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Three Rivers Music Society |
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Thurssday, 26.05.2022 Samuel Bristow
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Other 2022 concerts |
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Thursday, 29.06.2022 Purcell School Students
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Saturday, 02.07.2022 St Albans Symphony Orchestra
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Friday, 30.09.2022 The Maggini Quartet
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Wednesday, 19.10.2022 John Dongan Jazz Sextet
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Wednesday, 16.11.2022 Verona Maier
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Wednesday, 07.12.2022 Purcell School Students
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TRMS's recent concerts & AGM |
Symphonia Academica
afternoon concert on
Saturday 2 April
Symphonia Academica came back to TRMS, Rickmansworth for the 3rd time and put on another exhilarating performance including Interpretation of Four Seasons by two composers almost 300 years apart..
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The Programme included Vivaldi's Four Seasons successivelyi ntermingled with Pizzolla's Buenos Aires version of Four Seasons. They ended their performance with two short pieces of encore.
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Daphne Moody (violin) Steven Halls (cello) David Halls (piano)
afternoon concert on
Wednesday 9 March
Daphne and David appeared in October 2019 to begin the cycle of Dvorak's piano trios and returned to TRMS, Rickmansworth with the more tragic No.2. David is Director of Music at Salisbury Cathedral and received national media attention with his organ playing for the queues receiving their Covid jabs in the Cathedral.
The Programme included Vivaldi's Sonata in C minor for Violin, Cello and Continuo, Bridge's Three Miniatures Set, David Halls's Quodlibet on Bridge's Miniatures and Dvorak's Piano Trio in G minor.
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Rachel Roberts (viola) & Tim Horton (piano)
played at an afternoon concert
on Wednesday 26 February
On Saturday 26th February 2022, we welcomed for the first time to our series the violist Rachel Roberts accompanied by the pianist Tim Horton. Rachel is Professor of Viola at Guildhall School of Music and Drama who has given masterclasses at the Britten Pears Young Artists Programme, Dartington International Summer School, Chethams School of Music, Birmingham Conservatoire and the Guildhall School of Music and Drama.
They began their recital with Robert Schumann's Marchenbilder, and gave characterful interpretations of these widely differing works.
They then tackled a work never before heard in our series, the Sonata for Viola & Piano in F min. op.120 no.1 by Johannes Brahms. One of the pieces composed in a final flare of creativity, this work was beautifully delivered, with a heart-stopping slow movement.
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TRMS's AGM
Wednesday, 01.12.2021
The Three Rivers Music Society's AGM was held in the Baptist Church, High Street, Rickmansworth WD3 1EH on Wednesday 1st December 2021 at 12.00 noon. |
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An Lunchtime Concert
by Purcell School Students
held at 1.00 pm in the Baptist Church
Wednesday, 01.12.2021
We at TRMS finished our 2021 concerts on Wednesday 1st December, when the Purcell School presented a concert in a different format from previously: instead of solos with their School accompanist, the marvellously talented pupils took the reins themselves, starting with the string quartet of Yinong Xiao and Maria Noskova (violins), Elsa Rapisarda (viola) and Tianao Pan (cello) performing the first two movements of Maurice Ravel's String Quartet in F Major. Starting a little nervily, they really hit their stride in the second movement and we were left regretting they did not play the complete work.
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The same musicians were then joined by clarinettist Lily Payne to perform one of Johannes Brahms' last works, the piercingly beautiful first movement from his Clarinet Quintet in B minor. It might have been the stage layout but the balance was less than ideal making it difficult to hear throughout the excellent playing of Lily Payne, but it is always lovely hearing such musicians tackling one of the pinnacles of the chamber music repertoire.
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Tha advertised programme ended with an immensely stylish and bravura performance by Zaki Osahn (clarinet) and Djordje Jovanovic (piano) of Darius Milhaud's three-movement Scaramouche, the final Brasileira drawing enthusiastic applause.
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The concert ended with the young people from Arnett Hill School, Rickmansworth - and some of the more senior audience - enjoying a question & answer session with the friendly young musicians.
article written by Dr. Steven Halls
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An Evening Concert
by Thomas Bowes (violin) and
Verona Maier (piano)
held at 7.30 pm in the Baptist Church
Wednesday, 06.10.2021
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Thomas Bowes is one of the UK's finest violinists. He is very active in the realm of cinema, and millions have heard him on the soundtracks of his numerous (200+) film credits.
Verona Maier (piano)
Prize-winning pianist, harpsichordist, organist, teacher, academic, prize-jury member and adviser to movie and TV productions, it's hardly surprising that Verona Maier was awarded in 2004, the "Cultural Merit Medal - First Class" by the President of Romania.
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John Donegan Jazz Sextet
performed
at an evening concert
on Wednesday, 22.09.2021
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Jayne Walker(violin)-Steven Halls(cello)
performed
at a lunchtime concert
on Thursday, 08.07.2021
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Iain Farrington and John Reid
(piano duet)
Saturday, 29.02.2020
They performed a wildly exciting programme referred to as Lords of the Dance because it comprised a wide variety of Dance-inspired music. This evening concert was held in the Baptist Church, High Street, Rickmansworth WD3 1EH on Saturday 29 February. There was also a pre-concert talk. |
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Jayne Walker Piano Trio
Wednesday, 29.01.2020
Jayne Walker Piano Trio returned to Rickmansworth for her second concert.
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Purcell School (5)
11.12.2019
Lunchtime Concert
Lunchtime concert by gifted music students
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Maggini Quartet (6)
29.11.2019
The Maggini Quartet led by Julian Leaper (violin), Ciaran McCabe (Violin), Martin Outram (Viola) and Michal Kaznowski (Cello) returned to Rickmansworth for the 6th time to play Beethoven, Frank Bridge and Mendelssohn string quartets. The concert was held in the the Baptist Church, High Street, Rickmansworth WD3 1EH on Friday 29 November with the Pre-concert talk by Dr. Steven Halls followed by the main concert at 7.30pm. 
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John Donegan Jazz Sextet
19.11.2019
John Donegan returned with his Jazz Sextet to Rickmansworth including the much acclaimed saxophonist Tomasso Starace. The sextet played John's new compositions from his recently released album called A Kite for Kate dedicated to his youngest daughter Catherine at her wedding in Tuscany in August 2019. The concert was held in the the Baptist Church, High Street, Rickmansworth WD3 1EH on Tuesday 19 November at 7.30pm. 
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Hallses & Moody Quartet
26.10.2019
For the first time ever, David Halls, Director of Music at Salisbury Cathedral, his daughter Caroline and his brother Steven came with their long-time friend and professional colleague, Daphne Moody to present a unique programme on Saturday 26 October and included Dvorak’s first piano trio, a baroque cantata for soprano and strings, Elgar’s obbligati to popular songs written for violin and cello. |
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A string ensemble led by
Peter Nall
13.11.2019
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One of the most remarkable musical compositions of the 19th century was performed in Chorleywood Memorial Hall on Sunday, October 13. It was a huge success; so much so that overflow seating arrangement had to be provided at the packed to capacity Chorleywood Memorial Hall. |
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A solo harp recital
by Louise Thomson
03.052019
Louise Thomson's Harp Recital on Friday 3rd May 2019 at 7.30 pm at the Baptist Church in Rickmansworth was not only the unique first of this type but was a huge success with the full audience thoroughly enjoying the whole programme including in particular, Theme from Tchaikovsky's Opéra Eugène Onégin. |
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A Jazz evening with
John Donegan Jazz Quartet
03.04.2019
TRMS welcomed back the John Donegan Jazz Quartet to Rickmansworth with John himself on the piano, highly-regarded Italian Saxophonist, Tommaso Starace, Steve Riddle (Bass) and Greg McCarthy (Drums) on Wednesday 3rd April 2019 at 7.30 pm.
The concert took place at the Baptist Church, High Street Rickmansworth with full audience who enjoyed new showcase pieces from John's latest composition - Siamsa suite soon to be released. |
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Purcell School
lunchtime performance
on 13.02.2019
TRMS with its longstanding partnership with the internationally well-known Purcell School of Music in Bushey organised yet another, 4th lunchtime concert with its students performing solo recitals on trumpet, cello, flute, piano and violin to a packed audience. We had to use the overflow balcony for the first time in 3 years. As is customary at these concerts, TRMS invited the Year 6 boys and girls from Holywell Primary School to attend the concert and both the primary school pupils as well as the audience were really impressed with the the skills and talent of the Purcell Scool student musicians. |
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The Ferio Saxophone Quartet
evening concert
on 23.01.2019
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Jayne Walker Piano Trio
a lunchtime concert
on 05.12.2018
Piano Trio with David Butterworth (piano), Jayne Walker(violin) and Steven Halls (Cello) in their 3rd appearance at TRMS in Rickmansworth played- |
Franz Schubert |
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TRMS's History
TRMS ConcertsOrganist Samuel Bristow
Purcell School (7)
St Albans Symphony Orchestra
Maggini Quartet (7)
John Donegan Sextet (6)
Verona Maier (2)
Purcell School (8)
TRMS Past Concerts2022
Symphonia Academica
Moody & Halls Brothers
Roberts & Horton
2020/21
TRMS AGM 2021
Purcell School (6)
Galliard Ensemble
Bowes (violin) & Maier (piano)
John Donegan Jazz Sextet
Jayne Walker (violin) & Steven Halls (cello)Duet
Iain Farrington and John Reid piano duet
Jayne Walker Piano Trio
2019
Purcell School (5)
The Maggini String Quartet (6)
John Donegan Jazz Sextet
Hallses & Moody Quartet
Peter Nall Chamber Ensemble
Louise Thompson Harp Recital
John Donegan Jazz Quartet
Purcell School (4)
Ferio Saxophone Quartet
2018
Jayne Walker Piano Trio
Symphonia Academica (2)
Purcell School (3)
Maggini String Quartet (5)
Maggini String Quartet (4)
Gunning Speech on Rubbra's music
Thomas Bowes Violin Solo
Stokes (flute) & Lee (piano)
Butterworth Organ Recital
Julian Trevelyan piano
Purcell School (2)
2017
Purcell School (1)
John Donegan's Jazz Quartet
The Sansara Consort
Maggini (3)
Uday Bhawalkar
What is Dhrupad?
Symphonia Academica
RYMY - 2017
Ashley Fripp
Donegan Jazz Trio
Maggini (2)
Sad news - David Angel's sudden death...
Nall & Ward
By the by
articles by David Budge
recent articles
Gioconda de Vito
tinkling the "ivories"
past articles
Gunning Speech on Rubbra's music
Sound of Music best heard in Watford
Rosa Newmarch - a truly unforgettable woman
Gilbert loved Harefield
Janacek's "fairy tale" visit to Chorleywood
Previous articles
Sir Andrew Davis's journey
Strange link between Delius and Fanny Cradock
Arnold Bax's brief exile in Rickmansworth
Composers on the train to Rickmansworth
Musician's chapel
Sir Henry Wood
Piano Appeal
