SHEFFIELD
GRAMOPHONE
SOCIETY

Founded 1947

MEETINGS
are held fortnightly on Mondays at 7.30 pm and monthly on Sundays at 2.30 p.m.
For venues, please contact the Secretary: 01246 419158

REFRESHMENTS
will be available at a minimum charge of 50p

ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION - £20.00
Junior Membership - £10.00
Members joining after Christmas half the above rates

To conform with the requirements of the Performing Right Society,
attendance at meetings is restricted to members.
Single Meeting Membership is available at a charge of £2.00 per meeting
(refundable on conversion to full membership)
Members enjoy listening to recorded classical music presented by
informed enthusiasts in a congenial atmosphere

3rd September

Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924)
To include Piano Quintet No.1 in D minor Op. 89
PETER ROSCOE

17th September

“The Overture” – Its Splendour and Unpredictability
DEREK HAMPSON

23rd September: Sunday Afternoon Programme

1st October

Szymanowski: from the Ukraine to Zakopane
GEOFFREY KINDER

6th October

Saturday Meeting of the Yorkshire Regional
Group at St. John’s Church, Bolling Road,
Ben Rhydding

15th October

A Potted History of Jazz
JOHN LEE

21st October: Sunday Afternoon Programme

29th October

Rachmaninov: The Exile Years
GARY MIDGLEY

12th November

“Glorious John”
The life of Sir John Barbirolli through his recordings
DAVID SHARPE

18th November: Sunday Afternoon Programme

26th November

Goats and sheep, clocks and clouds:
the music of Harrison Birtwistle
MARK AUDUS

10th December

Singers of La Scala in the 20th century
SAMUEL COPNELL

17th December

Wassail

2008

7th January

The Cassette
A survey of and a tribute to an undervalued medium wiped out by new technology
ALAN PEAR

13th January: Sunday Afternoon Programme

21st January

An Evening with Haydn
CHRISTOPHER TUTT

4th February

“Missa Solemnis” Beethoven
A theological tract
RICHARD OWEN

18th February

Members’ Requests
To include:
“Verklärte Nacht” Schoenberg
Symphony No. 2 in D major Sibelius
SIDNEY GRIGGS

24th February: Sunday Afternoon Programme

3rd March

Dept. of Music, University of Sheffield
Janacek’s Operas
NIGEL SIMEONE
Professor of Music
University of Sheffield

9th March: Sunday Afternoon Programme

17th March

Purcell: The Chapel and the Theatre
DAVID VICKERS
Critic and Musicologist

31st March

Three’s company
Some highlights of the piano trio repertoire
BRIAN NEWBOULD
Emeritus Professor of Music, University of Hull

FRIDAY 4th APRIL TO MONDAY 7th APRIL
Yorkshire Regional Group Weekend

14th April

Havergal Brian – neglected composer
Three symphonies and an overture
DAVID HAYNES

20th April: Sunday Afternoon Programme

28th April

Vienna 1890-1914
A Time of Change
TONY HAYWOOD
University of Huddersfield

12th May

A Meteor, a Saint, and “the greatest musician I have ever experienced”
To include music by Mendelssohn, Bach and Enescu
PETER BACON

SUNDAY 18th May Luncheon Party, Manor House Hotel, Dronfield

19th May

Annual General Meeting

2nd June

Franz Shreker – a neglected genius
DAVID PATMORE

7th July

St. Louis Symphony Orchestra
BRIAN ROWBOTHAM