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ELGAR - A Musical Diary
of concerts and other events featuring works by Elgar
April 2016


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Saturday 2 April 2016, 7.30 pm
Royal Northern College of Music, 124 Oxford Road, Manchester

The Dream of Gerontius

Laura Margaret Smith, mezzo-soprano;
Christopher Bowen, tenor; Mark Rowlinson, bass;
Salford Choral Society; Congleton Choral Society;
The Orchestra of the North, Christopher Cromar
, conductor

Tickets: �17 (�13 concessions) Telephone: 0161 907 5555
www.rncm.ac.uk

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Saturday 2 April 2016, 7.45 pm
The Anvil, Basingstoke, Hampshire

Enigma Variations
(plus music by Beethoven, Brahms)

Nikolai Lugansky, piano;
Philharmonia Orchestra, Yuri Temirkanov, conductor

Tickets: �39 �35 �28 �21 �13 Telephone: 01256 844244

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Friday 8 April 2016, 7.30 pm
Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham

Sospiri
(plus music by Butterworth, Casken, Vaughan Williams)

Stephane Rancourt, oboe;
Hall� Orchestra, Sir Mark Elder, conductor

Tickets: �34.50 to �10 Telephone: 0115 989 5555

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Friday 8 April 2016, 7.30 pm
Saturday 9 April 2016, 2.00 pm and 7.30 pm
Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall, North Tamiami Trail, Sarasota FL (USA)

Enigma Variations
(ballet by Sir Frederick Ashton)

Sarasota Ballet and Sarasota Orchestra

Tickets: $105 to $35 Telephone: 1 941 359 0099

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Saturday 9 April 2016
St Stephens, Barbourne, Worcester WR3 7HS

The Music Makers
The Spirit of the Lord

(plus music by Rutter)

Karen Longmate, Gaye Boggon, Soloists;
Simon Bertram, Organist;
Philomusica of Gloucestershire and Worcestershire, Linda Parsons, conductor

Free admission (retiring collection)
www.philomusica.org.uk

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Sunday 10 April 2016, 4.00 pm
Our Lady of Guadalupe Church, Doylestown PA

The Apostles

Sally Wolf, soprano; Suzanne DuPlantis, contralto;
Timothy Bentch, tenor; Daniel Teadt, bass;
Kevin Deas, bass; Bucks County Choral Society;
Riverside Symphonia, Thomas Lloyd
, conductor

Tickets: $23 (in advance) $28 (at the door) $10 (students)
Telephone: 1 800 838 3006

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Monday 11 April 2016, 8.00 pm
Distler Performance Hall, Talbot Avenue, Medford MA (USA)

Serenade for Strings
(plus music by Schubert, Bartok)

New England Conservatory Chamber Orchestra

Free admission

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Tuesday 12 April 2016, 8.00 pm
Wednesday 13 April 2016, 8.00 pm
Thursday 14 April 2016, 10.30 am
Maison symphonique, Rue Saint-Urbain, Montr�al (Canada)

Cello Concerto
(plus music by Holst, Bertrand, Ryan, Scott)

Jan Vogler, cello; Orchestre symphonique de Montr�al Chorus;
Orchestre symphonique de Montr�al, Alain Altinoglu
, conductor

Tickets: $200 CAD to $42 CAD Telephone: 1 514 842 9951 or 1 888 842 9951

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Wednesday 13 April 2016, 7.30 pm
Jordan Hall, Huntington Avenue, Boston MA (USA)

Serenade for Strings
(plus music by Schubert, Bartok)

New England Conservatory Chamber Orchestra

Free admission

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Thursday 14 April 2016, 1.00 pm
Church of St George the Martyr, Borough High Street

Salut d'amour
(plus music by Dubugnon, Kreisler, Ravel)

Esther Kim, violin

Free admission, no ticket required

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Saturday 16 April 2016, 12.00 pm
Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham

The Dream of Gerontius

Toby Spence, tenor; David Soar, bass;
Rebecca Afonwy-Jones, mezzo-soprano;
Nottingham Trent University Choir;
Philharmonia Orchestra, Matthew Hopkins
, conductor

Tickets: �34.50 to �10 Telephone: 0115 989 5555

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Saturday 16 April 2016, 7.30pm
St. Matthews Church, Durham Road, London SW20 0DE

Give unto the Lord
The Light of Life (excerpts)

(plus Tallis: Spem in Alium, Parry: I Was Glad, Lassus, Sch�tz, Smith)

Wimbledon Chamber Choir, Peter Smith, conductor

Tickets: �10 wimbledonchamberchoir.org.uk

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Saturday 16 April 2016, 7.30 pm
St James' Church, West End Road, Southampton

God Save the Queen
(plus music by King Henry VIII, Parsons, Tallis, Byrd, Purcell,
Handel, Parry, Vaughan Williams, Walton, Britten)

David Gostick, organ/piano;
Southampton Choral Society, Peter Gambie, conductor

Tickets: �12 (concessions �10) (family �24) (students �5)
Telephone: 023 8073 3653

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Sunday 17 April 2016, 11.00 am
Saffron Hall, Audley End Road, Saffron Walden, Essex

Violin Sonata
(plus music by Britten, Ernst)

Benjamin Baker, violin; Daniel Lebhardt, piano

Tickets: �12 Telephone: 0845 548 7650

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Wednesday 20 April 2016, 12.00 pm
Clitheroe Royal Grammar School, Lancashire

Violin Sonata
(plus music by Beethoven, Brahms, Gershwin, Wieniawski)

Sophie Rosa, violin; Ian Buckle, piano

Tickets: �15

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Saturday 23rd April 2016
Tewkesbury Abbey, GL20 5RZ
Philomusica 1000th Concert
Presentation of the Elgar Society Certificate of Merit

The Music Makers
The Spirit of the Lord

(plus music by Rutter)

Karen Longmate, Gaye Boggon, Soloists;
Simon Bertram, Organist;
Philomusica of Gloucestershire and Worcestershire, Linda Parsons, conductor

Tickets: �12 from The Abbey Shop, Telephone: 01452 506417
www.philomusica.org.uk

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Saturday 23 April 2016, 7.30 pm
Rochester Cathedral, Kent

The Dream of Gerontius

Tania Marie Williams, mezzo-soprano;
Robin Green, tenor; Simon Thorpe, bass;
Gravesham Choral Society; Bexley Phoenix Choir;
The Vigo Singers;
Gravesham Choral Society Orchestra, Alan Vincent
, conductor

Tickets: �15 (full-time students �5) Telephone: 01474 816684

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Saturday April 23, 2016, 7 45pm
Wilmslow Leisure Centre

Cockaigne Overture
Pomp and Circumstance March. No. 5
Symphony No. 1

(plus music by Vaughan Williams and Arne)

Wilmslow Symphony Orchestra, Robert Chasey, conductor

Tickets: �12, �10 concessions, �2 under 18
Telephone: 01925 756144
www.wilmsloworchestra.co.uk

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Saturday 23 April 2016, 7.00 pm
Cathedral, Wells, Somerset

Te Deum and Benedictus
Enigma Variations (excerpt)
Coronation Ode (excerpt)

(plus music by Parry, Walton, Jacob)

Wells Cathedral Oratorio Society;
Choristers of Wells Cathedral;
Southern Sinfonia, Matthew Owens
, conductor

Tickets: �25 to �10 Telephone: 01749 672773

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Saturday 23 April 2016, 7.30 pm
Cadogan Hall, 5 Sloane Terrace, London

Coronation Ode (excerpt)
(plus music by Parry, Holst, Arne, Vaughan Williams)

Christopher Biggins, narrator;
Philip Cobb, trumpet; Susanne Dymott, mezzo-soprano;
Regimental Band of Her Majesty's Coldstream Guards;
Fanfare Trumpets of the Band of the Coldstream Guards;
The Band of Her Majesty's Grenadier Guards

Tickets: �35 to �19.50 Telephone: 020 7730 4500

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Friday 29 April 2016, 7.30 pm
St Martin-in-the-Fields, Trafalgar Square

Serenade for Strings
(plus music by Boccherini, Mozart, Borodin)

James Lisney, piano;
Thames Chamber Orchestra, Keith Marshall, conductor

Tickets: �26 �22 �18 �13 �9 Telephone: 020 7766 1100

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Saturday 30 April 2016, 7.30 pm
The Roundhouse, Derby

The Music Makers
(plus music by Andrew, Vaughan Williams, Parry, Britten)

Janet Shell, mezzo-soprano;
Derby Choral Union;
William Gilbert Endowed School Childrens' Chorus;
Bardi Symphony Orchestra, Richard Dacey
, conductor

Tickets: �25 �20 �15 Telephone: 01332 702162

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Saturday 30 April 2016, 8.00 pm
Garde Arts Center, State Street, New London CT 06320

Coronation Ode
(plus music by Tchaikovsky, Mozart, Handel)

Sarah Yanovitch, soprano; Caroline O'Dwyer, mezzo-soprano;
Terence B. Fay, tenor; Brian Vu, baritone;
Eva Virsik, piano;
Eastern Connecticut Symphony Chorus;
Eastern Connecticut Symphony Orchestra, Toshiyuki Shimada
, conductor

Tickets: $62 $52 $42 $32 $12 Telephone: 1 860 444 7373

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Saturday 30 April 2016, 7.30 pm
Dorking Halls, Dorking, Surrey

Cello Concerto
(plus music by Tippett, Britten)

Laura MacDonald, cello; Laura Mitchell, soprano;
Sarah Pring, mezzo-soprano; Mark Wilde, tenor;
Adrian Clarke, baritone; Ashtead Choral Society;
The Outcry Ensemble, James Henshaw
, conductor

Tickets: �20 �16 Telephone: 07504 332354

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