Friday 3 April                                               COVENTRY
Coventry Cathedral CV1 5AB, 6.00pm
COVENTRY CATHEDRAL CHORUS
RACHEL MAHON – conductor
Stainer       Crucifixion
Coventry Cathedral Chorus  www.coventrycathedralchorus.com  01676 532436
£20 in advance online / £25 on the door (students / under-18s half price)

Thursday 16 April                                    BIRMINGHAM
CBSO Centre, Berkley St B1 2LF, 2.00pm
CBSO: CENTRE STAGE
HELEN BENSON – flute
EMMET BYRNE and RACHEL PANKHURST – oboes
OLIVER JANES and JOANNA PATTON – clarinets
NIKOLAJ HENRIQUES and MARGARET COOKHORN - bassoons
MARK PHILLIPS and JEREMY BUSHELL – horns
Operatic Winds
Programme to include:
Mozart                            Wind Octet in E flat major, K375
Donizetti                         Sinfonia for Winds in G minor
Verdi (arr. Goddard)      Force of Destiny: Overture
Dvořák (arr. Clements) Slavonic Dance in E minor,
                                         Op. 72 No.2
An informal afternoon performance, programmed and introduced by CBSO musicians.
CBSO   www.cbso.co.uk   £12 (£5)

Friday 24 April                                          BIRMINGHAM
CBSO Centre, Berkley St B1 2LF, 2.00pm
CBSO: CENTRE STAGE
LOWRI PORTER and BETHAN ALLMAND – violins
CHRIS YATES – viola
KATE SETTERFIELD – cello
ROBERT MARKHAM – piano
Brahms       Piano Quintet in F minor, Op. 34
An informal afternoon performance, programmed and introduced by CBSO musicians.
CBSO   www.cbso.co.uk   £12 (£5)

Sunday 26 April                                             MALVERN
Malvern Theatres, Grange Rd WR14 3HB, 7.30pm
ISATA KANNEH-MASON – piano
Beethoven       Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor,
                          Op. 27 No. 2 ‘Moonlight’
Ravel                Gaspard de la Nuit
Beethoven       Piano Sonata No. 21 in C major, Op. 53
                          ‘Waldstein’
Malvern Concert Club   For contact details, ticket prices and subscription options, please see advert on right or visit website.

Sunday 12 April                                         GLOUCESTER
Ivor Gurney Hall, Pitt St GL1 2BH, 3.00pm
BAROQUE ALCHEMY
PIERS ADAMS – recorders
LYNDY MAYLE – keyboards
A genre-crossing adventure combining the drama of baroque music with the universe of sounds afforded by modern synth technology.
Gloucester Music Society  01242 620736  www.gloucestermusicsociety.org.uk
£25 (children free, accompanying adults £15)

Sunday 19 April                                          ST BRIAVELS
St Mary the Virgin Church, Church St GL15 6RG, 3.00pm
DANIEL TONG – piano
ROBIN MICHAEL – cello
Two of the finest soloists and chamber musicians of their generation team up for this recital. Daniel and Robin are well known to local audiences in the Wye Valley, as well as through their celebrated recordings. Programme details to be announced – see website for details.
Wye Valley Music  01291 330020  www.wyevalleymusic.org.uk
£20 (£18, £5)

Saturday 25 April                                         PAINSWICK
St Mary’s Church GL6 6UT, 3.00pm
VOCES8
Celebrating the Society’s 80th Anniversary year. Programme TBA – see website for details.
Painswick Music Society  07903 373674 www.painswickmusicsoc.co.uk

Wednesday 29 April                               CHELTENHAM
Pittville Pump Room, East Approach Dr GL52 3JE, 7.30pm
MARMEN QUARTET and KLEIO QUARTET
Beethoven        String Quartet No. 16 in F major, Op. 135
Kaija Saariaho  Terra Memoria
Mendelssohn   Octet in E flat major, Op. 20
Cheltenham Music Society  01242 528764  www.cheltenhamtownhall.org.uk
£28, £23 (£5 under-26s)

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Header photo: Isata Kanneh-Mason