Early Music events organised by other groups
2024
Various dates throughout the year: 'Run by Singers' organises a wide range of singing opportunities both in the UK and abroad.
To find out more, visit their website www.runbysingers.org
Saturday 3 August, 3.00pm. Old Baptist Chapel, Church Street, Tewkesbury GL20 5RZ
"Old Chapel Court Concert", FATHER AND SON, George Ross: cello Alastair Ross: harpsichord.
Music by Francesco Geminiani, Alessandro Scarlatti, and J S Bach.
George Ross is a member of the Consone Quartet, the first period instrument string quartet to be selected as BBC New Generation Artists. This year George’s father Alastair Ross continues his fifty-year-old career as a freelance harpsichordist and organist by playing with The Sixteen and The Academy of Ancient Music. Tickets £20 from Eventbrite (plus booking fee), John Moore Museum in Tewkesbury, on the door and from Jill Davies 01684 850112. Click here for more information.
Wednesday 7th August at 1pm. St Mary's Church Ross-on-Wye. Lunchtime concert.
Jill Crossland - Piano Recital
Free entry with retiring collection. Click here for information on the series of Wednesday concerts.
Week of 19th - 23rd August.
HISS folk, trad and early music week - 19-23 August. Tutored by Robert Hollingworth. Robert has a long record of truly innovative projects behind him. As erudite as it is entertaining, his way of illuminating early music and bringing it to life for the 21st century is remarkable and spellbinding. Booking is now open, all details available from: hiss.org.uk
23rd to 25th August, Holy Trinity Church, Bell Lane, Minchinhampton, Glos GL6 9BP.
Minch Fest 24. Minch Fest showcases beautiful sacred music in its intended setting and gives young singers an experience of singing this rich legacy. Four church services will each feature the music of one composer as it was intended: as an aid to reflection, prayer and praise. Each includes a congregational hymn. There is also a teatime concert.
Friday 23rd 8pm: Compline by candlelight.
Saturday 24th 4.30pm: Tea time concert - young singers’ platform accompanied by baroque instrumental ensemble.
Saturday 24th 8pm: Candlelit Mass – Machaut, Messe de Nostre Dame.
Sunday 25th 10am: Choral Eucharist, accompanied by a baroque string ensemble, Mozart - Missa brevis in D (K 194).
Sunday 25th 5.30pm: Choral Evensong: Byrd - O Lord, make thy servant Charles, Morley - Nolo mortem peccatoris.
More details at: https://www.minchchurch.org.uk/whats-on/special-events/whats-on-in-august.php
Wednesday 4th September at 1pm. St Mary's Church Ross-on-Wye. Lunchtime concert.
Northwick Baroque - instrumental chamber group.
Free entry with retiring collection. Click here for information on the series of Wednesday concerts.
Thursday 12 September, Hereford Cathedral, 7.30 pm.
The Sixteen Choral Pilgrimage, chiefly Lassus, with some Josquin, Casulana and Chilcott.
Full details at: https://thesixteen.com/event/the-choral-pilgrimage-2024-hereford/
Saturday 14 September, Tewkesbury Abbey, 3pm.
The Sixteen Choral Pilgrimage, chiefly Lassus, with some Josquin, Casulana and Chilcott.
Full details at: https://thesixteen.com/event/the-choral-pilgrimage-2024-tewkesbury/
Saturday 14 September in Tewkesbury Parish Hall, 9.30 am - 12.30 pm.
Choral Workshop on Lassus' Justorum Animae and Casulana's Morir non puo 'l mio core.
Full details at: https://thesixteen.com/event/2024-choral-workshop-tewkesbury/
Wednesday 2nd October at 1pm. St Mary's Church Ross-on-Wye. Lunchtime concert.
Ruth Cartledge - Harp Recital
Free entry with retiring collection. Click here for information on the series of Wednesday concerts.
Sunday October 6th at 3.30pm. The Angel Centre, 14 Angel Place, Worcester WR1 3QN.
Worcestershire Early Music present Spinacino, (named after an Italian Lutenist and composer born in 1485); they are a Scottish based consort dedicated to music of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Click her for further details.
Saturday 26th October, 10.00am-5.30pm. Baskerville Hall, Hay-on-Wye, HR3 5LE
A workshop for strings. Dancing through Baroque; exploring Baroque dance forms.
This Baroque workshop will be led by international prize winner & highly sought after soloist, chamber musician & concertmaster Simone Pirri and experienced historical cellist & tutor Jacob Garside. Whether you are new to Baroque or want to perfect your baroque technique, this day is for you. Orchestral experience and reasonable sight reading necessary. Modern or period instruments welcome. Come and enjoy the glorious music of the Baroque era. Click here for full details and booking information.
Sunday November 3rd at 3.30pm. The Angel Centre, 14 Angel Place, Worcester WR1 3QN.
Worcestershire Early Music present Henrik Persson with his trio Newe Vialles; instruments brought to the English Court by Henry VIII to replace the old vialles (rebecs and fiddles) - so began the long tradition of viol playing in England. Their repertoire stretches from early 16th century to 18th century. Click her for further details.
2025
Sunday February 2nd at 3.30pm. The Angel Centre, 14 Angel Place, Worcester WR1 3QN
Worcestershire Early Music sees the return of Ali Kinder and Lynda Sayce who play in Sounds Historical with Mary Tyers and Heidi Fardell in a programme entitled 600 Years! Hildegard to Haydn. Click her for further details.
Sunday April 6th at 3.30pm. The Angel Centre, 14 Angel Place, Worcester WR1 3QN
Worcestershire Early Music present Amyas led by Emily Baines. Click her for further details.
Various dates throughout the year: 'Run by Singers' organises a wide range of singing opportunities both in the UK and abroad.
To find out more, visit their website www.runbysingers.org
Saturday 3 August, 3.00pm. Old Baptist Chapel, Church Street, Tewkesbury GL20 5RZ
"Old Chapel Court Concert", FATHER AND SON, George Ross: cello Alastair Ross: harpsichord.
Music by Francesco Geminiani, Alessandro Scarlatti, and J S Bach.
George Ross is a member of the Consone Quartet, the first period instrument string quartet to be selected as BBC New Generation Artists. This year George’s father Alastair Ross continues his fifty-year-old career as a freelance harpsichordist and organist by playing with The Sixteen and The Academy of Ancient Music. Tickets £20 from Eventbrite (plus booking fee), John Moore Museum in Tewkesbury, on the door and from Jill Davies 01684 850112. Click here for more information.
Wednesday 7th August at 1pm. St Mary's Church Ross-on-Wye. Lunchtime concert.
Jill Crossland - Piano Recital
Free entry with retiring collection. Click here for information on the series of Wednesday concerts.
Week of 19th - 23rd August.
HISS folk, trad and early music week - 19-23 August. Tutored by Robert Hollingworth. Robert has a long record of truly innovative projects behind him. As erudite as it is entertaining, his way of illuminating early music and bringing it to life for the 21st century is remarkable and spellbinding. Booking is now open, all details available from: hiss.org.uk
23rd to 25th August, Holy Trinity Church, Bell Lane, Minchinhampton, Glos GL6 9BP.
Minch Fest 24. Minch Fest showcases beautiful sacred music in its intended setting and gives young singers an experience of singing this rich legacy. Four church services will each feature the music of one composer as it was intended: as an aid to reflection, prayer and praise. Each includes a congregational hymn. There is also a teatime concert.
Friday 23rd 8pm: Compline by candlelight.
Saturday 24th 4.30pm: Tea time concert - young singers’ platform accompanied by baroque instrumental ensemble.
Saturday 24th 8pm: Candlelit Mass – Machaut, Messe de Nostre Dame.
Sunday 25th 10am: Choral Eucharist, accompanied by a baroque string ensemble, Mozart - Missa brevis in D (K 194).
Sunday 25th 5.30pm: Choral Evensong: Byrd - O Lord, make thy servant Charles, Morley - Nolo mortem peccatoris.
More details at: https://www.minchchurch.org.uk/whats-on/special-events/whats-on-in-august.php
Wednesday 4th September at 1pm. St Mary's Church Ross-on-Wye. Lunchtime concert.
Northwick Baroque - instrumental chamber group.
Free entry with retiring collection. Click here for information on the series of Wednesday concerts.
Thursday 12 September, Hereford Cathedral, 7.30 pm.
The Sixteen Choral Pilgrimage, chiefly Lassus, with some Josquin, Casulana and Chilcott.
Full details at: https://thesixteen.com/event/the-choral-pilgrimage-2024-hereford/
Saturday 14 September, Tewkesbury Abbey, 3pm.
The Sixteen Choral Pilgrimage, chiefly Lassus, with some Josquin, Casulana and Chilcott.
Full details at: https://thesixteen.com/event/the-choral-pilgrimage-2024-tewkesbury/
Saturday 14 September in Tewkesbury Parish Hall, 9.30 am - 12.30 pm.
Choral Workshop on Lassus' Justorum Animae and Casulana's Morir non puo 'l mio core.
Full details at: https://thesixteen.com/event/2024-choral-workshop-tewkesbury/
Wednesday 2nd October at 1pm. St Mary's Church Ross-on-Wye. Lunchtime concert.
Ruth Cartledge - Harp Recital
Free entry with retiring collection. Click here for information on the series of Wednesday concerts.
Sunday October 6th at 3.30pm. The Angel Centre, 14 Angel Place, Worcester WR1 3QN.
Worcestershire Early Music present Spinacino, (named after an Italian Lutenist and composer born in 1485); they are a Scottish based consort dedicated to music of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Click her for further details.
Saturday 26th October, 10.00am-5.30pm. Baskerville Hall, Hay-on-Wye, HR3 5LE
A workshop for strings. Dancing through Baroque; exploring Baroque dance forms.
This Baroque workshop will be led by international prize winner & highly sought after soloist, chamber musician & concertmaster Simone Pirri and experienced historical cellist & tutor Jacob Garside. Whether you are new to Baroque or want to perfect your baroque technique, this day is for you. Orchestral experience and reasonable sight reading necessary. Modern or period instruments welcome. Come and enjoy the glorious music of the Baroque era. Click here for full details and booking information.
Sunday November 3rd at 3.30pm. The Angel Centre, 14 Angel Place, Worcester WR1 3QN.
Worcestershire Early Music present Henrik Persson with his trio Newe Vialles; instruments brought to the English Court by Henry VIII to replace the old vialles (rebecs and fiddles) - so began the long tradition of viol playing in England. Their repertoire stretches from early 16th century to 18th century. Click her for further details.
2025
Sunday February 2nd at 3.30pm. The Angel Centre, 14 Angel Place, Worcester WR1 3QN
Worcestershire Early Music sees the return of Ali Kinder and Lynda Sayce who play in Sounds Historical with Mary Tyers and Heidi Fardell in a programme entitled 600 Years! Hildegard to Haydn. Click her for further details.
Sunday April 6th at 3.30pm. The Angel Centre, 14 Angel Place, Worcester WR1 3QN
Worcestershire Early Music present Amyas led by Emily Baines. Click her for further details.