Music from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, The Dambusters and much moreBasingstoke Symphony OrchestraStephen Scotchmer, conductor This year’s family offering is called ‘Sky High!’. The Basingstoke Symphony Orchestra will explore ways of flying with music to include film scores from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and the Dam Busters.Die Fledermaus - Johann StraussThose Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines - ... Read more
Lunchtime recital organised by Holy Trinity Gosport music events.Free entrance with a retiring collection; your donations will help us to maintain our historical ‘Handel’ organ.Visit web page.
Extracts from local composer George Venner’s World Postcards and music by Poulenc, Finzi and Gregson played by Karen Kingsley and Angela Zanders (piano); Rob Blanken and Jen Flatman (clarinet). Free entry, retiring collection in aid of Michael Hurd Fund for Young Musicians.Poulenc - Sonata for piano, four handsFinzi - movements from Five Bagatelles for clarinet and pianoVenner - ... Read more
Jean-Philippe Rameau (1673-1764): La PouleJohannes Brahms (1833-1897): Piano Sonata No. 3 in F minor, Op. 5Concert page.Dominika Mak is a Polish classical pianist pursuing her Professional Diploma at the Royal Academy of Music in London (2025–26) studying with Christopher Elton and David Gray, supported by Help Musicians UK. Dominika graduated with Distinction from a Master ... Read more
Read preview notes.Lucy Humphris, Gemini Consort director Sara Deborah Timossi, SouthDowns Camerata artistic directorBritish music by local composers including Flint, Macaulay, Osgood and Timossi plus Holst's Seven Part Songs. These hugely popular groups will present a programme of British music including local composers.Finzi - Prelude for String OrchestraFlint - Water SketchesMcDowall - Mark How one ... Read more
Join us as we celebrate the talent and creativity of young composers and performance students from the Royal Academy of Music in London. Enjoy this musical performance exploring the wonderful connections that can be made between music and art. Working alongside Art Historian Michael Bird and Head of Composition Philip Cashian, five composition students have ... Read more
With singers and instrumentalists from local schools and youth music organisations.Including Festival of Young Composers winners. Local schools and youth music organizations will be demonstrating the talent of their students on the concert platform. The Combined Schools Choir will sing three groups of songs interspersed by items for the Combined School Wind & Jazz Bands, ... Read more
By Portsmouth Cathedral music events.Visit the series web page.The final recital of our Lunchtime Live Spring series is given today by pianist Georgina Duncan. This recital will be in St Thomas's Chapel.Free entry – post recital donation greatly appreciated; no booking required.
With the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra.Haydn composed his second Cello Concerto in 1783 for Antonín Kraft, a cellist in the Esterházy court orchestra. It was for many years thought to be the work of Kraft (who presumably offered help in the writing of the solo part) before the rediscovery in 1954 of the autograph manuscript, which ... Read more
Bernstein: Candide OvertureGershwin: Piano Concerto in FRachmaninov: Symphonic Dances Karen Kingsley, piano soloistRobin Browning, conductor (pictured) This programme traces a vibrant arc through 20th-century orchestral music, where classical tradition meets the rhythms and spirit of the modern world. Bernstein’s lively satire, Gershwin’s jazzy energy and Rachmaninov’s sweeping drama. Free pre-concert talk at 6.30pm.Visit the PMF ... Read more
Piers Adams, recordersJulia Bishop, violin Angela East, celloDavid Wright, harpsichord This dynamic and versatile ensemble present a lively programme of Baroque masters, including Vivaldi, Bach, Handel, Telemann and Corelli in their own unique arrangements and with a fun, modern interpretation.Vivaldi – Concerto in A minor RV580 from L’Estro ArmonicoBach – Adagio in Bb (theme from ... Read more
Read preview notes.Festival Chorus: Fernhurst, Petersfield and Rogate choral societies Madeleine Perring, sopranoCharlotte Clapperton, mezzo-sopranoHarry Jacques, tenorRedmond Sanders, bassSouthern Pro MusicaPaul Spicer, conductor Verdi’s powerful exploration of mankind’s spiritual place in the universe, with its soaring melodies, dramatic orchestration and rousing choruses, is one of the pinnacles of Western choral music. For singers and audience ... Read more
