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Friday 1 December BIRMINGHAM
Barber Institute, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston B15 2TS, 1.10pm ASHLEY FRIPP – piano JS Bach French Suite No 5 in G BWV816 Thomas Adès Concert Paraphrase on Powder Her Face Chopin Andante Spianato et grande polonaise brillante Op 22 The Barber Institute of Fine Arts barber.org.uk/concerts 0121 414 7333 Free Friday 1 December BROMSGROVE
Artrix, Slideslow Drive (off A38 by-pass) B60 1GN, 8.00pm KODÁLY STRING QUARTET Dohnanyi String Quartet No 2 in D flat Op 15 Kodály String Quartet No 2 Op 10 Schumann String Quartet in A minor Op 41 No 1 Bromsgrove Concerts bromsgrove-concerts.org.uk 01527 577330 £20 (Dis/Unemp £5, 8-25 years free) Saturday 2 December MALVERN
Malvern Theatres, Grange Road WR14 3HB, 7.30pm ARMONICO CONSORT & BAROQUE ORCHESTRA CHRISTOPHER MONKS – director Handel’s Fireworks Handel Dettingen Te Deum Handel The King Shall Rejoice Handel Music for the Royal Fireworks Handel Zadok the Priest Armonico Consort armonico.org.uk malvern-theatres.co.uk 01684 892 277 £29.68, £26.32, £22.96, £19.60 Sunday 3 December BERKELEY
Berkeley Castle GL13 9PJ 5.00pm Reception 6.00pm Concert ORCHESTRA PRO ANIMA MICHAEL BOCHMANN – violin/director ANGUS GIBBON – violin JACQUI ALLEN – violin TOM MARTIN – double bass Vivaldi Concerto for 2 Violins in A Mozart Violin Concerto in D K211 Bach Brandenburg Concerto No 3 in G BWV1048 Elgar Serenade for Strings in E minor Op 20 Bottesini Gran Duo Concertante for Violin, Double Bass & Strings Espressivo Concerts espressivo.org.uk Roses Theatre 01684 295074 £42 (inc reception with wine, mince pies & other festive fare) Sunday 3 December STRATFORD UPON AVON
Shakespeare Institute, Church Street CV37 6HP, 7.30pm MICHAEL FOYLE – violin MAKSIM STSURA – piano Mozart Sonata in A K526 Beethoven Sonata in G Op 96 Brahms Sonata in D minor Op 103 Kreisler Viennese Fantasy Stratford upon Avon Chamber Music Society stratfordchambermusic.co.uk 01789 740791 £18 (£5 students) Tuesday 5 December CHIPPING SODBURY
Chipping Sodbury Town Hall, Broad Street BS37 6AD, 7.30pm JOGLARESA Make We Mirth! Celebrate Yule with Joglaresa - ancient style! The Ensemble will be playing seasonal medieval, folk and world music. Chipping Sodbury Music Society csmusicsociety.co.uk 01454 315741 ticketsource.co.uk/csmusicsociety £15 (school-age children free) Wednesday 6 December BURFORD
Burford School, Cheltenham Road OX18 4PL, 7.30pm ATÉA WIND QUINTET Debussy Suite No 2 Mozart Andante in F KV616 Ravel Tombeau de Couperin Ligeti 6 Bagatelles Bozza Musique de Nuit Mortensen Quintet Lenthall Concerts lenthallconcerts.org.uk 01993 823260 £13 (students £3) Friday 8 December BIRMINGHAM
Barber Institute, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston B15 2TS, 1.10pm FOLLIA Telemann in Paris, 1737-1738 A concert to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the death of Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767) with two of his ground breaking 'Paris Quartets', and chamber music by his French contemporaries Jean-Philippe Rameau, Jean-Baptiste Forqueray and Claude Balbastre. The Barber Institute of Fine Arts barber.org.uk/concerts 0121 414 7333 Free Sunday 10 December WORCESTER
Huntingdon Hall, Crowngate WR1 2ES, 3.00pm THE CARNIVAL BAND STEVE BANKS – drums, percussion, violin, vocals JUB DAVIS – double bass, vocals GILES LEWIN – violin, recorders, bagpipes, shawm, vocals ANDY WATTS – shawm, bagpipes, bassoon, melodica, recorders, clarinet, vocals Joined by the Carnival Choir from the November workshop, The Carnival Band will perform a selection of carols and Christmas music from medieval times onwards. Worcester Concert Club worcserenade.co.uk 01905 611427 £16 (students £5) Monday 11 December BIRMINGHAM
Symphony Hall, 8 Centenary Square, Broad Street B1 2EA, 7.30pm THE SIXTEEN HARRY CHRISTOPHERS – conductor Glory To The Christ Child Town Hall Symphony Hall, Birmingham thsh.co.uk 0121 780 3333 £12.50 - £43 Wednesday 13 December CHELTENHAM
Pittville Pump Room, East Approach Drive GL52 3JE, 7.30pm NASH ENSEMBLE: FLUTE, HARP AND VIOLA TRIO Ravel arr Skaila Kanga Sonatine for flute, viola and harp Mozart Duo in B flat K424 for flute and viola Bax Elegiac Trio Piazzolla Histoire du Tango (selection) Debussy Trio for flute, viola and harp Cheltenham Music Society cheltmusicsoc.co.uk cheltenhamtownhall.org.uk 01242 227979 £25, £20, U26 free Thursday 21 December WARWICK
Collegiate Church of St Mary, Old Square CV34 4RA, 7.30pm ARMONICO CONSORT CHRISTOPHER MONKS – director Carols by Candlelight Armonico Consort armonico.org.uk 0844 581 0750 £34.50 (to include interval drink and free programme), £23.50, £17.50, £13 |
Friday 1 December BIRMINGHAM
CBSO Centre, Berkley Street B1 2LF, 1.10pm MARIE-CHRISTINE ZUPANCIC – flute KATHERINE THOMAS – harp AMANDA LAKE – violin MICHAEL JENKINSON – viola DAVID POWELL – cello Mozart arr Derek Smith Concerto for flute and harp Villa-Lobos Quintet for flute, harp and string trio CBSO Centre Stage cbso.co.uk 0121 780 3333 £10 Saturday 2 December MUCH MARCLE
Hellens, Much Marcle, Ledbury HR8 2LY, 4.00pm KODÁLY STRING QUARTET Haydn String Quartet in C Op 76 No 3 Emperor Dohnányi String Quartet No 2 in D flat Op 15 Beethoven String Quartet in C Op 59 No 3 Razumovsky Espressivo Concerts espressivo.org.uk Hereford Courtyard 01432 340555 £18 (students £9) Sunday 3 December GLOUCESTER
Ivor Gurney Hall, Pitt Street GL1 2BH, 3.00pm KODÁLY STRING QUARTET Haydn String Quartet in G Op 54 No 1 Dohnányi String Quartet No 2 in D flat Op 15 Beethoven String Quartet in C Op 59 No 3 Gloucester Music Society gloucestermusicsociety.org.uk 01242 620736 £17 (£16/£8/£5,free) Sunday 3 December MONMOUTH
Bridges Community Centre, Drybridge House, Wonastow Road NP25 5AS, 7.30pm BELLA TROMBA Bella Tromba trumpet quartet hold a unique position in the UK’s chamber music scene, offering a pioneering performance style and a commitment to programming outstanding brass repertoire. Ticket price includes mulled wine & mince pies! Wye Valley Music wyevalleymusic.org.uk 01291 330020 £18 (WVM Members and Students £15) Tuesday 5 December CARDIFF
Cardiff University Concert Hall, Corbett Road CF10 3EB, 7.00pm CAROLINE RAE, IWAN LLEWELYN-JONES – pianos Chabrier Trois valses romantiques Debussy Six épigraphes antiques, Lindaraja Ravel Sites auriculaires Satie La belle excentrique Debussy Préludes from Book 2, Études, En blanc et noir Cardiff University Concert Series 0333 666 3366 concerts.cardiff.ac.uk £10, £8, students and U18s free Wednesday 6 December BIRMINGHAM
Barber Institute, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston B15 2TS, 7.30pm SIR WILLARD WHITE – bass-baritone EUGENE ASTI – piano One of the best-loved and most versatile opera stars of the last 40 years, Sir Willard White’s illustrious career has taken him to the most prestigious opera houses and concert halls throughout the world. It is with great pleasure that we welcome him to The Barber Institute of Fine Arts for a sublime evening of music, including Schubert, Weill, Copland and a selection of show tunes. The Barber Institute of Fine Arts barber.org.uk/concerts 0121 414 7333 £18 (£15, £12, £5) Thursday 7 December COVENTRY
Warwick Arts Centre, University of Warwick CV4 7AL, 7.30pm ARMONICO CONSORT & BAROQUE ORCHESTRA ELIN MANAHAN THOMAS – soprano WILLIAM TOWERS – countertenor NATHAN VALE – tenor SIR WILLARD WHITE – bass CHRISTOPHER MONKS – director Handel Messiah Armonico Consort armonico.org.uk warwickartscentre.co.uk 024 7652 4524 £40.50 - £17.50 Saturday 9 December SWINDON
Swindon Arts Centre, Devizes Road SN1 4BJ, 7.30pm CLARE MCCALDIN – mezzo soprano PAUL TURNER – piano The ‘complete’ Heroine An eclectic programme extolling the virtues and compelling stories of the Heroine, with dramatic entrances and quirky humour. Lady Macbeth, Ophelia, Salome, Mignon, and even Jessie Matthews are all ready for their close-up…. Swindon Recital Series swindonrecitalseries.org 01793 0524481 £15 (conc £12.50), students £2.50, accompanied children 14 and under free Sunday 10 December PERSHORE
Number 8, High Street WR10 1BG, 7.30pm ORCHESTRA OF THE SWAN ORCHESTRA OF THE SWAN CHAMBER CHOIR with soloists LOUISE KEMÉNY – HELEN CHARLSTON – JAMES ATHERTON – SAMUEL PANTCHEFF STACEY WATTON – conductor Handel Messiah (chamber version) Orchestra of the Swan orchestraoftheswan.org 01386 555488 number8.org £15.50 Tuesday 12 December WARWICK
St Mary’s Church, Old Square CV34 4RA, 7.30pm THE YORK WAITS DEBORAH CATTERALL – singer Goday my Lord Sir Christemas A celebration of English medieval and Tudor carols, songs and dances for the festive season Leamington Music leamingtonmusic.org 01926 334418 £21/£17/£13 (£1) includes mulled wine and mince pies Thursday 21 December LEAMINGTON
St Mark’s Church, Rugby Road CV32 6DL, 7.30pm THE CARICE SINGERS GEORGE PARRIS – director LUCY FRENCH – cello O Holy Night Some of the very best choral works for Christmas, including music by Cornelius, Darke, Ola Gjeilo, and Vaughan Williams’ glorious Fantasia on Christmas Carols Leamington Music leamingtonmusic.org 01926 334418 £20/£15/£10 (£1) includes mulled wine and mince pies Saturday 23 December CIRENCESTER
Cirencester Parish Church, Market Place GL7 2NX, 6.00pm (please note new time) COVENTRY CATHEDRAL CHORUS ORCHESTRA PRO ANIMA PAUL LEDDINGTON WRIGHT – conductor With soloists PHILIPPA HYDE, SIMON PONSFORD, GREG TASSELL, JAMES CLEVERTON Handel Messiah Coventry Cathedral Chorus coventrycathedralchorus.com ticketweb.co.uk 0844 477 1000 £30, £25, £20 (£2 concession over 60s) students & children half price |
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