Mozart 
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May 2011
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Sunday 1st

Who: Crickhowell Choral Society

Where: St Edmund’s Church, Crickhowell NP8 1AU 7.30 p.m.

What: Michael Haydn -  Requiem in C minor MH 155 (for Archbishop Sigismund); Pergolesi - Laudate pueri Dominum;   Mozart - Alma Dei creatoris KV 277

Ticket/Info: £15.00 (students free), available from Pip Hassall 01873 857392

 

Friday 6th

Who: Toccata Ladies Choir

Where: Howden Park Centre, Livingston 7:30pm

What: Annual Concert

Ticket/Info: £9 from Howden Park Box Office 01506 777666 or online at www.howdenparkcentre.co.uk

 

Saturday 7th

Who: Toccata Ladies Choir

Where: Howden Park Centre, Livingston 7:30pm

What: Annual Concert

Ticket/Info: £9 from Howden Park Box Office 01506 777666 or online at www.howdenparkcentre.co.uk

 

Saturday 7th

Who: Leeds Guild of Singers

Where: All Souls Church, Blackman Lane, Leeds, LS2 9EY 5.00 p.m.

What: By the waters of Babylon: a concert of soulful, sonorous and mostly sacred music in the Victorian High Gothic splendour of All Souls. The theme is songs of oppression and rebirth: de Monte, Sheppard, Byrd, Pärt, MacMillan (a piece written for Dunblane after their tragedy), too many to list so please see the website for the full programme and more about the theme.

Ticket/Info: adult £8, students £3, under-16s free  available on the door or via the Box Office on 07966 271811 or via concerts@leedsguildofsingers.org.uk 

 

Saturday 7th

Who: Highgate Choral Society

Where: St Michael’s Church, South Grove, Highgate  N6 6BJ 7.30pm (pre-concert talk by Ronald Corp at 6.50pm)

What: English Choral Classics and Liszt including Missa Choralis and Zadok the Priest

Ticket/Info: £20, £15, £11 concessions £8 Tickets available online through www.hcschoir.com or by phone on 020 8883 5631 or 020 7482 5424

 

Saturday 7th

Who: The English Arts Chorale

Where: Chichester Cathedral

What: 20th Century Choral Masterpieces

Ticket/Info: Tel 01737 762097 or at the door

 

Saturday 7th

Who: Andover Choral Society

Where: St. Mary's Church, Andover 7.30 p.m.

What: Brahms - Ein Deutsches Requiem

Ticket/Info: £12 & £10 concessions from Waterstone's Bookshop or at the door. Free for 14 years and under

 

Saturday 7th

Who: Lea Singers

Where: The Chapel, Highfield Oval, Ambrose Lane, Harpenden, Herts, AL5 4BX 3.00 p.m.

What:  Children's Concert with music for all, followed by tea.

Ticket/Info: Adults £10; Children under 16 £5 Tel: Liz Keen 01582-761246 Email:  e.j.keen@btinternet.com

 

Saturday 7th

Who: Tunbridge Wells Baroque Singers

Where: St Peter and Paul Church, Yalding, Kent 7.30 p.m.

What: Madrigals to Monteverdi - A selection of English Tudor Madrigals and Monteverdi's Beatus Vir. Joined by instrumental group Cancienero.

Ticket/Info: £8, £5 (concessions)

 

Saturday 7th

Who: Viva Musica with Worcester Male Voice Choir

Where: Dudley Concert Hall

What: "Choirs in harmony"

Ticket/Info: Tel 01384 371388

 

Saturday 7th

Who: English Arts Chorale

Where: Chichester Cathedral 7.30 p.m.

What: Durufle - Requiem, Four Motets; Lauridsen- O magnum mysterium, Lux Aeterna

Ticket/Info: Tel 01243 81395 / 01737 762097 www.chichestertickets.co.uk Prices £15.00, £12.00 (£8.00 restricted views)

 

Saturday 7th

Who: St Peters Singers of Leeds

Where: Dewsbury Minster, Vicarage Road, Dewsbury 7.30 p.m.

What:  A Panorama of Sacred Choral Music 1.

Ticket/Info: Free admission (Retiring Collection)

 
Saturday 7th

Who: Ambleside and District Choral Society

Where: Ambleside Parish Church  7.30 p.m..

What: Handel  - Samson

Ticket/Info: Tel 015394 32096  Price £8.00
 

Sunday 8th

Who: The Really Big Chorus

Where: Royal Albert hall, London 8.15 p.m.

What: Haydn - The Creation

Ticket/Info: Visit www.trbc.co.uk

 

Sunday 8th

Who: Newcastle upon Tyne Bach Choir with Newcastle University Choir

Where: The Sage Gateshead, Hall One, 7.30 pm

What: Elgar - The Dream of Gerontius

Ticket/Info: £20, £18, £12, £8 (concessions £2 reduction; under-18s, unwaged and students, half price) obtainable form the Sage Gateshead Ticket Office (online) or Tel: 0191 443 4661

 

Friday 13th

Who: The Sixteen

Where: Croydon Parish Church  7.30 p.m.

What: “Hail, Mother of the Redeemer” marking the 400th anniversary of Tomás Luis de Victoria's death.

Ticket/Info:  £8.00 - £20.00 from Croydon Parish Church 020 8688 8104 National Box Office: NCEM 01904 651 485 

 

Friday 13th

Who: Tunbridge Wells Baroque Singers

Where: St Lawrence Church, Bidborough, Kent 8.00 p.m.

What: Madrigals to Monteverdi - A selection of English Tudor Madrigals and Monteverdi's Beatus Vir. Joined by strings and organ.

Ticket/Info: £10, £8 (concessions), £2 (under 16's)

 

Saturday 14th

Who: Duodecimo (Manchester) & Röstrum (Gothenburg)

Where: Cross Street Chapel, Cross Street, Manchester, M2 1NL 7.30 p.m.

What: “A Musical Smörgåsbord – A feast of choral music from England and Sweden”

Ticket/Info: £7 on the door (£5 in advance and concessions).  More details on www.duodecimo.org.uk, or for tickets phone 07881 905 459.

 

Saturday 14th

Who: Cranford Choral Society

Where: St Mary Le More, Wallingford 7.30 p.m.

What: Mozart - Requiem, Mozart - Ave Vernum Corpus; Barber - Agnus

Ticket/Info: £10.00 for Adults and £5.00 for Children and are available from www.ticketsoxfrod.com

 

Saturday 14th

Who: The Penyard Singers

Where: Bishopswood Village Hall, Kerne Bridge, Ross on Wye 7.30 p.m.

What: Favourite Choral Classics - Haydn; Mozart; Fauré; Bruckner & Vivaldi

Ticket/Info: £5 available on the door or 01989 565338

 

Saturday 14th

Who: Tunbridge Wells Baroque Singers

Where: St Johns Church, Groombridge, Kent 7.30 p.m.

What: Madrigals to Monteverdi -  A selection of English Tudor Madrigals and Monteverdi's Beatus Vir. Joined by lutenist Michael Fields, strings and organ

Ticket/Info: Tickets £10. £8 (concessions), £2 (under 16's)

 

Saturday 14th

Who: Harlow Chorus

Where: All Saints Church, Hockerill, Bishop's Stortford 7.30 p.m.

What: Chilcott - A Little Jazz Mass; Dankworth - They Kingdom Gone; Ellington - Take the A-Train; Shearing - Songs and Sonnets from Shakespeare.

Ticket/Info: Tel 01277 362440 Prices £14/£11/£5. Online at www.harlowchorus.ticketsource.co.uk

 
Saturday 14th

Who: St Peters Singers of Leeds

Where: Doncaster Minster, Church Street, Doncaster 7.30 p.m.

What:  A Panorama of Sacred Choral Music 2.

Ticket/Info: Free admission (Retiring Collection)

 

Saturday 14th

Who: Con Anima

Where: St Machar's Cathedral, The Chanonry, Aberdeen. 8.00 p.m.

What: Rachmaninov Vespers

Ticket/Info: £10, conc £5 - at the door or from Con Anima website www.conanima.org.uk

 

Saturday 14th

Who: Vivaldi Singers
Where: St Thomas on the Bourne, Frensham Road, Farnham, Surrey, 7.30pm
What: Liszt - Missa Choralis; McDowall - Ave Maris Stella; Monteverdi - Cantate Domino; Tavener - Hymn to Athene.
Ticket/Info: £12; Concessions £10; Students £5; Children under 12 free. Available from our Treasurer on 01252 332828 or at the door.

 

Saturday 14th

Who: Lymington Choral Society

Where: United Reformed Church, Lymington SO41 9AG 2.30 & 7.30pm

What: Golden Jubilee Choral Programme inc Granados Cant de les Estrelles, Chris de Souza Loved and Unloved (premiere) and Elgar From the Bavarian Highlands

Ticket/Info: £12 (accompanied children free) on the door or 01425 614023

 

Saturday 14th

Who: Cadenza

Where: Athelstaneford Parish Kirk, Athelstaneford, East Lothian EH39 5BE 7.30pm

What: A lovely mixture of classical, folk, jazz and popular music for choir from America, Hungary, France, Scotland and England.  Composers include Finzi, Vaughan Williams, Whitacre, Richard Rodgers, Gershwin, George Harrison and more... 

Ticket/Info: £10 (children free) from 01602 850 614 or on the door. Proceeds to be shared between Christian and the Kirk Restoration Fund

 

Saturday 14th

Who: Stoke Poges Singers

Where: St Giles church, Church Lane, Stoke Poges 7.30 p.m.

What: Handel - Messiah

Ticket/Info: £8 at the door (Concessions £6) or from Naomi (07831 217575) or Cheryl (01753 655682) email info@stoke-poges-singers.org.uk

 

Saturday 14th

Who: Trowbridge Philharmonic Choral Society

Where: Holy Trinity Church, Trowbridge 7.30 p.m.

What: Vaughan Williams - Five Mystical Songs; Monteverdi - Beatus Vir; Verdi - Four Sacred Pieces

Ticket/Info: £10 (children free) From Trowbridge Information Centre, 01225 761364, on the door. email: trowbridgephilharmonic@live.co.uk

 

Saturday 14th

Who: Fellowship Singers of Shirley

Where: Shirley Methodist Church, Stratford Road, Solihull B90 3AL  7.30pm

What: A spring concert of choral pieces with a watery theme - with traditional and modern arrangements there's something for everyone!

Ticket/Info: Adults £7 & Children £3 available from 0121 711 1977 or on the night (doors open 7pm)

 

Saturday 14th

Who: The William Byrd Singers

Where: Christ Church, Didsbury 7.30 p.m.

What: Serenade to Music - Music by Tippet, Schumann, Brahms, Britten & Vaughan Williams

Ticket/Info: £9.00 (£8.00 concessions, £4.00 students) at the door or from choir members.

 

Saturday 14th

Who: Yateley Choral Society 

Where: St Swithun's Church, Yateley, Hampshire 7.45 p.m.

What: An Evening of Mozart:  Mass in C minor, Ave Verum, Eine Kleine Nachtmusik.

Ticket/Info: £10, students £5, under 16s free.  At the door or telephone 01252 545488.

 

Sunday 15th

Who: Stoke Poges Singers

Where: St Teresa’s church, 40 Warwick Road, Beaconsfield. 7.30 p.m.

What: Handel - Messiah

Ticket/Info: £8 at the door (Concessions £6) or from Naomi (07831 217575) or Cheryl (01753 655682)  email info@stoke-poges-singers.org.uk

 

Sunday 15th

Who: Mozaik Voices (Belgium), Rudsambee Company of Singers (Scotland)

Where: Emmanuel Church, West Hampstead, NW6 1JU 2.30 p.m.

What An eclectic programme of choral music as part of the London Sangerstevne

Ticket/Info: Free admission, Free refreshments, Retiring collection for church funds

 

Sunday 15th

Who: Kirkby Lonsdale Choral Society

Where: St Mary’s Church, Kirkby Lonsdale, Cumbria 7.30 p.m.

What: Andrew Carter - Te Deum; John Rutter – The Sprig of Thyme

Ticket/Info: Admission at the door or tickets in advance from choir members £10 (accompanied children free,) to include wine and soft drinks.

 

Friday 20th

Who: The Cavendish Singers

Where: Holy Trinity, Sloane Square, London 7.30 p.m.

What: Monteverdi - Vespers of 1610

Ticket/Info: Tickets priced £7 are available from http://www.wegottickets.com/event/109416. or at the door

 

Saturday 21st

Who: Yorkshire Philharmonic Choir

Where: 'The Venue' at LCM 7.30pm

What: Chilcott - Little Jazz Mass, Will Todd - Mass in Blue

Ticket/Info: For tickets see website or contact the Concert Treasurer (01924 364862) or members of the choir

 

Saturday 21st

Who: Maidenhead Choral Society, Royal Free Singers & Windsor and Eton Choral Society

Where: St Mary's Church, Church Street, Slough SL1 1PJ 7.30 p.m.

What: Mendelssohn - Elijah

Ticket/Info: Tickets £10, concessions £8, at the door or www.wegottickets.com/event/110074

 

Saturday 21st

Who: Cleeve Chorale with Bridgwater Choral Society

Where: St Michael and All Angels' Church, Bishop's Cleeve, Cheltenham, 7pm

What: Mendelssohn - Elijah

Ticket/Info: £8 including refreshments, accompanied under 16s free, email info@cleevechorale.co.uk,

 

Saturday 21st

Who: The Meljon Singers

Where: St Mary’s Church, 201 High Road, Loughton, IG10 1BB 7.30 p.m.

What: “Vivat Regina” - A showcase of music from the reigns of Elizabeth I and Elizabeth II including pieces by Purcell, Tallis, Holst, Byrd, Britten and Chilcott.

Ticket/Info: £12 Adults | £10 Concessions | Free for Under 18s | Early Bird Offer Buy one get one free for all tickets booked on or before Friday 6 May 2011. Box Office: 01992 716846 | www.meljon.ticketsource.co.uk Transport: Tube - Loughton (Central Line), Buses - 20, 167, 397, 549

 

Saturday 21st

Who: University of Essex Choir & Royal Choral Society

Where: Snape Maltings Concert Hall 7p.m.

What: Beethoven - Missa Solemnis

Ticket/Info: £23, £19, £15, £12 (£8 concession on £12 tickets) Available from: www.aldeburgh.co.uk

 

Saturday 21st

Who: Lowestoft Choral Society

Where: Church of Our Lady Star of the Sea, Lowestoft. NR32 1NL

What: Mozart - Requiem; Charpentier - Te Deum

Ticket/info: Adults £10; accompanied children under 17 - free. Tickets will be available in May from 01502 514710

 

Saturday 21st

Who: Slough Philharmonic Chorus

Where: The Leisure Centre, Clewer Mead, Stovell Road, Windsor, Berkshire, SL4 5JB

What: Mozart -Mass in C Minor; Mozart - Vesperae solennes de confessore in C; Schumann - Symphony No.1, 'Spring'

Ticket/Info: £14 / Students & under 16s £10 http://nordenfarm.org   01628 788997 - Norden Farm Centre for the Arts 

 

Saturday 21st

Who: Ruddington & District Choral Society

Where: St Giles' Church, West Bridgford 7.30 p.m.

What: Mendelssohn - Elijah

Ticket/Info: Tel 0115 9211451, Perkins Hardware, Tall Frog or on the door Price £8 in advance, £9 on the door. Includes refreshments

 

Saturday 21st

Who: Culwick Choral Society

Where: National Concert Hall, Dublin, Saturday 21 May 2011, at 8 pm.

What: Vaughan Williams  - A Sea Symphony Ralph; Mäntyjärvi - Canticum Calamitatis Maritimæ

Ticket/Info: €15, €20, €25, €30 (concessions). Available from National Concert Hall, Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin 2, Telephone:  +353-1-4170000, On-line www.nch.ie (no booking fee).

 

Saturday 21st

Who: East Cornwall Bach Choir

Where: St. Germans Parish Church , Cornwall,  7.30 pm

What: J S Bach - St. John Passion

Ticket/Info: £15 (£8 students) http://www.ecbc.co.uk/concerts
Combined tickets for 21 May and 10 June £25 (£12 student). Part of the St. German’s Festival 2011

 

Thursday 26th

Who: Exeter Philharmonic Choir

Where: Exeter Cathedral, Exeter 7.30 p.m.

What: Beethoven - Mass in C,  J S Bach - Magnificat in D

Ticket/Info:  Seats £9-20  online or from   EPC Tickets 01392 499211

 

Saturday 28th

Who: Nottingham Harmonic Choir

Where: Southwell Minster, Nottinghamshire, NG25 0EH 7.30 p.m.

What: Fauré - Requiem and other works

Ticket/Info: £10.00 and £12.00 available in early 2011

 

Tuesday 31st

Who: London Symphony Chorus & London Philharmonic Choir

Where: Southbank Centre's Royal Festival Hall, Belvedere Road, London SE1 8XX 7.30 p.m.

What: Walton - Belshazzar's Feast

Ticket/Info: £9 - £55 from Southbank Centre Box Office on 0844 847 9910 or www.southbankcentre.co.uk