October 6^th

October 6th

Birmingham Triennial Festival

This prestigious festival was held for the last time in 1912, but it is still remembered for the important choral works first performed there and the outstanding singers associated with it.

CHRIS BALL recalls some of its highlights.

October 13th

Music Magazine, Vol 56 No 1

A miscellany of recorded music and comment on items of topical or special interest, edited by GEOFF TRINNICK.

Sales Table tonight - bring along those unwanted gifts, books and records to help boost the Society funds.

edited by GEOFF TRINICK

October 20th

Off the Beaten Track

JOHN THOMAS presents a miscellany of seldom heard items, some by unknown composers, and others from better known composers.

An evening of surprises and an opportunity to add to your list of "must-haves".

presented by JOHN THOMAS

October 27th

From Rehearsal to Release

GINA McCORMACK and CATHERINE YATES are the leader and second violin respectively of the Sorrell Quartet, currently Quartet in residence at the Univesity.

They introduce us to the process of recording from first rehearsal to the finished recording, illustrated with extracts from their own CDs, including their on-going Shostakovich cycle.