Saturday 16 January 2010 7.30pm

BRISTOL Trinity Henleaze United Reformed Church, Waterford Road

Henleaze Concert Society

Pre-concert talk by Jonathan James at 6.45 in the Leonard Hall

Prokofiev: Hebrew Overture
Weber: Clarinet Quintet
Beethoven: Septet

One of the last works Beethoven wrote before he became aware of his encroaching deafness, the Septet for strings and woodwind of 1799 is a lighthearted work in the spirit of the eighteenth century serenade.

Tickets: £14. Season ticket £60 for 6 concerts, from Henleaze Post Office/Spar shop, Wellington Hill West, or Tel: 0117 950 9457

Sunday 17 January 2010 3.00pm

NAILSWORTH Christ Church, Newmarket Road

Tea-Time concert

Beethoven: Septet
Rossini: Wind Quartet No.1

One of the last works Beethoven wrote before he became aware of his encroaching deafness, the Septet for strings and woodwind of 1799 is a lighthearted work in the spirit of the eighteenth century serenade.

Tea and cakes will be served after the concert at 4pm in aid of a Church charity

Tickets: £9 in advance, £10 on the door, or £25 for series of three, from Coco in
Nailsworth, tourist information in Stroud, Tetbury or Cirencester, or tel 0117 924 3159

Saturday 30 January 2010 7.45pm

BRISTOL St George’s

Choir of Royal Holloway
Alison Stephens - Mandolin
Roger Huckle - director
Rupert Gough - conductor

Viva Vivaldi by Candlelight

Vivaldi’s Gloria forms the framework for this concert with individual concertos interspersed between the movements to create a constant flow of wonderfully varied musical sounds.

Vivaldi: Gloria
Vivaldi: Mandolin Concerto in C RV425
Vivaldi: Mandolin Concerto in D RV93
Vivaldi: Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor RV514
Vivaldi: Concerto for Oboe and Violin RV548
Vivaldi: Concerto Rustica RV151

Tickets £19(£17), £17(£15), £13(£11), £9(£7), from St.George's Box Office on
0845 40 24 001 or at www.stgeorgesbristol.co.uk

Saturday 6 February 2010 7.30pm

CIRENCESTER Royal Agricultural College

An Evening with Derek Paravacini

The world famous musical savant plays with the Bristol Ensemble, with a guest appearance from virtuoso violinist Peter Liang. Proceeds in aid of Acorns Children’s Hospice Trust

Tickets £35 from 0844 984 0405 or 01285 770088, or email salesoffice@denniscollins.demon.co.uk

Sunday 7 February 2010 7.30pm

CHELTENHAM Town Hall

Schola Cantorum
Conductor – Ben Nicholas

Verdi: Requiem

It is no surprise that Verdi's Messa da Requiem should be infused with the dramatic power of his operas. The text of the requiem is one of the most dramatic Verdi ever set, allowing him to compose large sections of music on a symphonic scale with powerful passages for chorus and orchestra.

Tickets from Cheltenham Town Hall Box Office on 01242 521621

Wednesday 10 February 2010 8.00pm

BRISTOL Colston Hall 2, Colston Street

Elektrostatic: Shaker Loops

An evening of lush strings, video and electronics, the concert will feature the Bristol Ensemble string players performing John Adams’ minimalist masterpiece Shaker Loops, and improvised music to film by Liz Purnell and Andy Keep using dulcimer and live electronics.

John Adams: Shaker Loops
Richard Barnard: Six Moments Alone III
Liz Purnell: New work

and a new work from Bristol University

Tickets £10 (£7) from Colston Hall Box Office on 0117 922 3686

Sunday 21 February 2010 3.00pm

NAILSWORTH Christ Church, Newmarket Road

The Bristol Ensemble Piano Trio

Tea-Time concert

Beethoven: Piano Trio in C minor Op.1 no.3
Dvorak: Piano Trio No.4 (Dumky) in E minor

Tea and cakes will be served after the concert at 4pm in aid of a Church charity

Tickets: £9 in advance, £10 on the door, or £25 for series of three, from Coco in
Nailsworth, tourist information in Stroud, Tetbury or Cirencester, or tel 0117 924 3159

Wednesday 10 March 2010 8.00pm

BRISTOL Colston Hall 2, Colston Street

Elektrostatic: Simple Songs for a Modern Life

With the internationally renowned Juice vocal trio and genre-defying London-based DJ Gabriel Prokofiev

Gabriel Prokofiev: Simple songs for a Simple Life
Richard Barnard: Six Moments Alone IV

and a new work Bristol University

Tickets £10 (£7) from Colston Hall Box Office on 0117 922 3686

Saturday 13 March 2010 7.30pm

BRISTOL Trinity Henleaze United Reformed Church, Waterford Road

Henleaze Concert Society

Soloist: Gavin Wells

Pre-concert talk by Jonathan James at 6.45 in the Leonard Hall

Elgar: Serenade for Strings
Neruda: Trumpet Concerto
Nigel Dodd: Scherzo Concertante
Dvorak: Serenade for Strings

Johann Neruda's rarely heard trumpet concerto was originally written for a valveless hunting horn, as used in the works of Bach and Handel and others. However, the sound and range of this concerto means that it also works well on a modern trumpet.

Tickets: £14. Season ticket £60 for 6 concerts, from Henleaze Post Office/Spar shop, Wellington Hill West, or Tel: 0117 950 9457

Sunday 21 March 2010 3.00pm

NAILSWORTH Christ Church, Newmarket Road

The Bristol Ensemble Piano Quartet

Tea-Time concert

Mozart: Piano Quartet in No.1 in G minor K478
Schumann: Piano Quartet in E flat major Op.47

Tea and cakes will be served after the concert at 4pm in aid of a Church charity

Tickets: £9 in advance, £10 on the door, or £25 for series of three, from Coco in
Nailsworth, tourist information in Stroud, Tetbury or Cirencester, or tel 0117 924 3159

Saturday 27 March 2010 7.30pm

BRISTOL St George’s

The Lighter Side of Shostakovich

Photographs of Shostakovich usually depict a serious and troubled man, but there was also a more relaxed and playful side to his character, a side of him that entered into the spirit of 'light music' with enjoyment and enthusiasm.

There are excerpts from the music he wrote for his ballets and film scores, drawing in football teams and swashbuckling heroes, and music that has more recently found popularity through films such as Kubrick's 'Eyes Wide Shut' and numerous television series. There are movements too from the wonderful Jazz Suites, and Tahiti Trot – in which the young Shostakovich took up the challenge to orchestrate Tea for Two in less than an hour and produced a popular hit for dance bands in just 40 minutes flat!

Tickets: £19(17), £17(15), £15(13), £11(9) from St.George's Box Office on 0845 40 24 001 or at www.stgeorgesbristol.co.uk

Good Friday 2 April 2010 7.30pm

BRISTOL Cathedral

Bristol Cathedral Chamber Choir
Conductor: Paul Walton

Fauré: Requiem

Fauré's symphonic Requiem was first performed in 1900. Its immediate appeal and aura of timelessness have made it one of the composer's most enduringly popular works.

Tickets from Providence Music, 1 St George's Road, or call 0117 927 6536

Saturday 10 April 2010 7.30pm

BRISTOL St.George’s

Cabot Choir
Ben England - conductor
Helen Massey - soprano
Ian Yemm - tenor
Martin Le Poidevin - bass

Haydn: The Seasons

This work, first performed in 1801, describes the four seasons of the year as experienced by farmer Simon, his daughter Jane, and her lover Lucas. Two hundred years on, the themes of Haydn's work are just as relevant today, as we are reminded to embrace the best that each season offers.

Tickets: £19(£17),£17(£15), £14(£12), £11(£9) from St.George's Box Office on
0845 40 24 001 or at www.stgeorgesbristol.co.uk

Wednesday 14 April 2010 8.00pm

BRISTOL Colston Hall 2, Colston Street

Elektrostatic: Modern Britain

Soloist: Steven Kings

The Bristol Ensemble swells to a 25-piece orchestra, featuring works by living British composers inspired by ancestry, ritual and landscape.

James MacMillan: As Others See Us
Jolyon Laycock: Among Severn Hills
Neal Farwell: Bloodlines
Richard Barnard: Six Moments Alone V

Tickets £10 (£7) from Colston Hall Box Office on 0117 922 3686

Saturday 17 April 2010 7.30pm

BRISTOL Trinity Henleaze United Reformed Church, Waterford Road

Henleaze Concert Society

Roger Huckle: violin
Jub Davis: double bass

Pre-concert talk by Jonathan James at 6.45 in the Leonard Hall

Bottesini: Concerto for Violin and Bass
Mozart: Divertimento in F
Britten: Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge

Giovanni Bottesini was one of the foremost virtuoso double bass players in history and was a major contributor to the development of the technique of that instrument. His Gran Duo Concertante for violin (or clarinet), double bass & orchestra dates from 1880.

Tickets: £14. Season ticket £60 for 6 concerts, from Henleaze Post Office/Spar shop, Wellington Hill West, or Tel: 0117 950 9457

Saturday 1 May 2010 7.30pm

WOTTON UNDER EDGE St.Mary’s Church

Wotton Under Edge Festival

Programme to be confirmed

Saturday 8 May 2010 7.30pm

MALMESBURY Abbey

Malmesbury Music Society

Roger Huckle – Soloist/Director

Mozart: Violin Concerto No.5 in A
Haydn: Symphony No.49
Schubert: German Dances
Mozart: Symphony No.29

Ticket details to be confirmed

Saturday 15 May 2010 7.30pm

THORNBURY St.Mary’s Church

Thornbury Choral Society

Conductor – Steven Kings

Bach: St.John Passion

Ticket details to be confirmed

Sunday 16 May 2010 3.00pm

NAILSWORTH Christ Church, Newmarket Road

'Italian Spring'

Tea-Time concert

Rossini: Sonata No.1 in G
Boccherini: Night in Madrid
Rossini: Sonata No.2 in A
Puccini: Crisantemi
Rossini: Sonata No.6 in D

Tea and cakes will be served after the concert at 4pm in aid of a Church charity

Tickets: £9 in advance, £10 on the door, or £25 for series of three, from Coco in
Nailsworth, tourist information in Stroud, Tetbury or Cirencester, or tel 0117 924 3159

Saturday 22 May 2010 7.30pm

STROUD Subscription Rooms

Stroud Choral Society

Conductor – Huw Williams

Mozart: Mass in C minor
Haydn: Te Deum
Mozart: Coronation Mass

Ticket details to be confirmed

Saturday 5 June 2010 7.30pm

BRISTOL Trinity Henleaze United Reformed Church, Waterford Road

Henleaze Concert Society

Pre-concert talk by Jonathan James at 6.45 in the Leonard Hall

A programme of Light Music especially chosen for a summers evening, looking at the marvellous contribution from composers to this wonderful musical medium

Tickets: £14. Season ticket £60 for 6 concerts, from Henleaze Post Office/Spar shop, Wellington Hill West, or Tel: 0117 950 9457

Saturday 12 June 2010 7.30pm

STEEPLE ASHTON near Trowbridge, Wiltshire

Details to be confirmed

Sunday 13 June 2010 3.00pm

NAILSWORTH Christ Church, Newmarket Road

Tea-Time concert

A programme of light summer music with songs and instrumental works by composers such as Gershwin, Porter, Anderson and Elgar, plus much more!

Tea and cakes will be served after the concert at 4pm in aid of a Church charity

Tickets: £9 in advance, £10 on the door, or £25 for series of three, from Coco in
Nailsworth, tourist information in Stroud, Tetbury or Cirencester, or tel 0117 924 3159

Friday 18 June 2010 7.30pm

BRISTOL Cathedral

High Sheriff Charity Gala Concert

Guest Artist: Willard White

Programme and ticket details to be confirmed