Diary of Early Music Events in SWDiary of Early Music Events in SWCourses, Day Schools & Workshops | Summer Schools | Concerts | Meetings, Lectures, Conferences & Festivals
Sunday Afternoons, 1 to 4 p.m, Historical Dance, Taunton
Barrington Court, Taunton, TA19 0NQ. Sunday afternoon dance classes in this Tudor mansion have been extended into 2013! Re-starts 7th April until 9th June. As the property is now open summer hours, we can dance from 1 to 4 p.m. and still have a cream tea in the restaurant! £3 per dancer (free entry to property for non-NT members). No partner needed, nor previous experience, nor costume BUT many dances are physically and mentally challenging, so sensible footwear, please. Dancers are invited to consider wearing white and black. When we did this in previous years we found the dance movements stood out more clearly. It can be white jeans, black top; black and white frock; any combination or similar colours e.g. navy and cream. But you'll be welcome in any colours!
A special treat on Sunday 28th April. The newly formed Doves Figary will be playing for us. This is Frances Eustace, Colin Thompson and Stephen Kenyon, three highly skilled musicians playing period instruments.
Saturday 15th June: Playford Gathering, a day of dance with evening Ball. Tickets £3 for each of the two daytime workshops (1130-1300h and 1430-1600h, £3 each), £16 for Ball; or £20 for whole day. Music by the lively Meter Rite with one or two special guests. For further information click here. Enq. Ann Hinchliffe annhinchliffe@hotmail.com
11 - 12, Dorset Bach Cantata Club. Non-residential study weekend directed by Chris Brown. Sturminster Newton, Dorset
Sturminster Newton High School, Dorset. J S Bach: Cantata 80, Ein‘ feste Burg ist unser Gott and Mass in G major (BWV236).
Contact: Elizabeth Gowers - 01935 425 383, dorsetbach_sec@hotmail.com.
Website: www.dorsetbach.org.uk/
Sat. 25, 11am-6pm Public workshop by Emma Hornby on Gregorian Chant, Bath
St John the Baptist church hall, Bathwick, Bath. We will spend the day learning the
chant for a complete office, which we will recite in the church at 5pm. All welcome, no
previous experience needed. The workshop is run with Bristol University Schola Cantorum
(in association with the Schola Gregoriana of Cambridge).Workshop cost: £10 (£5 student/unwaged);
no charge if you simply wish to take part in the liturgy at 5pm. For booking and further
information, please contact Emma Hornby
emma.hornby@bristol.ac.uk or Paul Rouse
schola@doynton.org, phone 0117 937 4372
Sun. 23, 1-5pm Clifton Cathedral Choir, with Richard Jeffrey-Gray and Tom Williams. Tallis’s Spem in alium, Bristol
Clifton Cathedral, Pembroke Road, Bristol. Forty parts for forty years! Join the Choir of Clifton Cathedral, Richard Jeffrey-Gray
and Tom Williams for an afternoon workshop on Tallis’s stunning and spatial masterpiece. Since its composition this monumental
piece of part writing has mystified and stimulated scholars, performers and listeners alike, and in the beautifully resonant
acoustic of Clifton Cathedral promises to provide a truly memorable singing experience for all involved. The workshop culminates
in two evening performances, bookending well known motets and anthems by Tallis and his contemporaries performed by the Choir of
Clifton Cathedral. The workshop will take place between 1pm and 5pm. Email
workshops@cliftonfestival.com to book your place or call 0759 9881883. Participants: £15 (to include afternoon refreshments
and score). Performance: Free with retiring collection. Part of Clifton International Festival of Music (see
below)
12-13, Dorset Bach Cantata Club. Non-residential study weekend directed by Jonathan Freeman-Attwood, Sturminster Newton, Dorset
Sturminster Newton High School. J S Bach: Cantata 19, Es erhub sich ein Streit | Cantata 21, Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis. Jonathan Freeman-Attwood is Principal of the Royal Academy of Music. Contact: Elizabeth Gowers 01935 425 383, dorsetbach_sec@hotmail.com
22-24, Baroque Strings Weekend, Hawkwood nr. Stroud
Hawkwood College, Painswick Old Road, Stroud GL6 7QW. With Jane Francis (Cello/Viola da gamba), Sharon Lindo (Violin/Viola), Katharine May (Harpsichord/continuo). Further information from Hawkwood College, Tel: 01453 759034,
info@hawkwoodcollege.co.uk, or Jane jmfrancis16@gmail.com or
Sharon slindo@freeuk.com
8-9, Dorset Bach Cantata Club. Non-residential study weekend directed by Chris Brown
Sturminster Newton High School. J S Bach: Cantata 7, Christ unser Herr zum Jordan kam | Cantata 177, Ich ruf' zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ. Contact: Elizabeth Gowers 01935 425 383, dorsetbach_sec@hotmail.com
10-11, Dorset Bach Cantata Club. Non-residential study weekend directed by Chris Brown
Sturminster Newton High School. J S Bach: Cantata 5, Wo soll ich fliehen hin | Cantata 147, Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben.
Contact: Elizabeth Gowers 01935 425 383, dorsetbach_sec@hotmail.com
See also
Plymouth Classical Music Concert Diary
which gives comprehensive listing of all types of classical music events in Plymouth, West Devon and
South East Cornwall, including early music events
and
Music in the Church at Aust.
Fri.10, 7.30pm, The English Concert conducted by Harry Bicket and led by Fabio Biondi, Bristol
St. George’s Bristol Music by Haydn, Mozart & Pugnani. Box office: 0845 40 24 001
Sat.11. 7.30pm, "And the Trumpets Shall Sound," Cantilena Choir dir Tony Bevan, Glastonbury
St Mary’s Church, Glastonbury. Bach Cantata 11 "Lobet Gott", Hadyn Harmonie Mass. Tickets £10.00 (children under 16 £1.00) from Glastonbury
Music Shop or call 01278 722870, or on the door. Enq. cantilena@hotmail.co.uk
Fri. 17, 7.30pm , Gloucester Waites. nr Bath
Stanton Prior Church BA2 9HX. Part of Three Towers Festival.
Tickets £8 (includes glass of wine/soft drink and nibbles) pat@threetowersfestival.org.
Tel: 01761 479187 or 01761 470317.
Sat. 18, 11.00am, Trio Sonatas for two recorders and continuo, Zalifenty, nr Bath
Stanton Prior Church BA2 9HX. Hazel Fenton and Richard Little (recorders), Frances Zagni (baroque cello), Katharine Tylko (harpischord).
Music by de Fesch, Hotteterre, Keller, Handel, Petz. Part of Three Towers Festival Admission
free of charge and refreshments will be provided. Donations welcome.
Sat. 18, 7.30pm, Mendip Voices, nr Bath
Farmborough Church BA2 0AN. Part of Three Towers Festival
Tickets £8 (includes glass of wine/soft drink and nibbles) pat@threetowersfestival.org.
Tel: 01761 479187 or 01761 470317.
Sat. 19, 7.30pm, West Gallery Singers, nr Bath
Marksbury Church BA2 9HS. Part of Three Towers Festival
Tickets £8 (includes glass of wine/soft drink and nibbles) pat@threetowersfestival.org.
Tel: 01761 479187 or 01761 470317.
Sat. 15, 7.30pm. Viva Vivaldi! Bristol Choral Society, Bristol Ensemble, Adrian Partington, Bristol
Bristol Cathedral, College Green, Bristol. Vivaldi: Gloria (RV 589), Kyrie (RV 587), Dixit Dominus (RV 594) & Summer from The Four Seasons with Roger Huckle. Tickets £22, £17, £14, £10 from www.bristolchoral.co.uk or Colston Hall 0117 922 3686.
Sat. 22, 8pm The Erebus Ensemble, The Divine Office, Bristol
Clifton Cathedral, Pembroke Road, Bristol. Sung by candlelight throughout. Music for the Divine Office including Gombert, Palestrina, Sheppard, Byrd and Victoria. Part of Clifton International Festival of Music (see below). Tickets: £18 (£16), £12 (£10), £10 (£8), Students with valid NUS - £5, U16s - £1. Box Office: www.colstonhall.org,0117 922 3686
Sun. 23, 7.30pm, Clifton Cathedral Choir, with Richard Jeffrey-Gray and Tom Williams. Tallis’s Spem in alium, Bristol
Clifton Cathedral, Pembroke Road, Bristol. Programme also includes Byrd Ave Verum Corpus and Tallis If Ye love me | Verily, verily | In jejunio et fletu.
Preceded by workshop from 1-5pm (see above). Part of Clifton International Festival of Music (see
below). Performance: Free with retiring collection
Mon. 24, 1.30pm. Bristol Baroque Soloists, The Grand Tour, Bristol
Clifton Cathedral, Pembroke Road, Bristol. Part of Clifton International Festival of Music (see
below). Tickets: £15 (£13), £12 (£10) and £9 (£7), Students - £5. Box Office: www.colstonhall.org,
0117 922 3686
Tues. 25, 7.30pm. Ars Eloquentiae If Love’s a Sweet Passion, Bristol
All Saints’, Pembroke Road, Clifton, Bristol. Handel Mi palpita il cor, HWV 132b, Bach Sonata for Viola da Gamba in D major, BWV 1028, Fasch Sonata for Recorder, Oboe, Violin and Harpsichord, FaWV N:B1, Bach Cantata Ich bin vergnügt mit meinem Glücke, BWV 84. Part of Clifton International Festival of Music (see below). Tickets: £12 (£10), Students with valid NUS - £5, Under 16s - £1. Box Office:
www.colstonhall.org, 0117 922 3686
Sat. 29, 7.30pm, I Fagiolini and the Clifton Festival Chorus, Monteverdi’s 1610 Vespers, directed by John Gibbons, Bristol
Clifton Cathedral, Pembroke Road, Bristol Featuring Robert Hollingworth - Continuo and Bristol Baroque Soloists. Part of Clifton International Festival of Music (see below). Tickets: £25 (£23), £20 (£18), £15 (£13), Students with valid NUS - £5, U16s - £1. Box Office:
www.colstonhall.org, 0117 922 3686
Sat. 29, 3.30pm. A short Concert of 'three-voice' C15th Chansons from the Courts of the Dukes of Burgundy, Duo Asteria, Bradford-on-Avon, Wilts
Holy Trinity Church, Bradford on Avon. Sylvia Rhyne (soprano), Eric Redlinger (tenor and lute) will sing four moving Songs of (Courtly) Love and Loss as culmination of their personal 'Medieval Musical Pilgrimage' around four historic sites in Bradford. They will choose one Song for each location, and will be 'bringing back' the compositions of Robert Morton, English Chaplain and influential musician in the Burgundian Court, celebrating their first musical offering in uk. Donations to Church Funds. For further information on Duo Asteria please click here. Videos set in Burgundian Chateau are available here.
Sun. 30, 7.30pm. The Tallis Scholars, The Best of the Tallis Scholars, Director Peter Phillips, Bristol
Clifton Cathedral, Pembroke Road, Bristol. Part of Clifton International Festival of Music (see
below). Tickets: £27 (£25), £22 (£20), £16 (£14), Students with valid NUS - £5, under 16s - £1. Box Office: www.colstonhall.org 0117 922 3686
27, 28, 30, 31. Iford Festival Opera production of Handel’s Acis & Galatea, Iford, Wilts
Iford Manor, Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire, BA15 2BA. Conducted by Christian Curnyn and directed by Pia Furtado with The Early Opera Company Orchestra. www.ifordarts.co.uk
Thur. 1, 3pm. An illustrated lecture; John Merro, singing-man of Gloucester, Gloucester
St Mary de Lode church, Gloucester. Andrew Ashbee with Drake's Viols, Sebastian Field (alto) and Vicki Barnes-Moffatt (soprano)
3-Choirs Festival Plus Event: Details from: Jenny Tribe 01242 520007
2, 3, Iford Festival Opera production of Handel’s Acis & Galatea, Iford, Wilts
See above
Fri. 6, 7.30pm: The Sixteen - Choral Pilgrimage 2013, Harry Christophers, Exeter
Exeter Cathedral. Includes music by Allegri and Palestrina. National Box Office 01904 651 485
Sat. 7, 7.30pm: The Sixteen - Choral Pilgrimage 2013, Harry Christophers, Truro
Truro Cathedral. Includes music by Allegri and Palestrina. National Box Office 01904 651 485
Thur. 19, 7.30pm: Galliarda, "Britannia Triumphans," Crediton, Devon
Crediton Parish Church. Sara Stowe (soprano), Wendy Hancock (baroque flute, recorders, viol), Richard MacKenzie (baroque guitar, theorbo) and Ian Gammie (viola da gamba). Programme includes works by John Dowland, Thomas Morley, Anthony Holborne, Thomas Campian, Henry Purcell, John Playford, George Frederick Handel and Thomas Arne, interspersed with short readings from historical sources. The concert is given under the auspices of the
St. Boniface Concert Society. Tickets £12, in advance from The Ticket Secretary, 24 Dean Street, Crediton, Devon, EX17 3EN, using application form on the website, or at the door.
Thur. 10, 7.30pm: The Sixteen - Choral Pilgrimage 2013, Harry Christophers, Wells
Wells Cathedral. Includes music by Allegri and Palestrina. National Box Office 01904 651 485
Fri. 11, 7.30pm: The Sixteen - Choral Pilgrimage 2013, Harry Christophers, Tewksbury
Tewksbury Abbey. Includes music by Allegri and Palestrina. National Box Office 01904 651 485
17-19, May, 7.30pm each day. Three Towers Festival, nr Bath
Stanton Prior Church BA2 9HX, Farmborough Church BA2 0AN, Marksbury Church BA2 9HS, with Gloucester Waites, Mendip Voices, West Gallery Singers.
Tickets for each concert £8 (includes glass of wine/soft drink and nibbles) or £16 for all three concerts from
pat@threetowersfestival.org. Tel: 01761 479187 or 01761 470317. Also concerts during the day in
each church (admission free of charge and refreshments will be provided. Donations welcome.
22-30 June, Clifton International Festival of Music, Bristol
Featuring The Tallis Scholars and I Fagiolini. Click here for Brochure.
Thur. 1 August, 3pm. An illustrated lecture; John Merro, singing-man of Gloucester, Gloucester
St Mary de Lode church, Gloucester. Andrew Ashbee with Drake's Viols, Sebastian Field (alto) and Vicki Barnes-Moffatt (soprano)
3-Choirs Festival Plus Event: Details from: Jenny Tribe 01242 520007
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