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An exploration of sacred music from the reigns of Henry VIII, Edward VI, Mary I and Elizabeth I, including music by Thomas Tallis, William Byrd, Thomas Morley and John Taverner.

In our upcoming Spring concert “Madrigal Madness” we offer a concert of madrigals and part songs from the 16th Century to the 20th.

Perhaps one of Bach’s best choral masterpieces, the telling of the Passion of Christ as written in the gospel of John is always a beautiful and poignant concert during the Lent period.

Annabel Knight and Robin Bigwood perform a duo concert. Programme details coming soon.

Rare German and Italian solo and trio sonatas played by two violins and harpsichord.

Rosafresca (Steve Walter and Emily Nunns) will perform Elizabethan lute songs to include Dowland, Campion, Johnson and Rosseter.

We’re delighted to welcome back the glittering CBSO Baroque Ensemble in a programme for flute and strings by Bach and his contemporaries – because you can never quite have enough of Bach, especially not with free admission and coffee and cake from 10:30!

The latest show from acclaimed musicians Chris Green and Sophie Matthews takes in 600 years of musical history in 90 minutes! Beginning in the Middle Ages and ending up in the 20th century (and incorporating everything in between!) this fun and fast-moving show is a whistle-stop tour of Western musical history. A Brief History of…

The sextet of Dresden soloists joined together in 2016. The centre of attention for the “SoliDeisten” are Bach’s motets or arias performed as solo – complemented by works from the Renaissance to the Modern Age set for six voices.

Although they had plenty of other things to worry about – wars, disease, death, heaven and hell – it could be said that human beings in Medieval and Renaissance Europe had a closer relationship than ours with nature and a better understanding of how to live harmoniously within the natural order. This is a programme…

Harpsichordists Steven Devine and Colin Booth are joined by soprano Kate Semmens in a journey through the music of 17th century England.

Liz Walker, Sebastian Comberti and Michael Overbury return to present a timeless collection of solo chamber works for flute, cello and harpsichord.

Discover the Real Roots! of folk music, the world of late 16th century popular traditional music and instruments as heard in both court and country.

Lutenist/luthier Din Ghani (better known as founder/leader of Musicke in the Ayre) will give a recital of solo pieces from England, Spain, Italy and France on a number of his own instruments: a 7-course renaissance lute, two 6-course vihuelas, an archlute and a baroque guitar. Tea and cake available from the venue’s café – the…

Stroud Canal Choir, directed by Hugh Barton with Clemency Rubinstein (Flute) and Ypotryll Medieval Trio A sequence of music and poetry including Monteverdi, Purcell, Medieval song, Britten, Barton, Josquin.

After their much-loved performance of the English Songbook last year with two extra friends, the Enigma Duo return with the French edition, with an extra friend in tow! Expect more lovely chansons sung to the harp and violin for an aural wander around the French landscape. Free entry and café et torte from 10:30.

Outstanding viol player Charles Medlam and his daughter Hannah, a soprano, are joined by theorbo player Alex McCartney for a programme of 17th century songs and instrumental music from London, Paris and Rome.

Join Exeter Bach Society for a liturgical performance of J S Bach’s beautiful septuagesima cantata Ich hab’ in Gottes Herz und Sinn, BWV 92, with orchestral accompaniment.

A couple of substantial pieces from the Rococo period surrounded by Baroque and modern pieces.

Music from the renaissance to the 21st century, written or arranged for recorder chamber orchestra. Directed by Tom Beets.

After too long, much longer than they care to remember, Jonathan Morgan (flute), David Hatcher (viola da gamba) and Warwick Cole (harpsichord) reunite to play together once again. Programme details to follow! Coffee and cake as always available with free entry from 10:30.

An exquisite evening of music from the golden era of the Baroque and Classical eras including solo soprano arias sung by Mhairi Lawson. As a soloist Mhairi has performed in opera houses and concert halls worldwide including English National Opera, Les Arts Florissants, The Gabrieli Consort and The Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Intricate and flamboyant arias…

Christmas Music from The Gloucester Waites with Soprano Karen Jones

Cheltenham Bach Choir is delighted to be performing “Messiah” this December. With a top-class line-up of soloists and period orchestra, this is the perfect way to kick off your Christmas celebrations. Cheltenham Bach Choir, conducted by David Crown The Musical & Amicable Society Baroque Orchestra Hannah Davey (soprano) Feargal Mostyn Williams (counter-tenor) Daniel Norman (tenor)…

Opus Anglicanum return to Wells with their most popular sell-out Christmas concert. Thoughtful texts interweave with mediaeval carols and plainchant in the magical candlelit setting of the cathedral quire. Early booking advised

JENNY BLISS – voice and multi instrumentsbaroque violin * folk harp * renaissance flute * recorder * electric violin * viola da gamba * keyboards * electric double bass OLLIE PARFITT – moog player extraodinaire of ‘The Herbaliser’ and ‘The Heliocentrics’

Opus Anglicanum will bring their hugely popular Christmas concert to Prior Park College, an event that sells out each year at Wells Cathedral.  Thoughtful texts interweaved with mediaeval carols and plainchant in the magical candlelit setting of the impressive college chapel.

In Norway, the Lussinatten festival celebrates the longest night of the year. Legend has it that Lussi, a feared enchantress, punishes anyone who dares to work and, from Lussinatten until Christmas, spirits, gnomes and trolls roam the earth.

The first part of our programme includes treasures from the 16th and 17th centuries including Palestrina Exsultate Deo, Bach Der Geist hilft and Monteverdi Cantate Domino, and mixes these with sparkling gems from more modern composers with Swayne Magnificat, Poulenc Exultate Deo, Cui Magnificat and Rutter Cantate Domino. The second half of our programme moves…

Music for advent including young violinist Olivia Tresize: Bach Cantata BWV 140 – Wachet Auf Corelli Concerto Grosso Op 6. No. 8 (Christmas) Haydn Violin Concerto in G Schutz Machet die tore weit M. Haydn Universi qui expectant

Settings of ‘Hodie Christus natus est’ by Sweelinck, Marenzio, Byrd and Donati.  Carols by Vaughan Williams, Walton, Kodaly and Pearsall. Concert Poster

This petit ensemble will present an evening of baroque gems, including Buxtehude – Der Herr Ist Mit Mir; Corelli – Concerto Grosso Op. 6 n.8 (Christmas Concerto) & Handel – Dixit Dominus.

Music Director: Anthony Bevan Light in Darkness – a Choral Celebration of Christmas

Hungarian-born baroque violinist Rudolf Balázs has paired with Elizabeth Kenny (Director of Performance at the University of Oxford, and professor of Lute at the Royal Academy of Music) , one of Europe’s leading lute players, to present an evening of Italian compositions played by one violin in the early baroque manner accompanied by the theorbo….

Join us for a night celebration as we welcome back ‘Piva – The Renaissance Collective’ for their every popular Christmas show.  Seasonal music, songs and traditions of the past played for today.

Yeovil Chamber Choir welcomes William McElwee, who is conducting his first concert as our Musical Director Programme includes: Georg Frederic Handel: Messiah (selection) Johann Sebastian Bach: From Christmas Oratorio: And there were shepherds | Break forth O beauteous heavenly light Henry Purcell: King Arthur (selection) Tomás Luis de Victoria: Motet: O magnum mysterium | Missa…

Recorder music with flourish and a dash of panache. The programme with include music by CPE Bach and Quantz.

Christmas music with Deborah Catterall.

Coffee Concert regulars the Oriel Singers return with mellifluous music to usher in the Advent season. Expect plenty of seasonal treats, both familiar and surprising. There will be warming hot drinks and cake and free entry from 10:30.

Paragon Singers is joined by soloists and an period orchestra for a special performance of Handel’s masterpiece Dixit Dominus, alongside Dietrich Buxtehude’s Jesu, Meines Lebens Leben and J.S. Bach’s Advent motet Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland.

Join Exeter Bach Society for a vivid performance of Bach’s great masterpiece, the Mass in B Minor. Widely regarded as one of the greatest pieces of classical music of all-time, this concert officially marks the start of the society’s 25th anniversary.

Mozart Spatzenmesse (Sparrow Mass) with choruses from Handel’s Solomon, and music by Bob Chilcott, Orlando Gibbons & Vaughan Williams The Mid Wessex Singers present a delightful bird themed autumn concert, encompassing classic masterpieces by Mozart and Handel, with complementary works ranging from the Tudor composer Orlando Gibbons, to Vaughan Williams and the popular living composer…

Zephyrian Woodwind Orchestra, Conductor – Richard Carder Charity Concert for All Saints Renovation, Rock Project & Julian House. Free admission with closing collection – suggested donations over £5. Car park at rear in Lynfield Park. Programme: W.A.Mozart – Symphony 48 in Eb Johann C Bach – Sinfonia 2 in Bb Brahms – Andante from Symphony 2 Scott…

A concert tracing the epic journey of Renaissance composer Francisco Guerrero from his home in Spain to the city of Jerusalem. Featuring music by Guerrero and by his contemporaries

Blackdowns Early Music Projects is proud to present the fourth in its biennial GRAND BAROQUE series, featuring rarely heard, large works fully deserving a Cathedral setting! Stunning music from C17th century Vienna and Salzburg directed by JanJoost van Elburg with voices, strings, winds, brass, drums. Biber Requiem a 15 & Sances’ Missa Sancta Maria Magdalenae….

Until the 15th century music was predominantly an aural tradition. However, with the invention of the printing press this tradition began to disappear. Still, some melodies are innately memorable – why? This programme includes music by Caccini, Dowland, Purcell, Bach, Handel, Vivaldi, Corelli, Marais, Freya Waley-Cohen, and not to forget (most famous of all) Anonymous…

Scala Regni Caelestis is the name given during the Renaissance period to the first six notes of the musical scale. Because of music’s ability to transport and inspire, the steps of the scale became known as the stairway to heaven. The music stretches from the middle-ages to the 17th Century, and composers include Palestrina, Josquin,…

The combined choirs of The Artavian Singers and The Winkleigh Singers, together with The Artavian Baroque Orchestra perform Charpentier’s Enthronement of a Bishop Mass for 4 choirs composed in the 16th century. Conducted by John Marston.

Clare Tunney, sopranoClara Kanter, mezzo sopranoDavid de Winter, tenorDarwin Leonard Prakash, bass Bath CamerataInstruments of Time and TruthBenedict Hoffnung, conductor Bath Camerata joins this world-class Baroque ensemble for the first time in what is sure to be an unforgettable, authentic performance of this well-known and beautiful work.

Programme includes music by Handel, Vivaldi, and Locatelli Tafelmusik: translating as ‘music for feasting’, it is a name that, through the revered Toronto-based period performance orchestra, has been synonymous worldwide with dynamic, engaging and soulful performances. Tafelmusik are one of the world’s most widely travelled specialist baroque/classical orchestras, having performed in 350 cities in over 30 countries….

Hope, fear and triumph:Music of the Thirty Years War 1618-1648 Guest Director: Gawain Glenton Organ: Oliver John Ruthven

The Bristol Ensemble unveils its Baroque specialist ensemble for the first time, under the directorship of Adrian Chandler. Adrian will be familiar to St George’s audiences from his performances with La Serenissima and takes over the leadership of Bristol Ensemble Baroque in what will be a vibrant, energetic and thoroughly engaging performance exploring some known…

Exultate SingersRichard May celloDavid Ogden conductor Thomas Tallis O Nata LuxRoxanna Panufnik All Shall Be WellKrzysztof Penderecki Agnus DeiNicholas O’Neill This Light of ReasonEric Whitacre Lux AurumqueCecilia McDowall Through a Glass DarklySergei Rachmaninov Nunc dimittis from All-Night VigilJohn Rutter Hymn to the Creator of LightHerbert Howells Requiem On this Remembrance Sunday evening, Bristol’s accomplished chamber choir present a programme of music on the theme of light as…

The international award-winning British vocal ensemble Apollo5 delights audiences with versatile and engaging performances on the concert platform, singing repertoire ranging from renaissance, classical and contemporary choral music to folk, jazz and pop… Their programme will include pieces from their recently released album O Radiant Dawn.

Part of the Vespers @ 6 Recital Series Each recital takes place within the service of Compline, complete with the Medieval plainsong chants for all to sing. Followed by a cheese and wine reception. Retiring collection in aid of the St John Organ Fund.

Hannah Davey joins the Corelli Ensemble to perform Bach’s lovely Wedding Cantata and an extra concerto by a Princess, Wilhelmine von Beyreuth. This will surely feel like a special occasion with the usual free entry and homemade coffee and cake from 10:30.

Bath Bach Choir Kate Bunney (saxophone) Marcus Sealy (piano) Nigel Perrin (conductor) Inspired by the going down of the day – both literal and metaphorical – the programme moves from a Renaissance compline to Sullivan’s emotive The Long Day Closes, via Gibbons, Pearsall, Rachmaninov and contemporary favourite Ola Gjeilo. Adding a layer of improvisation over several of…

With the illustrious KATHERINE BLAKE of ‘Mediaeval Baebes’ on Voice, Recorder and Violin… …OLLIE PARFITT – Moog Synth Player Extraordinaire of ‘The Herbaliser’ and ‘Circulus’… …JENNY BLISS – Early Music Virtuoso and Ethereal Vocals.  “Fantastic” BBC Radio 3.

Four accomplished musicians (and former Royal College of Music students) present music from the 17th and 18th centuries including works by Vivaldi, Handel and C.P.E. Bach alongside improvising in styles from the same period.

The origins of flamenco are in shadow. We know its musical influences date back to Islamic Iberia between the 8th and 15th centuries yet the first mention of flamenco by name is not until 1774. What happened in these intervening centuries? In this spellbinding concert, critically acclaimed ensemble Lux Musicae London in collaboration with Flamenco…

Under the artistic direction of Harry Bicket, The English Concert has earned a reputation for combining urgency, passion and fire with precision, delicacy and beauty. Their collaborative artistic partners reflect their pursuit for new ways to bring music to life. Joyce DiDonato, Dame Sarah Connolly, Iestyn Davies, and many more have brought their extraordinary skills…

Our 2019 Choral Pilgrimage brings together music past and present, highlighting The Sixteen’s choral journey over the last 40 years. Our close relationship with Sir James MacMillan continues with a new commission O virgo prudentissima, contrasted with music by Fayrfax performed on our very first recording, alongside music by Wylkynson and Sheppard. These fine examples of English polyphony…

Beethoven tells you what it’s like to be Beethoven and Mozart tells you what it’s like to be human.  Bach tells you what it’s like to be the universe.” Douglas Adams Marvel at our extraordinary universe and the beauty of Bach’s music with the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment’s new concert series for curious…

Popular Spanish music from street & stage In an enchanting programme specially researched by Ian Gammie, featuring renowned tenor Rogers Covey-Crump, the music explores the age-old themes of love, joy and sadness in songs accompanied by early instruments.

Songs and instrumentals from the Court of Ferdinand and Isabella.

Our 2019 Choral Pilgrimage brings together music past and present, highlighting The Sixteen’s choral journey over the last 40 years. Our close relationship with Sir James MacMillan continues with a new commission O virgo prudentissima, contrasted with music by Fayrfax performed on our very first recording, alongside music by Wylkynson and Sheppard. These fine examples of English polyphony…

Sandrine Piau sopranoStuart Jackson tenorKonstantin Krimmel baritone Arcangelo is one of the world’s leading ensembles, bringing together exceptional musicians under the baton of Jonathan Cohen. Composed while the young Handel was at the peak of his operatic success in London, the Brockes Passion is a sacred opera by another name. A vivid mixture of chorales, choruses and emotive…

The first in the new season of Coffee Concerts at Holy Apostles Church. Hannah Grove (soprano) and Elizabeth Pallett (theorbo and guitar) come to explore Cupid’s powers through the music and poetry of the 17th century. As always, the entrance is free and homemade coffee and cake will be available from 10:30.

Peter Phillips and The Tallis Scholars have long been fascinated by how composers from different backgrounds set the same, seminal texts. This programme goes some way towards showing how important and durable plainchant was, from the renaissance period to 20th century Paris; and from territories as far apart as England and Mexico.

Sing Joyfully – a cappella repertoire from the Renaissance to today.​ VOCES8 is delighted to present Sing Joyfully, a programme that celebrates the joy and beauty of voices in harmony. Formed in 2005, this group of eight beautifully integrated solo voices perform a diverse repertoire ranging from the first Elizabethan era to the second. Part…

Armonico Consort & Baroque Orchestra The English Cornett & Sackbut Ensemble Director – Christopher Monks A musical evening capturing the enchanted journey through the extraordinary history of the Papacy – trekking through tales of greatness and intellect, whilst stumbling upon Papal times the church would prefer long forgotten.

Be guided through the musical scenery of 18th century Scotland through timeless folk tunes and infectious dance rhythms. Ensemble Hesperi offer an engaging programme based on Scottish Baroque music from Scottish-born composers such as James Oswald and William McGibbon.

This event has been cancelled Part of the Vespers @ 6 Recital Series Each recital takes place within the service of Compline, complete with the Medieval plainsong chants for all to sing. Followed by a cheese and wine reception. Retiring collection in aid of the St John Organ Fund.

A marvellous mix of medieval music for voice and instruments. Soprano Karen Jones, and instrumentalists Rachel Tedd and Simon Pickard, present music from the 14th and 15th centuries, employing a range of reproduction period-instruments.

A programme of music and words to celebrate William Shakespeare, with a joyful celebration in music and words, including excerpts and songs from the plays.

A Musical Revolution The year 1501 changed music for ever. It saw the publication in Venice of the world’s first ever book of printed music. This revolutionary book was called Harmonice Musices Odhecaton – a collection of 96 exquisite pieces by the greatest composers of the age, such as Josquin, Japart, Compere, Isaac and Agricola….

This local viol consort will play music from the 16th and 17th centuries by the leading composers of the day, accompanying soprano Janet Upton. The performance will last 30-40 minutes.

Come and hear instruments, such as pipe and tabor, hurdy-gurdy and bagpipes, which have been part of the popular musical life of this country for centuries, played by musicians wearing the dress of the time. The performance will last 30-40 minutes.

Celebrating Strozzi 400 with the gorgeous arias, duets and trios from her birthplace The 400th anniversary of Barbara Strozzi’s birth gives us another reason to indulge in some glorious music from Venice, this time exploiting the potential of 3 sopranos with continuo. The programme includes sacred and secular works by her, together with works by…

A programme of music of the 1500s from the Low Countries played on historical instruments from the 16th and 17th centuries. The performance lasts about 40 minutes.

Celebrating Strozzi 400 with the gorgeous arias, duets and trios from her birthplace The 400th anniversary of Barbara Strozzi’s birth give us another reason to indulge in some glorious music from Venice, this time exploiting the potential of 3 sopranos with continuo. The programme includes sacred and secular works by her, together with works by…

Ensemble Molière are joined by the internationally acclaimed soprano Lauren Lodge-Campbell to present The Wind of Change. This programme presents both the most innovative music and the most popular themes of the baroque era; love, nature and mythology. Be blown away by a selection of Handel opera arias, whipped into a frenzy by Courbois’s stormy…

Our 2019 Choral Pilgrimage brings together music past and present, highlighting The Sixteen’s choral journey over the last 40 years. Our close relationship with Sir James MacMillan continues with a new commission O virgo prudentissima, contrasted with music by Fayrfax performed on our very first recording, alongside music by Wylkynson and Sheppard. These fine examples of English polyphony…

Ensemble Molière are joined by the internationally acclaimed soprano Lauren Lodge-Campbell to present The Wind of Change. This programme presents both the most innovative music and the most popular themes of the baroque era; love, nature and mythology. Be blown away by a selection of Handel opera arias, whipped into a frenzy by Courbois’s stormy…

Our 2019 Choral Pilgrimage brings together music past and present, highlighting The Sixteen’s choral journey over the last 40 years. Our close relationship with Sir James MacMillan continues with a new commission O virgo prudentissima, contrasted with music by Fayrfax performed on our very first recording, alongside music by Wylkynson and Sheppard. These fine examples of English polyphony…

Lute songs associated with being outside London Soprano Jane Hunt and lutenist Din Ghani discover songs about or by people who are away from the Capital for various reasons such as residence, retirement, rejection, exile, employment, or just an excursion such as a summer progress. Composers include Dowland, Pilkington, Danyel, Lawes, Morley, Ferrabosco and Jones.

Praeludium und Fuge e-Moll (BWV 548) ‘The Wedge’Johann Sebastian Bach Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr (BWV 676)Johann Sebastian Bach​ Vers l’espérance (Trois Poèmes/III)Thierry Escaich​ Nun ruhen alle WälderJacques van Oortmerssen​ Prélude et Fugue sur le nom d’AlainMaurice Duruflé​

This concert has been postponed Click here to see the rescheduled concert The same programme will also be performed at this concert in Bath Celebrating Strozzi 400 with the gorgeous arias, duets and trios from her birthplace The 400th anniversary of Barbara Strozzi’s birth give us another reason to indulge in some glorious music from…

Richard Lester is universally acclaimed as a prominent interpreter of early music on period and modern keyboard instruments.

Annabel Knight RecordersRobin Bigwood Harpsichord As part of this year’s Woodhouse Advanced Recorder Course, Annabel and Robin will perform music from across the centuries for recorders and harpsichord, exploring the theme of change and transformation. The old and the new jostle together in this fascinating mix of works including early pieces by Josquin, Van Eyck and Blavet,…

A welcome return for Alison McGillivray, following her concert for us in 2017, to play Bach’s cello suites 2, 3 and 5 together with some more Scots tunes. Alison is a cellist and viola da gamba player who is regularly heard playing with Concerto Caledonia, The Society of Strange and Ancient Instruments, Rachel Podger’s Brecon…

The Glevum Consort look back to Llanthony Secunda Priory’s 13th-century heyday, when texts such as the Old English Edi Beo Thu, now commonly known as the Llanthony Carol, were housed within its walls. The concert traces the history of medieval Gloucester through music, arriving at Byrd’s Mass for Four Voices, which in this intimate setting…

Joel Munday (Violin) and Julian Trevelyan (Piano) Sonata No.3 in E major, BWV 1016Johann Sebastian Bach Sonata for Piano and Violin No. 1 in D major, Op.12Ludwig van Beethoven Fantaisie Brillante sur des motifs de l’opéra Faust de Gounod, Op 20Henryk Wieniawski

Stunning a cappella vocal quintet Papagena explore the full gamut of close harmony music from the 11th to the 21st century. From sacred hymns and ancient madrigals, to inventive arrangements of Guns N’ Roses, Imogen Heap and Joni Mitchell, this is sure to be a brilliant evening of entertainment.

One of Handel’s most dramatic and exciting oratorios, Israel in Egypt tells the biblical story of the Israelites’ slavery in Egypt and their escape across the Red Sea. The ten plagues descending on the Egyptians are astoundingly descriptive: pelting hail and the buzzing flies and locusts are vividly conjured in sound. This arrangement by Mendelssohn, created for his own large chorus, has never been…

Gorgeous Renaissance polyphony – Byrd’s 5-part Mass and motets by Sheppard, Tallis and Taverner.

Playing contests are documented between Louis Marchand and JS Bach, and between Handel and Domenico Scarlatti. Scarlatti was judged possibly superior to Handel on the harpsichord, although inferior on the organ – and Marchand disappeared in the morning, perhaps having heard Bach and knowing he would lose! Carole’s programme will include Bach’s Italian Concerto, suites…

Rosafresca with Emma Winscom (soprano) and Jacob Garside (viol). A concert of lute songs featuring the music of Dowland, Johnson, Morley, Rosseter and Campion with instrumental interludes for recorder and lute.

With James Gilchrist (Evangelist)

Salve reginaChant: Salve ReginaPalestrina: Salve ReginaPadilla: Salve ReginaPoulenc: Salve ReginaLassus: Salve ReginaCornysh‎: Salve Regina Interval MiserereAllegri: MiserereTomkins: Have mercy upon me (4) O sacrum conviviumTallis: O sacrum conviviumMessiaen O sacrum convivium MagnificatByrd: Short MagnificatVictoria: Magnificat for double choir

Inspired at the age of eight on hearing an organ, Jed began lessons with Henry Fairs at the Birmingham Conservatoire Junior Department. Between 2011 – 2015 Jed consecutively won the ‘Under 17 Repertoire’ in the Bristol Eisteddfod Organ Class gaining either a Distinction or Outstanding appraisal. He has performed in concerts at St. Chad’s Birmingham,…

Part of the Vespers @ 6 Recital Series Each recital takes place within the service of Compline, complete with the Medieval plainsong chants for all to sing. Followed by a cheese and wine reception. Retiring collection in aid of the St John Organ Fund.

Exquisite songs of love, passion and devotion from the visionary medieval abbess, Hildegard of Bingen, to Francesca Caccini at the 17th century court of the Medici in Italy. Catherine and Frances have enjoyed performing together for many years. Internationally renowned with a broad experience of performing and recording in all genres but particularly in the…

Exeter Festival Chorus (Conductor: Nigel Perrin) with Southern Sinfonia. Featuring Vivaldi Gloria in D and Mozart Mass in C minor.

Jérôme Faucheur was born in LILLE (France) in 1953. He began his piano lessons at 8 and organ at 13.  He specialised in the English organ fields, and has played in England for more than 50 recitals. Programme includes works by Sweelinck and JS Bach.

Musicke in the Ayre return to the Silk Mill with a duet version of their programme celebrating the glories of music from 17th century Venice, where Barbara Strozzi was born 400 years ago. They mix a selection from her huge output with works by her teacher Cavalli and the towering genius Claudio Monteverdi. Local sopranos…

The Chandos Singers, conducted by Malcolm Hill, are one of Bath’s leading chamber choirs. This concert of European works focuses on Henry Purcell (1659-1695), covering his own works together with pieces by composers who influenced him or who were influenced by him. The Purcell works included are the Te Deum written for St Cecilia’s Day…

Named after a mythical monster, Ypotryll consists of soprano Karen Jones & multi-instrumentalists Simon Pickard and Rachel Tedd. Ypotryll will be performing medieval music for visitors to the Morning Room, formerly the Chapel of St Mary.  The program will include English and European music from the 13th and 14th centuries for voice and instruments –…

Hamish Fraser is Organ Scholar at Exeter Cathedral. Programme includes works by JS Bach and Elgar.

Rounds, Canons, Glees, Catches, Part-songs and Madrigals from the 13th to the 20th century.

Sacred and Secular Songs for Midsummer. The Cappella Singers with Philip Duffy (organ and piano).

Costanzi Consort directed by Peter Leech will be joined by Cappella Fede strings and Robert Court on Chamber organ to perform a programme of music to celebrate the 300th anniversary of the birth of Leopold Mozart. *** A celebration the 300th anniversary of the birth (in 1719) of one of the most famous musical fathers…

A Midsummer Musical Celebration at the Cathedral with the Cathedral Choir and Devon Baroque: Zadok The PriestGeorge Frederic Handel Cantata 194Johann Sebastian Bach Organ concerto No. 13 in F Major HWV 295George Frederic Handel Gloria 589Antonio Vivaldi

Conductor: Sarah Latto Two of Britain’s most celebrated composers are contrasted in this summer concert which pairs the genius of Purcell with the contemporary master James MacMillan.

Vivaldi – The Four SeasonsCorelli – Concerto Grosso in C minor Op 6 No 3Manfredini – Concerto Grosso in G Op 3 No 7Geminiani – Concerto in G minor Op 3 No 2Vivaldi – Concerto for Lute in D Not all orchestras are the same … and not all orchestras can match the exuberant and…

Music from the Age of Richard III and the early Tudors performed by The York Waits with Deborah Catterall, singer. The York Waits Website

Free admission, retiring collection.

Late fifteenth and early sixteenth century music, with Deborah Catterall, singer. The York Waits Website

  Hazel Fenton, Richard Little recorders Frances Zagni viola da gamba John Talbot spinet Concert Programme

  Hazel Fenton, Richard Little recorders Frances Zagni viola da gamba John Talbot spinet Concert Programme

The Erebus Ensemble, Figo and the Clifton Festival Chamber Choir, under the direction of Tom Williams, perform Monteverdi’s 1610 setting of the Office of Vespers. Expect musical fireworks as this vibrant line-up of young musicians uses the splendour of Clifton Cathedral to convey this cornerstone work in the Cori Spezzati style. Book via the Colston…

JS BachKomm Jesu, kommJesu, meine FreudeLobet den Herrn interspersed with movements from solo cello Suite No 5 in C minorFürchte dich nichtSinget dem Herrn interspersed with movements from solo cello Suite No 6 in D major This is a welcome return for Solomon’s Knot, who impressed so much with their performance of Bach’s Mass in…

Musicke in the Ayre have given over 115 concerts of 16/17th century music for voice(s) and lute across the UK and abroad since 2011; they bring their first programme involving a full SATB quartet of voices with lute to this delightful church on the edge of the Cotswolds. Local singers Clare Rangeley (soprano), Helen Hill…

Clifton International Festival of Music’s Ensemble-in-Residence, Figo, perform Vivaldi”s timeless masterpiece, The Four Seasons, in a candlelit Clifton Cathedral. Join this explosive young ensemble as they present Vivaldi”s magnum opus and enjoy a glass of wine on the terrace during the interval as the sun sets on Clifton in this late evening concert. Book via…

Crispian Steele-Perkins and James Gough present an evening of music for Trumpet and Organ, complete with demonstrations of early forms of Trumpet by one of the world’s greatest exponents of the instrument. Music to include: Works by Jeremiah Clarke, Henry Purcell and J. S. Bach and a new commission by Bristol-based composer, David Bednall. Book…

Part of the Vespers @ 6 Recital Series 6pm recital including Bach’s 5th suite for unaccompanied cello in C minor; followed by Compline with all the traditional chants, and a wine and cheese reception. Admission free, retiring collection in aid of the St.John’s organ fund. Recital Poster

A lively programme of Baroque music (and not!) for recorder ensemble.

Bournemouth Sinfonietta Choir with Salisbury Baroque Handel • Alexander’s Feast Salisbury BaroqueLeader • Theresa Caudle In 1761 musicians from Salisbury travelled to join singers in Wimborne to perform Alexander’s Feast for the Friendly Society of Wimborne Minster. As part of a day of celebration of Wimborne’s heritage we are recreating this event, with the period instrument orchestra Salisbury Baroque.

In this concert, Cambridge Renaissance Voices bring together some of the great choral masterpieces from across the spectrum of the Italian Renaissance. Italy’s status as ‘cradle of the Renaissance’ was as vital to the history of music as for the visual arts.

Join Exeter Bach Society and Bramdean School Chapel Choir for a liturgical performance of J S Bach’s beautiful cantata ‘Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen,’ (BWV 12) with orchestral accompaniment. Musical Directors: Jonathan Lucas Wood and Rachel BennettLeader: Anna CockroftAlto: Rachel BennettTenor: Jonathan Lucas Wood

400 years after the birth of Jose Marin – defrocked priest, convicted murderer, prolific composer of charming songs to the guitar – Musicke in the Ayre bring a programme of some of his songs together with pieces from other 17th century Spanish composers such as Hidalgo, Duron, Araniez and Escalada. To perform it, lutenist Din…

Part of Bristol Early Music Festival Music for voices & instruments based on the life and work of Leonardo da Vinci by composers he would have heard in Florence, Milan and Ferrara

We can’t wait to welcome back the Oriel Singers who will no doubt delight and entertain once more, this year with a programme entitled “The Byrd and the Bs”. For this last concert of the year there will be of course coffe and cake from 10:30am and free entry.

Composers featured include Josquin, Victoria, Tallis, Monteverdi, Bach. Robert Hollingworth – DirectorMartin Kemp – Art Historian & Presenter This very day – 2 May 2019 – marks the 500th anniversary of the death of ‘Renaissance Man’, polymath Leonardo da Vinci. Known primarily for his art and inventions, Leonardo’s first job away from Florence was as…

This concert is part of the Totnes Early Music Society Season 2018/19. Music for shawms, dulcians, oboes and bassoons from this outstanding wind band, a guaranteed good night! From 14th-18th century, wind music could be heard everywhere from grand state occasions to the humblest village dance. Syrinx aim to recreate this impressive tradition playing shawms,…

Supported using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England, Ensemble Hesperi will present their expanded project ‘The Pheasant’s Eye’ at the Three Towers Festival in 2019, with Kathleen Gilbert, Highland dancer.

James MacMillan – Data est mihi omnis potestas, Lux aeterna, Benedicamus Deum caeliJS Bach – Der Geist hilft BWV 226JS Bach – Komm Jesu, Komm BWV 229Friedrich – Cerha Vier Hölderlin-FragmenteSchütz – Quid commisisti, o dulcissime puer SWV56-60MacMillan – Miserere Bath Camerata, under their musical director Benjamin Goodson, presents a powerful and reflective programme of…

Kate Fawcett (violin), Henrik Persson (cello), Martin Perkins (keyboard) with Hannah Grove (soprano) On the Saturday of the Easter weekend, enjoy reflective music by Purcell, Humfrey, Handel and others including works from the Harmonia Sacra collections, with instrumental music from the period. Kate Fawcett and Martin Perkins revived the original Musical and Amicable Society, founded…

A haunting collection of mediaeval and celtic folk songs featuring an array of exotic and period instruments. See Event on Facebook Tickets from Eventbrite.

David Stancliffe, former Bishop of Salisbury, brings worshippers and music lovers together in experiencing the Passion of Christ through the theology and musical imagination of J S Bach. Reflections for Good Friday around a period-instrument performance of the Passion by the Bishops’ Consort, leader Alice Poppleton. With Charlotte La Thrope (soprano), Laura Baldwin (alto), Chris…

Back by popular demand: an evening special hosted by Cheltenham Coffee Concerts!In a one-off Coffee Concert special we present the mesmerising Trois Leçons de Ténèbres by François Couperin, sung by Hannahs Davey and Grove and accompanied by Warwick Cole and David Hatcher. This mellifluous music promises a spellbinding evening of meditation this Maundy Thursday. Because…

Ex Cathedra Consort & Baroque Orchestra:Jeffrey Skidmore – ConductorCharles Daniels – EvangelistMarcus Farnsworth – JesusLawrence White – Pilate Monumental and yet grippingly immediate, Bach’s St Matthew Passion tells the profound drama of Christ’s last days with music of aching beauty. Every musical possibility is used to express and sustain an extraordinary range of feelings: love,…

Rosafresca presents Renaissance songs and instrumentals from the Spanish Court of Ferdinand and Isabella.

Play by Clare NorburnDirected by Nicholas RentonLighting Design by Natalie Rowland and Pitch Black Lightingwith Gerald Kyd Actor BREAKING THE RULES is part concert/part one-man play, exploring the extraordinary life and music of Carlo Gesualdo. Gesualdo is today best known for his distinctive musical voice and idiosyncratic compositional style, and was admired by figures as…

A concert in association with Milton Abbey Heritage Trust Programme to include:Allegri • MiserereVictoria • Tenebrae ResponsesLamentations and other music for Holy Week Join us in a programme of music for the days leading up to Easter particularly suited to the acoustic and ambience of Milton Abbey. During the service of Tenebrae on Good Friday the candles…

Music for Harpsichord, Spinet, Voice and Viola da Gamba, with songs and instrumental pieces by Handel, Purcell, Dowland, Byrd, Galuppi, Frescobaldi, Couperin and more. Yat-Soon Yeo – Harpsichord, SpinetClaire Horácek – Viola da GambaLucy Green – Mezzo-soprano

The Glevum Consort present a concert of music for Lent and Holy week, including Thomas Tallis’ Lamentations of Jeremiah. This time of the year in the church has produced some of the most thought-provoking and poignant music from many great composers. Enjoy wonderful music in the atmospheric surroundings of Gloucester Cathedral’s stunning 15th Century Lady…

J.S. Bach’s Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin are among the most exceptional pieces for unaccompanied violin and were modelled on some of the most populars dances of the baroque era. Find out about the dances Bach used, how he adapted them and the origins of his inimitable style. We will explore the history of the genre…

Nicholas Mulroy – Evangelist TenorDingle Yandell – ChristusJames Newby – PilatusEmilia Morton – SopranoRebecca Afonwy-Jones – Mezzo SopranoKieran White – Tenor Canzona Baroque Ensemble:Theresa Caudle – LeaderChristopher Finch – Conductor One of the greatest choral works of all time, the St John Passion has been described as a deeply human, intensely dramatic telling of Christ’s…

Bach’s magnificent St John Passion performed in the beautiful surroundings of Tewkesbury Abbey. Sung by the City of Birmingham Choir, accompanied by the Westminster Chamber Orchestra.

This Easter, don’t miss the opportunity of hearing a rare performance of Bach’s St Luke Passion as performed by the man himself in 1730. It promises to be a real treat performed by familiar faces to coffee concerts goers and with Rob Waters once more as the evangelist. Coffee and cake served as usual and…

This Easter, don’t miss the opportunity of hearing a rare performance of Bach’s St Luke Passion as performed by the man himself in 1730. It promises to be a real treat performed by familiar faces to coffee concerts goers and with Rob Waters once more as the evangelist. Coffee and cake served as usual and…

Join Exeter Bach Society for a cello recital with BBC Young Musician 2018 Grand Finalist, Maxim Calver. This is likely to be a popular event so be ensure to book early to avoid missing out. Programme J.S. Bach – Suite for Solo Cello in G majori. Preludeii. Allemandeiii. Couranteiv. Sarabandev. Minuets I&IIvi. Gigue Rachmaninoff –…

Join Exeter Bach Society for a liturgical performance of J S Bach’s beautiful cantata ‘Himmelskönig, sei willkommen’ (BWV 182) with orchestral accompaniment. Cantata BWV 182 was one of the earliest works written in Weimar and is thus one of Bach’s earliest cantatas. The title ‘Himmelskönig, sei willkommen’ is translated roughly as ‘King of Heaven, Welcome!’…

Bach Cantatas:Lobet den Herrn, alle Heiden (BWV 230)Christ lag in Todesbanden (BWV 4)Ich habe genug (BWV 82) Felicity Turner – mezzo-sopranoCheltenham Bach ChoirRobin Baggs – accompanistDavid Crown – conductor Part of the Cheltenham Bach Choir Spring Festival of the Baroque Join us for this afternoon programme of Bach cantatas sung by the Cheltenham Bach Choir…

Musical Director – Laurence Blyth Wellington Choral Society last performed the St Matthew Passion in 1951, so members are especially looking forward to preparing for this concert.

Conductor David Ogden Bristol’s Exultate Singers and the internationally renowned early music ensemble His Majestys Sagbutts and Cornetts join forces again for a celebration of European baroque choral and instrumental music. Opening with music from 16th century Venice, the performers take a musical tour around the cathedrals and musical powerhouses of Europe, exploring the evocative,…

The British vocal ensemble VOCES8 is now established as one of the most versatile and best loved singing groups.Touring extensively throughout Europe, North America and Asia, the ensemble perform a repertory from Renaissance polyphony to contemporary commissions and arrangements. Programme This will feature composers Byrd, Britten, Rachmaninov and composer-in residence Jonathan Dove. They will also…

Conductor David Crown James Gilchrist (Evangelist)

Part of the Cheltenham Bach Choir Spring Festival of the Baroque Satoko Doi-Luck was the Junior Fellow in Harpsichord/Continuo at the Royal College of Music, and also a participant of the Handel House Talent Scheme 2015-2016. She has performed with La Serenissima, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Birmingham Opera Company, English Chamber Orchestra, Tenebrae…

Renaissance Music for Lentby Josquin, Isaac, Utendal, de Fevin, Obrecht, Clemens, Brumel & Victoria

This exciting multimedia experience of light, song, music and storytelling is an atmospheric candlelit show with an imagined narrative by Hildegard of Bingen as she looks back at her life, alongside performance of her mesmeric chant.

Our concert will explore the sound of the recorder world, with a programme including music from the 15th to the 20th century, from Wylkynson to Paul Clark. The orchestra is based in the Gloucester area, but players travel from as far afield as Cornwall and Rugby to meet and share their love of the recorder. …

Journey with us to explore just a little of the vast treasury of music written in the two hundred years following the discovery of the Americas, which, surprisingly, still remains little explored in today’s global age. The establishment of Christianity and the Roman Catholic Church happened very quickly, and with it, the composition of much…

Stile Moderno – Music of the Italian Baroque.

Recently reformed, the Glevum Consort is Gloucestershire’s premiere professional vocal ensemble. Specialising in music from the Renaissance, their sound and repertoire are perfectly suited to the glorious College Chapel.

Sadly, this concert has had to be CANCELLED due to illness – we hope to reschedule it at a later date This concert is part of the Totnes Early Music Society Season 2018/19. Celebrate the wonderful music by J.S.Bach for violin and harpsichord with an outstanding pair of musicians! Some glorious music from the composer…

Tallis • Spem in AliumRoth • Earthrise An opportunity to hear Spem in Alium is always a special occasion. In this wonderful work for eight separate 5-part choirs, Tallis demonstrates that he is more than a match for any continental composer of the period. It is only in live performance that you appreciate Tallis’s skill, as each of the 40 voices…

A concert celebrating music from composers living in Warsaw and Krakow in the 16th and 17th centuries: Grzegorz Gerwazy Gorczycki, Luca Marenzio and Vincenzo Bertolusi, alongside modern works by Roxanna Panufnik.

With ‘Faith, Folk and Frivolity’, The Songmen present a journey through the genres, taking you from some of the finest in renaissance polyphony including Byrd and Palestrina, through contemporary sacred music with settings by members of the group, vivid, humourous, and engaging madrigals featuring Clément Janequin’s epic ‘La Guerre’, original takes on familiar folks songs,…

Join local violinist Alice Earll for an evening of fantastical music and lively discussion! Find out what happens when musicians are left to their own devices, why almost all the Cornetto players died (and what a Cornetto is, there’s more than just one…), and the weird and wonderful ways you can play a violin. Alice will be joined…

Join local violinist Alice Earll for an evening of fantastical music and lively discussion! Find out what happens when musicians are left to their own devices, why almost all the Cornetto players died (and what a Cornetto is, there’s more than just one…), and the weird and wonderful ways you can play a violin. Alice will be joined…

Formed in 2002 Piva have firmly established themselves as a leading early music ensemble. Playing throughout the UK and across Europe, the group has gained a reputation for their lively performances and entertaining shows. Bagpipes, hurdy gurdies, recorders, viol, curtals, rauschpfeifen, crumhorns, shawms, violin – members of Piva are multi-instrumentalists bringing together the sounds and…

This concert is part of the Totnes Early Music Society Season 2018/19. This exciting recorder duo play music from Monteverdi to Handel, with theorbo player Toby Carr. A programme to inspire thoughts of spring from deep in the winter! Tabea Debus and Olwen Foulkes are joined by theorbo player Toby Carr in a programme which…

Regina coeli; a capella renaissance music and readings celebrating the Virgin Mary. Proceeds in aid of the Cathedral Chorister Trust. Tickets £10, available from the cathedral shop or by post from Dr CR Lovell, Green Farm Cottage, The Green, Farmborough, Bath BA2 0BA (please enclose s.a.e.).

Galliarda – Sara Stowe (harpsichord, forte piano, soprano), Ibi Aziz (baroque cello, viola da gamba), Matthew Spring (early guitars, lute), Kate Alsop (baroque violin, recorder). This concert explores the music world that Thomas Gainsborough experienced during his Bath years (1759-74). Gainsborough was fascinated not only by musicians but also by their instruments – often acquiring…