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
With the Bognor Regis Music Club. With period instruments and music of Tudor times, Courtlye Musick tells the story of Henry VIII’s ‘noblest shipp of sayle’, the Mary Rose. The ill-fated ship and Henry’s reign are forever linked and this concert mixes historical facts with 16th century instrumental music, dance and song from the courts ... Read more
Experience Handel's spectacular and moving choral masterpiece, performed by the Portsmouth Cathedral Choirs and directed by Dr David Price. This special concert, set within the intimate surroundings of Portsmouth Cathedral, features an authentic performance with The Capelle Baroque Orchestra on period instruments, offering rich depth and resonance true to the time in which Messiah was ... Read more
Petersfield Chamber Choir performs Thomas Tallis's exquisite Lamentations of Jeremiah and other masterpieces from the English Golden Age of Polyphony.Presented by Petersfield Chamber Choir, with Thomas Lydon, director.Admission free Retiring collection Wine Bar
Read preview notes.Conductor: Malcolm Keeler, Portsmouth Baroque ChoirJ.S. Bach - O Jesu Christ, Meins Lebens Licht, BWV 118J.S. Bach - Sey nun wieder zufrieden, meine SeeleOrgan: J.S. Bach - Sei Lob und preis mit Ehren, BWV 231J.C. Bach - Fürchte dich nichtOrgan: J.S. Bach - Der Geist hilft, BWV 226J.S. Bach - Jesu, meine freude, ... Read more
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
