Officers
Chair Chris Buttery Tel. 07572895636
Musical Director Ruth Churn
Treasurer Annette Brown
Secretary Ailith Rutt
Meetings
We normally meet on the first Saturday of each month except August at
Cotteridge Quaker Meeting House
23A Watford Rd,
Cotteridge,
Birmingham B30 1JB .
Our meetings run from 2.0pm until 5.0pm with a short break for refreshments in the middle of the afternoon.
Dates of Meetings
2023
September 2nd , October 7th , November 4th , December 2nd
2024
January 6th February 3rd March 2nd April 6th May 4th June 1st July 6th
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Programme 2023 – 2024: A year of Song and Dance
January 6th
Lodovico Grossi da Viadana: La Padovana SATB SATB
Anthony Holborne: Pavane 39 and Galliard 40 SATTB
Gabriel Fauré, arr. Heather Wastie: Pavane SSAATB
February 3rd
H Purcell, arr. H. Hooker:
Hail Bright Cecilia! Ode for St Cecilia’s Day – Symphony SSAATB(GbCb)
Edward Elgar, arr. Michael Copley:
Chanson de Matin SATBGb
W A Mozart, arr. Helen Hooker:
Menuetto from Symphony no. 39 K.543 SATBGbCb
Orlando Gibbons:
The Silver Swan SATTB
March 2nd
Tomás Luis de Victoria:
O Magnum Mysterium ATBGb
Claude Debussy, arr. Alyson Lewin:
Cakewalk SopSAATTBGb
Gaspar Sanz, arr. Christopher Ball:
Spanish Airs and Dances SATB
Edward Elgar, arr. Michael Copley:
Chanson de Matin SATBGb
April 6th
Lodovico Grossi da Viadana:
La Padovana SATB SATB
Ken Garfield:
Bobby Shaftoe’s all at Sea SSAATB
Anthony Holborne:
Pavane 39 and Galliard 40 SATTB
May 4th
William Byrd:
Ne irascaris Domine and Civitas Sancti Tui SATTB
Percy Grainger, arr. Paul Clark:
Handel in the Strand Sop/SSop/SAATB
Gabriel Fauré, arr. Heather Wastie:
Pavane SSAATB
June 1st
Please note the change of programme.
Birmingham Branch invites you to a playing afternoon with visiting conductor Alyson Lewin.
Alyson is well-known conductor, composer and arranger. She runs Hawthorns music. A selection of Hawthorns Music will be available to purchase.
The cost of this afternoon will be £5 for Birmingham Branch members and £7 for visitors.
As a guide to numbers and instruments for Alyson, it would be helpful if you could book your place by completing the online form here
https://forms.office.com/r/bh1ViBBbbG
Payment details are on the form.
There will be places available if you turn up on the day.
If you have any difficulties completing the form please e mail Annette Brown at the address given at the top of this page.
I hope you can join us for a lively and entertaining afternoon.
Chris Buttery
(Chair)
July 6th
The July meeting will take the form of a play through and members’ concert as usual.
Extra
G F Handel: Three Dances from the
Water Music: Bourée, Minuet, Sarabande SATB
The programme above may change occasionally to suit specific circumstances, and our MD will have one or two extra pieces to slot in when required.