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NOVEMBER CONCERTS

Wednesday 1 November                              HEREFORD
The Courtyard, Edgar Street HR4 9JR, 2.00pm
ORCHESTRA OF THE SWAN
ANDREW GRIFFITHS – conductor
TOYAH WILLCOX – narrator

Paul Patterson      Little Red Riding Hood         
Paul Patterson      Three Little Pigs
The Courtyard  01432 340555  courtyard.org.uk 
£5 (£3)


Friday 3 November                                 BROMSGROVE
Cobham Theatre, Bromsgrove Preparatory School B60 2BU, 7.30pm
SOLEM STRING QUARTET
Bartok                    String Quartet No 2
Edmund Finnis     String Quartet No 3 ‘Devotion’ (2023)
Beethoven            String Quartet Op 132
Bromsgrove Concerts  07849 774529
bromsgrove-concerts.org.uk
£23 (Students & Children free, subscriptions available)

Sunday 5 November           STRATFORD-UPON-AVON
Town Hall, Sheep Street CV37 6EJ, 7.30pm
ARIEL LANYI – piano
Beethoven           Sonata in A Op.2 No.2
César Franck       Prélude, Aria et Finale
Schumann           Symphonic Studies
Stratford Chamber Music Society
Tickets £25 (students £5) from www.wegottickets.com or www.stratfordchambermusic.co.uk

Wednesday 8 November                        BIRMINGHAM
Elgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music Building B15 2TT, 4.30pm
REASONS TO SING – FAMILY CONCERT
STILE ANTICO
Works by William Byrd and a new commission by Kerry Andrew.
                                                                     Admission: Free
Wednesday 8 November                        CHELTENHAM
Pittville Pump Room, East Approach Drive GL52 3JE, 7.30pm
MICHAEL GUREVICH – violin
ASHOK GUPTA – piano

Dvořák                      Violin Sonata in F major Op 57
Pauline Viardot       Six morceaux
Clara Schumann     Three Romances for violin and
                                   piano Op 22
Brahms                     Violin Sonata No 1 in G major Op 78
Cheltenham Music Society  01242 528764  www.cheltenhamtownhall.org.uk
£26, £21 (£5 under 26)

Thursday 9 November                            BIRMINGHAM
CBSO Centre, Berkley Street B1 2LF, 2.00pm
Centre Stage: Clarinet and Strings
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra | cbso.co.uk | B:Music Box Office: 0121 780 3333
Friday 10 November                                           WITNEY
High Street Methodist Church, High Street OX28 6HG, 7.30pm
ALESSANDRO FISHER – tenor
ASHOK GUPTA – piano

Michael Head             Over the rim of the moon
Clara Schumann        Op 23
Schumann                  Op 24 Liederkreis
Schubert                     Four songs: D536, D225, D550,
                                     D808
Meyerbeer                 Mina
Chausson                   Sérénade Italienne
Fauré                          Barcarolle Op 7 No 3
Reynaldo Hahn         Venezia
Witney Music Society  01993 898020
witneymusicsociety.org.uk  
£15 (under 19 £1)

Saturday 11 November                             CIRENCESTER
Parish Church of St John Baptist, 5 Market Place
GL7 2NX, 7.30pm

TIMOTHY NELSON – baritone
CHELTENHAM BACH CHOIR
REGENCY SINFONIA
DAVID CROWN – musical director

Peteris Vasks               Missa
Vaughan Williams      Five Mystical Songs
Fauré                            Requiem
Cheltenham Bach Choir  www.cheltbachchoir.com tickets@cheltbachchoir.com

Sunday 12 November                               BIRMINGHAM
Elgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music Building B15 2TT, 6.00pm
HITCHCOCK’S PSYCHO WITH LIVE ORCHESTRA
COVENT GARDEN SINFONIA
BEN PALMER – conductor
Herrmann    Psycho – film with Orchestra
Box office  0121 414 4414 www.birmingham.ac.uk/musicevents  £20 (£18, £15, £5)

Sunday 12 November                                      MALVERN
Malvern Forum Theatre, Grange Road WR14 3HB, 3.00pm
CHANDOS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
MICHAEL LLOYD – conductor
CHRIS SWANN – clarinet

Mozart           Overture to the Magic Flute, K620
Mozart           Clarinet Concerto in A Major, K622
Strauss           Eine Alpensinfonie, Op. 64
Malvern Theatres Box Office  01684 892277
https://www.malvern-theatres.co.uk/?s=Chandos
Tickets on the door available  £20.72 (£11.16 Under 16s)

Tuesday 14 November        STRATFORD-UPON-AVON
Stratford Play House, Rother Street CV37 6LU, 7.00pm
ORCHESTRA OF THE SWAN
MATTHEW BARLEY – director/cello

John McLaughlin            Resolution
Piazzolla                          Milonga del Angel
Méndez                           Cucurrucucú Paloma
Bach                                 Durch dein Gefängnis, Gottes
                                          Sohn (St John Passion)
Antônio Carlos Jobim    Águas de Mar
Philip Glass                     String Quartet No. 3 ‘Mishima’
Antônio Carlos Jobim    Sabiá
Antônio Carlos Jobim    Mantiqueira Range
Handel                             Concerto Grosso Op. 6 No. 7 ii
Lenine                              O Silêncio das Estrelas
Bach                                 Ach Grosser König, Gross zu
                                          Allen Zeiten (St John Passion)
Antônio Carlos Jobim   The Girl from Ipanema
Regina                             Aprendendo a Jogar
Barber                             Adagio for Strings Op. 11
Milton Nascimento       Um Girassol da Cor do Seu
                                         Cabelo
TicketSource  0333 6664466  orchestraoftheswan.org    £25
Saturday 18 November                            BIRMINGHAM
St Paul’s, Jewellery Quarter B3 1QZ, 7.00pm
BIRMINGHAM BACH CHOIR
PAUL SPICER – conductor
MARTYN RAWLES – organist
Radiant Masterpieces

JS Bach          Fürchte dich nicht
Scarlatti        Stabat Mater
Liszt               Missa Choralis
Birmingham Bach Choir  www.birmingham.bachchoir.com
From £20 (£18 conc)  Students £12

Tuesday 21 November                            BIRMINGHAM
Bradshaw Hall, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire,
200 Jennens Road B4 7XR, 7.00pm

EX CATHEDRA & ROYAL BIRMINGHAM CONSERVATOIRE SCHOLARS ENSEMBLE
JEFFREY SKIDMORE– conductor
Byrd to Bacharach – and Bach

Programme includes:
Byrd                Ave verum corpus
Purcell            Jehovah, quam multi sunt hostes mei
Britten            Hymn to St Cecilia
Howells         Take him Earth for cherishing
Bacharach     Anyone who had a heart
Ex Cathedra  excathedra.co.uk  £5–£20
Wednesday 22 November                          UTTOXETER
Abbotsholme School Chapel, Rocester ST14 5BS, 7.30pm
HANNAH CONDLIFFE – oboe
DOMINIC DOUTNEY – piano
This concert is supported by the ‘Countess of Munster Trust’

Bach                     Sonata in G minor BWV 1020 –
                             1. Allegro

Ravel                   Vocalise-étude en forme de Habanera
Debussy              Préludes: FeuillesMortes, La Puerta
                             del vino

Saint-Saëns       Oboe Sonata
Britten                 6 Metamorphoses after Ovid: 1. Pan,
                             2. Phaeton, 4. Bacchus

Britten                 2 insect pieces
Debussy              Préludes – Des pas sur la neige,
                             La fille aux cheveux de lin,

                             La Cathédrale engloutie
Poulenc               Sonata for Oboe and Piano
Abbotsholme Arts Society  07766 759886
www.abbotsholmeartssociety.co.uk
£25 (under 25s £5)

Friday 24 November                               BIRMINGHAM
Elgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music Building B15 2TT, 1.00pm
ALIM BEISEMBAYEV – piano
Beethoven     Sonata No. 31 in A-flat major, Op. 110
Scriabin          4 Preludes, Op. 22
Beethoven     Sonata No. 23 in F minor ‘Appassionata’,
                        Op. 57
                                                                     Admission: Free


Friday 24 November                                 LEOMINSTER
Lion Ballroom, Lion Yard, off Broad Street HR6 8BT, 11.30am
AMARYLLI
HANNAH GROVE – soprano, recorder and harp
ELIZABETH PALLETT – lute and guitar
Tales from Sherwood Forest

Exploring the rich tradition of ballads and poetry surrounding the legendary outlaw Robin Hood in a one-hour concert.
Espressivo Concerts/Leominster TIC  01568 616460 and Hereford Courtyard  01432 340555  www.courtyard.org.uk  £14 (students half-price) (including a complimentary ploughman’s lunch & drink following the concert)
Thursday 30 November                                 MALVERN
Malvern Theatres, Grange Road WR14 3HB, 7.30pm
CHIAROSCURO QUARTET WITH CÉDRIC TIBERGHIEN
ALINA IBRAGIMOVA – violin
PABLO HERNÁN BENEDÍ – violin
EMILIE HÖRNLUND – viola
CLAIRE THIRION – cello
CÉDRIC TIBERGHIEN – piano

Haydn               String Quartet in D minor, Op.9 No.4
Beethoven        String Quartet in E minor, Op.59 No.2
Brahms              Piano Quintet in F minor, Op.34
Malvern Concert Club   For contact details, ticket prices and subscription options, please see display ad
Friday 3 November                                  BIRMINGHAM
Elgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music Building B15 2TT, 1.00pm
LETTERS FROM SCANDINAVIA
JOANNA HARRIES – mezzo soprano
SHOLTO KYNOCH – piano
This programme draws on a treasure trove of Scandinavian songs by composers including Agathe Backer-Grøndahl, Edvard Grieg, Amalia Hjelm, Helena Munktell, Laura Netzel, Carl Nielsen and Wilhelm Stenhammar.                           Admission: Free
Friday 3 November                                  LEAMINGTON
Royal Pump Rooms, The Parade CV32 4AA, 7.30pm
CALIDORE STRING QUARTET (USA)
Beethoven                    Quartet in A Op 18 No 5
Korngold                       Quartet No 3 in D Op 34
Mendelssohn                Quartet in E minor Op 44 No 2
Leamington Music 01926 334418 or www.leamingtonmusic.org    £27/£17 (£1)


Tuesday 7 November                                     WARWICK
St Mary’s Church CV34 4RA, 7.30pm
CHELYS CONSORT OF VIOLS
HELEN CHARLSTON – mezzo-soprano

The Honour of William Byrd
Consort songs and instrumental music by William Byrd for the 400th anniversary of the composer’s death.
Leamington Music 01926 334418 or www.leamingtonmusic.org    £27/£17/£12 (£1)
Wednesday 8 November                        BIRMINGHAM
Elgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music Building B15 2TT, 7.30pm
ENGLAND’S NIGHTINGALE – THE REMARKABLE MUSIC OF WILLIAM BYRD
STILE ANTICO
Byrd        Emendemus in Melius; O Lord, make thy servant Elizabeth; Sing joyfully; Nunc Dimittis from Great Service; Vide Domine afflictionem; Haec dies quam fecit Dominus; Ne irascaris, Domine; Retire my soul; Ave verum corpus; Laudate Dominum, omnes gentes; Optimam partem elegit; Factus est repente; Agnus Dei from 4-part mass; Laudibus in sanctis
---
Morley     Domine Dominus noster       
Philips      Ecce vicit Leo           
Tomkins   Too much I once lamented
---          
Box office  0121 414 4414 www.birmingham.ac.uk/musicevents  £20 (£18, £15, £5)
Friday 10 November                                BIRMINGHAM
Elgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music Building B15 2TT, 1.00pm
ARMAND DJIKOULUM – oboe
IYAD SUGHAYER – piano
Britten                    Temporal Variations
C Schumann          Romance No. 1 for violin and piano,
                                Op. 22
C Schumann          Warum willst du and’re fragen,
                                Op. 12, No. 3 & Die stille
                                Lotosblume, Op. 13, No. 6
Ravel                      Sonatine
Boulanger             Nocturne for oboe and piano 
Dranishnikova      Poème for oboe and piano
Kalivoda                Morceau de salon for oboe and
                                piano, Op. 228
                                                                     Admission: Free
Saturday 11 November                                  COVENTRY
Coventry Cathedral CV1 5AB, 7.00pm
COVENTRY CATHEDRAL CHORUS
THE PARLIAMENT CHOIR
RACHEL MAHON – conductor

Gjeilo                        Ubi Caritas
Rheinberger            Abendlied
Barber                      Agnus Dei
Rachmaninoff         All Night Vigil
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

Sunday 12 November                               LEAMINGTON
Royal Spa Centre, Newbold Terrace CV32 4HN, 4.00pm
TREDEGAR TOWN BAND and COVENTRY & WARWICKSHIRE YOUTH BAND
IAN PORTHOUSE and SIMON HOGG – conductors

Brass Band music for Remembrance Sunday including works by Leamington-born composer Robin Holloway.
Leamington Music 01926 334418 or www.leamingtonmusic.org    £22 (£1)
Sunday 12 November                                MONMOUTH
Bridges Centre, Drybridge House, Drybridge Park NP25 5AS, 3.00pm
BROMPTON STRING QUARTET
MAJA HORVAT – violin
MEE-HYUAN  – violin
WALLIS POWER –cello
KINGA WOJDALSKA – viola

Music by Purcell, Haydn and Beethoven
Wye Valley Music  01291 330020 www.wyevalleymusic.org.uk  £18 (£15, £5)

Wednesday 15 November                       BIRMINGHAM
CBSO Centre, Berkley Street B1 2LF, 2.00pm
Centre Stage: Clarinet Quintet
Golijov       Bass Clarinet Quintet
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra | cbso.co.uk | B:Music Box Office: 0121 780 3333   £10
Friday 17 November                                 BIRMINGHAM
Elgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music Building B15 2TT, 1.00pm
King Edward’s School & King Edward VI High School for Girls
A selection of their talented young musicians present their annual concert in the Elgar Concert Hall.
                                                                     Admission: Free
Sunday 19 November                               WORCESTER
Huntingdon Hall, Crowngate WR1 2ES, 3.00pm
THE TEDESCA STRING QUARTET
Frank Bridge        Novelletten
Elgar                      Quartet in E minor
Dvořák                  Quartet in E flat Op 51
Worcester Concert Club  worcserenade.co.uk 
01905 611427    £20  Students £5


Wednesday 22 November                              LONDON
Southwark Cathedral, London Bridge SE1 9DA, time to be confirmed
COVENTRY CATHEDRAL CHORUS
THE PARLIAMENT CHOIR
SOUTHBANK SINFONIA
SIMON OVER – conductor

Rachmaninoff         All Night Vigil
Coventry Cathedral Chorus  www.ticketweb.co.uk
0844 477 1000  tickets@coventrycathedralchorus.com
Ticket prices to be confirmed



Thursday 23 November                           BIRMINGHAM
CBSO Centre, Berkley Street B1 2LF, 2.00pm
Centre Stage: Cello Ensemble
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra | cbso.co.uk | B:Music Box Office: 0121 780 3333   £10
Thursday 23 November                           LEAMINGTON
The Hall at Kingsley School, Beauchamp Avenue CV32 5RD, 7.00pm
JUNCTION T TRIO
JAPHETH LAW – flute
GEN LI – cello
DAISUKE YOSHIDA – piano

2023 Leamington Music Prize Winners’ concert
Leamington Music 01926 334418 or www.leamingtonmusic.org    £15 (£1)
Friday 24 November                              BROMSGROVE
Routh Hall, Bromsgrove School B61 7DU, 7.30pm
ELISABETH IRVINE – mezzo-soprano
ARIANE JURIAANSE LAZAROM – piano
‘Into the Night’

A recital of Lieder by Schubert, Brahms and Schumann (the complete Liederkreis Op 39) interspersed with piano pieces by Schumann, Brahms and Liszt.
Bromsgrove Concerts  07849 774529 
bromsgrove-concerts.org.uk
£23 (Students & Children free, subscriptions available)

Saturday 25 November                             WORCESTER
Worcester Cathedral, College Yard WR1 2LA, 7.30pm
WORCESTER FESTIVAL CHORAL SOCIETY
SAMUEL HUDSON – conductor
REBECCA HARDWICK – soprano
JULIEN VAN MELLAERTS – baritone
MERIDIAN SINFONIA

Brahms       Ein Deutsches Requiem
Worcester Festival Choral Society
www.wfcs.online
0333 666 3366 (TicketSource)
£15–£27




Thursday 30 November                               PERSHORE
Number 8, High Street WR10 1BG, 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
Number 8  01386 555488  number8.org    £16 (£10)

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