2019/20 season

Sunday 13 October 2019 · 3:00pm

John Paul Ekins

• John Paul Ekins · piano

John Paul Ekins' scintillating, communicative and sensitive performances have drawn praise from audiences and critics alike. In great demand as a recitalist, concerto soloist and chamber musician, he has given performances throughout the UK, Northern Ireland and overseas and was recently appointed as piano teacher at St. Paul's School, London.

Sunday 10 November 2019 · 12:00pm

The Carducci String Quartet

With breadth of experience in working with young people, the Carducci String Quartet will tutor young musicians from the Elgar School and Severn Arts.

Sunday 10 November 2019 · 3:00pm

The Carducci String Quartet

• Matthew Denton · violin
• Michelle Fleming · violin
• Eoin Schmidt-Martin · viola
• 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.

First in a series of three concerts each containing a Bartok String Quartet

Sunday 8 December 2019 · 3:00pm

The York Waits

Make We Joy Now in this Fest

Festive music for Advent and Christmas performed on period instruments by The York Waits, with singer Deborah Catterall. The Waits explore the wide diversity of medieval and renaissance music from across Europe – fifteenth century English carols, Lutheran chorales, French noels and Mediterranean lullabies. They perform on a vast array of wind, brass, strings and percussion, including shawms, sackbuts, curtals, crumhorns, recorders, flutes, fiddles, rebec, gittern, harp, vielle, bagpipes and portative organ.

Sunday 26 January 2020 · 3:00pm

The Gildas String Quartet

• Christopher Jones · violin
• Gemma Sharples · violin
• Kay Stephen · viola
• Anna Menzies · cello

The Gildas String Quartet have performed to critical acclaim at major venues and on BBC Radio 3. Praised for their 'energy, verve and refreshing approach', their bold and explorative approach to performance has been recognised by International Franz Schubert and Modern Music Competition, Graz, where they won the Audience Engagement Award, 2018.

Sunday 23 February 2020 · 3:00pm

The Frith Piano Quartet

• Benjamin Frith · piano
• David Le Page · violin
• Robin Ireland · viola
• Richard Jenkinson · cello

The Frith Piano Quartet was formed in 2000 and have performed the complete piano quartets of Brahms, Dvorák, Fauré, Mozart and also not-so-often-heard gems such as Frank Bridge, Arthur Bliss and Richard Strauss.

Sunday 29 March 2020 · 3:00pm

Lecture / Recital on the historic Nicholson organ of 1840

• Christopher Allsop

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.

An illustrated lecture exploring the history and sound-world of this small and beautiful instrument, featuring music by English composers as well as by Bach, Mendelssohn and Guilmant.