Year: 2022
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PROGRAM NOTES: ISATA KANNEH-MASON
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Sonata No. 14 in C minor K. 457 In 1785 Mozart’s Sonata in C minor was published together with the composer’s Fantasia in C minor as a single opus, with the Fantasia forming a kind of introductory ‘prelude’ to the sonata. Given that the Fantasia was composed many months after the sonata,…
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PROGRAM NOTES: CASTALIAN STRING QUARTET
Franz Joseph Haydn String Quartet in D minor Op. 76 No. 2 (“Fifths”) Haydn is known as the father of the string quartet for his leading role in transforming the genre from its origins as light entertainment into a vehicle for serious composition, worthy of standing beside the instrumental sonata and the orchestral symphony. His…
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NOTICE OF THE VANCOUVER RECITAL SOCIETY’S AGM
NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF MEMBERS OF VANCOUVER RECITAL SOCIETY (the “Society”) The Board of Directors of the Society hereby gives notice that the Annual General Meeting of the Society will be held Online, via ZOOM (details below), on the 22nd day of February, 2022, at the hour of 5:30pm, for the following purposes: To receive…