Chamber Music Concerts

October 2017– March 2018

51st Season

Dr Challoner’s High School

Cokes Lane

Little Chalfont

HP7 9QB

“World Class musicians performing live, locally”

www.amershamconcerts.org.uk

www.amershamconcerts.org.uk registered charity number 1048911

Saturday 7th October 2017 at 8 pm

Piattinni String Trio Michael Trainor – violin,

David Wigram – viola,

Jessie Ann Richardson – cello

Schubert: String Trio in B flat major

Ravel: Duo for violin and cello

Françaix: String Trio

Beethoven: Grand Trio Op.3

The Piatti String Quartet played for us in 2016, giving a wonderful performance and

we are delighted to welcome three of them back as a Trio.

Saturday 4th November 2017 at 8 pm

Colin Stone – piano

Beethoven: Piano Sonata No 17 in D

minor “The Tempest”

Schubert: Wanderer Fantasy

Schumann: Kreisleriana

“Stone offered ….. an encore – deliciously

played, with panache, weight and delicacy. This

was a fitting coda to an exuberant and exacting

evening.” Kenneth Carter

www.amershamconcerts.org.uk registered charity number 1048911

Saturday 24th February 2018 at 8 pm

Cello – piano duo Yoanna Prodanova and Mihai Ritivoiu

Programme includes sonatas by Brahms

and Shostakovitch.

Yoanna is a Making Music Young Concert Artist and

their support for this concert is greatly appreciated.

Saturday 10th March 2018 at 8 pm

Violin – piano duo Alexandra Lomeiko and Antonina Suhanova

Debussy: Sonata for Violin and Piano

Prokofiev: Sonata No.1 in F minor for Violin

and Piano

Ravel: Sonata for Violin and Piano in G

Ysaÿe: Poème élégiaque

Saturday 24th March 2018 at 8 pm

Intriplicate –

music for flute, oboe and

piano

From Baroque to the present day: works

by Telemann and Handel, Madeleine

Dring, Malcolm Arnold and others.

'Audiences will not only relish the effortless and

polished performances of this superb trio, but await

their return with eager anticipation.'

Peter Noke, Pianist-in-residence,

St Martin's College Lancaster Univ.

Claire Fillhart – flute,

Sally Richardson – oboe

Claire Dunham – piano

www.amershamconcerts.org.uk registered charity number 1048911

General Information

Tickets

Enjoy five concerts for the price of four! The season ticket price continues to represent real value. In addition to the five

concerts, a season ticket includes annual membership of the Concert Club, priority

booking for our trips and, from time to time, a free ticket for one of the concerts to

enable you to introduce a friend to the concerts.

Just complete the form and send it to the Membership Secretary, with a SAE, as

instructed on the form. Please give the names of all holders of season or Friends

tickets.

Friends of Amersham Concert Club: we are grateful for the generous support

of those members who give additional financial help to the Club.

Single tickets for the concerts can also be purchased from the Box Office (01494

765420) or online from our website (www.amershamconcerts.org.uk) or in person

from The Record Shop, Hill Avenue, Amersham, or Perfect Pitch in Chesham. Tickets

are generally available at the door.

Children and young people (under 18) are always welcome and attend free.

We reserve the right to substitute artists and switch venues as required by

circumstances outside our control.

Getting to the concerts The school is a 10 minute walk from Chalfont and Latimer Station (Metropolitan

Line and Chiltern Railways)

There is plenty of free parking at the school and a range of restaurants and pubs in

the vicinity.

Disabled access: we do everything we reasonably can to make our concerts

accessible, within the limits of the venue, but please check with the Box Office.

Opera and Concert Trips: Most years we try to arrange one or more coach trips to see an opera or concert.

Door to door service from Amersham Community Centre Car Park to the venue,

typically leaving around 5:00pm. A chance to see a high class production or

symphony concert at reduced price through block booking.

The Club gratefully acknowledges the generous support of individual donors and

of the Making Music Young Concert Artists Award Scheme (concert on 24th

February).

ACC is a member of Making Music