Spring 2024
Issue 80
Your Music Guide for Warwick, Leamington Spa and beyond
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January/February/March/April/May
+ Lunchtime Recitals
| January 1 – 31 | |
| Sat 6 Jan 7.30pm 6.15pm |
National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain, Sir Mark Elder conductor Butterworth Hall, Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry CV4 7AL Debussy Ronde de Printemps, Strauss An Alpine Symphony Op 64, and a new work for brass and percussion. Tickets: £43.50 – £21.50 from Warwick Arts Centre 024 7649 6000, ticketing@warwick.ac.uk, warwickartscentre.co.uk. Pre-concert talk in the Helen Martin Studio (£5). |
| Sat 13 Jan 7.00pm |
Oriflamme Wind Ensemble, Antoine Mitchell conductor, Julian Hellaby piano
St Mary’s Church, Warwick CV34 4RA |
| Mon 15 Jan 6.30 pm |
Dana Zemtsov & Anthony Hewitt – Recital Presto Music, 23–25 Regent Grove, Leamington Spa, CV32 4NN Join viola soloist Dana Zemtsov with pianist Anthony Hewitt as they perform a selection of pieces from her albums Silhouettes and Fathers & Daughters, including Yevgeni Zemtsov – Melodie Im Alten and Astor Piazzolla – Gran Tango! Free Tickets, Book here: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/booking/t-pqgqdzo |
| Sat 20 Jan 10am – 5.30pm Doors open from 9.30am |
Spires Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus, Jack Lovell-Huckle conductor Burgess Hall, King Henry VIII School, Warwick Rd., Coventry CV3 6AQ Play and Sing Day Operatic choruses. Tickets: £20, from ticketsource.co.uk/spiresmusic. Singers: 07503 872616, Orchestra: 07787 420493. |
| Sun 21 Jan 3.00pm |
Calathea String Quartet United Reformed Church, Rother St., Stratford CV37 6LU Schubert Quartettsatz in C minor D703, Shostakovich Quartet No 5 in Bᵇ Op 92, Dvořák Quartet in G Op 106. Tickets: £25, £5 students, from stratfordchambermusic.co.uk (Stratford Chamber Music Society). |
| Fri 26 Jan 7.30pm | London Haydn Quartet Royal Pump Rooms, The Parade, L/Spa CV32 4AA Jadin Quartet in Bᵇ Op 1 No 1, Haydn Quartet in F Op 74 No 2, Mendelssohn Quartet in Eᵇ Op 12. Tickets: £27 centre, £17 sides, £1 students and children, from Leamington and Warwick VIC Box Offices, 01926 334418, and leamingtonmusic.org. (Leamington Music). |
| Sat 27 Jan 10.30am -4.30pm |
Warwickshire Singers Methodist Church, Priory Rd., Kenilworth CV8 1LQ Choral Workshop with Bob Chilcott Tickets: £20 incl. score hire. Pre-booking mandatory via ticketsource.co.uk/warwickshire-singers. More info warwickshiresingers.org.uk. |
| Sat 27 Jan 3.00pm |
Beauchamp Sinfonietta, George Morton conductor Grange Hall, Coventry Rd., Southam, CV47 1QA Mozart La Clemenza di Tito K261 Overture, Vivaldi Concerto Op 3 No 11 (arr. Siloti), Coleridge-Taylor Othello Suite Op 79, Cimarosa Giannina eBernadone Overture, Mendelssohn The Fair Melusine Overture Op 32, Strauss Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche Op 28 (arr.Morton). Programme may change. Tickets: £14, £5 children & students, on the door. |
| Sat 27 Jan 7.30pm | Armonico Consort, Christopher Monks director St Mary’s Church, Warwick CV34 4RA Scarlatti Daniele,Miserere Mei, Handel Dixit Dominus. Tickets: £36.50, £25.50, £19.50, £14.50 from armonico.org.uk and 01926 334418. |
| Sun 28 Jan 3.00pm |
Beauchamp Sinfonietta, George Morton conductor Holy Trinity Church, Beauchamp Ave. L/Spa CV32 5RG Programme same as 27th Jan. Tickets: £14, £5 children & students, on the door. |
| Tue 30 Jan 7.30pm | Stile Antico St Mary’s Church, Warwick CV34 4RA Dante: A Divine Hope Music by Victoria, Palestrina, Morales, Lazzaschi, Merulo, and Gabrieli. Tickets: £29, £19, £14, £1 students and children, from Leamington and Warwick VIC Box Offices, 01926 334418, and leamingtonmusic.org. (Leamington Music). |
February 1 – 29 |
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| Sat 3 Feb 3.00pm |
Coventry City of Culture Orchestra Methodist Central Hall, Warwick Lane, Coventry CV1 2HA Fancy Dress Family Concert: SPACE! Audience and orchestra are invited to arrive in fancy dress and enjoy music including Star Wars Suite, Also Sprach Zarathustra, You’ve Got a Friend in Me, Theme from E.T., Fly Me To The Moon, Clair de Lune. Tickets: online £9 adults, £4 under-18s, £2 under-12s. On the door £10 adults, £5 under-18s, £3 under-12s, from coventryorchestra.co.uk/space. |
| Sat 3 Feb 5.00pm |
Stratford Chamber Choir Guild Chapel, Stratford CV37 6EP Choral Evensong Free Admission. |
| Tue 6 Feb 7.30pm | El Ultimo Tango – Nicholas Bricht flute, Mark O’Brien saxophone, Eduardo Vassallo cello, Mark Goodchild double bass, John Turville piano Playbox Theatre, Stratford Rd., Warwick CV34 6LE Music by Astor Piazzolla and traditional tango numbers. Tickets: £22 unreserved, £1 students and children, from Leamington and Warwick VIC Box Offices, 01926 334418, and leamingtonmusic.org (Leamington Music). |
| Thu 8 Feb 6.30 pm |
Simon Ballard and Friends Dvořák: Piano Trio No. 4 Presto Music, 23-25 Regent Grove, Leamington Spa, CV32 4NN Join us at Presto Music for an evening recital with Simon Ballard (piano), Barbara O’Reilly (violin) and Andrew O’Reilly (cello) performing Dvořák: Piano Trio No. 4 in E minor, Op. 90 ‘Dumky’! Free Tickets, book here: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/booking/t-krlyvva |
| Thu 8 Feb 7.30pm |
Orchestra of the Swan, Michael Collins conductor, Jeneba Kanneh-Mason piano Warwick Hall, Warwick School, Myton Rd., Warwick CV34 6PP Arensky Variations on a Theme by Tchaikovsky Op 35a, Mozart Piano Concerto No 23 in A K488, Tchaikovsky Swan Lake Suite Op 20, Mussorgsky (arr. Pierre-Alain Monot) Pictures at an Exhibition. Tickets: £20, £10 under-35s, from bridgehousetheatre.co.uk, 01926 776438, and boxoffice@bridgehousetheatre.co.uk. Box office open Mon & Wed 9.30am – 12.30pm. |
| Sun 11 Feb 7 pm |
Limerick and Coventry & Warwickshire Youth Orchestras Stratford Playhouse CV37 6LU The Limerick School of Music Senior Orchestra and Coventry and Warwickshire Youth Orchestra performing at the Stratford PlayHouse. Conducted by Anna Jane Ryan and Joe Davies respectively Tickets £5+ booking fee www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/stratford-upon-avon/stratford-play-house/collaboration-concert/2024-02-11/19:30/t-gaeznax |
| Mon 12 Feb 7.30pm | Armonico Consort, Christopher Monks director, Rachel Podger violin Birmingham Town Hall, Birmingham B3 3DQ The Forgotten Scarlatti Tour An unmissable programme of Scarlatti’s masterpieces, with new editions by Dr Geoffrey Webber. Tickets: £35, £15, via armonico.org.uk and 01926 334418. |
| Tue 13 Feb 7.30pm | Valencia Baryton Trio – Matthew Baker baryton, Estevan de Almeida Reis viola, Benjamin Birtle cello St Mary’s Church, Warwick CV34 4RA Haydn & Friends Haydn Baryton Trio No 67 in G, Lidl Divertimento No 4 in C, Tomasini Baryton Trio in C K19, Haydn Baryton Trio No 113 in D, Lidl Divertimento No 6 in G, Haydn Baryton Trio No 58 in D. Tickets: £27, £17, £12, £1 students and children, from Leamington and Warwick VIC Box Offices, 01926 334418, and leamingtonmusic.org (Leamington Music). |
| Wed 14 Feb 1pm |
Soundbites – Lunchtime Concert Guild Chapel, Chapel Lane, Stratford upon Avon.CV37 6EP Symphonic Brass Cardiff presents a recital that juxtaposes cutting edge contemporary works. Programme JS Bach arr. Patrick Morris – Andante (from Organ Sonata No. 4, BWV 528) Einojuhani Rautavaara – Dies Irae (from A Requiem in our Time) Philip Glass – Hymn (from Brass Sextet) JS Bach arr. Christopher Mowat – Allegro (from Brandenburg Concerto No. 3) Morten Lauridsen – O Magnum Mysterium David John Roche – Happy Pieces (Symphonic Brass Cardiff commission) Free Admission, Retiring Collection In aid of Friends of The Music at Holy Trinity Church 07769804963 |
| Sat 17 Feb 10.00-19.00 |
The UniBrass Contest Butterworth Hall, Warwick Arts Centre, University of Warwick, CV4 7AL The most innovative thing to happen to brass banding in 100 years; Brass Bands England 23 bands and over 700 performers from universities and conservatoires across the UK will put on bespoke 20-minute entertainment sets to entertain both the audience and our adjudicators, in an effort to win the UniBrass Trophy and UniBrass Shield. The contest features some of the most creative brass band performances of the year, before culminating in a results ceremony with an atmosphere like no other, making it an event not to be missed. £18, Students: £13, Children £10 Warwick Arts Centre Box Office 024 7649 6000 UniBrass 07826 856324 |
| Sat 17 Feb 19.30-22.00 |
The Unibrass Gala Concert Butterworth Hall, Warwick Arts Centre, University of Warwick, CV4 7AL Featuring James Fountain and the Foden’s Band The Gala Concert is a highlight of the annual UniBrass contest weekend, featuring the greatest in brass banding talent. This year’s highly anticipated concert will host the world’s current number one brass band, the Foden’s Band, alongside celebrated trumpeter James Fountain as special guest soloist. James Fountain is the principal trumpet of the London Symphony Orchestra and Professor of Trumpet at the Royal College of Music. Foden’s have won 13 British Opens, 16 National Championships of Great Britain, and 7 Brass in Concert titles. They are the current holders of the British Open and Brass in Concert titles for 2023. Around the world, Foden’s is a trademark that musicians associate with extraordinary musicianship. £27, Students £21, Under 16s: £18 Warwick Arts Centre Box Office 024 7649 6000 UniBrass 07826 856324 |
| Sun 18 Feb 3.00pm |
Hannah Condliffe, Federico Paixão, Mark Rodgers Town Hall Sheep St., Stratford CV37 6EJ Poulenc Oboe Sonata, Melancholie, Flute Sonata, Mathias Trio, Madeleine Dring Polka and Trio, Debussy Syrinx. Tickets: £25, £5 students, from stratfordchambermusic.co.uk (Stratford Chamber Music Society). |
| Fri 23 Feb 7.30pm | Dudok Quartet (Holland) Royal Pump Rooms, The Parade, L/Spa CV32 4AA Mozart Quartet in F K590 ‘Prussian’, Bacewicz Quartet No 4, Beethoven Quartet in Eᵇ Op 74 ‘Harp’. Tickets: £27 centre, £17 sides, £1 students and children, from Leamington and Warwick VIC Box Offices, 01926 334418, and leamingtonmusic.org. (Leamington Music). |
| Fri 23 Feb 7.30pm 6.15pm |
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Shiyeon Sung conductor, Zlatomir Fung cello Butterworth Hall, Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry CV4 7AL Beethoven Leonore Overture No 3, Haydn Cello Concerto in C, Dvořák Symphony No 9 ‘From the New World’. Tickets: £43.50 – £21.50 from Warwick Arts Centre 024 7649 6000, ticketing@warwick.ac.uk, and warwickartscentre.co.uk Pre-concert talk in the Helen Martin Studio (£5). |
| Sat 24 Feb 7.30pm |
Divertimento, Laura Bailie conductor Kingsley School Hall, Beauchamp Ave., L/Spa CV32 5RD A Lover’s Journey Songs of love and lovers, music by Libby Larson and more. Tickets: £12 (early bird), £15 (after 28 January), divertimento.org.uk and 01926 429607. |
| Tues 27 Feb 7.00pm |
Orchestra of the Swan, David Le Page director, Mogali Masuku narrator Stratford PlayHouse, Rother St., Stratford CV37 6LU Revolutionaries, Renegades & Visionaries Music to expand the consciousness, from Shostakovich, Purcell, Satie, Beethoven, and Piazzolla,to John Lennon, Frank Zappa,and Jimi Hendrix. Tickets: £25, £5 under-35s, orchestraoftheswan.org, 0333 666 4466 (ticketsource). |
| March 1 – 31 | |
| Sat 2 Mar 5 pm |
Organ Recital by Mark Swinton, Organist at St. Mary’s Warwick Guild Chapel, Chape Lane, Stratford upon Avon.CV37 6EP The recital will last approximately an hour Tickets £10 on the door from 4.30 pm Friends of the Guild Chapel. www.stratfordguildchapel-friends.org.uk |
| Sat 9 Mar 4.00pm |
Stratford Chamber Choir Tewkesbury Abbey, Tewkesbury GL20 5RZ Choral Evensong Free admission. |
| Sat 9 Mar 7.30pm 6.15pm |
Arcangelo Chamber Orchestra, Johnny Cohen conductor, Miloš Karadaglić guitar Butterworth Hall, Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry CV4 7AL Selected works by Vivaldi, Bach, Marcello, Boccherini, Pachelbel, Rameau, Couperin,and Weiss. Tickets: £43.50 – £21.50 from Warwick Arts Centre 024 7649 6000, ticketing@warwick.ac.uk, and warwickartscentre.co.uk. Pre-concert talk in the Helen Martin Studio (£5). |
| Sat 9 Mar 7.30pm | Warwickshire Symphony Orchestra, Roger Coull conductor All Saints Parish Church, Priory Terrace, L/Spa CV31 1AA Shostakovich Festival Overture, SmetanaMá Vlast, Elgar Symphony No 2. Tickets: £15 (£7.50 concession), £18 (£9 concession) from 07922 119350, boxoffice@wso.org.uk, wso.org.uk, and Presto Music. |
| Sun 10 Mar 11.30am | Ensemble 360, Lucy Drever narrator Royal Spa Centre, Newbold Terrace, L/Spa CV32 4HN The Chimpanzees of Happytown FAMILY CONCERT ideal for ages 3-7. The much-loved story of Chutney the Chimp is brought to life through Paul Rissman’s brilliant live music and colourful projected illustrations. Tickets: £14 adults, £8 children, £38 family ticket, from Leamington and Warwick VIC Box Offices, 01926 334418, and leamingtonmusic.org (Leamington Music). |
| Sun 10 Mar 3.00pm |
Ensemble 360 Royal Spa Centre, Newbold Terrace, L/Spa CV32 4HN Brahms Serenade in D Op 11, Martinů Nonet No 2, Dohnányi Sextet in C Op 37. Tickets: £22, £1 students and children, from Leamington and Warwick VIC Box Offices, 01926 334418, and leamingtonmusic.org (Leamington Music). |
| Fri 15 Mar 7.30pm | Carducci Quartet Royal Pump Rooms, The Parade, L/Spa CV32 4AA Haydn Quartet in D Op 20 No 4 ‘Sun’, Ravel Quartet in F, Mendelssohn Quartet in F minor Op 80. Tickets: £27 centre, £17 sides, £1 students and children, from Leamington and Warwick VIC Box Offices, 01926 334418, and leamingtonmusic.org. (Leamington Music). |
| Sat 16 Mar 7.30pm | Collegium Warwick, Oliver Hancock conductor St Mary’s Church, Warwick CV34 4RA Spring Concert Stanford Stabat mater (marking 100 years since his death) Haydn Little Organ Mass Dyson Three Songs of Praise Tickets: £15 adults, free for accompanied under-16s Available from choir members or on the door. (Music at St Mary’s). |
| Sat 16 Mar 7.30pm | Da Capo Chamber Choir, John Adams director Holy Trinity Church, Beauchamp Ave., L/Spa CV32 5RG Song of Six Nations A concert of a cappella choral music from each of the competing nations in the Six Nations Rugby. In aid of Holy Trinity Church. Tickets: £12, school children free, from dacapochoir.org.uk. |
| Sat 16 Mar 7.30pm |
Royal Leamington Spa Bach Choir, Lee Dunleavy conductor, Colin Druce piano, Christina Slominska percussion, Pete Ross electric guitar, Nathan Isaac clarinet, and other instrumentalists The Bridge House Theatre, Warwick School, Myton Road, Warwick CV34 6PP Note change of venue. Craig Hella Johnson Considering Matthew Shepard UK première of this oratorio, a musical response to the real-life consequences of intolerance and prejudice. Tickets: £20, £5 students, from rlsbc.org/concerts_and_events. |
| Sun 17 Mar 3.00pm |
Pomegranate Piano Trio – Fenella Barton violin, Rebecca Hepplewhite cello, Andrew West piano Town Hall, Sheep St., Stratford CV37 6EF Beethoven Piano Trio Op 1 No 1 in Eᵇ, Schubert Piano Trio in Bᵇ D898, Rachmaninoff Trio élégiaque No 1 in G minor. Tickets: £25, £5 students, from stratfordchambermusic.co.uk. (Stratford Chamber Music Society) |
| Sun 17 Mar 3.30pm | Leamington Chamber Orchestra, Richard Laing conductor, Zoe Beyers violin Holy Trinity Church, Beauchamp Ave. L/Spa CV32 5RG Spring Concert Amy Beach (arr. Unander) Romance, Mendelssohn Violin Concerto, Beethoven Symphony No 7. Tickets: £16 (including a programme), under-19s free. On the door. |
| Tue 19 Mar 7.30pm | Ensemble Molière – Flavia Hirte flute, Alice Earle violin, Catriona McDermid bassoon, Kate Conway viola da gamba, Satoko Doi-Luck harpsichord St Mary’s Church, Warwick CV34 4RA The King’s Playlist Music by Charpentier, Lully, Couperin, Delalande, and Marais dedicated to every moment of the Sun King’s Day. Tickets: £27, £17, £12, £1 students and children, from Leamington and Warwick VIC Box Offices, 01926 334418, and leamingtonmusic.org. (Leamington Music). |
| Thu 21 Mar 6.30pm |
Simon Ballard and friends Presto Music, 23–25 Regent Grove, Leamington Spa, CV32 4NN Join us at Presto Music for an evening recital with Simon Ballard (piano), Barbara O’Reilly (violin) and Andrew O’Reilly (cello) performing ‘Beethoven Piano Trio in C minor, Op. 1 No. 3’! Free Tickets, Book Here: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/booking/t-rpgoepk |
| Fri 22 Mar 7.30pm | Armonico Consort, Christopher Monks director, William Towers countertenor, and guest soprano The Courthouse, Warwick CV34 4EW Love Handels Back by popular demand – arias and duets from the Baroque period. Tickets: £24.50 via armonico.org.uk and 01926 334418. |
| Sat 23 Mar 7.30pm |
Leamington Sinfonia, Joe Davies conductor All Saints Parish Church, Priory Terrace, L/Spa CV31 1AA Italian Pictures Tchaikovsky Romeo & Juliet – Fantasy Overture, Puccini La Bohème Highlights, Verdi La Traviata: Prelude, Respighi Pines of Rome. Tickets: via leamingtonsinfonia.org.uk . |
| Sat 23 Mar 7.30pm | Warwick & Kenilworth Choral Society, Laura Bailie conductor, Orchestra and soloists St Nicholas Church, Warwick CV34 4JD 70th Anniversary Concert Mendelssohn Elijah Tickets: £15, £5 students, from Presto Music, Warwick Bookshop, and Kenilworth Bookshop or via wkcs.org.uk. |
| Sun 24 Mar 2.30pm | Stratford-upon-Avon Symphony Orchestra, Dan Watson conductor, Mariatu Kanneh-Mason cello Stratford PlayHouse, Rother St., Stratford CV37 6LU Mendelssohn Hebrides Overture, Saint-Saëns Cello Concerto No 1 in A minor, Beethoven Symphony No 7. Tickets: £15, from PlayHouse Box Office 01789 333990 or stratfordsymphony.org.uk. |
| Wed 27 Mar 5.30pm | The Girls’ Choir of St Mary’s St Mary’s Church, Warwick CV34 4RA Holy Week Devotion Pergolesi Stabat Mater Tickets: £10 adults, under-18s free, on the door. (Music at St Mary’s). |
| Fri 29 Mar 6.00pm |
Coventry Cathedral Chorus, Rachel Mahon conductor Coventry Cathedral, CV1 5AB Motets for Holy Week & Good Friday Lotti Crucifixus, Brückner Christus factus est, Purcell Hear my prayer, Stainer God so loved the world, Palestrina Stabat Mater. Tickets: £20 advance, £25 on the door. Students/under-18s half price. Ticketweb, 0844 477 1000, coventrycathedralchorus.com, and tickets@coventrycathedralchorus.com. |
| April 1-30 | |
| Sat 6 April 1.00pm |
Charles Matthews piano Unitarian Chapel, High St., Warwick CV34 4AX Bells and Clocks Music with a theme includes works by Liszt, Ravel, Dale,and Dani Howard. Tickets: £8, £5 students, under-18s free and charlesmatthews.co.uk |
| Sat 6 April 2.30pm | Spires Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus, Jack Lovell-Huckle conductor Burgess Hall, King Henry VIII School, Warwick Rd., Coventry CV3 6AQ Spring Concert – Opera’s Greatest Hits Arias, duets, choruses, and overtures from opera favourites. Tickets: £15, £5 students / unwaged, children free, from ticketsource.co.uk/spiresmusic and on door. |
| Thurs 11 April 7.00pm | Orchestra of the Swan, David Le Page director Holy Trinity Church Stratford, CV37 6BG Entranced Music by candlelight to mesmerise the imagination, featuring music by Satie, Vivaldi, Bach,and Max Richter to David Bowie and The Orb. Tickets: £25, £5 under-35s, orchestraoftheswan.org, 0333 666 4466 (ticketsource). |
| Sat 13 Apr 7.30pm |
Armonico Consort, Christopher Monks director St Mary’s Church, Warwick CV34 4RA Mozart Mass in C minor, Bach Magnificat Tickets: £36.50, £25.50, £19.50, £14.50, via armonico.org.uk and 01926 334418. |
| Sat 13 Apr 10.30am-4.30pm Registration from 10.00am 6.00 pm |
The Circle Singers of Royal Leamington Spa All Saints’ Church, Emscote, Warwick CV34 5NJ Come and Sing Fauré Requiem Workshop for all led by Stephen Shellard, conductor of Worcester Cathedral Chamber Choir and renowned soloist. Tickets: £20 including drinks and music hire, please bring a packed lunch. From circlesingersleamington@gmail.com, 01926 612788 Performance, retiring collection. Further details visit facebook.com/circlesingersleamington, |
| Sat 20 Apr 3.00pm |
Beauchamp Sinfonietta, Nic Fallowfield conductor, Charlotte Moseley violin Grange Hall, Coventry Rd., Southam CV47 1QA Mendelssohn Hebrides Overture, Bruch Violin Concerto No 1 in G Minor, Lalo Deux Aubades, Bizet Symphony in C. Programme subject to change. Tickets: £14, £5 students and children, on the door. |
| Sat 20 Apr 7.00pm |
Warwickshire Singers, Jim Bate director Methodist Church, Priory Rd., Kenilworth CV8 1LQ Fauré Requiem in D minor Op 48, Stanford Part Songs, and more, for a Centenary Celebration. Tickets: £15, £5 under-18s / students, from ticketsource.co.uk/warwickshire-singers or on the door. |
| Sun 21 Apr 3.00pm |
Beauchamp Sinfonietta, Nic Fallowfield conductor, Charlotte Moseley violin Holy Trinity Church, Beauchamp Ave. L/Spa CV32 5RG Programme as for 20th April. Tickets: £14, £5 students and children, on the door. |
| Wed 24 April 6.30 pm |
Fenella Humphreys – ‘Prism’ Recital Presto Music, 23-25 Regent Grove, Leamington Spa, CV32 4NN Join violinist Fenella Humphreys for a recital of pieces from her upcoming release, ‘Prism’ (released on Rubicon Classics) including her new arrangement of ‘J.S. Bach – Toccata and Fugue in D minor BWV 565’. FREE TICKETS, Book here: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/booking/t-krmrxra |
| Sat 27 April 7.30pm | Stratford Chamber Choir Guild Chapel, Stratford CV37 6EP Spring Concert: Bach Motets Tickets: £15, £5 students, via stratfordchamberchoir.com, stratfordchamberchoir@gmail.com, or on the door. |
| Sun 28 Apr 11.30am Coffee served from 11am |
Coull Quartet Unitarian Chapel, High St., Warwick CV34 4AX 50th Anniversary Concert Mozart Quartet in Bᵇ K589, Puccini I Crisantemi, Ravel Quartet in F. Tickets: £20, £5 children & students, in advance from Warwick VIC box office 01926 492212 or on the door. |
| Sun 28 Apr 7.00pm | Francesca Barritt violin and Lynn Arnold piano Butlers Marston Church, Butlers Marston CV35 0NA Beethoven Sonata in G Op 30 No 3, Strauss Sonata in Eᵇ Op 18, and worksby Elgar and Sammons. Tickets: £14, £5 child from 01926 642076, ButlersMusic@hotmail.co.uk, or on the door. (Butlers Marston Concert Society). |
| May 1-31 | |
| Thurs 2 – Mon 6 May Various Times |
Leamington Music Festival Royal Pump Rooms, The Parade, L/Spa CV32 4AA The Festival of Czech music celebrates the bicentenary of Smetana. Musicians invited include Ben Goldscheider, Philippe Graffin, Guarneri Piano Trio, Oliver Hancock, Martin Kasík, Kukal String Quartet, Piers Lane, Martinů String Quartet, Gemma Rosefield, Vilém Veverka, Elizabeth, Raphael and Simon Wallfisch, and Imogen Whitehead. Full details on leamingtonmusic.org. (Leamington Music). |
| Sat 4 May 5 pm |
Organ Recital by Geoffrey Coffin, formerly of York Minster Guild Chapel, Chapel Lane, Stratford upon Avon. CV37 6EP The recital will last approximately an hour £10 Payable on the door from 4.30pm Friends of the Guild Chapel www.stratfordguildchapel-friends.org.uk |
| Wed 8th May 6.30 pm |
Paul Harris – ‘How to Sight-Read’ Workshop Presto Music, 23-25 Regent Grove, Leamington Spa CV32 4NN Do you believe that some people can sight-read and others can’t? Join author Paul Harris for a workshop based around his new book as he breaks this theory down! Free Tickets, Book here: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/booking/t-jzmayrl |
| Wed 8 May 7.30pm | Alasdair Beatson piano Town Hall, Sheep St., Stratford CV37 6EF Beethoven Sonata No 30 in E Op 109, Fauré Theme and Variations in C sharp minor, Webern Variations Op 27, Schumann Symphonic Studies Op 13. Tickets: £25, £5 students, from stratfordchambermusic.co.uk. (Stratford Chamber Music Society). |
| Fri 10 May 7.30pm | Diatonic Choir with Leamington Chamber Orchestra members, Bernard Sutton director, Abbie Rhodes soprano, David Borsada baritone, Edward Jenkins keyboard St Nicholas Church, Warwick CV34 4JD Brahms A German Requiem (sung in German). Tickets: £15, children free, diatonic.co.uk, 07747 513521, or on the door. |
| Fri 10 May 7.30pm 6.15pm |
The Hallé, Sir Mark Elder conductor, Sir Stephen Hough piano Butterworth Hall, Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry CV4 7AL Brahms Piano Concerto No 1 in D minor Op 15, Butterworth A Shropshire Lad: Rhapsody for Orchestra, Elgar Variations on an original theme ‘Enigma’ Op 36. Tickets: £27 – £18 from Warwick Arts Centre 024 7649 6000, ticketing@warwick.ac.uk, and warwickartscentre.co.uk. Pre-concert talk in the Helen Martin Studio (£5). |
| Sat 11 May 7.00pm |
Coventry Cathedral Chorus and Coventry & Warwickshire Youth Orchestra, Rachel Mahon & Joe Davies conductors Coventry Cathedral, Priory St., CV1 5AB Last Night of the Proms Music from films and traditional Last Night of the Proms pieces. Tickets: £20 (advance booking), £25 on the door. Students and under-18s half price. See ticketweb.co.uk, 0844 477 1000 (cards) or Jill Pacey tickets@coventrycathedralchorus.com and 01676 532436. |
| Sat 11 May 7.00pm |
Ex Urbe Chamber Choir, Benjamin Hamilton director Venue tbc: check online for details. Brahms A German Requiem, Puccini Messe di Gloria. Tickets: £12, from exurbe.org or on the door. |
| Sat 11 May 10.30am – 5.00pm Informal Public Performance at 4.30pm |
Royal Leamington Spa Bach Choir, Lee Dunleavy conductor, Colin Druce organist St Marks Church, Rugby Rd., L/Spa CV32 6DL Come and Sing 2023 Handel Messiah Tickets: £20 (£5 performance only) from rlsbc.org/concerts_and_events. |
| Wed 15 May 7.30 pm |
In celebration of our 60th Anniversary, St John’s Church, 205 Warwick Road, Kenilworth CV8 1HY Kenilworth Cancer Research Committee invite you to an evening with 6 members of the Kings Chamber Orchestra. The Ensemble will play a varied programme including the music of Brahms, Mendelssohn and Vivaldi alongside well known music from films and contemporary fun items. It will be very accessible and there will be something for everyone. Tickets £25 to include drink and canapes. Eventbrite and Boothroyd & Co, 19 The Square, Kenilworth, CV8 1EF |
| Sat 18 May 2.30pm | Orchestra for an Occasion, Brian Chappell conductor, Pam Rhodes presenter Methodist Central Hall, Warwick Lane, Coventry CV1 2HA A charity concert with 50 professional players, in recognition of the work of Myton Hospice. Music from films, shows and popular classics. Tickets: £25 (balcony), £20 (ground floor), £10 students. On sale from 10 Jan 2024 from ticketsource.co.uk 0333 666 4466 or on the door. All ticket money to be donated to Myton Hospice. |
| Sat 18 May 7.30pm | Coventry Philharmonic Choir, Leamington Chamber Orchestra, David Wynne director, Hannah Davey soprano, Rachael Gilmore alto, Dale Harris tenor, Miles Taylor Elijah All Saints Parish Church, Priory Terrace, L/Spa CV31 1AA Mendelssohn Elijah Tickets: £18, from choir members and covphilsoc.org.uk/concert. |
| Sat 18 May 7.30pm |
Stour Singers, Richard Emms conductor St Edmund’s Church, Shipston-on-Stour CV36 4AP Haydn Nelson Mass, Purcell Te Deum Jubilate, Mozart Dixit et Magnificat K193. Tickets: £16, accompanied children free, from ticketsource.co.uk/stour-singers. |
| Sat 25 May 7.00pm |
Sing It Loud Butterworth Hall, Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry CV4 7AL Join a specially-formed massed community choir of 200 voices, supported by The Coventry City of Culture Orchestra. Tickets: £24, £20, £16, £10 under-16s, from warwickartscentre.co.uk OR register for choir via singitloud.co.uk/massedchoir (£24 for all costs) by 1st March. |
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Music at Holy Trinity |
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| April | 12th Recitals from Birmingham Conservatoire students 26th Recitals from Birmingham Conservatoire students |
| May | 11th (Saturday) Recitals from Birmingham Conservatoire students 24th Recitals from Birmingham Conservatoire students |
| St John’s Music Recitals St John the Baptist Church, Tachbrook St., L/Spa CV31 3BN Fridays at 1.15 pm |
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| April | 5th Lesley Mills violin, Jo Radomski viola, Andy Baruch cello, Paul Sudlow piano Mozart Piano Quartet in G 19th Adrian Moore organ |
| May | 3rd Borealis Ensemble – Peter Moody flute, Jane Meredith oboe, Ruth Elkan cello, Sheila Koch harpsichord Baroque Trio Sonatas 17th Adrian Moore harpsichord |
| Music at St Mary’s St Mary’s Church, Warwick CV34 4RA Fridays at 1.15 pm |
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| January | 5th Lucy Elston & Alice Usher sopranos with Laurence Panter piano 19th Julian Hellaby piano |
| February | 2nd Young Musicians from Warwick School 16th No recital |
| March | 1st Oliver Hancock organ 15th Mark Swinton organ |
| April | 12th Recital cancelled
19th Taya Ashley-Timms, voice Ema Jasper, piano Tom Lindsay, piano |
| Holy Trinity Soundbites Holy Trinity Church or Parish Centre, 1 Old Town, Stratford-upon-Avon CV37 6BG Wednesdays at 1.00 pm Refreshments served from 12.15pm 07769 804963 |
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| February | 21st – Royal Birmingham Conservatoire Brass Quintet 28th – Royal Birmingham Conservatoire Flute Quartet |
| March | 6th – Solo Violist – Peter Whitehead (Royal Birmingham Conservatoire) 13th – tbc 20th – A Level Student Musicians from King Edward VI School, Stratford-upon-Avon |
| April | 10th – Madge Woollard 17th – A Level Student Musicians from King Edward VI School, Stratford-upon-Avon 24th – Solo Harpist – Stien de Neef (Royal Birmingham Conservatoire) |
| May | 1st – Solo Pianist – Pengye Song (Royal Birmingham Conservatoire) 8th – Soprano and pianist – Cara Preston Myakicheff (Royal Birmingham Conservatoire) 15th – Solo Pianist – Ella Cordon Vieito (Royal Birmingham Conservatoire) 22nd – Violin and Piano – Simone Damiani (Royal Birmingham Conservatoire) 29th – Singer – David Borsada |