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Royal Festival Hall – London

7:30 PM

The Bach Choir: Bach's Mass in B minor

The Bach Choir was formed in 1876 to give the UK premiere of Bach’s Mass in B minor in the now-closed St James’ Hall in Piccadilly. 150 years later, the Choir will return to the work that started it all at the Royal Festival Hall.

Bach, Johann Sebastian
Mass in B minor, BWV 232

Great Hall - Dartington Hall – Totnes

10:45 AM

English Music for Horn and Piano

Bax, Arnold
Horn Sonata

Bowen, Edwin York
Horn Sonata

Watkins, Huw
Lament

Alwyn, William
Sonata alla Toccata (1946)

Gipps, Ruth
Triton, Op.60

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2:00 PM

Seasons and Landscapes

Alwyn, William
Three Winter Poems

Wood, Charles
Highgate Quartet

Delius, Frederick
String Quartet in E minor: III, Late Swallows

Howells, Herbert
String Quartet no.3 'In Gloucestershire'

7:00 PM

To the Name Above Every Name

Vaughan Williams, Ralph
Lord, Thou Hast Been Our Refuge

Howells, Herbert
Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis 'Collegium Regale'

Bairstow, Edward Cuthbert
Blessed city, Heavenly Salem

Milford, Robin
My Ladies Pleasure; Jenifer's Jingle for Piano

Bainton, Edgar Leslie
To the Name above Every Name (World Première Performance)

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9:30 PM

The Guitar's Voice in England

Purcell, Henry
Prelude; Hornpipe in E major; Minuet in A minor

Bridge, Frank
Three Improvisations for the Left-Hand - A Vigil; Three Lyrics - Heart's Ease

Hudleston, Josiah Andrew
Rousseau's Dream with Variations written for guitar

Pitfield, Thomas
Sonatina for Guitar

Gardner, John
Pavan; Nocturne; Furiant

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10:45 AM

Idylls of an Era

Howells, Herbert
Violin Sonata no.2 in E flat major, Op.26

Bliss, Arthur
Sonata for piano and violin

Foulds, John
Caprice Pompadour (World Première Performance)

Alan, Rawsthorne
Theme and Variations in A minor (UK Première Performance)

Sharpe, David Lewiston
Four Deceptive Pieces (First Professional Performance)

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Trinity College Chapel – Oxford

1:00 PM

First Presbyterian Church of Charlotte Sanctuary Choir

Lunchtime concert of gospels and American choral highlights

Copland, Aaron
Zion's Walls (arr. Copland)

Hagenberg, Elaine
O Love

Paulus, Stephen
Pilgrims' hymn

Bonds, Margaret
He's Got the While World in His Hands (arr.)

Wilberg, Mack
Love Divine, All Loves Excelling

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St Mary Magdalene Church – Worcester

2:00 PM

Lano Quartet at Croome

Chamber works by Elgar and Rebecca Clarke

Clarke, Rebecca
Poem for string quartet

Elgar, Edward
String Quartet in E minor, Op.83

St Mary's Church – London

6:00 PM

Barts Chamber Choir - 'Faith, Hope & Love'

Dvořák Mass in D

Dvorak, Antonin
Mass in D major, Op.86

Brahms, Johannes
Geistliches Lied, Op.30

Bruckner, Anton
Locus iste, WAB 23

Joel, Billy
And so it goes (arr. Bob Chilcott)

St Matthew's Church – London

6:30 PM

SongEasel: Song Exchange

Ravaei, Kian
Gulistan

Fauré, Gabriel
Selected songs

Mahler, Alma
Selected songs

Mahler, Gustav
Song selection

Schubert, Franz
Selected songs

St James's Church – Chipping Campden

7:00 PM

Marc-André Hamelin and The Chipping Campden Festival Orchestra

Brahms, Johannes
Piano Concerto no.2 in B flat major, Op.83

Schubert, Franz
Symphony no.9 in C major 'Great', D.944

Christ Church – Manchester

7:00 PM

Viva La Musica

Celebration of music and summer

Erőd, Iván
Viva La Musica

Kodály, Zoltán
Esti Dal (Evening Song)

Bardos, Lajos
Cantemus!

Elgar, Edward
Spanish Serenade, Op.23

Elgar, Edward
My Love dwelt in a Northern Land, Op.18 no.3

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Church of Annunciation – London

7:00 PM

Beatrice Nicholas - The American Piano

A melting pot of classical and jazz American piano full of energizing rhythm, audience surprises and virtuosity from BEATRICE.

Jackson King, Betty
Seasonal Sketches

Copland, Aaron
Down A Country Lane

Chee, Conor
Female Rain

Chee, Conor
Navajo Vocable no.1

Bonds, Margaret
Valley of Bones

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Bread & Roses Theatre – London

7:00 PM

Coleridge-Taylor of Freetown

A Concert in a Play

Coleridge-Taylor, Samuel
Songs and piano pieces

Coleridge-Taylor, Avril
Who knows?

Aluko, Tayo
Rise Up, Mother Africa! (arr. Deirdre Pascall)

Cheltenham Ladies' College - Princess Hall – Cheltenham

7:30 PM

Holst's The Planets featuring the Star Wars suite

Williams, John
Star Wars Suite

Mussorgsky, Modest
A Night on the Bare Mountain

~ Interval ~

Holst, Gustav
The Planets, Op.32

Holy Trinity Church – Blythburgh

7:30 PM

Voxcetera Chamber Choir: I Am A Cloud

Sacred sounds, folk songs and new choral music

Dvorak, Antonin
Stabat Mater: Tui Nati Vulnerati

Dvorak, Antonin
Stabat Mater: Virgo Virginum

Petter, William
Vigil Mass

Connery, Majel
The Rivers Are Our Brothers: 'I Am A Cloud'

Ayres, Paul
As I went out one May morning

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Hallé St Peter's – Manchester

7:30 PM

Purcell, The Musical

at Manchester

Norburn, Clare
Purcell, The Musical

Purcell, Henry
Instrumental and vocal compositions are interwoven into the drama

St Mark's Church – London

7:30 PM

Erato Orchestra Concert - May 2026

Arne, Thomas Augustine
Symphony no.2 in F major

Haydn, Joseph
Symphony no.45 in F sharp minor 'Farewell', Hob.I:45

~ Interval ~

Sibelius, Jean
Andante Festivo

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
Sinfonia concertante in E-flat major, K.364/320d

St Mary's Church – Hitchin

7:30 PM

Hitchin Symphony Orchestra

Nature and Lyricism

Beethoven, Ludwig van
Symphony no.6 in F major 'Pastoral', Op.68

~ Interval ~

Beethoven, Ludwig van
Violin Concerto in D major, Op.61

St Christopher's Church – Haslemere

7:30 PM

Instruments of the Sublime

Bach, Johann Sebastian
Cantata 'Vergnügte Ruh, beliebte Seelenlust', BWV 170

Vivaldi, Antonio
Cello Sonata in A minor, RV 43

Purcell, Henry
Vouchsafe, O Lord

Bach, Johann Sebastian
Easter Oratorio, BWV 249: 'Saget, saget mir geschwinde'

Bach, Johann Sebastian
Easter Oratorio: Adagio

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Royal Festival Hall – London

The Bach Choir: Bach's Mass in B minor

Great Hall - Dartington Hall – Totnes

English Music for Horn and Piano

Seasons and Landscapes

To the Name Above Every Name

The Guitar's Voice in England

Idylls of an Era

Trinity College Chapel – Oxford

First Presbyterian Church of Charlotte Sanctuary Choir

St Mary Magdalene Church – Worcester

Lano Quartet at Croome

St Mary's Church – London

Barts Chamber Choir - 'Faith, Hope & Love'

St Matthew's Church – London

SongEasel: Song Exchange

St James's Church – Chipping Campden

Marc-André Hamelin and The Chipping Campden Festival Orchestra

Christ Church – Manchester

Viva La Musica

Church of Annunciation – London

Beatrice Nicholas - The American Piano

Bread & Roses Theatre – London

Coleridge-Taylor of Freetown

Cheltenham Ladies' College - Princess Hall – Cheltenham

Holst's The Planets featuring the Star Wars suite

Holy Trinity Church – Blythburgh

Voxcetera Chamber Choir: I Am A Cloud

Hallé St Peter's – Manchester

Purcell, The Musical

St Mark's Church – London

Erato Orchestra Concert - May 2026

St Mary's Church – Hitchin

Hitchin Symphony Orchestra

St Christopher's Church – Haslemere

Instruments of the Sublime