12th Young Musicians' Festival, 4th-12th March 2005

at Square Chapel Centre for the Arts, Halifax, West Yorkshire

Programme

Don't forget the five pre-concert talks, from Monday 7th to Friday 11th March, at 6.30pm.

Friday 4th March, 7.30pm

Sacconi String Quartet with Helen Thatcher, cello

• Haydn Quartet in A op. 20 no. 6
• Janacek Quartet no. 2 ('Intimate Letters')
• Schubert Quintet in C

About the Sacconi Quartet and Helen Thatcher

Concert in association with the Halifax Philharmonic Club

Saturday 5th March, 1.00pm

Nero String Quartet

BIRMINGHAM CONSERVATOIRE

• Mendelssohn Quartet in E minor op. 44 no. 2
• Ravel Quartet in F

About the Nero String Quartet

Saturday 5th March, 7.30pm

Rigotti Ensemble with Catherine Milledge

(flute, oboe and clarinet with piano)

ROYAL COLLEGE OF MUSIC

• Beethoven Grand Trio in C op. 87
• Musgrave Impromptu No.2
• Fiala Concertante in B flat
• Arnold Divertimento
• Leonardo de Lorenzo Trio Romantico
• Milhaud Sonate
• Saint Saens Caprice on Danish and Russian Airs

About the Rigotti Ensemble and Catherine Milledge

Sunday 6th March, 12 noon

LCM Contemporary Jazz Ensemble

Musical Director: Mark Donlon

LEEDS COLLEGE OF MUSIC

A lively programme which will include a mix of contemporary Jazz and Latin Jazz pieces by composers such as Chucho Valdez, Mario Bauza, Horace Silver, Mark Donlon and Tim Garland, as well as compositions by LCM students.

About the LCM Contemporary Jazz Ensemble

Sunday 6th March, 7.30pm

Bella Court Piano Trio

TRINITY COLLEGE OF MUSIC

• Beethoven Trio in B flat op. 11
• Joseph Phibbs Trio Semplice
• Tchaikovsky Piano Trio

About the Bella Court Piano Trio

Monday 7th March, 7.30pm

6.30pm Pre-Concert Talk: Roger Scaife in conversation with members of Sonoré Brass

Sonoré Brass

Brass quintet

ROYAL WELSH COLLEGE OF MUSIC and DRAMA

• Farnaby (arr. Howarth) Fancies, Toyes and Dreams
• Ewald Symphony for Brass
• Previn Four Outings for Brass
• Timothy Jackson Two Haiku
• Michael Berkeley Music for Chaucer
• Jim Parker The Golden Section

About Sonoré Brass

Tuesday 8th March, 7.30pm

6.30pm Pre-Concert Talk: Douglas Jarman talks about Haydn's op. 33 no. 1

Angylion String Quartet

GUILDHALL SCHOOL OF MUSIC and DRAMA

• Schubert Quartettsatz
• Haydn Quartet in B minor op. 33 no. 1
• Webern Langsamer Satz
• Beethoven Quartet in G op. 18 no. 2

About the Angylion String Quartet

Wednesday 9th March,

10.30am Concert for Special Schools

1.30pm Concert for Young People with Hearing and Visual Impairment

For information about both concerts, please contact the YMF Office on 01706 817633.

Wednesday 9th March, 7.30pm

6.30pm Pre-Concert Talk: Roger Scaife talks about Mozart's Divertimento.

RSAMD String Trio

ROYAL SCOTTISH ACADEMY OF MUSIC and DRAMA

• J. S. Bach Suite in D minor BWV 1008
• Kodaly Duo for violin and cello op. 7
• Mozart Divertimento in E flat K 563

About the RSAMD String Trio

Thursday 10th March, 7.30pm

6.30pm Pre-Concert Talk: Dr Kris Worsley talks about Beethoven's 'Ghost' Trio.

St Cecilia Piano Trio

ROYAL ACADEMY OF MUSIC

• Haydn Trio in A Hob XV no. 18
• Beethoven Trio in D op. 70 no. 1 ('Ghost')
• Brahms Trio in C minor op. 101

About the St Cecilia Piano Trio

Friday 11th March, 7.30pm

6.30pm Pre-Concert Talk: Dr Nick Baragwanath talks about Mendelssohn's Octet.

Eves String Quartet / Maleham String Quartet

ROYAL NORTHERN COLLEGE OF MUSIC

• Mozart Quartet in D minor K 421
• Shostakovich Quartet no. 7
• Mendelssohn Octet

About the Eves and Maleham Quartets

Saturday 12th March, 7.30pm

Ensemble from the Escola Superior de Musica de Catalunya (Barcelona)

An evening of Catalan music, including 'Suite Goya' by Ricardo Lamote de Grignon, with simultaneous projections of Goya etchings.