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At A Glance

Sat 9 May

Come and Play Elgar Overtures ‘In the South’ and ‘Froissart’

Joe Davies, conductor
Malvern College, Great Malvern
Sat 9 May
Tues 19 May

Relaxed concert with Downside Up @ 2.30pm

Great Malvern Priory
Tues 19 May
Thurs 21 May

Relaxed Concert with ESO Winds @ 11am

St George’s Church, Barbourne, Worcester

Relaxed Concert with ESO Winds @ 2.30pm

Pershore Abbey
Thurs 21 May
Sat 23 May

‘In Elgar’s Footsteps’ guided walk @ 9.30am

Malvern Hills meeting place tbc

Elgar’s string quartet @ 11.15am

St Wulstan’s, Little Malvern

Elgar and Arnold Quartets at Croome @ 2.30pm

National Trust Croome, Worcestershire

‘Enigma Re-imagined’ community project with Nakisha Swatton @ 7pm

Malvern Cube, Great Malvern
Sat 23 May
Sun 24 May

Jenny Lind Singers @ 3pm

All Saint’s Church, Deansway, Worcester

An evening with Julian and Jiaxin Lloyd Webber @ 7pm

Elmslie House, Great Malvern
Sun 24 May
Mon 25 May (bank holiday)

‘Elgar’s Worcester’ walking tour @ 2pm

Meet at Worcester Guildhall

Elgar talk with Joe Tierney @ 4pm

Script Haven bookshop, Worcester
Mon 25 May (bank holiday)
Tues 26 May (vocal day)

Recital ‘This Fragile Beauty’ with April Fredrick @ 2pm

The Firs, Lower Broadheath

I Fagiolini 40th anniversary tour @ 7pm

Pershore Abbey
Tues 26 May (vocal day)
Weds 27 May

Elgar Exhibition @ 10am – 4pm

Worcester Guildhall

Elgar Festival Youth Concert @ 7.15pm

Worcester Cathedral
Weds 27 May
Thurs 28 May (strings day)

Elgar Exhibition @ 10am – 4pm

Worcester Guildhall

Young Strings Masterclass @ 11am

The Firs, Lower Broadheath

Young Strings Masterclass performance @ 2pm

The Firs, Lower Broadheath

ESO Strings concert @ 7pm

Great Malvern Priory
Thurs 28 May (strings day)
Fri 29 May

Elgar Exhibition @ 10am – 4pm

Worcester Guildhall

Oboe and piano recital with Nick Daniel and Huw Watkins @ 1pm

Henry Sandon Hall, Worcester

ESO orchestral concert @ 7.30pm

Worcester Cathedral
Fri 29 May
Sat 30 May

Elgar Exhibition @ 10am – 4pm

Worcester Guildhall

Elgar Chorale @ 11am

St Martin in the Cornmarket

WSO - Elgar’s Orchestra @ 1.30pm

Worcester Guildhall

Festival Evensong @ 5.30pm

Worcester Cathedral

Gala Concert @ 7.30pm

Worcester Cathedral
Sat 30 May
Sun 31 May

AT Shaw lecture with Andrew Keener - ‘Recording Elgar’ @ 11am

Henry Sandon Hall, Worcester

Elgar Society Lunch @ 12pm

Museum of the Royal Porcelain Works

Piano recital with Roman Kosyakov@ 2pm

Henry Sandon Hall, Worcester

Festival Evensong @ 4.30pm

Worcester Cathedral
Sun 31 May