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december CONCERTS

Sunday 2 December                  GLOUCESTER
Ivor Gurney Hall, Pitt Street, GL1 2BH, 3.00pm
MUSICIANS FROM THE YEHUDI MENUHIN SCHOOL
DR OSCAR COLOMINA I BOSCH – director
Gloucester Music Society gloucestermusicsociety.org.uk 01242 620736           £17 (£16/£8/£5,free)
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Sunday 2 December                  SWINDON
Arts Centre, Devizes Road SN1 4BJ, 7.30pm
POLLY LEECH – mezzo soprano
PAUL TURNER – piano
Duparc           Phydile, L’invitation, Chanson Triste,
                        La vie anterieure
Schumann     Op 90 and Requiem
Elgar              Sea Pictures
Swindon Recital Series   swindonrecitalseries.org 01793 524481  £15 (£12.50 concession), students £2.50, accompanied children (14 and under) free​
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Tuesday 4 December                CHIPPING SODBURY
Chipping Sodbury Town Hall, Broad Street BS37 6AD, 7.30pm
SOPHIA LISOVSKAYA – piano
SERGEY LEVITIN – violin
Works by Rossini, Massenet, Debussy, Prokofiev, Strauss, Gershwin, Mascagni and Bizet.
Chipping Sodbury Music Society 01454 315741 ticketsource.co.uk/csmusicsociety £15, school-age children free
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Wednesday 5 December                        BIRMINGHAM
Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, 200 Jennens Road B4 7XR, 2.30pm
ORCHESTRA OF THE SWAN
MICHAEL COLLINS – clarinet/director
Stravinsky        Concerto in D
Mozart              Clarinet Concerto in A
Stravinsky        Concerto in E flat Dumbarton Oaks
Mozart              Symphony No 40
Orchestra of the Swan orchestraoftheswan.org  bcu.ac.uk/concerts 0121 331 5909          £5-25 
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Friday 7 December                     WITNEY
High Street Methodist Church, High Street OX28 6HG, 7.30pm
MATILDA LLOYD – trumpet
LEO NICHOLSON – piano
Martini                       Toccata, Largo & Introduction et
                         Allegro from Sonata al Post-Communion
Scarlatti                     Sonata in B minor K33 (piano solo)
George Antheil         Sonata for trumpet and piano
Vivaldi                        Sonata da Camera
Sammy Nestico        Portrait of a Trumpet
Gershwin                   Three Preludes (piano solo)
Deborah Pritchard   Seven Halts on the Somme
Alexander Goedicke Concert Etude Op 49
Witney Music Society witneymusicsociety.org.uk  01993 702296 £12 (under 19 £1)​
Saturday 8 December                  WORCESTER
Worcester Cathedral, College Yard WR1 2LA, 7.30pm
WORCESTER FESTIVAL CHORAL SOCIETY
MERIDIAN SINFONIA
CHRIS ALLSOP – conductor
Handel                                                              Messiah
Worcester Festival Choral Society   worcesterfestivalchoralsociety.org.uk  01905 611427  
£10-£25 (some concessions available / children 9-15 free)

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Sunday 9 December                WORCESTER
Huntingdon Hall, Crowngate WR1 2ES, 3.00pm
NICOLA HANDS – oboe                 
JONATHAN PEASE – piano
A Journey Around Europe
Poulenc          Sonata for oboe & piano
Grieg              Sylphide from Lyric Pieces Book 7
Finzi                Interlude
Granados      Mazurka from Escenas romanticas
Hindemith     Sonata for cor anglais & piano
Yvon              Sonata in F minor for cor anglais
Sibelius         When the Rowan Blossoms from Five
                                                                       Pieces
Nielsen          Two Fantasy Pieces
Chopin           Nocturne No 8 in D flat 
Saint-Saëns      Sonata in D for oboe and piano
Worcester Concert Club worcserenade.co.uk 01905 611427 £16 (students £5)​
Monday 10 December                ABBOTSHOLME
Abbotsholme School, Rocester, Uttoxeter ST14 5BS, 7.30 pm
GITARRISSIMA QUINTET OF VIENNA
A Christmas Celebration
Music by Bizet, Tchaikovsky, Shostakovich, Gershwin, Copland and others.
Abbotsholme Arts Society abbotsholmeartssociety.co.uk  01543 263304 aas@tetley.org £19
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Wednesday 12 December          BIRMINGHAM      
Barber Institute, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston Park Road B15 2TS, 7.30pm
BERLIN PHILHARMONIC STRING QUINTET
Programme includes:
Beethoven      String Quintet in C minor Op 104
Rossini             Sonata a Quattro No 3 in C
Bartók              Romanian Folk Dances
The Barber Institute of Fine Arts 0121 414 7333 barber.org.uk/concerts               £18 (£15, £12, £5)
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Wednesday 12 December           MALVERN
Malvern Theatres, Grange Road WR14 3HB, 7.30pm
ORCHESTRA OF THE SWAN
GLOUCESTER CATHEDRAL CHORISTERS
ADRIAN PARTINGTON – conductor
A Classical English Christmas
Handel               Overture and Pastoral Symphony
                                     from Messiah
Patrick Hadley   I sing of a maiden
Corelli               Christmas Concerto
                                    fatto per la notte di Natale
Britten               A Ceremony of Carols
Elgar                  Sospiri
John Rutter       Nativity carol, Star carol,
                                     Il est né le divin enfant
Plus carols arr David Willcocks: Once in royal David’s city, Angelus ad virginem, The cherry tree carol, O come all ye faithful, Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
Orchestra of the Swan orchestraoftheswan.org  malvern-tickets.co.uk  01684 892277       £21.28-28
Friday 14 December                              BIRMINGHAM   
Barber Institute, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston Park Road B15 2TS, 1.10pm
OLIVER JANES – clarinet
The CBSO’s principal clarinettist, Oliver Janes, gives his Barber Concerts debut.
The Barber Institute of Fine Arts   barber.org.uk/concerts  0121 414 7333 Free
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Saturday 15 December              MALVERN
Church of the Ascension, Somers Park Avenue, Malvern Link WR14 1XA , 7.30 pm
ELGAR CHORALE
A Baroque Christmas
Schütz  Deutsches Magnificat
Bach    Lobet den Herrn BWV 230
Programme also includes works by G Gabrieli, Praetorius, J Walter, S Scheidt, Eccard and Schroeter
Elgar Chorale 01684 594570      £12 
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Sunday 16 December           BERKELEY
Berkeley Castle GL13 9PJ, 5.00pm Reception   6.00pm Concert
ORCHESTRA PRO ANIMA
MICHAEL BOCHMANN – director/violin

Programme to include:
Corelli              Concerto Grosso in G minor Op 6 No 8 Christmas Concerto
Telemann         Concerto in D for four violins alone
Bach                Violin Concerto in E
Mozart              Symphony No 30 in D K202
Mendelssohn    String Symphony No 10 in B minor
Espressivo Concerts/Roses Theatre 01684 295074  £42 (inc reception with  wine, mince pies and other festive fare)​
Wednesday 19 December            LEAMINGTON
St Mark’s Church, Rugby Road CV32 6DL, 7.30pm
CHOIR OF CLARE COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE
GRAHAM ROSS – director
Winter’s Night
A Christmas concert featuring the music of Praetorius, Parry, Holst, Howo, Barber, Tavener, John Rutter, Judith Weir and many more besides
Leamington Music leamingtonmusic.org 01926 334418 royalspacentreandtownhall.co.uk
£21/£16/£10 (£1) includes mulled wine and mince pies
 
Sunday 2 December     STRATFORD-UPON-AVON
Shakespeare Institute (Mason Croft), Church Street CV37 6HP, 7.30pm
LONDON MYRIAD WIND ENSEMBLE
Works by Bridge, Arnold, Francaix, Villa-Lobos
Stratford-upon-Avon Chamber Music Society stratfordchambermusic.co.uk
01789 740791 £18 (students £5)​
Tuesday 4 December                CHELTENHAM
Pittville Pump Room, East Approach Drive GL52 3JE, 7.30 pm
THE MARIAN CONSORT
A Very English Christmas? 
A selection of songs on Christmas themes by Lassus, Tallis, Alfonso Ferrabosco
Tye, Sheppard, Byrd and Nicholas Ludford
Cheltenham Music Society cheltmusicsoc.co.uk  cheltenhamtownhall.org.uk 01242 227979 or 0844 576 2210 £25 & £20, under 26 £5
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Tuesday 4 December     STRATFORD-UPON-AVON
Stratford ArtsHouse, 14 Rother Street CV37 6LU, 7.30pm
ORCHESTRA OF THE SWAN
MICHAEL COLLINS – clarinet
Stravinsky        Concerto in D
Mozart              Clarinet Concerto in A
Stravinsky        Concerto in E flat Dumbarton Oaks
Mozart              Symphony No 40
Orchestra of the Swan orchestraoftheswan.org  oots@rsc.org 01789 403493 £9.50-29.50​
Friday 7 December       BIRMINGHAM                         
Barber Institute, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston Park Road B15 2TS, 1.10pm
BIRMINGHAM SYMPHONIC BRASS
STEPHEN ROBERTS – director

Stephen Roberts directs the University’s Symphonic Brass ensemble with a programme of exciting arrangements for ten brass players and percussion, as well as some of Stephen’s own compositions.
The Barber Institute of Fine Arts   barber.org.uk/concerts  0121 414 7333 Free​
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Saturday 8 December                    ST BRIAVELS
St Briavels Church (opposite castle) GL15 6RG, 7.30
NOS MISERI HOMINES
Tallis                         Videte Miraculum
Joubert                      There is no rose
Tavener                     The Lamb
Head                         The Little Road to Bethlehem
Plus some light-hearted favourites
Wye Valley Music wyevalleymusic.org.uk  01291 330020 £18 (WVM Members £15, Students £5) to include mulled wine and mince pies
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Sunday 9 December                        MUCH MARCLE
Hellens, nr Ledbury HR8 2LY, 3.00pm
ALLAN SCHILLER and JOHN HUMPHREYS – piano duo
Mozart           Piano Sonata in C K521
Schubert        Fantasie in F minor D940
Mozart            Fantasia in F minor K594
Hindemith      Piano Sonata (1938)
Ravel               Mother Goose Suite
Brahms           Two Hungarian Dances
Espressivo Concerts/ Hereford Courtyard 01432 340555                            £16 (students £8)
Sunday 9 December                  BIRMINGHAM
Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, 200 Jennens Road B4 7XR, 4.00pm
BIRMINGHAM CONTEMPORARY MUSIC GROUP
ARDITTI QUARTET
Brian Ferneyhough        Dum Transisset I-IV (2007)
Brian Ferneyhough        La Chute d’Icare (1988)
Brian Ferneyhough        Funérailles I & II (1969-1980)
Jonathan Harvey           Scena (1992)
Charlotte Bray               Beneath the Dawn Horizon
​                                                      (2008)
Michael Wolters             Trauerkonzert (2000)
BCMG bcmg.org.uk 0121 616 2616        £15
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Tuesday 11 December                      WARWICK
St Mary’s Church, Old Square CV34 4RA, 7.30pm
SIRINU
with SARA STOWE and MATTHEW SPRING
From Candlemas to Epiphany – The Lord of Misrule
Christmas music from medieval times both sung and performed on flute, gittern, harp, hurdy-gurdy, lute and portative organ. Experience the festive reign of the Lord of Misrule and enjoy favourite carols such as the Coventry Carol and Nowell, Nowell.
Leamington Music leamingtonmusic.org 01926 334418 royalspacentreandtownhall.co.uk
£21/£18/£15/£13 (£1) includes mulled wine and mince pies
Wednesday 12 December          BURFORD
Burford School, Cheltenham Road OX18 4PL, 7.30pm
ORCHESTRA PRO ANIMA
MICHAEL BOCHMANN – violin/director
Corelli                  Christmas Concerto
Mozart                 Symphony No 30
Elgar                     Serenade
Sarasate               Navarra
Anderson             Sleigh Bells
Lenthall Concerts lenthallconcerts.org.uk  01993 823260 £13 (students £3)​
Thursday 13 December                         BIRMINGHAM
CBSO Centre, Berkley Street B1 2LF, 1.10pm
CBSO PERCUSSION
COLETTE OVERDIJK – violin
RICHARD BLAKE – trumpet
STUDENTS FROM ROYAL BIRMINGHAM CONSERVATOIRE
Programme includes:
Harrison   Concerto for Violin and Percussion
Reich        Quartet for Two Vibraphones and
                                Two Pianos
Eliasson   Kimmo for Trumpet and Percussion
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra  cbso.co.uk 0121 780 3333 £10
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Saturday 15 December                          COVENTRY   
Coventry Cathedral, Priory Street CV1 5AB, 2.30pm and 6.00pm
COVENTRY CATHEDRAL CHORUS
COVENTRY CATHEDRAL CHORISTERS
JAGUAR LAND ROVER BAND (2.30pm)
COVENTRY & WARWICKSHIRE YOUTH ORCHESTRA (6.00pm)
PAUL LEDDINGTON WRIGHT, BRIAN CHAPPELL, KERRY BEAUMONT – conductors
Christmas Concerts in aid of NSPCC Coventry & Warwickshire Business board
Coventry Cathedral Chorus ticketweb.co.uk 0844 477 1000 (cards) tickets@coventrycathedralchorus.com 01676 532436  £15, family ticket £40, students & U18s half-price​
Sunday 16 December                BIRMINGHAM
St Alban’s Church, Highgate B12 0YF, 3.30pm
BIRMINGHAM BACH CHOIR
PAUL SPICER – conductor
Service of Nine Lessons and Carols 
A selection of readings and beautiful carol arrangements, both unfamiliar and well loved, carefully selected by Paul Spicer.
Birmingham Bach Choir  birmingham.bachchoir.com No tickets required. Collection on the day for St Alban’s Church funds​
Tuesday 18 December                          CIRENCESTER
Parish Church, Market Place GL7 2NX, 7.00pm
COVENTRY CATHEDRAL CHORUS
ORCHESTRA PRO ANIMA
PHILIPPA HYDE, SIMON PONSFORD, MATTHEW MINTER, JAMES CLEVERTON – soloists
PAUL LEDDINGTON WRIGHT – conductor                 
Handel              Messiah
Coventry Cathedral Chorus ticketweb.co.uk 0844 477 1000 (cards)
tickets@coventrycathedralchorus.com 01676 532436 or Corinium Museum 01285 655611 £30/£25/£20, students & U18s half-price
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Sunday 23 December                            COVENTRY   
Coventry Cathedral, Priory Street CV1 5AB, 4.00pm
COVENTRY CATHEDRAL CHORUS
ORCHESTRA PRO ANIMA
PHILIPPA HYDE, SIMON PONSFORD, MATTHEW MINTER, JAMES CLEVERTON – soloists
PAUL LEDDINGTON WRIGHT – conductor
Handel              Messiah
Coventry Cathedral Chorus ticketweb.co.uk 0844 477 1000 (cards)
tickets@coventrycathedralchorus.com 01676 532436 £20/£15 (students & U18s £10)
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EXTRA CONCERT!
Sunday 11 December                       HAY-ON-WYE

St Mary’s Church, St Mary’s Road HR3 5ED, 7.30pm
ELIN MANAHAN THOMAS – soprano
ELIZABETH KENNY – lute and theorbo
Now Winter Comes Slowly
A festive programme of wintry favourites
Music by, among others, Handel, Monteverdi, Purcell, Scarlatti and Bach as well as Traditional Welsh, English and French songs. 
Hay Music Trust  haymusic.org  01497 820322  boothbooks.co.uk  £15 (students £7.50)

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