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The Great Western Branch of the Elgar Society serves members who live in an area stretching from Cornwall to
South Wales and is centred on Bristol.
Guests and friends of members are always welcome at our Elgar Society Branch meetings.
Programme for 2010
Meeting time and venue : Branch meetings are normally held on the fourth Saturday
of each month except July and August. Except where otherwise indicated, meetings open at
2.15 p.m. and finish at 4.30 p.m. All meeting are held at The Bristol Music Club, 76
St. Paul's Road, Clifton, Bristol BS8 1LP
Parking is available at 1 Pembroke Road, on the opposite corner of Pembroke Road and Queen’s Road. There is
also an entrance with easier access in Queen’s Road just beyond the zebra crossing. Please do not block the drive.
Street parking is also available nearby and is free.
Saturday 20 March
The Bristol Music Club
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Elgar and Falstaff
by David Selwyn
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... a Shakespearean study in music. David Selwyn teaches English at Bristol Grammar School. He is also a composer
and a conductor, and was for many years musical director of Bristol Opera.
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Saturday 24 April
The Bristol Music Club
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Elgar's First and the modern symphony
by John Pickard
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Hans Richter described Elgar's First as 'the greatest symphony of modern times'. Professor John Pickard of Bristol
University examines Elgar's working process in creating this phenomenal work and assesses its significance in the
context of the late 19th and early 20th century symphonism.
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Saturday 22 May
The Bristol Music Club
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The work of a raw amateur
by Michael Butterfield
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Michael Butterfield reflects on Frank Schuster’s remark and examines the development of Elgar’s style from
The Dream of Gerontius to The Kingdom.
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Saturday 23 October
The Bristol Music Club
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Ralph Vaughan Williams
by Stephen Walsh
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Cow at the gate or bull in the china-shop? Professor Stephen Walsh of Cardiff University, author of a biography
of Stravinsky, explores VW's work and adjusts his reputation as a folksy ruralist; a joint meeting with the Vaughan
Williams Society.
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Saturday 20 November
The Bristol Music Club
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Recital of English Song
by Jonathan Toffolo and Michael Butterfield
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Jonathan Toffolo (tenor) and Michael Butterfield (piano) will introduce and perform Vaughan Williams: the complete
Songs of Travel, Butterworth: A Shropshire Lad, and songs by Elgar.
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For further information, contact :
The secretary at the telephone number given above.
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