel Barber, Beethoven and Mendelssohn rub shoulders with other works by Brahms, Dvorák, Fauré, Mozart, Rachmaninov, Schubert and Sibelius. We also include a very special concert next May at which Martin Smith, our leader, will be the soloist in The Lark Ascending as part of a concert of music written at the time of, or in memory of those fallen during the First World War. The soloist roster for this special season is also quite spectacular outstanding Welsh composer/ pianist Huw Watkins joins us in Shostakovich, violinists Sadie Fields and Fenella Humphreys dazzle with virtuosity and outstanding young Watford-born horn player, Adrian Uren plays Richard Strauss. We look forward to welcoming you to our special season please help us to keep orchestral music alive and well in Bushey. George Vass Music Director VENUES Bushey Academy London Road, Bushey, Herts WD23 3AA The Purcell School Aldenham Road, Bushey, Herts WD23 2TS

3 SUNDAY 16 NOVEMBER 2014 at 3.00pm The Grand Hall, Bushey Academy, Bushey A Mendelssohn Matinée Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Overture: La Clemenza di Tito, K621 Felix Mendelssohn Violin Concerto in E minor, Op 64 Franz Schubert Rosamunde, D797 Incidental music excerpts Felix Mendelssohn Symphony No 4 in A, Op 90 Italian Sadie Fields violin

4 SUNDAY 25 JANUARY 2015 at 3.00pm The Purcell School, Aldenham Road, Bushey New Year Classics Johannes Brahms Variations on the St Anthony Chorale, Op 56a Dmitri Shostakovich Piano Concerto No 2 in F, Op 102 Sergei Rachmaninov Vocalise, Op 34 No 14 Antonin Dvorák Six Legends, Op 59 Huw Watkins piano

5 SATURDAY 14 MARCH 2015 at 7.30pm The Grand Hall, Bushey Academy, Bushey Youthful Masterpieces Gabriel Fauré Suite: Masques et Bergamasques, Op 112 Jean Sibelius Romance for string orchestra, Op 42 Richard Strauss Horn Concerto No 1 in E flat, Op 11 Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No 1 in C, Op 21 Adrian Uren horn

6 SATURDAY 16 MAY 2015 at 7.30pm The Grand Hall, Bushey Academy, Bushey Music from The Great War George Butterworth The Banks of Green Willow Edward Elgar Sospiri, Op 70 Ralph Vaughan Williams The Lark Ascending Edward Elgar/David Matthews Intermezzo for string Orchestra, Op 82 Ralph Vaughan Williams Five Variants of Dives and Lazarus Maurice Ravel Le Tombeau de Couperin Martin Smith violin

7 SATURDAY 4 JULY 2015 at 7.30pm The Purcell School, Aldenham Road, Bushey Barber Violin Concerto Ludwig van Beethoven Overture: The Ruins of Athens, Op 113 Samuel Barber Violin Concerto, Op 14 Johannes Brahms Serenade No 1 in D, Op 11 Fenella Humphreys violin

8 SUPPORTING THE BUSHEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA The BSO has a number of tailor-made schemes available for individuals and companies. Please consider supporting your local orchestra in whichever way you can there are many attractive benefits on offer. It is our aim to raise a total of 30,000 over the next three years in order to ensure a stable future for the BSO. BSO BENEFACTORS Why not become a member of our exclusive group of Benefactors for the 2014/15 Concert Season. Very attractive packages are offered at particularly generous rates to supportive individuals there are three levels: GOLD with a minimum donation of 500, SILVER with a minimum donation of 250 and BRONZE with a minimum donation of 125. SPONSOR A PLAYER Many regular audience members feel a special affinity with individual players in the BSO the musicians may be personal friends or they might simply love the flute, violin or horn. For whatever reason, it is now possible to sponsor a specific player s chair at a cost of 100 for the 2014/15 Concert Season. BSO FRIENDS We are enormously grateful to the Friends of the BSO who support the orchestra in many ways. For a relatively small outlay of 40 (double) or 30 (single), BSO Friends are afforded a number of benefits. For further details of all these schemes or to talk about Corporate Sponsorship or Advertising, please contact: Brian and Jill McAdam 8 Langley Hill, Kings Langley, Hertfordshire WD4 9HD telephone: b.mcadam1@sky.com