British Music Society of York

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The exciting programme for our 87^th season began in October. Details of the individual concerts may be found by clicking here.

Concerts take place in the Sir Jack Lyons Concert Hall, University of York. The cost of membership of the society gives you entry to all six concerts, and is considerably cheaper than buying a separate ticket for each concert. The University also stages its own series of regular concerts.

Next concert

Friday 14th March 2008 at 8 pm

In the Sir Jack Lyons Concert Hall, University of York.

Sacconi String Quartet (Sacconi String Quartet home page »)
Ben Hancox and Hannah Dawson (violins), Robin Ashwell (viola), Cara Berridge (cello)

Haydn Quartet in G, op. 54 no. 1
Vaughan Williams Quartet no. 1 in G minor
Ravel String Quartet in F

An opportunity to hear the young, prize-winning quartet described as "an exceptional ensemble with sharp ears, a unanimous sense of musical breath and a meticulous attention to detail". Their programme includes a quartet packed with Haydn's sparkling wit and the Society's favourite piece by Ravel, the String Quartet. Surprisingly, there are Ravel connections with the rarely-heard Vaughan Williams G minor Quartet: it was the first thing he wrote after three months study with the composer, exactly a hundred years ago. The first critics couldn't understand the piece, inexplicably finding it a work of "extreme modernism". Why not judge for yourselves?

Thank you for your interest in the Society. You can find out about becoming a member, about our history, or about some of our previous seasons' concert programmes by using the navigation links on the left.