On this page: Barber Concerts, Birmingham Bach Choir, Bromsgrove Concerts, Cheltenham College, Cheltenham Music Society, Coventry Cathedral Chorus, Espressivo, Ex Cathedra, Gloucester Music Society, Hay Music, Leamington Music, Malvern Concert Club, Painswick Music Society, Stratford Chamber Music Society, Worcester Festival Chorus, Worcester Concert Club
Friday 12 November, 1pm Birmingham International Piano Festival SAMUELE TELARI – accordion J S Bach Prelude and Fugue in F sharp minor, BWV.883 (Well Tempered Klavier Book II) Grieg Holberg Suite (Praeludium, Aria and Rigaudon), Op.40 Skrjabin Preludes op.11 (N2, 13, 9) Ligeti Musica Ricercata Admission: Free Friday 19 November, 1pm KING EDWARD'S SCHOOL A selection of their talented young musicians present their annual concert in the Barber Concert Hall. Admission: Free Friday 26 November, 1pm OXFORD LIEDER Helen Charlston – mezzo soprano Sholto Kynoch - piano Programme to include: C Schumann Sechs Lieder, Op. 13 Finzi Oh Fair to See, Op. 13b Admission: Free Friday 26 November, 7.30pm CHINEKE! ENSEMBLE Florence B Price Drink to me with thine own eyes and Shornin Bread from Five Folksongs in Counterpoint Schoenberg Verklärte Nacht Brahms String sextet No. 1 in B-flat, Op. 18 £20 (£18, £15, £5) Friday 21 January, 1pm KENNETH HAMILTON (LECTURE RECITAL) Rhapsodies and Fantasies 1 Including Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue Admission: Free Friday 28 January, 1pm KENNETH HAMILTON (LECTURE RECITAL) Rhapsodies and Fantasies 2 Including Liszt’s Hungarian Rhapsody no.2 and Chopin’s Fantasy in F minor Admission: Free Friday 4 February, 1pm LINAROL CONSORT HÉLOÏSE BERNARD soprano Baisiez moy: Chansons and Instrumental music by Josquin des Prez. Admission: Free Friday 11 February, 1pm THE GONZAGA BAND Admission: Free Friday 18 February, 1pm OXFORD LIEDER ROWAN HELLIER – mezzo soprano SHOLTO KYNOCH – piano Judith Weir The Voice of Desire - King Harald’s Saga Vocal solo Kate Whitley new piece - This is my Love Poem for You Olga Neuwirth Marsyas - Tintarella di luna Admission: Free Wednesday 23 February , 7.30pm RIOT ENSEMBLE Sofia Gubaidulina Meditation on the Bach Chorale “Vor Deinen Thron Tret Ich Hiermit” Anna Clyne This Lunar Beauty José M. Sánchez Verdú Schein Xenakis A l’ile de Goree £20 (£18, £15, £5) Friday 25 February, 1pm THEO PLATH – bassoon Saint-Saëns Sonata for bassoon and piano, Op. 168 Debussy Violin Sonata trans Plath Roger Hanschel Layers of perception for bassoon and piano Roger Boutry Interférendes I for bassoon and piano Admission: Free Friday 4 March, 1pm CHETHAMS SCHOOL OF MUSIC Admission: Free Friday 11 March, 1pm CROSSCURRENTS+ Hermes Experiment Admission: Free Friday 18 March, 1pm Artist tbc Admission: Free Wednesday 23 March, 7.30pm TIPPETT QUARTET EMMA ABBATE piano £20 (£18, £15, £5) Friday 29 April, 1pm OXFORD LIEDER SAMANTHA CRAWFORD soprano LANA BODE piano Programme to include: Charlotte Bray Crossing Faultlines Admission: Free Friday 6 May, 1pm PURCELL SCHOOL Admission: Free Friday 13 May, 1pm LIGETI QUARTET Admission: Free All concerts at Elgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music Building, University of Birmingham B15 2TT Box Office 01782 206 000 www.barber.org.uk/concerts Espressivo Concerts Saturday 20 November, 7.30pm Hellens, Much Marcle, nr Ledbury HR8 2LY Richard Jenkinson (cello) and Benjamin Frith (piano) Beethoven, Kodaly, Rachmaninov Tickets £16 (students free) from Hellens www.hellensmanor.com tel: 01531 660504 and The Courtyard, Hereford Sunday 28 November, 3pm Lion Ballroom, Lion Yard, off Broad St, Leominster HR6 8BT Bochmann Trio with Catherine Handley (flute) Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Paisiello Tickets £14 (students free) from TIC, Corn Square, Leominster HR6 8YP tel: 01568 616460 and The Courtyard, Hereford Sunday 12 December, 6pm (Reception from 5pm) Berkeley Castle, Berkeley, Glos GL13 9PJ Orchestra Pro Anima with Stephen Roberts (horn) Bach, Haydn, Mozart, Wagner, Borodin, Britten Tickets £42 (inc Reception with wine, mince pies and other festive fare) from Roses Theatre, Tewkesbury www.roses.org tel: 01684 295074 Saturday 26 February, 3.30pm Great Malvern Priory, Church Street, Malvern WR14 2AY Carice Singers directed by George Parris Requiems by Tomás Luis de Victoria and Derek Smith (première) plus Elgar Tickets £15 (students £7.50) from TIC, Lyttelton Well Courtyard, 6 Church St, Malvern WR14 2AY tel: 01684 892289 and The Courtyard, Hereford Saturday 5 March, 7.30pm Hellens, Much Marcle, nr Ledbury HR8 2LY Britten Oboe Quartet Mozart, Schubert, Jean Françaix, Sønderho Bridal Trilogy Tickets £16 (students free) from Hellens www.hellensmanor.com tel: 01531 660504 and The Courtyard, Hereford Sunday 6 March, 3pm Lion Ballroom, Lion Yard, off Broad St, Leominster HR6 8BT Britten Oboe Quartet Mozart, Schubert, Jean Françaix, Sønderho Bridal Trilogy Tickets £16 (students free) from TIC, Corn Square, Leominster HR6 8YP tel: 01568 616460 and The Courtyard, Hereford Saturday 18 June, 4pm Lion Ballroom, Lion Yard, off Broad St, Leominster HR6 8BT Coull Quartet plus additional cello (tba) Schubert, Derek Smith (première) Tickets £16 (students free) from TIC, Corn Square, Leominster HR6 8YP tel: 01568 616460 and The Courtyard, Hereford Tickets for most concerts from The Courtyard, Edgar Street, Hereford HR4 9JR www.courtyard.org.uk tel: 01432 340555 www.espressivo.org.uk johnbrain@espressivo.org.uk Gloucester Music Society
91st season - Youth’s the Season Sunday 28 November Musicans from the Yehudi Menuhin School Sunday 30 January James Girling – guitar Music by Dowland, Walton, Villa-Lobos, Arcaro, Barrios, Albeniz, Rodrigo and more Sunday 27 February Ensemble Mirage with Matthew Scott – clarinet Howells, Bliss and Mozart’s Clarinet Quintet played on basset clarinet Sunday 3 April Fair Oriana: Penelope Appleyard and Angela Hicks – sopranos with Sam Brown – lute and Harry Buckoke - viola da gamba Madrigals and songs by Dowland, Morley, Byrd, Wilbye and Bennett, with a new commission from Fraser Wilson Concerts take place on Sunday afternoons at 3.00pm at the Ivor Gurney Hall, Pitt Street, Gloucester GL1 2BH, part of the King’s School Book through the website. Children 16 years and under, and companions of disabled members are free but please add them to your order. www.gloucestermusicsociety.org.uk 
Friday, 12 November THE LIGETI STRING QUARTET A programme illustrating how music from folk traditions has shaped the string quartet repertoire from Beethoven to the present day, culminating in an introduced performance of Bartók’s String Quartet No 5. Friday, 10 December HEXAD (six voice a cappella choir) With a seasonal theme, their programme includes music from the 16th C to the present. Friday, 14 January LLŶR WILLIAMS Wales’s foremost concert pianist plays music by Schumann, Liszt and Chopin. Saturday, 19 February LORÉ LIXENBERG (mezzo-soprano) and BARTOSZ GLOWACKI (accordion) A unique and refreshing sound-world, the duo performs music to include Bach, Purcell, Eccles and Cage. Friday, 1 April – Hay Castle SIRINU This exciting and versatile ensemble presents a programme of Norman and Medieval music in the newly restored Castle in Hay-on-Wye. Saturday, 30 April TOM POSTER This well-known and critically acclaimed young pianist is no stranger to Hay, having broadcast from St Mary’s Church on BBC Radio 3 at the Hay Festival. His programme will include music by Chopin, Beethoven and Schubert. Friday, 24 June THE TIPPETT QUARTET with EMMA ABBATE (piano) Tippett’s 5th String Quartet, Elgar and Schumann Piano Quintets. Venues: St Mary’s Church, Hay-on-Wye HR3 5EB (concerts start at 7.00pm, doors open 6.30pm) / Hay Castle, Hay-on-Wye HR3 5DF on 1 April 2022) Tickets: online at www.haymusic.org, from the Tourist Information Bureau, Oxford Road, Hay-on-Wye HR3 5DG and at the door. Website: www.haymusic.org Email: music@haymusic.org 
Thursday 11 November, 7.30pm Takács Quartet String quartets by Mozart, Dutilleux, Smetana Thursday 20 January, 7.30pm Martin Roscoe & Jennifer Pike Beethoven sonatas for piano and violin Sunday 13 February, 3.00pm Llyr Williams Piano works by Haydn, Schumann, Rachmaninov, Liszt Thursday 24 March, 7.30pm Carducci Quartet with Peter Lale String quartets by Fanny Mendelssohn, Shostakovich, Mozart string quintet Thursday 28 April, 7.30pm New London Chamber Ensemble Wind quintets by Beethoven, Nielsen, Mozart Concerts at the Forum Theatre, Malvern, WR14 3HB Tickets £22 (plus theatre fees) from Malvern Theatres or by annual subscription through the website facebook.com/MalvernConcertClub malvern-concert-club.co.uk Stratford-upon-Avon Chamber Music Society
Thursday November 11th, 7.30pm Michael Foyle (violin) and Maksim Stsura (piano) Beethoven: Sonata no.4, Op.23 in A minor, Sonata no.6, Op.30 no.1 in A, Sonata no.9, Op.47 in A (‘Kreutzer’) Holy Trinity Church, 1 Old Town, Stratford-upon-Avon CV37 6BG, with the kind assistance of the Friends of the Music. Sunday December 5th, 3.00pm Mithras Piano Trio Piano Trio in G, Hob.15/41 Haydn Piano Trio in D minor, Op.120 Fauré Piano Trio in F minor, Op.65 Dvorak Sunday January 23rd , 3.00pm Emma Abbate and Julian Perkins (piano duo) Sonata in D, Op.6 Beethoven Fantasia in F minor, D.940 Schubert and pieces by Moskowski, Gershwin, Amy Beach and Barber Sunday February 27th 3.00pm Florian Panzieri (tenor) with pianist Sunday March 27th, 3.00pm Pleyel Ensemble Piano Quintet Dussek Piano Trio in F sharp minor, Hob.15/26 Haydn Piano Quintet in A (Trout) Schubert Sunday May 1st Coull String Quartet Programme and venue to be confirmed Concerts at Town Hall, Sheep Street, Stratford-upon-Avon CV37 6EF unless otherwise noted Further information: Brian Midgley 01608 662597 brianmidgley@aol.com www.stratfordchambermusic.co.uk |
Birmingham Bach Choir
Conductor: Paul Spicer Saturday 4 December, 7.00 pm St Philip’s Cathedral, Cathedral Square, Colmore Row, Birmingham B3 2QB O Clap Your Hands! A beautiful programme of Dvorak, Britten, Bednall, Leighton & Walton Organist - Callum Alger Soloists – Isabella Abbot Parker, Hope Pugh, Timothy Burton, Alex Pratley Sunday 19 December, 3.30 pm St Alban’s Church, Stanhope Street, Birmingham B12 0YF Service of Nine Lessons & Carols Birmingham Bach Choir invite all to this traditional and moving service of music and readings No tickets required, no charge applies. Saturday 22 January Come & Sing! - an afternoon workshop for singers Sing with Birmingham Bach Choir in an inspiring workshop & performance of Duruflé's Requiem masterpiece Led by Paul Spicer - music and tea provided. Saturday 2 April, 7.00 pm St Philip’s Cathedral, Cathedral Square, Colmore Row, Birmingham B3 2QB For Those We Loved - A beautiful programme for remembering Vaughan Williams, Holst, Parry, & Spicer (premiere) Martyn Rawles organ - Ed Ballard baritone - Matthew Hampton trumpet Saturday 25 June, 7.00pm Malvern Priory, Church Street, Malvern WR14 2AY British Music for a Summer Evening Britten, Finzi, Joubert, Gibbons, MacMillan, Vaughan Williams Saturday 4 July Birmingham (venue tbc) British Music for a Summer Evening Britten, Finzi, Joubert, Gibbons, MacMillan, Vaughan Williams Tickets www.birmingham.bachchoir.com or B:Music Box Office https://bmusic.co.uk/whats-on www.birmingham.bachchoir.com Cheltenham College
Monday 6 December, 7.30pm Cheltenham College Symphony Orchestra Rachmaninov Piano Concerto no 2 And festive performances from College’s other instrumental ensembles. Monday 22 February, 8.00pm Elements (Gloucestershire’s Professional Chamber Choir) Resurrection: English Music of the 20th Century Parry – Songs of Farewell Vaughan Williams – 3 Shakespeare Songs Howells – Take Him Earth for Cherishing Britten – Hymn to St Cecilia Tippett – 5 Spirituals from a Child of our Time Friday 4 March, 7.30pm Cheltenham College Schola Cantorum J S Bach Mass in B Minor Choral Evensong in Chapel every Thursday during term time at 6pm. All welcome. Concerts in Chapel or Big Classical Concert tickets available from www.ticketsource.co.uk/cheltenham-college Cheltenham College, Bath Road, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL53 7LD. 0333 666 3366 www.cheltenhamcollege.org Cheltenham Music Society
Tuesday 16 November at 7.30pm Carducci Quartet Beethoven, Shostakovich, Dvořák Thursday 2 December at 7.30pm Perpetuo Trio Schubert, Sutton, Sibelius, Martinů, Mozart Saturday 22 January at 4pm Takács Quartet Haydn, Dutilleux, Dvořák Thursday 17 February at 7.30pm Jerusalem Quartet Mozart, Bartók, Tchaikovsky Thursday 31 March at 7.30pm Sean Shibe (guitar) Works from Renaissance to contemporary Thursday 28 April at 7.30pm Leon McCawley (piano) Haydn, Mozart, Schubert Pittville Pump Room, Cheltenham GL52 3JE Tickets £20-£30 from cheltenhamtownhall.org.uk ~~~~~ CHELTENHAM CONTEMPORARY CONCERTS Saturday 2 April at 3.30pm Amy Roberts (oboe) and Gamal Khamis (piano) A programme inspired by Greek and Roman myths Bethesda Methodist Church, Great Norwood St GL50 2AP Tickets £10 at the door www.cheltmusicsoc.co.uk Coventry Cathedral Chorus
Conductor: Paul Leddington Wright Saturday 13th November, 7.00pm Verdi: Requiem With Brighton Festival Chorus, Orchestra Pro Anima and soloists Susanna Fairbairn, Kate Symonds-Joy. Matthew Minter, Njabulo Madlala Saturday 11th December, 2.30pm Christmas Music With Jaguar Land Rover Band, Cathedral Boy Choristers, Crescent School Rugby Saturday 11th December, 6.00pm Christmas Music With Coventry & Warwickshire Youth Orchestra, Cathedral Girl Choristers, The Drama Academy, Hinckley Saturday 18th December, 6.00pm Cirencester Parish Church, Market Place, Cirencester GL7 2NX Handel: MESSIAH with Orchestra Pro Anima and soloists Philippa Hyde, Simon Ponsford, Greg Tassell, James Cleverton Monday 20th December, 7.00pm Handel: MESSIAH with Orchestra Pro Anima and soloists Philippa Hyde, Simon Ponsford, Greg Tassell, James Cleverton Friday 15th April, 6.00pm Chilcott: St. John Passion Finzi: Lo, The Full and Final Sacrifice with Orchestra Pro Anima, Fine Arts Brass All concerts in Coventry Cathedral, Priory Street, Coventry CV1 5AB unless otherwise noted Ticket sales for all concerts: www.ticketweb.co.uk 0844 477 1000 tickets@coventrycathedralchorus.com Additionally for Cirencester Messiah Corinium Museum in person or 01285 655611 www.coventrycathedralchorus.com [logo] 
Ex Cathedra
Jeffrey Skidmore - conductor Our First Love – music of the English Renaissance 21 November, 4pm – Town Hall, Birmingham EX CATHEDRA Consort Sleepers Awake – cantatas by Bach & Dilnot Johnson 5 December, 4pm – Town Hall, Birmingham EX CATHEDRA Choir & Baroque Orchestra Margaret Lingas, Imogen Russell soprano - Gabriella Liandu alto mezzo soprano - James Robinson tenor - Lawrence White bass Christmas Music by Candlelight 3 December, 7.30pm – St Chad’s Church, St Chad’s Terrace, Shrewsbury SY1 1JX 4 December, 7.30pm – St James the Greater, London Road, Leicester LE2 1NA 7 December, 7.30pm – Coventry Cathedral, Priory Street, Coventry CV1 5FB 9 December, 7.30pm – Hereford Cathedral, Cathedral Close, Hereford HR1 2NG 11 December, 7.30pm – St Peter’s Church, Lich Gate, Queen Square, Wolverhampton WV1 1TS 16 December, 7.30pm – St John’s Smith Square Christmas Festival, London SW1P 3HA 17 December, 7.30pm – St Pauls’ Church, Birmingham 18 December, 7.30pm – St Pauls’ Church, Birmingham 20 December, 7.30pm – St Pauls’ Church, Birmingham 21 December, 7.30pm – St Pauls’ Church, Birmingham 22 December, 7.30pm – St Pauls’ Church, Birmingham EX CATHEDRA Jeffrey Skidmore conductor - Quintin Beer associate conductor Alexander Mason, Rupert Jeffcoat organ Angels, Stars & Kings – family Christmas concert 18 December, 4pm - St Pauls’ Church, Birmingham EX CATHEDRA - EX CATHEDRA Academy of Vocal Music Alexander Mason organ Sing the Monteverdi Vespers with Ex Cathedra & HMSC 12 February, 11am-2pm – CBSO Centre, Birmingham EX CATHEDRA Choir & Baroque Ensemble - HIS MAJESTYS SAGBUTTS & CORNETTS Jeffrey Skidmore – workshop leader Monteverdi Vespers (1610) 13 February, 4pm – Town Hall, Birmingham EX CATHEDRA Choir & Baroque Ensemble HIS MAJESTYS SAGBUTTS & CORNETTS When a Child is a Witness by Liz Dilnot Johnson 26 February, 5pm – Coventry Cathedral, Priory Street, Coventry CV1 5FB EX CATHEDRA Rupert Jeffcoat – organ with refugee communities & schools in Coventry to be announced part of Coventry City of Culture Good Friday Bach St Matthew Passion 15 April, 2pm - Symphony Hall, Birmingham EX CATHEDRA Choir & Baroque Orchestra Bradley Smith Evangelist - Themba Mvula Jesus -– Marcus FarnsworthLawrence White Pilate Calcutta (Unending Love Weekenders) 24 April, 7pm - Town Hall, Birmingham ENSEMBLE TEMPUS FUGIT Katie de la Matter director - Debipriya Sircar Indian classical vocalist - Jonathan Mayer sitar The Traveller – Alec Roth & Roxanna Panufnik (Unending Love Weekenders) 1 May, 4pm - Town Hall, Birmingham EX CATHEDRA - BRITTEN SINFONIA -MILAPFEST Mark Padmore tenor - Philippe Honoré violin Vayu Naidu narrator Summer Music by Candlelight 15 June, 8pm – Hereford Cathedral, Cathedral Close, Hereford HR1 2NG 16 June, 8pm – St Peter’s Church, Lich Gate, Queen Square, Wolverhampton WV1 1TS 21 June, 8pm – Birmingham Cathedral 22 June, 8pm – Birmingham Cathedral EX CATHEDRA Jeffrey Skidmore, conductor George Parris, associate conductor CBSO Centre, Berkley Street, Birmingham B1 2LF St Paul’s Church, St Paul’s Square, Birmingham B3 1QZ Symphony Hall, Broad Street, Birmingham B1 2EA Town Hall, Victoria Square, Birmingham B3 3DQ www.excathedra.co.uk Painswick Music Society
Saturday 26th March, 3pm Carducci Quartet with Clare Hammond (piano) Saturday 9th April, 3pm Jess Gillam (saxophone) with pianist tbc Saturday April 30th, 3pm Voces8 Saturday 14th May, 3pm Iyad Sughayer (piano) Concerts at St Mary’s Church, Painswick, Stroud GL6 6UT Tickets from www.painswickmusicsoc.co.uk Enquiries to 07789 006006 www.painswickmusicsoc.co.uk 
160th concert season WORCESTER CATHEDRAL 8 College Yard, Worcester, Worcestershire, WR1 2LA SATURDAY 27 NOVEMBER 2021 Mozart | Overture from The Magic Flute and Solemn Vespers Fauré | Cantique de Jean Racine and Requiem Meridian Sinfonia, Emilia Morton (soprano), Cathy Bell (mezzo soprano), Frederick Jones (tenor), Julien Van Mellaerts (baritone) SATURDAY 11 DECEMBER 2021 Handel | Messiah Meridian Sinfonia, Brittany King (soprano), Kate Symonds-Joy (mezzo soprano), Daniel Joy (tenor), James Birchall (bass baritone) SATURDAY 19 MARCH 2022 J.S.Bach | St. John Passion Meridian Sinfonia, soloists tbc Concerts start at 7.30pm Conductor Samuel Hudson Tickets £15 - £25 from www.wfcs.online and TicketSource 0333 666 3366 (Mon-Fri 9am - 5pm. Local call rate) Concessions on some seats apply to people 60 or over, registered disabled and full-time students. Children aged 9-15 years accompanying a paying adult admitted free (child ticket required). Wye Valley Music
Sunday 14th November at 3.00pm Bridges Centre, Monmouth Salomé String Quartet Haydn - String Quartet in G major Op. 76 No 1 Frank Bridge - Three Idylls for String Quartet Schubert - String Quartet No 14 in D minor, D. 810, ‘Death and the Maiden’ Saturday 11th December at 3.00pm St Briavels Church HEXAD An exciting new vocal ensemble present a programme of Christmas Choral music Sunday 23rd January at 3.00pm St Briavels Church Odysseus Piano Trio A programme of Piano trios (details tbc) Sunday 20th March at 3.00pm St Briavels Church Showcase by students from the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama Saturday 9th April at 3.00 Bridges Centre, Monmouth Solem String Quartet Bartók - String Quartet no. 4, BB 95 Morris Hitogata - for string quartet and electronics Beethoven - Quartet no. 12 in E flat major, op. 127 Sunday 24th April at 3.00pm St Briavels Church Clare Hammond piano A special recital for children, their parents, teachers and the community Sunday 29th May at 3.00pm Bridges Centre, Monmouth Michael Christian Durrant guitar & Inēs Delgado violin Music from Spain & South America: DeFalla, Rodrigo, Villa-Lobos, Piazzolla Sunday 12th June at 3.00pm St Briavels Church Mary Hofman violin and Richard Ormrod piano Beethoven - Violin sonatas No 8 & No 10 Bridges Centre, Drybridge Park, Monmouth NP25 5AS Church of St Mary the Virgin, Church Street, St Briavels GL15 6RG Tickets available on-line at www.wyevalleymusic.org.uk |
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