Ensemble Mirage
Thursday 13th March 2025, 7:30 pm
Quartet for the End of Time
Programme: Quartet for the End of Time
Walter Rabl - Quartet, OP. 1
Introductory talk on Messiaen quartet with excerpts
Messiaen - Quartet for the End of Time
The
Society
is
delighted
to
welcome
back
the
exciting
clarinettist
Matthew
Scott
as
part
of
the
chamber
group
Ensemble
Mirage.
Performing
in
various
instrumental
combinations
from
trios
to
octets,
this
flexible
group
of
dedicated
chamber
musicians
explore
the
wonderful
range
of
mixed wind-string-piano chamber repertoire.
In
this
very
special
concert,
we
will
hear
Olivier
Messiaen’s
life
affirming
Quatuor
pour
la
fine
du
Temps
—
composed
and
first
performed
while
in
a
prisoner
of
war
camp
in
Silesia,
January
1941.
This
is
quite
possibly
one
of
the
most
significant
concerts
presented
by
the
Society and should not be missed.
To
enhance
the
experience
and
understanding
of
Messiaen’s
musical
language
in
this
monumental
work,
the
format
for
this
evening
will
be
a
little
different
to
our
usual
concerts;
following
the
opening
quartet
there
will
be
an
introductory
talk
about
the
piece.
The
quartet
will then be performed after the interval; the second half will last about 50 minutes.
Clarinet - Matthew Scott
Violin - Alexandra Lomeiko
Cello - Mike Newman
Piano - Alexandra Vaduva
Ensemble Mirage
Thursday 13th March 2025, 7:30 pm
Quartet for the End of Time
The
Society
is
delighted
to
welcome
back
the
exciting
clarinettist
Matthew
Scott
as
part
of
the
chamber
group
Ensemble
Mirage.
Performing
in
various
instrumental
combinations
from
trios
to
octets,
this
flexible
group
of
dedicated
chamber
musicians
explore
the
wonderful range of mixed wind-string-piano chamber repertoire.
In
this
very
special
concert,
we
will
hear
Olivier
Messiaen’s
life
affirming
Quatuor
pour
la
fine
du
Temps
—
composed
and
first
performed
while
in
a
prisoner
of
war
camp
in
Silesia,
January
1941.
This
is
quite
possibly
one
of
the
most
significant
concerts
presented
by the Society - should not be missed.
To
enhance
the
experience
and
understanding
of
Messiaen’s
musical
language
in
this
monumental
work,
the
format
for
this
evening
will
be
a
little
different
to
our
usual
concerts;
following
the
opening
quartet
there
will
be
an
introductory
talk
about
the
piece.
The
quartet
will
then
be
performed
after
the
interval;
the
second
half
will
last
about
50
minutes.
Programme:
Walter Rabl - Quartet
Introductory talk on Messiaen quartet
with excerpts
Messiaen - Quartet for the End of Time
Clarinet - Matthew Scott
Violin - Alexandra Lomeiko
Cello - Mike Newman
Piano - Alexandra Vaduva