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Friday 1 December BIRMINGHAM
Elgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music Building B15 2TT, 1.00pm ADELPHI QUARTET Stravinsky 3 Pieces for String Quartet, K019 Beethoven String Quartet No. 15 in A minor, Op. 132 Admission: Free Friday 1 December LEAMINGTON
Royal Spa Centre, Newbold Terrace CV32 4HN, 7.30pm CONSONE STRING QUARTET Mozart Quartet K387 Arriaga Quartet No 2 in A Mendelssohn Theme and Variations Beethoven Quartet in F minor Op 95 ‘Serioso’ Leamington Music 01926 334418 or www.leamingtonmusic.org £27/£17 (£1) Saturday 2 December HEREFORD
St. Peter’s Church HR1 2PG, 3.00pm HEREFORD SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA MICHAEL BELL MBE – conductor Countdown to Christmas – Family Christmas concert Programme to include the Nutcracker Suite by Tchaikovsky, and film music. www.herefordsymphonyorchestra.co.uk Enquiries 01684 540870 Tickets also on the door Saturday 2 December REDDITCH
Feckenham Village Hall, High Street, Feckenham B96 6HN, 7.30pm ORCHESTRA OF THE SWAN DAVID LE PAGE – director Corelli Christmas Concerto Anon arr. Le Page Nowell Tydings Trew Anon arr. Le Page Coventry Carol Purcell arr. Le Page Now Winter Comes Slowly Anon arr. Le Page Noel 1 The Pogues Fairytale of New York (arr. Le Page) Vivaldi L’inverno ‘Winter’, RV 297 i. Allegro non molto Holst/Le Page Midwinter Anon arr. Le Page Ríu Ríu Chíu Goss/Le Page See Amid the Winter’s Snow Anon arr. Le Page The Snow Melts the Soonest Liszt arr. Le Page The Shepherds in the Manger Vivaldi L’inverno ‘Winter’ RV 297 iii. Allegro Anon arr. Le Page O Little Town of Bethlehem Trad arr. Le Page Three Ships Orchestra of the Swan 01926 350028 orchestraoftheswan.org Price tbc Sunday 3 December GLOUCESTER
Ivor Gurney Hall, Pitt Street GL1 2BH, 3.00pm MARK BEBBINGTON – piano Alwyn Sonata alla toccata Bliss Masks: Comedy/Romantic/ Sinister/Military Doreen Carwithen Sonatina John Ireland ‘Sarnia’ – an Island Sequence: Le Catioroc, In a May Morning, Song of the Springtides Ian Venables Caprice Robert Matthew-Walker Three American Pieces Op. 157: Break Dancing at Washington Square, At Gershwin’s Grave, A Bad Night in Los Angeles Gloucester Music Society 01242 620736 www.gloucestermusicsociety.org.uk £20 (£18, £5, children free, accompanying adults £15) Tuesday 5 December WARWICK
St Mary’s Church CV34 4RA, 7.30pm JOGLARESA Sing we Yule Traditional carols and wassails from Ireland, Scotland, England, and Wales on fidel, harp, bells, and voices. Leamington Music 01926 334418 or www.leamingtonmusic.org £27/£17/£12 (£1) Wednesday 6 December HEREFORD
Hereford Cathedral, Cathedral Close HR1 2NG, 7.30pm EX CATHEDRA CONSORT JEFFREY SKIDMORE, GEORGE PARRIS – conductor RUPERT JEFFCOAT, NICHOLAS WEARNE – organ Christmas Music by Candlelight Ex Cathedra excathedra.co.uk £15–£35 Friday 8 December BIRMINGHAM
Elgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music Building B15 2TT, 7.30pm GRIT AND SOUL SOUL CITY ARTS Street-artist and curator Mohammed Ali tells the story of Birmingham, along with storyteller and author Polarbear, spoken-word artist Ayan Aden and lush orchestral soundscapes created by vocalist Cleveland Watkiss. Box office 0121 414 4414 www.birmingham.ac.uk/musicevents £15 (£10, £7, £5) Saturday 9 December COVENTRY
Coventry Cathedral CV1 5AB, 6.00pm COVENTRY CATHEDRAL CHORUS BRASS BAND OF CENTRAL ENGLAND COVENTRY CATHEDRAL CHORISTERS HEART OF ENGLAND SCHOOL CHOIR RACHEL MAHON and BRAD TURNBULL – conductors Christmas carols old and new in aid of Coventry and Warwickshire Children’s Charity. Coventry Cathedral Chorus www.ticketweb.co.uk 0844 477 1000 tickets@coventrycathedralchorus.com £20 in advance online / £25 on the door / £40 Family Students/under 18 half-price Saturday 9 December WOLVERHAMPTON
St Peter’s Collegiate Church, Lich Gate, Queen Square WV1 1TS, 7.00pm EX CATHEDRA CONSORT JEFFREY SKIDMORE, GEORGE PARRIS – conductor RUPERT JEFFCOAT, NICHOLAS WEARNE – organ Christmas Music by Candlelight Ex Cathedra excathedra.co.uk £15–£35 Sunday 10 December BERKELEY
Berkeley Castle GL13 9PJ, 5.00pm Reception, 6.00pm Concert ORCHESTRA PRO ANIMA MICHAEL BOCHMANN – director/violin RUTH WATSON – oboe PETER ADAMS – cello Torelli Concerto Grosso in G minor Op 8 No 6 ‘Christmas Concerto’ Bach Violin and Oboe Concerto in C minor BWV 1060 Corelli Concerto Grosso in G minor Op 6 No 8 ‘Christmas Concerto’ Vaughan Williams The Lark Ascending Morricone Gabriel’s Oboe Popper Hungarian Rhapsody Op 68 Anderson Sleigh Ride Espressivo Concerts/Roses Theatre 01684 295074 www.rosestheatre.org £45 (including reception with wine, mince pies & other festive fare) Sunday 10 December WORCESTER
Huntingdon Hall, Crowngate WR1 2ES, 3.00pm KATONA TWINS – guitars From Bach to the Beatles Critically acclaimed by the Daily Telegraph as ‘the classical world’s best known guitar duo’ Peter and Zoltan Katona effortlessly transfer from strictly classical into more popular musical genres. Worcester Concert Club worcserenade.co.uk 01905 611427 £20 Students £5 Thursday 14 December COVENTRY
Coventry Cathedral, Priory Street CV1 5FB, 7.30pm EX CATHEDRA JEFFREY SKIDMORE, GEORGE PARRIS – conductor RUPERT JEFFCOAT, NICHOLAS WEARNE – organ Christmas Music by Candlelight Ex Cathedra excathedra.co.uk £15–£35 Friday 15, Saturday 16, Monday 18, BIRMINGHAM
Tuesday 19 & Wednesday 20 December St Paul’s Church, St Paul's Square B3 1QZ, 7.30pm EX CATHEDRA JEFFREY SKIDMORE, GEORGE PARRIS – conductor RUPERT JEFFCOAT, NICHOLAS WEARNE – organ Christmas Music by Candlelight Ex Cathedra excathedra.co.uk £15–£46 Saturday 16 December CHELTENHAM
Cheltenham Town Hall, Imperial Square GL50 1QA, time tbc BLACKWEIR BRASS CLAIRE ALSOP – piano CHELTENHAM BACH CHOIR DAVID CROWN – musical director Joyful Sounds of Christmas A programme of Christmas music and readings Cheltenham Bach Choir www.cheltbachchoir.com tickets@cheltbachchoir.com Sunday 17 December BIRMINGHAM
St Paul’s, Jewellery Quarter B3 1QZ, 3.30pm BIRMINGHAM BACH CHOIR PAUL SPICER – conductor PAUL CARR – organist Nine Lessons and Carols A traditional carol service All are welcome. No tickets required. Birmingham Bach Choir www.birmingham.bachchoir.com |
Friday 1 December BIRMINGHAM
CBSO Centre, Berkley Street B1 2LF, 2.00pm CENTRE STAGE: PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE Jolivet Ceremonial, Homage à Varese Þorvaldsdóttir Aura Steve Reich Variations for Vibes, Pianos and Strings City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra | cbso.co.uk | B:Music Box Office: 0121 780 3333 £10 Friday 1 December RUGBY
Willoughby Village Hall, Willoughby CV23 8BH, 7.30pm ORCHESTRA OF THE SWAN DAVID LE PAGE – director Corelli Christmas Concerto Anon arr. Le Page Nowell Tydings Trew Anon arr. Le Page Coventry Carol Purcell arr. Le Page Now Winter Comes Slowly Anon arr. Le Page Noel 1 The Pogues Fairytale of New York (arr. Le Page) Vivaldi L’inverno ‘Winter’, RV 297 i. Allegro non molto Holst/Le Page Midwinter Anon arr. Le Page Ríu Ríu Chíu Goss/Le Page See Amid the Winter’s Snow Anon arr. Le Page The Snow Melts the Soonest Liszt arr. Le Page The Shepherds in the Manger Vivaldi L’inverno ‘Winter’ RV 297 iii. Allegro Anon arr. Le Page O Little Town of Bethlehem Trad arr. Le Page Three Ships Orchestra of the Swan 01926 350028 orchestraoftheswan.org Price tbc Saturday 2 December LEICESTER
St James the Greater, London Road LE2 1NA, 7.30pm EX CATHEDRA CONSORT JEFFREY SKIDMORE, GEORGE PARRIS – conductor RUPERT JEFFCOAT, NICHOLAS WEARNE – organ Christmas Music by Candlelight Ex Cathedra excathedra.co.uk £15–£35 Sunday 3 December BIRMINGHAM
Symphony Hall, Broad Street B1 2EA, 4.00pm EX CATHEDRA CHOIR & BAROQUE ORCHESTRA JEFFREY SKIDMORE – conductor MARGARET LINGAS, IMOGEN RUSSELL, KATIE TRETHEWEY – soprano GABRIELLA LIANDU, MARTHA MCLORINAN, ANNA SEMPLE – alto SEBASTIAN HILL, JAMES ROBINSON, BRADLEY SMITH – tenor THOMAS LOWEN, THEMBA MVULA, LAWRENCE WHITE – bass Handel – Messiah Ex Cathedra excathedra.co.uk £15–£56 Sunday 3 December STRATFORD-UPON-AVON
Town Hall, Sheep Street CV37 6EJ, 3.00pm INDIRA GRIER – cello FRANCIS GRIER – piano Fauré Sonata in G minor, Op.117 Schubert Songs arranged for cello and piano César Franck Sonata in A major Stratford Chamber Music Society Tickets £25 (students £5) from www.wegottickets.com or www.stratfordchambermusic.co.uk Wednesday 6 December CHELTENHAM
Pittville Pump Room, East Approach Drive GL52 3JE, 7.30pm JENEBA KANNEH-MASON – piano Shostakovich Prelude and Fugue in D major Op 87 No 5 William Grant Still Three Visions Prokofiev Sonata No 7 Beethoven Piano Sonata No 7 in D major Op 10 No 3 Debussy Estampes Cheltenham Music Society 01242 528764 www.cheltenhamtownhall.org.uk £26, £21 (£5 under 26) Thursday 7 December LICHFIELD
Lichfield Cathedral, The Close WS13 7LD, 7.00pm EX CATHEDRA JEFFREY SKIDMORE, GEORGE PARRIS – conductor RUPERT JEFFCOAT, NICHOLAS WEARNE – organ Christmas Music by Candlelight Co-presented with Lichfield Festival Ex Cathedra excathedra.co.uk £15–£35 Friday 8 December WITNEY
High Street Methodist Church, High Street OX28 6HG, 7.30pm ROSSETTI ENSEMBLE Mozart Piano Quartet in G minor David Matthews A Song and Dance Sketchbook Dvořák Piano Quartet in E flat Witney Music Society 01993 898020 witneymusicsociety.org.uk £15 (under 19 £1) Saturday 9 December STRATFORD-UPON-AVON
Holy Trinity Church, 1 Old Town CV37 6BG, 7.00pm ORCHESTRA OF THE SWAN ORCHESTRA OF THE SWAN CHAMBER CHOIR REBECCA MILLER – conductor SAMANTHA HAY – soprano WILLIAM TOWERS – countertenor NICHOLAS MULROY – tenor DAVID JOHN PIKE – bass Handel Messiah, HWV 56 TicketSource 0333 6664466 orchestraoftheswan.org £30, £25, £15 Saturday 9 December WORCESTER
Worcester Cathedral, College Yard WR1 2LA, 7.30pm WORCESTER FESTIVAL CHORAL SOCIETY SAMUEL HUDSON – conductor EMILIA MORTON – soprano TOM LILBURN – countertenor MATTHEW MINTER – tenor JAMES OLDFIELD – bass baritone MERIDIAN SINFONIA Handel Messiah Worcester Festival Choral Society www.wfcs.online / 0333 666 3366 (TicketSource) £15–£27 Sunday 10 December ST BRIAVELS
St Mary the Virgin Church, Church Street GL15 6RG, 3.00pm SWAN CONSORT ANITA DATTA – conductor Christmas Choral Concert Musical gems from the European Renaissance and beyond Wye Valley Music 01291 330020 www.wyevalleymusic.org.uk £18 (£15, £5) Tuesday 12 December MUCH MARCLE
Hellens, nr Ledbury HR8 2LY, 7.30pm LONDON HANDEL PLAYERS A Baroque Christmas The London Handel Players celebrate the Christmas season with arrangements of arias from Handel’s Messiah and Bach’s Christmas Oratorio as well as traditional carols and instrumental works by Praetorius, Frescobaldi, Charpentier, Corelli, Vivaldi and Heinichen. Espressivo Concerts/Hellens www.hellensmanor.com and Hereford Courtyard 01432 340555 www.courtyard.org.uk £20 (students free) Friday 15 December BIRMINGHAM
CBSO Centre, Berkley Street B1 2LF, 8.00pm CENTRE STAGE: SYMPHONIC SIX Music by Bach, Bizet, Beethoven, Mozart, Schubert, Chopin and more, reinvented by jazz legends Duke Ellington, John Kirby, Miles Davis, Raymond Scott, Benny Goodman, Jacques Loussier, and even our own amazing bass player and composer, Mark Goodchild. City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra | cbso.co.uk | B:Music Box Office: 0121 780 3333 £10 Saturday 16 December BIRMINGHAM
St Paul’s Church, St Paul's Square B3 1QZ, 4.00pm EX CATHEDRA CHOIR & ACADEMY OF VOCAL MUSIC REBECCA LEDGARD, GEORGE PARRIS– conductor NICHOLAS WEARNE – organ Angels, Stars & Kings Christmas Music by Candlelight family concert Particularly recommended for children aged 3–13 but all ages are welcome. Ex Cathedra excathedra.co.uk £22.50 (£5 under 16s) Saturday 16 December TETBURY
St Marys’ Church, Church Street GL8 8JG, 7.00pm SAINT CECILIA SINGERS' CHRISTMAS CONCERT Nowell Sing We Centred around Poulenc’s stunning Quatre motets pour le temps de Noël, the concert features music by Byrd and Praetorius as well as Cecilia McDowall, Francis Pott, Gabriel Jackson and works by two of the choir’s own members: Charlotte Baskerville and William Armiger. £15 in advance, £17 on the door, free for students and under 16s Online from saintceciliasingers.org Monday 18 December COVENTRY
Coventry Cathedral CV1 5AB, 7.00pm COVENTRY CATHEDRAL CHORUS ORCHESTRA PRO ANIMA RACHEL MAHON – conductor MICHAEL BOCHMANN – leader of OPA KATY HILL – soprano MATTHEW FARRELL – countertenor SAMUEL JENKINS – tenor JONATHAN BROWN – bass Handel Messiah Coventry Cathedral Chorus www.ticketweb.co.uk 0844 477 1000 tickets@coventrycathedralchorus.com £20 in advance online / £25 on the door Students/under 18 half-price Header photo: Ex Cathedra Consort (credit Janet Skidmore)
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