Music at Wycliffe
2026-05-30 18:30 (Europe/London) | St Mary, Wycliffe, County Durham, DL12 9TS
The Anatomy of Melancholy: Songs to Uplift the Spirit

Join St Mary, Wycliffe and Music in Country Churches for an evening of music to mark the 400th anniversary of the death of John Dowland, one of Elizabethan England’s best-loved and enduring composers.
Francis Bamford (countertenor) and Byung-ook Kim (lute) will present a programme of songs about melancholy by Dowland and his contemporaries, and how the music turns sorrow into joy to uplift the spirits of the listeners.
There are also tickets available (at an additional cost of £20) for a post-concert supper hosted at The Old Rectory. Places are limited and must be pre-booked. For further details please contact Keith Miller: kshmiller32@gmail.com
Musicians:
Francis Bamford countertenor
Byung-ook Kim lute
Programme:
John Dowland (c. 1563–1626) Lachrimae, Flow my tears, Can she excuse my wrongs, Go crystal tears, Come again, Sorrow stay, Prelude
John Danyel (1564–c. 1626) Can doleful notes
Juan Vásquez (c. 1500–c.1560) ¿Con qué la lavaré? and De los alamos vengo, madre
Alonso Mudarra (c. 1510–80) Isabel, perdiste la tu faja
Thomas Campion (1567–1620) Faire if you expect admiring
The programme will last approximately 70 minutes. There will be a 20 minute interval.
Doors open at 6.00pm.
Drinks (alcoholic and soft) will be available.
The programme may be subject to change. We try to ensure that all concerts are given with the advertised programme. Sometimes, however, it is necessary to make changes to the programme, running order of the concert, and/or performers for reasons outside our control. We will inform you of any changes and ask for your understanding. We also encourage you to check this page for updates.

Music at Dalham
2026-06-05 18:30 | St. Mary the Virgin, Dalham, CB8 8TB, St. Mary the Virgin, Dalham, Cambridgeshire, CB8 8TB, United Kingdom
Live, Love, Laugh: String Quartets by Holst, Beethoven, and Mendelssohn

Celebrate the beginning of Summer with an evening of music in one of the Suffolk’s most picturesque settings. Bring a picnic to enjoy before or after in the church grounds. A bar will be open from 6pm and during the interval. Brother Tree Sound String Quartet, one of the country’s most innovative and exciting chamber groups, will play a programme of music called ‘Live, Love, Laugh’ featuring quartets by Imogen Holst, Beethoven, Mendelssohn, and a surprise piece about Suffolk. You’ll have to come along to hear what that is!
Musicians:
Brother Tree Sound String Quartet
Anna De Bruin violin
Thea Spiers violin
Triona Milne viola
Eve Littlefair cello
Programme:
Imogen Holst (1907–84) Phantasy String Quartet (1928)
Ludwig von Beethoven (1770–1827) String Quartet No. 11 in F minor Op. 95
INTERVAL
Felix Mendelssohn (1809–47) String Quartet No. 2 in A minor Op. 13
The programme will last approximately 70 minutes. There will be a 20 minute interval.
Doors open at 6.00pm.
Drinks (alcoholic and soft) will be available.
The programme may be subject to change. We try to ensure that all concerts are given with the advertised programme. Sometimes, however, it is necessary to make changes to the programme, running order of the concert, and/or performers for reasons outside our control. We will inform you of any changes and ask for your understanding. We also encourage you to check this page for updates.

Music at Farringdon
2026-06-07 18:30 | All Saint’s Church, Farringdon, Church Rd, Upper Farringdon, Hampshire, GU34 3EG, United Kingdom
A Gift For Your Garden: Music by Handel, Telemann, Oswald, and Graun

Join us for a celebration of eighteenth-century horticultural gift-giving! Ensemble Hesperi‘s programme presents a cornucopia of music by Telemann and his gardening correspondents: a sonata from his Paris Quartets, a folky trio sonata, and two virtuosic solo fantasias, alongside trio sonatas by Handel and Graun. This wonderful music is framed by charming airs by Oswald depicting the plants Telemann loved best. This programme appears on Hesperi’s latest release with BIS Records, ‘A Gift for Your Garden’, which was selected as Record of the Week on BBC Radio 3’s Essential Classics.
Musicians:
Ensemble Hesperi
Mary-Jannet Leith recorders
Gabriella Jones violin
Florence Petit cello
Tom Allery harpsichord/organ
Programme:
James Oswald (1711–69) Airs for Spring, “The Anemone”
George Frederick Handel (1685–1759) Trio Sonata in B minor Op. 2 No. 1/HWV 386b
Georg Philipp Telemann Fantasies for Flute without Bass in E major No. 9 TWV 40:10
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750) Wir glauben all an einen Gott BWV 680
James Oswald Airs for the Spring:‘The Hyacinth’
Georg Philipp Telemann 6 Quadri, Sonata 1, TWV 43: A1
-INTERVAL-
George Frederick Handel ‘March’ from Scipio
Johann Gottlieb Graun (1703–71) Trio Sonata in D major, WV Cv:XV
Georg Philipp Telemann Sonata for Solo Cello (from Der getreue Music-Meister) TWV 41: D6
James Oswald Airs for the Spring: ‘The Tulip’
Georg Philipp Telemann Triosonate in G minor TWV 42:g9
The programme will last approximately 70 minutes. There will be a 20 minute interval.
Doors open at 6.00pm.
Drinks (alcoholic and soft) will be available before the concert (from 6.00pm) and during the interval..
The programme may be subject to change. We try to ensure that all concerts are given with the advertised programme. Sometimes, however, it is necessary to make changes to the programme, running order of the concert, and/or performers for reasons outside our control. We will inform you of any changes and ask for your understanding. We also encourage you to check this page for updates.

Music at Abbey Dore
2026-06-13 18:30 | Holy Trinity and St. Mary (Dore Abbey), Abbey Dore, Holy Trinity and St Mary (Dore Abbey), Abbey Dore, Herefordshire, School Ln, Abbey Dore, Hereford HR2 0AA, United Kingdom
Echoes of an Old Hall

Dore Abbey’s grandeur tells the remarkable story of England’s monastic past. This concert is an opportunity for you to experience what that past sounded like. Gothic Voices will explore the music of the Old Hall Manuscript – an extraordinary artefact and the most substantial source of music from 14th– and 15th-century England. The evening promises to be a celebration of the magnificent architecture of Dore Abbey and the music which adorned it.
This concert is being held in association with the Herefordshire Historic Churches Trust.
Musicians:
Gothic Voices
Catherine King
Steven Harrold
Julian Podger
Mark Dobell
Simon Whiteley
Stephen Charlesworth
Programme:
Mayshuet (after 1391), Arepost libamina/Nunc surgunt
Chant Alma redemptoris mater
Thomas Damett (c. 1389–c. 1437) Salve porta paradisi
Chant Veni creator spiritus
John Cooke (1385?–1442?) Gloria à 5
John Dunstaple (c. 1390–1453) Ave regina caelorum
Chant Regina caeli Laetare
Anon. (14th century) Sanctus à 3
Dunstaple Veni Sancte Spiritus/Veni Creator
Thomas Byttering (fl. c. 1400–20) Nesciens mater
John Cooke (c. 1385–?1442) Stella Caeli
Anon. (14th/15th century) Agnus Dei (Old Hall)
Chant Nesciens mater
Leonel Power (1370/85–1445) Gloria à 5
Forest (14th century med.–15th century in.) Qualis est dilectus
Chant Beata progenies
Johannes de Lymburgia (fl. 1408–30) Tota pulchra es
Chant Ave regina caelorum
Guillaume Dufay (c. 1397–1474) Flos florum
Leonel Power (1370/85–1445) Ave regina caelorum
Guillaume Dufay Ave regina caelorum
Johannes Haucourt (fl. 1390–post 1416) Je demande ma Bienvenue
Gilles Binchois (c. 1400–60)
Adieu mon amoureuse joye
Dueil angoisseux
Thomas Damett (c. 1389–c. 1437) Beata Dei genitrix
Chant Qui diceris paraclitus (Veni Creator vv. 2–7)
Pycard (14th century ex.–15th century in.) Gloria à 5
The programme will last approximately 70 minutes. There will be a 20 minute interval.
Doors open at 6.00pm.
Drinks (alcoholic and soft) will be available.
The programme may be subject to change. We try to ensure that all concerts are given with the advertised programme. Sometimes, however, it is necessary to make changes to the programme, running order of the concert, and/or performers for reasons outside our control. We will inform you of any changes and ask for your understanding. We also encourage you to check this page for updates.

Music at Hawkesbury
2026-06-19 18:30 | St. Mary the Virgin, Hawkesbury, St. Mary the Virgin, Hawkesbury, Gloucestershire, GL9 1BN, United Kingdom
Mr Handel & His Merry Musicians

Photo © Ben Tomlin
In this programme, self-devised by the current Arcangelo New Ensemblists, the group will explore works composed for the brilliant orchestral musicians who played in Handel’s orchestra at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket. The music by Handel, Castrucci, Corbett, Sammartini, and Haym will show the dazzling virtuosity of both those players and the ones in this ensemble. Musicians: Arcangelo New Ensemblists Jonathan Cohen harpsichord Programme: William Corbett (c. 1675–1748) Concerto in B-flat (Al’Inglese) from Le Bizzarie universali, Op. 8 Pietro Castrucci (1679–1752) Violin Sonata Op. 1 No. 3 in G minor Michael Christian Festing (1705–52) Concerto in G major, Op. 5 No. 7 Giuseppe Sammartini (1695–1750) Trio sonata in G minor, Op. 3 No. 5 Nicola Francesco Haym (1768–1729) Sonata in A minor/E minor for Cello and Basso continuo William Corbett Concerto No. 10 in B-flat (Alla Spagniola) from Le Bizzarie universali, Op. 8 Pietro Castrucci Violin Sonata in D minor, Op. 1 No. 7 George Friderick Handel (1685–1759) Sonata in G major, Op.5 No. 4/HWV 399
The programme will last approximately 70 minutes. There will be a 20 minute interval.
Tickets for this concert are priced according to the seating plan shown below. In each section seating is unreserved and will be allocated on a first-come-first-seated basis.
Doors open at 6.00pm.
Drinks (alcoholic and soft) will be available.
The programme may be subject to change. We try to ensure that all concerts are given with the advertised programme. Sometimes, however, it is necessary to make changes to the programme, running order of the concert, and/or performers for reasons outside our control. We will inform you of any changes and ask for your understanding. We also encourage you to check this page for updates.

Music at Combe
2026-06-27 18:30 | St. Laurence, Combe Longa, St. Laurence, Combe Longa, Oxfordshire, OX29 8NA, United Kingdom
‘Sweet Bird’: ‘Sweet Bird’: Musical Delights from the Georgian Era

Join soloists from Instruments of Time & Truth for a musical cornucopia drawn from early Georgian times. The musical feast will be bookended with music by Henry Purcell and G. F. Handel. ‘Sweet Bird’ refers to the aria of that name in Handel’s pastorale ode L’Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato which features alongside works by Daniel Purcell, Francesco Geminiani, John Eccles, John Weldon, William Croft, J. C. Pepusch, and Jeremiah Clarke.
Musicians:
Instruments of Time & Truth
Programme:
Full programme will be available shortly
The programme will last approximately 70 minutes. There will be a 20 minute interval.
Doors open at 6.00pm.
Drinks (alcoholic and soft) will be available.

The programme may be subject to change. We try to ensure that all concerts are given with the advertised programme. Sometimes, however, it is necessary to make changes to the programme, running order of the concert, and/or performers for reasons outside our control. We will inform you of any changes and ask for your understanding. We also encourage you to check this page for updates.

Music at Thenford
2026-07-01 18:30 | St Mary the Virgin, Thenford, Thenford, Northamptonshire, OX17 2BX, United Kingdom
Fiddlers Four

Photo © Lia Vittone
Adrian Chandler, La Serenissima‘s Artistic Director, is joined by four of the ensemble’s violinists for a dazzling programme of virtuosic Baroque repertoire. This is a bespoke programme: you won’t catch it anywhere else! This concert is to help raise funds for the roof appeal of St Mary the Virgin, Thenford.
Musicians:
Adrian Chandler violin
Warren Zielinski violin
Verena Eggensberger violin
Camilla Scarlett violin
Programme:
Giuseppe Tartini (1692–1770) Sonata IX from 26 Piccole Sonate in A for solo violin B. A1
Jean-Marie Leclair (1697–1764) Sonata V for two violins in G minor, Opus 2
Johann Joseph Fux (1660–1741) Sonata for three violins in F
Georg Philipp Telemann (1681–1767) Sonata for four violins in D TWV 40.202
Georg Philipp Telemann Sonata for four violins in G TWV 40.201
Antonio Vivaldi (1678–1741) Sonata for two violins in F RV 68
Georg Philipp Telemann Sonata for four violins in C TWV 40.203
The programme will last approximately 70 minutes.
There will be a 20 minute interval.
Doors open at 6.00pm.
Drinks (alcoholic and soft) will be available.
The programme may be subject to change. We try to ensure that all concerts are given with the advertised programme. Sometimes, however, it is necessary to make changes to the programme, running order of the concert, and/or performers for reasons outside our control. We will inform you of any changes and ask for your understanding. We also encourage you to check this page for updates.

Music at Rotherfield
2026-07-12 15:00 | St. Denys, Rotherfield, St. Debys, Rotherfield, East Sussex, TN6 3FD, United Kingdom
Genesis Sixteen
Eamonn Dougan conductor

Genesis Sixteen is The Sixteen’s young artists’ programme, which aims to nurture the next generation of talented ensemble singers. Join this year’s cohort and their conductor Eamonn Duggan for an afternoon recital of choral music. The programme, which will be available shortly, will feature music by composers old and new, in a variety of styles, and from across the ages.
Full programme details will be available shortly.
The concert will last between 60 and 90 minutes. There will not be an interval.
Doors open at 2.45pm.
The programme may be subject to change. We try to ensure that all concerts are given with the advertised programme. Sometimes, however, it is necessary to make changes to the programme, running order of the concert, and/or performers for reasons outside our control. We will inform you of any changes and ask for your understanding. We also encourage you to check this page for updates.

Music at Dittisham
2026-07-17 18:30 | St. George’s Church, Dittisham, St. George's Church, Dittisham, Devon, TQ6 0HS, United Kingdom
Evocations and Echoes: An Evening of Words and Music

Two of England’s most versatile and accomplished musicians will perform together in an imaginative, innovative, and atmospheric evening recital that will transport us to firelit drawing rooms, a desert island, and one shipwreck.
Musicians:
James Laing countertenor
James Boyd guitar
Programme:
Russell Pascoe (b. 1959) Beyond the bend in the road, This England
Nico Muhly (b. 1981) Old Bones
Franz Schubert (1797–1828) Meeres Stille D. 216
Joseph Phibbs (b. 1974) Shore to Shore
Franz Schubert Litanei auf das Fest Aller Seelen, D. 343 and Die Forelle D. 550
Anon. (various) Collection of Sea Shanties
The programme will last approximately 70 minutes. There will be a 20 minute interval.
Drinks (alcoholic and soft) will be available.
The programme may be subject to change. We try to ensure that all concerts are given with the advertised programme. Sometimes, however, it is necessary to make changes to the programme, running order of the concert, and/or performers for reasons outside our control. We will inform you of any changes and ask for your understanding. We also encourage you to check this page for updates.

Music at Mells
2026-07-19 18:30 | Hampshire
With Love:
Music by William Byrd, Lauridsen, Sullivan, and others

Join the country’s next generation of talented singers for an evening of choral music that celebrates music inspired by love. The programme features both sacred and secular music and will explore the many ways in which love has been part of the choral repertoire through the ages, taking you on a journey from 16th-century Spain to 21st-century Britain. This promises to be a not-to-be-missed concert. If you’ll also be watching the World Cup Final later, this will be the perfect complement to make for a memorable summer’s evening!
Musicians:
Tenebrae Associate Artists
Nigel Short conductor
Orlande de Lassus (1530/32–94) Musica Dei donum LV 999
John Bennet (1570–1610) All Creatures Now are Merry-minded
Orlando Gibbons (1583–1625) The Silver Swan
Thomas Weelkes (1576–1623) As Vesta was from Latmos Hill
Thomas Morley (1557–1602) No no Nigella
William Byrd (c. 1540–1623) Mass for Four Voices (Kyrie, Gloria, Angus Dei)
Williams Byrd Laudibus in sanctis
Morten Lauridsen (b. 1943) Quando Son Piu Lontan and Luci Serene e Chiare
Sir Arthur Sullivan (1842–1900) The Long Day Closes
Bob Chilcott (b. 1955) Con amores, la mi madre and Marriage to my Lady Poverty
The programme will last approximately 70 minutes. There will be a 20 minute interval.
Doors open at 6.00pm.
Drinks (alcoholic and soft) will be available.
The programme may be subject to change. We try to ensure that all concerts are given with the advertised programme. Sometimes, however, it is necessary to make changes to the programme, running order of the concert, and/or performers for reasons outside our control. We will inform you of any changes and ask for your understanding. We also encourage you to check this page for updates.

Music at Dersingham
2026-07-22 18:30 | St. Nicholas, Dersingham, St. Nicholas Church, Dersingham, Norfolk, PE31 6GZ, United Kingdom
Virtuosic: Music for Violin and Voice

In 2023, violinist José Matias performed Richard Strauss’ Violin Concert with the English Chamber Orchestra in St Nicholas Chapel, King’s Lynn. This is a chance to hear the work again, but in the format in which it was first heard in 1882 when Benno Walter played the solo part with Strauss accompanying on the piano. Alongside the Strauss, Owain Rowlands will perform a vocal entente cordiale with a performance of gems from the vocal repertoire by British and French composers. The three three talented musicians all hail from the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, which, with Music in Country Churches, is a patronage of His Majesty The King. The concert is in aid of the restoration appeal of St Mary the Virgin, Hillington. Musicians: José Matias violin Owain Rowlands baritone Rebecca Selley piano Programme: Richard Strauss (1864–1949) Violin Concerto in D minor Op. 8 (version for violin and piano) Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872–1958) Songs of Travel Meirion Williams (1901–76) Two Songs in Welsh Maurice Ravel (1875–1937) Don Quichotte à Dulcinée
The programme will last approximately 70 minutes and there will be an interval of approximately 20 minutes.
Drinks (alcoholic and soft) will be available. The programme may be subject to change. We try to ensure that all concerts are given with the advertised programme. Sometimes, however, it is necessary to make changes to the programme, running order of the concert, and/or performers for reasons outside our control. We will inform you of any changes and ask for your understanding. We also encourage you to check this page for updates.

Music at Dersingham
2026-07-23 18:30 | St Nicholas, Dersingham, Norfolk PE31 6GZ, Dersingham, Norfolk, PE31 6GZ
What a Wonderful World

Sounds Historical’s programme explores the many aspects of early modern life which people found wonderful and awe-inspiring – from mythology to mathematics, from astrology to astronomy. With a programme including works by Charpentier, Galilei, Monteverdi, Uccelini, Bach, Purcell, Van Eyck, and Telemann, the music will cover early modern fascinations from inexplicable weather to a lost whale. Come along and experience this wonderful world of fantastical preoccupations through a wide range of music! This concert is in aid of the restoration appeal of St Mary the Virgin, Hillington. Musicians: Sounds Historical Heidi Fardell recorder/flute Mary Tyers recorder/flute Alison Kinder viol Lynda Sayce lute/theorbo Programme: The Underworld Marc-Antoine Charpentier (1643–1704) La descente d’Orphée aux enfers H. 488 The Magical World Henry Purcell (1659–95) ‘Suite’ from The Fairy Queen Robert Johnson (1583–1633) Witches’ Dance The Universe Anon Heaven and Earth Sir William Herschel (1738–1822), arr. Linda Sayce Sonata No. 6 in A major Astronomy Vincenzo Galilei (1520–91) Romanesca Antica Francesco Soriano (1548/9–1621) Ave Maris Stella à 3 Michelangelo Galilei (1575–1631) Toccata Weather and the Natural world Claudio Monteverdi (1567–1643) Zefiro Torna SV. 108 John Munday (c. 1555–1630) Fantasia ‘Faire weather’ from the Fitzwilliam Virginal Book FVB 3 Chester’s Monstrous Fish ballad (Sellenger’s Round) Maths and Puzzles Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750) Trio Sonata in B flat major BWV 1039 Marco Uccellini (1603/10–80) No. 13 (‘table canon’) from Sonate over Canzoni Op. 5 Christoper Tye (c. 1505–c. 1573) Sit fast (à 3) Henry Purcell ‘Two in one upon a ground’ from Dioclesian Z. 627 Love J. Van Eyck (1589–1657)/Anon ‘Amarilli Mia Bella’ Georg Philipp Telemann (1681–1767) Trio Sonata in C major TWV 42:c1
The programme will last approximately 70 minutes. There will be a 20 minute interval. Doors open at 6.00pm. Drinks (alcoholic and soft) will be available.
The programme may be subject to change. We try to ensure that all concerts are given with the advertised programme. Sometimes, however, it is necessary to make changes to the programme, running order of the concert, and/or performers for reasons outside our control. We will inform you of any changes and ask for your understanding. We also encourage you to check this page for updates.
