Pre concert study session on Shostakovich String Quartet’s Nos 10 & 11

“Shostakovitch Inspired!” This exciting Music, Words and Live Art event with music painter Maryleen Schiltkamp and the Fitzwilliam String Quartet promises to be a unique experience!  Maryleen will paint on canvas, live on stage in response to the Fitzwilliam String Quartet’s performance of Shostakovich’s 10th String Quartet. The quartet will also play Shostakovich’s 11th String … Continued

Tales of the City Rossini The Barber of Seville, Overture Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue Copland Quiet City Mozart Symphony No.38 ‘Prague’ Conductor Rebecca Miller Piano Viv McLean Trumpet Hugh Davies Cor Anglais Louise Braithwaite Cities are the inspiration for this concert conducted by Rebecca Miller and featuring pianist Viv McLean as soloist. Rhapsody in Blue is possibly Gershwin’s most … Continued

An enthralling programme of 18th and 19th century popular Spanish music from street and stage. The music explores the age-old themes of love, joy and sadness with the songs accompanied by early instruments.

Hay Music welcomes an international cast of outstanding singers from The National Opera Studio in a programme of familiar and some less familiar operatic arias and songs.

'Two Souls in One' - Composition Workshop led by Robert Peate, 22 October  This free workshop is open to all but will be of particular interest to GCSE, A Level and university music students, choral singers, and anyone with an interest in composition.  Robert Peate’s enlightening and engaging presentation will tell the story of how he composed 'Two Souls in One', … Continued

Carnival of the Animals! Saint-Saëns Carnival of the Animals Conductor Richard Laing Narrator Matthew Sharp Live Illustrator James Mayhew OOTS presents Saint-Saëns’s spectacular Carnival of the Animals narrated by the irrepressible Matthew Sharp and illustrated live by artist James Mayhew. An irresistible chorus line of lions, tortoises, kangaroos, donkeys, fish, fossils and even pianists all get their moment … Continued

Carnival of the Animals! Saint-Saëns Carnival of the Animals Conductor Richard Laing Narrator Matthew Sharp Live Illustrator James Mayhew OOTS presents Saint-Saëns’s spectacular Carnival of the Animals narrated by the irrepressible Matthew Sharp and illustrated live by artist James Mayhew. An irresistible chorus line of lions, tortoises, kangaroos, donkeys, fish, fossils and even pianists all get their moment … Continued

Hereford Chamber Choir and the Royal Academy of Music Harp Ensemble, directed by Simon Harper, will give the first performance of a new work by local composer Robert Peate. Two Souls in One is a musical narrative on the lives of St. Katherine and Hypatia, reflecting their extraordinary connectivity and relevance to the 21st Century. The concert will take place at 7.30 pm … Continued

The Eusebius Quartet are fast gaining a reputation for imaginative and communicative performances and Hay Music looks forward to welcoming this adventurous and exciting young string quartet. Programme Haydn: String Quartet Op 9, No 1;  Bartók: String Quartet No 3;  Beethoven:  String Quartet No 15 in A minor, Op. 132