music

This month we met on 29 February. As usual the music was wonderful and varied.- among the pieces played - 'The Habanera' by Chabrier, 'The Swan' by Saint Saens, 'Cider House Rules' taken from a film starring Michael Caine, 'Paladio' by Karl Jenkins and the Cello Concerto No. 1 by Haydn - one of my personal favourites. It was Margaret's turn to choose a piece of music - she chose Etude No. 3 in E 'Tristesse' Op. 10 No. 3.

Novermber 2023. Another lovely morning of beautiful music - mostly classical but some film scores and TV theme tunes too.

It was Neil's turn to choose one of his favourites and he chose 'A Venetian Coronation 1595' by Andrea and Giovanni Gabrieli. He chose Sonata 333 and Toccata 1 - grand ceremonial music for the Coronation of the Doge.

We then worked our way through the list - an instrumental of 'My heart will go on' from Titanic by James Horner; 'Somewhere in my memory' from 'Home Alone' by John Williams; Guitar Concerto No. 1 in A major - Mauro Guiliani, 'Air on a G String' - JS Bach and 'There is no Peace in the World' by Vivaldi sung beautifully by Emma Kirkby.

As the next meeting is so close to Christmas, it was decided to have a break and meet again in January.

October 2023. This month it was Ann's turn to choose a piece of her favourite music, she chose 'Wild Bears' from 'Wand of Youth' by Edward Elgar, a fast and furious piece which she stated she would use to relax to after a frantic day at work.
Amongst the music played was 'The Magnificent Seven' by Elmer Bernstein - which has been ranked by the American Film Institute as the 8th greatest American film score of all time; 'The Radetzky March', 'Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves', 'The Entertainer' by Scott Joplin, used as the theme music for the wonderful film 'The Sting', 'O Holy Night' voted the nation's favourite carol in 2022, and 'Lascia Chio Pianga' by Handel sung beautifully by the Welsh soprano Elin Manahan Thomas.

Another very enjoyable morning of glorious music, and members fortified by the usual coffee and cake!

September it was the turn of Denise to choose one of her favourite pieces of music. She chose 'Benedictus' from 'The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace' by Karl Jenkins.

We played a variety of music - 'Cello Suite No. 1' by Bach; music from 'The Good, the Bad and the Ugly' by Ennio Morricone, 'Arrival of the Queen of Sheba' by Handel, the crazy 'Condide' by Bernstein, 'The Clock Symphony' by Haydn and the lovely 'Eliza's Aria' by Elena Kats-Chernin, born in Uzbekistan and the first graduate at the Conservatory of Music in Australia, to be granted a double degree as pianist and composer, eventually winning many awards and named Officer of the Order of Australia in 2019 for her contribution to music.

At this month's meeting we again played many lovely pieces, amongst them: 'The Tango' by Albeniz; 'The Chinese Dance' from 'The Nutcracker' by Tchaikovsky; 'Andante Festivo' by Sibelius and the 'finale of the Violin Concerto No. 1 'by Max Bruch - this last piece was music that Bruch grew to hate, it was very popular and wherever he appeared people requested it to be played. However, he sold the rights and thereafter never received a penny for it, but stated , correctly it transpired ,that he would probably be remembered for his Violin Concerto No. 1 alone although he wrote many other lovely pieces.

It was Lyn's turn to choose one of her favourites and she chose The Scherzo (Presto) from the 2nd m/m of Concerto Symphonique No. 4 in D Minor by Henry Litoff, played beautifully on the piano by Peter Donohoe.

We ended the meeting as usual with tea and cake!

The group met on the May Bank Holiday Monday.We were a smaller group than usual - 2 members suffering at home with Covid!!

It was Margaret's turn to choose one of her favourite pieces of music, she chose 'Clair de Lune' by Debussy.

We played some more beautiful music including the film score to 'Schindler's List', an instrumental version of 'Hymn to Love' the song made famous by Edith Piaf, 'Elevatsione' by Dominico Zipoli, a Jesuit who died far too young whilst preaching in South America, a Michael Haydn piece -'Notturno in F' and the lovely duet from 'La Boheme' by Puccini - 'Oh Sauve Fanciulla' sung by the Maltese tenor Joseph Calleja and soprano Alesandra Kurzak. Puccini was the most popular of all opera composers even though they were all about suffering and death.

We ended the meeting as usual with tea and cake!

We met on the 1 May at Anne's house in Tregynon. It was Ann's turn to choose one of her favourite pieces of music and it was a piece by Alice Mary Smith.

We enjoyed pieces by Phil Coulter, Albinoni's beautiful 'Adagio'- which it seems he wrote very little of, the overture to La Cenerentola - Rossini's take on 'Cindarella' and his overture to 'The Silken Ladder' a comic opera. Rossini was well known for leaving everything until the last minute, but he always, genius as he was, managed to meet the deadlines. He is reputed to have said 'give me a laundry list and I will set it to music' A truly talented

composer, whose pieces are always full of joy. Freddie de Thomasso - an English/Italian tenor, is wowing the world of opera with his wonderfully strong voice and we played 'Adios Sonia de Gloria' by Carlo Inasense which demonstrated his amazing range.

The next meeting will be on 29 May - another Bank Holiday.

At this month's meeting (March) we played the' 2nd Oboe Concerto' by Albinoni,

Beethoven's' Symphony No. 7', 'Dance of the Savages' by Rameau, 'Invitation to the Dance' by C.M. von Weber and 'Ashokan Farewell' by Jay Ungar among others.

Denise selected a track of her favourite music to play - a piece from

'Cavalleria Rusticana' by Mascagne which we all enjoyed. Ann will choose next month's personal choice.

Because of commitments, there will be no meeting in April but 2 in May.
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Classical Music Group

The first meeting of this newly created group, was held at Anne's home on Monday 20 February.

The group enjoyed pieces such as 'Symphony No. 5' by Beethoven, 'Canon in D' by Pachelbel, 'Music for the Royal Fireworks' by Handel to name but a few. A short synopsis of the life of each of the composers was read out by Anne.

Coffee and cake went down very well!!

Newtown Classical Music For further information about Newtown U3A or any of the groups please contact: secretary@newtownu3a.co.uk
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This month we met on 29 February. As usual the music was wonderful and varied.- among the pieces played - 'The Habanera' by Chabrier, 'The Swan' by Saint Saens, 'Cider House Rules' taken from a film starring Michael Caine, 'Paladio' by Karl Jenkins and the Cello Concerto No. 1 by Haydn - one of my personal favourites. It was Margaret's turn to choose a piece of music - she chose Etude No. 3 in E 'Tristesse' Op. 10 No. 3. Novermber 2023. Another lovely morning of beautiful music - mostly classical but some film scores and TV theme tunes too. It was Neil's turn to choose one of his favourites and he chose 'A Venetian Coronation 1595' by Andrea and Giovanni Gabrieli. He chose Sonata 333 and Toccata 1 - grand ceremonial music for the Coronation of the Doge. We then worked our way through the list - an instrumental of 'My heart will go on' from Titanic by James Horner; 'Somewhere in my memory' from 'Home Alone' by John Williams; Guitar Concerto No. 1 in A major - Mauro Guiliani, 'Air on a G String' - JS Bach and 'There is no Peace in the World' by Vivaldi sung beautifully by Emma Kirkby. As the next meeting is so close to Christmas, it was decided to have a break and meet again in January. October 2023. This month it was Ann's turn to choose a piece of her favourite music, she chose 'Wild Bears' from 'Wand of Youth' by Edward Elgar, a fast and furious piece which she stated she would use to relax to after a frantic day at work. Amongst the music played was 'The Magnificent Seven' by Elmer Bernstein - which has been ranked by the American Film Institute as the 8th greatest American film score of all time; 'The Radetzky March', 'Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves', 'The Entertainer' by Scott Joplin, used as the theme music for the wonderful film 'The Sting', 'O Holy Night' voted the nation's favourite carol in 2022, and 'Lascia Chio Pianga' by Handel sung beautifully by the Welsh soprano Elin Manahan Thomas. Another very enjoyable morning of glorious music, and members fortified by the usual coffee and cake! September it was the turn of Denise to choose one of her favourite pieces of music. She chose 'Benedictus' from 'The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace' by Karl Jenkins. We played a variety of music - 'Cello Suite No. 1' by Bach; music from 'The Good, the Bad and the Ugly' by Ennio Morricone, 'Arrival of the Queen of Sheba' by Handel, the crazy 'Condide' by Bernstein, 'The Clock Symphony' by Haydn and the lovely 'Eliza's Aria' by Elena Kats-Chernin, born in Uzbekistan and the first graduate at the Conservatory of Music in Australia, to be granted a double degree as pianist and composer, eventually winning many awards and named Officer of the Order of Australia in 2019 for her contribution to music. At this month's meeting we again played many lovely pieces, amongst them: 'The Tango' by Albeniz; 'The Chinese Dance' from 'The Nutcracker' by Tchaikovsky; 'Andante Festivo' by Sibelius and the 'finale of the Violin Concerto No. 1 'by Max Bruch - this last piece was music that Bruch grew to hate, it was very popular and wherever he appeared people requested it to be played. However, he sold the rights and thereafter never received a penny for it, but stated , correctly it transpired ,that he would probably be remembered for his Violin Concerto No. 1 alone although he wrote many other lovely pieces. It was Lyn's turn to choose one of her favourites and she chose The Scherzo (Presto) from the 2nd m/m of Concerto Symphonique No. 4 in D Minor by Henry Litoff, played beautifully on the piano by Peter Donohoe. We ended the meeting as usual with tea and cake! The group met on the May Bank Holiday Monday.We were a smaller group than usual - 2 members suffering at home with Covid!! It was Margaret's turn to choose one of her favourite pieces of music, she chose 'Clair de Lune' by Debussy. We played some more beautiful music including the film score to 'Schindler's List', an instrumental version of 'Hymn to Love' the song made famous by Edith Piaf, 'Elevatsione' by Dominico Zipoli, a Jesuit who died far too young whilst preaching in South America, a Michael Haydn piece -'Notturno in F' and the lovely duet from 'La Boheme' by Puccini - 'Oh Sauve Fanciulla' sung by the Maltese tenor Joseph Calleja and soprano Alesandra Kurzak. Puccini was the most popular of all opera composers even though they were all about suffering and death. At this month's meeting we again played many lovely pieces, amongst them: 'The Tango' by Albeniz; 'The Chinese Dance' from 'The Nutcracker' by Tchaikovsky; 'Andante Festivo' by Sibelius and the 'finale of the Violin Concerto No. 1 'by Max Bruch - this last piece was music that Bruch grew to hate, it was very popular and wherever he appeared people requested it to be played. However, he sold the rights and thereafter never received a penny for it, but stated , correctly it transpired ,that he would probably be remembered for his Violin Concerto No. 1 alone although he wrote many other lovely pieces. It was Lyn's turn to choose one of her favourites and she chose The Scherzo (Presto) from the 2nd m/m of Concerto Symphonique No. 4 in D Minor by Henry Litoff, played beautifully on the piano by Peter Donohoe. We ended the meeting as usual with tea and cake! We met on the 1 May at Anne's house in Tregynon. It was Ann's turn to choose one of her favourite pieces of music and it was a piece by Alice Mary Smith. We enjoyed pieces by Phil Coulter, Albinoni's beautiful 'Adagio'- which it seems he wrote very little of, the overture to La Cenerentola - Rossini's take on 'Cindarella' and his overture to 'The Silken Ladder' a comic opera. Rossini was well known for leaving everything until the last minute, but he always, genius as he was, managed to meet the deadlines. He is reputed to have said 'give me a laundry list and I will set it to music' A truly talented composer, whose pieces are always full of joy. Freddie de Thomasso - an English/Italian tenor, is wowing the world of opera with his wonderfully strong voice and we played 'Adios Sonia de Gloria' by Carlo Inasense which demonstrated his amazing range. The next meeting will be on 29 May - another Bank Holiday. At this month's meeting (March) we played the' 2nd Oboe Concerto' by Albinoni, Beethoven's' Symphony No. 7', 'Dance of the Savages' by Rameau, 'Invitation to the Dance' by C.M. von Weber and 'Ashokan Farewell' by Jay Ungar among others. Denise selected a track of her favourite music to play - a piece from 'Cavalleria Rusticana' by Mascagne which we all enjoyed. Ann will choose next month's personal choice. Because of commitments, there will be no meeting in April but 2 in May. ___________________________________________________________ Classical Music Group The first meeting of this newly created group, was held at Anne's home on Monday 20 February. The group enjoyed pieces such as 'Symphony No. 5' by Beethoven, 'Canon in D' by Pachelbel, 'Music for the Royal Fireworks' by Handel to name but a few. A short synopsis of the life of each of the composers was read out by Anne. Coffee and cake went down very well!!	We meet on the last Monday off each month at each Anne's house.
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