We look forward to seeing you in 2025. Details of our concerts can be found below. Tickets will be on sale shortly.

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23 May at 6.30pm

St Andrew, Chedworth, Gloucestershire

THE PRIZEWINNERS' RECITAL

Meg Davies Clarinet

Katie Bartels Flute

Catherine Milledge Piano

Music by Gershwin, Milhaud, Villa Lobos, and others. 

24 May at 6.30pm

St Andrew, Chedworth, Gloucestershire

THE DANCING STAR

Ensemble Molière

Flavia Hirte Flute

Alice Earll Violin

Kate Conway Viola da gamba

Catriona McDermid Bassoon

Satoko Doi-Luck Harpsichord

Music by Handel, Rameau, and contemporaries.

31 May at 6.30pm

St Mary the Virgin, Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire

The English Chamber Orchestra Ensemble

Music for wind ensemble by Mozart and Beethoven, including the famous and fabulous 'Gran Partita', K. 361

1 June at 4pm

St Mary the Virgin, Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire

QUARTETS: VIENNA - LONDON - PARIS

The London Chamber Ensemble Quartet

Madeleine Mitchell Violin

Gordon MacKay Violin

Bridget Carey Viola 

Joseph Spooner Cello

Quartets by Ravel, Haydn, and Charles Wood

5 June at 6.30pm

St Michael, Church Stowe, Northamptonshire

RIVALS

Saraband

Sarah Bealby-Wright & Henrietta Wayne Violin ​

​Johan Löfving Theorbo/guitar 

Jacob Garside Cello/Viola da gamba

Handel, Corelli, and their not-so-well-known contemporaries

12 June at 6.30pm

All Saints', Wickhambrook, Suffolk

THE TRUMPET SHALL SOUND

Fiori Musicali Chamber Ensemble

Penelope Rapson Director

David Blackadder Natural trumpet

Gail Hennessy Oboe

Andrew Tipple Bass

Cantatas and concertos by Clarke, Handel, J. S. Bach, and Marcello

6 July at 6.30pm

St Mary's, Longworth, Oxfordshire

A HEAVENLY HARMONY: A JOURNEY THROUGH THE LIFE OF ORLANDO GIBBONS 

Chelys Consort of Viols and Vespri Segreti

In his 400th anniversary year, this concert celebrates Orlando Gibbons' music and musical legacy.

12 July at 6.30pm

St Cyr and St Julitta, Newton St Cyres, Devon

A THOUSAND FLEXIBLE WAYS: DIALOGUES FROM THE AGE OF 'MERAVAGLIA' 

Monteverdi String Band

Oliver Webber Violin

Hannah Ely Soprano

Toby Carr Lute/Theorbo

Music of wonder and astonishment by Monteverdi and his contemporaries.

13 July at 3.30pm

St Mary the Virgin, Bruton, Somerset

Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective

Elena Urioste Violin

Savitri Grier Violin

Melissa White Violin

Nathan Amaral Violin

Rosalind Ventris Viola

Edgar Francis Viola

Laura van der Heijden Cello

Tony Rymer Cello

Music for a summer's afternoon featuring exciting and captivating works for string octet by Bacewicz, Dvorák, and Enescu.

22 July at 6.30pm

St Mary the Virgin, Wiveton, Norfolk

CROSSING BORDERS: EIGHTEENTH CENTURY TRAVELS ACROSS THE ITALIAN BORDER

La Serenissima directed by Adrian Chandler

This concert of music from the Italian Baroque is a celebration of Mirabel Cecil (1944–2024). Mirabel Cecil was a long-time resident of Wiveton and supporter of Music in Country Churches.

23 July at 5pm

All Saints', Burnham Thorpe, Norfolk

THE NELSON MASS IN NELSON'S CHURCH: COME AND SING AFTERNOON WORKSHOP AND PERFORMANCE

Our final concert will be a performance of F. J. Haydn's Missa in Angustiis directed by Nigel Short of Tenebrae. Hadyn's mass setting was was dedicated to Horatio Lord Nelson who was baptised in All Saints'. The afternoon workshop for anyone who would like to come-and-sing will be followed by a performance for audience. The orchestra will comprise local professional musicians and the soloists will be young professionals from Tenebrae's Associate Artists scheme.

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Pictured: St Andrew, Chedworth, Gloucestershire