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
OperaUpClose returns to the Minerva with a brilliantly subversive and satirical take on Puccini’s enduringly popular family farce. A modern twist on a classic set to delight both opera lovers and curious newcomers alike. Directed by award winning PJ Harris, rising stars Dan D’Souza and Ceferina Penny lead a stellar cast of opera singers and players in a new English version by Hannah ... Read more
'A Princess of Kensington' (1903) and 'Merrie England' (1902) By Basil Hood & Edward German. Presented in concert version by Los Ladrones, a local vocal quintet, and Nigel Smith, piano, together with two more songs by Edward German.Edward German lived in Maida Vale near Lord’s Cricket Ground and loved to watch the cricket. After Sullivan’s ... Read more
PGS hosts its annual gala concert, featuring Benjamin Britten's 'Noye's Fludde', bringing together musicians from across the PGS and Cathedral community. The audience will be mostly parents of the pupils involved. This sort of large scale event does not happen every year. It will involve musicians from the junior school and senior school with professional ... Read more
Platinum award-winning wind bandAdam Broughton, musical director Johan de Meij: Symphony No. 1, Lord of the RingsGeorge Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue Directed by Adam Broughton, St Cat’s Ensemble, an award-winning wind band based near Winchester will be making their debut at the Festival with a programme of music crossing genres from jazz to film, including ... Read more
Froxfield Choir with Brass Breakout Jazz OrchestraGloria Miller, vocalist; Leslie Garcia, tap dancerMichael Servant, conductorJan Zawada, musical director BBJO Ellington called his Sacred Concert ‘the most important thing I’ve ever done’. With solo vocalist Gloria Miller, tap dancer Leslie Garcia, Brass Breakout Jazz Orchestra under the superb direction of Jan Zawada, Froxfield Choir and conductor Michael Servant, ... Read more
