Roseland Music Society Comes of Age
‘We come from afar but whenever we are down and you have a concert we always come because we enjoy them, a good choice of music and love the variety!’ an audience member on June 9th
Before our final concert on the 22/23 season on 9th June we treated the audience to Pimms and some delicious nibbles to celebrate another successful season. Audience numbers are not back to the pre-covid levels but for 20 years now we have provided excellent concerts and invaluable income and performance opportunities for local, visiting and international musicians. We also wanted to thank three of our team who were retiring, Denise, Julie and Peter, who have given their time and expertise to keep the society going through the years. As the audience chatted, we gathered information about where people travel from and what sort of music they would like to see as part of future seasons. The audience were then treated to the beautiful ensemble playing of “Harmoniemusik”, a wind quartet formed by players who for many years have visited Cornwall to play in the St Columb Festival.
Next season, the 23/24, we turn twenty-one. It will start with a concert called “Niccolò Paganini. Mystery, Myth and Magic” and will contain seven concerts. In October the Chapel Street Quintet from Penzance will bring a programme including works by Elgar, Bridge and Dove. Trio Kurtag’s visit in November will see the return of the cellist Eliza Millet who delighted audiences last season playing with Trio Cordiera. In February we will join forces with the Cornwall National Music Archive to stage a concert to launch a very exciting year long project which will focus on Music on the Roseland. A number of well known local professional players will return as soloists in two Brandenburg Concertos and Mandy Burvill will perform ‘Carricknath’, a concerto commissioned from composer Ian Stephens in 2020 to celebrate the lives of Thea King, Jennet Campbell and Jane Fletcher. Nigel Blomilly will perform Beethoven ’Cello Sonatas in March and in May, Larkspur, a Fiddle and accordion duo will take us on some ‘Tin Travels’. The season finale in June ‘A Concert for Summer’ will be given by the City of Truro Male Choir.
Membership for the new season which buys a discount on all ticket prices is available now at £16. Email roselandmusicsocsec@gmail.com
Emma Campbell, Secretary
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