Chamber Music Recital

Thursday 4th June 2009 - 13:00
Tickets: £5

 

DAVID GOULD Counter Tenor TONY GOULD Spinet		SUSAN GREGORY Clarinet HILARY HOLLOWAY Violin ANNE PARK Violin CERI FAGG Viola ROSEMARY JIGGENS Cello

Refreshments will be available for purchase at the back of the church from 12:30pm.


PROGRAMME:

Counter Tenor
What if I never speed Rest awhile you cruel cares Flow my tears		John Dowland (1563-1626)
His Humour		Giles Farnaby (1563-1640)
O dear life, when may it me Pavan: Earl of Salisbury		William Byrd (1543-1623)
Time stands still Sorrow, sorrow, stay Sleep, wayward thoughts		John Dowland (1563-1626)
Clarinet Quintet
Clarinet Quintet in A Major, KV581           i, Allegro           ii, Larghetto           iii, Menuetto - Trio I - Trio II           iv, Allegretto con variazioni		Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

DAVID GOULD was a choral scholar at St. John’s College, Cambridge and from 1993 until 1998, he was a member of Westminster Cathedral choir. He is an experienced consort and choral singer currently performing with many leading choirs and ensembles, including the Cardinall’s Musick, Hilliard Ensemble and the Tallis Scholars. As a soloist, he appears regularly with choral societies and other choirs. He also makes occasional appearances as a conductor and for 5 years, conducted Stanmore Choral Society. David also works as a part-time computer programmer and lives in Pinner with his wife, Hilary and their two daughters Celia and Anna.

TONY GOULD read music at Trinity College, Cambridge, where he became organ scholar. He subsequently held teaching posts at Harrow, Tonbridge and Melbourne (Australia), and was Director of Music at the City of London School from 1971 until 1994. He conducted the Tonbridge Philharmonic Society from 1964 until 1972, the Penshurst Choral Society from 1976 until 1999 and was an examiner for the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music from 1966 until 2006. He is a past honorary secretary and president of the MMA (Music Masters’ and Mistresses’ Association) and now lives in East Sussex, leading an active life as pianist, organist, and continuo player.

SUSAN GREGORY studied clarinet with John Davies at the Royal Academy of Music. She is dedicated to music education teaching Clarinet and Theory as a private teacher and also as a visiting teacher within schools. Susan enjoys performing whenever possible and is a regular participant in the Pinner Music Festival and other local charity concerts. She is also a member of E.C.C.E, a single line semi-professional Clarinet Choir based in Ealing, performing in the London area.

HILARY HOLLOWAY studied at the Royal Academy of Music since when she has always taught the Violin and Viola. She was a full-time peripatetic teacher for Harrow for ten years and has more recently taught at North London Collegiate School and at home. She now teaches and runs a string orchestra for adults, many of whom started playing later in life. Hilary leads Hillingdon Philharmonic, Pheos and Pinner Festival Orchestras, and is involved in many chamber groups.

ANNE PARK studied at the Royal Academy of Music and has since worked as a free-lance Musician, playing in, and leading many orchestras and ensembles, including the Nonesuch Orchestra. She has always had a great love of chamber music. For many years she taught at Haberdashers Girls School and now combines her playing with teaching from home.

CERI FAGG obtained a degree in Pharmacy at Nottingham University, and initially worked as a pharmacist. She studied the violin and piano from a young age, later studying the viola professionally with Peter Lewis of the BBCSO. After a change of career Ceri became a peripatetic teacher in Hillingdon for fifteen years, and played chamber music with many groups. She now works part-time as a receptionist in Harley Street, and does occasional work as a film extra.

ROSEMARY JIGGENS studied both piano and cello as first studies at the Royal Academy of Music, but has always wanted to teach. After attending the Institute of Education she taught class music in secondary schools and cello as a peripatetic teacher in Hillingdon and Brent, becoming Deputy Head of the Music Service. Rosemary presently teaches class music and most other subjects in a Junior School in Kingsbury and plays the cello in several chamber groups.