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SEPTEMBER CONCERTS

Saturday 13 September                               PERSHORE
Pershore Abbey, Church Walk WR10 1BL, 3.00pm
CHANDOS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
DAN WATSON – conductor
IZZY HOWARD – violin
DANUSHKA EDIRISINGHE – cello

Humperdinck               Hänsel & Gretel: Prelude
Brahms                         Double Concerto for Violin &
                                       Cello in A minor, Op. 102
Tchaikovsky                 Symphony No. 6 in B minor,
                                      Op. 74 ‘Pathétique’
Chandos Symphony Orchestra   chandos.org.uk
£17 (£8.50 under-16s)

Sunday 14 September                             MONMOUTH
Bridges Centre, Drybridge House, Drybridge Park NP25 5AS, 3.00pm
SALOMÉ STRING QUARTET
Haydn                       String Quartet, Op.64 No. 4
                                   in G major
Schubert                   Quartettsatz in C minor, D703
Caroline Shaw         Valencia
Ravel                         String Quartet in F major, M.35
Much anticipated return visit from the lively and talented international quartet.
Wye Valley Music  01291 330020  www.wyevalleymusic.org.uk    £20 (£18, £5)
Thursday 18 – Saturday 20 September       LONDON
Wilton's Music Hall, 1 Graces Alley E1 8JB, 7.00pm and 2.00pm (20 Sept)
A Beautiful Thread: Thomas Hardy in Words & Music
A celebration of Thomas Hardy with actor Anton Lesser and music by Holst, Purcell, Elgar, and contemporary folk.
Orchestra of the Swan   orchestraoftheswan.org    £various
Saturday 20 September               CHURCH ENSTONE
St Kenelm’s Church, Church Enstone, Chipping Norton OX7 4NN, 7.30pm
RODERICK WILLIAMS – baritone
IAN TINDALE – piano and artistic director
Shipston Song: Whither Must I Wander

Vaughan Williams        Songs of Travel (excerpts)
Ireland                            Songs
Freya Waley-Cohen     The Moon, the Moss, and the
                                        Mushrooms (Shipston Song
                                        co-commission)
Plus works by Head, Gurney, and Rebecca Clarke
Shipston Song 2025  www.shipstonsong.co.uk  www.ticketsource.co.uk/shipston-song
£30 (includes post-concert reception)
Sunday 21 September                             LEOMINSTER
Lion Ballroom, Lion Yard, off Broad St HR6 8BT, 3.00pm
ENGEGÅRD QUARTET
Boyce (arr. Smith)     String Quartet arrangement of
                                    Symphony No. 2
Andrew Morris         String Quartet No. 2 (première)
Grieg                          String Quartet No. 1 in G minor,
                                    Op. 27
Beethoven                 String Quartet in E flat major,
                                    Op. 127
Espressivo Concerts/Leominster TIC  01568 616460  and Hereford Courtyard  01432 340555  www.courtyard.org.uk   £20 (students £10)​
Sunday 21 September                                  MALVERN
Malvern Theatres, Grange Rd WR14 3HB, 7.30pm
BEN GOLDSCHEIDER – horn
CALLUM SMART – violin
RICHARD UTTLEY – piano

Mozart (arr. Naumann)       Horn Quintet in
                                               E flat major, K407
Ligeti                                     Trio for Horn, Violin and
                                               Piano
Clara Schumann                 Three Romances, Op. 22
Brahms                               Horn Trio in E flat major,
                                              Op. 40
Malvern Concert Club   For contact details, ticket prices and subscription options, please see advert on right or visit website.​
Friday 26 September                            BIRMINGHAM
CBSO Centre, Berkley St B1 2LF, 2.00pm
CBSO: CENTRE STAGE
NATE BOMANS – violin
CHRIS YATES – viola
HELEN EDGAR – cello
JULIAN ATKINSON – double bass
JOHN THWAITES – piano

Vaughan Williams       Piano Quintet in C minor
An informal afternoon performance, programmed and introduced by CBSO musicians.
CBSO   www.cbso.co.uk   £12 (£5)
Saturday 27 September                                  CWMDU
St Michael & All Angels Church, Cwmdu,
nr. Crickhowell, Powys NP8 1RU, 7.30pm

GWENT CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
Programme TBA – see website for details.
Cwmdu Music   [email protected]  info.cwmdumusic.org   £15 (concs. available)
Sunday 28 September                           GLOUCESTER
Ivor Gurney Hall, Pitt St GL1 2BH, 3.00pm
PADDINGTON TRIO
Shostakovich       Piano Trio No. 1 in C minor, Op. 8
Schumann            Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 63
Schubert               Piano Trio No. 1 in B flat major, D898
Gloucester Music Society  01242 620736  www.gloucestermusicsociety.org.uk
£25 (children free, accompanying adults £15)

​Saturday 13 September    STRATFORD-UPON-AVON
Armscote Manor, Armscote CV37 8DA, 7.00pm
ORCHESTRA OF THE SWAN
MARK ASHFORD – guitar
Autumnal
C.P.E. Bach           Sinfonia in E minor, Wq178
Boccherini            Fandango
Corelli                   Concerto Grosso in F Major,
                               Op.6 No.12
Marin Marais       Le Biscayenne
David Le Page     Autumnal
Vivaldi                  Concerto for Guitar in D Major, RV93
An evening of Baroque and early Classical masterpieces. In memory of Roy Williams. Sponsored by Quotidian Investments LLP
Orchestra of the Swan   orchestraoftheswan.org    £various
Monday 15 – Wednesday 17 September     LONDON
Wilton's Music Hall, 1 Graces Alley E1 8JB, 7.00pm and 2.00pm (17 Sept)
Red Sky at Sunrise: Laurie Lee in Words & Music
Anton Lesser and Charlie Hamblett play the role of Laurie Lee older and younger, along with a rich array of other characters. Vaughan Williams, Walton, Holst, Elgar, Britten, Grainger, Albéniz, Turina, and Falla.
Orchestra of the Swan   orchestraoftheswan.org    £various
Friday 19 September                   CHURCH ENSTONE
St Kenelm’s Church, Church Enstone, Chipping Norton OX7 4NN, 7.30pm
KATIE BRAY – mezzo-soprano
IAN TINDALE – piano and artistic director

Shipston Song: A Charm of Lullabies
Schumann         Frauenliebe und -leben, Op. 42
Britten               A Charm of Lullabies (excerpts)
Dvořák              Songs My Mother Taught Me from
                           Gypsy Songs, Op. 55
Plus Barber, Eisler and R. Strauss
Shipston Song 2025  www.shipstonsong.co.uk  www.ticketsource.co.uk/shipston-song  
£30 (includes post-concert reception)
Saturday 20 September                     MUCH MARCLE
Hellens, nr Ledbury HR8 2LY, 7.30pm
ENGEGÅRD QUARTET
Boyce (arr. Smith)     String Quartet arrangement of
                                    Symphony No. 2
Grieg                          String Quartet No. 1 in G minor,
                                    Op. 27
Beethoven                 String Quartet in E flat major,
                                    Op. 127
Espressivo Concerts/Hellens  01531 660504  www.hellensmanor.com and
Hereford Courtyard  01432 340555  www.courtyard.org.uk   £20 (students free)

Sunday 21 September                 CHURCH ENSTONE
St Kenelm’s Church, Church Enstone, Chipping Norton OX7 4NN, 3.30pm
SHIPSTON SONG RISING STARS tba
IAN TINDALE – piano and artistic director
Brahms’s Drawing Room

Brahms         Liebeslieder-Walzer, Op. 52
Plus favourite Lieder by Robert and Clara Schumann, Brahms, and others
Shipston Song 2025  www.shipstonsong.co.uk  www.ticketsource.co.uk/shipston-song  
£30 (includes post-concert reception)
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Friday 26 September                            BIRMINGHAM
Elgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music Building, B15 2TT, 1.00pm
JASON LEWIS – trumpet
JAMES KEEFE – piano

Bozza                            Caprice
Bellstedt                      Napoli
Enescu                          Légende
Pilss                              Sonata for trumpet and piano
Leonard Ballantine    Don’t Doubt Him Now
Barber Concerts   barber.org.uk/concerts
Admission: Free

Friday 26 September                                  WARWICK
Unitarian Chapel, 31 High St CV34 4AX, 7.30pm
PENELOPE APPLEYARD – soprano
JONATHAN DELBRIDGE – square piano
Sense and Musicality

In celebration of Jane Austen’s 250th anniversary, while away an evening in the drawing room exploring the author’s relationship with music, emotion, and romance to the authentic sounds of voice and square piano.
Leamington Music  0333 666 3366 www.leamingtonmusic.org      £23 (£11.50/£3)
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Saturday 27 September                             WARWICK
St Mary’s Church, Old Square CV34 4RA, 7.30pm
ARMONICO CONSORT & BAROQUE ORCHESTRA
CHRISTOPHER MONKS – director

J.S. Bach          Mass in B minor, BWV232
It could be argued that J.S. Bach’s Mass in B minor should have been titled ‘Bach’s Greatest Hits’, for that is what Bach himself aimed to achieve with this masterpiece.
Armonico Consort  01926 334418  www.armonico.org.uk   £37.50, £26.50, £15.50
Sunday 28 September                                 MALVERN
Malvern Theatres, Grange Rd WR14 3HB, 7.30pm
ARMONICO CONSORT & BAROQUE ORCHESTRA
CHRISTOPHER MONKS – director

J.S. Bach          Mass in B minor, BWV232
It could be argued that J.S. Bach’s Mass in B minor should have been titled ‘Bach’s Greatest Hits’, for that is what Bach himself aimed to achieve with this masterpiece.
Armonico Consort  01684 892277
www.malvern-theatres.co.uk
£38.08, £34.72, £31.36, £28.00

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