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SEPTEMBER CONCERTS

Sunday 3 September     ST BRIAVELS
St Briavels Church (opposite castle) GL15 6RU, 3.30pm
GOLDFIELD ENSEMBLE
KATE ROMANO – clarinet and director
Mozart          Clarinet Quintet
Brahms         Clarinet Quintet    
Wye Valley Music wyevalleymusic.org.uk 01291 330020  £15 (WVM Members £12, Students £2)
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Sunday 10 September        LEOMINSTER
Lion Ballroom, Lion Yard, off Broad Street HR6 8BT, 3.00pm
HIMLEY DUO
ANNA DOWNES – violin      
​TONY BRIDGEWATER – piano

Bach                            Violin Sonata in C minor BWV1017
Paradis                        Sicilienne
Beethoven                  Violin Sonata in F Op 24 Spring
Andrew Downes       The God Marduk
Dvorak                        Sonatina in G Op 100
Monti                          Czardas           
Espressivo Concerts espressivo.org.uk Leominster TIC 01568 616460        £12 (students £6)
Saturday 16 September                    WARWICK
Collegiate Church of St Mary, Old Square CV34 4RA, 7.30pm
ARMONICO CONSORT & BAROQUE ORCHESTRA
MEMBERS OF THE ENGLISH CORNETT & SACKBUT ENSEMBLE
CHRISTOPHER MONKS – director
Monteverdi 450 – Vespers of 1610
Armonico Consort armonico.org.uk  0844 581 0750  £32.50 (to include interval drink and free programme), £21.50, £15.50, £11
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Thursday 21 September                        MALVERN
Forum Theatre, Malvern Theatres, Grange Road WR14 3HB, 7.30pm
TRIO APACHES
Saint-Saëns      Piano Trio No 1 in F Op 18
Sally Beamish   Dance the Beginning of the World (World Première of a Malvern Concert Club commission)
Brahms             Piano Trio No 1 in B Op 8 (1889 version)
Malvern Concert Club malvern-concert-club.co.uk malvern-theatres.co.uk 01684 892277  £19.75
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Friday 22 September                  ABBOTSHOLME
Abbotsholme School Chapel, Rocester, Uttoxeter ST14 5BS, 8.00 pm  
STEVEN ISSERLIS – cello
JS Bach       Suite 1 in G BWV1007
                    Suite 5 in C minor BWV1011
                    Suite 6 in D BWV1012
Kurtag        In memoriam Ferenc Wilheim; Az Hit
Kurtag        Pilinszky János: Gérard de Nerval
Abbotsholme Arts Society abbotsholmeartssociety.co.uk 01543 263304 £20 (U25 £5)
Saturday 23 September                           LUDLOW
Henderson Hall, Moor Park, Overton SY8 4DZ, 7.30pm
MAGNARD ENSEMBLE
Roussel                               Divertissement Op 6
Ravel, arr. Ian Farrington Mother Goose Suite
Endre Szervanszky           Wind Quintet No 1
Françaix                              L'Heure du Berger
Danzi                  Wind Quintet in B flat Op 56 No 1
Poulenc              Sextet for Piano and Five Winds FP100
Ludlow Music Society ludlow-arts-classical.org.uk 01584 876141 ludlowassemblyrooms.co.uk £18 (students £6)​

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Saturday 23 September                  STOURBRIDGE
St James’s Church, Bridgnorth Road, Wollaston, 7.30pm
Fascinating Rhythms
A jazz inspired evening of the piano greats from the 1920’s to the 1950’s including George Gershwin, Billy Mayerl and many more, plus a tribute to Scott Joplin.
To be played by Tony Bridgewater, Edward Caine, Matthew Davies, Michael Jones, Guy Rowland, Mike Smith and Pam Street.
Local & Live localandlive.org.uk 01384 377162                           £10 (U18 free)
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Wednesday 27 September    OXFORD
Sheldonian Theatre, Broad Street OX1 3AZ, 7.30pm
EVELYN GLENNIE                   percussion
PRIYA MITCHELL, HUGO TICCIATI     violin
O/MODɘRNT ENSEMBLE
Fata Morgana
Evelyn Glennie   Solo improvisation
Vasks        Duo for two violins    (World Premiere)
Vivaldi      Concerto for two violins in A minor Op 3/8
Vaughan Williams  Fantasia on a theme by
                                            Thomas Tallis 
Vasks               Lonely Angel for violin and strings 
Jill Jarman       Mindstream for percussion, violin and strings
Oxford Chamber Music Festival 01865 305305  ocmf.net £40/28/18/10/5
Thursday 28 September   STRATFORD UPON AVON
Stratford ArtsHouse, 14 Rother Street CV37 6LU, 12.00 noon
GILDAS STRING QUARTET
JACK MCNEILL – clarinet
Mozart              Clarinet Quintet in A K518
Schubert           Quartettsatz D703
Howells            Rhapsodic Quintet Op 31
Stratford on Avon Music Festival stratfordmusicfestival.com 01789 207100 stratfordartshouse.co.uk £10
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Thursday 28 September       OXFORD
SJE Arts, St John the Evangelist, 109a Iffley Road OX4 1EH, 7.30pm
IBRAHIM KEIVO                      buzug and oud
NATACHA KUDRITSKAYA      piano
GARETH LUBBE                      viola/overtone singer
ABEL SELAOCOE                    cello
CHRISTOFFER SUNDQVIST    clarinet
HUGO TICCIATI, PRIYA MITCHELL         violin
O/MODɘRNT ENSEMBLE
Beyond the Horizon  
Schubert (arr. Liszt) Der Doppelgänger
Vasks        Distant Light concerto for violin and strings
Golijov      The Dreams and Prayers of Isaac the Blind
Ibrahim Keivo       Bedouin songs and improvisations
Oxford Chamber Music Festival ocmf.net 01865 305305 £25
Friday 29 September     STRATFORD UPON AVON
Stratford ArtsHouse, 14 Rother Street CV37 6LU, 12.00 noon
VAN KUIJK STRING QUARTET
Mendelssohn    String Quartet Op 44 No 2
Ravel                  Quartet
Stratford on Avon Music Festival stratfordmusicfestival.com 01789 207100 stratfordartshouse.co.uk £10
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Friday 29 September       OXFORD
Merton College Chapel, Merton Street OX1 4JD, 5.00pm
NATHAN BRAUDE       viola
TOM FETHERSTONHAUGH     organ
CLAUDE FROCHAUX  cello
LYDIA KAVINA             theremin
ABEL SELAOCOE                   cello
ANNETTE WALTHER               violin
Apparitions
Bach                  Mirror Fugue 
Vasks                 Te Deum  
Lydia Kavina     Fata Morgana for theremin
Messiaen          Apparition de l’église éternelle 
Oxford Chamber Music Festival 01865 305305 £15​
Friday 29 September                              BRISTOL
St George’s Bristol, Great George Street, off Park Street BS1 5RR, 7.30pm
BRODSKY QUARTET 
A powerful, dramatic programme, with highly personal string quartets, from Shostakovich, Beethoven and Borodin.
St George’s Bristol  0845 40 24 001  stgeorgesbristol.co.uk    £25, £20, £15, 8-25s FREE (Cavatina)
Friday 29 September         STRATFORD UPON AVON
Stratford ArtsHouse, 14 Rother Street CV37 6LU, 7.30pm
GALLIARD WIND QUINTET
To include works by Paul Patterson
George Pragnell Concert Series, Stratford on Avon Music Festival stratfordmusicfestival.com 01789 207100 stratfordartshouse.co.uk £9.50-£27.50 (student concessions)​
Friday 29 September       OXFORD
University Church, High Street OX1 4BJ, 11.00pm
PRIYA MITCHELL, HUGO TICCIATI     violin
DIRK MOMMERTZ       piano
CHRISTOFFER SUNDQVIST    clarinet
ABEL SELAOCOE                   cello
O/MODɘRNT ENSEMBLE
Night Prayers
Kancheli          Night Prayers for clarinet and strings
Vasks               Dolcissimo for solo cello
Pärt                  Tabula Rasa for two violins, prepared
​                              piano and strings
Oxford Chamber Music Festival ocmf.net 01865 305305 Free entrance – donations welcomed
Saturday 30 September   STRATFORD UPON AVON
Stratford ArtsHouse, 14 Rother Street CV37 6LU, 12.00 noon
PAVEL KOLESNIKOV – piano
Chopin        Impromptu No 1 Op 29, Fantasie                                        Impromptu. Fantasie in F minor,
                     Valse in C sharp minor, 4 Mazurkas,
                     Grande valse brillante in E flat Op 18
Stratford on Avon Music Festival stratfordmusicfestival.com 01789 207100 stratfordartshouse.co.uk £10

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Saturday 30 September              LEAMINGTON SPA
All Saints’ Parish Church, Victoria Terrace CV31 1AA, 7.30pm
COVENTRY CATHEDRAL CHORUS
ORCHESTRA PRO ANIMA
PAUL LEDDINGTON WRIGHT – conductor
Masters of the Baroque
Handel            Dixit Dominus
JS Bach            Lobet den Herrn;
                         Brandenburg Concerto No 3
Boyce              Symphony No 1
Schütz             Jauchzet dem Herren
Coventry Cathedral Chorus  coventrycathedralchorus.com   ticketweb.co.uk   0844 477 1000
£30, £25, £20 (£2 concession over 60s) students & children half price
Saturday 30 September              WORCESTER
Worcester Cathedral, College Yard WR1 2LA, 7.30pm
ORCHESTRA OF THE SWAN
LAURA VAN DER HEIJDEN – cello
NEIL FERRIS – conductor
With a choir of 200 young voices, marking the centenary of the First World War
Elgar                Cello Concerto in E minor Op 85
Karl Jenkins      The Armed Man A Mass for Peace
Orchestra of the Swan orchestraoftheswan.org 01905 611427 worcesterlive.co.uk 
Saturday 9 September                       TEWKESBURY
Tewkesbury Abbey, Church Street GL20 5RZ, 7.30pm
THE SIXTEEN
HARRY CHRISTOPHERS – conductor
The Choral Pilgrimage 2017
The Olive Branch – Palestrina and Poulenc
The Sixteen thesixteen.com  tickets.ncem.co.uk 01904 651485 £15, £25, £30

Sunday 10 September         BIRMINGHAM
CBSO Centre, Berkley Street B1 2LF, 6.00pm
BIRMINGHAM CONTEMPORARY MUSIC GROUP
30th Anniversary Season
Ondřej Adámek (b 1979)       Sinuous Voices (2004/09)
Rebecca Saunders (b 1967)      Into the Blue (1996)
Helmut Lachenmann (b 1935)    Zwei Gefühle – Musik mit Leonardo (1992) Text: Leonardo da Vinci
Birmingham Contemporary Music Group bcmg.org.uk  There is no fixed ticket price; instead, we invite you to ‘gift’ a birthday donation to BCMG as it launches its 30th anniversary season.

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​Sunday 17 September              SWINDON 
Swindon Arts Centre, Devizes Road SN1 4BJ, 7.00pm
PAUL TURNER – piano
Chopin              The complete Nocturnes
These quintessentially Romantic works glitter, impress, embolden and move you to tears by turns. An exquisite event not to be missed.
Swindon Recital Series swindonrecitalseries.org 01793 0524481 £15 (conc £12.50), students £2.50, accompanied children 14 and under free​

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 Thursday 21 September                         SOUTHWELL
Southwell Minster, Church Street NG25 0HD, 7.30pm
THE SIXTEEN
HARRY CHRISTOPHERS – conductor
The Choral Pilgrimage 2017
The Olive Branch – Palestrina and Poulenc
The Sixteen thesixteen.com tickets.ncem.co.uk 01904 651485 £12, £25, £30
Saturday 23 September                  EVESHAM
Evesham Arts Centre, Victoria Avenue WR11 4QH, 7.30pm
OPERA ANYWHERE
Mozart              The Magic Flute
Evesham & District Music Club  edmc.website  eveshamartscentre.co.uk 01386 446944 £17, £16, £3
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Saturday 23 September                         MALVERN
Malvern Theatres, Grange Road WR14 3HB, 7.30pm
ARMONICO CONSORT & BAROQUE ORCHESTRA
MEMBERS OF THE ENGLISH CORNETT & SACKBUT ENSEMBLE
CHRISTOPHER MONKS – director
Monteverdi 450 – Vespers of 1610
Armonico Consort armonico.org.uk  malvern-theatres.co.uk 01684 892 277  £23.52, £20.16, £16.80

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Tuesday 26 September    STRATFORD UPON AVON
Stratford ArtsHouse, 14 Rother Street CV37 6LU, 7.30pm
ORCHESTRA OF THE SWAN
ORCHESTRA OF THE SWAN WIND PRINCIPALS
PATRYCJA PIECZARA – conductor
Malcolm Arnold          Flute Concerto No 1
Mozart                          Sinfonia Concertante K297b
Mendelssohn              Symphony No 3 Scottish
George Pragnell Concert Series, Stratford on Avon Music Festival stratfordmusicfestival.com 01789 207100 stratfordartshouse.co.uk £9.50-£27.50 (student concessions)​
Wednesday 27 September    STRATFORD UPON AVON
Stratford ArtsHouse, 14 Rother Street CV37 6LU, 7.30pm
RODERICK WILLIAMS – baritone
SUSIE ALLAN – piano
Vaughan Williams, Butterworth, Gurney and works inspired by Schubert’s Die Schöne Müllerin
George Pragnell Concert Series, Stratford on Avon Music Festival stratfordmusicfestival.com 01789 207100 stratfordartshouse.co.uk £9.50-£27.50 (student concessions)
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Thursday 28 September       OXFORD
Holywell Music Room, Holywell Street OX1 3BN, 1.00pm
PRIYA MITCHELL, HUGO TICCIATI, ANNETTE WALTHER                                violin
NATHAN BRAUDE                   viola
CLAUDE FROCHAUX              cello
LYDIA KAVINA                         theremin
NATACHA KUDRITSKAYA      piano
GARETH LUBBE                       viola
CHRISTOFFER SUNDQVIST   clarinet
Spellbound
Vasks         White Scenery for solo piano
Glazunov   Rêverie orientale for clarinet and string quartet
Ravel         Piano trio in A minor
Rósza        Spellbound for theremin and ensemble 
Oxford Chamber Music Festival ocmf.net 01865 305305 £15
Thursday 28 September   STRATFORD UPON AVON
Stratford ArtsHouse, 14 Rother Street CV37 6LU, 7.30pm
ORCHESTRA OF THE SWAN WIND PRINCIPALS
LEON MCCAWLEY – piano 
​Schumann        Waldszenen Op 82
Mozart              Quintet for Piano and Wind K452
Rachmaninov   Daisies Op 38/3 and Lilacs Op 21/5
Ravel                Two movements from Miroirs
Poulenc            Sextet for Piano and Wind
George Pragnell Concert Series, Stratford on Avon Music Festival stratfordmusicfestival.com 01789 207100 stratfordartshouse.co.uk £9.50-£27.50 (student concessions)​

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Friday 29 September       OXFORD
Holywell Music Room, Holywell Street OX1 3BN, 1.00pm
NATHAN BRAUDE       viola
CLAUDE FROCHAUX  cello
NATACHA KUDRITSKAYA      piano
GARETH LUBBE                      viola
PRIYA MITCHELL        violin
DIRK MOMMERTZ       piano
Enchanted
Britten              Lachrymae for viola and piano
Vasks               Plainscapes for piano trio 
Elgar                Piano quintet in A minor, Op. 84
Oxford Chamber Music Festival ocmf.net 01865 305305 £15
Friday 29 September                             BIRMINGHAM
CBSO Centre, Berkley Street B1 2LF, 7.30pm
CBSO WOODWIND SHOWCASE
Barber              Summer Music
Françaix           Wind Quintet No 1
Janáček            Mladi
Dvořák             Wind Serenade Op 44
CBSO Centre Stage cbso.co.uk 0121 780 3333 £10
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Friday 29 September       OXFORD
Holywell Music Room, Holywell Street OX1 3BN, 7.30pm
NATHAN BRAUDE, GARETH LUBBE  viola
JOHANNES MARMÉN  violin
NATACHA KUDRITSKAYA      piano
PRIYA MITCHELL                    violin
BRIAN O’KANE                        cello
HUGO TICCIATI, ANNETTE WALTHER      violin
DB, VC
Fatal Illusion
Brahms     Scherzo (Sonatensatz) for violin and piano
                               in C minor
Vasks         String Quartet No.4 
Schubert   String quartet in D minor No 14
                    Death and the Maiden
Oxford Chamber Music Festival ocmf.net 01865 305305 £25
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Friday 29 September               BROMSGROVE
Artrix, Slideslow Drive (off A38 by-pass) B60 1GN, 8.00pm
CASTALIAN STRING QUARTET
Haydn                 String Quartet in E Flat Op 76 No 6
Dutilleux             String Quartet Ainsi la nuit (1976)
Beethoven          String Quartet in A minor Op 132
Bromsgrove Concerts bromsgrove-concerts.org.uk 01527 577330 £20 (Dis/Unemp £5, 8-25 years free)​
Saturday 30 September       OXFORD
Holywell Music Room, Holywell Street OX1 3BN, 12.30pm
HUGO TICCIATI, PRIYA MITCHELL     violin
O/MODɘRNT ENSEMBLE
Composer-to-Composer
Composer and broadcaster Michael Berkeley in conversation with Pēteris Vasks, OCMF composer-in-residence 2017 
Oxford Chamber Music Festival ocmf.net 01865 305305 £15
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Saturday 30 September         CHELTENHAM
St Andrew's Church, Montpellier Street GL50 1SP, 7.30 pm.
CHELTENHAM CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
PETER HUNT – conductor
SUSAN BLACK – soprano
GEORGE EWART – leader
Mozart              Overture La Clemenza di Tito
Honegger         Pastorale d'été
Britten               Song Cycle Les Illuminations
Beethoven        Symphony No 2 in D Op 36
Cheltenham Chamber Orchestra cheltenhamchamberorchestra.org.uk 01452 856700 unreserved £15, children free​
Saturday 30 September       OXFORD
Holywell Music Room, Holywell Street OX1 3BN, 7.30pm
NATHAN BRAUDE       viola
PRIYA MITCHELL        violin
BRIAN O’KANE            cello
CHRISTOFFER SUNDQVIST    clarinet
HUGO TICCIATI           violin
O/MODɘRNT ENSEMBLE
Hidden Message
Vasks           Epifania for string orchestra 
Arensky       Variations on a Theme of Tchaikovsky
                              for strings Op 35a 
Brahms         Clarinet Quintet in B minor Op 115
Oxford Chamber Music Festival ocmf.net 01865 305305 £25
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Saturday 30 September  STRATFORD UPON AVON
Stratford ArtsHouse, 14 Rother Street CV37 6LU, 7.30pm
TAMSIN WALEY-COHEN – violin
ANNELIEN VAN WAUWE – clarinet
PAVEL KOLESNIKOV – piano
Beethoven        Violin and Piano Sonata Op 30 No 3
Chopin              Mazurkas
Stravinsky        The Soldier’s Tale
Ravel                Sonata for Violin and Piano
Bartok              Contrasts
George Pragnell Concert Series, Stratford on Avon Music Festival stratfordmusicfestival.com 01789 207100 stratfordartshouse.co.uk £9.50-£27.50 (student concessions)
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