Jackdaws Songbirds are feeling good to be singing at Christchurch this afternoon! We have walked 500 miles down country roads to get here! We have tales to tell about our epic journey through centuries and across continents: songs of seas, rivers, fields and factories, ditties from way across the globe to right here in Frome, […]
Frome-based jazz pianist and composer John Law’s new duo project with brilliant London guitarist Ant Law (no relation!). John has written a new suite called The Laws Of (E)Motion, featuring interweaving lines between guitar and piano, lush melodies and textures, and pulsing rhythms. Come and hear one of the UK’s leading contemporary guitarists, a globe-trotting […]
Christ Church Singers and conductor Alan Burgess present two contrasting choral masterworks; Mozart’s Vesperae solennes de confessore, including the famous “Laudate Dominum” with soprano solo, and Zoltan Kodaly’s powerful, mystical Missa Brevis, composed in the shadow of the Second World War.
After deep-diving into the world of British folk song and classical music, Madeleine Athané-Best (master’s student at the Paris Conservatoire) fell in love with its unique personality. Accompanied by her friend Mathilde Nguyen, experience this sound world through music by Rebecca Clarke, Benjamin Britten, Frank Bridge, George Benjamin and Ralph Vaughan Williams.
Multi award winning British pianist Nicola Meecham presents an exciting programme featuring Beethoven's totemic Appassionata Sonata, a selection from Janacek's 'On an Overgrown Path' and Chopin's Mazurka in A flat major Op 59 No 2 and Ballade No 4 in F minor Op 52. Nicola's playing has been described as "sensational" (Gramophone). This concert is […]
This husband and wife team present a feast of musical delights including works by Schubert, Dvorak and Debussy. This concert is the fourth of this year’s Christ Church Lunchtime Series. Tickets are available for this individual concert, or at a reduced rate for a lunchtime series ticket for all five lunchtime concerts, Monday 7 to […]
Organ Music by composers with names beginning with letters from E to I, following last year's 'Alphabet 1' recital by Ann Burgess. This varied programme includes works by Elgar, Guilmant, Handel, Ireland and Franck. This concert is the third of this year’s Christ Church Lunchtime Series. Tickets are available for this individual concert, or at […]
Richard Pinnock and Gareth Burgess present a programme of sumptuous songs from the early 20th-century Elizabethan revival, including cycles by Roger Quilter and Ivor Gurney, a bouquet of songs by Peter Warlock, and piano music by Herbert Howells and others. This concert is the second of this year's Christ Church Lunchtime Series. Tickets are available […]
Due to artist injury, this recital has unfortunately been cancelled, but it has been replaced with an alternative recital - please book here Chris Hurn (cello) and Andrea Johnston (piano) perform pieces from across the centuries, ranging from baroque to 20th century, including pieces by Bach, Telemann, Saint-Saens, Arensky and Gliere. This concert is the […]
This event has replaced 704 Cello & Piano Lucy Hewson (violin) and Matthew Greswell (cello) perform Zoltán Kodály’s breathtaking duo. Immersed in Hungarian folk music from an early age, Kodály later collected and transcribed folk music with Béla Bartók in the early years of the 20th Century. His fabulous 1914 duo combines these traditions with […]
Experience masterpieces by of one of England's greatest composers, Orlando Gibbons, 400 years since his death. His memorial in Canterbury Cathedral describes him as "an upright and charming man. . . now transcribed to the celestial choir". Enjoy the Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis from his Second Service alongside his eight-part anthem “O clap your hands".
Enjoy ten very short and different pieces of music played by Ann Burgess on the pedal organ and the box organ. Once you’ve heard the music, young pianists can try playing a short piece on the beautiful box organ themselves! Open to children and curious adults of all ages. No unaccompanied children. Donations to church […]
Charles Wiffen once again joins Quorum to perform Brahms' magnificent piano quintet alongside Hugo Wolf's charming Italian Serenade. The programme concludes with the passionate second quartet by Tchaikovsky.
Annie Bourne will perform a selection of songs and arias from Bach to Bellini, continued with healing sounds in the form of a heart song and affirmation. Joined by Alan Burgess (piano), Paul Leonard (bass clarinet and guitar), Alex Bartlet (harp), Jo Hanstead, Emily Quinton and Karine Butchart (voice).
Frome Youth Choir warmly invites you to its free summer concert of accompanied and unaccompanied songs inspired by the element 'air'. Join us for energetic and inspiring performances by our choir members aged 5-14 from Frome and surrounding area. Refreshments available before the concert begins.
Feel the spiritual peace and calm of a candlelit church as you hear Bach’s Suite No 1 for Solo Cello in G Major BWV 1007 played by Damian Knollys. Donations for church funds.
Returning to Frome Festival following his "breathtaking" recital last year, Charles Wiffen performs a programme of piano works about water. Featuring works by Chopin (Barcorolle), Liszt, Debussy (Poissons d'or), Takemitsu and Ravel.