Philip Doghan

Dear Friends
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From 1st November 2008 Leighton House, Holland Park, will be closed for extensive refurbishment. We are therefore only able to have our first two concerts in this remarkable setting. It goes without saying that we will miss it, but we have a unique opportunity to search out a new public and new horizons. We have had the good fortune to establish contact with St George's Church in Kensington and St Andrew's Church in Chelsea and they have invited us to present concerts at these venues.

Our first concert away from home is at St George's and we have the return of London Concertante, whose commitment to the English chamber music scene has been unrivalled over the years. In January, again at St George's, we have a programme of German and French Baroque enchantment, presented by a wonderful group of musicians who will go far. Our last concert at this venue is in February and we have

a unique opportunity to hear the Bach Goldberg Variations in a new arrangement for string trio. I am delighted that Thomas Gould and his friends will play it for us. Add the Mozart oboe quartet and we have the promise of a great event.

For our last three concerts we move to St Andrew's. I am delighted that Morgan Szymanski is returning to us; his programme with the stunning Ruth Rogers will set our Latin feet adancing. The second of the St Andrew's concerts is a wind quintet, Camarilla – who have just won first prize at the Royal Overseas League, and contains some of the most riveting wind music in the repertoire. The final concert of the season is a performance of the Schubert great C major string quintet and a chance to hear one of the glorious Boccherini quintets.

We once again take pride in presenting young musicians of the highest international quality and we are so fortunate in the continued sponsorship of Mountgrange Heritage. I hope you will agree that the coming season of eight classical music concerts in three venues looks as good as it will sound.

Philip Doghan
Co-Chairman
Peter Thomas
Co-Chairman
The Society is supported financially and actively by Mountgrange Heritage
KCMS is grateful for the practical support of the RBK&C's Arts Service
Registered Charity Number: 291038
Mountgrange Heritage