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OCTOBER CONCERTS

Thursday 2 October                                         TETBURY
St Marys’ Church, Church St GL8 8JG, 7.00pm
STEVEN OSBORNE – piano
PAUL LEWIS – piano

Fauré                  Dolly Suite
Poulenc             Sonata for piano duet
Debussy            Six épigraphes antiques
Debussy            Petite Suite
Stravinsky         Trois pièces faciles
Ravel                  Mother Goose Suite
Tetbury Music Festival
www.tetburymusicfestival.org   £40–£10

Friday 3 October                                     BIRMINGHAM
CBSO Centre, Berkley St B1 2LF, 2.00pm
CBSO: CENTRE STAGE
TOBY KEARNEY, ADRIAN SPILLETT, ANDREW HERBERT, MATTHEW HARDY – percussion

American Percussion
Ryan Lott                       Quartered
Andy Akiho                    mARImbA
Jessie Montgomery      Study No. 1
Steve Reich                   Electric Counterpoint
An informal afternoon performance, programmed and introduced by CBSO musicians.
CBSO   www.cbso.co.uk   £12 (£5)
Friday 3 October                                             TETBURY
St Marys’ Church, Church St GL8 8JG, 7.00pm
I FAGIOLINI
ROBERT HOLLINGWORTH – conductor
JULIA DOYLE – soprano
ROWAN PIERCE – soprano
MARTHA MCLORINAN – mezzo-soprano
FREDERICK LONG – bass-baritone
Music by Henry Purcell

Soft Music – Dance of the Furies from Dioclesian; Pluto, arise from Circe; O fair Cedaria; Pavan of four parts; Mark how the instruments from Raise the voice; Music for a while from Oedipus Rex; The sparrow and the gentle dove from From Hardy Climes; Hornpipe ‘Come shepherds’ from King Arthur; Triumph victorious Love from Dioclesian
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Dido and Aeneas
Tetbury Music Festival
www.tetburymusicfestival.org   £40–£10

Saturday 4 October                                         TETBURY
St Marys’ Church, Church St GL8 8JG, 6.30pm
LAWRENCE POWER – viola
TOM POSTER – piano

Sherwin (arr. Poster)    A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley
                                        Square
Tchaikovsky                  None but the Lonely Heart
Clara Schumann          Nocturne in F major, Op. 6 No. 2
Brahms                          Nachklang
Brahms                          Violin Sonata in G major
Couperin                       Pièces de violes: Prelude
Joachim                         Hebrew Melody
Schumann                    Minnespiel
Brahms                         Viola Sonata in F minor
Tetbury Music Festival
www.tetburymusicfestival.org   £40–£10

Sunday 5 October                                     WORCESTER
Venue to be announced – see website for details   3.30pm                        
MONTEVERDI STRING BAND
OLIVER WEBBER – director (violin)
HANNAH ELY – soprano
TOBY CARR – lute
A Thousand Flexible Ways
Includes works by Monteverdi, Caccini, Merula, Sances, and the mysterious Carlo G.
Worcestershire Early Music   www.earlymusicworcs.org     £22
Friday 10 October                                    BIRMINGHAM
Elgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music Building, B15 2TT, 1.00pm
SANTIAGO SANCHEZ – tenor
IAN TINDALE – piano

Programme includes:
Michael Zev Gordon     Tagore Songs (world première)
Barber Concerts   barber.org.uk/concerts
Admission: Free

Sunday 12 October                                    ST BRIAVELS
St Mary the Virgin Church, Church St GL15 6RG, 3.00pm
SOFIA SACCO – piano
Honorary Fellow of the Royal Academy of Music, Italian-born pianist Sofia presents a scintillating programme of baroque keyboard works by J.S. Bach, Gibbons, Purcell, Scarlatti, and Rameau.
Wye Valley Music  01291 330020  www.wyevalleymusic.org.uk    £20 (£18, £5)
Friday 17 October                                     BIRMINGHAM
Elgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music Building, B15 2TT, 1.00pm
KENNETH HAMILTON – piano
Lecture Recital: Rare Romantic Masterpieces
Liszt                 Berceuse, S.174
Stevenson      Chinese Folk-song Suite
Reubke           Piano Sonata in B flat minor
Barber Concerts   barber.org.uk/concerts
Admission: Free

Saturday 18 October                               BIRMINGHAM
Elgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music Building, B15 2TT, 7.30pm
MAHAN ESFAHANI – harpsichord
Handel                       Suite no. 3 in D minor, HWV428
Michael Berkeley     Insects (2023)
J.S. Bach                    Concerto in the Italian Style
                                   in F major, BWV971
D. Scarlatti               Sonatas (selection)
Barber Concerts   www.barber.org.uk/concerts
0121 414 4414     £20 (£15, £10, £5)

Sunday 19 October                                         MALVERN
Malvern Theatres, Grange Rd WR14 3HB, 7.30pm
ADRIAN BRENDEL – cello
SIMON CRAWFORD-PHILLIPS – piano

Fauré                 Cello Sonata No. 2 in G minor, Op. 117
Delius                Cello Sonata
Fauré                 Romance
Fauré                 Papillons
Debussy           Cello Sonata
Beethoven       Cello Sonata in A major, Op. 69
Malvern Concert Club   For contact details, ticket prices and subscription options, please see advert on right or visit website.
Monday 20 October                                BIRMINGHAM
CBSO Centre, Berkley St B1 2LF, 2.00pm
CBSO: CENTRE STAGE
LOWRI PORTER and AMY JONES – violins
DAVID BAMAUNG – viola
ARTHUR BOUTILLIER – cello
JEREMY WATT – double bass
KATHERINE THOMAS – harp

From France to America
Debussy         Danse sacrée et Danse Profane
Gershwin       Lullaby
Ravel              String Quartet in F major
An informal afternoon performance, programmed and introduced by CBSO musicians.
CBSO   www.cbso.co.uk   £12 (£5)
Tuesday 21 October                                       WARWICK
St Mary’s Church, Old Square CV34 4RA, 7.30pm
STILE ANTICO
A Golden Renaissance

A journey through Stile Antico’s favourite music in their 20th anniversary year. Works by Byrd, Taverner, Guerrero, Praetorius, Tallis, Gibbons, Victoria, Allegri, and more.
‘Behind the Music’: free pre-concert talk at 6.45pm
Leamington Music  0333 666 3366  www.leamingtonmusic.org   £29/£19/£14 (£9.50/£3)
Friday 24 October                                   BIRMINGHAM
Elgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music Building, B15 2TT, 1.00pm
SUSAN TOMES – piano
Lecture Recital: Women and the Piano
Martinez                      Sonata in A major
Szymanowska            Caprice sur la Romance de
                                      Joconde
Hensel                         Abschied von Rom
Clara Schumann        Nocturne, Op. 6 No. 2
Clara Schumann        Romance in G minor, Op. 21, No. 3
Carreño                       Un Bal en Rêve
Beach                           Dreaming, Op. 15 No. 3
Chaminade                 Automne 
Barber Concerts   barber.org.uk/concerts
Admission: Free

Friday 31 October                                   BIRMINGHAM
Elgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music Building, B15 2TT, 1.00pm
SOLEM QUARTET
Meredith Monk       Stringsongs
Ryan Latimer           New work (world première)
Nick Martin              Queer Tears
Barber Concerts   barber.org.uk/concerts
Admission: Free

Friday 3 October                                      BIRMINGHAM
Elgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music Building, B15 2TT, 1.00pm
THE GESUALDO SIX
The English in Europe

Binchois          Da pacem, Domine
Plainchant       Asperges me – ‘faburden’
                         (from the Sarum Rite)
Brumel             Da pacem, Domine
Dunstaple       Veni sancte Spiritus
Du Fay             Nuper rosarum flores
Compère         Quis numerare queat?
Forest              Tota pulchra es
Frye                 Ave Regina caelorum
Mouton          Tota pulchra es
Willaert          Infelix Ego: i. Infelix ego
Binchois         Asperges Me
Byrd                Infelix Ego: iii. Ad te igitur
Barber Concerts   barber.org.uk/concerts
Admission: Free

Friday 3 October                                              TETBURY
The Goods Shed Arts Centre GL8 8EY, 3.00pm
SIR NICHOLAS KENYON LECTURE
Henry Purcell: England’s Greatest Composer

From ‘Music for a while’ to ‘Nymphs and shepherds’, Purcell’s music has always been thought of as quintessentially English. Yet his idiom was thoroughly international, bringing together influences from around Europe. In advance of the evening's performance of Dido and Aeneas, our guest lecturer, the distinguished arts administrator and writer on music Sir Nicholas Kenyon reflects on Purcell’s changing reputation over the years and the nature of Englishness in music from Tye and Tavener to Vaughan Williams and Britten, and considers what lessons Purcell holds for our music-making today.
Tetbury Music Festival
www.tetburymusicfestival.org   £12

Saturday 4 October                                         TETBURY
The Goods Shed Arts Centre GL8 8EY, 3.00pm
SIR NICHOLAS KENYON LECTURE
J.S. Bach: Music for All Ages

From the Swingle Singers to the Moog synthesiser, from massive symphonic orchestrations to purist one-to-a-part performances, Bach’s music has been continually transformed over the time since his death. But his idiom seems continually resilient. Our guest lecturer Sir Nicholas Kenyon explores some of the ways Bach’s music has been interpreted and adapted to reflect the taste of the times, and what historically informed performances have revealed. Our Sunday concert ‘BaroqueBusters’ will provide a further reminder of Bach’s staying power across the centuries.
Tetbury Music Festival
www.tetburymusicfestival.org   £12

Sunday 5 October                                           TETBURY
St Marys’ Church, Church St GL8 8JG, 5.00pm
THE ORCHESTRA OF THE AGE OF ENLIGHTENMENT
BaroqueBusters

Handel           Arrival of the Queen of Sheba from
                        Solomon
J.S. Bach         Overture from Suite No. 3 in D major,
                        BWV1068
J.S. Bach         First prelude from The Well-Tempered
                        Clavier

J.S. Bach         Air from Suite No. 3 in D major
Vivaldi            Spring from The Four Seasons
J.S. Bach         Jesu, Joy of man’s desiring from BWV147
Rameau         Les Sauvages from Les Indes galantes
Lully                Marche pour la Cérémonie des Turks
                        from Le Bourgeois gentilhomme
J.S. Bach         First movement from Suite No. 1 in G
                        for solo cello
Albinoni         Slow movement from oboe concerto
                        Op. 9 No. 2 in D minor
J.S. Bach         Gavotte 1 & 2 from Suite No. 3 in D major
Pachelbel       Canon
J.S. Bach         Bourrée and Gigue from Suite No. 3
                        in D major
Tetbury Music Festival
www.tetburymusicfestival.org   £40–£10

Sunday 5 October                                         WARWICK
Warwick Hall, Warwick School, Myton Rd CV34 6PP, 7.00pm
SWAN YOUTH ORCHESTRA
REBECCA MILLER – conductor
Celebrating the talent of young musicians from Coventry, Solihull, and Warwickshire.
Orchestra of the Swan   orchestraoftheswan.org    £various
Friday 10 October                                    LEAMINGTON
Holy Trinity Church, Beauchamp Ave CV32 5RE, 7.30pm
MARMEN STRING QUARTET
Haydn           String Quartet, Op. 50 No. 5 in F major
                      ‘Dream’
Bartók           String Quartet No. 2, Sz.67
Debussy       String Quartet in G minor, Op. 10
Leamington Music  0333 666 3366  www.leamingtonmusic.org     £28/£18 (£9/£3)
Sunday 12 October                                    WORCESTER
Huntingdon Hall, Crowngate WR1 2ES, 3.00pm
BROMPTON STRING QUARTET
JACK GREED, MEE- HYUN ESTHER PARK – violins
EDWARD KEENAN – viola
WALLIS POWER – cello

Barbara Strozzi      L’amente Modeste (arr. for String
                                 Quartet)
Beethoven              String Quartet No. 2 in G major,
                                 Op. 18 No. 2
Haydn                     String Quartet, Op. 76 No. 3 in
                                 C major ‘Emperor’
Shostakovich         String Quartet No. 1 in C major,
                                 Op. 49
Worcester Concert Club  worcserenade.co.uk
01905 611427    £20 (£5 Students)

Saturday 18 October    MINCHINHAMPTON, STROUD
Holy Trinity Church, Bell Ln GL6 9BP, 4.00pm
CANTORES CHAMBER CHOIR
SIMON HARPER – conductor

The Flight of Song
Cantores Chamber Choir   www.cantores.net
£15 (£5 under-18s & students)




Saturday 18 – Sunday 19 October     NORTHAMPTON
MALCOLM ARNOLD FESTIVAL
Demonstrating why Malcolm Arnold is one of the most versatile and resourceful composers; ‘20 for 20’ is the theme celebrating the 20th Festival this year, with performances of all 20 of the composer’s concertos taking place in the town of his birth, Northampton, over the course of the weekend.
www.malcolmarnoldfestival.com


Sunday 19 October              STRATFORD-UPON-AVON
The Town Hall, Sheep St CV37 6EF, 7.30pm
EMMA JOHNSON – clarinet
CARDUCCI STRING QUARTET

Weber                 Clarinet Quintet in B flat major, Op. 34
Brahms               Clarinet Quintet in B minor, Op. 115
Shostakovich     String Quartet No. 4 in D major, Op. 83
Stratford-upon-Avon Chamber Music Society  www.stratfordchambermusic.co.uk
£25 (students £5) / Season Tickets for 6 concerts £120 (students £24)


Tuesday 21 October                                 CHELTENHAM
Pittville Pump Room, East Approach Dr GL52 3JE, 7.30pm
TAKÁCS QUARTET
Haydn             String Quartet, Op. 74 No. 3 in G minor
                        ‘Rider’
Bartók             String Quartet No. 3
Schubert         Quartettsatz in C minor, D703
Debussy          String Quartet in G minor, Op. 10
Cheltenham Music Society  01242 528764  www.cheltenhamtownhall.org.uk
£28, £23 (£5 under-26s)



Thursday 23 October          STRATFORD-UPON-AVON
Stratford Town Hall, Stratford-upon-Avon CV37 6EJ, 7.00pm
ORCHESTRA OF THE SWAN
DAVID LE PAGE – violin
The Four Seasons
Corelli             Concerto Grosso in D Major, Op.6 No. 4
Pachelbel       Canon in D Major
Purcell             Chacony
J.S. Bach          Violin Concerto in A minor, BWV1041
Vivaldi             La primavera (‘Spring’), RV269 
Vivaldi             L'estate (‘Summer’), RV315
Vivaldi             L'autumno (‘Autumn’), RV293 
Vivaldi             L'inverno (‘Winter’), RV297 
Part of this year’s Stratford Music Festival.
Orchestra of the Swan   orchestraoftheswan.org    £various
Sunday 26 October                                  GLOUCESTER
Ivor Gurney Hall, Pitt St GL1 2BH, 3.00pm
NATHANIEL BOYD – cello
ALEXANDER BOYD – piano

Debussy                 Cello Sonata
Rachmaninoff       Cello Sonata in G minor, Op. 19
Brahms                  Cello Sonata No. 1 in E minor, Op. 38
Gloucester Music Society  01242 620736  www.gloucestermusicsociety.org.uk
£25 (children free, accompanying adults £15)

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