What a great start to the year with enrolments up by nearly 100%. Our musical journey this year will see us honouring Ludwig van Beethoven and joining in the world-wide celebrations marking 250 years since his birth. Each of our fortnightly sessions throughout the year will contain at least one or part of one Beethoven composition. We are also tracking the 2020 programme of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra - who are also joining in the celebrations - and endeavouring to present a selection from whatever music is in their concert programmes in the same month.
For the month of February we started out with Beethoven’s 1st Symphony followed by works of Richard Strauss, Ravel, Elena Kats-Chernin, Bartok and concluded with Dvorak’s New World Symphony.
Our second gathering involved Beethoven’s Appassionata Sonata and a mandolin concerto plus works by Dvorak, Respighi, Khatchaturian; concluding with Mendelssohn’s Scottish symphony.
Programme notes and links to the various videos on YouTube for your enjoyment:
February 14th - 'Beethoven 2020' plus Strauss, Ravel, Kats-Chernin, Bartok, Dvorak
February 28th - 'Beethoven 2020; plus Dvorak, Mendelssohn, Respighi, Khachacturian
Bill Squire
For the month of February we started out with Beethoven’s 1st Symphony followed by works of Richard Strauss, Ravel, Elena Kats-Chernin, Bartok and concluded with Dvorak’s New World Symphony.
Our second gathering involved Beethoven’s Appassionata Sonata and a mandolin concerto plus works by Dvorak, Respighi, Khatchaturian; concluding with Mendelssohn’s Scottish symphony.
Programme notes and links to the various videos on YouTube for your enjoyment:
February 14th - 'Beethoven 2020' plus Strauss, Ravel, Kats-Chernin, Bartok, Dvorak
February 28th - 'Beethoven 2020; plus Dvorak, Mendelssohn, Respighi, Khachacturian
Bill Squire
