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december CONCERTS

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)
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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)
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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)
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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
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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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