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Spring 2023
Issue 77
Your Music Guide for Warwick, Leamington Spa and beyond
January 2023 – mid-May 2023
January/February/March/April/May
| January 1 – 31 | |
| During Jan Fridays 1.15-2.00pm |
Lunchtime Recitals Series St Mary’s Church, Warwick CV34 4RA 6 Jan – Mark Swinton organ (St Mary’s, Warwick) CANCELLED 20 Jan – Fumi Otsuki violin Sarah Kershaw piano Admission free, retiring collection (Music at St Mary’s) |
| Sat 7 Jan 7.30pm 6.15pm |
National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain, Alexandre Bloch conductor Butterworth Hall, WAC, Coventry CV4 7AL NYO Odyssey Britten Four Sea Interludes, Anna Clyne Rift, Strauss Also Sprach Zarathustra. Pre-concert talk in Woods Scawen Room – in conversation with a panel of NYO musicians (£5) Tickets: £21-£43, from WAC Box Office on 024 7649 6000 or email: ticketing@warwick.ac.uk, online booking www.warwickartscentre.co.uk |
| Thurs 12 Jan 7.30pm |
Orchestra of the Swan, Roderick Williams baritone, Jason Lai conductor Warwick Hall, Warwick School, Myton Road, CV34 6PP ENIGMA – an English Mystery Roderick Williams Corona, Vaughan Williams Five Mystical Songs, Walton Two Pieces from Henry V, Elgar arr. George Morton Enigma Variations. Warlock Capriol Suite Tickets: £15, £5 under-16 and concessions, from Bridgehouse Theatre, 01926 776438 and boxoffice@bridgehousetheatre.co.uk |
| Sat 14 Jan 10am – 5.30pm |
Leamington Sinfonia, Joe Davies conductor Come and Play Day Kingsley School, Beauchamp Avenue, L/Spa CV32 5RD Come and join us for a Play Day on the first movement of Mahler Symphony No 2. Cost to participate: £15, www.leamingtonsinfonia.org.uk |
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Sat 14 Jan |
Oriflamme Ensemble, with soloists and singers from Coventry Philharmonic, Antoine Mitchell conductor St. Mary’s Church, Warwick, CV34 4RA Amnesty Opera Evening Mascagni Cavalleria Rusticana (concert performance) Puccini Le Villi Act I, La Bohѐme Acts I and IV Tickets: £15 adults, £7.50 children, from Presto Music, Warwick Books or Simon Lieberman 07884 978822 |
| Thurs 19 Jan 7.30pm |
Orchestra of the Swan Wind Ensemble with Michael Collins clarinet Stratford Town Hall, Sheep St, Stratford-upon-Avon CV37 6EJ FRIENDS’ SOIREE Gounod Petite Symphonie, Françaix Sept Danses, André Caplet Suite Persane, Joachim Raff Sinfonietta Tickets: £22.50 Friends, £25 Non-members, from www.orchestraoftheswan.org or 01789 267567 |
| Sat 21 Jan 3pm |
The Coventry City of Culture Orchestra, Sebastian Farrall Artistic Director, M Philip Enscott soloist Coventry Central Hall, Warwick Lane, Coventry CV1 2HA Programme to include How to Train Your Dragon, Rhapsody in Blue, Jupiter (from The Planets), Beauty and the Beast, The Hebrides Overture…and more! Tickets: £7, £1 under-18, under-12 FREE (ticket needeed and must be accompanied by an adult). Available from www.coventryorchestra.co.uk/family |
| Sun 22 Jan 3pm |
Oakham Piano Trio – Martin Cropper, Richard Jenkinson, Anne Bolt Town Hall, Sheep Street, Stratford-upon-Avon CV37 6EF Brahms Trio in B Op 8, Beethoven Trio in Bᵇ major ‘Archduke’. Tickets: £20, from www.stratfordchambermusic.co.uk or on door |
| Fri 27 Jan 7.30pm |
Piatti String Quartet Royal Pump Rooms, Parade, L/Spa CV32 4AA Commemorating Holocaust Memorial Day Ullmann Quartet No 3 Op 46, Haas Quartet No 3, Beethoven Quartet in E minor Op 59 No 2 ‘Razumovsky’ Tickets: £26 centre, £16 sides, (£1 students and children) available from Leamington and Warwick VIC Box Offices, 01926 334418 and www.leamingtonmusic.org (Leamington Music) |
| Sat 28 Jan 7.30pm |
Armonico Consort with the English Cornett & Sackbut Ensemble, Christopher Monks director St Mary’s Church, Warwick CV34 4RA Big Byrd! Programme includes Byrd Mass for Four Voices and The Great Service Magnificat, Ockeghem Deo Gratias a 36, Sheppard Libera Nos, Salve Nos, Josquin de Prez Qui Habitat a 12, Inviolata a12 Marking the 400th anniversary of the death of one of Britain’s greatest composers William Byrd celebrating his work, those whom he influenced, and those who influenced him. Tickets: £34.50, £23.50, £17.50, from www.armonico.org.uk 01926 334418 |
| Sat 28 Jan 3pm |
Beauchamp Sinfonietta, Roger Coull conductor Grange Hall, Coventry Rd, Southam CV47 1QA Mozart Idomeneo Overture, Bartók Romanian Folk Dances, Britten Simple Symphony, Beethoven Symphony No 6 ‘Pastoral’ Tickets: £14, £12 concessions, £2 children and students, available on the door |
| Sun 29 Jan 3pm |
Beauchamp Sinfonietta, Roger Coull conductor Holy Trinity Church, Beauchamp Ave, L/ Spa CV32 5RG Programme and ticket details as for 28 Jan. |
| Tues 31 Jan 7.30pm |
The Cedar Consort with Tabea Debus recorder, directed by Benedict Williams harpsichord St Mary’s Church, Warwick CV34 4RA Telemann’s Subscribers: Telemann Concerto in F TWV51:E1, Blavet Sonata Seconda from Troisième Livre des Sonates, Bach Orchestral Suite No 3in D BWV1068, Telemann Ouverture Suite in A minor TWV55:a2, Handel Violin Sonata in D minor HWV359a, Bach Concerto after BWV35 & BWV156 Tickets: £26, £18, £12, (£1 students and children) available from Leamington and Warwick VIC Box Offices, 01926 334418 and www.leamingtonmusic.org (Leamington Music) |
| February 1 – 28 | |
| During February Wednesdays 1-1.30pm |
Soundbites: Lunchtime Concerts Holy Trinity Church, Stratford-upon-Avon CV37 6BG Check website for details Free admission, retiring collection welcome (Friends of the Music at Holy Trinity Church). Refreshments served from 12.30pm. www.stratford-upon-avon.org/soundbites |
| During Feb Fridays 1.15-2pm |
Lunchtime Recitals Series St Mary’s Church, Warwick CV34 4RA 3 Feb – David Saint organ (St Chad’s Cathedral, Birmingham) 17 Feb – Mark Swinton organ (St Mary’s, Warwick) Admission free, retiring collection (Music at St Mary’s) |
| Tues 7 Feb 7pm |
Orchestra of the Swan, David Le Page director, David Gordon keyboard Stratford PlayHouse, Rother St. Stratford-upon-Avon CV37 6LU Earthcycle – Night Owl Contemplation of humanity’s impact on Earth’s environment and the disruption of its natural rhythms. Vivaldi Four Seasons alongside a newly commissioned version by baroque/jazz musician and composer David Gordon. Tickets: £15-£32, £5 under 35, from Stratford PlayHouse 0333 666 4466 www.ticketsource.co.uk |
| Fri 10 Feb 7.30pm |
Félicité Piano Trio CANCELLED DUE TO UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES Kingsley School, Beauchamp Avenue, L/Spa CV32 5RE 2022 Leamington Music Prize Winners’ concert Sally Beamish Carnival Samba, Clara Schumann Piano Trio in G minor Op 17, Fanny Mendelssohn Piano Trio in D minor Op 11, Lili Boulanger D’un soir triste and D’un matin du printemps. Tickets: £15 unreserved (£1 students and children), from Leamington and Warwick VIC Box Offices, 01926 334418 and www.leamingtonmusic.org (Leamington Music) |
| Sat 11 Feb 10am-5pm |
UniBrass Federation Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry CV4 7AL 20+ bands from universities and conservatoires across the UK will put on bespoke 20-minute entertainment sets, competing in two sections to win the prestigious title of UniBrass Trophy Champion or UniBrass Shield Champion. Tickets for Contest: £18 full price, £13 students, £10 children, from Warwick Arts Centre box office 024 7652 4524 www.warwickartscentre.co.uk |
| Sat 11 Feb 7.30pm |
UniBrass Federation Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry CV4 7AL Gala concert featuring exciting performances from Cory Band under the direction of Philip Harper. Tickets for Gala: £25 full price, £19 student, £16 children Tickets for joint events: £36 full price, £29 student, £25 children, from Warwick Arts Centre box office 024 7652 4524 www.warwickartscentre.co.uk |
| Sat 11 Feb 10am-5pm Public performance at 4pm |
Royal Leamington Spa Bach Choir, Lee Dunleavy conductor, Colin Druce accompanist Holy Trinity Church, Beauchamp Avenue, L/Spa CV32 5RG Come and Sing 2023 – all singers welcomed Mozart Coronation Mass Plus a chance to explore the music of 18th century Viennese composer Marianna Martines Tickets: £20 (£5 performance only), from www.rlsbc.org.uk |
| During Feb Sundays 3pm – 3.45pm |
Music at All Saints: Recitals All Saints’ Parish Church, Priory Terrace, L/Spa, CV31 1AA 12 Feb – Christopher Beaumont (Organist All Saints’ Leamington) 26 Feb – CANCELLED |
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6.15pm |
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Katherine Lacey violin, Jaime Philips conductor Butterworth Hall, Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry CV4 7AL Haydn Overture: L’isola disabitata, Mozart Clarinet Concerto, Beethoven Symphony No 3 ‘Eroica’ Tickets: £21-£43, from WAC Box Office on 024 7649 6000 or email : ticketing@warwick.ac.uk, online booking www.warwickartscentre.co.uk Pre-Concert talk in Helen Martin Studio – in conversation with Jaime Philips tickets £5 |
| Fri 17 Feb 7.30pm |
Doric String Quartet Royal Pump Rooms, Parade, L/Spa CV32 4AA Beethoven Quartet in G Op 18 No 2, Berg Quartet Op 3, Smetana Quartet No 1 in E minor ‘From My Life’ Tickets: £26 centre, £16 sides, (£1 students and children), available from Leamington and Warwick VIC Box Offices, 01926 334418 and www.leamingtonmusic.org (Leamington Music) |
| Fri 17 Feb 8.00-8.30 pm |
Music at St Mary’s: The Boys and Gentlemen of the Choir, Oliver Hancock director, Mark Swinton organ St Mary’s Church, Warwick CV34 4RA Candlelight Concert 30 minutes of music from across the ages, part of 900 years celebrations. Music by Tallis, Willan, Howells, Palestrina, Franck, Byrd and more. Admission free, retiring collection |
| Sun 19 Feb 3pm |
Glinka Trio: Alison Eales clarinet, Debbie Barnes bassoon, Anna le Hair piano Town Hall, Sheep Street, Stratford-upon-Avon CV37 6EF Sonatas by Saint-Saëns, Trios by William Hurlstone and Glinka. Tickets: £20, from www.stratfordchambermusic.co.uk or on door |
| Sun 19 Feb 5.30pm |
Come and Sing Evensong with St Mary’s Scholars St Mary’s Church, Warwick CV34 4RA Rehearsal: 2.30pm Refreshments: 4.00pm Evensong: 5.30pm Music to include: Byrd Preces and Responses, Howells Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in G, Purcell Let God arise. Book your free place now at https://rb.gy/hu3t5p |
| Tues 28 Feb 7.30pm |
The Gesualdo Six, Owain Park director St Mary’s Church, Warwick CV34 4RA Josquin’s Legacy – The Court at Ferrara Music by Josquin de Prez, Brumel, Compère, Divitis, Festa, de Févin, L’Héritier, Mouton, and de la Rue. Tickets: £26, £18, £12, (£1 students and children), available from Leamington and Warwick VIC Box Offices, 01926 334418 and www.leamingtonmusic.org (Leamington Music) |
| March 1 – 31 | |
| During March Wednesdays 1-1.30pm |
Soundbites: Lunchtime Concerts Holy Trinity Church, Stratford-upon-Avon CV37 6BG Check website for details Free admission, retiring collection (Friends of the Music at Holy Trinity Church). Refreshments served from 12.30pm. www.stratford-upon-avon.org/soundbites |
| During March Fridays 1.15-2pm |
Lunchtime Recitals Series St Mary’s Church, Warwick CV34 4RA 3 March – Charlie Feaver cello (Warwick School) with Emily Hooker, piano 17 March – Castalia (Clive Letchford, director) 31 March – Colin Millington organ (St Mary’s, Warwick) Admission free, retiring collection (Music at St Mary’s) |
| Sun 5 Mar 11.30am |
Ensemble 360 with Polly Ives narrator Royal Spa Centre, Newbold Terrace, L/Spa CV32 4HN Sir Scallywag and the Golden Underpants FAMILY CONCERT, ideal for ages 3-7. A storybook adventure with a score by Paul Rissmann. When King Colin’s golden underpants go missing, it’s Sir Scallywag to the rescue! Brave and bold, courageous and true, he’s the perfect knight for the job… even if he is only six years old! Tickets: £12 adults, £6 children, £32 family ticket, available from Leamington and Warwick VIC Box Offices, 01926 334418 and www.leamingtonmusic.org (Leamington Music) |
| Sun 5 Mar 3pm |
Ensemble 360 Royal Spa Centre, Newbold Terrace, L/Spa, CV32 4HN Berwald Grand Septet in Bᵇ, Mozart Clarinet Quintet in A K581, Beethoven Septet in Eᵇ Op 20 Tickets: £20, (£1 students and children) available from Leamington and Warwick VIC Box Offices, 01926 334418 and www.leamingtonmusic.org (Leamington Music) |
| Sat 11 Mar 6.30pm |
Random Opera Company, Ashley Beauchamp Musical Director Temple Speech Room, Barby Road, Rugby CV22 5DA Mozart Cosi fan tutte. A performance of Mozart’s classic opera, in Italian, by professional emerging artists. Piano accompaniment. (English surtitles) Tickets: £20, £15 under-25, from www.randomopera.co.uk/tickets |
| Sat 11 Mar 7.30pm |
Divertimento, Laura Bailie conductor St Mark’s Church, Rugby Road, L/ Spa CV32 6DL Awakening – Songs for Spring. Including music by Elgar, Finzi, Gershwin, Moeran & Whitacre. Tickets: £15 (under 18 free) from www.divertimento.org.uk or call 01926 429607 |
| Sat 11 Mar 7.30pm |
William Hudd, guitar Ladbroke Church, Church Road, Ladbroke, Southam CV47 2DF Guitar Through the Ages William Hudd plays a selection of classical pieces and his own compositions. Admission free, retiring collection in aid of Ladbroke Church |
| Sat 11 Mar 7.30pm |
Warwickshire Symphony Orchestra, Roger Coull conductor All Saints’ Church, L/ Spa CV31 1AA Weber Overture Der Freischütz, Webern Im Sommerwind, Bruckner Symphony No 7 in E. Tickets: £18 (concession £9), £15 (concession £7.50), from www.wso.org.uk, 07922 119350, email: boxoffice@wso.org.uk or Presto Music, 23-25 Regent Grove, L/Spa CV32 4NN, 01926 317025 |
| During March Sundays 3pm – 3.45pm |
Music at All Saints: Recitals All Saints’ Parish Church, Priory Terrace, L/ Spa, CV31 1AA 12 Mar – Nagi Tateno, (Organ Scholar, All Saints’ Leamington) 26 Mar – Song recital by the Choral Scholars of All Saints’ Leamington Admission free, retiring collection. (Friends of All Saints Music) |
| Thurs 16 Mar 7.30pm |
Orchestra of the Swan, Aaron Akugbo trumpet, Michael Collins conductor Warwick Hall, Warwick School, Myton Road, Warwick CV34 6PP Goodnight Vienna Strauss Blue Danube Op 314, Schubert Adagio from String Quintet in C, Haydn Trumpet Concerto in Eᵇ, Schoenberg Notturno for Strings and Harp, Mozart Symphony No 41 in C ‘Jupiter’ Tickets: £15, £5 under-16 and concessions, from Bridgehouse Theatre 01926 776438 and boxoffice@bridgehousetheatre.co.uk |
| Fri 17 Mar 7.30pm |
Arcadia String Quartet (Romania) Royal Pump Rooms, Parade, L/Spa CV32 4AA Haydn Quartet in Bᵇ Op 33 No 4, Weinberg Quartet No 15, Beethoven Quartet in F Op 59 No 1 ‘Razumovsky’. Tickets: £26 centre, £16 sides, (£1 students and children) from Leamington and Warwick VIC Box Offices, 01926 334418 and www.leamingtonmusic.org (Leamington Music) |
| Sat 18 Mar 7.30pm |
Da Capo Chamber Choir, John Adams conductor All Saints’ Church, Priory Terrace, L/ Spa CV31 1AA Ode to Nature Flora, fauna and Earth’s physical phenomena as set to music by composers across the centuries including Clemens, Britten, Whitacre and Carly Simon. Tickets: £12, under-16 free, available from www.dacapochoir.org.uk |
| Sat 18 Mar 7.30pm |
Collegium Warwick with brass ensemble, Adrian Moore organ, Oliver Hancock director St Mary’s Church, Old Square, Warwick CV34 4RA Music to include John Rutter Gloria, alongside other works for choir and brass ensemble. Tickets: Adults £15, accompanied under-16s free, available from members of Collegium or on the door (Music at St Mary’s) |
| Sat 18 Mar 7pm |
Coventry and Warwickshire Youth Orchestra, Soprano Madeleine Davis, Conductor Joe Davies. Holy Trinity Church, Beauchamp Avenue, Leamington Spa, CV32 5RG ‘Folk vs Film’. Featuring popular music from film and folk, including Howard Shore: ‘Lord of the Rings’; Vaughan Williams: ‘Folk Song Suite’; George Butterworth: ‘A Shropshire Lad’; Gustav Mahler: ‘Folk Songs from Austria’. The orchestra is made up of young people from the Coventry, Warwickshire and Solihull areas who play at Grade 5 level or above. It provides an invaluable opportunity for young players to enjoy rehearsing and performing together. Our soloist is from the Coventry Youth Choir. |
| Sun 19 Mar 2.30pm |
Stratford-upon-Avon Symphony Orchestra, Dan Watson conductor, Renata Konyicska piano Stratford PlayHouse, Rother Street, Stratford-upon-Avon CV37 6LU Khachaturian Masquerade Suite, Beethoven Piano Concerto No 5 ‘Emperor’, Amy Beach Symphony in E Minor ‘Gaelic’. Tickets: £15, from PlayHouse Box Office, 01789 333990 or www.stratfordsymphony.org.uk |
| Sun 19 Mar 3pm |
Rossetti Piano Quartet: Sara Trickey, Sarah-Jane Bradley, Tim Lowe, John Lenehan Town Hall, Sheep Street, Stratford-upon-Avon CV37 6EF Mahler Piano Quartet in A minor, Dvořák Piano Quartet in D Op 23, Brahms Piano Quartet in G minor Op 25. Tickets: £20, from www.stratfordchambermusic.co.uk or on door |
| Tues 21 Mar 7.30pm |
Ex Cathedra, Jeffrey Skidmore director, Andrew Skidmore cello St Mary’s Church, Warwick CV34 4RA Baroque Passion Music by Bach, Purcell, Lotti, Domenico Scarlatti, Kuhnau, Monteverdi, Carissimi,and Charpentier. Tickets: £26, £18, £12, (£1 students and children), from Leamington and Warwick VIC Box Offices, 01926 334418 and www.leamingtonmusic.org (Leamington Music) |
| Sat 25 Mar 7.30pm |
Leamington Sinfonia, Joe Davies conductor All Saints’ Church, Leamington Spa CV31 1AA Holst The Planets, Strauss Suite from Also Sprach Zarathustra. Performances of the winning entries from our Composition Competition. For tickets see www.leamingtonsinfonia.org.uk |
| Sun 26 Mar 3.30pm |
Leamington Chamber Orchestra, Angela Dickson viola and Daniel Sanford-Casey clarinet, Richard Laing conductor Holy Trinity Church, Beauchamp Avenue, L/Spa CV32 5RG Afternoon Tea Concert Philip Sawyers Remembrance, Bruch Concerto for Clarinet and Viola Op 88, Brahms Hungarian Dances nos. 1,3,10, Beethoven Symphony No 3 ‘Eroica’. Tickets: £15, under-16s accompanied by an adult free, available on the door. Payment by card or cash |
| Thurs 30 Mar 7.30pm |
Armonico Consort & Baroque Players, Ben Thapa Evangelist, Stuart O’Hara Christus, Christopher Monks director St Mary’s Church, Warwick CV34 4RA J.S. Bach St Matthew Passion Armonico Consort’s finest soloists, chorus, and period instrumentalists explore the intense emotions and humanity of the Passion of Christ according to Matthew as depicted in Bach’s masterpiece. Tickets: £34.50, £23.50, £17.50, available from Box Office: www.armonico.org.uk 01926 334418 |
| April 1 – 30 | |
| Sat 1 April 7.30pm |
The St James’s Singers, Julian Harris conductor The Guild Chapel, Chapel Lane, Stratford- upon-Avon CV37 6EP Rejoice! Programme includes works by Bach, Parry & Britten. Further details from www.stjamessingers.com Tickets: £15, available from the Box Office 07359 114362 |
| Sat 1 April 7.30pm |
Royal Leamington Spa Bach Choir, Charivari Agréable Orchestra, Lee Dunleavy conductor St Mary’s Church, Warwick, CV34 4RA J.S. Bach Mass in B minor Tickets: £20, £5 students, from www.rlsbc.org.uk and on the door |
| During April Wednesdays 1-1.30pm |
Soundbites: Lunchtime Concerts Holy Trinity Church, Stratford-upon-Avon CV37 6BG Check website for details Free admission, retiring collection . Refreshments served from 12.30pm. www.stratford-upon-avon.org/soundbites (Friends of the Music at Holy Trinity Church) |
| Fri 7 April Good Friday 6pm |
Coventry Cathedral Chorus, Pro Anima Orchestra, Rachel Mahon conductor Coventry Cathedral CV1 5AB J.S. Bach St John Passion (sung in German) Tickets: £22, £15, students & under-18s half-price, available from www.ticketweb.co.uk, 0844 477 1000 (cards), Jill Pacey tickets@coventrycathedralchorus.com 01676 532436 |
| During April Bank Holiday Mon 10 April 11am – 12 noon Sun 23 April 3-3.45pm |
Music at All Saints: Recitals
All Saints’ Parish Church, Priory Terrace, L/ Spa, CV31 1AA Stefan Piotrowicz Organ recital (former Organ Scholar Durham Cathedral) Linda Bruton Song recital (former vocal student RBC) |
| Sat 15 April 2.30pm |
Spires Music, Jack Lovell-Huckle conductor Coventry Central Hall, Warwick Lane, Coventry CV1 2HA Dvořák Symphony No 9 in E minor ‘From the New World’, Amy Beach Mass in Eᵇ. Tickets: £15, £5 students/unwaged, children free, from www.ticketsource.co.uk/spiresmusic and on the door |
| Wed 19 April 7pm |
Orchestra of the Swan, David Le Page director, Daniel De-Fry harp, David Gordon keyboard Stratford PlayHouse, Rother St. Stratford-upon-Avon CV37 6LU In a Landscape Programme includes music by Debussy, Satie, Ravel, Trenet and others Tickets: £15-£32, £5 under-35, from Stratford PlayHouse 0333 666 4466 www.ticketsource.co.uk |
| Sat 22 April 3pm |
Beauchamp Sinfonietta, Nic Fallowfield conductor Grange Hall, Coventry Rd, Southam CV47 1QA Schumann Overture, Scherzo and Finale, Dvořák Serenade for Strings, Mendelssohn Symphony No 4 ‘Italian’. Tickets: £14, £12 Concessions, £2 Children and Students, available on the door |
| Sat 22 April 7pm |
Warwickshire Singers, Ella McNamee soprano, Lisa Bradburn mezzo-soprano, Robert Kelly tenor, Tom Considine bass, David King accompanist , Jim Bate Musical Director |
| Sun 23 April 3pm |
Beauchamp Sinfonietta, Nic Fallowfield conductor Holy Trinity Church 9 Beauchamp Ave, Leamington Spa CV32 5RE Schumann Overture Scherzo and Finale Dvorak Serenade for Strings Mendelssohn Symphony No 4 Italian Tickets on the door: £14, Concessions £12, Children and Students £2 |
| Sun 23 April 7pm |
The Warwick Piano Trio: Roger Coull (violin), Nicholas Roberts (cello), Lynn Arnold (piano) Butlers Marston Church, Butlers Marston, Warks, CV35 0NA Programme to include: Mendelssohn Trio No. 1 in D minor Op. 49 Brahms Trio in C minor Op. 101 Tickets: £13.00 (£5 child) from 01926 642076 or ButlersMusic@hotmail.co.uk Or on the door. |
| Thurs 27 Apr – Mon 1 May Various times |
LEAMINGTON MUSIC FESTIVAL Celebrating Rachmaninov at 150 and Leamington-born composer Robin Holloway at 80 Royal Pump Rooms, Parade, Leamington Spa CV32 4AA Artists invited include Leonore Piano Trio, Wigmore Soloists, Gemma Rosefield cello and Tim Horton piano, Andrey Gugnin piano, Roman Kosyakov and Sasha Grynyuk piano duo, Sinfonia of Birmingham with Michael Seal conductor and Amy Dickson saxophone, Matthew Jorysz organ, Greenwich Piano Trio and Sacconi Quartet with Ben Goldscheider horn. Full details on www.leamingtonmusic.org (Leamington Music) |
| Fri 28 April 1.15-1.45 pm |
St John’s Music Recitals: Adrian Moore organ St John the Baptist Church, Tachbrook Street, L/Spa CV31 3BN Free Admission, retiring collection |
| Sat 29 April 7.30pm |
Coventry Philharmonic Choir and Warwick and Kenilworth Choral Society with Leamington Chamber Orchestra, David Wynne conductor, Carrie-Ann Williams soprano, Martha McLorinan mezzo, Peter Davoren tenor, Joe Kennedy baritone All Saints’ Church, Priory Terrace, L/Spa CV31 1AA Verdi Requiem Tickets: £15, from www.covphilsoc.org.uk, reserve on 07728 887349 and on the door. In aid of Myton Hospice. |
| Sun 30 April 4.00pm |
Ex Urbe Chamber Choir, Kevin Gill organ, Mark Walkem cello, Benjamin Hamilton conductor St Nicholas Church, St Nicholas Church St, Warwick CV34 4JD Bach Komm, Jesu, Komm! BWV 229 Nystedt Immortal Bach, Op 153 Tavener Svyati Duruflé Requiem Op 9, Four Motets on Gregorian Themes, Op 10 Tickets from www.exurbe.org. |
| May 1 – mid-May | |
| During May Wednesdays 1-1.30pm |
Soundbites: Lunchtime Concerts Holy Trinity Church, Stratford-upon-Avon CV37 6BG Check website for details Free admission, retiring collection . Refreshments served from 12.30pm www.stratford-upon-avon.org/soundbites (Friends of the Music at Holy Trinity Church) |
| Fri 12 May 1.15-1.45pm |
St John’s Music Recitals Fumi Otsuki violin, Sarah Kershaw piano St John the Baptist Church, Tachbrook Sreet, L/Spa CV31 3BN Free Admission, retiring collection |
| Fri 12 May 7.30 pm |
Diatonic Choir with members of Leamington Chamber Orchestra, Edward Jenkins piano, Bernard Sutton conductor Warwick Unitarian Chapel, 31 High St. Warwick CV34 4AX A Baroque Celebration Purcell Bell Anthem, Monteverdi Beatus Vir, Buxtehude Magnificat, J.S. Bach Komm Jesu Komm and other works. Tickets: £15, from www.diatonic.co.uk and on the door |
| Sat 13 May 7.30pm |
Stour Singers, Natalie Montakhab soprano, James Neville countertenor, Matthew Minter tenor, William Burn bass-baritone, Richard Emms conductor St Edmund’s Church, Church Street, Shipston-on-Stour CV36 4AP Handel Messiah. Tickets: £12.50, under-16 free, from Clarke’s Electrical Shop, Shipston-on-Stour (01608 661394) or through members |
| Sat 13 May 3pm |
Orchestra of the Swan, Gerry Cornelius conductor Warwick Hall, Warwick School, Myton Road, Warwick CV34 6PP Into the Woods Paul Patterson Three Little Pigs, and Little Red Riding Hood. Tickets: £15, £5 under-16 and concessions, from Bridgehouse Theatre 01926 776438 boxoffice@bridgehousetheatre.co.uk |
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