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februarY CONCERTS

Friday 2 February                                     BIRMINGHAM
Elgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music Building B15 2TT, 1.00pm
MYTH OF VENICE
GAWAIN GLENTON – cornetto
SILAS WOLLSTON – early keyboards
Gabrieli         Ricercar del XII tuono
Willaert         Jouissance vous donneray
Gabrieli         Pass’e mezzo antico
Parabosco    Ricercar 14 ‘Da pacem’
Willaert         A la fontaine (divisions after Ganassi)
Diruta            Toccata di Salto Cattivo del VI tuono
Palestrina     Introduxit me rex
Modena        Ricercar 13
Gervaise       Pavane ‘La venissiene’
Merulo          Toccata ottava
Anon             El todescho
Gorzanis       Il todeschino
Guami           La brillantina
The Barber Institute of Fine Arts barber.org.uk/concerts                            Admission: Free
Friday 9 February                                     BIRMINGHAM
Elgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music Building B15 2TT, 1.00pm
IVANA GAVRIČ – piano
Janáček                          In the Mists
Cheryl Frances-Hoad   Selection from Homages
                                        Book 1 & 2

Chaminade                    Autrefois, Op. 87, No. 4 from
                                        Pièces humoristiques
Huw Watkins                Capriccio
Rachmaninov               Prelude in G, Op. 32, No. 5
Rachmaninov               Prelude in G minor, Op. 23, No. 5
Rachmaninov               Prelude in D, Op. 23, No. 4
Rachmaninov               Prelude in B flat, Op. 23, No. 2
The Barber Institute of Fine Arts barber.org.uk/concerts                            Admission: Free
Friday 9 February                                               WITNEY
High Street Methodist Church, High Street OX28 6HG, 7.30pm
ANTONINA SUHANOVA – piano
Mozart               Sonata in F major K280
Debussy             Estampes
Britten                3 Character Pieces
Schubert            Sonata in A minor D845
Witney Music Society  01993 898020 witneymusicsociety.org.uk  £15 (under 19 £1)
Sunday 11 February                                  BIRMINGHAM
Town Hall, Victoria Square B3 3DQ, 4.00pm
EX CATHEDRA CONSORT & CONTINUO
JEFFREY SKIDMORE – conductor
ANDREW SKIDMORE – cello
Baroque Passion: Music of heartbreak and healing

Programme includes:
JS Bach                  Prelude from Cello Suite No 1 in G
                               (BWV 1007)
Purcell                   Hear my Prayer, O Lord
Lotti                       Crucifixus
D Scarlatti            Stabat mater
Monteverdi          Maria, quid ploras?
Carissimi               Lament (from Jephte)
JS Bach                  Komm, Jesu, komm (BWV 229)
Ex Cathedra  excathedra.co.uk  £15–£46
Friday 16 February                                   BIRMINGHAM
Elgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music Building B15 2TT, 1.00pm
NIAMH O'SULLIVAN – mezzo soprano
GARY BEECHER – piano
Lizst                              Die Drei Zigeuner, S.320
Schubert                      Der Musensohn, D.764
Schubert                      An den Mond, D.193
Schubert                      Die Sterne, D.939
Vaughan Williams      Songs of Travel (selection)
Dvorák                         Ciganské melodie, Op. 55
                                      (selection)
The Barber Institute of Fine Arts barber.org.uk/concerts                            Admission: Free
Sunday 18 February             STRATFORD-UPON-AVON
Town Hall, Sheep Street CV37 6EJ, 3.00pm
HANNAH CONDLIFFE – oboe
FEDERICO PAIXÃO – flute
MARK ROGERS – piano

Poulenc                        Oboe Sonata
Debussy                       Syrinx
Poulenc                        Melancolie
Mathias                        Trio
Poulenc                        Flute Sonata
Madeleine Dring        Polka and Trio
Stratford Chamber Music Society
Tickets £25 (students £5) from www.wegottickets.com or www.stratfordchambermusic.co.uk

Thursday 22 February                                     MALVERN
Malvern Theatres, Grange Road WR14 3HB, 7.30pm
AMATIS PIANO TRIO
LEA HAUSMANN – violin
SAM SHEPHERD – cello
MENGJIE HAN – piano

Schubert              Piano Trio No.1 in B flat, D.898
Tarrodi                 Moorlands (2018)
Mendelssohn      Piano Trio No.2 in C minor, Op.66
Malvern Concert Club   For contact details, ticket prices and subscription options, please see display ad
Friday 23 February                                   BIRMINGHAM
Elgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music Building B15 2TT, 1.00pm
STERLING ELLIOT – cello
Debussy        Rêverie
Ravel             Sonata Posthume
D'Indy            Lied, Op.19
Poulenc         Sonata for cello and piano, Op.143
Boulanger     3 Pièces for cello and piano
The Barber Institute of Fine Arts barber.org.uk/concerts                            Admission: Free
Friday 23 February                                   LEAMINGTON
Royal Pump Rooms, The Parade CV32 4AA, 7.30pm
DUDOK STRING QUARTET (Holland)
Mozart             Quartet in F K590 ‘Prussian’
Bacewicz          Quartet No 4
Beethoven       Quartet in E flat Op 74 ‘Harp’
Leamington Music 01926 334418 or www.leamingtonmusic.org    £27/£17 (£1)
Sunday 25 February                                  WORCESTER
Huntingdon Hall, Crowngate WR1 2ES, 3.00pm
EMMANUEL BACH – violin
JENNY STERN – piano

Mendelssohn       Sonata in F
Ravel                     Sonata no 2 in G
Elgar                      Sonata in E minor Op 82
Sibelius                 5 Danses Champêtres Op 106
Worcester Concert Club  worcserenade.co.uk 
01905 611427    £20  Students £5
Tuesday 27 February           STRATFORD-UPON-AVON
Stratford Play House, Rother Street CV37 6LU, 7.00pm
ORCHESTRA OF THE SWAN
DAVID LE PAGE – director

Programme to include:
Shostakovich            Chamber Symphony in C minor
                                    (Largo & Allegro molto)
Purcell                        In Nomine à 6 in G minor Z. 746
Satie                           Pages mystiques 1
Frank Zappa             The Black Page #1
Biber                          Battalia à 10
Cage                          4’33”
Piazzolla                   Four for Tango
Hildegard von         Spiritus Sanctus Vivificans
       Bingen              (arr. Le Page)
Beethoven               Symphony No. 3 Finale: Allegro
                                  molto (arr. Ferdinand Ries)
TicketSource  0333 6664466  orchestraoftheswan.org    £25
Tuesday 6 February                                       WARWICK
The Dream Factory, Playbox Theatre, Stratford Road CV34 6LE, 7.30pm
EL ULTIMO TANGO
How Astor Piazzolla took the traditional tango out of the dance halls of Buenos Aires into the concert halls of Europe and America. Featuring cellist Eduardo Vassallo and other members of the CBSO.
Leamington Music 01926 334418 or www.leamingtonmusic.org    £22 (£1)
Thursday 8 February                                     WARWICK
Warwick Hall, Warwick School, Myton Road CV34 6PP, 7.30pm
ORCHESTRA OF THE SWAN
MICHAEL COLLINS – conductor
JENEBA KANNEH-MASON – piano

Arensky             Variations on a Theme by Tchaikovsky
                           Op. 35a
Mozart               Piano Concerto No. 23
Tchaikovsky      Swan Lake Suite Op. 20 (4 movements)
Mussorgsky      Pictures at an Exhibition (arr. Pierre-
                           Alain Monot)  
Bridgehouse Theatre  01926 776438  bridgehousetheatre.co.uk    £20 (£10 under 35s)
Friday 9 February                                         HEREFORD
The Courtyard, Edgar Street HR4 9JR, 7.30pm
ORCHESTRA OF THE SWAN
MICHAEL COLLINS – conductor
JENEBA KANNEH-MASON – piano

Arensky             Variations on a Theme by Tchaikovsky
                           Op. 35a
Mozart               Piano Concerto No. 23
Tchaikovsky      Swan Lake Suite Op. 20 (4 movements)
Mussorgsky      Pictures at an Exhibition (arr. Pierre-
                           Alain Monot)
The Courtyard  01432 340555  courtyard.org.uk
£24 (£22)

Saturday 10 February                                   HEREFORD
Hereford Cathedral, Cathedral Close HR1 2NG, 8.00pm
EX CATHEDRA CHOIR
JEFFREY SKIDMORE – conductor
MARTHA MCLORINAN – mezzo-soprano
JAMES ROBINSON – tenor
SIMONE REBELLO – bells

Rachmaninoff 150 ‘Vespers’
Rachmaninoff – All-Night Vigil
Ex Cathedra  excathedra.co.uk  £15–£35
Tuesday 13 February                                      WARWICK
St Mary’s Church CV34 4RA, 7.30pm
VALENCIA BARYTON TRIO
Music by Haydn, featuring the extraordinary string instrument that he wrote nearly 200 works for at the Court of Prince Esterhazy, plus works by Tomasini and Lidel, who were outstanding musicians employed at the Court.
Leamington Music 01926 334418 or www.leamingtonmusic.org    £27/£17/£12 (£1)
Saturday 17 February                               BIRMINGHAM
Elgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music Building B15 2TT, 7.30pm
STEVEN OSBORNE – piano
Schumann                Arabesque
Debussy                    Children's Corner
Debussy                    Two Arabesques
Schumann                Kinderszenen, Op.15
Marion Bauer          White Birches from From the New
                                  Hampshire Woods, Op.12

Meredith Monk      Railroad
Rzewski                    Winnsboro Cotton Mill Blues from
                                  Four North American Ballads for
                                  Piano

Steven Osborne     Improvisations
Keith Jarrett /          My Song
    Steven Osborne
Bill Evans                I Loves You Porgy (transc. Osborne)
Oscar Peterson      Indiana
The Barber Institute of Fine Arts
barber.org.uk/concerts
Box office 0121 414 4414 quaytickets.com/uobboxoffice   £20 (£18, £15, £5)

Tuesday 20 February                               CHELTENHAM
Pittville Pump Room, East Approach Drive GL52 3JE, 7.30pm
PERPETUO
A Mozartian Phantasy: Music for oboe, violin, viola and cello
Britten                        Phantasy Quartet Op 2
Hilary Tann                Still in the Water and Singingbirds
Rebecca Clarke         Lullaby and Grotesque
Mozart                        Adagio for Cor Anglais and String
                                     Trio K580a
Schumann                  Mondnacht (arr. Colin Matthews)
Adrian Sutton            Trio Dances
Mozart                        Oboe Quartet K370/368b
Cheltenham Music Society  01242 528764  www.cheltenhamtownhall.org.uk
£26, £21 (£5 under 26)

Friday 23 February                                   BIRMINGHAM
CBSO Centre, Berkley Street B1 2LF, 12.00pm
CENTRE STAGE: PIANO QUINTET
Elgar       Piano Quintet
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra | cbso.co.uk | B:Music Box Office: 0121 780 3333   £10
Friday 23 February                                 BROMSGROVE
Routh Hall, Bromsgrove School B61 7DU, 7.30pm
GOULD PIANO TRIO
Haydn              Piano Trio in B Flat Hob. XV:20
Marschner       Piano Trio No 6 in C Minor Op 148 (1850)
Smetana          Piano Trio in G Minor Op 15
Bromsgrove Concerts  07849 774529
bromsgrove-concerts.org.uk
£23 (Students & Children free, subscriptions available)



Saturday 24 February                              BIRMINGHAM
Elgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music Building B15 2TT, 7.30pm
CROSSCURRENTS+
HER ENSEMBLE
Dobrinka Tabakova     Dawn (from Sun Triptych)
Errollyn Wallen            Concerto Grosso
Sasha Scott                   World premiere
Joanna Borrett              World premiere
Jessie Montgomery     Starburst
The Barber Institute of Fine Arts
barber.org.uk/concerts
Box office 0121 414 4414
quaytickets.com/uobboxoffice   £20 (£18, £15, £5)

Tuesday 27 February                                   UTTOXETER
Abbotsholme School Chapel, Rocester ST14 5BS, 7.30pm
JONATHAN RADFORD – saxophone
ASHLEY FRIPP – piano

Rudy Wiedoeft &            Dans L’Orient
   Domenico Savino
Justin Ring & Frederick  Danse Hongroise
   Hager (transcr. by
   Wiedoeft)
Sergei Rachmaninoff     Prelude in D major, Op. 23/4
                                          and Prelude in G minor, Op.
                                          23/5 for solo piano
Kurt Weill                        Threepenny Opera
                                         1. Moritat vom Mackie Messer;
                                         2. Ballade vom Angenehmen
                                         Leben; 3. Polly’s Lied; 
                                         4. Zuhaelterballade;
                                         5. Kanonen Song
Erwin Schulhoff             Hot-Sonate I, II, III, IV
Rudy Wiedoeft              Valse Marilyn
George Gershwin          Rhapsody in Blue
Abbotsholme Arts Society  07766 759886  www.abbotsholmeartssociety.co.uk
£25 (under 25s £5)


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