10th Anniversary Celebrations

Saturday July 24th Emmanuel Church, Didsbury

We’d like to send out a huge ‘thank you’ to all those who helped make our 10th Anniversary Celebration day so very special.

We, as the performers, had a ball, and judging from the responses we have had from audience members this feeling was not only shared but made even keener after such a long postponement of live events.

Here are just a few lines from the many emails received:

‘Many Congratulations and many thanks for a glorious day of music celebrating the great journey you have come on. From the opening humour of the (proud) son tutoring his glorious mother to the closing moments of the Trout we were treated to such variety and glorious rendition of music, such virtuosity, such collaboration.’

‘Such pleasures, large and small, throughout the day….’

‘Congratulations on the wonderful day of celebration yesterday……..A lovely day for all who came from far and wide to join in with the festivities.’

‘Socially, it was clearly a great success and musically a triumph.  The audiences were obviously delighted and it was interesting to see just how many people turned up for all three events.’

‘Hi all you Pleyels – thank you for an absolutely splendid Gala 10th Anniversary day!’

Here’s a reminder of the day’s music:

11am : BEETHOVEN PLUS!

also remembering our MOZART PLUS! & HAYDN PLUS!

MOZART: Sonata for violin & piano K.454 in Bb
HAYDN: Piano Trio in A, Hob. XV:18
BEETHOVEN: Sonata Op.6 for piano four hands

Sarah Ewins – Violin
Heather Bills – Cello
Helen & Harvey Davies – Piano

3pm : MATINEE MEDLEY

An opportunity to hear our wonderful wind players, who join
us for a special party feast of light-hearted chamber music, perfect for a summer’s
afternoon!

PLEYEL (of course!): Flute trio
BRUCH: Pieces for clarinet, viola & piano
ARNOLD COOKE: Rondo for horn & piano
GILBERT VINTER: ‘Hunter’s Moon’ for horn & piano
MADELEINE DRING: Trio for flute, oboe & piano

Jonathan Rimmer – Flute
Josh Hall – Oboe
Janet Hilton – Clarinet
Laurence Davies – French Horn
Lucy Nolan – Viola
Heather Bills – Cello
Helen & Harvey Davies – Piano

6.30pm : FRIENDS OF THE PLEYEL TRUST RECEPTION

We launch our new support group with several bottles of fizz!

7.30pm : GALA CONCERT

Join us for the evening and hear all the Pleyel Ensemble’s
musicians perform!

POULENC : Sextet for piano & winds

Jonathan Rimmer – Flute
Joshua Hall – Oboe
Janet Hilton – Clarinet
Laurence Perkins – Bassoon
Laurence Davies – French Horn
Harvey Davies – Piano

SCHUBERT : ‘Trout’ Quintet D667

Sarah Ewins – Violin
Lucy Nolan – Viola
Heather Bills – Cello
Mike Escreet – Double Bass
Harvey Davies – Piano