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Thames Philharmonia Charity No. 1125845  - About the Orchestra

 

                            CONCERTS 

                            REHEARSALS 

                            PURPOSE and OPERATION

                            HISTORY

                            WORKS PERFORMED                                         

Ludwig van Beethoven
1770 - 1827

 

                            SOLOISTS AND PROGRAMMES

 

CONCERTS

The orchestra performs three or four concerts a year. These take place locally in South West London or in Central London. Some concerts have been given in support of charities. The players are of all ages and include keen amateurs, teachers, students and retired professional musicians. Most concerts feature soloists from different nations of the world.

REHEARSALS

Full Rehearsals:               4 Sunday  Evenings   6pm  - 9pm before a concert

String Workshops :         4 Monday Evenings   7.30pm - 9.30pm before a concert

 

Sunday evenings are considered the Main, Full orchestral rehearsals for wind, brass and strings.

Monday evenings workshops/rehearsals acknowledge musicians' availability and need for practice.

 

The workshop could also include a work for strings which is not in the current programme, or a work for strings and solo.

 

If you wish to participate as a player or a soloist, please apply to: thamesphilharmonia@googlemail.com

 

Place:  The London Full Gospel Church, 36 West Barnes Lane, Raynes Park, SW20 OBL.

             Near Raynes Park railway station at the northern end of West Barnes Lane (B282).
                The Building is red brick and square shaped. It is next to the railway bridge. Next to a white, wooden, vertically slatted fence. 

               Car Parking: Anywhere you can. No charges on Sundays.

 

PURPOSE and OPERATION

The Thames Philharmonia provides for local audiences and musicians in south west London, variety in compositions performed, including choral works.   Performances also take place in central London.  The soloist's instruments or the chosen programme generally acknowledge both 'ethnic' and 'classical' repertoires:  gayageum, baglama, violin, piano and works by composers from different lands.  This approach lends itself, through music, to the Musical Director's desire to give meaning to the phrase 'West meets East'.

The orchestra is a Registered Charity.  We have a committee, which meets, plans and manages the rehearsals and concerts.  Orchestral and non-playing members assist.  Our intention is to perform to a high standard and to entertain audiences, some of whom may attend as part of a Charity fund-raising event.

Our aims include:

> that the orchestral players consist entirely of good amateur players who enjoy playing

   a classical and multicultural repertoire

 

> that costs are kept low: 

        - membership fee for playing and non-playing members being £20 per annum (Nov 2008)

        - ticket prices for audiences are within a fair range depending on the venue

                  'Standard' 'Concession' and 'Family'

 

The orchestra and its musicians are indebted to sponsors who make it possible to present a concert, and to 'friends' who provide assistance in the form of action, in the past and in the present.

 

If you wish to become a Member of the orchestra (playing or non-playing), please apply to: thamesphilharmonia@googlemail.com

 

Membership fee at 20th September 2009 is £20 per annum.  Our year runs from September to September.

 

If you wish to sponsor the orchestra in any way, or be sent information about forthcoming concerts,  please contact us via:  thamesphilharmonia@googlemail.com

 

 

HISTORY

Byung-Yun Yu founded the Thames Philharmonia in 2000. It has performed in the past at St. Andrew's Church Surbiton, Kingston Parish Church, Regents Hall Oxford Street, St John's Waterloo, Fairfield Hall Croydon, St John's Smith Square London, Landmark Arts Centre, Teddington, .London Full Gospel Church.  Full details from 2001 to the present day can be seen below. The London Full Gospel Church, Raynes Park offers the orchestra their church hall for rehearsal. Musicians are most grateful for this. The Thames Philharmonia, together with the London Full Gospel Choir, the resident choir, performed Haydn's Creation in October 2008.  This was the opening concert.

Works performed by Thames Philharmonia in the past include the following: (please use the 'find' command to locate the relevant concert)
Ahn, Eak-Tai: Symphonic Poem "Non Gae"; "Korean Fantasy" for choir and orchestra.
Bach, J.S.: Piano (Clavier) Concerto No. 5 in F minor, BWV1056.
Beethoven: Egmont Overture; Leonore No. 3 Overture; Coriolan Overture; Fidelio Overture; Romance No. 1 in G (violin); Romance No. 2 in F (viola); Symphony No. 3 in E flat (Eroica); Symphony No. 5 in C minor; Symphony No. 7 in A; Symphony No. 9 in D minor (Choral); Triple Concerto in C (piano, violin and cello); Piano Concerto No. 1 in C; Piano Concerto No. 4 in G; Piano Concerto No 5, Violin Concerto in D; Turkish March from "The Ruins of Athens".
Brahms: Symphony No.1 in C minor; Symphony No. 4 in E minor.
Bruch: Violin Concerto in G minor.
Delibes: Flower Duet from "Lakme".
Delius: La Calinda.
Dvorak: Cello Concerto in B minor.

Dvorak: Slavonic Dances, Cello concerto, Symphony No.5 in F
Elgar: Variations on an Original Theme (Enigma); Cello Concerto; Rosemary.
Handel: Water Music Suite (arr. Harty).
Haydn, J.: Symphony No.103 in E flat (Drum Roll); Symphony No.104 in D (London); Trumpet Concerto.

Haydn, J: The Creation

Houng, Nan-Pa: Song: "Love".

Kalinikov Symphony Nr. 1
Kim, Hee-Jo: Pansori: "Su-Gong-Ga"; Concerto for Sanjo Gayageum.
Kim, Kyu-Whan: Song: "Serenade".
Mahler: Symphony No.4 in G.

Kalinikov Symphony No 1
Mascagni: Cavalleria Rusticana - Prelude and Siciliana.
Mendelssohn: Symphony No.3 in A minor {Scottish); Symphony No.4 in A (Italian); Violin Concerto No.1 in E minor.
Mozart: Arias from "The Marriage of Figaro", "The Magic Flute" and "Cosi Fan Tutte"; Symphony No. 35 in D (Haffner); Piano Concerto No.21 in C; Exsultate, Jubilate (soprano & orchestra); Clarinet Concerto in A; Overture: The Impresario.
Pergolesi: Cantata for Soprano, String & Basso Continuo from "Orfeo".
Puccini: Song: "Un Bel Di" from "Madama Butterfly".
Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No.2 in C minor.
Saint-Saens: Symphony No.3 in C minor (Organ Symphony); Romance for Flute, Op.37.
Seiber: Six Yugoslav Folksongs.
Schubert: Symphony No.9 in C (Great).
Schumann: Cello Concerto in A minor; Symphony No.4 in D minor.
Sibelius: Violin Concerto in D minor; Symphony No.2 in D; Finlandia.
Strauss, Richard: Wind Serenade in E flat.
Suppe: Light Cavalry Overture; Poet and Peasant Overture; Morning, Noon and Night in Vienna Overture.
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No.1 in G minor (Winter Daydreams); Symphony No.4 in F minor; Symphony No.5 in E minor; Symphony No.6 in B minor (Pathetique); Violin Concerto in D.

Wagner: Tannhauser Overture. Prelude und Liebestod to Tristan and Isolde
Weber: Oberon Overture; Clarinet Concerto No.1 and Nr 2.
Yildirim Murat : Concerto for Baglama and Orchestra.

Soloists and Programme details

Date Venue Conductors Works Soloists
06/06/09 St John's Church, Smith Square Byung-Yun Yu Suppé           Morning, Noon and Night in Vienna
Beethoven     Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major
Brahms         Symphony Nr 1 in C minor
                                                            		Soloist: Mami Shikimori
        
28/02/09 Land Mark Arts Centre, Teddington Byung-Yun Yu Wagner      Prelude and Liebestod from Tristan and Isolde
Weber       Clarinet Concerto No 1
Kalinikov   Symphony No 1		 Soloist: Martin Powell
15/11/08  St Andrew's Church, Surbiton Byung-Yun Yu

Beethoven: King Stephen Overture

Mozart: Arias from Magic Flute and Don Giovanni

Donizetti: Aria from Don Pasquale

     Korean Songs                                              

 Mahler: Symphony No. 4

  

Sophia Moon (Soprano)

Chang-Han Lim (Baritone)

 
12/10/08  London Full Gospel Church Byung-Yun Yu Haydn: The Creation

Alice Bishop( Soprano)
Kevin Loe (Tenor)

Philip Krinks( Bass-Baritone)
05/07/08  St Andrew's Church, Surbiton Byung-Yun Yu Beethoven Overture Leonora 3 Haydn Piano Concerto No. 11 in D Bruckner Symphony No. 6 Hanna Yu
09/02/08  Methodist Church, Kingston Byung-Yun Yu Workshop Day
Mahler: Symphony No.4 in G 		Sophia Moon (soprano)
19/04/08

 All Saints, Parish Church,

 Kingston upon Thames

 Byung-Yun Yu

Dvorak: Slavonic Dance

Op. 46 No. 3.

Dvorak: Cello Concerto

Dvorak: Symphony

No. 5 in F

  

Yuki Ito (Cello)

 
17/11/07  St. Johns Church , Waterloo Byung-Yun Yu Wagner: Overture: Tannhauser
Murat Yildirim: Concerto for Baglama and Orchestra
Beethoven: Turkish March from "The Ruins of Athens"
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No.1, Op. 13 (Winter Daydreams)		 Murat Yildirim (Baglama)
07/07/07  St Andrew's Church, Surbiton

Byung-Yun Yu

Putney Choral Society

director

Stephen Rhys

 Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D
Seiber: Six Yugoslav Folksongs for choir.
Beethoven: Symphony No.9 in D minor (Choral)

Shana Douglas (violin)
 Julie-Dawn Lloyd

(soprano)

Lisa Byrnes (mezzo-soprano)

Kevin Loe

(tenor)

Philip Krinks (bass-baritone)
11/03/07  St John's, Smith Square Byung-Yun Yu Hee-Jo Kim: Concerto for Sanjo Gayageum
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No.4 in G
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No.5 in E minor		 Mi-Sun Gwon (gayageum)
Marialena Fernandes (piano), 
11/11/06  St Andrew's Church, Surbiton Byung-Yun Yu Mozart: Three Songs from "The Marriage of Figaro"
Delibes: Flower Duet from "Lakme"
Mozart: Aria from "The Magic Flute"
Puccini: Song "Un Bel Di" from "Madama Butterfly"
Nan-Pa Houng: Song "Love"
Kyu-Whan Kim: Song "Serenade"
Mozart: Aria from "Cosi Fan Tutte"
Delius: La Calinda
Schumann: Symphony No.4 in D minor
 		 Alice Bishop (soprano)
So-Hyun Moon (soprano)
08/07/06  St Andrew's Church, Surbiton Byung-Yun Yu Saint-Saens: Romance for Flute, Op. 37
Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto No.1 in E minor
Mendelssohn: Symphony No.3 in A minor (Scottish)
 		 Joo-Yeon Sir (violin)
Elaine Round (flute)
26/03/06  St Andrew's Church, Surbiton Byung-Yun Yu Mozart: Overture: The Impresario, K486
Richard Strauss: Wind Serenade in E flat, Op.7
J.S. Bach: Piano Concerto No.5 in F minor,BWV 1056
Elgar: Rosemary
Mozart: Symphony No.35 in D (Haffner)
 		 Milena Veselinovic (piano)
11/06/05  Regent Hall, Oxford Street, London W1 Byung-Yun Yu Mozart: Piano Concerto No.21 in C
Hee-Jo Kim: Pansori recital "Su-Gong-Ga"
Beethoven: Egmont Overture
 and a selection of well-known modern and classical songs		 Hee-Ah Lee (piano)
Yeon-Ju Cha (Pansori)
So-Hyun Moon (soprano)
Sang-Woo Nam (tenor),
23/04/05  St John's, Smith Square Byung-Yun Yu and Patrick Noronha* Beethoven: Egmont Overture*
Schumann: Cello Concerto in A minor
Beethoven: Symphony No.3 in E flat (Eroica)		 Rohan De Saram (cello)
26/02/05  St John's, Smith Square Byung-Yun Yu and Patrick Noronha* Handel: Water Music Suite (arr. Harty)*
Weber: Clarinet Concerto No.2 in E flat
Haydn: Symphony No.103 in E flat (Drum Roll)		 Chung-Ah Ahn (clarinet),
 
16/10/04  St Andrew's Church, Surbiton

Byung-Yun Yu

Korean United Choir (director Cheol-Hee Lee)

 Mozart: Exsultate, Jubilate
Haydn: Symphony No.104 in D (The London)
Korean Songs for choir and orchestra		 So-Hyun Moon (soprano),
 
10/07/04  St Andrew's Church, Surbiton Byung-Yun Yu and Patrick Noronha* Beethoven: Leonore No.3 Overture*
Beethoven: Triple Concerto in C (piano, violin and cello)
Beethoven: Symphony No.5 in C minor		 Meher Toorkey (piano)
Alexander Postlethwaite (violin)
Oliver Gledhill (cello)
01/07/04  Fairfield Hall, Croydon

Byung-Yun Yu

New London Camerata (director David Anthony Taylor)
Korean United Choir (director Cheol-Hee Lee)

 Beethoven: Triple Concerto in C (piano, violin, and cello)
Eak-Tai Ahn: Symphonic Poem "Non Gae"
Eak-Tai Ahn: Korean Fantasy
 		 Meher Toorkey (piano)
Alexander Postlethwaite (violin)
Oliver Gledhill (cello)
 
15/05/04  St John's, Smith Square Viswa Subbaraman Dvorak: Cello Concerto in B minor
Sibelius: Symphony No.2 in D minor		 Rohan De Saram (cello)
14/02/04  St John's, Smith Square Byung-Yun Yu Suppe: Light Cavalry Overture
Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D
Beethoven: Symphony No.5 in C minor		 Elizabeth Cooney (violin)
22/11/03  St Andrew's Church, Surbiton Byung-Yun Yu Suppe: Poet and Peasant Overture
Beethoven: Romance No.1 in G (violin)
Beethoven: Romance No.2 in F (viola)
Saint-Saens: Symphony No.3 in C minor (Organ)		 Alexander Postlethwaite (violin)
Jane Park (viola)
Jin Jeon (organ)
20/09/03  The Korean Church, Kingston Byung-Yun Yu The Korean Church Anniversary: Concert for choir and orchestra Korean United Choir (dir. Cheol-Hee Lee)
05/07/03  St John's, Smith Square Byung-Yun Yu Beethoven: Fidelio Overture
Sibelius: Violin Concerto in D minor
Brahms: Symphony No.4 in E minor		 Soo-Jin Han (violin)
23/02/03  St John's, Smith Square Byung-Yun Yu Suppe: Morning, Noon and Night in Vienna Overture
Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No.2 in C minor
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No.4 in F minor		 Kyung-Won Lee (piano)
12/10/02  St. John's Church, Kingston Byung-Yun Yu and Patrick Noronha Sibelius: Finlandia*
Haydn: Trumpet Concerto in E flat
Elgar: Variations on an Original Theme ("Enigma")		 Lisa Stevenson (trumpet)
13/07/02  Morden Baptist Church Byung-Yun Yu Beethoven: Coriolan Overture
Mozart: Clarinet Concerto in A
Mendelssohn: Symphony No.4 in A (Italian)		 Chung-Ah Ahn (clarinet)
11/05/02  Coombe Girls' School Hall Byung-Yun Yu Mascagni: Cavelleria Rusticana - Prelude and Siciliana
Pergolesi: Cantata for Soprano, Strings and Basso Continuo (Orpheo)
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No.6 in B minor (Pathetique)		 Susanna Bird (soprano)
09/02/02  St. John's, Smith Square Byung-Yun Yu Suppe: Poet and Peasant Overture
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No.1 in C
Brahms: Symphony No.1 in C minor		 Haruko Seki (piano)
14/07/01  Morden Baptist Church
  Charity concert
 for the
 starving people
of North Korea		 Byung-Yun Yu and Patrick Noronha Beethoven: Egmont Overture*
Bruch: Violin Concerto in G minor
Beethoven: Symphony No.7 in A		 Soong Choo (violin)
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