Palm Court orchestra for parties, conferences, trade fairs, charity events, based in London

Venue: St Anne's Church, Kew Green, Kew, London, TW9 3AA.

This free concert is part of a series of weekly recitals organised in St Anne's on Kew Green during the summer season. The recitals last 45 minutes and cream tea at renowned St Anne's pantry are recommended afterwards.

Venue: Walpole Park, Ealing, London W5

A concert at the Ealing's annual ‘World-Music’ Festival. Aspidistra represented Britain and showed that an interest in ‘World-Music’ already existed in the Edwardian era when a there was a great interest in music inspired by exotic cultures. In a Persian Market and the Mikado are prime examples of this fashion.

Venue: Lauderdale House, Highgate, London N6.
ANNUAL MAY BANK HOLIDAY CONCERT

The Programme

Entry of the Bulgars (Adolf Lotter)
Romanza Andaluza (Pablo de Sarasate)
Neopolitan Serenade (Gerhard Winkler)
Lara’s Theme from Dr Zhivago (Maurice Jarre)
Spanish Gipsy Dance (Pascual Marquina)
Dreaming (Haydn Wood)
Drink to me only with thine Eyes (Arr. Roger Quilter)
Noche de Estrellas (A Malando)
By the Waters of Minnetonka (Thurlow Lieurance)
Marusja (Hans Zander)
The Phantom Brigade (William Myddleton)
The Band Played 'Nearer My God to Thee' (Harold Jones)
Nearer My God to Thee (Dr L.Mason)
Da Capo (George Boulanger)
Ascot Gavotte (Frederick Loewe)
Pizzicato Violins (Franz Peter Hub)
Slumber Song (Robert Schumann)
Rhythm on Rails (Charles Williams)
I’m Forever Blowing Bubbles (Jaan Kenbrovin & John Kellette)

Venue: St Paul's Church, Longridge, Lancashire
Light Music Society 50th Anniversary Concert.

Musicians from Aspidistra joined many other musicians to form the Celebration Orchestra. This was a big orchestra, creating a big sound for a big event. This was the farewell concert of Ernest Tomlinson, after a long and distinguished career as composer, conductor for the BBC, and father figure of the Light Music Society.

Venue: Burgh House, Hampstead, London. Bank Holiday Afternoon Concert.

Programme:

*Sea songs (Ralph Vaughan Williams)
*Casino Dances (Josef Gungl)
*Launische Polka (Albert Joost)
*By the Sleepy Lagoon (Eric Coates)
*Sparrow Concerto (Erich Börschel)
*Komorn Czardas (Gustave Michiels)
*Hobomoko (Ernest Reeves)
*La Diva de L'Empire (Erik Satie)
*The Butterfly (Theo Bendix)
*The Hobbledehoy (Elric Olsen)
*Roter Mohn (Ludwig Siede)
*Pattering Feet (Gustav Dreier)
*Mélodie (Rudolf Friml)
*A Room with a View (Noél Coward)
*The Donkey Serenade (Rudolf Friml)
*Yearning (Just for You) (Joe Burke)
*Londonderry Air (arr: G. O'Connor-Morris)
*Hello Ma Baby (Joseph E Howard)

Venue: National Liberal Club
Whitehall Place London SW1
David Lloyd George Room

Charity concert in aid of “Music in ME”

The ME in this is in fact an anagram and stands for Middle East. Music in me supports preservation of musical heritage in the Middle East and stimulates musical exchanges with other parts of the world. They are, for example, developing an Arab-Jewish-Palestinian Youth Orchestra, and youth choir and run a series of music camps for Jewish and Arab Children. They hope to develop understanding between different cultural groups through sharing the joy of music.

This concert formed the Launch of this international charity in the UK. The event not only raised some £500 pounds but also recruited some new volunteers for the organisation.
Information on the charity can be found on their web page: www.musicinme.net

Venue: Burgh House, Hampstead, London.
Bank Holiday Afternoon Concert

Programme included:
* Hampden Roar (Fred Hartley)
* Monna Vanna (Jacob Gade)
* Fairy Tale (Jonny Heykens)
* Marching Strings (Marshall Rossi)
* Woodland Shadows (Montagu Ewing)
* Sparrow Concerto (Erich Börschel)
* Londonderry Air (Arr: O’ Connor-Morris)
* Da Capo (Georges Boulanger)
* In Party Mood (Jack Strachey)
* Fairy Tale (Jonny Heykens)
* Chinese Poppy (Michael Krein)
* Gipsy Carnival (Yasha Krein)
* By the Waters of Minnetonka (T Lieurance)
* The Sunshine of Your Smile (Lillian Ray)
* Ideale (Paolo Tosti)
* Con Can Rag (G Bowker-Vessey)
* Der student Geht Vorbei (J Ibanez)
* Over the Rainbow (Harry Arlen)

Venue: Lauderdale House, Highgate, London.
Bank Holiday Afternoon Concert

Programme:
*Softly Unawares (Paul Lincke)
*Hiawatha (Neil Moret)
*Smiles then Kisses (Charles Ancliffe)
*Max und Moritz (Georges Boulanger)
*Fox-intermezzo (Helmut Zacharias)
*Nocturno (Otto Fleischmann)
*Silverheels (Neil Morèt)
*Serenata (Enrico Toselli)
*The Shamrock (William Myddleton)
*Sailor's Holiday (Edgar Martell)
*Intermezzo Cavalleria Rusticana (Pietro Mascagni)
*The Cigarette Girl (Ludwig Siede)
*Humoreske (Antonin Dvorák)
*Neopolitan Serenade (Gerhard Winkler)
*As Time Goes By (Herman Hupfield)
*By the sleepy Lagoon (Eric Coates)
*Italian Boat Song (Hermann Löhr)
*Zigeuner Boogie (Helmut Zacharias)

Venue: Burgh House, Hampstead, London.
Bank Holiday Afternoon Concert.

Programme:
*Storm Galop (Karl Komzák)
*Casino Dances (Josef Gungl)
*La Paloma (S de Yradier)
*Narcissus (Ethelbert Nevin)
*Ragamuffin (Joe Rixner)
*Russian Cradle Song (L Krein)
*Down South (William Myddleton)
*Rendez-Vous (W von Aletter)
*Dreams of Yesterday (F Humphries)
*Red Wing (Kerry Mills)
*Fragrance (Charles Ancliffe)
*Creole Belles (H Lampe)
*On the Road to Zag-a-Zig (Herman Finck)
*Penelope's Garden (Charles Ancliffe)
*Oh Cette Mitzi! (Oscar Strauss)
*Too Beautiful for Words (Ross Columbo)
*Wedgwood Blue (A Ketèlbey)
*Jazz Reel (Sam Sonitt)
*Nights of Gladness (Charles Ancliffe)

Venue: Burgh House, Hampstead, London.
Bank Holiday Afternoon Concert.

Programme:
* Irish Whispers (Charles Ancliffe)
* On the Bosphorus (Paul Lincke)
* Tennessee Toddle (Ernest Reeves)
* Melodie d'Amour (Jan Hurst)
* Czardas (Paolo Cassano)
* Olé Guappa (A Malando)
* Too Beautiful for Words (Russ Columbo)
* Rigoletto Quartet (Verdi & Roy Bell)
* Silverheels (Neil Morèt)
* Billy Possum's Frolic (Martin Lennard)
* Romanze (Alfred Grünfeld)
* Glory of Russia (Yakov Krein)
* El Saludo (Charles Ancliffe)
* On the Neva (Lazare Krein)
* Der Student Geht Vorbei (J Ibanez)
* Whispering (John Schonberger)
* In a Persian Market (Albert Ketèlbey)
* Bal Masqué (Percy Fletcher)
* Indianola (S Henry & D Onivas)