Concerts in the West

Gildas Quartet | Crewkerne, 20 April 2024
2024-04-20 19:30 - 22:00 (Europe/London) | Crewkerne, The Dance House, Gouldsbrook View, North Street, Crewkerne, Somerset, TA18 7AL, United Kingdom
Gildas Quartet
Tom Aldren, violin
Gemma Sharples, violin
Christine Anderson, viola
Anna Menzies, cello
Programme
Montgomery Break Away
Haydn String Quartet No 5, Op 76 ‘Friedhofsquartett’
Puccini Crisantemi for String Quartet
Debussy String Quartet in G minor, Op 10
Venue
Crewkerne
Saturday 20 April, 7.30PM
The Dance House, Gouldsbrook View, North Street, Crewkerne, Somerset, TA18 7AL
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Booking
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Alternative concert dates
Bridport
Friday 19 April, 11.30AM
Bridport: Haydn, Puccini and Debussy
Tickets for Bridport are not for sale via this booking site.
Bridport Arts Centre, South Street, Bridport, Dorset, DT6 3NR
Box Office: 01308 424901
Ticket sales by phone or in person from the Tourist Information Centre,
South Street, Bucky Doo Square, Bridport, DT6 3LF
Monday – Saturday – 10am – 3pm
OR online at www.bridport-arts.com
Tickets can be bought on the door from 11am, by card only.
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Ilminster
Friday 19 April, 7.30PM
Ilminster Arts Centre, East Street, Ilminster, Somerset, TA19 0AN
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Shaftesbury
Sunday 21 April, 3PM
St Peter’s Church, High Street, Shaftesbury, SP7 8LY
Tickets are not for sale via this booking site.
The Shaftesbury Arts Centre Box Office will sell tickets for this concert.
For information please go to this page.

Welcome to the Gildas Quartet.
The Gildas Quartet, praised for their ‘energy, verve and refreshing approach’ have performed to critical acclaim at major venues including the Bridgewater Hall, Purcell Room, Wigmore Hall and live on BBC Radio 3. Their bold and explorative approach to performance has been recognised by the International Franz Schubert and Modern Music Competition, Graz, where they won first prize in the Audience Engagement Award 2018.
Determined to bring the visceral experience of string quartet performance to audiences at close quarters, the Gildas launched their immersive ‘Surround Sound Sessions’ project in Winter 2019. This series ranges from short one-work ‘pop-up’ concerts in unusual settings to full-length recitals, with the audience literally in the midst of the players, in surround sound.
www.gildasquartet.com

Gildas Quartet | Ilminster, 19 April 2024
2024-04-19 19:30 - 22:00 | Ilminster Arts Centre, East Street, Ilminster, Somerset, TA19 0AN, United Kingdom
Gildas Quartet
Tom Aldren, violin
Gemma Sharples, violin
Christine Anderson, viola
Anna Menzies, cello
Programme
Montgomery Break Away
Haydn String Quartet No 5, Op 76 ‘Friedhofsquartett’
Puccini Crisantemi for String Quartet
Debussy String Quartet in G minor, Op 10
Venue
Ilminster
Friday 19 April, 7.30PM
Ilminster Arts Centre, East Street, Ilminster, Somerset, TA19 0AN
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Booking
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Alternative concert dates
Bridport
Friday 19 April, 11.30AM
Bridport: Haydn, Puccini and Debussy
Tickets for Bridport are not for sale via this booking site.
Bridport Arts Centre, South Street, Bridport, Dorset, DT6 3NR
Box Office: 01308 424901
Ticket sales by phone or in person from the Tourist Information Centre,
South Street, Bucky Doo Square, Bridport, DT6 3LF
Monday – Saturday – 10am – 3pm
OR online at www.bridport-arts.com
Tickets can be bought on the door from 11am, by card only.
Get directions
Crewkerne
Saturday 20 April, 7.30PM
The Dance House, Gouldsbrook View, North Street, Crewkerne, TA18 7AL
Find out more
Shaftesbury
Sunday 21 April, 3PM
St Peter’s Church, High Street, Shaftesbury, SP7 8LY
Tickets are not for sale via this booking site.
The Shaftesbury Arts Centre Box Office will sell tickets for this concert.
For booking information please go to this page.

Welcome to the Gildas Quartet.
The Gildas Quartet, praised for their ‘energy, verve and refreshing approach’ have performed to critical acclaim at major venues including the Bridgewater Hall, Purcell Room, Wigmore Hall and live on BBC Radio 3. Their bold and explorative approach to performance has been recognised by the International Franz Schubert and Modern Music Competition, Graz, where they won first prize in the Audience Engagement Award 2018.
Determined to bring the visceral experience of string quartet performance to audiences at close quarters, the Gildas launched their immersive ‘Surround Sound Sessions’ project in Winter 2019. This series ranges from short one-work ‘pop-up’ concerts in unusual settings to full-length recitals, with the audience literally in the midst of the players, in surround sound.
www.gildasquartet.com

Gildas Quartet | Bridport, 19 April 2024
2024-04-19 11:30 - 12:30 | Bridport Arts Centre, South Street, Bridport, Dorset, TA6 3NR, United Kingdom
Gildas Quartet
Tom Aldren, violin
Gemma Sharples, violin
Christine Anderson, viola
Anna Menzies, cello
Programme
Haydn String Quartet No 5, Op 76 ‘Friedhofsquartett’
Puccini Crisantemi for String Quartet
Debussy String Quartet in G minor, Op 10
Venue
Bridport
Friday 19 April, 11.30AM

Booking
Bridport Arts Centre, South Street, Bridport, Dorset, DT6 3NR
Box Office: 01308 424901
Ticket sales by phone or in person from the Tourist Information Centre,
South Street, Bucky Doo Square, Bridport, DT6 3LF
Monday – Saturday – 10am – 3pm
OR online at www.bridport-arts.com
Tickets can be bought on the door from 11am, by card only.
Get directions
Alternatively, for details about the various ways of booking tickets for all the concerts, visit How to book & FAQs.
Tickets for Bridport are not for sale via the Concerts in the West booking system.
Alternative concert dates
Ilminster
Friday 19 April, 7.30PM
Ilminster Arts Centre, East Street, Ilminster, Somerset, TA19 0AN
Find out more
Crewkerne
Saturday 20 April, 7.30PM
The Dance House, Gouldsbrook View, North Street, Crewkerne, TA18 7AL
Find out more
Shaftesbury
Sunday 21 April, 3PM
St Peter’s Church, High Street, Shaftesbury, SP7 8LY
Tickets are not for sale via this booking site.
The Shaftesbury Arts Centre Box Office will sell tickets for this concert.
For information please go to this page.

Welcome to the Gildas Quartet.
The Gildas Quartet, praised for their ‘energy, verve and refreshing approach’ have performed to critical acclaim at major venues including the Bridgewater Hall, Purcell Room, Wigmore Hall and live on BBC Radio 3. Their bold and explorative approach to performance has been recognised by the International Franz Schubert and Modern Music Competition, Graz, where they won first prize in the Audience Engagement Award 2018.
Determined to bring the visceral experience of string quartet performance to audiences at close quarters, the Gildas launched their immersive ‘Surround Sound Sessions’ project in Winter 2019. This series ranges from short one-work ‘pop-up’ concerts in unusual settings to full-length recitals, with the audience literally in the midst of the players, in surround sound.
www.gildasquartet.com

Sara Trickey and Ivana Gavric | Crewkerne, 16 March 2024
2024-03-16 19:30 - 22:00 | Crewkerne, The Dance House, Gouldsbrook View, North Street, Crewkerne, Somerset, TA18 7AL, United Kingdom
Sara Trickey, violin
Ivana Gavrić, piano
Programme
Mozart Violin Sonata No 21, E minor, K 304
Poulenc Sonata for violin and piano, FP 119
Brahms Hungarian Dance No 2 in D minor
Beethoven Sonata No 5, Op 24, Spring
Ravel Violin Sonata No 2 in G major
Venue
Crewkerne
Saturday 16 March, 7.30PM
The Dance House, Gouldsbrook View, North Street, Crewkerne, Somerset, TA18 7AL
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Booking
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Alternative concert dates
Bridport
Friday 15 March, 11.30AM
Bridport: Mozart, Beethoven and Ravel
Tickets for Bridport are not for sale via this booking site.
Bridport Arts Centre, South Street, Bridport, Dorset, DT6 3NR
Box Office: 01308 424901
Ticket sales by phone or in person from the Tourist Information Centre,
South Street, Bucky Doo Square, Bridport, DT6 3LF
Monday – Saturday – 10am – 3pm
OR online at www.bridport-arts.com
Tickets can be bought on the door from 11am, by card only.
Get directions
Ilminster
Friday 15 March, 7.30PM
Ilminster Arts Centre, East Street, Ilminster, Somerset, TA19 0AN
Find out more

We welcome two more wonderful musicians to Concerts in the West.
Sara Trickey enjoys an exciting and diverse career as a solo violinist and chamber musician. Noted for her “fiery and passionate” performances (The Strad) and her “beautifully refined tone” (Musical Opinion). Sara studied with Camilla Wicks and also was very much influenced by her studies at IMS Prussia Cove. She read Classics at Trinity Hall, Cambridge and this continues to be a passion.
www.saratrickey.com
Born into a musical family in Sarajevo and raised in the UK, Ivana Gavrić studied at the University of Cambridge and at the Royal College of Music. Her playing has been described as “altogether of an extraordinary calibre” (BBC Music Magazine) and “notable for its beautiful sound, musical integrity and introspection” (The Independent).
www.ivanagavric.com/

Sara Trickey and Ivana Gavric | Ilminster, 15 March 2024
2024-03-15 19:30 - 22:00 | Ilminster Arts Centre, East Street, Ilminster, Somerset, TA19 0AN, United Kingdom
Sara Trickey, violin
Ivana Gavrić, piano
Programme
Mozart Violin Sonata No 21, E minor, K 304
Poulenc Sonata for violin and piano, FP 119
Brahms Hungarian Dance No 2 in D minor
Beethoven Sonata No 5, Op 24, Spring
Ravel Violin Sonata No 2 in G major
Venue
Ilminster
Friday 15 March, 7.30PM
Ilminster Arts Centre, East Street, Ilminster, Somerset, TA19 0AN
Get directions
Booking
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Alternative concert dates
Bridport
Friday 15 March, 11.30AM
Bridport: Mozart, Beethoven and Ravel
Tickets for Bridport are not for sale via this booking site.
Bridport Arts Centre, South Street, Bridport, Dorset, DT6 3NR
Box Office: 01308 424901
Ticket sales by phone or in person from the Tourist Information Centre,
South Street, Bucky Doo Square, Bridport, DT6 3LF
Monday – Saturday – 10am – 3pm
OR online at www.bridport-arts.com
Tickets can be bought on the door from 11am, by card only.
Get directions
Crewkerne
Saturday 16 March, 7.30PM
The Dance House, Gouldsbrook View, North Street, Crewkerne, TA18 7AL
Find out more

We welcome two more wonderful musicians to Concerts in the West.
Sara Trickey enjoys an exciting and diverse career as a solo violinist and chamber musician. Noted for her ‘fiery and passionate’ performances (The Strad) and her ‘beautifully refined tone’ (Musical Opinion). Sara studied with Camilla Wicks and also was very much influenced by her studies at IMS Prussia Cove. She read Classics at Trinity Hall, Cambridge and this continues to be a passion.
www.saratrickey.com
Born into a musical family in Sarajevo and raised in the UK, Ivana Gavrić studied at the University of Cambridge and at the Royal College of Music. Her playing has been described as ‘altogether of an extraordinary calibre’ (BBC Music Magazine) and ‘notable for its beautiful sound, musical integrity and introspection’ (The Independent).
www.ivanagavric.com

Sara Trickey and Ivana Gavric | Bridport, 15 March 2024
2024-03-15 11:30 - 12:30 | Bridport Arts Centre, South Street, Bridport, Dorset, TA6 3NR, United Kingdom
Sara Trickey, violin
Ivana Gavrić, piano
Programme
Mozart Violin Sonata No 21, E minor, K 304
Beethoven Sonata No 5, Op 24, Spring
Ravel Violin Sonata No 2 in G major
Venue
Bridport
Friday 15 March, 11.30AM

Booking
Bridport Arts Centre, South Street, Bridport, Dorset, DT6 3NR
Box Office: 01308 424901
Ticket sales by phone or in person from the Tourist Information Centre,
South Street, Bucky Doo Square, Bridport, DT6 3LF
Monday – Saturday – 10am – 3pm
OR online at www.bridport-arts.com
Tickets can be bought on the door from 11am, by card only.
Get directions
Alternatively, for details about the various ways of booking tickets for all the concerts, visit How to book & FAQs.
Tickets for Bridport are not for sale via the Concerts in the West booking system.
Alternative concert dates
Ilminster
Friday 15 March, 7.30PM
Ilminster Arts Centre, East Street, Ilminster, Somerset, TA19 0AN
Find out more
Crewkerne
Saturday 16 March, 7.30PM
The Dance House, Gouldsbrook View, North Street, Crewkerne, TA18 7AL
Find out more

We welcome two more wonderful musicians to Concerts in the West.
Sara Trickey enjoys an exciting and diverse career as a solo violinist and chamber musician. Noted for her ‘fiery and passionate’ performances (The Strad) and her ‘beautifully refined tone’ (Musical Opinion). Sara studied with Camilla Wicks and also was very much influenced by her studies at IMS Prussia Cove. She read Classics at Trinity Hall, Cambridge and this continues to be a passion.
www.saratrickey.com
Born into a musical family in Sarajevo and raised in the UK, Ivana Gavrić studied at the University of Cambridge and at the Royal College of Music. Her playing has been described as ‘altogether of an extraordinary calibre’ (BBC Music Magazine) and ‘notable for its beautiful sound, musical integrity and introspection’ (The Independent).
www.ivanagavric.com

The Perks Ensemble | Crewkerne, 17 February 2024
2024-02-17 19:30 - 22:30 | Crewkerne, The Dance House, Gouldsbrook View, North Street, Crewkerne, Somerset, TA18 7AL, United Kingdom
The Perks Ensemble
Oscar Perks, violin
Elliott Perks, viola
Sebastian Kolin, cello
Alexander Ullman, piano
Programme
Mozart Piano Quartet No 2 in E-flat major, K 493
Hindemith String Trio No 1 Op 34
Brahms Piano Quartet No 1 in G minor, Op 25

Venue
Crewkerne
Saturday 17 February, 7.30PM
The Dance House, Gouldsbrook View, North Street, Crewkerne, Somerset, TA18 7AL
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Booking
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Alternative concert dates
Bridport
Friday 16 February, 11.30AM
Bridport: Schubert (B flat String Trio D 471) and Brahms.

Tickets for Bridport are not for sale via this booking site.
Bridport Arts Centre, South Street, Bridport, Dorset, DT6 3NR
Box Office: 01308 424901
Ticket sales by phone or in person from the Tourist Information Centre,
South Street, Bucky Doo Square, Bridport, DT6 3LF
Monday – Saturday – 10am – 3pm
OR online at www.bridport-arts.com
Tickets can be bought on the door from 11am, by card only.
Get directions
Ilminster
Friday 16 February, 7.30PM
Ilminster Arts Centre, East Street, Ilminster, Somerset, TA19 0AN
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We welcome back Oscar Perks, Elliott Perks and Alexander Ullman. Sebastian Kolin joins us for the first time.
Sebastian studied at The Yehudi Menuhin School and completed his degree in Lugano and Cremona and his Advanced Postgraduate studies at the Royal Danish Academy of Music. He was a member of the Heathcliff Trio until recently, winning 1st prize in the 9th International Johannes Brahms Chamber Music Competition in 2022.
Oscar studied at The Yehudi Menuhin School and went on to read music at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge. He then gained his master’s at the Royal College of Music. For five years Oscar was a member of the Dante String Quartet, with whom he gave numerous concerts around the UK and abroad, including the complete Beethoven and Shostakovich Quartet cycles.
Elliott studied at The Yehudi Menuhin School and continued his studies as a foundation scholar at the Royal College of Music. He then joined the Maxwell String Quartet with whom he won both First Prize and Audience Prize at the Trondheim International Chamber Music Competition in 2017. The quartet has toured internationally at major festivals and halls, mainly in North America and Europe.
Alexander was born in London, in 1991, and studied at the Purcell School, the Curtis Institute and the Royal College of Music. He was winner of the 2017 International Franz Liszt Piano Competition in Utrecht and has appeared with many orchestras and in numerous venues around the world. In Spring 2019, Alexander’s first album on Rubicon, featuring Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker Suite, Prokofiev’s Six Pieces from Cinderella, as well as Stravinsky’s Petrushka and Firebird suites, received rave reviews. In spring 2022 a second album was released featuring Franz Liszt’s Piano Concertos Nos. 1 and 2 with the BBC Symphony Orchestra under Andrew Litton, as well as his Piano Sonata in B minor.
www.alexanderullman.com

The Perks Ensemble | Ilminster, 16 February 2024
2024-02-16 19:30 - 22:00 | Ilminster Arts Centre, East Street, Ilminster, Somerset, TA19 0AN, United Kingdom
The Perks Ensemble
Alexander Ullman, piano
Oscar Perks, violin
Elliott Perks, viola
Sebastian Kolin, cello
Programme
Mozart Piano Quartet No 2 in E-flat major, K 493
Hindemith String Trio No 1 Op 34
Brahms Piano Quartet No 1 in G minor, Op 25

Venue
Ilminster
Friday 16 February, 7.30PM
Ilminster Arts Centre, East Street, Ilminster, Somerset, TA19 0AN
Get directions
Booking
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Alternative concert dates
Bridport
Friday 16 February, 11.30AM
Bridport: Schubert (B flat String Trio D 471) and Brahms.

Tickets for Bridport are not for sale via this booking site.
Bridport Arts Centre, South Street, Bridport, Dorset, DT6 3NR
Box Office: 01308 424901
Ticket sales by phone or in person from the Tourist Information Centre,
South Street, Bucky Doo Square, Bridport, DT6 3LF
Monday – Saturday – 10am – 3pm
OR online at www.bridport-arts.com
Tickets can be bought on the door from 11am, by card only.
Get directions
Crewkerne
Saturday 17 February, 7.30PM
The Dance House, Gouldsbrook View, North Street, Crewkerne, TA18 7AL
Find out more

We welcome back Oscar Perks, Elliott Perks and Alexander Ullman. Sebastian Kolin joins us for the first time.
Sebastian studied at The Yehudi Menuhin School and completed his degree in Lugano and Cremona and his Advanced Postgraduate studies at the Royal Danish Academy of Music. He was a member of the Heathcliff Trio until recently, winning 1st prize in the 9th International Johannes Brahms Chamber Music Competition in 2022.
Oscar studied at The Yehudi Menuhin School and went on to read music at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge. He then gained his master’s at the Royal College of Music. For five years Oscar was a member of the Dante String Quartet, with whom he gave numerous concerts around the UK and abroad, including the complete Beethoven and Shostakovich Quartet cycles.
Elliott studied at The Yehudi Menuhin School and continued his studies as a foundation scholar at the Royal College of Music. He then joined the Maxwell String Quartet with whom he won both First Prize and Audience Prize at the Trondheim International Chamber Music Competition in 2017. The quartet has toured internationally at major festivals and halls, mainly in North America and Europe.
Alexander was born in London, in 1991, and studied at the Purcell School, the Curtis Institute and the Royal College of Music. He was winner of the 2017 International Franz Liszt Piano Competition in Utrecht and has appeared with many orchestras and in numerous venues around the world. In Spring 2019, Alexander’s first album on Rubicon, featuring Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker Suite, Prokofiev’s Six Pieces from Cinderella, as well as Stravinsky’s Petrushka and Firebird suites, received rave reviews. In spring 2022 a second album was released featuring Franz Liszt’s Piano Concertos Nos. 1 and 2 with the BBC Symphony Orchestra under Andrew Litton, as well as his Piano Sonata in B minor. www.alexanderullman.com

The Perks Ensemble | Bridport, 16 February 2024
2024-02-16 11:30 - 12:30 | Bridport Arts Centre, South Street, Bridport, Dorset, TA6 3NR, United Kingdom
The Perks Ensemble
Alexander Ullman, piano
Oscar Perks, violin
Elliott Perks, viola
Sebastian Kolin, cello
Programme
Schubert B flat String Trio D 471
Brahms Piano Quartet No 1 in G minor, Op 25

Venue
Bridport
Friday 16 February, 11.30AM

Booking
Bridport Arts Centre, South Street, Bridport, Dorset, DT6 3NR
Box Office: 01308 424901
Ticket sales by phone or in person from the Tourist Information Centre,
South Street, Bucky Doo Square, Bridport, DT6 3LF
Monday – Saturday – 10am – 3pm
OR online at www.bridport-arts.com
Tickets can be bought on the door from 11am, by card only.
Get directions
Alternatively, for details about the various ways of booking tickets for all the concerts, visit How to book & FAQs.
Tickets for Bridport are not for sale via the Concerts in the West booking system.
Alternative concert dates
Ilminster
Friday 16 February, 7.30PM
Ilminster Arts Centre, East Street, Ilminster, Somerset, TA19 0AN
Find out more
Crewkerne
Saturday 17 February, 7.30PM
The Dance House, Gouldsbrook View, North Street, Crewkerne, TA18 7AL
Find out more

We welcome back Oscar Perks, Elliott Perks and Alexander Ullman. Sebastian Kolin joins us for the first time.
Sebastian studied at The Yehudi Menuhin School and completed his degree in Lugano and Cremona and his Advanced Postgraduate studies at the Royal Danish Academy of Music. He was a member of the Heathcliff Trio until recently, winning 1st prize in the 9th International Johannes Brahms Chamber Music Competition in 2022.
Oscar studied at The Yehudi Menuhin School and went on to read music at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge. He then gained his master’s at the Royal College of Music. For five years Oscar was a member of the Dante String Quartet, with whom he gave numerous concerts around the UK and abroad, including the complete Beethoven and Shostakovich Quartet cycles.
Elliott studied at The Yehudi Menuhin School and continued his studies as a foundation scholar at the Royal College of Music. He then joined the Maxwell String Quartet with whom he won both First Prize and Audience Prize at the Trondheim International Chamber Music Competition in 2017. The quartet has toured internationally at major festivals and halls, mainly in North America and Europe.
Alexander was born in London, in 1991, and studied at the Purcell School, the Curtis Institute and the Royal College of Music. He was winner of the 2017 International Franz Liszt Piano Competition in Utrecht and has appeared with many orchestras and in numerous venues around the world. In Spring 2019, Alexander’s first album on Rubicon, featuring Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker Suite, Prokofiev’s Six Pieces from Cinderella, as well as Stravinsky’s Petrushka and Firebird suites, received rave reviews. In spring 2022 a second album was released featuring Franz Liszt’s Piano Concertos Nos. 1 and 2 with the BBC Symphony Orchestra under Andrew Litton, as well as his Piano Sonata in B minor. www.alexanderullman.com

Fitzroy Quartet | Uplyme, 5 November 2023
2023-11-05 15:00 - 17:30 | Uplyme, St Peter & St Paul Church, Uplyme, Somerset, DT7 3TT, United Kingdom
Fitzroy Quartet
Dan-Iulian Druțac, violin
Jure Smirnov Ostir, violin
Matthew Maguire, viola
Michael Newman, cello
Programme
HAYDN String Quartet, No 3, Op 76
SZYMANOWSKI String Quartet No 2, Op 56
DEBUSSY String Quartet in G minor, Op 10
Venue
Uplyme
Sunday 5 Novenber, 3PM
St Peter & St Paul Church, Pound Lane, Uplyme, Devon, DT7 3TT
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Booking
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Alternative concert dates
Bridport
Friday 3 November, 11.30AM
Bridport: Haydn and Debussy
Tickets for Bridport are not for sale via this booking site.
Bridport Arts Centre, South Street, Bridport, Dorset, DT6 3NR
Box Office: 01308 424901
Ticket sales by phone or in person from the Tourist Information Centre,
South Street, Bucky Doo Square, Bridport, DT6 3LF
Monday – Saturday – 10am – 3pm
OR online at www.bridport-arts.com
Tickets can be bought on the door from 11am, by card only.
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Ilminster
Friday 3 November, 7.30PM
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Crewkerne
Saturday 4 November, 7.30PM
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Welcome to the FITZROY QUARTET.
Described as “engaging and responsive to the emotional worlds of each piece in turn”, the FITZROY QUARTET was formed in 2015 whilst all four members were studying at the Royal Academy of Music.
Following their studies, the Quartet were immediately appointed as Chamber Music Fellows at the Academy whilst simultaneously being named as Associate Ensemble at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, a position they held for three years.
In the years since their formation, they have won multiple prizes and awards. Most recently, they are Tunnel Trust Award Winners for the 2019/20 season as well as being chosen for the Cremona Quartet’s Le Dimore del Quartetto scheme.
The Quartet regularly performs across the UK, Europe and the world at prestigious venues and festivals, including multiple performances at the Wigmore Hall.
www.fitzroyquartet.com

Fitzroy Quartet | Crewkerne, 4 November 2023
2023-11-04 19:30 - 22:30 | Crewkerne, The Dance House, Gouldsbrook View, North Street, Crewkerne, Somerset, TA18 7AL, United Kingdom
Fitzroy Quartet
Dan-Iulian Druțac, violin
Jure Smirnov Ostir, violin
Matthew Maguire, viola
Michael Newman, cello
Programme
HAYDN String Quartet, No 3, Op 76
SZYMANOWSKI String Quartet No 2, Op 56
DEBUSSY String Quartet in G minor, Op 10
Venue
Crewkerne
Saturday 4 November, 7.30PM
The Dance House, Gouldsbrook View, North Street, Crewkerne, Somerset, TA18 7AL
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Booking
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Alternative concert dates
Bridport
Friday 3 November, 11.30AM
Tickets for Bridport are not for sale via this booking site.
Bridport Arts Centre, South Street, Bridport, Dorset, DT6 3NR
Box Office: 01308 424901
Ticket sales by phone or in person from the Tourist Information Centre,
South Street, Bucky Doo Square, Bridport, DT6 3LF
Monday – Saturday – 10am – 3pm
OR online at www.bridport-arts.com
Tickets can be bought on the door from 11am, by card only.
Get directions
Uplyme
Sunday 5 November, 3PM
Find out more
Ilminster
Friday 3 November, 7.30PM
Find out more

Welcome to the FITZROY QUARTET.
Described as “engaging and responsive to the emotional worlds of each piece in turn”, the FITZROY QUARTET was formed in 2015 whilst all four members were studying at the Royal Academy of Music.
Following their studies, the Quartet were immediately appointed as Chamber Music Fellows at the Academy whilst simultaneously being named as Associate Ensemble at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, a position they held for three years.
In the years since their formation, they have won multiple prizes and awards. Most recently, they are Tunnel Trust Award Winners for the 2019/20 season as well as being chosen for the Cremona Quartet’s Le Dimore del Quartetto scheme.
The Quartet regularly performs across the UK, Europe and the world at prestigious venues and festivals, including multiple performances at the Wigmore Hall.
www.fitzroyquartet.com

Fitzroy Quartet | Ilminster, 3 November 2023
2023-11-03 19:30 - 22:00 | Ilminster Arts Centre, East Street, Ilminster, Somerset, TA19 0AN, United Kingdom
Fitzroy Quartet
Dan-Iulian Druțac, violin
Jure Smirnov Ostir, violin
Matthew Maguire, viola
Michael Newman, cello
Programme
HAYDN String Quartet, No 3, Op 76
SZYMANOWSKI String Quartet No 2, Op 56
DEBUSSY String Quartet in G minor, Op 10
Venue
Ilminster
Friday 3 November, 7.30PM
Ilminster Arts Centre, East Street, Ilminster, Somerset, TA19 0AN
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Bridport
Friday 3 November, 11.30AM
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Bridport Arts Centre, South Street, Bridport, Dorset, DT6 3NR
Box Office: 01308 424901
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South Street, Bucky Doo Square, Bridport, DT6 3LF
Monday – Saturday – 10am – 3pm
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Crewkerne
Saturday 4 November, 7.30PM
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Uplyme
Sunday 5 November, 3PM
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Welcome to the FITZROY QUARTET.
Described as “engaging and responsive to the emotional worlds of each piece in turn”, the FITZROY QUARTET was formed in 2015 whilst all four members were studying at the Royal Academy of Music.
Following their studies, the Quartet were immediately appointed as Chamber Music Fellows at the Academy whilst simultaneously being named as Associate Ensemble at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, a position they held for three years.
In the years since their formation, they have won multiple prizes and awards. Most recently, they are Tunnel Trust Award Winners for the 2019/20 season as well as being chosen for the Cremona Quartet’s Le Dimore del Quartetto scheme.
The Quartet regularly performs across the UK, Europe and the world at prestigious venues and festivals, including multiple performances at the Wigmore Hall.
www.fitzroyquartet.com

Callum Smart and Richard Uttley | Crewkerne, 7 October 2023
2023-10-07 19:30 - 22:30 | Crewkerne, The Dance House, Gouldsbrook View, North Street, Crewkerne, Somerset, TA18 7AL, United Kingdom
Callum Smart, violin
Richard Uttley, piano
Programme
Mozart Violin Sonata No 32 in B-flat major K 454
Largo – Allegro
Andante
Allegretto
Debussy Sonata for violin and piano in G minor, L 140
Allegro vivo
Intermède: Fantasque et léger
Finale: Très animé
Franck Sonata in A major for Violin and Piano
Allegretto ben moderato
Allegro
Ben moderato: Recitativo-Fantasia
Allegretto poco mosso
Venue
Crewkerne
Saturday 7 October, 7.30PM
The Dance House, Gouldsbrook View, North Street, Crewkerne, Somerset, TA18 7AL
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Bridport
Friday 6 October, 11.30AM
Bridport: Mozart and Franck
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Bridport Arts Centre, South Street, Bridport, Dorset, DT6 3NR
Box Office: 01308 424901
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South Street, Bucky Doo Square, Bridport, DT6 3LF
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Ilminster
Friday 6 October, 7.30PM
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Sadly EMMANUEL BACH has injured his arm and it is taking some time to heal. He therefore made the decision to cancel his tour to Concerts in the West. We wish him well and will reorganise his tour with JULIAN TREVELYAN in a future season.
We are extremely grateful to CALLUM SMART and RICHARD UTTLEY for agreeing to come at very short notice. This has taken a great deal of reorganisation on their part. Callum and Richard came to play for us in July 2022, which some of you will remember. We also heard Richard play with the violist Rosalind Ventris earlier this year.
CALLUM SMART is quickly developing an international reputation as one of Britain’s finest young violinists and an innovative pedagogue. He is celebrated for the sincerity of his singing line, combining ‘brilliant technique with the confidence to take risks’ (Bachtrack) and his ‘utterly convincing’ interpretations (BBC Music Magazine).
www.callumsmart.com
Recognised as a rising star since winning the BBC Young Musician strings category and being the top European prize-winner at the Menuhin Competition in 2010, Smart now enjoys concert appearances with the UK’s leading orchestras. This season sees him return to Wigmore Hall with Ben Goldsheider and Richard Uttley, direct the Northern Chamber Orchestra in a series of concerts, and perform the Elgar, Schnikkte, Bruch, Mendelssohn and Dvorak Concertos.
RICHARD UTTLEY is noted for the integrity of his musicianship as soloist, chamber musician and recording artist in a wide range of repertoire. He has been recognised for his ‘musical intelligence and pristine facility’ (International Record Review), ‘amazing decisiveness’, and ‘tumultuous performance’ (Daily Telegraph). His playing has frequently been broadcast on BBC Radio 3 and has featured on BBC Two, BBC Four, BBC World Service, Classic FM and Sky Arts. He won the British Contemporary Piano Competition in 2006 and the Young Classical Artists Trust International Auditions in 2011. He studied at Cambridge University, graduating from Clare College with a Double First in Music, and at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama with Martin Roscoe.
www.richarduttley.com

Callum Smart and Richard Uttley | Ilminster, 6 October 2023
2023-10-06 19:30 - 22:00 | Ilminster Arts Centre, East Street, Ilminster, Somerset, TA19 0AN, United Kingdom
Callum Smart, violin
Richard Uttley, piano
Programme
Mozart Violin Sonata No 32 in B-flat major K 454
Largo – Allegro
Andante
Allegretto
Debussy Sonata for violin and piano in G minor, L 140
Allegro vivo
Intermède: Fantasque et léger
Finale: Très animé
Franck Sonata in A major for Violin and Piano
Allegretto ben moderato
Allegro
Ben moderato: Recitativo-Fantasia
Allegretto poco mosso
Venue
Ilminster
Friday 6 October, 7.30PM
Ilminster Arts Centre, East Street, Ilminster, Somerset, TA19 0AN
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Bridport
Friday 6 October, 11.30AM
Bridport: Mozart and Franck
Tickets for Bridport are not for sale via this booking site.
Bridport Arts Centre, South Street, Bridport, Dorset, DT6 3NR
Box Office: 01308 424901
Ticket sales by phone or in person from the Tourist Information Centre,
South Street, Bucky Doo Square, Bridport, DT6 3LF
Monday – Saturday – 10am – 3pm
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Tickets can be bought on the door from 11am, by card only.
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Crewkerne
Saturday 7 October, 7.30PM
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Sadly EMMANUEL BACH has injured his arm and it is taking some time to heal. He therefore made the decision to cancel his tour to Concerts in the West. We wish him well and will reorganise his tour with JULIAN TREVELYAN in a future season.
We are extremely grateful to CALLUM SMART and RICHARD UTTLEY for agreeing to come at very short notice. This has taken a great deal of reorganisation on their part. Callum and Richard came to play for us in July 2022, which some of you will remember. We also heard Richard play with the violist Rosalind Ventris earlier this year.
CALLUM SMART is quickly developing an international reputation as one of Britain’s finest young violinists and an innovative pedagogue. He is celebrated for the sincerity of his singing line, combining ‘brilliant technique with the confidence to take risks’ (Bachtrack) and his ‘utterly convincing’ interpretations (BBC Music Magazine).
www.callumsmart.com
RICHARD UTTLEY is noted for the integrity of his musicianship as soloist, chamber musician and recording artist in a wide range of repertoire. He has been recognised for his ‘musical intelligence and pristine facility’ (International Record Review), ‘amazing decisiveness’, and ‘tumultuous performance’ (Daily Telegraph). His playing has frequently been broadcast on BBC Radio 3 and has featured on BBC Two, BBC Four, BBC World Service, Classic FM and Sky Arts. He won the British Contemporary Piano Competition in 2006 and the Young Classical Artists Trust International Auditions in 2011. He studied at Cambridge University, graduating from Clare College with a Double First in Music, and at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama with Martin Roscoe.
www.richarduttley.com

Riccardo Pes and Alexander Boyd | Crewkerne, 2 September 2023
2023-09-02 19:30 - 22:30 | Crewkerne, The Dance House, Gouldsbrook View, North Street, Crewkerne, Somerset, TA18 7AL, United Kingdom
Riccardo Pes, cello
Alexander Boyd, piano
Programme
PROKOFIEV Ballade, Op 15
PROKOFIEV Cello Sonata in C major, Op 119
PROKOFIEV Sonata for solo cello, Op 134
CHOPIN Nocturne, in C sharp minor, Op Posth
CHOPIN Prelude No 13, Op 28
CHOPIN Prelude No 24, Op 28
SCHUMANN Fantasiestücke, Op 73
POULENC Sonata for cello, FP 143
Venue
Crewkerne
Saturday 2 September, 7.30PM
The Dance House, Gouldsbrook View, North Street, Crewkerne, Somerset, TA18 7AL
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Bridport
Friday 1 September, 11.30AM
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Bridport Arts Centre, South Street, Bridport, Dorset, DT6 3NR
Box Office: 01308 424901
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South Street, Bucky Doo Square, Bridport, DT6 3LF
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Ilminster
Friday 1 September, 7.30PM
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We are delighted to welcome RICCARDO PES and ALEXANDER BOYD. Riccardo collaborated with us on the Online Series in 2020 during the Pandemic.
RICCARDO PES was born in Spilimbergo, Italy and studied at the Music Conservatory ‘Benedetto Marcello’ in Venice and attended the High Specialization Music Courses held by Giovanni Sollima at Accademia Nazionale Santa Cecilia in Rome. Subsequently he graduated from the Royal College of Music, where he was an RCM Scholar, supported by numerous awards.
Riccardo has studied composition and counterpoint with the composers Battista Pradal and Mario Pagotto.
He is a keen chamber musician and he is currently co-founder and artistic director of the Vendramelli String Orchestra, a string ensemble formed by established musicians and young talents. In July 2021, Riccardo released QUBIT, an album of his own compositions inspired by Physics and Astrophysics.
Appreciated for the sensitivity and integrity of his interpretations, London based pianist and composer ALEXANDER BOYD enjoys an international career as both soloist and chamber musician.
He made his Concerto debut in 1983 with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra conducted by Yerzy Maksymiuk. Since his London Wigmore Hall debut in 2001 he has regularly performed there and at many of the UK’s leading concert halls, including London’s South Bank Centre, Barbican, Conway Hall, St Johns Smith Square, St Martins in the Fields, Birmingham’s Barber Institute and Cardiff’s St David’s Hall. He has performed throughout Europe and the US, also appearing at international festivals such as Yale and Tanglewood (US), Aldeburgh (UK), Banff (Canada) and Huntingdon (Australia).
www.facebook.com/riccardo.pes.7
www.alexanderboydpiano.com/

Riccardo Pes and Alexander Boyd | Ilminster, 1 September 2023
2023-09-01 19:30 - 22:00 | Ilminster Arts Centre, East Street, Ilminster, Somerset, TA19 0AN, United Kingdom
Riccardo Pes, cello
Alexander Boyd, piano
Programme
PROKOFIEV Ballade, Op 15
PROKOFIEV Cello Sonata in C major, Op 119
PROKOFIEV Sonata for solo cello, Op 134
CHOPIN Nocturne, in C sharp minor, Op Posth
CHOPIN Prelude No 13, Op 28
CHOPIN Prelude No 24, Op 28
SCHUMANN Fantasiestücke, Op 73
POULENC Sonata for cello, FP 143
Venue
Ilminster
Friday 1 September, 7.30PM
Ilminster Arts Centre, East Street, Ilminster, Somerset, TA19 0AN
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Bridport
Friday 1 September, 11.30AM
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Bridport Arts Centre, South Street, Bridport, Dorset, DT6 3NR
Box Office: 01308 424901
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South Street, Bucky Doo Square, Bridport, DT6 3LF
Monday – Saturday – 10am – 3pm
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Crewkerne
Saturday 2 September, 7.30PM
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We are delighted to welcome RICCARDO PES and ALEXANDER BOYD. Riccardo collaborated with us on the Online Series in 2020 during the Pandemic.
RICCARDO PES was born in Spilimbergo, Italy and studied at the Music Conservatory ‘Benedetto Marcello’ in Venice and attended the High Specialization Music Courses held by Giovanni Sollima at Accademia Nazionale Santa Cecilia in Rome. Subsequently he graduated from the Royal College of Music, where he was an RCM Scholar, supported by numerous awards.
Riccardo has studied composition and counterpoint with the composers Battista Pradal and Mario Pagotto.
He is a keen chamber musician and he is currently co-founder and artistic director of the Vendramelli String Orchestra, a string ensemble formed by established musicians and young talents. In July 2021, Riccardo released QUBIT, an album of his own compositions inspired by Physics and Astrophysics.
Appreciated for the sensitivity and integrity of his interpretations, London based pianist and composer ALEXANDER BOYD enjoys an international career as both soloist and chamber musician.
He made his Concerto debut in 1983 with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra conducted by Yerzy Maksymiuk. Since his London Wigmore Hall debut in 2001 he has regularly performed there and at many of the UK’s leading concert halls, including London’s South Bank Centre, Barbican, Conway Hall, St Johns Smith Square, St Martins in the Fields, Birmingham’s Barber Institute and Cardiff’s St David’s Hall. He has performed throughout Europe and the US, also appearing at international festivals such as Yale and Tanglewood (US), Aldeburgh (UK), Banff (Canada) and Huntingdon (Australia).
www.facebook.com/riccardo.pes.7
www.alexanderboydpiano.com/

Fair Oriana | Crewkerne, 8 July 2023
2023-07-08 19:30 - 22:30 | Crewkerne, The Dance House, Gouldsbrook View, North Street, Crewkerne, Somerset, TA18 7AL, United Kingdom
Fair Oriana
Penelope Appleyard, soprano
Angela Hicks, soprano
Sam Brown, lute
Harry Buckoke, viola da gamba
Programme
The Trials and Triumphs of Oriana
This programme is intimate yet theatrical. It centres around Thomas Morley’s madrigal collection of 1601, “The Triumphs of Oriana” uniquely arranged here for two voices with instrumental accompaniment.
The programme features three of these ‘Triumphs’ to represent the glorious public face of the Queen, but pitches these against the stark contrast of her private persona, her ‘Trials’, which are represented by lute songs and more internalised, emotional music. This programme takes the audience on a journey, exploring the public and private sides to Elizabeth, the performers moving between three areas of the stage: a concert platform for the Triumphs, a domestic setting for the Trials, and a ‘throne’, reserved for the items that use Queen Elizabeth’s own words. All this is achieved using only a series of chairs, meaning it is easily achievable, and adaptable.
The programme celebrates the works of John Dowland in particular, while also introducing a brand new psalm setting and contemporary lute song by composer Fraser Wilson, that sets Elizabeth’s own words to music and explores jazz as well as historical influences.
Venue
Crewkerne
Saturday 8 July, 7.30PM
The Dance House, Gouldsbrook View, North Street, Crewkerne, Somerset, TA18 7AL
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Bridport
Friday 8 July, 11.30AM
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Bridport Arts Centre, South Street, Bridport, Dorset, DT6 3NR
Box Office: 01308 424901
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South Street, Bucky Doo Square, Bridport, DT6 3LF
Monday – Saturday – 10am – 3pm
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Ilminster
Friday 7 July, 7.30PM
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We are delighted that Fair Oriana is part of our 2023 series. They are joined by Sam Brown and Harry Buckoke.
Both members of Dame Emma Kirkby’s ensemble Dowland Works, specialist early music sopranos Angela Hicks and Penelope Appleyard joined forces in 2019 to form Fair Oriana. The duo mixes their passion for historical music with entertaining staging, contemporary influences and, varying genres such as folk, medieval and jazz.
www.fairoriana.com/
www.sambrownmusic.org/
www.harrybuckoke.com/

Fair Oriana | Ilminster, 7 July 2023
2023-07-07 19:30 - 22:00 | Ilminster Arts Centre, East Street, Ilminster, Somerset, TA19 0AN, United Kingdom
Fair Oriana
Penelope Appleyard, soprano
Angela Hicks, soprano
Sam Brown, lute
Harry Buckoke, viola da gamba
Programme
The Trials and Triumphs of Oriana
This programme is intimate yet theatrical. It centres around Thomas Morley’s madrigal collection of 1601, “The Triumphs of Oriana” uniquely arranged here for two voices with instrumental accompaniment.
The programme features three of these ‘Triumphs’ to represent the glorious public face of the Queen, but pitches these against the stark contrast of her private persona, her ‘Trials’, which are represented by lute songs and more internalised, emotional music. This programme takes the audience on a journey, exploring the public and private sides to Elizabeth, the performers moving between three areas of the stage: a concert platform for the Triumphs, a domestic setting for the Trials, and a ‘throne’, reserved for the items that use Queen Elizabeth’s own words. All this is achieved using only a series of chairs, meaning it is easily achievable, and adaptable.
The programme celebrates the works of John Dowland in particular, while also introducing a brand new psalm setting and contemporary lute song by composer Fraser Wilson, that sets Elizabeth’s own words to music and explores jazz as well as historical influences.
Venue
Ilminster
Friday 7 July, 7.30PM
Ilminster Arts Centre, East Street, Ilminster, Somerset, TA19 0AN
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Bridport
Friday 7 July, 11.30AM
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Bridport Arts Centre, South Street, Bridport, Dorset, DT6 3NR
Box Office: 01308 424901
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South Street, Bucky Doo Square, Bridport, DT6 3LF
Monday – Saturday – 10am – 3pm
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Crewkerne
Saturday 8 July, 7.30PM
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We are delighted that Fair Oriana is part of our 2023 series. They are joined by Sam Brown and Harry Buckoke.
Both members of Dame Emma Kirkby’s ensemble Dowland Works, specialist early music sopranos Angela Hicks and Penelope Appleyard joined forces in 2019 to form Fair Oriana. The duo mixes their passion for historical music with entertaining staging, contemporary influences and, varying genres such as folk, medieval and jazz.
www.fairoriana.com/
www.sambrownmusic.org/
www.harrybuckoke.com/

ChamberMusicBox | Upwey, 4 June 2023
2023-06-04 15:00 - 17:30 | Upwey, St Laurence Church, Church Street, Upwey, Dorset, DT3 5QE, United Kingdom
ChamberMusicBox
Philip Haworth, oboe
Yuri Kalnits, violin
Matthew Kettle, viola
Julia Morneweg, cello
Programme
SCHUBERT String Trio in Bb major D471
ARNOLD Oboe Quartet, Op 61 (1957)
KODALY Intermezzo for string trio
MOZART Oboe Quartet in F major K370
ELGAR Andante sostenuto & Allegro for oboe quartet
SIBELIUS Suite for String Trio in A major
BRITTEN Phantasy Quartet, Op 2 (1932)
Venue
Upwey
Sunday 4 June, 3PM
St Laurence’s Church, Upwey, Nr Weymouth, Dorset, DT3 5QE
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Bridport
Friday 2 June, 11.30AM
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Bridport Arts Centre, South Street, Bridport, Dorset, DT6 3NR
Box Office: 01308 424901
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South Street, Bucky Doo Square, Bridport, DT6 3LF
Monday – Saturday – 10am – 3pm
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Ilminster
Friday 2 June, 7.30PM
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Crewkerne
Saturday 3 June, 7.30PM
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We are delighted to welcome CHAMBERMUSICBOX to Concerts in the West for the first time.
Described as ‘an open, imaginative and technically impeccable group that it would be folly not to follow’, CHAMBERMUSICBOX was founded in 2016 when a group of leading international musicians came together from across Europe to perform a series of chamber music concerts in London.
Its Artistic Directors, violinist YURI KALNITS and cellist JULIA MORNEWEG, had a vision to explore and perform a vast spectrum of chamber music repertoire with their like-minded and exceptionally talented friends, to promote mutual respect and empathy in the community through music-making of rare passion and generosity, and for audiences to be part of that shared experience.
In the first four seasons, more than 50 artists from 20 different nations performed over 60 chamber works ranging from duos to nonets, with the impressive line-up including numerous principal players from top British and European orchestras, renowned soloists and members of
leading chamber music ensembles.
www.chambermusicbox.com/

ChamberMusicBox | Crewkerne, 3 June 2023
2023-06-03 19:30 - 22:30 | Crewkerne, The Dance House, Gouldsbrook View, North Street, Crewkerne, Somerset, TA18 7AL, United Kingdom
ChamberMusicBox
Philip Haworth, oboe
Yuri Kalnits, violin
Matthew Kettle, viola
Julia Morneweg, cello
Programme
SCHUBERT String Trio in Bb major D471
ARNOLD Oboe Quartet, Op 61 (1957)
KODALY Intermezzo for string trio
MOZART Oboe Quartet in F major K370
ELGAR Andante sostenuto & Allegro for oboe quartet
SIBELIUS Suite for String Trio in A major
BRITTEN Phantasy Quartet, Op 2 (1932)
Venue
Crewkerne
Saturday 3 June, 7.30PM
The Dance House, Gouldsbrook View, North Street, Crewkerne, Somerset, TA18 7AL
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Booking
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Bridport
Friday 2 June, 11.30AM
Tickets for Bridport are not for sale via this booking site.
Bridport Arts Centre, South Street, Bridport, Dorset, DT6 3NR
Box Office: 01308 424901
Ticket sales by phone or in person from the Tourist Information Centre,
South Street, Bucky Doo Square, Bridport, DT6 3LF
Monday – Saturday – 10am – 3pm
OR online at www.bridport-arts.com
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Ilminster
Friday 2 June, 7.30PM
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Upwey
Sunday 4 June, 3PM
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We are delighted to welcome CHAMBERMUSICBOX to Concerts in the West for the first time.
Described as ‘an open, imaginative and technically impeccable group that it would be folly not to follow’, CHAMBERMUSICBOX was founded in 2016 when a group of leading international musicians came together from across Europe to perform a series of chamber music concerts in London.
Its Artistic Directors, violinist YURI KALNITS and cellist JULIA MORNEWEG, had a vision to explore and perform a vast spectrum of chamber music repertoire with their like-minded and exceptionally talented friends, to promote mutual respect and empathy in the community through music-making of rare passion and generosity, and for audiences to be part of that shared experience.
In the first four seasons, more than 50 artists from 20 different nations performed over 60 chamber works ranging from duos to nonets, with the impressive line-up including numerous principal players from top British and European orchestras, renowned soloists and members of
leading chamber music ensembles.
www.chambermusicbox.com/

ChamberMusicBox | Ilminster, 2 June 2023
2023-06-02 19:30 - 22:00 | Ilminster Arts Centre, East Street, Ilminster, Somerset, TA19 0AN, United Kingdom
ChamberMusicBox
Philip Haworth, oboe
Yuri Kalnits, violin
Matthew Kettle, viola
Julia Morneweg, cello
Programme
SCHUBERT String Trio in Bb major D471
ARNOLD Oboe Quartet, Op 61 (1957)
KODALY Intermezzo for string trio
MOZART Oboe Quartet in F major K370
ELGAR Andante sostenuto & Allegro for oboe quartet
SIBELIUS Suite for String Trio in A major
BRITTEN Phantasy Quartet, Op 2 (1932)
Venue
Ilminster
Friday 2 June, 7.30PM
Ilminster Arts Centre, East Street, Ilminster, Somerset, TA19 0AN
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Booking
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Bridport
Friday 2 June, 11.30AM
Tickets for Bridport are not for sale via this booking site.
Bridport Arts Centre, South Street, Bridport, Dorset, DT6 3NR
Box Office: 01308 424901
Ticket sales by phone or in person from the Tourist Information Centre,
South Street, Bucky Doo Square, Bridport, DT6 3LF
Monday – Saturday – 10am – 3pm
OR online at www.bridport-arts.com
Tickets can be bought on the door from 11am, by card only.
Get directions
Crewkerne
Saturday 3 June, 7.30PM
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Upwey
Sunday 4 June, 3PM
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We are delighted to welcome CHAMBERMUSICBOX to Concerts in the West for the first time.
Described as ‘an open, imaginative and technically impeccable group that it would be folly not to follow’, CHAMBERMUSICBOX was founded in 2016 when a group of leading international musicians came together from across Europe to perform a series of chamber music concerts in London.
Its Artistic Directors, violinist YURI KALNITS and cellist JULIA MORNEWEG, had a vision to explore and perform a vast spectrum of chamber music repertoire with their like-minded and exceptionally talented friends, to promote mutual respect and empathy in the community through music-making of rare passion and generosity, and for audiences to be part of that shared experience.
In the first four seasons, more than 50 artists from 20 different nations performed over 60 chamber works ranging from duos to nonets, with the impressive line-up including numerous principal players from top British and European orchestras, renowned soloists and members of
leading chamber music ensembles.
www.chambermusicbox.com/

Northern Chords Ensemble | Crewkerne, 6 May 2023
2023-05-06 19:30 - 22:30 | Crewkerne, The Dance House, Gouldsbrook View, North Street, Crewkerne, Somerset, TA18 7AL, United Kingdom
Northern Chords Ensemble
Benjamin Baker, violin
Jonathan Bloxham, cello
Daniel Lebhardt, piano
Programme
BEETHOVEN Piano Trio in E-flat major, Op 1 No 1
MATTHEW KANER Highland Scenes
MENDELSSOHN Piano Trio No 1 in D minor, Op 49
Venue
Crewkerne
Saturday 6 May, 7.30PM
The Dance House, Gouldsbrook View, North Street, Crewkerne, Somerset, TA18 7AL
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Bridport
Friday 5 May, 11.30AM
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Bridport Arts Centre, South Street, Bridport, Dorset, DT6 3NR
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Ilminster
Friday 5 May, 7.30PM
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Welcome to NORTHERN CHORDS ENSEMBLE.
Since winning 1st Prize at the 2016 Young Concert Artists International Auditions in New York and 3rd Prize at the Michael Hill Competition in New Zealand in 2017 BENJAMIN BAKER has established a strong international presence.
Described by the New York Times as bringing ‘virtuosity, refinement and youthful exuberance’ to his debut at Merkin Concert Hall he is much sought after as soloist and chamber musician. Recent highlights include regular appearances at Wigmore Hall and on BBC Radio 3, his debut with Scottish Chamber Orchestra at the East Neuk Festival and with the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra in NZ, alongside solo recordings with the BBC Concert and Royal Philharmonic Orchestras.
Before taking up conducting JONATHAN BLOXHAM was a founder member and the cellist of the Busch Trio, performing regularly at the Wigmore Hall, across Europe and on BBC Radio 3, and still plays chamber music on occasion. Whilst studying at the Royal College of Music he won several prestigious awards including the RCM Cello Prize; he made his concerto debut at the Berlin Philharmonie in 2012.
Jonathan was recently appointed Resident Conductor and Artistic Advisor of the London Mozart Players, effective from October 2022. He has swiftly made his mark as a conductor of “accomplished technique, innate musicianship, with a natural rapport with orchestras and a deep knowledge and understanding of the symphonic repertoire” (- Paavo Järvi).
Born in Hungary, DANIEL LEBHARDT studied at the Franz Liszt Academy in Budapest and then at the Royal Academy of Music and Royal Birmingham Conservatoire. He was a prize winner at the Young Classical Artists Trust auditions in 2015 and currently lives in Birmingham.
In 2014 Daniel won 1st Prize at the Young Concert Artists International auditions in Paris and New York. A year later he was invited to record music by Bartók for Decca and in 2016 won the “Geoffrey Tozer Most Promising Pianist” prize at the Sydney International Competition.
March 2020 saw Daniel make his debut with The Hallé, performing Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No 5 – a work he has also performed at the Barbican, London and Symphony Hall, Birmingham.
(‘He brought narrative sweep and youthful abandon to [Liszt’s B minor Sonata], along with power, poetry and formidable technique’ – The New York Times).
www.jonathanbloxham.com/
www.benjamin-baker.com/
www.daniel-lebhardt.com/

Northern Chords Ensemble | Ilminster, 5 May 2023
2023-05-05 19:30 - 22:00 | Ilminster Arts Centre, East Street, Ilminster, Somerset, TA19 0AN, United Kingdom
Northern Chords Ensemble
Benjamin Baker, violin
Jonathan Bloxham, cello
Daniel Lebhardt, piano
Programme
BEETHOVEN Piano Trio in E-flat major, Op 1 No 1
MATTHEW KANER Highland Scenes
MENDELSSOHN Piano Trio No 1 in D minor, Op 49
Venue
Ilminster
Friday 5 May, 7.30PM
Ilminster Arts Centre, East Street, Ilminster, Somerset, TA19 0AN
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Bridport
Friday 5 May, 11.30AM
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Bridport Arts Centre, South Street, Bridport, Dorset, DT6 3NR
Box Office: 01308 424901
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South Street, Bucky Doo Square, Bridport, DT6 3LF
Monday – Saturday – 10am – 3pm
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Crewkerne
Saturday 6 May, 7.30PM
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Since winning 1st Prize at the 2016 Young Concert Artists International Auditions in New York and 3rd Prize at the Michael Hill Competition in New Zealand in 2017 BENJAMIN BAKER has established a strong international presence.
Described by the New York Times as bringing ‘virtuosity, refinement and youthful exuberance’ to his debut at Merkin Concert Hall he is much sought after as soloist and chamber musician. Recent highlights include regular appearances at Wigmore Hall and on BBC Radio 3, his debut with Scottish Chamber Orchestra at the East Neuk Festival and with the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra in NZ, alongside solo recordings with the BBC Concert and Royal Philharmonic Orchestras.
Before taking up conducting JONATHAN BLOXHAM was a founder member and the cellist of the Busch Trio, performing regularly at the Wigmore Hall, across Europe and on BBC Radio 3, and still plays chamber music on occasion. Whilst studying at the Royal College of Music he won several prestigious awards including the RCM Cello Prize; he made his concerto debut at the Berlin Philharmonie in 2012.
Jonathan was recently appointed Resident Conductor and Artistic Advisor of the London Mozart Players, effective from October 2022. He has swiftly made his mark as a conductor of “accomplished technique, innate musicianship, with a natural rapport with orchestras and a deep knowledge and understanding of the symphonic repertoire” (- Paavo Järvi).
Born in Hungary, DANIEL LEBHARDT studied at the Franz Liszt Academy in Budapest and then at the Royal Academy of Music and Royal Birmingham Conservatoire. He was a prize winner at the Young Classical Artists Trust auditions in 2015 and currently lives in Birmingham.
In 2014 Daniel won 1st Prize at the Young Concert Artists International auditions in Paris and New York. A year later he was invited to record music by Bartók for Decca and in 2016 won the “Geoffrey Tozer Most Promising Pianist” prize at the Sydney International Competition.
March 2020 saw Daniel make his debut with The Hallé, performing Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No 5 – a work he has also performed at the Barbican, London and Symphony Hall, Birmingham.
(‘He brought narrative sweep and youthful abandon to [Liszt’s B minor Sonata], along with power, poetry and formidable technique’ – The New York Times).
www.jonathanbloxham.com/
www.benjamin-baker.com/
www.daniel-lebhardt.com/

Ensemble Molière | Pendomer, 23 April 2023
2023-04-23 15:00 - 17:30 | Pendomer, The Church of St Roch, Pendomer, Somerset, BA22 9PH, United Kingdom
Ensemble Molière
Flavia Hirte, flute
Alice Earll, violin
Catriona McDermid, bassoon
Kate Conway, viola da gamba/cello
Satoko Doi-Luck, harpsichord
Programme
SACRED REFLECTIONS & THEATRICAL TASTES
Marc-Antoine Charpentier (1643–1704) arr. Satoko Doi-Luck
Ouverture pour le sacre d’un évêque, H.537
Marc-Antoine Charpentier
Pour un reposoir, H.508
Marin Marais (1656–1728)
Sonnerie de Sainte-Geneviève du Mont de Paris
François Couperin (1668–1733) arr. Satoko Doi-Luck
Excerpts from Pièces d’orgue, messe pour les Paroisses
Marc-Antoine Charpentier
Symphonies pour un reposoir, H.515
Venue
Pendomer
Sunday 23 April, 3PM
The Church of St Roch, Pendomer, Nr Yeovil, Somerset, BA22 9PH
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Bridport
Friday 21 April, 11.30AM
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Bridport Arts Centre, South Street, Bridport, Dorset, DT6 3NR
Box Office: 01308 424901
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South Street, Bucky Doo Square, Bridport, DT6 3LF
Monday – Saturday – 10am – 3pm
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Ilminster
Friday 21 April, 7.30PM
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Crewkerne
Saturday 22 April, 7.30PM
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ENSEMBLE MOLIÈRE has gained a reputation as an established early music ensemble. Their unique combination of instruments provides memorable and creative programmes from the repertoire of the 17th and 18th centuries, all performed on historical instruments.
Ensemble Molière has been selected as the first-ever Radio 3 New Generation Baroque Ensemble for two years from October 2021, a new scheme run in partnership by BBC Radio 3, the National Centre for Early Music and the Royal College of Music.
www.ensemblemoliere.com/

Ensemble Molière | Crewkerne, 22 April 2023
2023-04-22 19:30 - 22:30 | Crewkerne, The Dance House, Gouldsbrook View, North Street, Crewkerne, Somerset, TA18 7AL, United Kingdom
Ensemble Molière
Flavia Hirte, flute
Alice Earll, violin
Catriona McDermid, bassoon
Kate Conway, viola da gamba/cello
Satoko Doi-Luck, harpsichord
Programme
THEATRICAL TASTES
André Campra (1660–1744) arr. Satoko Doi-Luck
Ouverture from Tancrède
Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683–1764)
Entrée de Polymnie from Les Boréades
François Couperin (1668–1733)
Excerpts from Huitième Concert, dans le Goût théâtral
Jean-Baptiste Lully (1632-1687) arr. Satoko Doi-Luck
Suites from Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme
Jean-Philippe Rameau arr. Satoko Doi-Luck
Suites from Dardanus
Venue
Crewkerne
Saturday 22 April, 7.30PM
The Dance House, Gouldsbrook View, North Street, Crewkerne, Somerset, TA18 7AL
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Bridport
Friday 21 April, 11.30AM
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Bridport Arts Centre, South Street, Bridport, Dorset, DT6 3NR
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South Street, Bucky Doo Square, Bridport, DT6 3LF
Monday – Saturday – 10am – 3pm
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Ilminster
Friday 21 April, 7.30PM
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Pendomer
Sunday 23 April, 3PM
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ENSEMBLE MOLIÈRE has gained a reputation as an established early music ensemble. Their unique combination of instruments provides memorable and creative programmes from the repertoire of the 17th and 18th centuries, all performed on historical instruments.
Ensemble Molière has been selected as the first-ever Radio 3 New Generation Baroque Ensemble for two years from October 2021, a new scheme run in partnership by BBC Radio 3, the National Centre for Early Music and the Royal College of Music.
www.ensemblemoliere.com/

Ensemble Molière | Ilminster, 21 April
2023-04-21 19:30 - 22:00 | Ilminster Arts Centre, East Street, Ilminster, Somerset, TA19 0AN, United Kingdom
Ensemble Molière
Flavia Hirte, flute
Alice Earll, violin
Catriona McDermid, bassoon
Kate Conway, viola da gamba and cello
Satoko Doi-Luck, harpsichord
Programme
THEATRICAL TASTES
André Campra (1660–1744) arr. Satoko Doi-Luck
Ouverture from Tancrède
Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683–1764)
Entrée de Polymnie from Les Boréades
François Couperin (1668–1733)
Excerpts from Huitième Concert, dans le Goût théâtral
Jean-Baptiste Lully (1632-1687) arr. Satoko Doi-Luck
Suites from Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme
Jean-Philippe Rameau arr. Satoko Doi-Luck
Suites from Dardanus
Venue
Ilminster
Friday 21 April, 7.30PM

Ilminster Arts Centre, East Street, Ilminster, Somerset, TA19 0AN
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Friday 21 April, 11.30AM
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Bridport Arts Centre, South Street, Bridport, Dorset, DT6 3NR
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South Street, Bucky Doo Square, Bridport, DT6 3LF
Monday – Saturday – 10am – 3pm
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Crewkerne
Saturday 22 April, 7.30PM
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Pendomer
Sunday 23 April, 3PM
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ENSEMBLE MOLIÈRE have gained a reputation as an established early music ensemble. Their unique combination of instruments provides memorable and creative programmes from the repertoire of the 17th and 18th centuries, all performed on historical instruments.

Ensemble Molière have been selected as the first-ever Radio 3 New Generation Baroque Ensemble for two years from October 2021, a new scheme run in partnership by BBC Radio 3, the National Centre for Early Music and the Royal College of Music.

www.ensemblemoliere.com/

Rosalind Ventris and Richard Uttley | Crewkerne, 4 March 2023
2023-03-04 19:30 - 22:30 | Crewkerne, The Dance House, Gouldsbrook View, North Street, Crewkerne, Somerset, TA18 7AL, United Kingdom
Rosalind Ventris, viola
Richard Uttley, piano
Programme
R SCHUMANN Märchenbilder, Op 113
REBECCA CLARKE Viola Sonata
C SCHUMANN 3 Romances, Op 22
RACHMANINOFF Cello Sonata in G Minor, Op 19
Venue
Crewkerne
Saturday 4 March, 7.30PM
The Dance House, Gouldsbrook View, North Street, Crewkerne, Somerset, TA18 7AL
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Bridport
Friday 3 March, 11.30AM
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Bridport Arts Centre, South Street, Bridport, Dorset, DT6 3NR
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Ilminster
Friday 3 March, 7.30PM
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We welcome back Rosalind and Richard.
British violist ROSALIND VENTRIS leads an international career as a soloist and chamber musician.
Rosalind frequently performs as part of the Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective (Associate Ensemble of the Wigmore Hall), and Trio Anima and was a founder member of the Albion Quartet. She has collaborated with internationally renowned artists and she has been invited to perform at many prestigious festivals internationally, She has made numerous recordings and enjoys contemporary music collaborations.
In 2021 she became one of the Artistic Directors of the Cowbridge Music Festival in Wales and was appointed as Director of Musical Performance and Performance Studies at the University of Oxford.
RICHARD UTTLEY studied with Ian Buckle at the Junior School of the Royal Northern College of Music, before going on to read Music at Clare College, Cambridge (graduating with a double first in 2008), and studying with Martin Roscoe at Guildhall School. His London debut at the Southbank Centre’s Purcell Room in 2010 was described by The Times as a ‘brilliant recital’. Richard has since released several solo recordings to critical acclaim and performed as recitalist and concerto soloist at venues including Bridgewater Hall, Cadogan Hall, Royal Festival Hall, Queen Elizabeth Hall, Wigmore Hall, and, further afield.
www.rosalindventris.co.uk/
www.richarduttley.com/

Rosalind Ventris and Richard Uttley | Ilminster, 3 March 2023
2023-03-03 19:30 - 22:00 | Ilminster Arts Centre, East Street, Ilminster, Somerset, TA19 0AN, United Kingdom
Rosalind Ventris, viola
Richard Uttley, piano
Programme
R SCHUMANN Märchenbilder, Op 113
REBECCA CLARKE Viola Sonata
C SCHUMANN 3 Romances, Op 22
RACHMANINOFF Cello Sonata in G Minor, Op 19
Venue
Ilminster
Friday 3 March, 7.30PM
Ilminster Arts Centre, East Street, Ilminster, Somerset, TA19 0AN
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Bridport
Friday 3 March, 11.30AM
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Bridport Arts Centre, South Street, Bridport, Dorset, DT6 3NR
Box Office: 01308 424901
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South Street, Bucky Doo Square, Bridport, DT6 3LF
Monday – Saturday – 10am – 3pm
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Crewkerne
Saturday 4 March, 7.30PM
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We welcome back Rosalind and Richard.
British violist ROSALIND VENTRIS leads an international career as a soloist and chamber musician.
Rosalind frequently performs as part of the Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective (Associate Ensemble of the Wigmore Hall), and Trio Anima and was a founder member of the Albion Quartet. She has collaborated with internationally renowned artists and she has been invited to perform at many prestigious festivals internationally, She has made numerous recordings and enjoys contemporary music collaborations.
In 2021 she became one of the Artistic Directors of the Cowbridge Music Festival in Wales and was appointed as Director of Musical Performance and Performance Studies at the University of Oxford.
RICHARD UTTLEY studied with Ian Buckle at the Junior School of the Royal Northern College of Music, before going on to read Music at Clare College, Cambridge (graduating with a double first in 2008), and studying with Martin Roscoe at Guildhall School. His London debut at the Southbank Centre’s Purcell Room in 2010 was described by The Times as a ‘brilliant recital’. Richard has since released several solo recordings to critical acclaim and performed as recitalist and concerto soloist at venues including Bridgewater Hall, Cadogan Hall, Royal Festival Hall, Queen Elizabeth Hall, Wigmore Hall, and, further afield.
www.rosalindventris.co.uk/
www.richarduttley.com/

Spiritato | Upwey, 5 February 2023
2023-02-05 15:00 - 17:30 | Upwey, St Laurence Church, Church Street, Upwey, Dorset, DT3 5QE, United Kingdom
Spiritato
Kinga Ujszászi, violin and director
Magdalena Loth-Hill, violin and viola
Joanne Miller, viola
Jacob Garside, viola da gamba and cello
Nicolas Mendoza, organ
Programme
SCHEIDT Ludi Musici – Pavan á 4
PACHELBEL Ciaccona
KERLL Sonata á 3
KIRCHHOFF Sonata á 4
THIEME Sonata á 5
BACH Wenn wir in höchsten Nöten sein, BWV 641
BACH Preludium and Fugue XVI from Well-Tempered Clavier Book II
BUXTEHUDE Trio Sonata, BuxWV 272
FISCHER Lamento
KRIEGER Sonata á 4
Venue
Upwey
Sunday 5 February, 3PM
St Laurence Church, Church Street, Upwey, Nr Weymouth, Dorset, DT3 5QE
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Friday 3 February, 11.30AM
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Bridport Arts Centre, South Street, Bridport, Dorset, DT6 3NR
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Ilminster
Friday 3 February, 7.30PM
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Crewkerne
Saturday 4 February, 7.30PM
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SPIRITATO, lead by violinist Kinga Ujszászi, is a pioneering period instrument ensemble with a love for little-known composers and challenging conventions. Producing unique, research-based performance projects, avoiding well-trodden paths wherever possible, the group actively seeks to promote forgotten composers and bring their music to a wider audience.
Northern Light
Join Baroque ensemble Spiritato as they explore 17th Century treasures from Northern Europe, including stunning, newly discovered works from Sweden’s famous Düben Collection. A showcase of daring virtuosity and wonderful invention at the outset of the Baroque period, featuring works by Buxtehude, Telemann and Bertali.
https://www.spiritato.co.uk/

Spiritato | Crewkerne, 4 February 2023
2023-02-04 19:30 - 22:30 | Crewkerne, The Dance House, Gouldsbrook View, North Street, Crewkerne, Somerset, TA18 7AL, United Kingdom
Spiritato
Kinga Ujszaszi, violin and director
Magdalena Loth-Hill, violin and viola
Joanne Miller, viola
Jacob Garside, viola da gamba and violoncello
Nicolas Mendoza, organ

Programme
PACHELBEL Ciaccona
KERLL Sonata á 3
KIRCHHOFF Sonata á 4
THIEME Sonata á 5
BACH Wenn wir in höchsten Nöten sein, BWV 641
BACH Preludium and Fugue XVI from Well-Tempered Clavier Book II
BUXTEHUDE Trio Sonata, BuxWV 272
FISCHER Lamento
KRIEGER Sonata á 4
Venue
Crewkerne
Saturday 4 February, 7.30PM
The Dance House, Gouldsbrook View, North Street, Crewkerne, Somerset, TA18 7AL
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Bridport
Friday 3 February, 11.30AM
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Bridport Arts Centre, South Street, Bridport, Dorset, DT6 3NR
Box Office: 01308 424901
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South Street, Bucky Doo Square, Bridport, DT6 3LF
Monday – Saturday – 10am – 3pm
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Ilminster
Friday 3 February, 7.30PM
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Upwey
Sunday 5 February, 3PM
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SPIRITATO, lead by violinist Kinga Ujszászi, is a pioneering period instrument ensemble with a love for little-known composers and challenging conventions. Producing unique, research-based performance projects, avoiding well-trodden paths wherever possible, the group actively seeks to promote forgotten composers and bring their music to a wider audience.
Northern Light
Join Baroque ensemble Spiritato as they explore 17th Century treasures from Northern Europe, including stunning, newly discovered works from Sweden’s famous Düben Collection. A showcase of daring virtuosity and wonderful invention at the outset of the Baroque period, featuring works by Buxtehude, Telemann and Bertali.
www.spiritato.co.uk
