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The Monteverdi String Band, comprising of Oliver Webber (violin), Hannah Ely (soprano) and Toby Carr (lute / theorbo) opened our 2025/6 season in fine style to a very appreciative audience performing their concert, “A Thousand Flexible Ways”.

We now look forward to welcoming back the wonderful Chelys, with their concert “The Best Hand in England” celebrating the life and works of Orlando Gibbons, 400 years after his death.

The concert will be held at the Old Bishop’s Palace, Worcester at 15.30. Tickets are already on sale via https://earlymusic.sumupstore.com/

We are delighted to announce that Oliver Webber will be giving a FREE, pre-concert talk at 14.30 in advance of the concert on 5 October 2025 (at 15.30). This will also be held at the Old Bishop’s Palace.

The phrase “A Thousand Flexible Ways” comes from a 17th-century Italian “dictionary” describing a “fine voice… ornamenting with accented and articulated diminutions.” Find out more at the pre-concert talk, before hearing the Monteverdi String Band’s performance!

Tickets are £22.00 and can be bought at the door or in advance via: https://earlymusic.sumupstore.com/

Royal Birmingham Conservatoire Students

Our end of season concert in the Old Bishop’s Palace was a fantastic occasion, attended by a magnificent audience who were well rewarded with some wonderful playing from the conservatoire students……..”the amazing young talent we were privileged to enjoy made for a most heart-warming finale to the season” wrote one of our regular audience members. And another was heard to say: “It seems the future of early music is in safe hands”

Thank you to everyone for a wonderful season of Worcestershire Early Music concerts. Our next season’s dates and artists can be found on the events page and news of the venue will follow shortly.