Music Players 70 Concert

Memorial Theatre 1.10 2p.m. Thurs March 1.

Music Players 70 are with us again in '73. This Thursday at 1.10p.m. Barry Margan (Piano), Alex Lindsay (violin), Wilfred Simenauer (cello) and Frank Gurr (clarinet) will perform Messiaen's "Quartet for the End of Time" in the Memorial Theatre.

The group will by now be familiar to Vic audiences who have always been enthusiastic over their choice of works and their presentation.

The "Quartet for the End of Time" was written and first performed in 1941 during Messiaett's captivity at Stalag Vlll and is scored for violin, cello, clarinet and piano, the only instruments available to him at that time. Inspired by a quotation from the Apocalypse, its music is essentially spiritual and Catholic. It is a moving testament to Man's ability to triumph over adversity.

The programme starts sharp at 1.10 p.m. and admission costs 50 cents at the door.