Consone String Quartet with Kate Bennett Wadsworth to perform string quintet arrangements of two well-known works for cello:

–Beethoven’s Sonata for Piano and Cello Op. 5 no. 1, arranged for string quintet by Beethoven’s contemporary, Ferdinand Ries (1784-1838)

–Schumann’s Cello Concerto Op. 129, in a world premiere arrangement by Kate, to be published by Bärenreiter this June

When: Friday 26 April 2024, 6:30 to 7:30. Doors open at 6pm. 
Where: The Octagon Chapel, Colegate, Norwich .

Tickets are £20 general, £2 for under 18s. If you come in a group of 5, you can book the Come with Us discount, which is £80 – the price of 4 standard tickets.  You can book online or pay on the door (cash or card).

For more information and to book, visit www.unmeasuredchamberconcerts.co.uk

Louise McMonagle is a versatile cellist who thrives on repertoire that goes beyond the mainstream, playing music by living composers, and creating programmes including many commissions, collaborations, and electronics.

Tickets £14

For more events and full details of these concerts, more about timings, programme, performers and to book please visit http://www.anterosartsfoundation.com/music 

Anteros Arts Foundation, 7-15 Fye Bridge Street, Norwich NR3 1LJ Tel 01603 766129

Saturday 23 March 2024, 7pm
Norwich Cathedral, The Close, Norwich NR1 4DH 

Bach St John Passion
Norwich Cathedral Chamber Choir
Norwich Baroque

Ashley Grote conductor

Norwich Baroque once again collaborates with the Norwich Cathedral Chamber Choir, to perform Bach’s monumental setting of the Passion story according to St John for the Easter season. 

Tickets onfrom

For more info and ticket booking please visit
www.norwichbaroque.org

Classical concert on International Women’s Day in Norwich celebrates and highlights the work of female composers and Women’s Rights.

A violin and piano recital at the Assembly House in Norwich on International Women’s Day, Friday March 8th will celebrate and highlight the work of female composers, Grace Williams and Sally Beamish.

With the hope of ‘Inspiring Inclusion’ Welsh Violinist Sian Philipps and Swedish Pianist Per Rundberg will be playing compositions on the day by Grace and Sally together with a piece by Egon Wellesz commemorating the 50^th anniversary of his death as well as the recognizable composition ‘The Lark Ascending’ by one time Sheringham resident Ralph Vaughan Williams that he wrote for the violinist Marie Hall. Wellesz and Vaughan Williams are connected by the fact that they both taught Grace Williams during their lifetimes.

The concert also has a theme of ‘From Shadow to Light: outsiders, living on the margins’. This is not only something that the featured composers felt during their lifetimes, but the title of a new cd release featuring Per and Sian, and something that she can relate to having been subjected to personal harassment, as well as online impersonation, and abuse. As a result she has campaigned for the rights of women. This affected all areas of her life and work, but she used it as the starting point and inspiration for this project. She also gave a talk on Reputation in 2022 to the Henley Business school conference. The cd not only features the world premiere of a piece by Sally Beamish, but also a composition by John Hawkins that he composed for Sian.

Both Per and Sian studied at the famous Yehudi Menuhin school and have gone on to perform at many world famous concert venues. They are playing in Norwich as part of a tour that is supported by the Arts council of England, HMUK, The Vaughan Williams Foundation and The Golsencott Foundation.

Central to the day will be a talk about her work by Dr Jan Sheldon the Sheriff of Norwich and CEO of St Martins Housing Trust, as well as pupils from Norwich school performing with Sian and Per and presenting a ‘Youth Voice’.

The lunchtime concert begins at 1 pm on Friday 8^th March, tickets are £8, and people with concessions are urged to pay what they would like to pay. Tickets  are also available in advance by contacting the Assembly house on 01603-626402 or by going to https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/signin/?referrer=%2Forganizations%2Fmarketing%2Feventbrite-ads%2Fnew%3FeId%3D811073531767

MEDIA CONTACT- Should you wish to interview Sian please contact Richard Penguin before the 4th March on 01603-408525  mail@richardpenguin.co.uk or richardfryer99@btinternet.com 

Norwich-born professional violinist Hannah Perowne returns to the AST to perform the soulful yet dramatic Prokofiev’s Violin Concerto No.2.
2nd March, 7pm St Peter Mancroft, Norwich

Reminder to buy your tickets for the first concert of the season at www,ticketsource.co.uk/ast

Sunday 9 February 2024, 7.30pm
Norwich Cathedral, 65 The Close, Norwich NR1 4DH

Britten Sinfonia with
Guy Johnston cello
Thomas Gould violin / director

Beethoven String Quartet, Grosse Fuge Op. 133 (arr. strings)
Bartók Divertimento for String Orchestra BB 118
Interval
Tavener The Protecting Veil for cello and orchestra

Replacing the cellist Abel Selaocoe who is sadly unable to perform this concert, British cellist Guy Johnston joins Britten Sinfonia to perform John Tavener’s intensely beautiful The Protecting Veil, a timeless classic created as the musical equivalent of Orthodox Christian ikons and paintings.

The opportunity to experience John Tavener’s intensely beautiful The Protecting Veil in Norwich Cathedral is not to be missed. “One of the later 20th century’s most beloved and moving works” (Gramophone magazine), this timeless classic is full of intimacy and emotion.

Star cellist Guy Johnston, one of only a few cellists to work directly with Sir John Tavener, is the soloist and central character, transcendent amidst Britten Sinfonia’s heady layers of sound.  

In the first half Britten Sinfonia performs Bartók’s Divertimento and a string orchestra version of Beethoven’s strikingly modern-sounding contrapuntal work-out for string quartet.

Concert starts at 7:30pm

Book tickets here
https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/britten-sinfonia/britten-sinfonia-and-abel-selaocoe-the-protecting-veil/2024-02-09/19:30/t-zzkqdve