Concerts
Our 2021/22 season features six classical concerts and a lunchtime workshop.
Click here for details of the 2020/21 season's concerts.
Sunday 10 October at 3.00pm
Lecture recital by Christopher Allsop
Illustrated lecture explaining the history of the Nicholson organ of 1840, featuring music by English composers as well as Bach, Mendelssohn and Guilmant.
Christopher will explain the history and sound world of this small and beautiful instrument.
Christopher Allsop is Assistant Director of Music at The King's School, Worcester. He founded the New Birmingham Scholars chamber choir, taught at Birmingham Conservatoire, played for numerous choirs and has been organist for five Worcester Three Choirs Festivals.
See Christopher Allsop on Twitter and Christopher Allsop at Worcester Organists' Association for more details
Sunday 14 November at 12.00pm
The Carducci String Quartet
Following on from their outstanding success in coaching students from Worcester Severn Arts, in sections from the Capriol Suite in 2019 and the Bach third Brandenburg in 2020, the Carducci Quartet will return for the final masterclass of this three year project.
Sunday 14 November at 3.00pm
The Carducci String Quartet
Matthew Denton (violin), Michelle Fleming (violin), Eoin Schmidt-Martin (viola) and Emma Denton (cello)
Described by the 'Strad' as presenting 'a masterclass in unanimity of musical purpose, in which severity could melt seamlessly into charm, and drama into geniality' the award-winning Carducci Quartet is internationally acclaimed as one of the most accomplished and versatile ensembles of today.
- Beethoven – Quartet in C minor, Op. 18 no. 4
- Shostakovich – Quartet no. 8 in C minor, Op. 110
- Dvorak – Quartet no. 12 in F major, Op. 96 American
Sunday 12 December at 3.00pm
Katherine Thomas (harp) and Sarah Newbold (flute)
Sarah Newbold and Katherine Thomas' music making has been described as 'elegant and thoughtful, sheer enjoyment and delight in what the music means to them'.
Keen chamber musicians, they play in the Alvor Ensemble, Cardiff Winds Enigma Duo and Ensemble. Sarah is a member of the Academy of St Martin in the Fields and Katherine was recently appointed principal harp with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra.
- Ibert – Entr'acte
- J. S. Bach – Sonata in G minor
- Allegro
- Adagio
- Allegro
- Salzedo – Chansons dans la nuit
- Farr – Taheke
- Allegro
- Andante
- Presto
- Alwyn – Naiades ~ Fantasy-Sonata
- Clarke – Hypnosis • Sunstreams • Sunday Morning
- Damase – Variations on 'Early One Morning'
See Katherine Thomas, Principal Harp at City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and Sarah Newbold at Guildhall School for more details
Sunday 30 January at 3.00pm
Siân Dicker (soprano) and Krystal Tunnicliffe (piano)
Siân Dicker is greatly in demand as a recitalist for her rich, full-blooded voice and dramatic flair. She won the 2020 Oxford Young Artists Platform and performs regularly with her duo partner Krystal.
- Mozart – An Chloë • Als Luise die Briefe ihres ungetreuen Liebhabers verbrannte
- Brahms – Da Unten Im Tale • Och Moder, ich well en Ding han!
- Sibelius – 5 Songs, Op. 37
- Den första kyssen
- Lasse liten
- Soluppgång
- Var det en dröm?
- Flickan kom ifrån sin älsklings möte
- Saint-Saëns – Suzette et Suzon • Peut-être • La sérénité • Guitares et mandolines
- Britten – Cabaret Songs
- Tell me the truth about love
- Funeral Blues
- Johnny
- Calypso
See siandicker.com and krystaltunnicliffe.com for more details
Sunday 27 February at 3.00pm
Roberto Ruisi (violin)
Roberto Ruisi, British/Italian violinist, enjoys balancing his time between his solo playing, and as a Concertmaster. He has led the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain for three consecutive years and features in many ensembles throughout the UK.
Pianist and programme to be announced.
See robertoruisi.com for more details
Sunday 27 March at 3.00pm
Clare Hammond (piano)
Clare Hammond is recognised for the virtuosity and authority of her performances and has developed a 'reputation for brilliantly imaginative concert programmes' (BBC Music Magazine). In 2016, she won the Royal Philharmonic Society's 'Young Artist Award' and has performed across the country.
Carwithen's Sonatina is a lyrical and vivacious work with an elegiac central movement and effervescent finale. WG Still's 'Bells' perfectly captures the unsettling and ghostly atmosphere of its inspiration, John Townsend Trowbridge's poem of 1873 'The Phantom Chapel'
- Beethoven – Sonata in C major, Op. 2, no. 3
- Brahms – Six Piano Pieces, Op. 118
- Doreen Carwithen – Sonatina
- W. G. Still – Bells
- Medtner – Sonata Romantica, Op. 53, no. 1
See clarehammond.com for more details
