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december CONCERTS

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  [email protected]
£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 [email protected]


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  [email protected]
£20 in advance online / £25 on the door  Students/under 18 half-price


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