RICHARD REED PARRY - Quartet for Heart and Breath (6’) KATE WHITLEY - Six Charlotte Mew Settings (16’) JOHN TAVENER - The World (10’) MEREDITH MONK - String Songs (20’) CASSANDRA MILLER - Thanksong (12’) Music by Arcade Fire’s Richard Reed Parry opens this concert of sumptuous, 21st century compositions for string quartet, performed by ... Read more
Neil Crossland - Through the HourglassNeil Crossland - Cello Sonata no. 2 Concert page.Chichester Cathedral's Lunchtime Concert series is self-supporting, and thrives through the generosity of its audiences. While there is no charge for admission, we suggest a minimum donation of £7 per person, with Gift Aid applied if possible. Visit Chichester Cathedral music events on ... Read more
By Portsmouth Cathedral music events.Visit the series web page.We are delighted to welcome back the Ivory Duo Piano Ensemble to our recital series, two pianists with extensive performing credits (https://www.ivoryduopiano.com).Free entry – post recital donation greatly appreciated; no booking required.
With the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra.Enjoy an evening featuring six of the greatest works in classical music!Rossini’s bright and sunny overture preludes one of the most famous and popular of all concertos, suffused with the sun-drenched melodies and balmy atmosphere of southern Spain; its achingly beautiful slow movement is perhaps the most sublime pieces of music ... Read more
Portsmouth Cathedral Choir Choral Scholars present an evening of early music to kick off our third Early Music Festival. Tickets.By Portsmouth Cathedral music events.Read about other events in the festival.
This spring, Gabrieli Roar brings together hundreds of young voices and world-class professionals for an unforgettable concert series. Touring to Derby, Leeds, Durham, Portsmouth and Bury St Edmunds from January to April 2026, Baroque Masterpieces celebrates the power and beauty of Vivaldi's Gloria, alongside Purcell's Bell Anthem and Come Ye Sons of Art. The performance ... Read more
Read preview notes.With the PCU and Southern Pro Musica. Conductor: David GostickAccompanist: Sue Graham SmithSchofield – Stabat MaterMcDowell – Ave maris stellaMozart – Regina coeli Tickets: £20/£3 from the PCU website.Ian Schofield (currently living in Portsmouth) composed the Stabat Mater between 2013 and 2014. It is scored for choir, soprano solo and string orchestra and ... Read more
With the Solent Symphony Orchestra.Part of the Festival of Early Music at Portsmouth Cathedral.Early music with a modern twist, this programme includes music by JS Bach, known as the "Father of the Baroque era" re-arranged by Gustav Holst and Purcell's stirring rondeau from Adbelazar, reworked into the magnificent 'Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra' by ... Read more
Book your tickets (£15) for this recital, which will take place in the Old Library, West Dean College.The recital is "Wagner at the Piano", Solos and duets in piano arrangements from his operas with Béla Hartmann and Roy Stratford. If you are in agreement with Rossini that “Wagner has good moments but awful quarters of an ... Read more
Join the Milton Glee Choir a concert which will raise money for the Havant Passion Play. The programme includes Zadoc the Priest, How Lovely are thy Dwellings, Totus Tuus, Be Still my Soul, and others. Tickets available through havantpassionplay@gmail.com or 07747 467154.
Baroque Alchemy is the realisation of a long-held dream of recorder virtuoso Piers Adams. Since the 1980s, he has envisioned combining the expressive beauty of the recorder and the drama of Baroque music with the expansive sound-world of modern synthesiser technology. Following a 25-year international career as front-man of the acoustic Baroque super-group Red Priest, ... Read more
Fanny Mendelssohn (1805-1847): Sonata o Fantasia in G minorAntonín Dvořák (1841-1904): Silent WoodsJohannes Brahms (1833-1897): Sonata in E minorConcert page.Chichester Cathedral's Lunchtime Concert series is self-supporting, and thrives through the generosity of its audiences. While there is no charge for admission, we suggest a minimum donation of £7 per person, with Gift Aid applied if possible. ... Read more
