The Beethoven Society was founded in 1888 and has met without a break since then. The Society gives classical music concerts in aid of both local and national charities. We do not purely perform works by Beethoven; rather the name is kept as a tribute to the long and illustrious history of the orchestra. We are a group of musicians dedicated to playing good music, enjoying ourselves, and helping to raise money for charities at the same time.

Please come and support us – click Here to see a map of our usual rehearsal and concert venues. If you’ve never been to our concerts before, come and try something different for free. If you have, we hope you enjoyed our concerts and will keep supporting us.

We currently have vacancies for string players. If you are interested please contact us by telephoning our Membership Secretaries, Joan and Rosalind Corser, on 01706378973 or click Here

 

OUR NEXT CONCERT
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Saturday, 28th January 2012
at 7.30 pm

Christ Church, Didsbury.

A Shropshire Lad - Butterworth
Concerto for Violin and Cello - Delius
Symphony No. 1 - Elgar

Alan Smale (violin) and Martin Johnson (‘cello)

This all-English, twentieth century programme opens with George Butterworth’s Rhapsody - A Shropshire Lad. Composed in 1912 as an epilogue to his 1911 song cycle "A Shropshire Lad" set to the words of A. E. Housman this rhapsody was based on the first song of the cycle ‘Loveliest of tress’. The style is unashamedly romantic but with some interesting impressionistic harmonic colourings – an unforgettable gem of the English early twentieth century ‘renaissance’. This is followed by Frederick Delius’s Double Concerto of 1916. The flamboyant confrontation between soloist and orchestra in the conventional concerto is replaced in this work by the unfolding of combined rhapsodic melodies. Delius’s characteristic chromatic style of harmony is in evidence throughout.

The concert concludes with Edward Elgar’s First Symphony. This symphony was written when the composer was at the height of his powers in 1908. The grand sweep of the opening motto theme is contrasted throughout with lyrical and often elusive themes passed around the orchestra and the symphony concludes climactically when the motto theme returns. The continual shifts from high emotion to wistfulness seem to embody the tensions within the personality of the composer himself.

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The Manchester Beethoven Orchestra
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National Federation of Music Societies
 and is a Registered Charity
(No.1010447)


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Orchestral Playday

 

Saturday, 18th February 2012

10.00 am to 5.00 pm

Venue - St. Matthew’s Hall, Stretford

This event is open to players of all ages. If you are of Grade IV standard or above and would like to spend a day making music in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere we would love to see you. You don’t need to have played in an orchestra before. Schubert’s Unfinished Symphony will be one of the works to be rehearsed. Music will be provided.

The cost will be £5 for each participant which will include tea and coffee (please bring a packed lunch and a music stand).

See the map to the right for the location of the St. Matthew’s Hall.

For further information, or to book a place, please contact Frank Lennon, the Music Director, by clicking Here

 


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