ENGLISH SERENADE FCCJ DINNER-CONCERT
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Our FCCJ dinner-concert series, served with a delicious three-course dinner, is as old (and popular) as the Tokyo Sinfonia itself. The FCCJ Dinner-concert series is unique in the world -- nowhere else on the face of the globe will you find the alternation of music & menu presentation which we have created exclusively for the FCCJ. And we are delighted to tell you that the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan and the Tokyo Sinfonia have collaborated to ensure that this popular series thrives in its fourth continuous year and beyond.
The English Serenade was one of the first programmes we presented years ago in this series. It was so well-received that we are repeating the English Serenade again, with the same menu and a slight variation in the musical programme.
Sir Edward Elgar's music is quintessentially English; I love it. Perhaps even more than his symphonies, suites and other compositions, Elgar's Enigma Variations have a special quality that lifts this work into its own realm of musical magic. After playing a beguiling, rather Edwardian theme on the piano for his wife, Alice, he then proceeded to vary the theme to portray the personal characteristics of several of their friends. "I think you've got something there," she is supposed to have said, "why don't you ..." (or words to that effect); and thus the Enigma Variations was born. Elgar only alluded to the people he characterised musically, but I have given you their names in the programme. They are now long gone, but their individual personalities remain forever enshrined in this wonderful music, and you will recognise them clearly.
TOKYO SINFONIA IN FEBRUARY: FCCJ Dinner-concert series, Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan (Yurakucho)
AUSTRIAN SERENADE - 2/27
Table tickets: 2 or more ￥8,445 each; Single ￥9,335; 4-concert subscriptions ￥33,000
Simple Symphony for Strings (Britten)
Enigma Variations (Elgar)
Mascarade Dances (Sullivan)
3-course traditional English dinner
Sustaining supporter Shinsei Bank
The FCCJ Dinner-concert series has proved particularly popular with corporate groups as a cost-effective, attractive and distinctive entertainment for client relations and employee benefits. Companies small and large have booked blocks of from 10 to 68 tickets for various of our past programmes. One corporate group (to date) purchased 200 tickets spread over the four events of the fiscal year, and the constant feedback we hear from their attendees has been truly enthusiastic. At this time too, this series has attracted the largest number of subscribers of our any of our series of regular public concerts.
We do recommend subscriptions to you for any four consecutive dates starting anytime in the FCCJ Dinner-concert series. The unit ticket price is slightly reduced, and that is only one of the benefits. Our subscribers are also guaranteed preferred seating at the centre tables, personal recognition, and reception and other benefits. Should you need extra tickets for occasional guests, your subscriber's discount will always be applied, and your guests will be accorded the same VIP treatment.
All in all, our English Serenade promises to be an enjoyable evening out to relax and recharge the emotional batteries ,and remind yourself that the world is indeed full of genuine beauty. Enjoy it with a friend; even better, with a group of friends.
Table tickets: 2 or more, ¥8,445; single, ¥9,335 yen; 4-concert subscriptions (which we encourage) ¥33,000.
Payment may be made by bank transfer to Mitsui-Sumitomo Bank Akasaka Branch Ordinary Account 8549626 Tokyo Sinfonia (三井住友銀行赤坂支店 普通8549626).
Note that subscribers, supporters and sponsors receive preferred seating at the centre tables. We can accept additional reservations until 2/26.
Kindly email us at tickets@tokyosinfonia.com, phone us at (03) 3588 0738, or order by internet at tokyosinfonia.com.
See you at the Sinfonia!
With every good wish from
Robert Ryker and the Tokyo Sinfonia
Coming series events
TOKYO SINFONIA IN MARCH: Symphonies for Strings champagne concert series, Oji Hall (Ginza)
BRUCKNER SERENADE - 3/13
Tickets: 2 or more ￥5,500 each; Single ￥6,000; 4-concert subscriptions ￥20,000
Symphony for Strings in F Major, from the Quintet (first performance)
Four Orchestral Pieces
Overture in G Minor
Champagne reception
Project grant Minato-ku, Operations grant Rohm Music Foundation
An Austria-Japan Friendship Year 2009 event
TOKYO SINFONIA IN APRIL: Sinfonia Plus champagne concert series, Oji Hall (Ginza)
CLARINET SERENADE - 4/17
Tickets: 2 or more ￥5,500 each; Single ￥6,000; 4-concert subscription ￥25,000
Concerto in B Minor for Clarinet & Strings, from Op. 115 (Brahms) - Kalman Berkes, Clarinet solo
Concerto in E-flat Major for Clarinet & Strings, Op. 34 (Weber) - Kalman Berkes, Clarinet solo
Variations on a Hungarian Folksong (Kodaly)
Champagne reception
Gold sponsor JMEC
A Hungary-Japan Friendship Year 2009 event
TOKYO SINFONIA IN MAY: FCCJ Dinner-concert series, Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan (Yurakucho)
AUSTRIAN SERENADE - 5/22
Table tickets: 2 or more ￥8,445 each; Single ￥9,335; 4-concert subscriptions ￥33,000
Symphony No. 5 (Haydn)
Violin Concerto No. 5 (Mozart) - Keiko Kawamata, Violin solo
Symphony No. 5 (Schubert)
3-course traditional Austrian dinner
An Austria-Japan Friendship Year 2009 event
Information/Tickets for all programmes:
tickets@tokyosinfonia.com
(03) 3588 0738
www.tokyosinfonia.com
The English Serenade was one of the first programmes we presented years ago in this series. It was so well-received that we are repeating the English Serenade again, with the same menu and a slight variation in the musical programme.
Sir Edward Elgar's music is quintessentially English; I love it. Perhaps even more than his symphonies, suites and other compositions, Elgar's Enigma Variations have a special quality that lifts this work into its own realm of musical magic. After playing a beguiling, rather Edwardian theme on the piano for his wife, Alice, he then proceeded to vary the theme to portray the personal characteristics of several of their friends. "I think you've got something there," she is supposed to have said, "why don't you ..." (or words to that effect); and thus the Enigma Variations was born. Elgar only alluded to the people he characterised musically, but I have given you their names in the programme. They are now long gone, but their individual personalities remain forever enshrined in this wonderful music, and you will recognise them clearly.
TOKYO SINFONIA IN FEBRUARY: FCCJ Dinner-concert series, Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan (Yurakucho)
AUSTRIAN SERENADE - 2/27
Table tickets: 2 or more ￥8,445 each; Single ￥9,335; 4-concert subscriptions ￥33,000
Simple Symphony for Strings (Britten)
Enigma Variations (Elgar)
Mascarade Dances (Sullivan)
3-course traditional English dinner
Sustaining supporter Shinsei Bank
The FCCJ Dinner-concert series has proved particularly popular with corporate groups as a cost-effective, attractive and distinctive entertainment for client relations and employee benefits. Companies small and large have booked blocks of from 10 to 68 tickets for various of our past programmes. One corporate group (to date) purchased 200 tickets spread over the four events of the fiscal year, and the constant feedback we hear from their attendees has been truly enthusiastic. At this time too, this series has attracted the largest number of subscribers of our any of our series of regular public concerts.
We do recommend subscriptions to you for any four consecutive dates starting anytime in the FCCJ Dinner-concert series. The unit ticket price is slightly reduced, and that is only one of the benefits. Our subscribers are also guaranteed preferred seating at the centre tables, personal recognition, and reception and other benefits. Should you need extra tickets for occasional guests, your subscriber's discount will always be applied, and your guests will be accorded the same VIP treatment.
All in all, our English Serenade promises to be an enjoyable evening out to relax and recharge the emotional batteries ,and remind yourself that the world is indeed full of genuine beauty. Enjoy it with a friend; even better, with a group of friends.
Table tickets: 2 or more, ¥8,445; single, ¥9,335 yen; 4-concert subscriptions (which we encourage) ¥33,000.
Payment may be made by bank transfer to Mitsui-Sumitomo Bank Akasaka Branch Ordinary Account 8549626 Tokyo Sinfonia (三井住友銀行赤坂支店 普通8549626).
Note that subscribers, supporters and sponsors receive preferred seating at the centre tables. We can accept additional reservations until 2/26.
Kindly email us at tickets@tokyosinfonia.com, phone us at (03) 3588 0738, or order by internet at tokyosinfonia.com.
See you at the Sinfonia!
With every good wish from
Robert Ryker and the Tokyo Sinfonia
Coming series events
TOKYO SINFONIA IN MARCH: Symphonies for Strings champagne concert series, Oji Hall (Ginza)
BRUCKNER SERENADE - 3/13
Tickets: 2 or more ￥5,500 each; Single ￥6,000; 4-concert subscriptions ￥20,000
Symphony for Strings in F Major, from the Quintet (first performance)
Four Orchestral Pieces
Overture in G Minor
Champagne reception
Project grant Minato-ku, Operations grant Rohm Music Foundation
An Austria-Japan Friendship Year 2009 event
TOKYO SINFONIA IN APRIL: Sinfonia Plus champagne concert series, Oji Hall (Ginza)
CLARINET SERENADE - 4/17
Tickets: 2 or more ￥5,500 each; Single ￥6,000; 4-concert subscription ￥25,000
Concerto in B Minor for Clarinet & Strings, from Op. 115 (Brahms) - Kalman Berkes, Clarinet solo
Concerto in E-flat Major for Clarinet & Strings, Op. 34 (Weber) - Kalman Berkes, Clarinet solo
Variations on a Hungarian Folksong (Kodaly)
Champagne reception
Gold sponsor JMEC
A Hungary-Japan Friendship Year 2009 event
TOKYO SINFONIA IN MAY: FCCJ Dinner-concert series, Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan (Yurakucho)
AUSTRIAN SERENADE - 5/22
Table tickets: 2 or more ￥8,445 each; Single ￥9,335; 4-concert subscriptions ￥33,000
Symphony No. 5 (Haydn)
Violin Concerto No. 5 (Mozart) - Keiko Kawamata, Violin solo
Symphony No. 5 (Schubert)
3-course traditional Austrian dinner
An Austria-Japan Friendship Year 2009 event
Information/Tickets for all programmes:
tickets@tokyosinfonia.com
(03) 3588 0738
www.tokyosinfonia.com
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