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december CONCERTS

Friday 2 December                                BIRMINGHAM
CBSO Centre, Berkley Street B1 2LF, 2.00pm
ADRIAN SPILLETT – percussion
TOBY KEARNEY – percussion
MATTHEW HARDY – percussion

Percussionists from the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire
ARTHUR BOUTILLIER – cello
JAMES KEEFE – piano

Tan Dun            Elegy: Snow in June
Steve Reich      Sextet
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra | cbso.co.uk | B:Music Box Office: 0121 780 3333  £10
Friday 2 December                                SHREWSBURY
St Chad’s Church, St Chad’s Terrace SY1 1JX, 7.30pm
EX CATHEDRA
JEFFREY SKIDMORE – conductor
Christmas Music by Candlelight

Ex Cathedra   excathedra.co.uk

Sunday 4 December                             BIRMINGHAM
Symphony Hall, Broad Street B1 2EA, 4.00pm
EX CATHEDRA
EX CATHEDRA BAROQUE ORCHESTRA
JEFFREY SKIDMORE – conductor  

JS Bach    Christmas Oratorio
Ex Cathedra   excathedra.co.uk​
Wednesday 7 December                           HEREFORD
Hereford Cathedral, Cathedral Close HR1 2NG, 7.30pm
EX CATHEDRA
JEFFREY SKIDMORE – conductor
Christmas Music by Candlelight

Ex Cathedra   excathedra.co.uk
Thursday 8 December                           CHELTENHAM
Pittville Pump Room, East Approach Drive GL52 3JE, 7.30pm
EBLANA STRING TRIO
Boccherini              String Trio Op 14 No 4 in D major
Finzi                         Prelude and Fugue Op 24
Beethoven              String Trio in G major Op 9 No 1
William Alwyn       String Trio
Dohnányi                Serenade in C major for String Trio
                                 Op 10
Cheltenham Music Society  01242 528764  www.cheltenhamtownhall.org.uk  
£25, £20 (£5 under 26)

Saturday 10 December                              COVENTRY
Coventry Cathedral CV1 5AB, 2.30pm
COVENTRY CATHEDRAL CHORUS
JAGUAR LAND ROVER BAND
COVENTRY CATHEDRAL BOY CHORISTERS
ST. AUGUSTINE CATHOLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL
RACHEL MAHON and BRAD TURNBULL – conductors
Christmas Music for NSPCC

Coventry Cathedral Chorus 01926 854981 / 07774 524352
www.ticketweb.co.uk tickets@coventrycathedralchorus.com
01676 532436
£15, students/U18 half-price  Family ticket £40

Saturday 10 December                 WOLVERHAMPTON
St Peter’s Church, Lich Gate, Queen Square WV1 1TS, 7.30pm
EX CATHEDRA
JEFFREY SKIDMORE – conductor
Christmas Music by Candlelight

Ex Cathedra   excathedra.co.uk
Sunday 11 December                                    BERKELEY
Berkeley Castle GL13 9PJ, 5.00pm - Reception,
6.00pm - Concert

ORCHESTRA PRO ANIMA
MICHAEL BOCHMANN – director/violin
SARAH NEWBOLD – flute
KATHERINE THOMAS – harp

Locatelli             Concerto in F minor Op 1 No 8
                            (Christmas Concerto) 
Mozart                Flute & Harp Concerto in C K299 
Massenet           Méditation from Thaïs 
Trad                     Greensleeves (flute & harp duo) 
Holst                    St Paul’s Suite 
Gruber                 Silent Night 
Anderson            Sleigh Ride
Espressivo Concerts/Roses Theatre  01684 295074    www.rosestheatre.org                                                          £45 (inc reception with wine, mince pies & other festive fare)
Thursday 15 December                          BIRMINGHAM
CBSO Centre, Berkley Street B1 2LF, 12 noon
EMMET BYRNE – oboe
RACHAEL PANKHURST – cor anglais
OLIVER JANES – clarinet
JOANNA PATTON – clarinet
MARK PHILLIPS – horn
JEREMY BUSHELL – horn
NIKOLAJ HENRIQUES – bassoon
MARGARET COOKHORN – contrabassoon

Beethoven         Rondino in E flat Major
Dove                   Figures in the Garden
Beethoven         Wind Octet
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra | cbso.co.uk | B:Music Box Office: 0121 780 3333  £10
Saturday 17 December                           CIRENCESTER
Cirencester Parish Church, Market Place GL7 2NX, 6.00pm
COVENTRY CATHEDRAL CHORUS
ORCHESTRA PRO ANIMA
RACHEL MAHON – conductor

Handel         Messiah
Coventry Cathedral Chorus 01926 854981 / 07774 524352
www.ticketweb.co.uk
tickets@coventrycathedralchorus.com
01676 532436  Corinium Museum, Cirencester in person or 01285 655611
£30/£25/£20 (senior discounts)

Monday 19, Tuesday 20,                          BIRMINGHAM
Wednesday 21, Thursday 22 &
Friday 23 December     

St Paul’s Church, St Paul’s Square B3 1QZ, 7.30pm
EX CATHEDRA
JEFFREY SKIDMORE – conductor
RUPERT JEFFCOAT, NICHOLAS WEARNE – organ

Christmas Music by Candlelight
Ex Cathedra   excathedra.co.uk


Tuesday 20 December                           CHELTENHAM
Cheltenham Town Hall, Imperial Square GL50 1QA,  7.30pm
ELEANOR BROOMFIELD – soprano
ANNIE REILLY – mezzo
RICHARD PINKSTONE – tenor
FELIX KEMP – baritone
CHELTENHAM BACH CHOIR
REGENCY SINFONIA
DAVID CROWN – director

Handel          Messiah HWV 56
Cheltenham Bach Choir  www.cheltbachchoir.com tickets@cheltbachchoir.com
Friday 2 December                                 LEAMINGTON
Royal Pump Rooms, The Parade CV32 4AA, 7.30pm
FITZWILLIAM STRING QUARTET
Purcell                       Fantazia No 6 in F
Rebecca Clarke        Poem
Palestrina                  Ave Maria
Vaughan Williams    Quartet No 2 in A minor
Schubert                    Quartet in G D887
Leamington Music  01926 334418  or www.leamingtonmusic.org
£26/£16 (£1)



Saturday 3 December                                 LEICESTER
St James the Greater, 216 London Road LE2 1NA, 7.30pm
EX CATHEDRA
JEFFREY SKIDMORE – conductor
Christmas Music by Candlelight

Ex Cathedra   excathedra.co.uk
Tuesday 6 December          STRATFORD-UPON-AVON
Stratford Play House, Rother Street CV37 6LU, 7.00pm
ORCHESTRA OF THE SWAN
Midwinter (Christmas Concert)

Corelli                        Christmas Concerto
Anon.                         Nowell Tydings Trew, Coventry
                                    Carol, Noel 1, Riu Riu
Purcell                        Now Winter Comes Slowly
Vivaldi                        ‘Winter’ mvt 1 and mvt 3 from
                                    The Four Seasons
Holst arr. Le Page     In the Bleak Midwinter
Liszt                            The Shepherds at the Manger
Trad English              Three Ships
    arr. Le Page
Orchestra of the Swan  01789 267567 orchestraoftheswan.org  £15–£32
Wednesday 7 December                       LEAMINGTON
Holy Trinity Church, Beauchamp Avenue CV32 5RE, 7.30pm
THE YORK WAITS
DEBORAH CATTERALL – singer
The Mirth and Music of Angels

Seasonal music performed on medieval and renaissance instruments.
Leamington Music  01926 334418  or www.leamingtonmusic.org
£20 to include mulled wine and mince pies
Friday 9 December                                     COVENTRY
Drapers’ Hall, Bayley Lane CV1 5RN, 7.30pm
ORCHESTRA OF THE SWAN
Midwinter (Christmas Concert)

Corelli                        Christmas Concerto
Anon.                         Nowell Tydings Trew, Coventry
                                    Carol, Noel 1, Riu Riu
Purcell                        Now Winter Comes Slowly
Vivaldi                        ‘Winter’ mvt 1 and mvt 3 from
                                    The Four Seasons
Holst arr. Le Page     In the Bleak Midwinter
Liszt                            The Shepherds at the Manger
Trad English              Three Ships
    arr. Le Page
Drapers’ Hall  www.historiccoventrytrust.co.uk admin@historiccoventrytrust.org.uk
£16.50, £8 under 14s

Saturday 10 December                              COVENTRY
Coventry Cathedral CV1 5AB, 6.00pm
COVENTRY CATHEDRAL CHORUS
COVENTRY AND WARWICKSHIRE YOUTH ORCHESTRA
COVENTRY CATHEDRAL GIRL CHORISTERS
RACHEL MAHON and TONY AYRES – conductors
Christmas Music for NSPCC

Coventry Cathedral Chorus 01926 854981 / 07774 524352
www.ticketweb.co.uk  tickets@coventrycathedralchorus.com
01676 532436
£15, students/U18 half-price  Family ticket £40


Saturday 10 December                            WORCESTER
Worcester Cathedral, College Yard, Worcester WR1 2LA, 7.30pm
WORCESTER FESTIVAL CHORAL SOCIETY
SAMUEL HUDSON – conductor
PHILIPPA HYDE – soprano
SARAH DENBEE – mezzo soprano
TOM ROBSON – tenor
EDWARD GRINT – bass
MERIDIAN SINFONIA

Handel         Messiah
Worcester Festival Choral Society  www.wfcs.online / 0333 666 3366 (TicketSource)  £15–£25
Sunday 11 December                               WORCESTER
Huntingdon Hall, Crowngate WR1 2ES, 3.00pm         
LAURA SNOWDEN – guitar
Programme to include music by the 19th-century composer J K Mertz, the Paraguayan composer Augustin Barrios, Celtic folk arrangements and compositions by Laura Snowden.
Worcester Concert Club  worcserenade.co.uk
01905 611427    £20  Students £5

Tuesday 13 December                                COVENTRY
Coventry Cathedral CV1 5FB, 7.30pm
EX CATHEDRA
JEFFREY SKIDMORE – conductor
Christmas Music by Candlelight

Ex Cathedra   excathedra.co.uk
Thursday 15 December                                   LONDON
St John’s Smith Square, London SW1P 3HA, 7.30pm
EX CATHEDRA
JEFFREY SKIDMORE – conductor
NICHOLAS WEARNE – organ
Christmas Music by Candlelight

Ex Cathedra   excathedra.co.uk
Thursday 15 December                                WARWICK
St Mary’s Church, Old Square CV34 4RA, 7.30pm
THE CITY MUSICK
WILLIAM LYONS – director
Heigh Ho Holiday
: Christmas Revels in seventeenth-century London
Leamington Music  01926 334418  or www.leamingtonmusic.org
£26/£18/£12 (£1) includes mulled wine and mince pies
Sunday 18 December                             BIRMINGHAM
St Albans, Stanhope Street B12 0YF, 3.30pm
BIRMINGHAM BACH CHOIR 
PAUL SPICER – conductor  
PAUL CARR – organist  

Service of Nine Lessons & Carols
A traditional service of beautiful readings and Christmas music with congregational carols.
See website for full programme.
Birmingham Bach Choir www.birmingham.bachchoir.com 
There are no tickets or charge.  All are welcome to come.

Monday 19 December                                 COVENTRY
Coventry Cathedral CV1 5AB, 7.00pm
COVENTRY CATHEDRAL CHORUS
ORCHESTRA PRO ANIMA
RACHEL MAHON – conductor

Handel       Messiah
Coventry Cathedral Chorus 01926 854981 / 07774 524352
www.ticketweb.co.uk  tickets@coventrycathedralchorus.com
01676 532436  £22/£15  Students/U18 half-price

Wednesday 21 December                      BIRMINGHAM
St Paul’s Church, St Paul’s Square B3 1QZ, 4.00pm
EX CATHEDRA
JEFFREY SKIDMORE – conductor
NICHOLAS WEARNE – organ
Angels, Stars & Kings
Family Christmas concert

Ex Cathedra   excathedra.co.uk
 




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