A fundraising evening in aid of The Music Pool, the community music charity for Herefordshire and its borders. Renowned Herefordshire-based international operatic tenor Ian Storey sings a selection of material from the world of opera and beyond, accompanied by Rhiannon Davies on piano - and also shares insights and anecdotes in conversation with Dennis Schiavon.
The Beresford Hammond Hume improvising trio consisting of Charlie Beresford (voice/acoustic guitar), Sonia Hammond (cello) and Carolyn Hume (piano) perform music on the theme of 'The Lightning Bell” their critically acclaimed album of the same name. This music contains an eclectic mix of musical styles and song forms that create a film-like beauty and unique … Continued
On Tuesday 11 April at 7 pm, the choir of Hereford Cathedral, together with an international line-up of soloists and period-instrument orchestra Marches Baroque, will be singing J S Bach’s St Matthew Passion. The performance of one of Bach’s Passions has become a regular feature of Holy Week at Hereford Cathedral, with the cathedral choir singing … Continued
John Joubert is 90 this year, and is best known for his carol, Torches. Duncan Honeybourne plays his Dance Suite, the 3rd Piano Sonata, dedicated to Duncan, and the Lyric Fantasy based on his opera, Jane Eyre.
Andrew Morris, Anne de Dadelsen, and the Offa String Quartet play music by members of the Herefordshire Composers' Workshop
The 2017 Festival opens with Beethoven's highly charged 'Serioso' quartet Op. 95, followed by Schubert's luminous piano sonata in G major, for which we are delighted to welcome pianist Martin Roscoe. With Martin, the Carducci Quartet will be performing Schumann's glorious piano quartet, first performed in 1842 with Mendelssohn at the piano.
This is a unique evening with the Band of Her Majesty’s Royal Marines Plymouth for a one-off concert and 35th Falklands War commemoration, (including the loss of Hereford’s affiliated ship HMS Antelope), on a wonderful evening in May in the beautiful setting of Hereford Cathedral. Seating is zoned and tickets are priced at just £25 … Continued
May 2017 marks the 350th anniversary of the death of Johann Jacob Froberger, a German composer, organist, and harpsichordist whose keyboard works are widely acknowledged to be among the richest of the early Baroque era and whose music strongly influenced composers that followed. He was the first German harpsichord composer of real significance and his … Continued
Crawford Logan reads a selection of Beethoven's Letters written to friends, family and colleagues, including the famous 'Immortal Beloved' letters from 1812. The letters will be read between movements from his masterpieces Op. 18, Op. 59, Op. 95 and the late quartets Op. 131, Op. 132 and Op. 135.
