ARMISTICE DAY CONCERT7.00 pm, Sunday 11th November 2018

at St Andrew’s Psalter Lane, S11 8YL

On the 11th day of the 11th month 100 years ago, the Great War ended.

To mark the centenary, the Armistice Day concert will feature the Elgar string quartet, composed and performed 100 years ago. Also in the concert will be works by contemporary British composers performed by the celebrated

VILLIERS STRING QUARTET

Tickets only £5.00 on the door; children free.

CONCERT PROGRAMME:

A Kind of Murky Blue Chris Noble

Quartet no. 3 Anthony Payne

Quartet no. 30 Ray Kohn

Ray Kohn was affected by the destruction of the ancient city of Aleppo in 2016. He composed the 30th quartet in that year. There are four movements:

- Allegro- Alla Marcia- Presto- Andante

Interval

String Quartet Edward Elgar

In 1917, Elgar was ill and depressed by war-time London. He began work on the String Quartet in March 1918, while recovering at home. He finished only the first subject of the first movement at that time. In May, Lady Elgar found a cottage surrounded by woods in Sussex, in which he could work in seclusion away from the cares of the world. Here he composed his Violin Sonata, Piano Quintet and, by December, the String Quartet. There are three movements.

- Allegro moderato- Piacevole (poco andante)- Allegro molto