Andover Concert Series
Performed at:
Seven Classical Concerts
Season 78
September 2024 to April 2025
Seasons 1 to 10
Season 1 - September 1946 to March 1948
Music Group of the Andover Community Association
For the first 12 years we were known as the Music Group which was part of the Andover Community Association.
The numbering of seasons did not start until the 1971/72 season. Unfortunately, due to some confusion between how to number the seasons and how to number an 'anniversary' it is believed that the season was incorrectly numbered 25 instead of 26. To ensure all season numbering reflects what has become the 'accepted' season numbering we will move the error to 'the beginning of time'. As we have no information for the first few seasons we do not know if the club was simply founded in 1946 and the first concerts started in 1947/48 or if there were concerts during 1946/47. If we discover that the latter was the case then we will label that season to be the "Inaugural Season" or Season Zero.
Note that for the first 25 years there were 3 concerts in a season. There were some occasional, additional concerts (often for charity) with a further fee which will not be included in this record.
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Season 2 - September 1948 to March 1949
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Season 3 - September 1949 to March 1950
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Season 4 - September 1950 to March 1951
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Season 5 - September 1951 to March 1952
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Season 6 - September 1952 to March 1953
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Season 7 - September 1953 to March 1954
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Season 8 - September 1954 to March 1955
Venue for these early concerts likely to be Andover Guildhall
Wed 2 Mar 1955
Violin, Flute & Piano
Programme:
| Bach | – | Sonata in G major for Flute and Violin |
| Mozart | – | Sonata in A |
| Saint‑Saëns | – | Havanaise |
| Saint‑Saëns | – | Introduction |
| Saint‑Saëns | – | Rondo Capriccioso |
| "Album Musicale" | ||
| Chopin | – | Polonaise in A flat |
| Gluck | – | Dance of the Blessed Spirits |
| Elgar | – | La Capricieuse |
| Ibert | – | Aria |
| de Falla | – | Fire Dance |
| Gover | – | Suo-Gan |
| Sarasate | – | Zapateado |
| Couperin | – | Rossignol en Amour |
| Godard | – | Allegro (Suite of three pieces) |
| Bach | – | Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring |
| Delibes | – | Waltz ("Naila") |
| Secretary: | Miss Gladys New | ||
(only name available) |
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Season 9 - September 1955 to February 1956
Wed 30 Nov 1955 7:00pm
Newbury String Players
Programme:
| Mudge | – | Concerto No. 4 in D minor |
| Purcell | – | I attempt from love's sickness to fly |
| Purcell | – | When I am laid in earth |
| Bach | – | Oh yes, just so (from Phoebus & Pan) |
| Mozart | – | Concerto in E flat K. 449 for Pianoforte and Strings |
| Milford | – | Fishing by Moonlight |
| Garth | – | Concerto No. 1 in D for Violoncello and Strings |
| Bloch | – | Concerto Grosso for String Orchestra with Piano Obligato |
Wed 29 Feb 1956
The Opera Players
Don Pasquale:
| Comic Opera in Three Acts by Gaetano Donizetti (A shortened version in English and in full costume) | ||
| Act I Scene I | – | Don Pasquale's room (in the morning) |
| Act I Scene II | – | Norina's boudoir (a little later) |
| Act II | – | Sitting room of Don Pasquale's house (afternoon of the same day) |
| Act III Scene I | – | Ante-room in Don Pasquale's house (evening of the same day) |
| Act III Scene II | – | The Garden of Don Pasquale's house (later that evening) |
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Season 10 - October 1956 to February 1957
Wed 3 Oct 1956 7:00pm
Voice, Viola & Harpsichord
Programme:
| Songs: | ||
| Dowland | – | Fine Knacks for Ladies |
| Johnson | – | As I walked forth |
| Hume | – | Tobacco |
| Rosseter | – | What then is Love |
| Morley | – | It was a lover and his Lass |
| Viola and Harpsichord: | ||
| Henry VIII | – | Pavan |
| Dowland | – | The King of Denmark's Galliard Lachrimae Coactae, Mrs Nicols Almand, Mr George Whitehead his Almand |
| Harpsichord Solos: | ||
| Rameau | – | La Joyeuse |
| Couperin | – | Les Fastes de la Grande et Ancienne Ménéstrandise |
| Couperin | – | Les Notables, et Jurés - Ménéstrandise |
| Couperin | – | Les Vieleux, et les Gueux |
| Couperin | – | Les Jongleurs, Sauteurs: et Saltinbanques: avec les Ours et les Singes |
| Couperin | – | Les Invalides, ou gens estropiés au service de la grande Ménéstrandise |
| Couperin | – | Désordre, et déroute de toute la troup: causés par les Yvrognes, les Singes, et les Ours |
| Songs: | ||
| Purcell | – | Music for a while, I'll sail upon the Dog-star, If love's a sweet passion, There's not a swain of the plain, Man is for the woman made |
| Viola and Harpsichord: | ||
| Flackton | – | Sonato in C minor |
| Harpsichord Solos: | ||
| Scarlatti | – | Sonata in E minor (Longo No. 24) |
| Scarlatti | – | Minuet in G |
| Scarlatti | – | Sonato in D (Longo No. 14) |
| Cantata: | ||
| Arne | – | Celia and Damon Recit: Fair Celia love pretended Aria: To all the sex deceitful Recit: But Celia now relenting Aria: How engaging, how endearing |
Wed 5 Dec 1956 7:00pm
Constance Carrodus
Character Studies in Folk Song
| Piano Solos: | ||
| Chopin | – | Prelude, Nocturne, Valse |
| Folk Songs from England (arranged by): | ||
| Dunstan | – | Truro Agricultural Show |
| Sharp | – | The Sheep Shearing |
| Moffat | – | One Moonlight Night |
| Mason | – | The Little Old Marketwoman |
| Broadwood | – | King Henry, My Son |
| Edmonds | – | Mr. John Blunt |
| Trad | – | The Souling Song |
| Sharp | – | One Man shall Mow my Meadow |
| Mason | – | A Paradox |
| Sharp | – | O No John |
| Piano Solos: | ||
| Debussy | – | Movement, Clair de Lune, Minstrels |
| Folk Songs from other Countries (arranged by): | ||
| France | ||
| Knight | – | Le Café |
| Tiersot | – | Briolage |
| Swinyard | – | Il était une Bérgére |
| Pennington | – | Do do, l'enfant do |
| Trad | – | Joli Tambour (French Canada) |
| Norway | ||
| Fletcher | – | The Maypole |
| Sweden | ||
| Kappey | – | The Sparrow |
| Denmark: | ||
| Rybner | – | Roselille |
| Italy | ||
| Sadero | – | Fa la nana Bambin |
| Hungary | ||
| Demeny | – | Jaj de busan Harangoznak (Sorrowful Bells), Ritka buza, Ritka arpa (Ripe corn, ripe wheat) |
| Switzerland | ||
| Corrodus | – | Lioba |
| Austria | ||
| Corrodus | – | O du Lieber Augustin |
The Venue for this concert was the Girls' Secondary Modern School
Wed 27 Feb 1957 7:00pm
The Opera Players
The Barber of Seville
| Comic Opera in Three Acts by Gioachino Rossini (English version by Professor E. J. Dent) | ||
| Act I | – | Outside Dr. Bartolo's house in Seville |
| Act II | – | Inside the House |
| Act III Scene I | – | Inside the House (the music room) |
| Act III Scene II | – | Inside the House |
| Chairman: | Mrs. B. Machin | Mrs. R. Morris | |
| Mrs. G. R. Davies | Miss M. Kebby | ||
| Mrs. D. Rodgers | Secretary: | Miss Gladys New | |
Presented by:
Andover Music Club
Registered Charity No. 1016967
Presenting live classical music to
a wide audience since 1945
Patron:
David Owen Norris MA (Oxon),
FSA, FRAM, FRCO, FRNCM.
