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Sat 3 May
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Sat 10 May |
Sat 17 May |
| Sat 3 May Cirencester Choral Society The Bingham Hall King Street Cirencester 7.30pm Brahms German Requiem Handel Coronation Anthems www.cirencester-choral-soc.org.uk |
Sat 10 May Thornbury Choral Society Armstrong Hall Thornbury 7.45pm Beyond the Danube Dvorak Mass in G Janacek Our Father Kodaly Missa Brevis 01454 613150 Jos Gregson www.thornburychoralsociety.org.uk |
Sun 18 May Bournemouth Sinfonietta Choir Blandford Parish Church 7.00pm Will Todd Mass in Blue (with Will Todd Ensemble / Beth Halliday sop ) 01258 458767 Huckleberry’s Bookshop www.bschoir.org.uk |
| Sat 3 May Seaton Choral Society Seaton Methodist Church, Valley View, Seaton 7.30pm Haydn Creation 01297 552482 Nicholas Arrow |
Sun 11 May Cheltenham Symphony Orchestra Pittville Pump Room Cheltenham 7.30pm Mozart Symphony no 35 (Haffner) Kane Horn concerto (world premier) (soloist Alec Frank-Gemmill, Philip and Dorothy Green Award for Young Concert Artists 2007) Beethoven Symphony no 6 (Pastoral) www.cheltenhamsymphonyorchestra .info |
Sun 18 May Gloucester Music Society Nature in Art, Twigworth Gloucester 7.00pm The Hermitage Ensemble of St Petersburg, Russian vocal music. 01242 620736 Christine Talbot- Cooper |
| Sat 3 May Trowbridge Symphony Orchestra Wiltshire Music Centre Bradford-on-Avon 7.30pm MaCunn Overture ‘Land of the Mountain and the Flood’ Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto Pauline Lowbury (violin) Willem Kapp Symphony no 2 |
Sun 11 May Corsley Festival Choir / Bath Philharmonia / Soloist Royal College of Music St Margaret’s Church, Corsley nr Warminster 7.30pm Haydn Little Organ Mass, Symphony no 49, Paukenmesse 01373 832511 |
Sun 18 May |
| Sun 4 May Plymouth Jazz Club The Mermaid, Frogmore Ave, Eggbuckland 8.00pm John Beckingham Jazz and Blues Band 01752 847611 www.plymouth-jazz-club.org.uk |
Sun 11 May Salisbury Musical Society in Berlin Elgar The Dream of Gerontius www.salisbrymusicalsociety.org |
Tue 20 May Exeter Philharmonic Choir / The Sinfonietta Exeter Cathedral 7.30pm Haydn Nelson Mass Handel Dixit Dominus www.exephil.org.uk |
| Thur 8 May Seaton Music Seaton Town Hall 7.30pm AGM followed by recital at 8.00pm Nichola Wyenbach (soprano) Joyce Clark (piano) www.seatonmusic.org |
Fri 16 May Roseland Music Society Portscatho Memorial Hall 7.30pm Alison Stephens (mandolin) and Steven Devine (piano) 01872 580889 Brenda Damp www.roselandmusicsociety.org |
Fri 23 May St Mary’s Singers Truro Cathedral 7.30pm Jonathan Carne Put by the Sun Paul Drayton The New College Service, Love’s redeeming work is done, How like an angel came I down Graham Fitkin Ending Russell Pascoe Love’s Agonie (Three Mediaeval Lyrics), Salmow Kernewek www..stmaryssingers.org.uk |
Sat 10 May Sat 10 May |
Sat 17 May
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Sat 24 May
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| Sat 10 May Chedworth Singers St Andrew’s Church, Chedworth Programme of American Composers 01285 720519 Saffron Hill |
Sat 17 May Penzance Choral Society 7.30pm Mendelssohn Elijah 01736 363437 Brian Smart |
Sat 31 May Bristol Bach Choir St Monica’s Westbury On Trym, Bristol 10am - 4pm Fauré Requiem Open Workshop learn about historical and musical context of Paris in 19th century 01275 349010 MusicBox |
| Sat 10 May East Devon Choral Society St George’s Church Tiverton 7.30pm Andrew Doldorph Songs of Hope and Creation (world premiere) 01884 253494 Sue North |
Sat 17 May Portishead Choral Society United Reformed Church, Cabstand, Portishead 7.30pm Gordon Jacob Highways David Selwyn The Seeds of Love 01275 843900 the Secretary www.portisheadchoral.co.uk |
Sat 31 May |
| Sat 10 May Mid-Somerset Orchestra St Cuthbert’s Church Wells 7.30pm Schumann Overture Manfred Bruch Violin concerto no 1. Clarice Rarity (violin) Vaughan Williams Symphony no 5 01749 343852 Martin Lovell www.midsomersetorchestra.co.uk |
Sat 17 May Salisbury Musical Society Salisbury Playhouse Elgar The Dream of Gerontius www.salisbrymusicalsociety.org |
Sat 31 May |
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| Mon 2 June Farrant Singers Salisbury International Festival Concert inc music commissioned from musicians associated with the choir, inc Richard Lloyd 01722 320990 Ann Leggett |
Fri 13 June Torbay Symphony Orchestra Flavel Centre, Dartmouth 7.30pm Concert includes Wagner's Overture & Liebestod to Tristan & Isolde and Tchaikovsky's 4th Symphony. Clarinettist Nicholas Chave Tickets £10/£8. Children u16 free Flavel Centre Box Office 01803 839530 TSO Booking Line 01548 810146 www.torbaysymphony.org |
Sat 28 June |
| Fri 6 June Bath Symphony Orchestra Wiltshire Music Centre Bradford on Avon 8.00pm Liszt Les Preludes - Symphonic Poem (soloist Viv Maclean) Bartok Concerto for Orchestra 01225 482406 bathsymphony@tiscali.co.uk |
Sat 14 June Helston & Kerrier Music Society St Michael’s Church, Helston 7.30pm Brahms Requiem Delius Part Songs 01326 565774 Jean Rustean |
Sat 28 June The Chantry Singers St Michael’s Without, Broad St Bath 7.30pm O Rex Gloriae - A Treasury of European Music 01225 333527 www.chantry-singer.org.uk |
| Sat 7 June Kingsbridge Barbershop Harmony chorus / Tavistock Stannery Brass Band Flavel Centre Dartmouth 7.30pm 01803 839530 box office www.kingsmen.org.uk |
Sat 14 June Great Western Chorus Grange School, Warmley, Bristol 7.00pm Barbershop concert with pupils from Grange School M Baglow 07769 804745 martin@singbristol.com |
Sat 28 June Great Western Chorus Methodist Church Hall Holcombe Lane, Bathampton, nr Bath 7.30pm Barbershop Ray Bennett 01225 460594 |
| Sat 7 June Plymouth Jazz Club Morwellham Quay, Tavistock. 6.00pm Down by the Riverside Jazz Picnic Rod Chambers Louisiana Joymakers, Neil Maya Quartet & Ivybridge Community College Jazz Band, ’Jelly Roll’ Trio, Great Wetern Jazz Company, the Half Quartet. 01752 847611 www.plymouth-jazz-club.org.uk |
Sat 14 June |
Sat 28 June Cheltenham Choral Society Tewkesbury Abbey 7.30pm Rutter Mass of the Children (children’ choir: Leckhampton Primary School, Richard Pate’s Junior Choir) Higginson Psalms 01242510964 Beryl Neale 01242527521 Tony White |
| Sat 7 June Truro Choral Society and Plymouth Philharmonic Choir Truro Cathedral 7.30pm Elgar Dream of Gerontius Luise Poole (mezzo-soprano. Justin Lavender (tenor), Michael Pearce (bass) £16 (advance purchase), £18 (on the door) children and students free 01872 272672 www.trurochoralsociety.co.uk or 01752 569258 Margaret Pengelly |
Sun 15 June |
Sat 28 June (tbc)-- Exeter Festival Chorus 4-Choir Exeter cathedral 7.30pm Verdi Requiem With choirs from Bad Homurg & Rennes & Hanauer Kantorei 01626 336619 Miriam Gibbs 01392 211080 Exeter Tickets www.exeterfestivalchorus.org.uk |
| Sat 7 June Somerset County Orchestra Queens College Taunton. 7.30pm Wagner Overture Die Meistersinger Respighi Fountains of Rome Sibelius Valse Triste, Symphony no 1 01823 672618 |
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Sat 28 June Trowbridge Symphony Orchestra Holy trinity Church, Trowbridge 7.30pm Rossini Overture The Silken Ladder Ravel Pavane pour une Infante defunte Mozart Horn Concerto no 2 Mervyn Stephens (horn) Beethoven Symphony no 1 |
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Sat 21 June |
Sat 28 June Cheltenham Symphony Orchestra Wycliffe College Chapel Stonehouse 7.30pm Rossini Overture Semiramide Bruch Violin Concerto no 1 (soloist Amelia Jones) Rachmaninov Symphony no 2 www.cheltenhamsymphonyorchestra.info |
| Tue 10 June Mid-Somerset Orchestra Strode Theatre, Street 7.30pm Cornish/Maritime Prom Smyth Overture The Wreckers Elgar Sea Pictures Elizabeth Stirling (soloist) Arnold Cornish Dances Bax Tintagel Elgar Pomp & Circumstance no 1 Arnold arr Lane March Padstow Lifeboat Arne arr Sargent Rule Britannia Parry arr Elgar Jerusalem 01749 343852 Martin Lovell www.midsomersetorchestra.co.uk |
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| July | ||
Fri 4, Sun 6 & Mon 7 July |
Tue 8 - Sat 12 July |
Sat 12 July South Devon Choir Central Church Torquay 7.30pm Coleridge-Taylor Hiawatha’s Wedding Feast Elgar Songs from the Bavarian Highlands Parry The Pied Piper of Hamlin 01803 605135 Malvern Cooke www.southdevonchoir.co.uk |
| Sat 5 July Tyndale Choral Society St Mary’s Church Wotton under Edge, Glos 7.30pm Kodály Psalmus Hungaricus, Kodaly Music Makers, Opera Choruses by Borodin, Tchaikovosky, Donizetti, Leoncavallo, Mascagni 01454 260877 Julia O’Connor-Beach www.tyndale-choral-society.org |
Fri 11 July Roseland Music Society Portscatho Memorial Hall 7.30pm Amy Dickson (classical sax) and Catherine Milledge (piano) 01872 580889 Brenda Damp www.roselandmusicsociety.org |
Sat 12 July |
| Sat 5 July Dorset County Orchestra St Port Regis School, Motcombe Shaftesbury, Dorset 7.30pm Elgar Overture In the South R /Strauss, Mahler Songs (soloist Kat Sayles) Schumann Symphony no 4 www.dorsetcountyorchestra.org.uk |
Sat 12 July Bournemouth Symphony Chorus / Bournemouth Symphony Youth Chorus Wimborne Minster 7.30pm Summer Concert inc Stephen McNeff Work commissioned for Youth Chorus www.bschorus.co.uk |
Sat 19 July Grange Choral Society Christchurch Priory 7.30pm Rutter Requiem 01202 471780 Information Centre www.grangechoralsociety.co.uk |
| Sat 5 July Mid-Somerset Orchestra Strode Theatre, Street 7.30pm Summer Prom Concert on a Cornish/maritime theme Smyth Overture The Wreckers Elgar Sea Pictures (soloist: Elizabeth Stirling) Arnold Cornish Dances Bax Tintagel Elgar Pomp & Circumstance no.1 Arnold March Padstow Lifeboat Arne Rule Britannia Parry Jerusalem 01749 343852 Martin Lovell www.midsomersetorchestra.co.uk |
Sat 12 July East Devon Choral Society St George’s Church Tiverton 7.30pm Summer Concert Various Programme 01884 253494 Sue North |
Sat 19 July Plymouth Jazz Club The National Trust Saltram House, Plymouth 6.00pm Summer Jazz Picnic The Sussex Jazz Kings, John Shillito’s Select Six 01752 847611 www.plymouth-jazz-club.org.uk |
Sat 5 July Sat 5 July |
Sat 12 July Organum Choir of Bath Parish Church of St Nicholas, Bathampton 7.30pm Summer Concert 01225 742042 or on door |
Fri 25 July - Sat 2 August Emma Johnson & Mark Bebbington, Verdi's 'Rigoletto', Austrian string quartet, full orchestral concert, 6 internationally known singers in 'Sound the Trumpet', 'Facade' & 'The Soldier's Tale' with Katie Derham & Richard Baker. Craig Milverton & Ellingtonia, 2 male voice choirs, workshops, talks, guided walks and children's programme. |
Sat 5 July Sat 5 July |
Sat 12 July |
Tue 29 July Cheltenham Symphony Orchestra Concert as part of the Annecy festival Musique et Nature en Bauges www.cheltenhamsymphonyorchestra.info |
| Sun 6 July Plymouth Jazz Club The Mermaid, Frogmore Ave, Eggbuckland 8.00pm Greg Abate with Tony Harris Quartet 01752 847611 www.plymouth-jazz-club.org.uk |
Wed 30 July Cheltenham Symphony Orchestra Concert as part of the Annecy festival Musique et Nature en Bauges www.cheltenhamsymphonyorchestra.info |
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Fri 1 Aug |
Sat 16 Aug
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Sun 3 Aug Plymouth Jazz Club River Boat Shuffle on River Tamar 01752 847611 www.plymouth-jazz-club.org.uk |
Thur
28, Fri 29 & Sat 30 Aug Classic Cornwall Parish Church, St Columb Major Harmoniemusik chamber music group give 3 varied and entertaining concerts. 07768 867735 markrichardlacey@aol.com www.harmoniemusik.org.uk |
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| Fri 5 Sept Great Western Chorus Chipping Sodbury Town Hall South Glos Barbershop Rae Care 0117 9584428 |
Sun 21 Sept Plymouth Jazz Club The Mermaid, Frogmore Ave, Eggbuckland 8.00pm 01752 847611 www.plymouth-jazz-club.org.uk |
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| Sun 7 Sept Plymouth Jazz Club The Mermaid, Frogmore Ave, Eggbuckland 8.00pm 01752 847611 www.plymouth-jazz-club.org.uk |
Sat 27 Sept Tyndale Choral society St Mary’s Church, Wotton under Edge, Glos Choral Workshop Nigel Perrin exploring European Sacred Music 01454 260877 Julia O’Connor-Beach www.tyndale-choral-society.org |
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| Mon 8 Sept Beaminster Singers Beaminster School Choral Workshop Bach Mass in B minor Details from www.alfx/com/singers/ |
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| Sat 20 Sept Great Western Chorus Stonehouse Community Centre, Glos Barbershop M. Arrowsmith 01453 824409 |
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| October | ||
| Fri 3 Oct Truro Three Arts Mylor Theatre, Truro College 7.30pm London Concertante performing Richard Strauss’Till Eulenspiegel einmal anders!; Octet by the French composer Françaix and the Octet by Schubert 01872 274609 www.truro3arts.co.uk |
Sun 5 Oct Plymouth Jazz Club The Mermaid, Frogmore Ave, Eggbuckland 8.00pm 01752 847611 www.plymouth-jazz-club.org.uk |
Sat 11 Oct |
Sat 4 Oct |
Fri 10 Oct Great Western Chorus Downend Folk House, Bristol 8.00pm Barbershop Gill Higgins gill.higgins@blueyonder.co.uk |
Sun 19 Oct Plymouth Jazz Club The Mermaid, Frogmore Ave, Eggbuckland 8.00pm 01752 847611 www.plymouth-jazz-club.org.uk |
| Sat 4 Oct Cheltenham Symphony Orchestra St Martin & St Peter Parish Church, Worcester 7.30pm Handel/Harty: Water Music Mozart: Symphony no. 35 (Haffner) Mahler: Symphony no. 4 www.cheltenhamsymphonyorchestra.info |
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| November | ||
| Sat 1 Nov Silurian Consort Pershore Abbey Mozart Jupiter Symphony Hummel Missa Solemnis Sun 2 Nov Plymouth Jazz Club The Mermaid, Frogmore Ave, Eggbuckland 8.00pm 01752 847611 www.plymouth-jazz-club.org.uk |
Fri 14 Nov
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Sat 22 Nov
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Sat 8 Nov Britten War Requiem |
Sat 15 Nov Tyndale Choral Society St James Parish Church, Dursley 7.30pm Mendelssohn St Paul with Emerald Ensemble www.tyndale-choral-society.org |
Sat 29 Nov Cirencester Choral Society Bingham Hall, Cirencester 7.30pm Rutter - Magnificat Haydn - Maria Theresa Mass www.cirencester-choral-soc.org.uk |
Sat 8 Nov |
Sun 16 Nov Plymouth Jazz Club The Mermaid, Frogmore Ave, Eggbuckland 8.00pm 01752 847611 www.plymouth-jazz-club.org.uk |
Sat 29 Nov Bristol Choral Society Colston Hall, Bristol 7.30pm Beethoven - MIssa Solemnis with Birmingham Symphony Orchestra www.bristolchoral.co.uk |
| Sun 9 Nov Cheltenham Symphony Orchestra Colston Hall, Bristol 7.30pm Britten: War Requiem www.cheltenhamsymphonyorchestra.info |
Sat 22 Nov Stroud Choral Society Subscription Rooms, Stroud 7.30pm Handel's Messiah www.stroudchoralsociety.org.uk |
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| December | ||
| Fri 5 Dec Truro Three Arts Mylor Theatre, Truro College 7.30pm The Musicke Companye (soprano, countertenor, cello, harpsichord). Special seasonal programme including Purcell, Monteverdi, Scarlatti & Mozart 01872 274609 www.truro3arts.co.uk |
Sat 13 Dec Great Western Chorus Forest of Dean Theatre, Coleford 7.30pm Barbershop singing Details from Robert Morgan 01594 860944 |
Mon 29 Dec North Devon Choral Society St Michael and All Angels Torrington Bach Christmas Oratorio 01237 423948 Mrs U K Rogers |
| Sat 6 Dec Great Western Chorus St.Johns Church, Churchdown, Glos 7.30pm Barbershop singing Details from A. Chalker 01452 859740 |
Sat 13 Dec Grange Choral Society Christchurch Priory 7.30pm The Messiah Tickets from the Information Centre 01202 471780 or at the door |
Wed 31 Dec Plymouth Jazz Club The Mermaid, Frogmore Ave, Eggbuckland 8.00pm Christmas Special tba 01752 847611 www.plymouth-jazz-club.org.uk |
| Sun 7 Dec Plymouth Jazz Club The Mermaid, Frogmore Ave, Eggbuckland 8.00pm 01752 847611 www.plymouth-jazz-club.org.uk |
Sun 14 Dec Cheltenham Symphony Orchestra Pittville Pump Room Cheltenham Mussorgsky: Night on a Bare Mountain Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto no. 1 (soloist: Samantha Ward) Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker Suite With Year 6 Choir of Leckhampton Primary School www.cheltenhamsymphonyorchestra.info |
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| Sat 13 Dec Cirencester Choral Society Bingham Hall, Cirencester 7.30pm Celebration of Christmas with festive music, carols and readings www.cirencester-choral-soc.org.uk |
Sat 20 Dec Wadebridge Choral Society St Minver Church, Wadebridge 7.30pm Britten A Child is Born Carols for choir and audience 01841 540344 Mrs Julie Grogan |
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| Sat 20 Dec Bristol Choral Society Colston Hall, Bristol 7.30pm Handel - Messiah Tickets: 0117 962 4991 www.bristolchoral.co.uk |
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