BGS Meeting 16th March 2019

Terrible wet and windy weather may have kept some members away tonight. Nine of us met but found we were without a conductor. David stepped in and counted us in strongly and steadily to work through Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring by J S Bach and Quebra Cabecas by Ernesto Nazareth. Each  section of the music was practised before putting the whole together.

Refreshments were welcomed in the break. Thanks again to Trevor.

Announcements 

• John has entered the ensemble for the Reigate and Redhill Music Festival on Sat. 18th May. He plans that we play the two pieces worked on tonight.
• Kate is organising our attendance at the Federation Day which is on Sunday 30th June, at Milton Keynes.

This evening's solo performances were as follows:

Marion	Tri Martolod (trad Breton arr. Laura Snowden)
David	Los Suenos (Piazzola)
Antonio	Prelude BVW 999 (Bach)  Prelude No.3 (Villa Lobos)

We finished with Vocalise by S Rachmaninoff, taking each section separately to familiarise ourselves with the geography and changes of time signature..

Please visit the Current Ensemble Repertoire page to see the pieces we are currently working on.