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All the 2007/08 series concerts listed below are held at
St. Laurence Church, Alvechurch, Worcestershire, excepting the April 2008 at the Artrix Theatre, Bromsgrove.

previous season's programme's:

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Saturday 22nd September 2007 7:30 St. Laurence Church, Alvechurch

The Midland Sinfonia perform in Concert 'English String Music'            66

Purcell Abdelazer Walton Henry V (two pieces) C Hubert Parry An English Suite Charles Avison Concerto No.6 Delius Two Aquarelles Byrd fantasy Quintet No.1 Elgar Elegy, op.58 and John Rutter Suite for Strings

Richard Laing, conductor
This evening concert is dedicated to works by english composers


Saturday 20th October 2007  7:30 The Ark, St. Laurence Church, Alvechurch
TMS present The Enigma String Quartet

Elgar Chanson de Matin op.15 No.2, String Quartet in E minor op.38 (2nd mvt), Chanson de Nuit op.15 No.1, Salut d'amour op.12 and 'Nimrod' from The Enigma Variations op.36 Shostakovich String Quartet No.8 in C minor op.10 'In memory of the victims of fascism and war' and Mozart String Quartet No.19 in C K465 the 'Dissonance'

A welcome return visit by The Enigma String Quartet ~ Charlotte Miles and Phillipa Green, violins, Ellen Brookes, viola and Elizabeth Garside, cello


Sunday 18th November 2007  3.00 St. Laurence Church, Alvechurch

'Youth Showcase' Talented young student musicians                             35

Anya Hancock, violin Cossack Dance by Timothy and Natasha Kraemer, Jessica Douglas, piano Toccatina by Dimitri Kabalevsky and Rumba Toccata by Paul Harvey, Tom Scarle, violin Violin Sonata in F, Allegro by Handel and Waltz by Brahms, Thomas Main, violin Carolan’s Air by Turlough O’Carolan, Charlotte Norrington, piano Somatine, second movement by Maurice Ravel and Tilly Chester, violin Chanson de Matin by Edward Elgar and Presto by Haydn

TMS initiative supporting young musicians. Free Entry ~ Donations welcome


Saturday 24th November 2007  7:30 St. Laurence Church, Alvechurch
The Midland Sinfonia in Concert 'Winter Warmer' with the Midlands Chorale 63

Mendelssohn How lovely are the Messenger Berlioz The Shepherds' Farewell Torelli Christmas Concerto JS Bach Music from Cantata 5 of the Christmas Oratorio Bruckner Virga jesse floruit Purcell rejoice in the Lord alway Vaughan Williams Fantasia on Christmas Carols Handel Music from 'Messiah'

A concert with an early festive tint! 'Works of Art' exhibition in the Ark from 6.00pm serving complimentary mulled wine & nibbles to our pre-concert audience

Saturday 16th February 2008  7:30 St. Laurence Church, Alvechurch
The Midland Sinfonia in Concert play 'European String Music'

Mozart Adagio and Fugue Puccini I Crisantemi Mendelssohn Octet*
Grieg Holberg Suite Barber Adagio and Bartok Transylvanian Dances

Richard Laing ~ conductor  (*this replaces the advertised String Symphony)


Saturday 15th March 2008  7:30 St. Laurence Church, Alvechurch
The Midland Sinfonia present a concert for piano and voice

An evening of Scandinavian Music
with works by
Evard Grieg and Jean Sibelius

Helen Winter ~ soprano and Nigel Morley ~ Piano
Patrons, players and sponsors are invited to the AGM that precedes this concert at 6pm


Saturday 5th April 2008  7:30 The Artrix Theatre, Bromsgrove
The Midland Sinfonia in concert play 'Mozart and the Serenade'

Mozart
Serenade in G ~ Eine Kleine Nachtmusik
Posthorn Serenade
Concert Rondo for Piano and Orchestra in D major K382

Nigel Morley, conductor and solo piano
A return visit to the Artrix in Bromsgrove


Thursday 24th April 2008  7:30 Ark, St. Laurence Church, Alvechurch
The Midland Sinfonia present

A General Knowledge Quiz and Supper Evening
£6.50 each with teams of four, to include light supper and prizes ~ come and join us for our third quiz event. There will be a wine bar available.

Tickets from Marian Barwell 0121 447 7040


Saturday 17th May 2008  7:30 St. Laurence Church, Alvechurch
The Midland Sinfonia in Concert present 'Works for an Octet'

Beethoven Octet op.103 Mozart Selection from Don Giovanni Hummel Octet partita in E Weber Adagio and Rondo Krommer Octet in E and Howard Blake Serenade for Wind Octet

Luan Shaw ~ Octet Leader


Sunday 22th June 2008  2:30 The Bandstand, Sanders Park, Bromsgrove
The Midland Sinfonia in Concert
'Music from the Jubilee Bandstand' ~ a free concert
As part of Bromsgrove Arts Alive 'Fun Day'
starting 12 noon more info click here supported by Bromsgrove District Council

 

 
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