Music Club Choir
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The Music Club Choir opened the evening with Come Gentle Zephyr by William Horsley (1774 - 1858) and Hail All The Dear Delights by William Crotch (1775 - 1847). They returned later in the evening with a second selection of songs - In Dew of Roses by Thomas Morley (1557 - 1602), Your Shining Eyes by Thomas Bateson (1570 - 1630) and then another two pieces by Morley: O Sleep, Fond Fancy and Springtime Mantleth Every Bough.
The choir’s contributions were of course greatly enhanced, not to say only possible, by our chairman’s patience, technical brilliance and good humour, Mike Bailey.
Singing were Mike Bailey, Richard Chamberlain, Robin Cork, Valerie Cork, Katherine Gunn, Alison Lucas, Catherine Moxey, Gillian Peters, Matthew Peters, Steve Powell, Arden Stewart and Judy Taylor.
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The Winterslow Quartet
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The Winterslow Quartet (three-quarters IBM retirees and wives of retirees) played two pieces by Franz Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809). They began with the slow movement of the “Kaiser” String Quartet, Op 76 No 3 then went on to tease the audience with the last movement of the “Joke” String Quartet, Op 33 No 2.
The Winterslow Quartet are:
- Janet Witcher (1st violin)
- Catherine Litherland (2nd violin)
- Brian Mould (viola)
- Brenda Greaves (cello)
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Arundo Donax Saxophone Quartet
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A complete change of mood followed with Arundo Donax Saxophone Quartet thanks to Storage’s David Lee. Arundo Donax played a lively and entertaining selection of music. Pink Panther was my favourite, but the whole selection was excellent.
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Heathcote Quintet and Quartet
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The Heathcote Trio expanded for the occasion into both a quartet and a quintet made up entirely of IBMers. The smartly-dressed Heathcote players decided to perform in the wooden pergola at the top of the stairs rather than by the pond. This provided a lovely sound that could be heard beautifully, even at the back. They appeared first as a quintet, playing the first movement of the Quintet in G minor by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791). Then as a quartet they played the beautiful Chanson de Matin by Edward Elgar (1857 - 1934) followed by Cock Linnet by Charles Collins & Fred W. Leigh, arr Carlo Martelli. This final piece was a selection of music hall numbers which, while totally unexpected in a string quartet, was very entertaining.
The Heathcote players are:
- Judy Taylor (violin)
- Fiona Crowther (violin)
- Ian Partridge (violin and viola)
- Neil Masson (viola)
- Megan Beynon (cello)
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Hursley Swing Band
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The final act, Hursley Swing Band, played in the Clubhouse as it was getting rather dark and cold by then. They sounded great and were so energetic they even inspired Mike Blake and partner to get up and dance during In the Mood. The band looked very smart in their waistcoats and played all the favourites, including mine: Stardust.
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The 2008 Music Club Midsummer Concert was held on Tuesday the 17th of June between 7 and 9(ish). It was a lovely summer’s evening, as can be seen from the photos. A wide variety of acts performed, from the Hursley Swing Band to string quartets/quintets to Silent Jim. The full program is available here. The Sunken Garden pond’s fountain was turned off to aid sound quality, and I don’t think we scared the fish too much.
