| Status: | Active, not currently accepting new members |
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| When: | Monthly on Friday mornings 10:00 AM Second Friday |
| Venue: | Members House |
Music Appreciation normally meets on the morning of the second Friday of every month in the homes of group members. The size of the group is limited by how many people can fit in someone's lounge. At the moment we are at that limit however if you are interested in music and would like to form a second group Ruth is willing to help get this established.
We are using the alphabet to inspire our monthly musical selections however this is not always the case; a member may offer to lead a session because of a special interest, anniversary or seasonal connection such as Christmas music at Christmas. All musical genres are included which offers members the opportunity to listen to music that might be 'outside of their comfort zone.'
Prior to the meeting musical choices are made by each member, our primary source now being YouTube, and links are shared with all members before the next gathering; this gives everyone an opportunity to listen to the music in their own time.. During the meeting members are expected to introduce and talk about their choice for a few minutes before we have a general chat about the piece and air our thoughts, positive or otherwise! Don't worry that people won't like your choice, it is rare that everyone likes a particular piece and it is good to be challenged from time to time. The whole idea is to be exposed to new music that you might not have come across before and so widen your tastes.
For our September meeting we tried a different approach where we listened to a whole album instead of a random selection of songs/tunes and then discussed it after. The album chosen was one that was released over 50 years ago and has gone on to become one of the best selling of all time, namely Dark Side of the Moon, the 7th album by Pink Floyd.
You can hear it here
These are our choices for the May meeting - we have now moved on to the letter T
Linda Alison Balsom playing the trumpet, Eternal Source of Light Divine
Valerie My choice is John Taverner and Song for Athene.
Veronica T is for Timpani. I've always been fascinated by the range of sound made by these percussion instruments so I thought I'd investigate! My link is Grutopia for 4 timpani with the soloist Paopua Amnatham who plays with the Bangkok Symphony Orchestra.
Dot has chosen the Three Tenors, the Nessum Dorma encore from their 1994 concert
Mike Tears of Joy by Antonio Forcione
Lyn Hope that you enjoy this bit of fun, lots of T's. Trumpeter. Thomas Gansch and Tonkunstler Niederosterreich
Peter My Letter T choice is Paul Tortelier, The Swan from Saint-Saens Carnival of the Animals
Linda Sorry this is so late but I am preparing to work on my choice for tomorrow and see the link is the one Dot’s Three Tenors..
Ruth I have chosen Alexis Ffrench, pianist and composer, playing Together Without You.
Happy listening
Ruth 🕊️