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ELIZABETH MACONCHY String Quartet No. 1
NICOLA LEFANU String Quartet No. 2
RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS String Quartet No. 2 in A minor
LEOŠ JANÁČEK String Quartet No. 2 “Intimate Letters”
ELIZABETH MACONCHY String Quartet No. 11
As a former Wigmore Hall/Open Academy Fellowship Ensemble, the Bloomsbury Quartet is passionate about engaging audiences with thought-provoking programmes. Here the group presents a unique ‘concert experience’ that combines performance ‘in the round’ with a multimedia exhibition on the life and works of one of the finest composers the British Isles have ever produced: Dame Elizabeth Violet Maconchy LeFanu (1907-1994).
Bookended by an early and late string quartet, the concert also features music by Maconchy’s teacher Ralph Vaughan Williams, daughter Nicola LeFanu, and Leoš Janáček, a key influence during the composer’s later studies in Prague.
With kind support from Craven District Council.
This concert is part of Skipton Music’s 75th anniversary season ‘Hidden Treasures: Celebrating Women Composers Across the Ages.’