Blockley Chamber Concerts
All concerts start at 7:30pm with drinks being served from 7pm unless stated otherwise.
Tickets for Friday concerts £20 including drinks. Available via lgpacker123@gmail.com or 01386 700579
Friday 21 March
St George’s Hall, GL56 9BB
The Seion Quartet
Claud Debussy String Quartet, Op 10
Jessie Montgomery Strum
Traditional Ae Romeser
Fredrik Sjolin Intermezzo
Rune Tonsggard Shine You No More
Edward Elgar String Quartet, Op 83
Friday 2 MAY
St Peter & St Paul Church, Blockley
The Geminiani Ensemble
Jean-Marie Leclair Sonata a Trois VIII, Op 2
Elizabeth Jacquet Violin Sonata No 1
De la Guerre
Jean-Philippe Rameau Cinquieme Pieces de Clavecin en Concerts
Francois Couperin Troisieme Concert de Royaux
Marin Marais Piece de Viole, Ille Livre
Jean-Philippe Rameau Troisieme Pieces de Clavecin en Concerts
Played on a Taskin harpsichord.
Friday 6 June
Blockley Church
The Kucharsky Quartet
W A Mozart String Quartet, K458 – The Hunt
Dmitri Shostakovich Allegro and Allegretto for String Quartet, Op 73
Franz Schubert String Quartet, D810 – Death and the Maiden
Sunday 29 June ‘BCC Next Generation’ Recital
Stratford Girls’ Chamber Choir
‘Songs for a Summer Morning’
11:15 to 12 noon; coffee, tea and biscuits from 10:45 am.
No tickets, no booking. Donations to travel costs of the choir’s recitals for good causes.
Friday 18 July
Blockley Church
The Tedesca Quartet
Josef Haydn String Quartet Hob III:38 The Unfinished
Maurice Ravel String Quartet, M 35
Felix Mendelssohn String Quartet Op 44, No 1
Friday 29 August
Blockley Church
Kate Semmens Soprano and Steven Devine Harpsichord
The Notebooks of Anna Magdalena Bach represent an intimate glimpse into the Bach family life through two fascinating musical notebooks belonging to Johann Sebastian’s second wife.
Soprano Kate Semmens (‘…clarity and charm’ Opera Magazine) and harpsichordist Steven Devine (‘… one of the finest keyboard players …’ BBC Music Magazine) bring Anna Magdalena’s notebooks to life with a charming programme of songs and preludes, together with Ich habe genug, Schlummert Ein, and solo music from the French Suites.
Sunday 14 September ‘BCC Next Generation’ recital
Amelia Parkin, Organ
Programme including J S Bach Prelude and fugue in G Minor, ‘The Great’.
11:15 to 12 noon; coffee, tea and biscuits from 10:45 am.
No tickets, no booking. Donations to Amelia’s chosen good cause.
Friday 26 September
The Brompton Quartet
Jack Greed Violin
Mee-Hyun Esther Park Violin
Edward Keenan Viola
Wallis Power Cello
Barbara Strozzi (1619-77) L’amanti modesto (Arr. Alex Fortes)
Josef Haydn String quartet in C major ‘The Emperor’
Dmitri Shostakovich String quartet No 1 in C major, Op 49
Ludwig van Beethoven String Quartet in G major, Op 18 No 2