After the Annual General Meeting

on Friday, 18th November, 2011

at 6.30 pm at the Centro Cultural de São Lourenço,

you are invited by

Marie Huber and her Team

to our traditional

AAMSL Young Musician’s Gala

followed by Supper

DRINKS WILL BE SERVED AFTER THE AGM

 THE  GALA CONCERT AT 8 O’CLOCK WILL GIVE ALL AMIGOS ANOTHER  OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR OUR SPONSORED PIANIST 

ANA BEATRIZ FERREIRA

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This event is exclusively for the Amigos de Mùsica

 There is no charge but it is important to 

RSVP

Please remember to e-mail the Centro Cultural <ccsl@iol.pt> to make your reservation or call:

  289 395 475

NB. While we would like you to come to the AGM, you are very welcome to attend only the concert and supper. Please RSVP to confirm  

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Amigos committee members

FOR IMMEDIATE PUBLICATION   THE AMIGOS ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

The AMIGOS’ AGM was held at the Centro Cultural São Lourenço on Friday November 26^th, 2010.  This was the 22^nd Amigos’ AGM and was very well attended.  Barry Shaw, the president, reported on the events of the previous 2009-10 AMIGOS’ year which included a splendid black tie dinner at the Centro Cultural to celebrate the AMIGOS’ 20^th Anniversary and also the Master Classes conducted by renowned British pianist Paul Crossley.  He told the members that they could look forward to such famous musicians as Sa Chen, Piers Lane and Katya Apiskisheva during the coming months.

The Master Classes were made possible by the kind and generous support of the foundation, Mundo Crastino Meliori. Helga Hampton, former AMIGOS’ president (for 10 years) and now Vice President,  conceived and coordinated the Master Classes which gave 6 young pianists from Portuguese conservatories the remarkable experience of learning from a true master for nearly a week and the results were heard in two delightful concerts.  One of those pianists, António Pedro Cebola, has since continued to have lessons with Paul Crossley in London co-sponsored by the Vale do Lobo Group of Companies and the AMIGOS and gave an excellent piano recital at the Vale do Lobo Auditorium last month.

Michael Savage, the Hon. Treasurer, presented the accounts which were approved by the members present. The AGM, under the leadership of Assembleia Geral’s president, John Levitt, was conducted with his usual aplomb. All the officers of the AMIGOS’ committee retired and were re-elected for a further period of two years.  In addition, Anneli Lindroos was co-opted onto the committee.

One of the highlights of the AMIGOS’ AGMs is when the person sponsored gives a concert. Part of the AMIGOS’ charter is to further the development of Portuguese musicians. Joana Ballmann, who has been sponsored now for 4 years, gave her farewell concert.  Joana,  celebrated her 24^thbirthday during the weekend, and will be graduating from the Cologne Conservatory in February 2011 with a BA in music.  She chose the Portuguese composer Fernando Lopes-Graça as the theme for her thesis for her final exam.  Her concert included music by Beethoven, Bach, Schumann, Ravel, Debussy as well as Lopes-Graça.  She plans to continue her post graduate studies at Berlin or Leipzig. The AMIGOS wishes her every success in her future endeavours and look forward to hearing her sometime in the future.

Joana Ballmann

Following Joana’s concert the AMIGOS present were treated a sumptuous supper by Marie Huber and her team at the Centro Cultural.

NEW YEAR’S CONCERTS. JOANA GAMA, PIANO.  THESE WILL BE ON WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 29^th., 2010 & TUESDAY JANUARY 4^th., 2011. EVERYBODY IS WELCOME.

For more information visit the AMIGO’s website www.amigos-de-musica.org or www.centroculturalsaolourenco.com or call Cristina at 289395475.

ABOUT THE AMIGOS AND THE CENTRO CULTURAL

The Centro Cultural is located next to the historic Church of São Lourenço, near Almancil, and holds regular exhibitions by well known artists and sculptors. The AMIGOS is an international group of around 110 members who support the musical activities at the Centro Cultural by underwriting the concerts which are regularly performed there. Concerts are co-sponsored by the Vale do Lobo Group of Companies. For membership enquiries please contact Margaret Jackson, AMIGOS’ secretary at jackson.algarve@mail.telepac.pt

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Paul Crossley with Olesya Kyba, Marie Huber and Dorris Carp

Pedro Ferro with Paul Crossley

Paul Crossley and Pedro Ferro discussing Schumann

Paul Crossley with Rafael Azevedo, 15 years old, from Barreiro

the audience……listening intently

Paul Crossley with Olesya Kyba

Paul Crossley, Pedro Ferro and Marie Huber

Paul Crossley with Julia   Azevedo

Paul Crossley withAlena Khmelinskaia

Paul Crossley discussing Ravel with António Cebola

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THE AMIGOS DE MÚSICA DE SÃO LOURENÇO
Dinner on the Beach at 2PASSOS Restaurante. 8.00pm Saturday 4th July
The Cost:           Members of the Amigos:  40€pp  and Guests:  45€pp
Member(s) attending:__________________________________________________
Guest(s) attending: ____________________________________________________
Cheque enclosed:_________ Payable to AAMSL or Associacão de Amigos de Música de  Sâo Lourenço.
Please return this form together with your cheque before 28th June to:-
Barry Shaw. Rua de Sâo Sebastiâo 4. Boliqueime. 8100 – 070 Loulé.
Tel: 289 366 617 mobile: 919 739 997 email: barryshaw@iol.pt

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