Autumn 2025
Issue 85
Your Music Guide for Warwick, Leamington Spa and beyond
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September/October/November/December/January ’26
+ Lunchtime Recitals
| September 1-30 | |
| Sun 7 Sept 7.00pm |
Chamber Music at Butlers Marston Concert Society: Francesca Barritt violin, Lynn Arnold piano Church of St Peter & St Paul, Butlers Marston CV35 0NA Beethoven Sonata No 9 in A ‘Kreutzer’ Op 47, Brahms Sonata in A Op 100, and works by Fanny Mendelssohn, Clara Schumann, and more. Tickets: £15, £5 children, from ButlersMarston@gmail.com, 01926 642076 and on the door. |
| Sat 13 Sept 7.00pm |
Orchestra of the Swan, Mark Ashford guitar, David Gordon harpsichord Armscote Manor, Armscote, Stratford-upon-Avon CV37 8DA Autumnal CPE Bach Sinfonia, Boccherini Guitar Quintet, Corelli Concerto Grosso Op 6 No 12, Marin Marais La Biscayenne, David Le Page Autumnal, and Vivaldi Concerto for Guitar & Strings in D Tickets: via orchestraoftheswan.org. |
| Sat 13 Sept 7.00pm |
Ex Urbe Chamber Choir, Benjamin Hamilton conductor, Anna Chester soloist (BBC Chorister of the Year 2025) St Nicholas Church, Church St, Warwick CV34 4JD English and American Voices Programme to include Bernstein Chichester Psalms, and works by John Rutter, Cecilia McDowall, Tavener, Eric Whitacre, Morten Lauridsen, Elaine Hagenberg and Randall Thompson. Tickets: £15, from ticketsource.co.uk/ex-urbe-chamber-choir or exurbe.org. |
| Sat 20 Sept 9.30am – 5.30pm |
Spires Philharmonic Orchestra, Jack Lovell-Huckle musical director West Orchard Church, Baginton Rd, Coventry CV3 6FP Spires Orchestral Play Day: excerpts from Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet. Sectional rehearsals and the orchestra tutti with an informal, free performance for family and friends to end the day. Music is provided; bring a music stand, lunch and water. Tickets: Day Places £20, £5 students, from ticketsource.co.uk/spiresmusic |
| Wed 24 Sept 7.30pm 6.15pm |
Chineke! Orchestra, Roderick Cox conductor, Tai Murray violin, Sheku Kanneh-Mason cello, Isata Kanneh-Mason piano Butterworth Hall, Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry CV4 7AL Coleridge-Taylor Ballade in A minor, Op 33, Beethoven Triple Concerto for Violin, Cello, and Piano in C, Op 56 No 2, and Dawson Negro Folk Symphony. Tickets: £23.50-£45.50 from Warwick Arts Centre Box Office 024 7649 6000, ticketing@warwick.ac.uk, warwickartscentre.co.uk Pre-concert talk in Helen Martin Studio, £6. |
| Fri 26 Sept 7.30pm |
Penelope Appleyard soprano, Jonathan Delbridge square piano Unitarian Chapel, High St., Warwick CV34 4AX 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. Tickets: £23 unreserved, (concessions for children, students, & under-35s), from www.ticketsource.co.uk/leamington-music, or phone 0333 666 3366, or email bookings@leamingtonmusic.org (Leamington Music) |
| Sat 27 Sept 7.30pm |
Armonico Consort & Baroque Orchestra, Christopher Monks director The Collegiate Church of St Mary, Old Square, Warwick CV34 4RA J S Bach Mass in B Minor Tickets: £37.50, £26.50, £15.50, via Box Office 01926 334418, and armonico.org.uk. |
| Sun 28 Sept 7.30pm |
Armonico Consort & Baroque Orchestra, Christopher Monks director Malvern Theatres, Grange Road, Malvern WR14 3HB, J S Bach Mass in B Minor Tickets: £38.08, £34.72, £31.36, £28, via Box office 01684 892277, and armonico.org.uk. |
| October 1-31 | |
| Sat 4 Oct 7.30pm |
The Choir of St Mary’s, Teresa Mahon soprano The Collegiate Church of St Mary, Old Square, Warwick CV34 4RA Last Night of the Proms Featuring choral works by Parry, Haydn, Handel, Tippett, and Mendelssohn. Featuring ‘Jerusalem’, ‘Rule Britannia’, ‘Land of Hope and Glory’ and more. Interval drinks available. Tickets: £20 adults, £5 under-16s, from tinyurl.com/warwickproms25 and 01926 403940. (Music at St Mary’s). |
| Thur 9 Oct 1.00pm |
Martha McLorinan mezzo-soprano and Lynn Arnold piano Helen Martin Studio, Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry CV4 7AL Lunchtime Concert Tickets: £5, under-26s free, including hot drinks afterwards, from Warwick Arts Centre Box Office 024 7649 6000, ticketing@warwick.ac.uk, or warwickartscentre.com. |
| Fri 10 Oct 7.30pm |
Marmen String Quartet Holy Trinity Church, Leamington CV32 5RE Haydn Quartet Op 50 No 5 in F ‘Dream’, Bartók Quartet No 2 Op 17, Debussy Quartet in G minor Op 10. Tickets: £28 centre, £18 sides (concessions for children, students, & under-35s), from www.ticketsource.co.uk/leamington-music, or phone 0333 666 3366, or email bookings@leamingtonmusic.org (Leamington Music) |
| Sat 11 Oct 3.00pm |
Beauchamp Sinfonietta, Conductor: Nic Fallowfield, with soloists: Nic Fallowfield, Alison Cooley, Rachel Misson, Leader: Sue Meteyard Graham Adams Centre, Southam, St James Rd, Southam CV47 0LY Wagner Siegfried Idyll, Cherubini Symphony in D, Bach Brandenburg Concerto no.4, Mozart Symphony no.35 ‘Haffner’. Tickets at the door, £15, Children and Students £5. |
| Sat 11 Oct 7.30pm |
Stratford Chamber Choir, with orchestra and soloists, Stephen Dodsworth conductor Holy Trinity Church, Old Town, Stratford CV37 6BG J S Bach Cantata No 4 ‘Christ lag in Todesbanden’, Stephen Dodsworth The Uttered Music, Haydn Missa Cellensis (Hob XXII:8). Tickets:£20, £5 students, via stratfordchamberchoir.com or on the door. |
| Sun 12 Oct 3.00pm |
Beauchamp Sinfonietta, Conductor: Nic Fallowfield, with soloists: Nic Fallowfield, Alison Cooley, Rachel Misson, Leader: Sue Meteyard Holy Trinity Church 9 Beauchamp Ave, Leamington Spa CV32 5REY Wagner Siegfried Idyll, Cherubini Symphony in D, Bach Brandenburg Concerto no.4, Mozart Symphony no.35 ‘Haffner’. Tickets at the door, £15, Children and Students £5. |
| Wed 15 Oct 7.30pm |
University of Warwick Symphony Orchestra and Chorus Butterworth Hall, Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry CV4 7AL Heros and Villains Explore courageous and cunning music from the worlds of film, opera and pop. Tickets: free, from Warwick Arts Centre Box Office, 024 7649 6000, ticketing@warwick.ac.uk, warwickartscentre.co.uk. |
| Sat 18 Oct 7.00pm |
Cancer Research Concert St Mary’s Church, Stoneleigh CV8 3DN A musical evening and fundraising raffle with Cwmdare Voices, a Welsh Male Voice Choir from Aberdare, with the Stoneleigh Male Voice Choir. Tickets: £20 to include drink and canapes, from Eventbrite or kenilworthcruk@gmail.com. Promoted by Kenilworth Cancer Research UK Fundraising Committee, 07877 778549. |
| Sat 18 Oct 7.30pm |
Coventry Philharmonic Choir with soloists, David Wynne musical director, Colin Druce and Charles Matthews piano Holy Trinity Church, Beauchamp Ave, L/Spa CV32 5RG Brahms Requiem Tickets: £18, from covphilsoc.org.uk/concert, choir members or on the door. |
| Sat 18 Oct 7.30pm |
CANCELLED The Two Castles Male Voice Choir St Nicholas Church, Church St, Warwick CV34 4JD Concert for Autumn Songs reflecting the season to raise funds for the Warwickshire and Solihull Blood Bikes. Tickets: £12 (children free), on the door, tickets@twocastlesmvc.org.uk, and twocastlesmvc.org.uk. |
| Sat 18 Oct 7.30pm |
Warwickshire Symphony Orchestra, Roger Coull conductor, Andrew O’Reilly cello Warwick Hall, Warwick School, Myton Rd CV34 6PP Beethoven Coriolan Overture Op 62, Dvořák Cello Concerto, and Vaughan Williams Symphony No 5 in D. Tickets: £18 (£9 children / students), £15 (£7.50 children / students), from 07922 119350, boxoffice@wso.org.uk, boxoffice@bridgehousetheatre.co.uk, or Presto Music. |
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Sat 18 Oct Informal performance 5pm |
Come and Sing with Stile Antico |
| Sun 19 Oct 7.30pm |
Emma Johnson clarinet & Carducci String Quartet The Town Hall, Sheep Street, Stratford CV37 6EF Weber Clarinet Quintet in B flat Op 34, Brahms Clarinet Quintet in B minor Op 115, Shostakovich String Quartet No 4 in D Op 83 Tickets: £20 (£5 students). Season Tickets for 6 concerts £120 (£20 students) from stratfordchambermusic.co.uk or on the door. (Stratford-upon-Avon Chamber Music Society). |
| Tues 21 Oct 7.30pm 6.45pm |
Stile Antico The Collegiate Church of St Mary, Old Square, Warwick CV34 4RA A Golden Renaissance Stile Antico’s 20th anniversary year. A concert of works by Byrd, Taverner, Guerrero, Praetorius, Tallis, Gibbons, Victoria, Allegri, and more. Tickets: £29 front nave, £19 rear nave, £14 sides. (concessions for children, students, & under-35s), from www.ticketsource.co.uk/leamington-music, or phone 0333 666 3366, or email bookings@leamingtonmusic.org ‘Behind the Music’: free pre-concert talk (Leamington Music) |
| Thurs 23 Oct 7.30pm |
Orchestra of the Swan, David Le Page violin Stratford Town Hall, Sheep Street, Stratford, CV37 6EJ The Four Seasons Corelli Concerto Grosso in D Major Op 6 No 4, Pachelbel Canon in D, Purcell Chacony, JS Bach Violin Concerto in A minor BWV1041, Vivaldi ‘Il Cimento dell’Armonia e dell’Invenzione’ Op 8 (The Four Seasons). Tickets: via orchestraoftheswan.org. |
| Sat 25 Oct 9.30am – 4.30pm |
Warwick String Group Playday Unitarian Chapel, High Street, Warwick CV34 4AX Tchaikovsky Serenade for strings in C Op 48. Coaches: Philip Gallaway (Coull Quartet), Jenny Curtis (Tedesca Quartet). Tickets: £22 including refreshments. Early registration via warwickstrings.org.uk is recommended. |
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Sat 25 Oct |
Summer Choir Director Peter Irvine |
| November 1-30 | |
| Sun 2 Nov 3.00pm 1.45pm |
City of Birmingham Symphony Youth Orchestra, Joshua Weilerstein conductor Butterworth Hall, Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry CV4 7AL Shostakovich Festive Overture, and Symphony No 7 in C Op 60 ‘Leningrad’. Tickets: £16.50-£29.50, from Warwick Arts Centre Box Office, 024 7649 6000, ticketing@warwick.ac.uk, warwickartscentre.co.uk. Pre-concert talk in Helen Martin Studio, Tickets: £6. |
| Sun 2 Nov 4.00pm |
Coventry Cathedral Chorus Coventry Cathedral, Priory St, CV1 5AB Fauré Requiem Free entry as this is part of the Cathedral liturgy. |
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Tue 4 Nov
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The York Waits The Collegiate Church of St Mary, Old Square, Warwick CV34 4RA Fortune My Foe Music and readings from the time of the Gunpowder Plot – a soundtrack and narrative to the origins and aftermath of the notorious events of 5th November 1605. Tickets: £28 front nave, £18 rear nave, £13 sides. (concessions for children, students, & under-35s), from www.ticketsource.co.uk/leamington-music, or phone 0333 666 3366, or email bookings@leamingtonmusic.org ‘Behind the Music’: free pre-concert talk. (Leamington Music) |
| Sat 8 Nov 7.30pm |
Royal Leamington Spa Bach Choir, Jim Bate conductor, Colin Druce accompanist, Alice Martin soprano,Tim Burton tenor All Saints Church, Victoria Terrace, L/Spa CV31 1AA Divine Melodies: Celebrating St. Cecilia’s Legacy Featuring a selection of works to include Britten, Finzi, Rheinberger, Dyson and Handel, to honour the patron saint of music and musicians. Tickets: £22.50(£5 children/students) from www.rlsbc.org. |
| Sat 8 Nov 7.30pm |
Divertimento Musical Director: Laura Bailie St Paul’s Church, Friars Street, Warwick CV34 6HA Memories A spectacular range of choral music on the theme of remembrance in all its forms and guises. Uplifting, moving and heartfelt. Early Bird Tickets £12 (£15 after 10 th October) Under 18s & students FREE from divertimento.org.uk or call 01926 429607 |
| Sun 9 Nov 7.00pm |
Stratford-upon-Avon Symphony Orchestra, Dan Watson conductor, Izzy Howard violin, Danushka Edirisinghe cello Greig Hall, Kinwarton Rd, Alcester B49 6AD Smetana Vltava, and Symphonic Poem, Grieg Symphonic Dances Op 64, Brahms Double Concerto for violin and cello Op 102. Tickets: £15, £5 accompanied under-16s, from greighall.org.uk or stratfordsymphony.org.uk and Orchestra members. |
| Thur 13 Nov 1.00pm |
Jeremy Sampson violin and Colin Druce piano Helen Martin Studio, Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry CV4 7AL Lunchtime Concert Tickets: £5, under-26s free, including hot drinks afterwards, from Warwick Arts Centre Box Office 024 7649 6000, ticketing@warwick.ac.uk, or warwickartscentre.com. |
| Fri 14 Nov 7.30pm |
Gildas String Quartet Holy Trinity Church, Leamington CV32 5RE Jessie Montgomery Strum, Alwyn Quartet No 1 in D minor, Beethoven Quartet No 9 in C Op 59 No 3 ‘Rasumovsky.’ Tickets: £28 centre, £18 sides (concessions for children, students, & under-35s), from www.ticketsource.co.uk/leamington-music, or phone 0333 666 3366, or email bookings@leamingtonmusic.org (Leamington Music) |
| Sat 15 Nov 7.30pm |
Warwick & Kenilworth Choral Society, Alex Silverman conductor All Saints Church, Priory Terrace, L/Spa CV31 1AA Bernstein Chichester Psalms, Dvořák Mass in D. Tickets: £15, £5 students and under-18s, from Presto Music, Warwick Books, Kenilworth Books, and ticketsource.co.uk/wkcs. |
| Sun 16 Nov 3.00pm |
The Circle Singers of Royal Leamington Spa, Peter Sheppard conductor Harbury Village Hall, South Parade, Harbury CV33 9JE. An Afternoon Tea Recital for our 65th Anniversary Join us for refreshments and some light musical entertainment. Tickets: £8 in advance from 01926 612788 or via circlesingersleamington@gmail.com, £10 on the door. circlesingers.co.uk. |
| Sun 16 Nov 3.30pm |
Leamington Chamber Orchestra, Richard Laing conductor, Daniel Sanford-Casey clarinet Holy Trinity Church, Beauchamp Ave, L/Spa CV32 5RG Autumn Concert Vaughan Williams The Wasps Overture, Elgar Dream Children, Copland Clarinet Concerto, Chopin Les Sylphides, Kodály Dances of Marosszék. Tickets: £16, under-19s free, available on the door, to include a programme. Tea and cake served in the interval. |
| Sun 16 Nov 7.30 pm |
Fibonacci String Quartet United Reformed Church, Rother St, Stratford CV37 6LU Haydn Quartet in Bb Op 33 No 4, Bartók Quartet No 5 Sz.102, Beethoven Quartet in C# minor Op 131. Tickets: £20 (£5 students) Season Tickets for 6 concerts £120 (£20 students) from stratfordchambermusic.co.uk or on the door. (Stratford-upon-Avon Chamber Music Society). |
| Wed 19 Nov 7.30pm |
Orchestra of the Swan, Rebecca Miller conductor, Viv McLean piano Warwick Hall, Myton Road, Warwick, CV34 6PP Once Upon a Time in America Copland Appalachian Spring (suite), Gershwin arr. Farrington Rhapsody in Blue, and An American in Paris, Newman arr. Le Page American Beauty, and Barber Adagio. Tickets: via orchestraoftheswan.org. |
| Sat 22 Nov 2.30 pm |
Spires Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus, Conductor: Benjamin Hamilton. Orchestra Leader: Alistair Kennedy The Hub, Coventry University, Priory Street, CV1 5FB, (next to Herbert Art Gallery) A unique opportunity to listen to Anton Bruckner’s rarely performed Mass No. 1 in D minor. The concert opens with Franz Schubert’s beautiful and enigmatic Symphony No.8 in B minor “Unfinished”. Tickets: Adult £15, full time students £5 – available on https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/spiresmusic |
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Opera Warwick St Mary the Virgin Church, Church Ln, Stoneleigh CV8 3DN Autumn Concert Featuring works by Berlioz, Schubert, Bizet, Handel and more. Tickets: Free entry, with a retiring cash collection. |
| Sun 23 Nov 3.00pm |
Warwickshire Symphony Orchestra, Paul Leddington Wright conductor and master of ceremonies Royal Spa Centre, Newbold Terrace, L/Spa CV32 4HN Family Concert: Winter Wonderland. Music selections including ‘Walking in the Air’ from The Snowman, and ‘Winter’ from The Four Seasons. Tickets: £18 (£9 children / students); £15 (£7.50 children / students) £30 Family ticket from 07922 119350, boxoffice@wso.org.uk,, 01926 334418 or boxoffice@warwickdc.gov.uk. |
| Sat 29 Nov 7.00pm |
Orchestra of the Swan, David Le Page violin Holy Trinity Church, Old Town, Stratford-upon-Avon, CV37 6BG Winter Solstice Music to include Holst/Le Page Midwinter, Trad arr. Le Page Apple Tree Wassail, Trad/Le Page The First Noël, Leontovych/Anon/Le Page Carol of the Bells/Gaudete, Vivaldi L’inverno ‘Winter’ RV 297 i. Allegro non molto, and Corelli Christmas Concerto Op 6 No 8. Tickets: via orchestraoftheswan.org. |
| December 1-31 | |
| Tue 2 Dec 7.30pm 6.15pm |
Concerto Budapest Symphony Radio Orchestra, András Keller conductor, Paul Lewis piano Butterworth Hall, Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry CV4 7AL Liszt Les Préludes, Beethoven Piano Concerto No 3 in C minor Op 37, Shostakovich Symphony No 9 in E flat Op 77, Tchaikovsky Francesca da Rimini Op 32. Tickets: £23.50-£45.50, from Warwick Arts Centre Box Office, 024 7649 6000, ticketing@warwick.ac.uk, warwickartscentre.co.uk. Pre-concert talk in Helen Martin Studio, Tickets: £6. |
| Thu 4 Dec 7.30pm |
The Mellstock Band Unitarian Chapel, High St, Warwick CV34 4AX The Christmas Hearth A seasonal mix of jovial songs, stirring dance music, and haunting carols assisted by Thomas Hardy, Charles Dickens, John Clare, and William Barnes accompanied by mulled wine and mince pies. Tickets: £23 unreserved. (concessions for children, students, & under-35s), from www.ticketsource.co.uk/leamington-music, or phone 0333 666 3366, or email bookings@leamingtonmusic.org (Leamington Music) |
| Fri 5 Dec 7.00pm |
University of Warwick Chamber Choir Butterworth Hall, Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry CV4 7AL Wintertide Music blending Christmas magic with choral gems reminiscent of winter. Tickets: £8, £4.50 under-26s, from Warwick Arts Centre Box Office, 024 7649 6000, ticketing@warwick.ac.uk, warwickartscentre.co.uk. |
| Sat 6 Dec 3.00pm |
Royal Leamington Spa Bach Choir and string ensemble, Jim Bate conductor, Colin Druce accompanist Holy Trinity Church, Beauchamp Ave, L/Spa CV32 5RG RLSBC Christmas Old and New Festive favourites and instrumental works by Pamela Decker, Corelli and JS Bach. Tickets: £18.00 (students £5, accompanied under 18s are free) From www.rlsbc.org/concerts <http://www.rlsbc.org/concerts> or on the door. |
| Sat 6 Dec 7.30pm |
CANCELLED The Two Castles Male Voice Choir and guests, Antoine Mitchell conductor, Julie Edwards accompanist St Nicholas Church, Church St, Warwick CV34 4JD Christmas Concert A festive concert for all ages. Tickets: £12 (children free), on the door, tickets@twocastlesmvc.org.uk, and twocastlesmvc.org.uk. |
| Sun 7 Dec 4.00pm |
University of Warwick Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, Tom Newall & Suzzie Vango conductors Butterworth Hall, Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry CV4 7AL Eternal Echoes Christopher Tin Sogno di Volare (The Dream Of Flight), John Rutter Requiem, Respighi Pines of Rome, and Grace Williams Fantasia on Welsh Nursery Tunes. Tickets: £12 hall, £11, £5 under-26s, from Warwick Arts Centre Box Office, 024 7649 6000, ticketing@warwick.ac.uk, warwickartscentre.co.uk. |
| Sun 7 Dec 7.30pm |
Rugby Philharmonic Choir, Laurence Panter conductor Temple Speech Room, Barby Rd, Rugby CV22 5DW Ramírez Navidad Nuestra, Traditional Carols for Choir & Audience. A joyous evening blending South America’s rich sounds and rhythms with traditional carols. Navidad Nuestra sets the Nativity story in Argentina, with vibrant sounds of Latin American folk music. Tickets: £15 in advance at https://wegottickets.com/event/678813/ and £16 on the door. |
| Sun 7 Dec 7.30pm |
Rosetti Ensemble piano quartet The Town Hall, Sheep St, Stratford CV37 6EF Mozart Piano Quartet No 1 in G minor K478, Ravel Mother Goose Suite (arr. Lenehan), D’Indy Piano Quartet in A minor Op 7. Tickets: £20 (£5 students), Season Tickets for 6 concerts £120 (£20 students) from stratfordchambermusic.co.uk or on the door. (Stratford-upon-Avon Chamber Music Society). |
| Weds 10 Dec 7.30pm |
Warwick & Kenilworth Choral Society, Conductor: Alex Silverman All Saints Church, Priory Terrace, Leamington Spa CV31 1AAY Handel Messiah Tickets: £15, £5 students and under-18s, from Presto Music, Warwick Books, Kenilworth Books, and ticketsource.co.uk/wkcs |
| Thur 11 Dec 1.00pm |
Euan Stevenson piano Helen Martin Studio, Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry CV4 7AL Lunchtime Concert Tickets: £5, under-26s free, including hot drinks afterwards, from Warwick Arts Centre Box Office, 024 7649 6000, ticketing@warwick.ac.uk, or warwickartscentre.com. |
| Thur 11 Dec 7.30pm |
Divertimento Musical Director: Laura Bailie All Saints Church, Emscote, Warwick CV34 5NJ Tidings of Joy An evening of glorious Christmas choral music, including traditional carols for everyone to join in! Early Bird Tickets £12 (£15 after 7 th November) Under 18s & students FREE from divertimento.org.uk or call 01926 429607 |
| Fri 12 Dec 7.00pm |
Coventry Philharmonic Choir, Ravensdale Primary School Choir, Colin Druce pianist, Mrs. Wendy Russell and David Wynne directors King Henry VIII School Hall, Warwick Rd, Coventry CV3 6AQ Christmas with the Phil Tickets: £12, from covphilsoc.org.uk/concert, choir members or on the door. |
| Sat 13 Dec 7.00pm |
Coventry Cathedral Chorus, Orchestra Pro Anima, Rachel Mahon conductor Coventry Cathedral, Priory St. CV1 5AB Handel Messiah Tickets: £20 if bought in advance; £25 on the door, from ticketweb.co.uk, 0844 477 1000, Jill Pacey, tickets@coventrycathedralchorus.com, 01676 532436. |
| Sat 13 Dec 7.30pm |
Stratford Concert Band Ettington Community Centre, Rogers Ln, Ettington CV37 7SX Christmas Concert Full of seasonal favourites. Tickets: £8 in advance (until 12 December) via stratfordconcertband.org.uk or band members, £10 on the door, and under-16s free. |
| Sat 13 Dec 7.30 pm |
Stour Singers Christmas Concert St Edmund’s Church, Shipston on Stour, CV36 4AP Alex Silverman’s inaugural concert as Musical Director! Christmas music and congregational carols. Joseph Haydn’s Little Organ Mass, Marianna Martines’ Dixit Dominus. With soloists Robyn Pullen and Lufuno Ndou, organist Rachel Bird, and musicians from the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire. Tickets £20, or £18.50 if purchased by the end of November. https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/stour-singers Accompanied under-18s free |
| Mon 15 Dec 7.30pm |
Warwickshire Singers, Jim Bate conductor, David King accompanist St John’s Church, Warwick Road, Kenilworth CV8 1HY Midwinter: Festive Choral Music. Tickets: £15, £5 under-18s and students, from ticketsource.co.uk/warwickshire-singers or on the door. |
| Tue 16 Dec 7.30pm 6.45pm |
Joglaresa The Collegiate Church of St Mary, Old Square, Warwick CV34 4RA Here We come a-Carolling! Joyous medieval and traditional ‘caroles’ and a happy helping of audience participation, with mulled wine and mince pies. Tickets: £28 front nave, £18 rear nave, £13 sides. (concessions for children, students, & under-35s), from www.ticketsource.co.uk/leamington-music, or phone 0333 666 3366, or email bookings@leamingtonmusic.org ‘Behind the Music’: workshop to learn the songs you’ll be singing in the concert! (Leamington Music) |
| Wed 17 Dec 5.30pm (Doors open 5.00pm) |
St. Mary’s Girls Choir The Collegiate Church of St Mary, Old Square, Warwick CV34 4RA Britten A Ceremony of Carols Tickets: £10 adults, under-16s free, available on the door. (Music at St Mary’s) 01926 403940 |
| Thur 18 Dec 7.30pm |
Da Capo Chamber Choir, John Adams conductor The Collegiate Church of St Mary, Old Square, Warwick CV34 4RA ’Tis the Season Christmas starts here! Carols old and new sung by a cappella choir. Tickets: £15, £8 under-16s, for table seating with food, and includes programme and refreshments, from www.dacapochoir.org.uk or dacapo.warwick@gmail.com. |
| Fri 19 Dec 1.00pm and 3.00pm |
Coventry Cathedral Chorus Compton Verney Chapel, Warwickshire CV35 9HZ Two concerts of short pieces on the theme of Winter and Light. Tickets: via info@comptonverney.org.uk. |
| Sat 20 Dec 7.00pm |
Vox Populi, Orchestra of the Swan, Harvey Brough director Holy Trinity Church, Beauchamp Ave, L/Spa CV32 5RG The Bells of Paradise Carols from around the world and over the ages. Tickets: £20 centre, £15 sides (concessions for under-35s, children and students) via eventbrite.com |
| Sun 21 Dec 4.00pm |
Cantores Consort Holy Trinity Church, Beauchamp Avenue, Leamington Spa, CV32 5RG The Cantores Consort a cappella choral quintet Presents an eclectic Christmas concert. Retiring collection for the church funds. |
| Mon 22 Dec Showings at: 1.30pm 3.00pm and 4.30pm |
The Snowman The Collegiate Church of St Mary, Old Square, Warwick CV34 4RA Screenings with live orchestra and solo chorister Tickets: £15, £3 under-16s, Free for under-3s (on adult’s lap) available from 13 October via stmaryswarwick.org.uk (Music at St Mary’s) |
| January 1 – 18 2026 | |
| Mon 5 Jan 7.30pm 6.15pm |
The National Youth Orchestra, Alexandre Bloch conductor, Inbal Segev cello Butterworth Hall, Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry CV4 7AL Debussy Ibéria, Karim Al-Zand City Scenes, Anna Clyne Dance for cello and orchestra, and Ravel Rapsodie Espagnole Tickets: £16.50-£29.50, from Warwick Arts Centre Box Office, 024 7649 6000, ticketing@warwick.ac.uk, warwickartscentre.co.uk. Pre-concert talk in Woods Scawen Room, Tickets: £6. |
| Sat 10 Jan 9.30am – 5.30pm |
Spires Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus, Jack Lovell-Huckle music director West Orchard Church, Baginton Rd, Coventry CV3 6FP Play and Sing Day: Handel Messiah Separate and joint choral and orchestral rehearsals. Breaks include free refreshments and afternoon tea is provided. Free informal performance. Vocal scores provided, please indicate if needed. Orchestral parts provided on the day; players please bring a music stand. Please bring lunch. Tickets: £20, £5 students for the day available from ticketsource.co.uk/spiresmusic. |
| Sat 10 Jan 7.00pm |
Oriflamme Ensemble, Antoine Mitchell conductor The Collegiate Church of St Mary, Old Square, Warwick CV34 4RA Ravel Pavane pour une infante defunte, Arnold Trevelyan Suite, Françaix Le Gai Paris, Dvořák Serenade in D minor, and Gounod Petite Symphonie pour instruments à vent. Tickets: £15, £7.50 concessions, £5 under-16s, from Presto Music, Warwick Books and janesault8@gmail.com. |
| Fri 16 Jan 7.30pm |
Royal String Quartet Holy Trinity Church, Leamington CV32 5RE Mozart Quartet No 13 in D minor K173, Bacewicz Quartet No 4, Brahms Quartet No 2 in A minor Op 51 No 2. Tickets: £28 centre, £18 sides (concessions for children, students, & under-35s), from www.ticketsource.co.uk/leamington-music, or phone 0333 666 3366, or email bookings@leamingtonmusic.org (Leamington Music) |
| Sun 18 Jan 3.00 pm |
Zemlinsky Trio: clarinet, cello & piano The Town Hall, Sheep St, Stratford CV37 6EF Ireland Trio in D minor, Rota Trio, Mendelssohn Prelude Op 35 No 4, Song without Words Op 53 No 2, and Duet Op 38 No 6, Rhian Samuel World première commission, and Brahms Trio in A minor Op 114 Tickets £20 (£5 students), Season Tickets for 6 concerts £120 (£20 students) from stratfordchambermusic.co.uk or on the door (Stratford-upon-Avon Chamber Music Society). |
| Autumn Lunchtime Recitals Series In Leamington, Warwick and Stratford All free admission with retiring collection |
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| Soundbites Lunchtime Concerts Holy Trinity Church, Old Town, Stratford CV37 6BG Wednesdays at 1pm through the autumn. Refreshments served from 12.15pm check dates and programme details via htcfom.co.uk or 07769 804963 (Retiring Collection In aid of Friends of The Music at Holy Trinity Church). |
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| Music at St Mary’s The Collegiate Church of St Mary’s, Old Square, Warwick CV34 4RA Fridays 1.15 -2.00pm |
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| September | 5th | Oliver Hancock organ (St Mary’s Warwick) |
| 19th | Daniel Cardiel organ (St Laurentius, Alkmaar, Holland) | |
| October | 3rd | Young Musicians from Warwick School |
| 31st | Mark Swinton organ (St Mary’s, Warwick) | |
| November | 14th | Oliver King organ (St Mary’s, Saffron Walden) |
| December | 12th | Colin Lapus organ (St Mary’s, Warwick) |
| Music at St Mary’s 01926 403940 | ||
| MUSIC AT HOLY TRINITY LEAMINGTON Holy Trinity Church, Beauchamp Ave, L/Spa CV32 5RG Fridays 1.15pm – 2.00pm Refreshments from 12.30pm Performances by Royal Birmingham Conservatoire students |
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| September | 12th | Performances by Royal Birmingham Conservatoire students |
| 26th | Performances by Royal Birmingham Conservatoire students | |
| October | 10th | Performances by Royal Birmingham Conservatoire students |
| 24th | Performances by Royal Birmingham Conservatoire students | |
| St John’s Music Recitals St John the Baptist Church, Tachbrook St, L/Spa CV31 3BN Fridays at 1.15pm |
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| September | 5th | Lesley Mills violin, Paul Sudlow piano |
| 19th | Adrian Moore harpsichord | |
| October | 3rd | Parmetto Trio: Sue Metyard violin, Maja Todd cello, Gillian Parsons piano |
| 17th | Fumi Otsuki violin, Natalie Belcher piano | |