Bristol Music Club Concert Programme
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Autumn Term 2026
Tuesday, 15th September at 07:30 pm
Keith Tempest and Ashleigh Powell
Trio sonata in G major, BWV 1039...................................... J.S. Bach
1. Adagio 2. Allegro ma non Presto 3. Adagio e piano 4. Presto
Cello Suite in D minor, BWV 1008 .........................................J.S. Bach
1. Prelude 2. Allemande 3. Courante
4. Sarabande 5. Two Menuets 6. Gigue
Flute Sonata in B minor, HWV 367b............................... G.F. Handel
1. Largo 2. Vivace 3. Alla breve 4. Andante 5. Tempo di Menuet
INTERVAL
Flute Trio in D major, Hob XV.16............................................ J. Haydn
1. Allegro 2. Andantino piu tosto Allegretto 3.Vivace assai
Flute Trio in D minor, Op. 63 .......................................C.M. von Weber
1. Allegro Moderato 2. Scherzo, Allegro vivace
3 Schäfers Klage (Shepherd’s Lament), Andante espressivo)
4. Finale, Allegro
Ashleigh Powell flute, Keith Tempest cello,
Stuart Ellam keyboard
Tuesday, 22nd September at 07:30 pm
Janet Dixon and Tim Warren
Evening to celebrate the music of Raymond Warren
String Quartet in Eb major, K428 W.A Mozart
1. Allegro non troppo 2. Andante con moto
3. Menuetto. Allegro 4. Allegro vivace
CIROC QUARTET
Ian Vorley, Claire Goldie violins Andrew White viola
Anna Strudwick cello
September (1986) Raymond Warren
Poco andante
Clare Fisher cello. Tim Warren piano
Two Old Irish Melodies (1981) Raymond Warren
1. With intimate expression
2. Brightly
Catherine Maytum flute, Rustom Battiwalla piano
Harriet’s Dancing Dolls (1991) Raymond Warren
1. The Curtain Rises 4. Ballerina’s Waltz
2. Toy Soldiers’ March 5. Clowns’ Polka
3. Teddy’s Samba 6. Grand Finale
Rustom Battiwalla piano
INTERVAL
Lares (c.1970) Raymond Warren
Interludes and accompaniment for poems by Michael Longley
Susanna Lee clarinet, Diana Lee bassoon,
Tim Warren speaker
String Quartet No.1 (1965) Raymond Warren
1. Largo 2. Lento espressivo
3. Allegro moderato, sostenuto ma ritmico
CIROC QUARTET
Ian Vorley, Claire Goldie violins Andrew White viola
Anna Strudwick cello
Tuesday, 6th October at 07:30 pm
Janet Dixon
Programme to include:-
Fantasies for Anna J.S. Bach arr. Chris Dedrick
1. March in Bb major 2. Minuet in G major 3. Minuet in D minor
Brass Quintet No.1, Op. 5 Victor Ewald ed. Robert King
1. Moderato 2. Adagio, Allegro, Adagio 3. Allegro Moderato
Suite Impromptu André Lafosse
1. Épithalame 2. Marche 3. Élégie 4. Mouvement
White Rose Elegy .............................................................Caleb Hudson
Santa Barbara Sonata Bramwell Tovey
1. Cakewalk on a Tightrope 2. Preacher on the Pier
3. Magic Horn Tango 4. State Street Stomp
Full programme available on the night
BRISTOL BRASS CONSORT
Paul Harris, Tom Deakin trumpets, Paul Tomlinson horn
John Cornick trombone, Simon Derrick tuba
Tuesday, 20th October at 07:30 pm
Eric Arthur
Piano recital encompassing classical, jazz, blues,
Afro-Cuban styles and original compositions
"Good music is good no matter what kind of music it is." - Miles Davis
Wade in the Water Traditional (African-American spiritual)
Etude in F minor, Op.10 No.9………………………………. F.Chopin
Stella by Starlight …………………………………….….Victor Young
Eric Arthur piano
Matryoshka ................................................................Helen Stanley
Reflections from the Inky Black ……………………….Helen Stanley
Tides of Change ………………………………………..Helen Stanley
Nocturne in Bb minor, Op.9 No.1 ………………………….F. Chopin
Helen Stanley piano
Limehouse Blues ……………………………………...Philip Braham
(four hands version)
Phil Blandford and Dylan Kerry piano
Shreveport Stomp ………………………………….Jelly Roll Morton
Handful of Keys Fats Waller
Ballade No.1 in G minor, Op.23…………………………... F. Chopin
Phil Blandford piano
INTERVAL
Fugue in B minor, BWV 951 ……………………………...J. S. Bach
on a theme by Albinoni
Contrapunctus 11, BWV 1080 …………………………….J. S. Bach
from The Art of the Fugue
Fugue Op.2 No.6……………………………………... Samuel Joyce
Samuel Joyce piano
Concert Etude…………………………………………. Zez Confrey
Bluin’ the Black Keys ………………………………..Arthur Schutt
Jack-in-the-Box ……………………………………….Billy Mayerl
Dylan Kerry piano
Mac’s Boogie Mac………………………. Rebennack aka ‘Dr John’
(four hands version)
Samuel Joyce and Eric Arthur piano
Mamey Colorado …………….Pedro Jústiz Rodríguez aka ‘Peruchín’
Eric Arthur piano, Sidney Bridgwater percussion
Scherzo No.3 in C# minor, Op.39………………………... F. Chopin
Eric Arthur piano
Tuesday, 27th October at 07:30 pm
Janet Dixon, Tim Warren, Karen Warren, Jolyon Laycock and Joseph Najnudel
Composers’ Concert
String Quartet (completed 2024) ...................................Catharine Deam
1. Pentatone 2. Whole-Tone 3. Metatone 4.Kosmotone
BRANDON STRING QUARTET
Peter Evans, Anne Obey violins, Romana Bevington viola,
Hugh Herzig cello
Sylvia’s Waltz (2011) ................................................Raymond Warren
Dolce
Romana Bevington viola, Claire Alsop piano
Sonata for Violin and Piano (1992).............................. Raymond Warren
1. Grandsire Doubles 2. Plain Bob . 3 Passacaglia: Forward Hunt
Jenny Warren violin, Claire Alsop piano
INTERVAL
Piano Sonata No.1 in C major (2026).............................. Jolyon Laycock
Second movement: Slow and Peaceful
Jolyon Laycock piano
Recent composition....................................................... Joseph Najnudel
Joseph Najnudel piano
Tuesday, 10th November at 07:30 pm
Janet Dixon
Quintet for Wind Instruments in Eb major Op.88 No.2..Anton Reicha
1. Lento - Allegro Moderato 2. Scherzo – Trio
3. Andante grazioso 4. Finale
Mother Watkins' Ayres (2002).................................... Raymond Warren
1. Quodlibet 2. Robin's Lament 3. Songs and Rounds
Blue Rondo a la Turk..................................................... Dave Brubeck
INTERVAL
Melancholie for solo piano............................................... Francis Poulenc
Sextet for piano and wind quintet.................................... Francis Poulenc
1. Allegro vivace 2. Divertissement 3. Finale
ROARING FORK WIND QUINTET
Estelle Greeley flute, Jenny Mears oboe. Claire King clarinet
Eleanor Whitfield bassoon, Steve Macallister horn
with Abigail Wise piano
Tuesday, 24th November at 07:30 pm
Clare Wilding
Piano Trio in D, Hob.XV:7..................................................... J. Haydn
1. Andante (Theme & 5 variations) 2. Andante 3. Allegro assai
Cory Ferguson violin, Rosie Davies Ferguson cello,
Clare Wilding piano
Song Without Words in D, Op.109................................. F. Mendelssohn
Rosie Davies Ferguson cello, Clare Wilding piano
Morpheus ........................................................................Rebecca Clarke
Rachel Laurence viola, Clare Wilding piano
Waldesruhe Op.68 No.5 ............................................................A. Dvorák
(Klid/Silence of the Woods)
Nick Ullmann cello, Clare Wilding piano
Intermezzo.................................................................................. Z. Kodály
Cory Ferguson violin, Rachel Laurence viola,
Nick Ullmann cello
INTERVAL
Piano Quartet 1 in C minor, Op.5 G. Fauré (1845–1924)
1. Allegro molto moderato 2. Scherzo (Allegro vivo)
3. Adagio 4. Allegro molto
Cory Ferguson violin, Rachel Laurence viola,
Nick Ullmann cello, Clare Wilding piano
Tuesday, 8th December at 07:30 pm
Helen Goodman
From Trio sonata in G minor, BWV528..................................... J.S. Bach
adapted from church cantata & organ sonata
Andante
Julie Browne flute, Helen Goodman viola,
Stephen Browne piano
Piano sonata in F major Hob.XV1 No.21.................................. J.Haydn
1. Allegro moderato 2. Adagio 3. Finale-Presto
La Oracion del Torero ........................................................Joquin Turina
(Bullfighters prayer)
Helen Goodman piano
Sicilienne Op 78 (from Pelléas et Mélisande)
Fantasia Op 79........................................................................ G. Fauré
Julie Browne flute, Stephen Browne piano
INTERVAL
Christmas pieces Op.72 - selection................................ F.Mendelssohn
Prelude & fugue in E minor...................................................... J.S. Bach
(from Book 1 48 Preludes & fugues)
Prelude & fugue in E minor, Op.35................................... F. Mendelssohn
Stephen Browne piano
Hungarian dance in D minor ......................................................J. Brahms
Helen Goodman viola, Stephen Browne piano
Trio in G Major, Wq.95............................................................ C.P.E. Bach
for flute, viola & piano
1. Allegretto 2. Adagio 3. Presto
Julie Browne flute, Helen Goodman viola,
Stephen Browne piano