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Sunday 1 December GLOUCESTER
Ivor Gurney Hall, Pitt Street GL1 2BH, 3.00pm VILLIERS QUARTET Alwyn String Quartet No 1 in D minor Whettam Hymnos Quartet Parry String Quartet No 3 in G Gloucester Music Society 01242 620736 £20 (£18/£10/£5,free) Sunday 1 December STRATFORD-UPON-AVON
Shakespeare Institute, Church Street CV37 6HP, 7.30pm THE ARNOLD ENSEMBLE Mozart Kegelstatt Trio K498 Schumann Fairy Tale Pieces Op 132 With works by Bruch and Françaix Stratford-upon-Avon Chamber Music Society stratfordchambermusic.co.uk 01608 662597 £20 (conc £5) Wednesday 4 December BIRMINGHAM
Barber Institute, Edgbaston Park Road B15 2TS, 7.30pm ZIYU HE – violin MARIE HAUZEL – piano Stravinsky Suite Italienne Franck Violin Sonata Bartók Romanian Folk Dances Saint-Säens Havanaise Op 83 Sarasate Introduction and Tarantella Bazzini La Ronde des Lutins Op 25 The Barber Institute of Fine Arts 01782 206 000 barber.org.uk/concerts £18 (£15, £12, £5) Saturday 7 December ALVECHURCH
St Laurence Church, School Lane B48 7SB, 7.30pm HOLBORNE BRASS ENSEMBLE Programme to include: Vivaldi Winter from The Four Seasons Medley of trad carols A Carol Fantasy Gershwin A Foggy Day in London Town Saint-Saëns Serenade d’Hiver And much more........ Midland Sinfonia midlandsinfonia.co.uk midlandsinfonia@gmail.com 0121 447 7040/ 07889 147861 £13 (F/T students free) Sunday 8 December WORCESTER
Huntingdon Hall, Crowngate WR1 2ES, 3.00pm THE YORK WAITS DEBORAH CATTERALL – singer Make we Joye Nowe in this Fest Festive Music for Advent and Christmas Worcester Concert Club worcserenade.co.uk 01905 611427 £17 (students £5) Wednesday 11 December BIRMINGHAM
Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, 200 Jennens Road B4 7XR, 2.30pm ORCHESTRA OF THE SWAN PAPAGENA – vocal quintet Upon a Midnight Clear Join us for an exquisite celebration of the festive season: a breathtaking musical journey through the heart of winter. A mesmerising tapestry of ancient carols, popular songs and winter-themed classical favourites. Orchestra of the Swan orchestraoftheswan.org 01789 267567 £18/£20/£25 (£5 BCU staff and students) Friday 13 December BIRMINGHAM
Barber Institute, Edgbaston Park Road B15 2TS, 1.00pm BOXWOOD AND BRASS Solos, duets, cotillions and carols feature in glorious music from a Georgian country house Christmas. The Barber Institute of Fine Arts barber.org.uk/concerts Free Saturday 14 December COVENTRY
Coventry Cathedral, Priory Street CV1 5AB, 2.30pm COVENTRY CATHEDRAL CHORUS JAGUAR LAND ROVER BAND COVENTRY CATHEDRAL CHORISTERS Christmas Music Coventry Cathedral Chorus coventrycathedralchorus.com 01676 522572 ticketweb.co.uk 0844 477 1000 or tickets@coventrycathedralchorus.com 01676 532436 £15/Family ticket £40 (students/U18 half price) Saturday 14 December WORCESTER
Huntingdon Hall, Worcester WR1 3LD, 7.30pm ENGLISH STRING ORCHESTRA ZOË BEYERS – director/soloist JAMES TURNBULL – oboe Vaughan Williams Fantasia on Greensleeves Corelli Christmas Concerto Bach Concerto for Violin and Oboe Warlock Capriol Suite Plus additional seasonal selections! English Symphony Orchestra eso.co.uk worcesterlive.co.uk 01905 611427 £20 (ESO Friends £18, u18s £5) Sunday 15 December BIRMINGHAM
CBSO Centre, Berkley Street B1 2LF, 6.00pm Migrating Sounds NEXT Musicians Side-by-Side MICHAEL WENDEBERG – conductor Rebecca Saunders (b 1967) Scar (2018/19) Richard Causton (b 1971) Sound Investment Commission (2019) Shiori Usui (b 1981) Deep (2014) Vito Žuraj (b 1979) Tension (2018/19) BCMG 0121 616 2616 bcmg.org.uk/Event/migrating-sounds Wednesday 18 December BRISTOL
St George’s Bristol, Great George Street BS1 5RR, 7.30pm PHILHARMONIX NOAH BENDIX-BALGLEY – violin SEBASTIAN GÜRTLER – violin THILO FECHNER – viola STEPHAN KONCZ – cello ÖDÖN RÁCZ – bass DANIEL OTTENSAMER – clarinet CHRISTOPH TRAXLER – piano Philharmonix will introduce their programme on the night, but it will include: Brahms arr Koncz Hungarian Dance No 1 Mercury arr Gürtler Bohemian Rhapsody Sting arr Koncz English Man in New York Strauss arr Gürtler Overture to Die Fledermaus Satie arr Gürtler Gnossienne St George’s Bristol stgeorgesbristol.co.uk 0845 40 24 001 £32/£28/£25/£15/£5 students Friday 20 December SOUTHWELL
Southwell Minster, Church Street NG25 0HD, 7.30pm SOUTHWELL FESTIVAL VOICES MARCUS FARNSWORTH – conductor Reader tbc A CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION A popular potpourri of sacred and secular words and music for Christmas – favourites and new discoveries from modern to mediaeval. Southwell Music Festival southwellmusicfestival.com/onlinebooking 01636 330014 £12/£17.50/£25 Saturday 21 December CIRENCESTER
Cirencester Parish Church, Market Place, Cirencester GL7 2NX, 6.00pm COVENTRY CATHEDRAL CHORUS ORCHESTRA PRO ANIMA PHILIPPA HYDE – soprano SIMON PONSFORD – countertenor GREG TASSELL – tenor JAMES CLEVERTON – bass Handel Messiah Coventry Cathedral Chorus coventrycathedralchorus.com 01676 522572 ticketweb.co.uk 0844 477 1000, Corinium Museum, in person or 01285 655611, tickets@coventrycathedralchorus.com 01676 532436 £30/£25/£20 (senior concessions) (students/U18 half price) |
Sunday 1 December CHEPSTOW
Drill Hall, Lower Church Street NP16 5HJ, 7.30pm LONDON KLEZMER QUARTET The London Klezmer Quartet is a dynamic group of performers whose deep understanding of klezmer, the celebratory and soulful music of Eastern European Jews, is reflected in exuberant, passionate and accomplished performances that captivate audiences of all ages and backgrounds. Wye Valley Music wyevalleymusic.org.uk 01291 330020 £18, £15, £5 (Mulled wine and mince pies included in the ticket price) Tuesday 3 December CHELTENHAM
Pittville Pump Room, East Approach Drive GL52 3JE, 7.30pm POMEGRANATE PIANO TRIO Mozart Piano Trio in B flat K502 Fauré Piano Trio in D minor Op 120 Ravel Piano Trio in A minor Cheltenham Music Society, Cheltenham Town Hall box office, Imperial Square, 01242 227979, or 0844 576 2210 £20 & £15, under 26 £5 Thursday 5 December BIRMINGHAM
CBSO Centre, Berkley Street, Birmingham B1 2LF, 1.10pm FRANÇOIS LELEUX & EMMET BYRNE – oboes OLIVER JANES & JOANNA PATTON – clarinets NIKOLAJ HENRIQUES & MARGARET COOKHORN – bassoons ELSPETH DUTCH, MARTIN WRIGHT, MARK PHILLIPS & JEREMY BUSHELL – horns Mozart Serenade for 13 Winds in B flat Gran Partita K361 City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra 01217803333 cbso.co.uk/event/françois-leleux-plays-mozart £18/u17 £6 Saturday 7 December WORCESTER
Worcester Cathedral, College Yard WR1 2LA, 7.30pm WORCESTER FESTIVAL CHORAL SOCIETY MERIDIAN SINFONIA SAMUEL HUDSON – conductor Handel Messiah Worcester Festival Choral Society wfcs.online / Worcester Live 01905 611427 £10-£25 (some concessions / children 9-15 free) Tuesday 10 December WARWICK
St Mary’s Church CV34 4RA, 7.30pm STILE ANTICO A Spanish Nativity The sensuous musical world of Renaissance Spain at Christmas. Drawing together an irresistible mix of sumptuous polyphony and infectiously joyful folk dances, the programme is centred around Alonso Lobo’s Missa Beata Dei Genetrix, with other music by Guerrero, Victoria, Morales and Rimonte. Leamington Music 01926 334418 or royalspacentreandtownhall.co.uk £24/£19/£15/£13 (£1) includes mulled wine and mince pies Wednesday 11 December KEELE
Keele University Chapel, Keele University ST5 5NN, 7.30pm SOCIETY OF STRANGE AND ANCIENT INSTRUMENTS The Longest Night Celebrate the Longest Night with devilish tunes, ancient Irish, Norwegian and English folk carols and other festive musical treats. Keele Concerts Society keele.ac.uk/artskeele 01782 734340 £16/£5 (students) Friday 13 December WITNEY
High Street Methodist Church, High Street OX28 6HG, 7.30pm CLARE HAMMOND – piano Bach Toccata in D minor BWV913 Mysliveček Sonata No 3 in A Schumann Humoreske Op 20 Szymanowski Variations on a Polish Theme Op 10 Rachmaninov Sonata No 2 in B flat minor Op 36 (1931, revised version) Witney Music Society witneymusicsociety.org.uk 01993 702296 £12 (under 19 £1) Saturday 14 December COVENTRY
Coventry Cathedral, Priory Street CV1 5AB, 6.00pm COVENTRY CATHEDRAL CHORUS COVENTRY AND WARWICKSHIRE YOUTH ORCHESTRA COVENTRY CATHEDRAL CHORISTERS Christmas Music Coventry Cathedral Chorus coventrycathedralchorus.com 01676 522572 ticketweb.co.uk 0844 477 1000 or tickets@coventrycathedralchorus.com 01676 532436 £15/Family ticket £40 (students/U18 half price) Sunday 15 December BIRMINGHAM
St Alban the Martyr, Conybere Street, Highgate B12 0YH, 3.30pm BIRMINGHAM BACH CHOIR PAUL SPICER – conductor PAUL CARR – organist SERVICE OF NINE LESSONS & CAROLS Birmingham Bach Choir leads a beautiful service of readings & music Birmingham Bach Choir birmingham.bachchoir.com All welcome – free entry Tuesday 17 December MALVERN
Great Malvern Priory, Church Street WR14 2AY, 7.30pm ENGLISH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ACADEMIA MUSICA CHOIR KENNETH WOODS – conductor Handel Messiah English Symphony Orchestra eso.co.uk eventbrite.co.uk £25 (ESO Friends £22, u18s £5) Wednesday 18 December LEAMINGTON
St Mark’s Church, Rugby Road CV32 6DL, 7.30pm CHRISTMAS WITH THE CARICE SINGERS GEORGE PARRIS – director This acclaimed vocal ensemble returns to St Mark’s with favourite carols such as Ding Dong! Merrily on High and Away in a Manger, and seasonal works by Byrd, Sibelius, Warlock, Bax, Roderick Williams, Judith Weir and many others. Leamington Music 01926 334418 or royalspacentreandtownhall.co.uk £22/£16/£10 (£1) includes mulled wine and mince pies Saturday 21 December CHELTENHAM
Cheltenham Town Hall, Imperial Square GL50 1QA, 7.30pm CHELTENHAM BACH CHOIR DAVID CROWN – conductor HANNAH DAVEY – soprano FEARGAL MOSTYN-WILLIAMS – counter-tenor DANIEL NORMAN – tenor DOMINIC SEDGWICK – baritone MUSICAL AND AMICABLE SOCIETY BAROQUE ORCHESTRA Handel Messiah Cheltenham Bach Choir cheltbachchoir.com/concerts.html cheltenhamtownhall.org.uk 0844 576 2210 £22.50/£20/£15/£10 Header photo: London Klezmer Quartet (credit John Harris)
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EXTRA CONCERT!
Sunday 8 December BERKELEY Berkeley Castle GL13 9PJ, 6.00pm (Reception with wine & mince pies from 5.00pm) ORCHESTRA PRO ANIMA Corelli Concerto Grosso Op 6 No 3 Bruch Andante Mendelssohn String Symphony No 9 Swiss Bottesini Gran Duo for violin, double bass & strings Holst Brook Green Suite Jenkins Palladio (1st mvt) Strauss Pizzicato Polka Anderson Fiddle Faddle Espressivo Concerts Roses Theatre 01684 295074 and rosestheatre.org £42 |
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