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ELGAR FOR EVERYONE EXHIBITION

ELGAR FOR EVERYONE EXHIBITION Sat 31 May @ 10am – 4pm   ELGAR FOR EVERYONE EXHIBITION   Worcester Guildhall, High Street, Worcester WR1 2EY Book Tickets A fascinating exhibition of Elgar artefacts, manuscripts and memorabilia curated by renowned Elgar historian Chris Bennett including ’10 Things You Didn’t Know About Elgar’ plus an enchanting half hour […]

ESO CHAMBER ORCHESTRA – Summer Sunset Soirée:  Salons, Serenades and Songs

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ESO CHAMBER ORCHESTRA – Summer Sunset Soirée: Salons, Serenades and Songs Thursday 29 May @ 7pm   English Symphony Orchestra Kenneth Woods, conductor      Rebecca Wood, oboe Rosie Cow, bassoon   The Guildhall Assembly Room, High Street, Worcester WR1 2EY Book Tickets Elgar:  Sérénade lyrique                        […]

ESO STRING ORCHESTRA – Elgar’s Strings in Malvern

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ESO STRING ORCHESTRA – Elgar’s Strings in Malvern Friday 30 May @ 7pm   English String Orchestra Kenneth Woods, conductor                                                            Rosalind Ventris, viola   Great Malvern Priory, 6 Church Street, Malvern WR14 2AY  Book Tickets Perhaps no other orchestra has done so much to champion the incredible tradition of British music for strings as the […]

LUNCHTIME RECITAL

LUNCHTIME RECITAL Friday 30 May @ 1pm   April Fredrick, soprano                Eric McElroy, piano Elgar: Speak, Music, from Op. 41 Elgar: Rondel, from Op. 16 Elgar: Pleading, from Op. 48 Venables: Love’s Voice, Op. 22 Arthur Bliss: Simples Arthur Bliss: The Hare Arthur Bliss: The Fallow Deer at the Lonely House L. Berkeley: Counting the […]

ELGAR FOR EVERYONE EXHIBITION

ELGAR FOR EVERYONE EXHIBITION Fri 30 May @ 10am – 4pm   ELGAR FOR EVERYONE EXHIBITION   Worcester Guildhall, High Street, Worcester WR1 2EY Book Tickets A fascinating exhibition of Elgar artefacts, manuscripts and memorabilia curated by renowned Elgar historian Chris Bennett including ’10 Things You Didn’t Know About Elgar’ plus an enchanting half hour […]

‘HIDDEN MUSIC’ – FILM SCREENING

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‘HIDDEN MUSIC’ – FILM SCREENING Thursday 29 May @ 11am   Ian Venables, festival composer 2025 Zeb Soanes from Classic FM, host Shuwei Zuo, violin* Jiayi Chen, piano*           *Participants in the Elgar Festival/Royal Birmingham Conservatoire Young Musician Showcase Programme   The Firs, Lower Broadheath, Worcester WR2 6RH   Book Tickets A unique opportunity to watch Anthony […]

ELGAR FOR EVERYONE EXHIBITION

ELGAR FOR EVERYONE EXHIBITION Thurs 29 May @ 10am – 4pm   ELGAR FOR EVERYONE EXHIBITION   Worcester Guildhall, High Street, Worcester WR1 2EY Book Tickets A fascinating exhibition of Elgar artefacts, manuscripts and memorabilia curated by renowned Elgar historian Chris Bennett including ’10 Things You Didn’t Know About Elgar’ plus an enchanting half hour […]

ELGAR FOR EVERYONE FAMILY CONCERT      

Elgar Festival - Callum Bisson being announced as one of last year’s winners of the Young Composers Competition

ELGAR FOR EVERYONE FAMILY CONCERT Wednesday 28 May @ 7.15pm   ESO Youth Ensembles Musicians of the English Symphony Orchestra Zeb Soanes from Classic FM, presenter James Topp, conductor  Worcester Cathedral, 8 College Yard, Worcester WR1 2LA           Book Tickets Always a firm festival favourite, the annual Elgar for Everyone family concert […]

ELGAR FOR EVERYONE EXHIBITION

ELGAR FOR EVERYONE EXHIBITION Weds 28 May @ 10am – 4pm   ELGAR FOR EVERYONE EXHIBITION   Worcester Guildhall, High Street, Worcester WR1 2EY Book Tickets A fascinating exhibition of Elgar artefacts, manuscripts and memorabilia curated by renowned Elgar historian Chris Bennett including ’10 Things You Didn’t Know About Elgar’ plus an enchanting half hour […]

ELGAR’S WIND QUINTETS – ‘Notes from the organ loft’

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ELGAR’S WIND QUINTETS – ‘Notes from the organ loft’ Tuesday 27 May @ 7pm   ESO Wind QuartetHamish Macaulay – narrator* *Participant in the Elgar Festival/Royal Birmingham Conservatoire Young Performer Showcase Programme   St George’s RC Church, 1 Sansome Place, Worcester WR1 1UG Book Tickets This engaging, touching and revelatory event offers a window into […]