Alice Elgar: Out of the Shadow
Alice Elgar: Out of the Shadow AN 81-YEAR-OLD university student will be among those celebrating their graduation from the University of Worcester next week. Wendy Hill, a grandmother of three from Ledbury, recently completed a master’s of research degree and will graduate on Tuesday (March 4). She has urged other mature students to […]
Rushwick Pump Track event!
Rushwick Pump Track event! Bring your bike, BMX, scooter or skateboard, meet friends and have fun in Elgar’s beloved outdoors – we bet he would have loved it too! Free event – just turn up! In a new festival event honouring Elgar’s love of cycling, young cyclists are encouraged to come to Rushwick Pump […]
Relaxed Concert (11am)
Relaxed Concert (11am) © Alex Burns An hour-long concert full of beautiful music. These relaxed performances are particularly suited to those living with dementia and other similar health conditions, adults and children with additional learning needs, their carers and anybody who wishes to experience classical music in a relaxed and informal environment. Free entry but […]
Relaxed Concert (3pm)
Relaxed Concert (3pm) An hour-long concert full of beautiful music. These relaxed performances are particularly suited to those living with dementia and other similar health conditions, adults and children with additional learning needs, their carers and anybody who wishes to experience classical music in a relaxed and informal environment. Free entry but tickets must be […]
Relaxed Concert (11am)
Relaxed Concert (11am) An hour-long concert full of beautiful music. These relaxed performances are particularly suited to those living with dementia and other similar health conditions, adults and children with additional learning needs, their carers and anybody who wishes to experience classical music in a relaxed and informal environment. Free entry but tickets must be […]
Come And Play Elgar 1
Come And Play Elgar 1 Photo credit: Maddy Pennock Following the success of our last Come and Play event, we’re once more welcoming amateur musicians from all over the country for a day of rehearsals and an informal performance. This year it’s the turn of Elgar’s 1st Symphony, full of incredible melodies and breathtaking drama. […]
Proteus Ensemble Coffee Concert
Proteus Ensemble Coffee Concert Acclaimed Midlands chamber choir The Proteus Ensemble was founded in 2013 by its conductor Stephen Shellard and consists of professional singers from all over the UK. This concert will showcase repertoire from their new recording of part-songs by Elgar, ‘There Is Sweet Music’. Released in November 2024 on Avie Records. The […]
Worcester Concert Brass
Worcester Concert Brass © Phil Harrison The festival is delighted to welcome back Worcester Concert Brass for this free event in Cathedral Square. Performing a wide repertoire of music from film and musicals to classical, pop, rock and traditional brass band music and marches you can find them playing in front of Elgar’s statue at […]
Club Elgar Retro 70s Fusion
Club Elgar Retro 70s Fusion 70s fancy dress recommended. “Bester at Polyester” outfit competition. This year’s Club Elgar show is a musical time machine taking listeners back to the heady era of the 1970s jazz/rock fusion movement. It’s a virtuosic celebration of bright colours, brilliant improvisation and funky grooves, and the musical legacies of iconic […]
The Jenny Lind Singers
The Jenny Lind Singers © Michael Whitefoot Back by popular demand, this virtuosic female voice choir celebrates the legacy of soprano and friend of Edward Elgar, Jenny Lind, who lived in Malvern for the latter part of her life and was a well-known benefactor of education and the arts. Under the leadership of conductor […]