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Chairman of Ashford Sinfonia

Midsummer concert of Grieg, Mozart and Elgar

Posted on May 31, 2015 by rogerpinnock

Dear Music Lover For midsummer on Sunday June 21 at 7.30pm why not recall some of that old romance into your life with Primavera in a concert featuring piano quintets by Elgar and Grieg at the Ballroom in Herstmonceux Castle. … Continue reading →

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Chilingirian String Quartet Coaching

Posted on May 27, 2015 by rogerpinnock

We have received the following comment from our blog: I am writing on behalf of the Chilingirian String Quartet to let you know about the Summer Course for Amateur string quartets, ensembles and inviduals which runs from 19-25th July. The … Continue reading →

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Half Term

Posted on May 20, 2015 by rogerpinnock

There will be no rehearsal on 25 May 2015 as it is half term and a Bank Holiday!

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The Heart of the Orchestra

Posted on May 18, 2015 by rogerpinnock

This term is going to be good. Sibelius, Mussorgsky, Dvorak, Elgar, and a threat of Wagner’s Mastersingers overture – what’s not to love! I recently made some discoveries: the French for a French Horn is ‘cor’. One notable composer wrote … Continue reading →

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An interesting visit

Posted on May 11, 2015 by rogerpinnock

For reasons too complicated to tell here, I recently had need of a new 3rd string for my cello. (Note the avoidance of the alternative name, for those of a more irreverent turn of mind!) Googling for local suppliers brought … Continue reading →

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New term

Posted on April 27, 2015 by rogerpinnock

Tonight was the second rehearsal of this term, and we were very pleased to welcome Catherine and Malcolm, two new French Horn players. We are fast approaching a full brass section! Sibelius’s Finlandia went well – if only the cellos … Continue reading →

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Concert Review

Posted on March 30, 2015 by rogerpinnock

It is a particularly British trait to downplay our achievements and to minimise our expectations of ourselves, and with such statements repeated to me (more than once!) in relation to Ashford Sinfonia, so I came to the concert on Sunday. … Continue reading →

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Administration

Posted on March 10, 2015 by rogerpinnock

At last evening’s rehearsal we had a short discussion about our plans for the near future. We have three possible venues for rehearsal – two are quite expensive options and the third has difficulty with access, in that instruments would have … Continue reading →

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Bum Notes from the Brass

Posted on March 5, 2015 by rogerpinnock

When are passages difficult? We began the rehearsal with the 1st movement of Mendlesohn’s #3. We got as far as the 8th bar and started again, and again, and yet again. Why? Because Wes thought that we were not good … Continue reading →

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Our Greek Family Odyssey

Posted on March 1, 2015 by rogerpinnock

My sister Susan Elkin and I have mentioned before that at the heart of our musical background was our folk-fiddling father. In August 1966 he was invited to lead the band for a dance group to an international 10 day … Continue reading →

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