Aylesbury Lunchtime Music presents

Arwen Newband & Nicholas Turner

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23 November 2023

Starts: 12:45pm, Doors: 12:15pm

Duration: 1 hour (approx.)

St Mary the Virgin, Aylesbury

£7 adults on the door (<18s & carers free)

  • Arwen Newband Violin
  • Nicholas Turner Viola

Programme

  • 1757-1831

    Duo for Violin and Viola, B.530 (Pleyel)
    i Allegro ii Minuet. Poco allegretto

    Ignace Joseph Pleyel was an Austrian composer, music publisher and piano builder of the Classical period.

  • 1685-1750

    Partita No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006 (Bach)
    i Preludio ii Loure iii Gavotte en Rondeau iv Menuets (I and II) v Bourrée vi Gigue

    The Partita No. 3 in E major for solo violin, BWV 1006.1 (formerly 1006), is the last work in Johann Sebastian Bach’s set of Sonatas and Partitas.

    Bach transcribed the Partita as a suite, cataloged as BWV 1006.2 (formerly 1006a). The music critic Wilhelm Tappert claimed in 1900 that this arrangement was for lute solo, but present research indicates that it was for an unspecified instrument.

  • 1756-1791

    String Duo No. 2, K. 424 (Mozart)
    i Adagio-Allegro ii Andante cantabile iii Andante grazioso

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s String Duo No. 2 in B-flat major for violin and viola, K. 424, the second of the two Mozart wrote to complete Michael Haydn’s set of six for the Archbishop Colloredo, was written in the summer of 1783.

    The last movement is a theme with six variations and a coda. As a whole, this duo blends in better with Haydn’s four because the viola is more limited to providing harmony than in K. 423. The set of six was presented as all Haydn’s, and Colloredo was unable to “detect in them Mozart’s obvious workmanship.

  • 1864-1935

    Passacaglia for violin and viola (Handel/Halvorsen)

    Johan Halvorsen (1864 – 1935) was a Norwegian composer, conductor and violinist. Passacaglia in G minor is based on a Theme by George Frideric Handel (from Harpsichord Suite in G minor, HWV 432) for violin and viola or cello (1897).

Performers

  • Arwen Newband

    Violin

    Arwen Newband is a violinist with wide ranging experience as a chamber musician, soloist, orchestral player and teacher.

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  • Nicholas Turner

    Viola

    Nicholas Turner (Viola) started playing the violin at the age of 8 before transferring to the Viola at the age of 16. Whilst reading Law at University College London he was Principal Viola in the Nottinghamshire County Youth Orchestra and University of London Orchestra

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Key information for concert goers

When

Every Thursday at 12:45pm (except August & over Christmas). Performances last around 60 minutes. Please enter quietly as there is a noon service in the Lady Chapel.

How much?

Entry is £7 per adult (card or cash), under 18s and carers are free. The price includes a programme. Donations are welcomed to subsidise the larger ensembles.

Where?

Performances are at St Mary’s Church in the heart of Aylesbury Old Town. See directions for further details.

Do I need to book?

No, just turn up. Doors open at 12:15 pm. Make sure you arrive in good time to get a seat.

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