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Tuesday 1 December WARWICK
Unitarian Chapel, 31 High Street CV34 4AX, 11.30am HARRIET ADIE – harp An hour of beautiful Christmas music in tranquil surroundings. Richard Phillips Coffee Concert series. Coffee served from 11am. Leamington Music 0333 666 3366 leamingtonmusic.org £19 (£9.50, £3) Friday 4 December BIRMINGHAM
Elgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music Building, B15 2TT, 1.00pm FIDELIO TRIO DARRAGH MORGAN – violin TIM GILL – cello MARY DULLEA – piano Michael Zev Gordon In the Middle of Things Judith Weir Piano Trio Two Tunde Jegede Songs of the Eternal Philip Glass Head On Barber Concerts barber.org.uk/concerts Admission: Free Saturday 5 December BIRMINGHAM
Town Hall, Victoria Square B3 3DQ, 3.00pm EX CATHEDRA Choir & Academy of Vocal Music CITY OF BIRMINGHAM SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA JEFFREY SKIDMORE – conductor SEBASTIAN HILL – tenor KATHERINE THOMAS – harp Britten A Boy was Born, Op. 3 Britten A Ceremony of Carols, Op. 28 Britten St Nicolas, Op. 42 Ex Cathedra 0121 780 3333 excathedra.co.uk/diary £22–£48.50 (£15, £8) Saturday 5 December NORTHLEACH
St Peter’s Church, Mill End GL54 3HL, 5.30pm CANTORES CHAMBER CHOIR Christmas Concert Cantores Chamber Choir www.cantores.net £16 (£5) Sunday 6 December WORCESTER
Huntingdon Hall, Crowngate WR1 2ES, 3.00pm EMMA ABBATE and JULIAN PERKINS – piano duo J.C. Bach Duet in F major Mozart Sonata for piano four hands in C major, K521 Peter Warlock Capriol Suite Schubert Allegro in A minor for piano four hands, D947 ‘Lebensstürme’ Worcester Concert Club worcserenade.co.uk 01905 611427 £23 (£5) Tuesday 8 December SHREWSBURY
St Chad’s Church, St Chad’s Terrace SY1 1JX, 7.00pm EX CATHEDRA JEFFREY SKIDMORE – conductor RUPERT JEFFCOAT and NICHOLAS WEARNE – organ Christmas Music by Candlelight Ex Cathedra excathedra.co.uk/diary £22–£48.50 (£15, £8) Wednesday 9 December BIRMINGHAM
CBSO Centre, Berkley Street B1 2LF, 1.00pm CBSO: CENTRE STAGE KATHERINE THOMAS and ALEX RIDER – harps Programme to include: Salzedo Song in the Night Ravel Mother Goose Debussy Preludes An informal afternoon performance, programmed and introduced by CBSO musicians. CBSO www.cbso.co.uk £12 (£5) Friday 11 December BIRMINGHAM
Elgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music Building, B15 2TT, 1.00pm STEPHEN UPSHAW – viola HUW WATKINS – piano Huw Watkins Three Postcards for solo viola Schumann Märchenbilder, Op. 113 Watkins Prayer for solo piano Michael Zev Gordon New Work (world première) Barber Concerts barber.org.uk/concerts Admission: Free Tuesday 15 December CHIPPING CAMPDEN
St James’ Church, Church Street GL55 6JE, 7.00pm LONDON HANDEL PLAYERS The London Handel Players celebrate the Christmas season with arias by J.S. Bach and the Christmas Cantata by Alessandro Scarlatti as well as instrumental arrangements of traditional carols and works by Praetorius, Frescobaldi, Charpentier, Corelli, Vivaldi, and Mozart. Campden Music Winter Season 01608 654233 campdenmusic.org.uk £75 for the whole season of 6 concerts or a suggested donation of £20 for one concert. Thursday 17 December COVENTRY
Coventry Cathedral, Priory Street CV1 5FB, 7.00pm EX CATHEDRA JEFFREY SKIDMORE – conductor RUPERT JEFFCOAT and NICHOLAS WEARNE – organ Christmas Music by Candlelight Ex Cathedra excathedra.co.uk/diary £22–£48.50 (£15, £8) Saturday 19 December BIRMINGHAM
St Paul’s Church, St Paul’s Square B3 1QZ, 7.00pm EX CATHEDRA JEFFREY SKIDMORE – conductor RUPERT JEFFCOAT and NICHOLAS WEARNE – organ Christmas Music by Candlelight Ex Cathedra excathedra.co.uk/diary £22–£48.50 (£15, £8) Monday 21 December BIRMINGHAM
St Paul’s Church, St Paul’s Square B3 1QZ, 7.00pm EX CATHEDRA JEFFREY SKIDMORE – conductor RUPERT JEFFCOAT and NICHOLAS WEARNE – organ Christmas Music by Candlelight Ex Cathedra excathedra.co.uk/diary £22–£48.50 (£15, £8) Tuesday 22 December BIRMINGHAM
St Paul’s Church, St Paul’s Square B3 1QZ, 7.00pm EX CATHEDRA JEFFREY SKIDMORE – conductor RUPERT JEFFCOAT and NICHOLAS WEARNE – organ Christmas Music by Candlelight Ex Cathedra excathedra.co.uk/diary £22–£48.50 (£15, £8) |
Wednesday 2 December HAGLEY
St John's Church, Hall Lane DY9 9LG, 7.00pm EX CATHEDRA JEFFREY SKIDMORE – conductor RUPERT JEFFCOAT and NICHOLAS WEARNE – organ Christmas Music by Candlelight Ex Cathedra excathedra.co.uk/diary £22–£48.50 (£15, £8) Friday 4 December LICHFIELD
Lichfield Cathedral, The Close WS13 7LD, 7.15pm EX CATHEDRA JEFFREY SKIDMORE – conductor RUPERT JEFFCOAT and NICHOLAS WEARNE – organ Christmas Music by Candlelight Ex Cathedra excathedra.co.uk/diary £22–£48.50 (£15, £8) Saturday 5 December HEREFORD
St Peter’s Church, St Peter’s Close HR1 2PG, 3.00pm HEREFORD SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA MICHAEL BELL MBE – conductor Eric Coates The Three Bears Phantasy Copland Rodeo: Four Dance Episodes Plus film music from The Polar Express, Mary Poppins, The Magnificent Seven, and Indiana Jones. Hereford Symphony Orchestra 07971 963565 herefordsymphonyorchestra.co.uk £15 (£5, free) Sunday 6 December ROSS-ON-WYE
St Mary’s Parish Church, Church Street HR9 5HN, 3.00pm THE ORIEL SINGERS The Cheltenham-based chamber choir perform largely a cappella choral music, to exacting standards, covering many different styles: early and modern, sacred and secular, serious and light-hearted. They will usher in the Christmas season with a programme of seasonal and festive music. Wye Valley Music 01291 330020 wyevalleymusic.org.uk £20 (£18, £5) Monday 7 December LEICESTER
St James the Greater, London Road LE2 1NA, 7.00pm EX CATHEDRA JEFFREY SKIDMORE – conductor RUPERT JEFFCOAT and NICHOLAS WEARNE – organ Christmas Music by Candlelight Ex Cathedra excathedra.co.uk/diary £22–£48.50 (£15, £8) Tuesday 8 December CHELTENHAM
Pittville Pump Room, East Approach Drive GL52 3JE, 7.30pm APOLLO5 Make We Joy Now A seasonal celebration exploring texts and settings from the medieval to the contemporary classical. At the heart of the programme will be Poulenc’s beautiful Quatre motets pour le temps de Noël. Other composers range from Byrd, Walton, and Warlock to Bob Chilcott, Elizabeth Poston, and Adrian Peacock alongside classical contemporary arrangements of traditional songs and texts. Cheltenham Music Society 01242 528764 cheltenhamtownhall.org.uk £29/£24 (£5) Thursday 10 December WOLVERHAMPTON
St Peter’s Church, Lich Gate, Queen Square WV1 1TS, 7.00pm EX CATHEDRA JEFFREY SKIDMORE – conductor RUPERT JEFFCOAT and NICHOLAS WEARNE – organ Christmas Music by Candlelight Ex Cathedra excathedra.co.uk/diary £22–£48.50 (£15, £8) Saturday 12 December WORCESTER
Worcester Cathedral, College Yard WR1 2LA, 7.30pm WORCESTER FESTIVAL CHORAL SOCIETY SAMUEL HUDSON – conductor MERIDIAN SINFONIA Handel Messiah Worcester Festival Choral Society wfcs.online 0333 666 3366 £10–£29 Wednesday 16 December HEREFORD
Hereford Cathedral, 5 College Cloisters, Cathedral Close HR1 2NG, 7.00pm EX CATHEDRA JEFFREY SKIDMORE – conductor RUPERT JEFFCOAT and NICHOLAS WEARNE – organ Christmas Music by Candlelight Ex Cathedra excathedra.co.uk/diary £22–£48.50 (£15, £8) Friday 18 December BIRMINGHAM
Great Hall, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston B15 2TT, 7.00pm EX CATHEDRA JEFFREY SKIDMORE – conductor RUPERT JEFFCOAT and NICHOLAS WEARNE – organ Christmas Music by Candlelight Ex Cathedra excathedra.co.uk/diary £22–£48.50 (£15, £8) Sunday 20 December WORCESTER
The Old Bishop’s Palace, Deansway WR1 2JD, 3.30pm SIGLO DE ORO and THE SPINACINO CONSORT Hey for Christmas Music from Britain and Ireland to mark the 12 days of Christmas through 17th-century broadside ballads, dance and carols. Worcestershire Early Music earlymusicworcs.org Tickets from earlymusic.sumupstore.com £23 (students free) Monday 21 December CHELTENHAM
Cheltenham Town Hall, Imperial Square GL50 1QA, 7.30pm CHELTENHAM BACH CHOIR MUSICAL AND AMICABLE SOCIETY DAVID CROWN – musical director CARYS DAVIES – soprano JEAN-MAX LATTEMANN – countertenor JAY BROADHURST – tenor JAMES ATKINSON – bass Handel Messiah Cheltenham Bach Choir www.cheltbachchoir.com Tickets available from [email protected] or from Cheltenham Town Hall Box Office £25 (£5) |
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