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Welcome to the 47th Season of Music at Leisure. Peter Child and I still find ourselves steering the Series through the recession, and while we once again have personally and willingly sponsored several elements, our most sincere thanks as always go to those Friends and Hotels who’ve supported recent M@L weekends.

2011 is the centenary of the birth of famed film composer Bernard Hermann, and TheTippett String Quartet (photo right) celebrated this anniversary by first looking back to Tippett influenced by Beethoven influenced by Haydn, then with clarinettist Julian Bliss celebrating Hermann’s admiration for Vaughan Williams who he knew, and finally linking him with his contemporary Korngold, his friend Richard Arnell and his admirer Miklós Rósza. Great music in every sense.

Following that return to The Quay at Deganwy, for 2012 we were back at Lainston House where The Schubert Ensemble performed some glorious piano quartets and piano quintets. It was, as always, a very special way to enjoy music, at leisure.

Now we finalise plans for the 48th Season, details of which will appear here shortly.

Click here for a summary of all the Music at Leisure events this season.