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AUTUMN 2017 Issue 62
Your Music Guide for Warwick, Leamington Spa and beyond!
September 2017 - Mid-January 2018
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September 1 – 30
During Sept Wednesdays 1.00-1.30 pm
Soundbites: Lunchtime Concerts Holy Trinity Church, Stratford-upon-Avon CV37 6BG 6 Sept – Samuel Bridges tenor and Benedict Wilson piano 13 Sept – Paul Mocroft baritone and John Jenkin piano 20 Sept – Jonathan Clarke organ 27 Sept – Chi-Hoi Chung piano (RCM student) Free admission, retiring collection. Refreshments from 12.30pm (Friends of the Music of Holy Trinity Church Stratford)
During Sept Fridays 1.15-2.00 pm
Autumn Organ Recitals St Mary’s Church, Warwick CV34 4RA 8 Sept – Laurence Caldecote organ (Nuneaton) 15 Sept – Richard Cook organ (Worcester Cathedral)
with Matthew Gibson piano 22 Sept – Samuel Bristow organ (Coventry Cathedral) 29 Sept – Daniel Gárdonyi organ (Germany) Free admission, retiring collection. Details 01926 403940 (Music at St Mary’s)
Fri 1 Sept 1.15-1.45pm
Sue Cannan recorder/oboe, Eddie Jones violin, Ruth Elkan cello, Sheila Koch keyboard Holy Trinity Church, Beauchamp Ave, L/Spa CV32 5RE Free admission (Holy Trinity Music)
Sat 2 Sept 8.00pm
The Summer Choir and Consort, Peter Irvine conductor St Peter Apostle Church, Dormer Place, L/Spa CV32 5AA Liturgy of Choral Vespers. Setting: Vespers for the Blessed Virgin: Monteverdi 1610. Free admission with retiring collection for Cafod hunger aid
Sun 3 Sept 7.00pm
Charles Matthews piano and Lynn Arnold piano Church of St Peter and St Paul, Butlers Marston CV35 0NA Holst ‘Planets’ Suite for piano duet and more great works! Tickets £10 from [email protected] or 01926 642076 (Butlers Marston Concert Society)
Wed 6 Sept 7.30 pm
John Wilderspin (organist for the voluntary choir, Worcester Cathedral) St Mary Magdalene Church, Lillington CV32 7RH Organ recital. Details 01926 470449. Free admission (Lillington Church Music)
Sat 9 Sept 7.30 pm
Music at Leamington Hastings All Saints Church, Leamington Hastings CV23 8DY 4 Girls 4 Harps. Music by Prokofiev, Piazzolla, Shostakovich, et al. First half - works commissioned for 15th anniversary of 4 Girls 4 Harps, second half - dances/toe-tappers. Ticket details see www.musicatleamingtonhastings.co.uk and 07966 584328
Wed 13 Sept 7.30 pm
Peter Summers (Organist Emeritus, Holy Trinity Church, Stratford) St Mary Magdalene Church, Lillington CV32 7RH Organ recital. Details 01926 470449. Free admission (Lillington Church Music)
Fri 15 Sept 1.15-1.45pm
Maggie Bartmanis mezzo-soprano Holy Trinity Church, Beauchamp Ave, L/Spa CV32 5RE Free admission (Holy Trinity Music)
Sat 16 Sept 7.30 pm
Armonico Consort and Baroque Orchestra, Christopher Monks director St Mary’s Church, Warwick CV34 4RA Monteverdi 450 Tour - Vespers of 1610. Tickets £32.50-£11.00 plus booking fee from 0844 581 0750 and www.armonico.org.uk
Sun 17 Sept – Sat 23 Sept various times
Kenilworth Arts Festival various venues in Kenilworth Kenilworth Arts Festival is a weeklong celebration of the creative arts. Now in its second year the festival programme will include headline events, a family fiesta and a series of fringe events and community projects. Among the confirmed artists for 2017 are acclaimed writers Kit de Waal and Sarah Moss, as well as the much-respected guitarist and singer-songwriter John Smith, and multi-award winning pianist Gwilym Simcock. Also appearing is music journalist-turned-non-fiction writer Will Ashon in conversation with The Guardian’s resident gardener and nature writer Alys Fowler. Tickets (various prices) from www.wegottickets.com/kenilworthartsfestival The full line-up and further information can be found at www.kenilworthartsfestival.co.uk
Sun 17 Sept 7.30 pm
Oriflamme Winds Ensemble, Darren Marc Leaper and Cecilia Xi piano, Antoine Mitchell director St Nicholas Church, Warwick CV34 4JD Respighi Suita della Tabacchiera, Françaix 9 Pièces Caractéristiques, Steven Russell new work ‘Green Hill Dance Fragments’ (Oriflamme 20th anniversary commission) and works for piano 4 hands. St Nicholas Benefit performance. Admission by donation. Further information from St Nicholas Church 01926 419905, Ian Lovecy concerts secretary 07799 642138
Wed 20 Sept 7.30 pm
Professor David Saint (Director of Music, St Chad’s Cathedral, Birmingham) St Mary Magdalene Church, Lillington CV32 7RH Organ recital. Details 01926 470449. Free admission (Lillington Church Music)
Thurs 21 Sept 7.30pm Pre-concert talk at 7.00pm
The Sixteen, Harry Christophers conductor Southwell Minster, Church Street, Southwell NG25 0HD Poulenc Salve Regina, Palestrina ‘Surge amica mea’ and ‘Surgam et circuibo civitatem’ from Song of Songs, Palestrina Parce mihi, Domine, Poulenc Quatre motets pour un temps de penitence, Palestrina Peccantem me quotidie, Palestrina ‘Kyrie’, ‘Gloria’ and ‘Credo’ from Missa L’Homme Armé, Poulenc Un Soir de neige, Palestrina Salve Regina, Poulenc ‘Agnus Dei’ from Mass in G. Tickets £12/£25/£30 from Box Office: National Centre for Early Music 01904 651485 tickets.ncem.co.uk
Sat 23 Sept 7.30 pm
Armonico Consort and Baroque Orchestra, Christopher Monks director Malvern Theatres, Grange Road WR14 3HB Monteverdi 450 Tour - Vespers of 1610. Tickets £23.52-£16.80 from 01684 892277 and www.malvern-theatres.co.uk
Sun 24 Sept 3.00 pm
Leamington Chamber Orchestra, Karen Wise mezzo-soprano, Richard Laing conductor Town Hall, The Parade, L/Spa CV32 4AT Dvořák Symphony No 7 in D minor Op 70, Chris Long new commission, Elgar Sea Pictures, Wagner Lohengrin excerpts – Prelude to Act 1, Elsa’s Procession to the Cathedral, Prelude to Act 3. Tickets £14(£12), £2 students available on door
Tues 26 Sept to Tues 3 Oct various times
Stratford-on-Avon Music Festival Stratford ArtsHouse, 14 Rother Street, Stratford CV37 6LU Artists include: Orchestra of the Swan and wind soloists, Roderick Williams baritone, Susie Allan piano, Leon McCawley piano, Galliard Wind Quintet, Tamsin Waley-Cohen violin, Annelien Van Wauwe clarinet, Pavel Kolesnikov piano, Julian Bliss clarinet, Van Kuijk String Quartet, Amatis Piano Trio. Full details from www.stratfordmusicfestival.com. Tickets from Stratford ArtsHouse 01789 207100 or www.stratfordartshouse.co.uk
Wed 27 Sept 7.30 pm
David King (Director of Music, Lullington, Somerset) St Mary Magdalene Church, Lillington CV32 7RH Organ recital. Details 01926 470449. Free admission (Lillington Church Music)
Fri 29 Sept 1.15-1.45pm
Adrian Moore organ Holy Trinity Church, Beauchamp Ave, L/Spa CV32 5RE Free admission (Holy Trinity Music)
Sat 30 Sept 7.30 pm
Saint Michael’s Singers, Orchestra Pro Anima, Paul Leddington Wright conductor All Saints Church, Victoria Terrace, L/Spa CV31 1AA Master of the Baroque. Handel Dixit Dominus, Boyce Symphony No 1, Bach Brandenburg Concerto No 3 in G BWV 1048 and Lobet den Herrn, Schütz Jauchzet dem Herren. Tickets £25,£20,£15 with concessions, children and students half price from www.ticketweb.co.uk 0844 477 1000 and [email protected]
October 1 – 31
During Oct Wednesdays 1.00-1.30 pm
Soundbites: Lunchtime Concerts Holy Trinity Church, Stratford-upon-Avon CV37 6BG 4 Oct – Stephen Dodsworth organ 11 Oct – Kathryn Ellis soprano and Rohan Stewart-MacDonald piano 18 Oct – Omnium Gatherum: vocal group 25 Oct – Kevin Cahill classical guitar Free admission, retiring collection. Refreshments from 12.30pm (Friends of the Music of Holy Trinity Church Stratford)
Fri 6 Oct 7.30 pm
Navarra String Quartet Royal Pump Rooms, Leamington Spa CV32 4AA Haydn Quartet in D minor Op 9 No 4, Shostakovich Quartet No 5 in Bb Op 92, Schubert Quartet in G D887. Tickets £21/£17/£13 (£1) from Leamington VIC Box Office 01926 334418 and www.royalspacentreandtownhall.co.uk (Leamington Music)
Sat 7 Oct 7.00pm
Festival of Voices III Warwick Hall, Warwick School, Myton Rd, Warwick CV34 6PP Festival showing the wide variety of choral singing on offer in the area. Divertimento, Sheila Koch conductor will be joined by an eclectic mix of choral groups, each giving us a taste of their style and repertoire. Tickets £10/£5 for children from www.divertimento.org.uk
Sat 7 Oct 7.30 pm
Music at Leamington Hastings All Saints Church, Leamington Hastings CV23 8DY Adam Summerhayes Orchestra, Eve Loiseau soprano Correlli Concerto Grosso, Mozart Divertimento in D, Schubert Waltz in B minor and Waltz in A, Brahms Hungarian Dance No 5, Ireland Concertino Pastorale, Rachmaninov Vocalise, Anon/Summerhayes Travellers Tales, interspersed by other songs by Handel, Schubert, Quilter and Fauré. Ticket details see www.musicatleamingtonhastings.co.uk and 07966 584328
Sat 7 Oct 7.30 pm
Michael King (organist, St Mary Magdalene Church, Lillington) St Mary Magdalene Church, Lillington CV32 7RH Anniversary organ recital. Free admission with wine and cheese in the interval. Details 01926 470449 (Lillington Church Music)
Sat 7 Oct 7.30 pm
Beauchamp Sinfonietta, Tim Gill cello, Nic Fallowfield conductor Grange Hall, Southam CV47 1QA Kodály Summer Evening, Saint-Saëns Cello Concerto, Delius Summer Night on the River, Haydn Symphony No 99. Tickets £14(£12), £2 child/student from 024 7661 2688 and door
Sun 8 Oct 3.00 pm
Beauchamp Sinfonietta, Tim Gill cello, Nic Fallowfield conductor Town Hall, The Parade, L/Spa CV32 4AT Programme as 7
October. Tickets £14(£12), £2 child/student from 024 7661 2688 and door
Tues 10 Oct 7.30 pm
Ex Cathedra, Jeffrey Skidmore conductor with Alexander Mason organ St Mary’s Church, Warwick CV34 4RA Monteverdi – In Search of 1610. Exploring how Monteverdi developed the brilliant fusion of musical styles in his famous 1610 collection through his madrigals ‘made spiritual’. Tickets £21/£18/£15/£13 (£1) from Leamington VIC Box Office 01926 334418 and www.royalspacentreandtownhall.co.uk (Leamington Music)
Wed 11 Oct 7.30pm
Heart of England Co-operative Concert Orchestra, Mark Wooton conductor Central Methodist Hall, Warwick Lane, Coventry CV1 2HA A concert celebrating the orchestra’s Centenary year from the first public performance. Main works are all about Transport, trains, cars, bicycles and music related to this with film, photo clips of Old Coventry. Music to include:- Thomas Bigood Motor ride, Arthur Rubinstein Melody on the Move, Charles Williams Rhythm on Rails, G Scott-Wood The Flying Scotsman, Patrick Barrow Coventry Suite written especially for the Coventry Hippodrome Broadcasting Orchestra in 1936 - taken from the original manuscripts. Tickets £8 (£6), £1 children under 16 from 07875 106527, members of the orchestra or [email protected]
Wed 11 – Fri 13 Oct 7.30pm
Consensus Opera The Bear Pit, Rother Street, Stratford CV37 6LU She Stoops to Conquer. Author - Oliver Goldsmith. Music - W A Mozart. Tickets £12(£10) from RSC Box Office 01789 403416 and Royal Shakespeare Theatre
Thurs 12 Oct 7.15 pm
Coull Quartet, Paul Barritt violin, James Lisney piano Helen Martin Studio, Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry CV4 7AL City of Light: Haydn Quartet in G Op 64 No 4, Mendelssohn Andante and Scherzo Op 81 Nos 1 & 2, Debussy Sonata in G minor for Violin and Piano, Chausson Concerto for Violin, Piano and String Quartet Op 21. Tickets £20(£18) from WAC Box Office 024 7652 4524
Fri 13 Oct 1.15-1.45pm
Jane Rigby mezzo-soprano, David Borsada baritone, Linda Carr piano Holy Trinity Church, Beauchamp Ave, L/Spa CV32 5RE Free admission (Holy Trinity Music)
Sat 14 Oct 7.30 pm
Consensus Opera The Memorial Hall, Station Rd, Henley in Arden B95 5JP She Stoops to Conquer. Author - Oliver Goldsmith. Music - W A Mozart. Tickets £10 from 07879 445941 and [email protected]
Sat 14 Oct 7.30 pm
Collegium, Ron Binnie conductor St Mary’s Church, Warwick CV34 4RA Programme includes works by Cherubini and Mendelssohn. Tickets £13, accompanied under 16s free, from 01926 403940 and door
Sat 14 Oct 7.30 pm
Warwickshire Symphony Orchestra, Roger Coull violin/conductor All Saints Church, L/Spa CV31 1AA Mozart Violin Concerto No 3 in G K216, Shostakovich Symphony No 7 in C Leningrad. Tickets £14/£18, children & students half price from WSO Box Office 01926 850385 and [email protected]
Sat 14 Oct 7.30 pm
Saint James’s Singers, Julian Harris conductor St James’s Church, Alveston CV37 7QJ Choral Concert. Tickets £10 from Box Office 07502 939498 and www.stjamessingers.com
Sun 15 Oct 7.30 pm
St Petersburg Symphony Orchestra, Peter Donohoe piano, Alexander Dmitriev conductor Warwick Arts Centre, University of Warwick CV4 7AL Mussorgsky Night on a Bare Mountain, Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No 4 in G minor Op 40, Rimsky Korsakov Scheherazade. Tickets £40.50-£17.50 from Warwick Arts Centre Box Office 024 7652 4524
Fri 27 Oct 1.15-1.45pm
Fumi Otsuki violin, Allesandro Viale piano Holy Trinity Church, Beauchamp Ave, L/Spa CV32 5RE Free admission (Holy Trinity Music)
Fri 27 Oct 7.30pm Pre-concert talk at 7.00pm
The Sixteen, Harry Christophers conductor Coventry Cathedral, Coventry CV1 5AB Programme as 21 September. Tickets £15/£25 from Box Office: National Centre for Early Music 01904 651485 tickets.ncem.co.uk
Sat 28 Oct 5.00pm and 7.30 pm
Raphael Wallfisch cello plays Bach St Mary’s Church, Warwick CV34 4RA Bach – Six Cello Suites. Fundraising evening for St Mary’s Church Tower and Leamington Music – two concerts with supper interval. Tickets £22/£18/£15/£13 (£1) from Warwick VIC and Leamington VIC and St Mary’s Church Gift Shop (Leamington Music)
November 1 – 30
During Nov Wednesdays 1.00-1.30 pm
Soundbites: Lunchtime Concerts Holy Trinity Church, Stratford-upon-Avon CV37 6BG 1 Nov – Eloise Yates trumpet 8 Nov – Karl-Johan Dürr-Sørensen clarinet and Rohan Stewart-MacDonald piano 15 Nov – Rebecca Mills soprano and Benedict Wilson piano 22 Nov – Louise Cournarie piano (RAM student) 29 Nov – Rohan Stewart-MacDonald voice Free admission, retiring collection. Refreshments from 12.30pm (Friends of the Music of Holy Trinity Church Stratford)
Thurs 2 Nov 7.30 pm
The Hallé Orchestra, Castelló López clarinet, Sir Mark Elder conductor Warwick Arts Centre, University of Warwick CV4 7AL Ravel Rapsodie espagnole, Debussy Rhapsody for Clarinet and Orchestra, Ravel Boléro, Elgar Enigma Variations. Tickets £40.50-£17.50 from Warwick Arts Centre Box Office 024 7652 4524
Tues 7 Nov 7.30 pm
Palisander Recorder Quartet with Louise Anna Duggan percussion St Mary’s Church, Warwick CV34 4RA Journey to the New World – Inspired by voyages to the New World, a programme centring on themes of Renaissance exploration and discovery and including works by Tallis, Vivaldi, Susato and Dowland. Tickets £21/£18/£15/£13 (£1) from Leamington VIC Box Office 01926 334418 and www.royalspacentreandtownhall.co.uk (Leamington Music)
Sat 11 Nov 7.30 pm
Saint Michael’s Singers, Orchestra Pro Anima, Paul Leddington Wright conductor Coventry Cathedral CV1 5AB Bach Mass in B minor. Tickets £25/£20/£15 with concessions, children and students half price from www.ticketweb.co.uk 0844 477 1000 and [email protected]
Sat 11 Nov 7.30 pm
Royal Leamington Spa Bach Choir, soloists from the choir, Nigel Stark conductor All Saints Church, Victoria Terrace, L/Spa CV31 1AA Kodály Missa Brevis, Jongen Mass, Tucapsky 5 Lenten Motets. Tickets from www.rlsbc.org Presto Classical 01926 317025 and door
Sun 12 Nov 3.00pm
Diatonic Chamber Choir, Edward Jenkins piano, Bernard Sutton conductor Kenilworth Methodist Church, Priory Road, Kenilworth CV8 1LQ 'Dance in Song'. From Renaissance to Modern musicals. Tickets £10 01926 882898 and Presto Classical
Sun 12 Nov 7.30 pm
Alke String Quartet Shakespeare Institute, Church Street, Stratford CV37 6HP Haydn String Quartet in G Op 64 No 4, Ades Arcadiana, Schubert String Quartet in G D887. Tickets £18/£5 students from Stratford ArtsHouse 01789 207100 or 01789 740791 (Stratford-upon-Avon Chamber Music Society)
Thurs 16 Nov 7.30 pm
Takács String Quartet (USA) Royal Pump Rooms, Leamington Spa CV32 4AA Mozart Quartet in D K575, Beethoven Quartet in Bb Op 18 No 6, Brahms Quartet in Bb Op 67. Tickets £21/£17/£13 (£1) from Leamington VIC Box Office 01926 334418 and www.royalspacentreandtownhall.co.uk (Leamington Music)
Fri 17 Nov 7.30 pm
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Rafal Blechacz piano, Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla conductor Warwick Arts Centre, University of Warwick CV4 7AL Mozart The Magic Flute Overture, Chopin Piano Concerto No 2, Messiaen Un Sourire, Debussy La Mer. Tickets £40.50-£17.50 from Warwick Arts Centre Box Office 024 7652 4524
Sat 18 Nov 7.30 pm
Stratford Choral Society, Stephen Dodsworth conductor Holy Trinity Church, Stratford-upon-Avon CV37 6BG CPE Bach Magnificat, Vivaldi Gloria. Tickets £15 from Stratford ArtsHouse 01789 207100 and 01608 682049
Sun 19 Nov 3.00 pm
Warwickshire Symphony Orchestra, Paul Leddington Wright conductor Royal Spa Centre, Newbold Terrace, L/Spa CV32 4HN ‘Flying High at the Movies’ – a Family Concert of fantastic film music including: Theme from ET, Superman March, Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines, Star Trek & The Dambusters in this traditional and great afternoon of audience participation and enjoyment. Tickets £30 (Family ticket for 2 adults and 2 children), £14 & £18 (children & students half price) from 01926 850385 and [email protected]
Thurs 23 Nov 7.30 pm
Avesta Saxophone Quartet Royal Spa Centre Studio, Newbold Terrace, L/Spa CV32 4HN The winners of the 2017 Leamington Music Prize offer a range of musical experiences from classic French saxophone works through tango to new sounds; Piazzolla, Debussy, Dubois, some big American names and a new work by Howard Skempton. Tickets £10(£1) from Leamington VIC Box Office 01926 334418 and www.royalspacentreandtownhall.co.uk (Leamington Music)
Sat 25 Nov 7.30 pm
Warwick & Kenilworth Choral Society with soloists and orchestra, Benedict Wilson conductor St Nicholas Church, Warwick CV34 4JD Haydn The Creation. Tickets £13(£12), £5 students/£2 under 16’s from Presto Classical, Kenilworth Books, Warwick Books and 01926 491316
Thurs 30 Nov 7.30 pm
Kodály String Quartet (Hungary) Royal Pump Rooms, Leamington Spa CV32 4AA Haydn Quartet in G Op 54 No 1, Dohnányi Quartet in Db No 2, Schumann Quartet in A minor Op 41 No 1. Tickets £21/£17/£13 (£1) from Leamington VIC Box Office 01926 334418 and www.royalspacentreandtownhall.co.uk (Leamington Music)
December 1 – 31
Sat 2 Dec 2.30 pm
Spires Chorus with Spires Baroque Orchestra, Jack Lovell conductor United Reformed Church, 10 Warwick Rd, Coventry CV1 1EX An Advent Concert. Programme to include ‘For unto Us’ chorus from Handel Messiah, Vivaldi Gloria and Bach Cantata No 140 Wachet auf, together with English glees and West Gallery carols. Tickets £12(£8), £24 family from Coventry TIC 024 7623 4284 and door
Sat 2 Dec 3.00 pm
Omnium Gatherum Saltisford Church, Albert Street, Warwick CV34 4JX Christmas concert – a selection of Christmas music with free admission. Refreshments provided. Donations to Cancer Research
Sat 2 Dec 7.30 pm
Leamington Sinfonia, Edward Boothroyd violin, Thomas Payne conductor Kingsley School, Beauchamp Road, L/Spa CV32 5RD Bruch Violin Concerto No 1, Bruckner Symphony No 4 in Eb The Romantic. Tickets £10(£8), £5 students/U16 (free when accompanied by adult) from Presto Classical and 01789 731966
Sun 3 Dec 3.00 – 4.00pm
Divertimento, Sheila Koch conductor Guild Chapel, Chapel Lane, Stratford CV37 8TY Divertimento’s Christmas. Free admission
Sun 3 Dec 7.30 pm
Michael Foyle violin, Maksim Stsura piano Shakespeare Institute, Church Street, Stratford CV37 6HP Mozart Sonata in A K526, Beethoven Sonata in G Op 96, Brahms Sonata in D minor Op 108, Kreisler Fantasia on Viennese themes. Tickets £18/£5 students from Stratford ArtsHouse 01789 207100 or 01789 740791 (Stratford-upon-Avon Chamber Music Society)
Thurs 7 Dec 7.30 pm
Armonico Consort and Baroque Orchestra, Elin Manahan Thomas soprano, William Towers countertenor, Nathan Vale tenor, Sir Willard White bass, Christopher Monks director Warwick Arts Centre, University of Warwick CV4 7AL Handel Messiah. Tickets £40.50-£17.50 from WAC Box Office 024 7652 4524
Thurs 7 Dec 7.45pm
Divertimento, Sheila Koch conductor Christ Church, Priory Terrace, L/Spa CV31 1BA Divertimento’s Christmas – a selection of songs and carols for the festive season. Tickets £10/£3 children from 01926 778646, Presto Classical and www.divertimento.org.uk
Sat 9 Dec 6.30 pm
Choir of All Saints’ Parish Church All Saints’ Church, Victoria Terrace, L/Spa CV31 1AA Carols by Candlelight: A chance to sing your favourite Christmas carols. Tickets £5, family £10 from www.allsaintschurchleamington.org.uk 01926 429169 and door . Proceeds to Myton Hospices (Friends of All Saints’ Music)
Sat 9 Dec 7.00 pm
Music at Leamington Hastings All Saints Church, Leamington Hastings CV23 8DY Schola Cantorum of Oxford Christmas Concert with mince pies and mulled wine. Please note early start. Ticket details see www.musicatleamingtonhastings.co.uk and 07966 584328
Sat 9 Dec 7.30 pm
Stour Singers and Queen’s Park Sinfonia, Robyn Allegra Parton soprano, Richard Emms conductor St Edmund’s Church, Shipston-on-Stour CV36 4AP Exultations. Mozart Exsultate, jubilate, Kuhnau Cantata Uns ist ein Kind geboren, Bach Cantata No 191 Gloria in Excelsis Deo. Tickets £12.50, accompanied children free, from Clarke’s Electrical Shop or 01789 269587
Mon 11 Dec 7.30 pm
Warwick & Kenilworth Choral Society with soloists, string ensemble and organ, Benedict Wilson conductor St Nicholas Church, Warwick CV34 4JD Handel Messiah. Tickets £13(£12), £5 students/£2 under 16’s from Presto Classical, Kenilworth Books, Warwick Books and 01926 491316
Tues 12 Dec 7.30 pm
The York Waits with Deborah Catterall singer St Mary’s Church, Warwick CV34 4RA Goday My Lord Sir Christemas – A celebration of English medieval and Tudor carols, songs and dances for the festive season. Tickets £21/£18/£15/£13 (£1) to include mulled wine and mince pies from Leamington VIC Box Office 01926 334418 and www.royalspacentreandtownhall.co.uk (Leamington Music)
Tues 12 Dec 7.30 pm
Warwick & Kenilworth Choral Society with soloists, Colin Druce organ, Benedict Wilson conductor St Nicholas Church, 28 High Street, Kenilworth CV8 1LZ Handel Messiah. Tickets £13(£12), £5 students/£2 under 16’s from Presto Classical, Kenilworth Books, Warwick Books and 01926 491316
Sat 16 Dec 3.00pm and 6.00 pm
Saint Michael’s Singers, Coventry & Warwickshire Youth Orchestra, Coventry Cathedral Choristers, Jaguar Land Rover Band, Paul Leddington Wright conductor Coventry Cathedral CV1 5AB Charity Christmas Concert in aid of NSPCC. Tickets £15, £40 family (2 adults and 3 children) from www.ticketweb.co.uk 0844 477 1000 and [email protected]
Sat 16 Dec 7.30 pm
Royal Leamington Spa Bach Choir, Nigel Stark conductor Holy Trinity Church, Beauchamp Ave, L/Spa CV32 5RG Handel Messiah. Tickets from www.rlsbc.org Presto Classical 01926 317025 and door
Sat 16 Dec 7.30 pm
Stratford Choral Society, Stephen Dodsworth conductor Holy Trinity Church, Stratford-upon-Avon CV37 6BG Prelude to Christmas – Carols, music and readings for Christmas. Tickets £12 from Stratford ArtsHouse 01789 207100 and 01608 682049
Sat 16 Dec 7.30 pm
Coventry Philharmonic Choir with Oriflamme, Wendy Whyte soprano, Margaret Parker alto, Ed Valenti tenor, Robin Jeffreys bass, Mark Swinton organ, Steven Russell conductor St Mary’s Church, Warwick CV34 4RA Christmas music to include Handel Messiah part 1. Tickets £14 from Church bookshop, www.wegottickets.com www.covphilchoir.org.uk and 07728 887349
Tues 19 Dec 7.30 pm
Da Capo Chamber Choir, John Adams conductor St Mary’s Church, Warwick CV34 4RA Christmas Cheer! Christmas starts here! Carols old and new sung by a cappella choir, with chances for the audience to choose and join in with their favourites. Tickets £25 family, £10(£8) to include programme and refreshments from www.dacapochoir.org.uk and 0845 680 1926
Thurs 21 Dec 7.30 pm
The Carice Singers, George Parris director with Lucy French cello St. Mark’s Church, Rugby Road, L/Spa CV32 6DL O Holy Night – Some of the very best choral works for Christmas, including music by Cornelius, Darke, Ola Gjeilo and Vaughan Williams’ glorious Fantasia on Christmas Carols. Tickets £20/£15/£10 (£1) from Leamington VIC Box Office 01926 334418 and www.royalspacentreandtownhall.co.uk (Leamington Music)
Thurs 21 Dec 7.30 pm
Armonico Consort, Christopher Monks director St Mary’s Church, Warwick CV34 4RA Carols by Candlelight. Tickets £34.50 (inc. drinks and free programme), £23.50/£17.50/£13 + booking fee from 0844 581 0750 and www.armonico.org.uk
Sat 23 Dec 7.30 pm
Saint Michael’s Singers, Orchestra Pro Anima, Paul Leddington Wright conductor Cirencester Parish Church, Market Place, Cirencester GL7 2NX Handel Messiah. Tickets £30/£25/£20 with concessions, children and students half price from www.ticketweb.co.uk 0844 477 1000 and [email protected]
Sat 23 Dec 7.30 pm
Saint James’s Singers, Julian Harris conductor St. Mary’s Church, Warwick CV34 4RA Christmas Concert. Festive music and readings. Tickets £15/£10 from Box Office 07502 939498 and www.stjamessingers.com
January 1 – mid January 2018
Sat 20 Jan 7.30 pm
Oriflamme, Choir of Kings High School, Choir of St Mary’s Church, Sidonie Winter mezzo soprano, Antoine Mitchell conductor St Mary’s Church, Warwick CV34 4RA Mahler Symphony No 3 in D minor. Tickets £15 from Presto Classical 01926 317025 and 07884 978822. In aid of Amnesty International
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