Early Music Festival 2018

Our 2018 festival is shaping up well and our festival brochure is nearly ready.  Here’s what you can be looking forward to:

Friday 27th April 2018 at 7.30pm  Rachel Podger will be playing a programme of solo violin music including works by Bach and Biber

Saturday 28th April 2018 at 7.30pm Blondel will be playing a programme of wind music from the Medieval and Renaissance period.

Sunday 29th April 2018 at 3pm David Hatcher will direct Linarol Consort of Viols performing music from early 16th century Germany, with tenor Matthew Pochin

These all take place in Old St Martin’s, Cornmarket in Worcester.

In addition the monthly coffee concert at St Martin’s London Road at 10.15am on Saturday 28th April will feature baroque music from Rococo, local musicians Jane Charles (baroque flute), Angela Cranmore (viola da gamba ) and David Brookshaw continuo.

And on the afternoon of Saturday 28th April, Blondel will be playing to visitors in the Commandery Museum…a building with a hugely significant history here in Worcester.

 

So you see there’s plenty to do when you visit our festival…and there will be, for the first time a concession for those buying tickets for all three ticketed events………what’s not to like?

 

Tickets will be on sale from 1st December…watch this space

 

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Summer draws to a close

Our Summer lunch time concert in Old Saint Martins, Cornmarket, on August 16th, concluded our summer season. Simon Ponsford sang works by Dowland , Byrd, and Orlando Gibbons in a recital entitled Time Stands Still, with David Ponsford playing the Virginals. It was well attended and very much appreciated by all who came.

And now we are looking ahead to our next exciting event which is the collaboration with Worcester Concert Club and Carnival Band. If you would like to sing in the concert on Sunday December 10th given by the Carnival Band, then you need to apply to attend the workshop on Sunday November 19th….but hurry as the 30 allocated places are nearly all taken!! Visit www.carnivalband.com to book your place.

 

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What a festival! A veritable feast of early music and dancing…

The 2017 Worcestershire Early Music Festival is over – we’re delighted to say that audiences were bigger than ever before and the concerts were artistically excellent.

Our Baroquathon on Bank Holiday Monday was a brilliant day of music-making in collaboration with the Elgar School of Music and we’re hoping to repeat this another year – it also raised welcome funds for outreach projects.

The Pride and Prejudice Ball at Worcester Guildhall had a fantastic buzz on Saturday – everyone makes such an effort to put together their period costumes (photos available in our gallery) so it looks stunning too.

Thanks to Patchwork for the lovely music, and our wonderful dancing master Brian Stanton.

“There is nothing like dancing, after all.  I consider it as one of the first refinements of polished societies.”  Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice

 

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Pride and Prejudice Ball

Our 2017 Pride and Prejudice Ball on 13.05.17 is completely sold out…….I hope you’ve got your ticket!

Dancing begins at 8pm, doors open at 7.30pm and we finish at 11pm.

Don’t forget your dancing shoes, your costume and your drinks…. a buffet and a soft drink are provided.

Next year’s Pride and Prejudice Ball will be on 19.05 18…make a note in your diary!

 

 

 

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