13th Season - Concert Schedule
October 1959 to March 1960
All 3 concerts performed at Andover Grammar School
Thursday, 22nd October 1959
| Grieg | – | Holberg Suite |
| Tippett | – | Adagio Cantabile |
| J. S. Bach | – | Concerto in F minor |
| Mozart | – | Divertimento K. 136 |
| Liszt | – | Malediction for Piano and Strings |
Concert 1
Newbury String Players
John Kirby - Leader
Christopher Finzi - Conductor
Norma Fisher - Solo Pianoforte
Thursday, 28th January 1960
| Early English Songs: | ||
| Dowland | – | Shall I Sue |
| Dowland | – | Come again, sweet love doth now invite |
| Ford | – | Since first I saw your face |
| Anon. | – | Have you seen but a whyte lillie grow? |
| Purcell | – | What shall I do to show how much I love her? |
| Anon. | – | Bring us in good ale |
| Pianoforte: | ||
| Brahms | – | Capriccio in D minor Op. 116 No. 1 |
| Chopin | – | Two Etudes |
| Chopin | – | Scherzo No. 3 in C sharp minor Op. 39 |
| Songs from Foreign Lands: | ||
| Italy | – | Tre Giorni son che Nina |
| Spain | – | Angelitos negros |
| Germany | – | Da unten im Thale |
| Argentine | – | Pargué no engraso los ejes? |
| Russia | – | Vot mchitsa troika |
| France | – | Phyllis, plus avare que tendre |
| France | – | L'jour du lavage |
| Pianoforte: | ||
| Dohnanyi | – | Rhapsody |
| Ravel | – | Ondine |
| Liszt | – | Mephisto Waltz |
| Folk Songs from England and America: | ||
| Sweet Primroses | ||
| Geordie | ||
| Soldier, soldier | ||
| Barbry Ellen | ||
| The tune the old cow died on | ||
| Joe the Carrier Lad | ||
Concert 2
Daphne Spottiswoode - Solo Pianoforte
John Runge - Singer-Guitarist
Thursday, 31st March 1960
| Light Opera with dialogue by Jacques Offenbach English version by Geoffrey Dunn |
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| Scene | – | A room in a house in Paris. A ball is in progress downstairs. Period is about 1890. (Evening) |
| Comic Opera in one act Music by Armstrong Gibbs. Book by A. P. Herbert |
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| Scene | – | The Garden of Simon's house on the outskirts of Bristol. (Evening - a long time ago) |
Concert 3
The Opera Players
Stanley Pine - Martel
Marian Hughes - Suzanne
Elisabeth Parry - Rosita
John Ford - Florestan Ducroquet
Phyllis Thorold - Piano
Elisabeth Parry - Joan
Marian Hughes - Susan
Stanley Pine - Simon
John Ford - Robin
Phyllis Thorold - Piano
Season 13 A.G.M.
Wednesday, 13th April 1960
Annual General Meeting, 7:30pm
Venue:
Western Cafe,
Bridge Street,
Andover
| Chairman: | Mrs. P. H. Ponting | Mrs. D. Rodgers | |
| Secretary: | Miss Gladys New | Miss M. Kebby | |
| Treasurer: | Mr. R. Hardy | Dr. A. Blyth | |
| Mrs. G. R. Davies |
Putting these history pages together we can see how many gaps exist in our records. If you have access to any of the information that is clearly marked as missing then do please let us know:- by email to the or the - alternatively; refer to the contact information available on the About AMC page or talk to a committee member at one of our concerts.
