Newsletter for April 2011
Dear Amigos,
How lucky we were to have three such delightful young musicians to play for us
and how well they played too. Uta Kerner, Sunita Mamtani and Julian Reim are old friends whose continual upward progress we have been able to follow over recent years and I think it is fair to say that we have never heard them play better. Trios and Quartets represent some of the most intimate music ever written and it was marvellous to see and hear the three of them playing together so well.
As you will already know from the program which you have received as well as the excellent press coverage, (thank you John) we have Piers Lane and Michael Collins coming to play at São Lourenço next week. Piers is one of our very special guests who has delighted us on several occasions in the past, but knowing that we would be in the middle of our Cultural Centre”s 30th Anniversary season, he has quite excelled himself by bringing with him the world renowned clarinettist Michael Collins. The concerts
take place on the 12th and 14th and if you have not done so already, I urge you to make your reservation at the earliest opportunity.
Those attending the last couple of concerts will have already noticed that our catering providers have changed. If the initial response and the lack of leftovers is anything to judge by,
it has to be assumed that we have made a move for the better. Fingers crossed that the weather will hold next week and give us two pleasant evenings when we can enjoy the Cultural viagra super active Centre courtyards at their best. Talking of which . . . . .
On previous occasions I have mentioned the 4th June as the evening on which we would hold a Summer Party to celebrate the 30th Anniversary of the Cultural Centre but due to due to a conflict with another event on that date, we have moved the Amigos party to Thursday the 2nd of June instead. In view of the runaway success of our alfresco Black tie dinner last year many have proposed that we repeat the event again, but with such fond memories still fresh in our minds it has been decided that although we shall once again enjoy an excellent dinner on the terrace the dress code this time will be ‘summer informal’. The full details and an application forms will be included in the next Newsletter.
Earlier this year Marie and I were given a delightful surprise when Sa Chen confirmed that she would be able to accept our invitation to play for us again. It was in May 2009 that she came to the Algarve for the first time. We were lucky to get her then and knew that she had an exceptional career just over the horizon, a career which has since taken wing and soared into recognition and fame. Sa Chen was to have given concerts at São Lourenço on the 25th and 28th of May but due to her massive work schedule we have recently had to amend those dates to Monday the 23rd and Wednesday 25th. As the great majority of us are retired, it seemed wiser to us to accept these dates than let the chance to hear this great young talent slip through our fingers.
Kind regards,