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december CONCERTS

Sunday 1 December                                BIRMINGHAM
Town Hall, Victoria Square B3 3DQ, 4.00pm
EX CATHEDRA CHOIR & BAROQUE ORCHESTRA
JEFFREY SKIDMORE – conductor
MARGARET LINGAS, IMOGEN RUSSELL, KATIE TRETHEWEY, CLOVER WILLIS – soprano
MARTHA MCLORINAN, ELENA STAMP – alto
DANIEL MARLES – tenor
THOMAS LOWEN, LAWRENCE WHITE – bass

Bach        Mass in B Minor
Ex Cathedra   www.excathedra.co.uk
£15–£46 (age up to 17 & students: £5; aged 18–30: £15)

Thursday 5 December                                 HEREFORD
Hereford Cathedral, Cathedral Close HR1 2NG, 7.30pm
EX CATHEDRA Consort
JEFFREY SKIDMORE – conductor

Christmas Music by Candlelight (performed by our Consort of 10 singers)
Ex Cathedra   www.excathedra.co.uk
£15–£39 (age up to 17 & students: £5; aged 18–30: £15)

Saturday 7 December                                  COVENTRY
Coventry Cathedral CV1 5AB, 4.30pm
COVENTRY CATHEDRAL CHORUS
BRASS BAND OF CENTRAL ENGLAND
STEPHEN COOPER – conductor of BBCE
COVENTRY CATHEDRAL BOY CHORISTERS
ALL SAINTS PRIMARY SCHOOL, COVENTRY
RACHEL MAHON – conductor

Christmas carols old and new in aid of Coventry and Warwickshire Children’s Charity
Coventry Cathedral Chorus  www.ticketweb.co.uk
[email protected]
01676 532436   £15 per adult / Family £40 / Students/under 18 half-price

Saturday 7 December                               WORCESTER
Worcester Cathedral, College Yard WR1 2LA, 7.30pm
WORCESTER FESTIVAL CHORAL SOCIETY
SAMUEL HUDSON – conductor
HANNAH DAVEY – soprano
JUDITH LE BREUILLY – mezzo-soprano
PAUL SMY – tenor
ALEX ASHWORTH – bass baritone
MERIDIAN SINFONIA

Handel        Messiah
Worcester Festival Choral Society
www.wfcs.online / 0333 666 3366 (TicketSource)        £15–£27

Sunday 8 December                                  ST BRIAVELS
St Mary the Virgin Church, Church Street GL15 6RG, 3.00pm
SOLSTICE CHORAL ENSEMBLE
This talented chamber choir present an enticing mix of classic and contemporary Christmas music, including oratorios and other choral works, intertwined with festive art song.
Wye Valley Music  01291 330020  www.wyevalleymusic.org.uk   £18 (£15, £5)
Tuesday 10 December                                   LICHFIELD
Lichfield Cathedral WS13 7LD, 7.00pm
EX CATHEDRA
JEFFREY SKIDMORE – conductor
RUPERT JEFFCOAT – organ

Christmas Music by Candlelight
Ex Cathedra   www.excathedra.co.uk
£15–£39 (age up to 17 & students: £5; aged 18–30: £15)

Wednesday 11 December                       BIRMINGHAM
St Mary’s Church, 31 St Mary’s Row, Moseley B13 8HW, 7.00pm
EX CATHEDRA
JEFFREY SKIDMORE – conductor
RUPERT JEFFCOAT – organ

Christmas Music by Candlelight
Ex Cathedra   www.excathedra.co.uk
£15–£45 (age up to 17 & students: £5; aged 18–30: £15)

Friday 13 December                                         LONDON
St Martin-in-the-Fields, Trafalgar Square WC2N 4JJ, 7.00pm
EX CATHEDRA
JEFFREY SKIDMORE – conductor
RUPERT JEFFCOAT – organ

Christmas Music by Candlelight
Ex Cathedra   www.excathedra.co.uk
£10–£40 (age up to 17 & students: £5; aged 18–30: £15)

Sunday 15 December                              BIRMINGHAM
St Alban’s Church, Conybere Street, Highgate B12 0YH, 3.30pm
BIRMINGHAM BACH CHOIR
PAUL SPICER – conductor
PAUL CARR – organist

Service of Nine Lessons & Carols
All are welcome to this beautiful traditional Christmas service of readings and carols for choir and congregation. No tickets required.
Birmingham Bach Choir  www.Birmingham.bachchoir.com
Monday 16 December                                  COVENTRY
Coventry Cathedral CV1 5AB, 7.00pm
COVENTRY CATHEDRAL CHORUS
ORCHESTRA PRO ANIMA
RACHEL MAHON – conductor
MICHAEL BOCHMANN – leader of OPA

Handel       Messiah
Coventry Cathedral Chorus  www.ticketweb.co.uk
[email protected]
01676 532436     £20 in advance online / £25 on the door / Students/under 18 half-price
Tuesday 17 December                                  COVENTRY
Coventry Cathedral, Priory Street CV1 5AB, 7.00pm
EX CATHEDRA
JEFFREY SKIDMORE – conductor
RUPERT JEFFCOAT – organ

Christmas Music by Candlelight
Ex Cathedra   www.excathedra.co.uk
£15–£39 (age up to 17 & students: £5; aged 18–30: £15)

Thursday 19 & Friday 20 December      BIRMINGHAM
St Paul’s Church, St Paul’s Square B3 1QZ, 7.00pm
EX CATHEDRA
JEFFREY SKIDMORE – conductor
NICHOLAS WEARNE – organ

Christmas Music by Candlelight
Ex Cathedra   www.excathedra.co.uk
£15–£46 (age up to 17 & students: £5; aged 18–30: £15)

Wednesday 4 December                        CHELTENHAM
Pittville Pump Room, East Approach Drive GL52 3JE, 7.30pm
GOULD PIANO TRIO
Mozart                  Piano Trio No 5 in C major K548
Marschner            Piano Trio No 3 in F minor Op 121
Helen Grime        Three Whistler Miniatures
Schumann            Piano Trio No 1 in D minor Op 63
Cheltenham Music Society  01242 528764  www.cheltenhamtownhall.org.uk
£26, £21 (£5 under 26)


Friday 6 December                                  BIRMINGHAM
Elgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music Building B15 2TT, 1.00pm
CLIPPER ERICKSON – piano
Coleridge-Taylor      Deep River
Price                           Sonata in E minor
Gershwin                   Rhapsody in Blue
Barber Concerts   barber.org.uk/concerts
Admission: Free

Saturday 7 December                                   LEICESTER
St James the Greater, 216 London Road LE2 1NE, 7.00pm
EX CATHEDRA Consort
JEFFREY SKIDMORE – conductor

Christmas Music by Candlelight (performed by our Consort of 10 singers)
Ex Cathedra   www.excathedra.co.uk
£15–£39 (age up to 17 & students: £5; aged 18–30: £15)

Sunday 8 December                                       MALVERN
Christ Church, Avenue Road, Malvern WR14 3AY, 3.00pm
ORCHESTRA PRO ANIMA
MICHAEL BOCHMANN – director/violin
ROBERT PLANE – clarinet

Corelli                      Concerto Grosso in G minor Op 6
                                  No 8 Christmas Concerto
Mozart                     Clarinet Concerto in A K622
Handel                     Pastoral Symphony (from Messiah)
Saint-Saëns            Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso
                                  Op 28 for violin and strings
Borodin                   Nocturne
Adolphe Adam       O Holy Night
Espressivo Concerts/Malvern TIC 01684 892289 and The Courtyard, Hereford  01432 340555  www.courtyard.org.uk
£20 & £15 (students half-price, children under 11 free)

Sunday 8 December                                 WORCESTER
Huntingdon Hall, Crowngate WR1 2ES, 3.00pm
WILL DUERDEN – double bass
SVETLANA KOSENKO – piano

Reinhold Glière        1 Preludium, 2 Scherzo
Frantisek Hertl         Double Bass Sonata
Lili Boulanger           Nocturne
Reinhold Glière        1 Intermezzo, 2 Tarantella
Worcester Concert Club  worcserenade.co.uk
01905 611427    £20, £5 (Students)

Tuesday 10 December                                   WARWICK
St Mary’s Church CV34 4RA, 7.30pm
THE CHOIR OF CLARE COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE directed by GRAHAM ROSS
A sumptuous festive programme of carols and motets including works by Rheinberger, Arvo Pärt, Reena Esmail, James Whitbourn, Cecilia MacDowall, Jonathan Dove, and John Rutter.
‘Behind the Music’: free pre-concert talk at 6.45pm
Leamington Music 01926 334418 or www.leamingtonmusic.org   £28/£18/£13 (£9/£3)
Thursday 12 December                                   MALVERN
Malvern Festival Theatres, Grange Road WR14 3HB, 7.30pm
ORCHESTRA OF THE SWAN
DAVID LE PAGE – director
ANTON LESSER – narrator

Christmas Words & Music
Malvern Festival Theatres  01684 892277
malvern-theatres.co.uk   £tbc

Saturday 14 December                  WOLVERHAMPTON
St Peter’s Church, Lich Gates WV1 1TY, 7.00pm
EX CATHEDRA Consort
JEFFREY SKIDMORE – conductor

Christmas Music by Candlelight (performed by our Consort of 10 singers)
Ex Cathedra   www.excathedra.co.uk
£15–£35 (age up to 17 & students: £5; aged 18–30: £15)


Sunday 15 December                              CHELTENHAM
Cheltenham Town Hall, Imperial Square GL50 1QA, 6.00pm
CHELTENHAM BACH CHOIR
DAVID CROWN – musical director
REGENCY SINFONIA
HARRIET EYLEY – soprano
REBECCA AFONWY-JONES – contralto
ED LYON – tenor
FELIX KEMP – bass

Handel       Messiah
Cheltenham Bach Choir  www.cheltbachchoir.com  [email protected]
Also available from Cheltenham Town Hall Box Office
£25 (£5 students and children under 16)

Monday 16 December                                    LONDON
St Martin-in-the-Fields, Trafalgar Square WC2N 4JJ, 7.00pm
EX CATHEDRA
JEFFREY SKIDMORE – conductor
RUPERT JEFFCOAT – organ

Christmas Music by Candlelight
Ex Cathedra   www.excathedra.co.uk
£10–£40 (age up to 17 & students: £5; aged 18–30: £15)


Tuesday 17 December                             LEAMINGTON
Leamington Museum & Art Gallery, Royal Pump Rooms, The Parade CV32 4AA, 6.30pm
HARRIET ADIE – harp
Escape the Festive madness for an hour of beautiful Christmas music in tranquil surroundings.
Leamington Music 01926 334418 or www.leamingtonmusic.org   £18 (£9/£3)
Saturday 21 December                            BIRMINGHAM
St Paul’s Church, St Paul’s Square B3 1QZ, 4.00pm
EX CATHEDRA
JEFFREY SKIDMORE – conductor
NICHOLAS WEARNE – organ

Christmas Music by Candlelight
Ex Cathedra   www.excathedra.co.uk
£15–£46 (age up to 17 & students: £5; aged 18–30: £15)


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