March - Russian composers; Hoffmeister and Tchaikovsky

​26/02/2016
John presented musical works of Russian Composers (mainly Oboe).

1. Johann Luft - 1813 to 1877
2. Rimsky Korsakov – 1844 to 1908
3. Boris Asafiev – 1884 to 1949
4. Reinhold Gliere – 1875 to 1956
5. Nikolai Tcherepnin – 1873 to 1945

We also had music, accompanied by DVD pictures, composed by Mussorgsky, concluding with Flight of the Bumblebee by Rimsky Korsakov.
 
11/03/2016
We welcomed a new member.  John then presented the Viola Concerto by Franz Hoffmeister – 1754 to 1812. This was followed by Symphony No. 5 by Tchaikovsky – 1840 to 1893. What a delight.