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2 Clitheroe, Royal Grammar School, 7.30, Katya Apekisheva (piano), Haydn (Piano Sonata in B flat, Hob XVI/41), Ravel (Valses Nobles et Sentimentales; Sonatine),
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(Pictures at an Exhibition) Tel. 01200 4299422 Walton, St John's Church, 7.30, Heath String Quartet, Haydn, Stravinsky, Britten Tel 01925 265146
4 Blackpool, Sixth Form College, 7.30, Sophia Lisovskaya (piano), Bach, Chopin, Rachmaninov Tel: 01253 349650 (NFMC)
5 Keswick, St. Johns Church, 7.30, Keswick Choral Society, Spring Concert – Fauré (Requiem & Cantique de Jean Racine), Franck (Panis Angelicus), Hare (The Vale of Keswick)
5 Knutsford, St John's Parish Church, Church Hill 7.30, The Tatton Singers conductor John Powell, Easter Concert including Bach Magnificat & Lobet den Herrn & Purcell Come ye Sons of Art
5 Macclesfield, Heritage Centre, 7.30, Classic Rhythm, A unique group consisting of flute, keyboards and a vast array of percussion both familiar and unusual. (MMS)
5 Parbold, Village Hall, 7.45, “White-Water” & Julian Gregory (violin) and 6 players from the BBC Philharmonic, Celtic Music with an Irish dance workshop in the days before the event. Tel: 01257 421526 (DMS)
5 Prestbury, St Peter's Church, 7.30, Prestbury Choral Society, Haydn (Insanae et vanae curae), Weber (Clarinet concertino), Haydn (Harmonie Mass) Tickets £8.00 (concessions £7.00) on the door or in advance from 01625 829353 or via our website www.prestburychoral.org
5 Rochdale, Gracie Fields Theatre, 7.30, Zum, Nuevotango Alongside Gypsy Melodies And Dazzling Original Material (RMS)
9 Preston, The Minster, Church St., 1pm, Eleanor Fagg (violin), Alisdair Beatson (piano), Janáček (sonata), Debussy (sonata), Brahms (sonata in G) (HMCP)
12 Birkdale, Southport, St James Church, 7.30, Southport Orchestra, Flotow (Martha Overture), Handel (The Gods go Begging), Brahms (Variations on a theme by Haydn), Beethoven (Symphony No 6)
12 Bolton, Horwich Parish Church, 7.30, Bolton Chamber Choir, Martin (Mass for Double Choir), Tavener (Song for Athene), Fauré (Cantique de Jean Racine) Tickets £6 children free
12 Frodsham, St Laurence Church, 7.30, Frodsham & District Choral Society, Puccini (Messa di Gloria), Rossini (Stabat Mater) Tel: 01928 732605
12 Halton, BrindleyTheatre, 7.30, Sergei Salov with the Yorkshire Chamber Orchestra, Elgar (Serenade for Strings), Mozart (Piano Concerto KV595 in B flat major No.27), Schubert (Symphony No.5 in B flat)
12 Hoylake, Hoylake Chapel, 7.30, Hoylake Choral Society, Fauré (Requiem) and romantic sacred music by Mendelssohn, Bruckner and others Tel: 0151 625 9980
12 Manchester, Royal Northern College of Music, 7.30, Salford Choral Society, Beethoven (Missa Solemnis), tel 0161-881 4318
13 Tattenhall, St.Alban's Church, 6.30, Claire Osborne (violin) & Alexis White (piano), Tel: 01829 771533 (TMS)
18 Ellesmere Port, Civic Hall, 7.30, Ellesmere Port Music Society presents Puccini ('Requiem' from Act III of 'Edgar'), Saint-Saëns (Requiem), Mozart (Exsultate Jubilate, Coronation Mass). Soloists Diana Palmerston (soprano), Margaret McDonald (contralto), Oliver White (tenor), Ian Caddy (bass) with Michael Williams conductor
18 Frodsham, Frodsham Community Centre, 7.30, Vale Royal Singers, Frodsham Music and Arts Club present an exciting journey from Madrigals to a Little Jazz Mass by Bob Chilcott. Further details from Margaret Dodd 01928 722282
19 Blackburn, Westholme School Theatre, Meins Rd, 7.30, Blackburn Music Society presents Brahms "Requiem", Tel: 01254 201978
19 Bramhall United Reformed Church, 7.30, Gatley & District Choral Society, Rutter (The Sprig of Thyme), Brahms (Liebeslieder Waltzes), Williams (Serenade to Music) Tel. 0161 442 8525
19 Hoole, Hamilton Street Methodist Church, 7.30, Chester Music Society Youth Choirs, Conducted By Rhiannon Owens-Hall And Katie Wilkes, An evening of songs and instrumental pieces showcasing the talents of the young singers Tel: 01244 300717
19 Kendal, Parish Church, 7.30, Kendal South Choir conducted by Hugh Davies, "Anthems and Canticles", Finzi (Magnificat), Vierne (Messe Solennelle), Dupre (Quatre Motets), Parry ("Hear My Words Ye People") Tel: 01524811579
19 Lancaster, Ashton Hall, 7.30, Lancaster & District Choral Society, Karl Jenkins (The Armed Man, Mass for Peace) with full orchestra tel: 01524 791634
19 Liverpool, Philharmonic Hall, 7.30, Formby Choral Society with Birkenhead Choral Society and MTS, Karl Jenkins (The Armed Man), Bernstein (Chichester Psalms)
19 St Helens Parish Church, 7.30, St Helens Choral Society conducted by Peter Kwater, soloists: Lynne Rogers (soprano), Marion Ramsay (mezzo-soprano), Paul Farrimond (tenor), Roger Barlow (bass), Mozart (Coronation Mass & Solemn Vespers), Britten (Rejoice in the Lamb) Tel. 01744 604332
19 Stockport, Town Hall, 7.30, Stockport Symphony Orchestra, Conductor Edward Warren, Elgar (Cockaigne Overture), Krommer (Clarinet Concerto - Soloist Geoffrey Smith), Strauss (Serenade for 13 Wind Instruments, Ein Heldenleben)
19 Warrington, Fearnhead, The Church of the Resurrection, Elijah
19 Warrington, Pyramid, 7.30, North Cheshire Wind Orchestra, Conductor - Catherine Parsonage, Stravinsky (Excepts from the Rite of Spring), Stravinsky (Firebird Suite), Issie Barratt. Tickets £8/£7/£3 from Pyramid – Tel. 01925 442345
19 Wigan, Trinity United Reformed Church, 7.30, Students from Chethams Tel: 01942 238520 (WMS)
20 Chester, St John's Church, 7.30, St John’s Festival Orchestra , Mozart (Overture ‘Il Re Pastore’), Stamitz (Flute Concerto - Russell Gillespie - flute), Haydn (Symphony No. 92 in G -Oxford) Tel. 01244 880210
20 Keswick, Theatre by the Lake, 7.30, London Mozart Players - Tasmin Little (director/soloist), Mozart (Overture to the Marriage of Figaro), Tchaikovsky (Serenade for Strings), Beethoven (Violin Concerto). Pre-concert talk by Andrew Seivewright at 6.45 pm (tickets £1) Tel. 017687 74411 (KMS)
22 Cockermouth, United Reformed Church, 7.30, Members Concert £5 Details ring 016973/71397
22 Liverpool, St George’s Hall Concert Room, 7.30, Gould Piano Trio, Beethoven (Trio in C minor, Op.1 No.3), Ireland (Phantasie Trio), Haydn (Trio in C, Hob XV:21), Smetana (Trio in G minor, Op.15) Tel: 0151 709 3789 (RCS)
23 Ambleside, St Martin's College, evening piano recital
23 Ambleside, University of Cumbria, 7.30, Andrew Dunlop - piano recital
25 Blackpool, Sixth Form College, 7.30, Andrew Brownell (piano), Beethoven, Britten, Chopin, Debussy, Hindemith, Schumann Tel: 01253 349650 (NFMC)
25 Buckley, St Matthew's Church, 7.30, The Vale Royal Singers and the Hawarden Singers, 'George and the Dragon in Concert' Tickets £5 Tel 01606 889037
26 Birkenhead, Pacific Road, 7.30, Liverpool Mozart Orchestra conductor: Edward Peak, Mikhail Nemtsov (cello), Sibelius (Pelléas et Mélisande), Schumann (Cello Concerto), Bach (Brandenburg Concerto No 3), Beethoven (Symphony No 1) Tel: 0151 647 0752
26 Chester, Cathedral, 7.30, Chester Philharmonic Orchestra conductor: David Chatwin, Vaughan Williams (The Wasps - Aristophanic Suite), Arnold (Four Scottish Dances Op 59), Rimsky-Korsakoff (Symphonic Suite Scheherazade Op 35)
26 Holmes Chapel, Leisure Centre, 8pm, Manchester Chamber Ensemble, Ravel (Septet), Debussy (Trio), Saint-Saëns (Fantasie for violin and harp) and pieces by Caplet, Damase and Françaix (HCMS)
26 Kirkham Grammar School, 7.30, Lytham St Annes Choral Society with Ian Hare (organ), Fauré (Requiem), Jenkins (The Armed Man)
26 Marple Methodist Church, 7.30, Dovedale Singers with the George Galway Quartet - in aid of Cancer Research UK
26 Wigan, St Michael's Church (Swinley), 7.30, Wigan Choral Society, English Baroque, including Zadok the Priest, Dettingen Te Deum, Purcell and extracts from Handel's oratorios Tel: 01695 622135
26 Wigton, St Mary's Church, 7.30, The Wordsworth Singers, Conductor: Edward Caswell, SING A NEW SONG!, Bach ( 'Singet dem Herrn' BWV 225), Josquin (Missa Pange Lingua), Stravinsky (Sacred Choruses), Organ solos tba
26 Wilmslow, Leisure Centre, 7.45, Wilmslow Symphony Orchestra, Shostakovich (Festival Overture), Tchaikovsky (Piano Concerto no 1 with Christopher Ellis), Stravinsky (The Rite of Spring)
27 Morecambe, The Platform, 3.00, Promenade Concert Orchestra, Conductor: Howard Rogerson, with such items as Salute d’amour by Elgar, Whispers of Spring, In a clock store, Heyken’s Serenade and many more Tel. 01524 582803
27 Port Sunlight, Lady Lever Gallery, 2.30, Port Sunlight Orchestral Society conductor - Eric Jennings, Mendelssohn (Overture "Son and Stranger"), Mozart (Horn concerto in E flat, K. 495 - soloist: Neil Raisbeck), Chaminade (Courante), Waldteufel (Waltz "Mon Reve"), Norton (Selection from Chu Chin Chow)
3 Bolton, Albert Hall, 7.30, Bolton Symphony Orchestra, Soloist - Jamie Prophet, Britten (Russian Funeral Music), Weinberg (Trumpet concerto), Tchaikovsky (Symphony No. 5) Tel. 01204 334400
3 Kendal, Parish Church, 7.30, Eversley Choral Union, Spring concert includes Beethoven's Mass in C
3 Preston, St. John's Minster, 7.30, Preston Orpheus Choir, choral and instrumental concert including Rossini’s Messe Solennelle Tel: 01772 612857
7 Preston, The Minster, Church St., 1pm, John Wilson & Keith Swallow (piano duets), Mozart (Sonata in Bb K358), Schubert (Fantasie in F minor Op.103), Anthony Rawsthorne (Creel), Fauré (Dolly Suite Op.56), Rachmaninoff (Barcarolle and Waltz Op.11) (HMCP)
10 Cartmel, Cartmel Priory, 7.30, Flutes and Co, Tel. 015395 60054 or visit www.flutesandco.org.uk
10 Chester, Cathedral, 7.30, Chester Music Society Choir, Simon Russell (organ), Conductor - Graham Jordan Ellis, Modern And Classical Music Tel: 01244 380347
10 Kendal, Parish Church, 7.30, Levens Choir, 'Taverner to Tavener', 450 years of Choral Music between Elizabeth I and Elizabeth II
10 Kendal, Stricklandgate Methodist Church, 7.30, Staveley Choral Society with Staffordshire WI Singers & Friends, Duruflé, Elgar, Peter Nardone, John Ireland, Andrew Carter, Morten Lauridsen, René Clausen, Bob Chilcott. Tickets price £7.00 inc light refreshments, from Staveley Pharmacy or on the door
10 Wigan, Trinity United Reformed Church, 7.30, winner of the Joan Bamford Prize, Buffet Evening Tel: 01942 238520 (WMS)
11 Grange-Over-Sands, Victoria Hall, 3.00, Promenade Concert Orchestra, Conductor: Howard Rogerson, with such items as Salute d’amour by Elgar, Whispers of Spring, In a clock store, Heyken’s Serenade and many more Tel. 015395 34026
11 Penrith, St Andrews Church, 7.30, Penrith Singers, John Rutter (Gloria), Karl Jenkins (The Armed Man)
11 Stockport, Town Hall, 7.00, Stockport Youth Orchestra, soloist - Jacob Ashworth, conductors Philip Mackenzie and Tim Crooks, music by local composers and Tubby the Tuba by Kleinsinger
11 Tattenhall, St.Alban's Church, 6.30, The first visit to Tattenhall by an ensemble from Chetham's School of Music, Tel: 01829 771533 (TMS)
13 Carlisle, Cathedral, 12.45, Cockermouth Harmonic Society, Borodin (Polovtsian Dances), Janáček (Songs of Hukwaldy)
17 Didsbury, Emmanuel Church, 7.30, William Byrd Singers, Anna Markland (piano), director: Stephen Wilkinson, English secular music by Finzi, Holst, Delius, Bridge, Ireland, Britten, John Gardner, Peter Maxwell Davies and others
17 Kendal, Leisure Centre, 7.30, Westmorland Orchestra, Sir Arnold Bax (Tintagel), Khachaturian (Violin Concerto), Tchaikovsky (Symphony No 2)
17 Macclesfield, St Michael & All Angels' Church, 7.30, The Barnby Choir with Graham Eccles (organ) plus harp and percussion accompaniment, Bernstein (Chichester Psalms), Haydn (St Nicholas Mass), Brahms (Nanie) Tel: 0161 485 2743
17 Parbold, Village Hall, 7.45, Orchestral Ensemble of players from the BBC Philharmonic, “A Little Summer Night Music” , Elgar (Serenade for Strings), Schubert (Symphony No. 5 in Bb), Wagner (The Siegfried Idyll) and more. Tel: 01257 421526 (DMS)
17 Rochdale, Gracie Fields Theatre, 7.30, Carducci String Quartet, Haydn (Op 76 No 2), Janáček (No 1), Beethoven (Op 59 No 3) (RMS)
17 Sandbach, Town Hall, 7.30, Sandbach Voices, Conductor Martin Cook, a concert performance of Gilbert and Sullivan's 'The Mikado'
17 Skipton, Parish Church, 7.30, Amabile Girls’ Choir as guests of Keighley Choral Union
17 Stockport, Town Hall, 7.30, Stockport Symphony Orchestra, Conductor s: Gordon Bragg & Eduardo Portal, Grieg (Peer Gynt Suite No 1), Schumann (Piano Concerto - Soloist Lin Yang), Dvořák (Symphony No 9 “From the New World”)
17 Windermere, St Mary's Parish Church, Ambleside Rd, 7.30, Flutes and Co, Tel. 015395 60054 or visit www.flutesandco.org.uk
18 Kirkby Lonsdale, St Mary's, 7.30, Kirkby Lonsdale Choral Society, Elgar, Bernstein, World Music
18 Oldham, Queen Elizabeth Hall, 7.30, Oldham Choral Society, Elgar (Music Makers), Parry (Blest Pair of Sirens, I was Glad and Jerusalem)
20 Liverpool, St George’s Hall Concert Room, 7.30, Paul Lewis (piano), Mozart (Fantasia in C minor, K475), György Ligeti (Musica Ricercata (11 Pieces for Piano)), Mozart (Rondo in A minor, K511), Schubert (Sonata No.18 in G, D894 ‘Fantasy’) Tel: 0151 709 3789 (RCS)
24 Mossley Hill, Parish Church, 7.30, Liverpool Welsh Choral, "Voices across the Ocean" with the Pro Arte Chorale of New Jersey , New York, Bernstein (Chichester Psalms), Spirituals, Rutter (Requiem)
30 Ulverston, Coronation Hall, 7.30, Emma Johnson and Anthony Hewitt, Schumann, Saint-Saens, Chopin Tel. 01229 587140
31 Chester, St John's Church, The Soloists Of St Petersburg, details to follow
3 Ulverston, Coronation Hall, 7.30, Philippe Cassard (piano), Schubert and Debussy Tel. 01229 587140
5 Ulverston, Coronation Hall, 7.30, Anthony Hewitt (piano), Karen Gomyo (violin), Zvi Carmeli (viola), Christian Polterra (cellos) Beethoven, Fauré, Dvořák Tel. 01229 587140
6 Ulverston, Coronation Hall, 7.30, Sarah-Jane Morris (singer) Tel. 01229 587140
7 Blackburn, Westholme Theatre, 7.30, Blackburn Symphony Orchestra, Tel: 01254 813692
7 Bolton, Victoria Hall, 7.30, Bolton Choral Union, Brass & Voices, An evening of light entertainment with Besses O'th Barn Band & Bolton Born West End Star, Claire Moore
7 Chester, Wesley Methodist Church, 7.30, Chester Bach Singers, La belle dame sans merci music by Debussy, Elgar, Bax, Britten and Dyson
7 Fallowfield, Holy Innocents Church, 7.30, Manchester Beethoven Orchestra, Glinka (Spanish Overture), Liszt (Piano Concerto No. 1), Rimsky-Korsakov (Symphonietta), Stravinsky (Firebird Suite)
7 Formby, Our Lady's Church, 7.30, Formby Choral Society, Summer concert with local young musicians
7 Hyde, St George's Church, 7.30, Manchester Bach Choir, music by Vaughan Williams, including Five Mystical Songs, and Hubert Parry, including I Was Glad and Blest Pair of Sirens
7 Preston, Minster, 7.30, Preston Cecilian Choral Society, Haazen (arr) Missa Luba, African folk song arrangements Tel: 01772 456666
7 Stockport, Town Hall, 7.30, St Ann's Hospice Festival Choir and George Galway Quartet, "Music to Sing and Swing". Contact 0161 286 1706
7 Ulverston, Coronation Hall, 7.30, Northern Chamber Orchestra, Nicholas Ward – leader, Anthony Hewitt – soloist, Handel (Concerto Grosso), Haydn (Symphony no 103), Beethoven (Emperor Concerto) Tel. 01229 587140
7 Wilmslow, Wilmslow Leisure Centre, 7.45, The Barnby Choir, Wilmslow Symphony Orchestra season, Janáček (Sinfonietta), Beethoven (Symphony No. 9 ('Choral')) Tel: 0161 485 6887
14 Birkenhead, Pacific Road, 7.30, Liverpool Mozart Orchestra conductor: Mark Heron, Tom Osborne (trumpet), Mozart (Symphony No 36 – Linz), Haydn (Trumpet Concerto), Bach (Brandenburg Concerto No 2), Mozart (Symphony No 41 – Jupiter), Pre-concert talk by Mark Heron - 6.45pm, Tel: 0151 647 0752
14 Kendal, Parish Church, 7.30, Ulverston Choral Society, Rossini (Petite Messe Solennelle)
14 Preesall, St Oswald's Church, 7.30, Bolton Chamber Choir, Summer Concert
14 Stockport, Town Hall, 7.30, Stockport Symphony Orchestra, Conductor Lancelot Fuhry, Bizet (La Patrie Overture), Ravel (Piano Concerto in G - Soloist Ian Buckle), Berlioz (Symphonie Fantastique)
14 Tarporley, St Helen's Church, 7.30, The Vale Royal Singers, Music for a Summer's Day including the 'Wind in the Willows' Tickets £6 on the door or book on 01606 889037
18 Sale,
Robert Bolt Theatre, Waterside Arts Centre,
21 Chester, Cathedral, 7.30, Chester Philharmonic Orchestra conductor: David Chatwin, Mikhail Nemtsov (cello), Brahms (Academic Festival Overture Op 80), Dvořák (Cello Concerto in B minor Op 104), Elgar (Enigma Variations Op 36)
21 Hoylake, Hoylake Chapel, 7.30, Hoylake Choral Society, Special Diamond Jubilee Concert Handel (Messiah) Tel: 0151 625 9980
21 Knutsford, St John's Parish Church, Church Hill 7.30, The Tatton Singers conductor John Powell, Music for a Summer Evening including Tippett Five Negro Spirituals & Rutter The Sprig of Thyme
21 Ormskirk School, 7.30, Ormskirk Music Society, Summer Pops - including Gershwin (Rhapsody in Blue), Rutter (Feel the Spirit)
21 Prestbury, Church of England Primary School, Bollin Grove, 7.30, Prestbury Choral Society, madrigals and part songs Tickets £8.00 (concessions £7.00) on the door or in advance from 01625 829353 or via our website www.prestburychoral.org
21 Southport, Holy Trinity Church, 7.45, Southport Bach Choir, Brahms (German Requiem)
21 St Bees Priory, 7.30, West Lakeland Orchestra, Mozart (Overture, La Clemenza di Tito), Delius (On hearing the first cuckoo in spring), Rodrigo (Harp Concerto), Haydn (Symphony No 104 (London))
22 Chester, St John's Church, 7.45, L’indiscret and Tapestry of Music with Nicholas Clapton (counter-tenor) who will be soloist in the World Premiere of Raewyn Bailey’s new work Qui N’auroit Deport, words by Machaut Tel: 01244 300571
22 Manchester, The Bridgewater Hall, 7.30, St George’s Singers with Manchester Camerata, conductor: Neil Taylor, Nancy Argenta (soprano), Rebecca Outram (soprano), Robin Blaze (counter tenor), Mark Wilde (tenor), Michael George (bass), Bach (Mass in B Minor)
23 Brough, Cumbria, St Michaels Church, 7.30, Penrith Singers, Vivaldi (Gloria) plus a mixture of anthems, folk songs and barbershop arrangements
24 Liverpool, St George’s Hall Concert Room, 7.30, Endellion String Quartet, Beethoven (Quartet in D major, Op.18 No.3, Quartet in F major, Op.135, Quartet in C major, Op.59 No.3 ‘Rasumovsky’) Tel: 0151 709 3789 (RCS)
27 Prescot, Church of Our Lady Immaculate and St. Joseph, 7.30, St. Helens Sinfonietta, conductor: Alan Free, Rossini (Overture, the Italian girl in Algiers), Mozart (Serenade for wind instruments K375), Haydn (Trumpet Concerto - Julie Baker (trumpet)), Schubert (Symphony No 5) Tel. 01744 600846 or 01744 616635
28 Bunbury, St Boniface, 7.30, Nantwich Choral Society, Opera Gala Evening with Nicola Howard (soprano), Mark Holland (baritone), Andrew Mildinhall (piano)
28 Didsbury, Emmanuel Church, 7.30, Philharmonic Choir of Manchester soloist Helen Hutchinson, Rutter ("Feel the Spirit") tel 0161 445 5644
28 Grasmere, St Oswald's Church, 8.00, The Wordsworth Singers, Conductor: Edward Caswell, O KEY OF DAVID, Bach ('Jesu meine Freude' BWV 227), Pärt ('Seven Magnificat Antiphons' and '...which was the son of... '), Schütz (Magnificat), Organ solos tba
28 Kendal, Parish Church, 7.30, Westmorland Youth Orchestra with Amabile Girls Choir, 60th Anniversary Concert, includes specially commissioned music from composer Anthony Milledge, Catherine Bott (International Soprano), John Kenny with Carnyx and playing Didgeridoo in Peter Sculthorpe’s “Earth Cry”
28 Lancaster, Ashton Hall, 7.30, Haffner Orchestra with Maximiliano Martin (clarinet), Conductor: Natalia Luis-Bassa, Ravel (Pavane pour une infant défunte), Weber (Clarinet Concerto No.1), Saint-Saëns (Danse Macabre), Tchaikovsky (Symphony No. 4) 6.30pm Pre-concert talk by Natalia Luis-Bassa (no charge)
28 Preston, St George the Martyr Church, 7.30, A Cappella Singers, Haydn (Nelson Mass, Te Deum & extracts from Creation), Mozart (Laudate Dominum) Details from 01254 885365
28 Rochdale, St Andrew's Church, 7.30, The Northern Baroque Orchestra, the concert will include Greig's Holberg Suite, an Oboe Concerto by Telemann, and music by Mozart, Handel, Corelli and Geminiani. Tickets available on the door.
28 Salford, Peel Hall, Salford University, 3.00, Salford Choral Society, Family Concert, tel 0161-881 4318
28 Warrington, Pyramid, 7.30, North Cheshire Wind Orchestra, RNCM Sax Orchestra, Apollo Sax Quartet Conductor - Mark Heron, Bill Connor (Ooodunnit), Edwin Roxburgh (Aeolian Carillons), Andy Scott (Dark Rain & new commission). Tickets £8/£7/£3 from Pyramid - 01925 442345
28 Whalley Range, Methodist Church, 7.30, Dovedale Singers
29 Birkenhead, St Saviour's Church, Oxton, 7.30, Birkenhead Choral Society, Fairly French including Vierne (Messe Solennelle) and music by Franck, Saint-Saëns, Fauré and Poulenc Tel. 0151 677 1299
4 Mungrisdale (near Keswick), Village Hall, 7.45, Nova Cantica Chamber Choir, Tickets (£6.50) from members of the choir, via website www.novacantica.co.uk or at the door
5 Bolton, Christ Church, Heaton, 7.30, Bolton Chamber Choir, Summer Music
5 Carlisle, Cathedral, 7.30, Cockermouth Harmonic Society, Schubert (Mass in A flat)
5 Crampton Hall, Windermere, St Annes School, 7.30, Amabile Girls’ Choir, Concert for the Soroptimists
5 Embleton (near Cockermouth), St Cuthbert's Church, 7.45, Nova Cantica Chamber Choir, Tickets (£6.50) from members of the choir, via website www.novacantica.co.uk or at the door
5 Erin Arts Centre (IOM), 7pm, Manx Festival Chorus, Coleridge-Taylor (Hiawatha)
5 Frodsham Methodist Church, 7.30, Frodsham & District Choral Society, Vaughan Williams, John Rutter, Tel. 01928 732605
5 Wigan, Trinity United Reformed Church, 7.30, Wigan Choral Society, Pot Pourri of traditional Choral Music and Show-time
6 Chester, St John's Church, 7.30, St John’s Festival Orchestra, Brahms (Tragic Overture), Liszt (Piano Concerto No. 2 in A - Robert Chesters - piano), Brahms (Symphony No. 3 in F) Tel. 01244 880210
6 Royal Northern College of Music, 7.00, Stockport Youth Orchestra, conductors Philip Mackenzie and Tim Crooks, programme to include Bruch's First Violin
11 Cartmel, Cartmel Priory, 7.30, Pro Nobis Singers, Vaughan Williams (Anthem - O Clap Your Hands; Valiant for Truth, Three Shakespeare Songs, Silence and Music, In Windsor Forest, String Quartet No.2. performed by the Cann String Quartet (Leader, Julian Cann)), William Walton (Missa Aedis Christi), Walter Leigh (Concertino for Harpsichord and Strings - soloist: Andrew Leavett with The Stonebridge String Quartet)
12 Bolton, Albert Hall, 7.30, Bolton Symphony Orchestra, Soloist - Neil Smith (guitar), Chabrier (Espana), Rodrigo (Fantasía para un gentilhombre), Falla (Three cornered Hat), Solo pieces for guitar, Tchaikovsky (Capriccio Italian) Tel. 01204 334400
12 Chester, Wesley Methodist Church, 7.30, Chester Music Society Youth Choirs, Conducted By Rhiannon Owens-Hall And Katie Wilkes Tel: 01244 300717
12 Kendal, Unitarian Chapel, 10.30am, Consort of Four, Concert of Early English Music, Further details from Christine Wood, tel: 01539 723285, or website: www.cumbriachoralinitiative.org.uk
12 Kendal, Brewery Arts Centre, 12.00noon, James Day (RVW Society), Buffet Lunch with Lecture, Further details from Christine Wood, tel: 01539 723285, or website: www.cumbriachoralinitiative.org.uk
12 Kendal, Parish Church, 7.30, New Millennium Chorus and Orchestra, Festival Concert, Vaughan Williams (Dona Nobis Pacem, The Lark Ascending), Walton (Belshazzar’s Feast), Gurney (The Trumpet), Further details from Christine Wood, tel: 01539 723285, or website: www.cumbriachoralinitiative.org.uk
12 Stockport, Town Hall Ballroom, 7.30, Stockport Symphony Orchestra and Nigel Ogden on the Wurlitzer. To include Sibelius (Finlandia), Albinoni (Adagio with soloist Nigel Ogden), H Wood (Sea Songs), Elgar (Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1). Tickets available from the Town Hall Box office 0845 833 0973 all tickets £10, inclusive of commemorative programme supplied on the night.
13 Cartmel Priory, Levens Choir as part of CCI Festival morning service - Vaughan Williams (Mass in G minor)
13 Kendal, Brewery Arts Centre, 2.30, Nicholas Hurndall-Smith, Rachel Little, Song Recital, Further details from Christine Wood, tel: 01539 723285, or website: www.cumbriachoralinitiative.org.uk
20 Broadbottom, St. Mary Magdalene Church, 7.30, Tameside Festival Chorus, Rossini (Petite Messe Solonelle) Tel. 01457 763701
29 Cockermouth, United Reformed Church, 7.30, Cockermouth Festival Concert, Piano Trio £8 Details ring 016973/71397
4 Ambleside Parish Church, 11.00, Pro Nobis Singers, Bach Motets: Komm, Jesu, komm & Der Geist hilft and works by Urmas Sisask and Vaughan Williams with Evelyn Tubb (soprano), Ann Bond (organ)