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April 2009
1 Clitheroe, Royal Grammar School, York Street, 7.30, Doric String Quartet, Beethoven (Op.18 No.3), Debussy (String Quartet in G minor), Korngold (String quartet) (CCS)
1 Eaton Park, The Long Room (by kind permission of The Duke And Duchess Of Westminster), 7.30, John Gough (piano), Vanessa Williamson (mezzo soprano). Piano and vocal solos. The programme will include both Lieder and English song. Club Members: £8; Non-members £12. Including buffet and wine. Tickets for the Long Room must be reserved in advance. Tel. 0151 339 5219 (ChMS)
3 Blackpool, Sixth Form College, 7.30, Students from Chetham’s School of music, More details of performers and the music they will play will be announced nearer the date of the concert. Tel. 01253 349650 or 724472 (NFMC)
4 Birkenhead, Pacific Road Arts Centre, 7.30, Liverpool Mozart Orchestra, Haydn (Symphony No 26 – Lamentatione), Mendelssohn (Violin Concerto), Boyce (Symphony No 4 – The Shepherd’s Lottery), Mozart (Symphony No 40) Tel: 0151 666 0000 Pre-concert talk – 6.45pm
4 Bolton, Parish Church, 7.30, Bolton Choral Union, Son of God Mass - James Whitbourn, Solo works by Soprano and Baritone, and Fauré Requiem Tel. 01204 591563 or 01204 492301 - choir website www.boltonchoral.org.uk
4 Darwen, St Joseph's RC Church, 8pm, A Cappella Singers, a varied concert of music for the Easter season including items by Schubert, Rutter, Shearing. Details from Martin Sales Tel: 01254 885365
4 Kendal, Parish Church, 7.30, Kendal South Choir, Conductor Mark Swinton, Schubert (Mass in A Flat), Mendelssohn (Violin concerto - Soloist Amyn Merchant (BBC Symphony Orchestra)), Mendelssohn (Hear My Prayer). Tickets £12 Schoolchildren free obtainable at door or 01524811579
4 Manchester, St Pauls Church, Withington, 7.30, Philharmonic Choir of Manchester, Elgar (Music Makers), Vaughan Williams (Toward the Unknown Region) Tickets £6 on the door.
4 Middleton Arena, 7.30, Hallé Youth Orchestra, inaugural concert for Middleton Arena, Beethoven (Leonora Overture No. 3), Britten (Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra), Brahms (Symphony No.2) (RMS)
4 Ormskirk School, Wigan Road, 7.30, Ladies In Harmony WI Choir, £5 including refreshments. Tickets from Marilyn Walker, Tel 01257 462730
4 Withington, St Paul's Church, 7.30, Philharmonic Choir of Manchester, The Music Makers – Elgar, Tickets £6 (£4 children and students) available on the door
7 Chester, Wesley Methodist Church, 12.45pm, John Bush (trumpet) and Brian Heald (organ). Tel: 01244 379275. Retiring collection.
14 Chester, Wesley Methodist Church, 12.45pm, Fergal O'Mahony (piano). Tel: 01244 379275. Retiring collection.
15 Preston Minster, 1pm, Quartet for the King of Prussia (baroque instruments), Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven (HMCP)
17 Douglas, St.Matthews Church, 8pm, Oldham Choral Society, conductor Emeritus: John Bethell, 125th Anniversary Season Concert in The Isle Of Man, Vivaldi (Gloria), Handel (Messiah - Excerpts) £8
18 Ellesmere Port, Civic Hall, 7.30, Music Society Chorus, Soloists and The Orchestra of the 18th Century, A Spring Choral Concert, J S Bach (Ein Feste Burg), Charpentier (Te Deum), Purcell (Come Ye Sons of Art), Vivaldi (Dixit Dominus (New Discovery)) Tickets £13 (£11 Concessions), phone 0151 327 4062 www.epmsonline.co.uk
18 Holmes Chapel, Leisure Centre, 8pm, Manchester Chamber Ensemble with Martin Roscoe (piano), Hummel (Quintet Op. 87), Fauré (Piano Quartet No. 2 in G minor), Schubert (Piano Quintet ‘The Trout’ Op. 114) (HCMS)
18 Parbold, Village
Hall, 7.45, Preston Gilbert & Sullivan Society presents Two Pots of Song,
a potted “Mikado” with narration & a pot-pourri of songs from the shows
including Rogers & Hammerstein, Lloyd Webber, Novello & Lionel Bart.
19 Keswick, Theatre by the Lake, 7.30, Fibonacci Sequence Ensemble, Strauss (The Merry Pranks of Till Eulenspiegel arr. Hasenöhrl), Mozart (Clarinet Quintet), Schubert (Octet) Tel. 017687 74411 (KMS)
21 Chester, Wesley Methodist Church, 12.45pm, Emily Jeffcott (piano). Tel: 01244 379275. Retiring collection
22 Davyhulme, St Mary's Parish Church, 7.30, Urmston Choral Society, Haydn (Creation) - Conductor Paul Crashley’s final concert.
24 Blackpool, Sixth Form College, 7.30, Lucy Jeal (violin) & Daniel Grimwood (piano), Beethoven, Prokofiev, Schubert, Szymanowski/Paganini and Weber (subject to confirmation) Tel. 01253 349650 or 724472 (NFMC)
25 Blackburn Cathedral, 7.30, Blackburn Music Society Choir with the Blackburn Symphony Orchestra, Mozart (Requiem), Mendelssohn (Lauda Sion) Tickets £12, £10. Tel. 01254 201978
25 Chester Cathedral, 7.30, Chester Philharmonic Orchestra, BBC Young Musician of the Year 2008 Peter Moore - trombone concerto (Nina Rota), Saint-Saëns (Organ Symphony) with Geoffrey Woollatt (organ), Schubert Unfinished Symphony Tickets: 0151 6321633
25 Hoylake, Hoylake Chapel, 7.30, Hoylake Choral Society, Haydn (Nelson Mass), Mozart (Mass in C Minor) Tel. 0151 625 9980
25 Kendal, The Westmorland Hall, Lakes Leisure, 7.30, Northern Sinfonia, Haydn (Symphony no 48 Maria Theresa), Bach (Brandenburg Concerto no 3), Rameau (Suite from the opera Dardanus) Tel. 01539 722533
25 Lancaster, Ashton Hall, 7.30, Lancaster & District Choral Society, Mendelssohn (Elijah), with full orchestra and professional soloists. £11 for ticket and programme, £12 otn.; for people on benefit £6. For information & tickets please ring 01524 791634
25 Lytham St Annes, Church Road Methodist Church, 7.30, Lytham St Annes Choral Society with Ian Hare (organ), Mendelssohn (St Paul). Tickets £8 (£9 on door), under 16 free Tel. 01253 733665
25 Manchester Cathedral, Victoria Street, 7.30, St George’s Singers conductor: Neil Taylor, Jeffrey Makinson (organ), Chethams Brass Ensemble, Gabrieli (In Ecclesiis, Jubilate Deo, Magnificat), Schütz (Psalm 150), Pärt (Berliner Messe, The Beatitudes, Magnificat) Tel. 01663 764012, tickets@st-georges-singers.org.uk
25 Manchester, Royal Northern College of Music, 7.30, Salford Choral Society, Tippet (Child of our Time), Parry (I was Glad), Walton (Crown Imperial March), Parry (Blest Pair of Sirens) Tel 0161-881 4318
25 Wilmslow Leisure Centre, 7.45, Wilmslow Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Mark Heron, Weber (Oberon), Mozart (Sinfonia Concertante with Louise Latham & Nicholas Howson,) Strauss (Till Eulenspiegel), Hindemith (Symphonic Metamorphoses) Tel. 01625 526380
26 Crosby, St Faith’s Church, 7.30, Crosby Symphony Orchestra, Walton (Orb and Sceptre), Sibelius (Valse Triste), Ravel (Mother Goose Suite), Borodin (Symphony No. 2)
27 Penrith Methodist Church, 7.30, Elizabeth Watts (soprano) Simon Lepper (piano), Songs by Mozart, Liszt, Schubert, Gurney, Head and Quilter (PMC)
28 Chester, Wesley Methodist Church, 12.45pm, Alexandra Raihklina (violin), Richard Birchal (cello) and Rosy Richardson (piano). Trios by Rachmaninov and Schubert (B flat major). Tel: 01244 379275. Retiring collection
28 Cockermouth, United Reformed Church, 7.30, Members’ Concert Tel: 016973/71397 (CoMS)
28 Kendal, St Mark's Church, Natland, 8pm, Pro Nobis Singers, directed by Clive Walkley, Bach (Jesu meine Freude), Field (Ring of Truth), motets by Byrd, Elgar, Joby Talbot, Tavener and Eric Whitacre. Details from 01539 723482 or www.pronobis-singers.com
29 Warrington, Walton Hall, 7.45 AGM followed by Elliot Gresty (clarinet) Elizabeth Lawton (flute) [Prizewinners Warrington Young Musicians Competition 2008] accompanied by Russell Lomas (piano) Tickets £5 Tel. 01925 265146 (FWHM)
30 Grappenhall, St. Wilfrid's Church, 7.30, Alexander Karpeyev performs music by Bach, Schubert, Scarlatti and Liszt (LSW)
May 2009 top Abbreviations
2 Bolton, Albert Hall, 7.30, Bolton Symphony Orchestra, Conductor: Robert Chasey, Dvořák (Tone Poem "Wood Dove", Serenade for Wind, Symphony No 8) Tel. 01204 334400
2 Kendal, Parish Church, 7.30, Eversley Choral Union, Spring concert includes Vaughan William's "Toward the Unknown Region", Haydn's "Paukenmesse (Kettledrum Mass)" and an orchestral piece
2 Lanercost Priory, near Brampton, 7.30, The Wordsworth Singers conductor Edward Caswell, Mark O'Keeffe (trumpet), a programme of choral and trumpet music by Taverner, Vaughan Williams, MacMillan, Grier, Pott, etc. Tickets £9 in advance from www.wordsworthsingers.org.uk or 01228 536146. Free to under-18s and FT students
2 Leyland, St. Mary’s R.C. Church, 7.30, Preston Orpheus Choir with invited orchestra, soloists: Lorna Rushton (soprano), Janet Hoyle (contralto), Malcolm Williams (tenor), David Usher (bass), Mendelssohn (Elijah) Tel: 01772 612857
2 Macclesfield, The Heritage Centre, 7.30, Calvert-Rhind (cello) & piano duo, Beethoven, Debussy, Rachmaninov. Tel 01625 611594
2 St Helens, United Reformed Church, 7.30, St. Helens Sinfonietta, Wind Instruments Concert Tel. 01744 600846 or 01744 616635 www.sinfonietta.org.uk
5 Chester, Wesley Methodist Church, 12.45pm, Lionel Clarke (cello) and Brian Heald (piano). Tel: 01244 379275. Retiring collection
6 Kendal Town Hall, 7.30, Chethams School of Music ensemble. Programme to be confirmed Tickets £10. Contact 08456 44 21 44
9 Ambleside Parish Church, 7.30, Ambleside & District Choral Society Conductor: John Cooper Green, Angela Kazimierczuk (soprano), Louise Jones (contralto), Paul Badley (tenor), Jonathan Millican (bass), Adrian Self (organ), Mozart (Requiem), Haydn (Little Organ Mass)
9 Chester, Cathedral, 7.30, Chester Music Society Choir, Liverpool Sinfonia, Nicki Kennedy (soprano), Richard Scott (countertenor), Sean Clayton (tenor), Paul Reeves (bass), Bach (Magnificat in D, Brandenburg Concerto No 2 in F), Handel (Gloria, Coronation Anthems) Tickets: £16, £12, £6. Reduced prices available Tel. 01244 380347 (ChMS)
9 Heywood Civic Centre, 7.30, John McCabe (piano), Schumann (Three Pieces), McCabe (Snowfall in Winter; Tunstall Chimes), Beethoven (Sonata in D, Op 28 (Pastoral)), Ravel ( Miroirs), Haydn (Sonata in E flat, L62 (Hob. 52)) (RMS)
9 Keswick, St. Johns Church, 7.30, Keswick Choral Society, Spring Concert - Haydn (Nelson Mass), Mendelssohn (Hymn of Praise)
10 Penrith, St Andrews Church, 7.30, Penrith Singers From Byrd to Britten - choir music from 16th-20th century composers including Purcell, Mendelssohn, Vaughan Williams and Tippett
10 Stockport Town Hall, 7pm, Stockport Youth Orchestra, Walton (Crown Imperial March), Britten (Simple Symphony), Sibelius (Andante Festivo) Tickets £8/6
10 Tattenhall, St.Alban's Church, 6.30, a return visit by singers and an ensemble from Chetham's School of Music, Tel: 01829 771533 (TMS)
13 Preston Minster, 1pm, FourTune (piano, flute, clarinet, bassoon), light music ensemble (HMCP)
16 Craven, St Andrews Church, Kildwick, 7.30, Amabile
16 Douglas, St.Matthews Church, 8pm, Manx Festival Chorus, conductor: John Bethell, Rossini (Petite Messe) £8
16 Kendal , Westmorland Hall, Lakes Leisure, 7.30, Westmorland Orchestra, Schumann (Symphony No. 1 ‘Spring’), Butterworth (‘Banks of Green Willow’), Alfven (Swedish Rhapsody No. 1 ‘Midsummer’), Glazunov (‘Autumn’ – from ‘The Seasons’), Waldteufel (‘Skater’s Waltz’) Patron and ticket information available from Mirvine Barden, Hon Secretary, 21 Leighton Drive, Lancaster, LA1 5UQ, Tel: 01524 381979 or Email: mirvine@onetel.com
16 Sandbach Town Hall, 7.30, Sandbach Voices, Concert version of Gilbert & Sullivan’s ‘The Pirates of Penzance’
16 Stockport, The Ballroom, Stockport Town Hall, 7.30, Stockport Symphony Orchestra – Conductors: Sinead Hayes and Richard Davis, Bizet (L’Arlésienne Suite No 1), Tchaikovsky (Suite No 4 ‘Mozartiana’), Dvořák (Symphony No 8) Ticket information can be found on the website: www.stockportsymphony.co.uk, Box Office: 07947 474574
16 West Didsbury, Christ Church, Darley Ave, 7.30, The William Byrd Singers, The Martindale String Quartet conductor: Stephen Wilkinson, The Seven Last Words of Our Saviour on the Cross by Haydn, interleaved with Responsoria in Parasceve (The Responsories for Good Friday) by Gesualdo Tickets £9 (£8 conc., £4 students)
17 Kirkby Lonsdale, St Mary's Church, 7.30, Kirkby Lonsadle Choral Society, Conductor Jean Charlton, Director's Farewell Concert: nostaligic favourites including Pitoni, Mozart, Stroope, Cann and...Abba! Plus KL's student musicians. £6 at the door. inc. wine etc
17 Morecambe, The Platform, 3pm, The Promenade Concert Orchestra, ‘Music for You from the Shows’ Tel: 01524 412552
23 Middlewich High School, 7.30, ‘Victoria Plums’, Lisa Hobbs, Michael Chance and Patricia Williams. A delectable variety of words and music that might have amused Her Majesty. Tickets £7(MDCS)
27 St Helens, United Reformed Church, 1pm, Cliff Jones, Bruce Hebblewhite (horns) & Denise Burrows (piano), Tel. 01744 600846 or 01744 616635 www.sinfonietta.org.uk
30 Bramhall, St Michael's Church, Barnby Choir, Graham Eccles (organ), John Rutter (Requiem), Tickets £10, £8 (concession) £2 (student, child) Tel. 01625 581321
June 2009 top Abbreviations
4 Ripon Cathedral, 1.15, Ladies In Harmony WI Choir, free entry for this performance
6 Chester, Wesley Methodist Church, 7.30, Chester Bach Singers – I Praise the Tender Flower: summer music by Finzi, Britten, Bussey and Tormis
6 Didsbury, Emmanuel Church, 7.30, Manchester Beethoven Orchestra, Rossini (William Tell Overture), Mendelssohn (Piano Concerto no.1), Tchaikovsky (Symphony no. 6) Tel. 01706 378 973
6 Preston Minster, 7:30, Preston Cecilian Choral Society, Come Rain or Shine - a selection of ‘seasonal songs’ – with buffet Tel. 01772 456666
13 Birkenhead, Pacific Road Arts Centre, 7.30, Liverpool Mozart Orchestra, Schubert (Symphony No 8 – Unfinished), Bennett (Concerto for Stan Getz (saxophone)), Beethoven (Symphony No 7) Tel: 0151 666 0000 Pre-concert talk – 6.45pm
13 Bolton, St Andrew & St George United Reform Church, St George's Road, 7.30, Bolton Choral Union, Rossini (Petite Messe Solennelle) Tickets £10 (£9) students free. Tel. 01204 591563 or 01204 492301 - choir website www.boltonchoral.org.uk
13 Formby, Church of Our Lady of Compassion, 7.30, Formby Choral Society, Horovitz (Captain Noah and his Floating Zoo), Carter (Benedicite)
13 Kendal Parish Church, 7.30, Pro Nobis Singers, 40th Anniversary Concert. Alessandro Striggio, 40-part motet Ecce beatam lucem, Francisco Valls, Missa Scala Aretina for four choirs, Buxtehude, Membra Jesu nostri. Professional orchestra and soloists. Full details from 01539 723482 or www.pronobis-singers.com
13 Stockport Town Hall, 7.30 pm. St Ann's Hospice Festival Choir, with The George Galway Quartet, programme of light music and jazz. Tel. 0161 286 1706
13 Wilmslow Leisure Centre, 7.45, Wilmslow Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Mark Robinson, Nicolai (Merry Wives of Windsor), Martinu (Symphony no.6), Brahms (Double Concerto with Lyn Fletcher & Nicholas Trygstad), Dvořák (Slavonic Dances) Tel. 01625 526380
20 Knutsford, St John's Parish Church, Church Hill, 7.30, The Tatton Singers, conductor John Powell, Music for a Summer Evening
20 Lancaster, Ashton Hall, 7.30, Haffner Orchestra, Weber (Overture: Der Freischutz), Mozart (Sinfonia Concertante for oboe, clarinet, bassoon & horn), Brahms (Symphony No. 4) (6.30pm pre-concert talk by Rachel Malloch & Fredrik Holm - soloists)
20 Manchester, The Monastery, Gorton, 7.30, St George’s Singers conductor: Neil Taylor, Jeffrey Makinson (piano), a concert for a summer evening, including Rutter (A Sprig of Thyme), Britten (Five Flower Songs), Grainger (Brigg Fair) plus English folk songs, madrigals and part-songs. Tel. 01663 764012, tickets@st-georges-singers.org.uk
20 Sale, The Avenue Methodist Church, 7.30, Sale Choral Society, Music for a Summer’s Evening Tel: 0161 969 7131
20 Southport, Holy Trinity Church, Hoghton St, 7.30, Southport Bach Choir with the 18th Century Sinfonia, Haydn (Creation) 01704 229416
20 St Helens, United Reformed Church, 7.30, St. Helens Sinfonietta, Viennese Evening, Debbie Bennet (soprano), programme TBA Tel. 01744 600846 or 01744 616635 www.sinfonietta.org.uk
20 Stockport, The Ballroom, Stockport Town Hall, 7.30, Stockport Symphony Orchestra – Conductor: Matthew Wood, Ravel (La Valse), Koussevitzky (Concerto for Double Bass-Soloist Diana Milner), Mussorgsky (Night on the Bare Mountain, Pictures at an Exhibition) Ticket information can be found on the website: www.stockportsymphony.co.uk, Box Office: 07947 474574
27 Blackburn, Our Lady & St Hubert’s Church, Great Harwood, 7.30, A Cappella Singers, a concert to celebrate the church’s 150th Anniversary, varied music as previously performed in the church for the past 150 years. Details from Martin Sales Tel: 01254 885365
27 Chester Cathedral, 7.30, Chester Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor Richard Howarth, Jiafeng Chen playing Beethoven (Violin Concerto in D), Brahms (Symphony No 3), Glinka (Russian & Ludmilla) Tickets: 0151 632 1633
27 Frodsham Methodist Church, 7.30, Frodsham & District Choral Society, opera choruses and songs from the shows. Tickets in advance Tel. 01928 732605
27 Holmes Chapel, Leisure Centre, 7.30, Holmes Chapel Singers, Mendelssohn (Hymn of Praise), favourite opera choruses. Tickets £8 with concession for students/ unemployed £4. Tel. 01477 534928
27 Hyde, St George's Church, 7.30, Manchester Bach Choir, 'Taking the Mikado' -an evening of Gilbert and Sullivan
27 Kendal, Stricklandgate Methodist Church, 7.30, Amabile, Poco Amabile and Piccolo Amabile, for Womens Institute
27 Marple Methodist Church, 7.30, Marple Choral Society, Vaughan Williams (Five Mystical Songs), Byrd, Tallis, John Rutter (Gloria). Tickets £7.50 and £6
27 Nantwich, Civic Hall, 7.30, Nantwich Choral Society with Cheshire Sinfonia, Haydn (The Seasons) Tickets £12 [£10 concessions], under 16's £2 at the door
27 Penrith, St Andrew's Church, 7.30, The Wordsworth Singers conductor Edward Caswell, Ian Hare (piano/organ), Brahms, Schubert and Mendelssohn Tickets £9 in advance from www.wordsworthsingers.org.uk or 01228 536146. Free to under-18s and FT students
27 Salford, Peel Hall, Salford University, 7.30, Salford Choral Society, Show Time! Tel 0161-881 4318
27 Wallasey, St. Hilary's Church, 7.30, Birkenhead Choral Society, 'Eminently English' - a celebration of choral music for St Hilary's Church 150th anniversary including music by Wesley, Parry and Elgar Tel. 0151 677 1129
28 Keswick, Theatre by the Lake, 7.30, West Lakeland Orchestra, Strauss (Overture, Die Fledermaus), Beethoven (Piano Concerto No 5 in Eb (Emperor)) - Soloist, Murray McLachlan, Schubert (Symphony No 8 in B minor (Unfinished)), Mancini (Pink Panther) Tel. 01946 822637
28 Liverpool, Philharmonic Hall, Hope Street, 7.30, Bernstein (Candide Overture), Brahms (Violin Concerto (soloist James Clark)), Prokofiev (Lieutenant Kije), Gershwin (An American in Paris)
July 2009 top Abbreviations
4 Blackburn, Westholme Theatre, 7.30, Blackburn Symphony Orchestra, conductor: Richard Howarth, Summer Concert, Berlioz (Harold in Italy) – soloist David Aspin, Beethoven (Symphony No. 7)
4 Cartmel, Cartmel Priory, 7.30, Flutes and Co, Tel. 015395 60054 or visit www.flutesandco.org.uk
4 Kendal, Parish Church, 7.30, Levens Choir, Monteverdi Vespers. Full details from 015539 733944 www.communigate.co.uk/lakes/levenschoir
4 Manchester, St Pauls Church, Withington, 7.30, Philharmonic Choir of Manchester, "The American Dream", Tickets £6 on the door
5 Stockport Town Hall, 7pm, Stockport Youth Orchestra, a programme of Film Music, Tickets £8/6
8 St Helens, United Reformed Church, 7.30, Tom Sykes, Don May (violins), Danny Wellens (piano) and Kim Wellens (vocals), An Evening of Jazz, Tickets £5/£2.50 Tel. 01744 600846 or 01744 616635 www.sinfonietta.org.uk
11 Bolton, Albert Hall, 7.30, Bolton Symphony Orchestra, Conductor: Robert Chasey, Festival of British Light Music Tel. 01204 334400
11 Chester, All Saints Church, Hoole Road, 7.30, Youth Choirs, Summer Concert - this evening they will perform some of their favourite songs. Youth Choir and Preludes. Helena Thomas and Katie Wilkes conductors. Tickets: £7 (Reductions: £5) Tel. 01244 300717 (ChMS)
11 Lancaster Cathedral, 7.30, Levens Choir, Monteverdi Vespers. Full details from 015539 733944 www.communigate.co.uk/lakes/levenschoir
14 Cockermouth, United Reformed Church, 7.30, Gala Trio and friends, Cockermouth Festival Concert, Tel: 016973/71397 (CoMS)
19 Ashton-under-Lyne, Albion United Reform Church, 7.30, Tameside Festival Chorus, Jeffrey Makinson (organ), Mendelssohn, Finzi, Howells, Parry, Kodaly, Brahms
29 St Helens, United Reformed Church, 1pm, Peter Rossiter (piano), Catriona Walker (oboe) Tel. 01744 600846 or 01744 616635 www.sinfonietta.org.uk
August 2009 top Abbreviations
13 Ambleside Parish Church, 10pm, Pro Nobis Singers, Juan Esquivel (Missa pro defunctis), motets by Byrd, Elgar, Joby Talbot, John Tavener and Eic Whitacre. A Lake District Summer Music promotion, Full details from 08456 44 21 44 or www.ldsm.or.uk
26 St Helens, United Reformed Church, 1pm, Cathie Bunting (cello) with pianist Tickets £5/£2.50 Tel. 01744 600846 or 01744 616635 www.sinfonietta.org.uk