Live performances at Lunchtime will hopefully be resuming in June and are planned to continue until November with a performance on the second Friday of each month. It is also hoped that most concerts will be recorded, so those who are unable to attend in person will be able to watch later on You Tube.… Read More »St John’s Taunton – Lunchtime Concerts: Pipes and Reeds
Two of the West Country’s finest fiddle-players join forces to form this fabulous duo with an innovative take on English traditional music and song. Nick Wyke & Becki Driscoll are highly-respected musicians, composers and workshop leaders based in North Devon. They first collaborated as a fiddle duo on a busking trip around Spain and Portugal,… Read More »Blackdowns Early Music Projects – Nick Wyke & Becki Driscoll – English Fiddles & Folk
Travel the world with the Mornington Trio without the need for Covid passports or quarantine! Long established on the South West music scene, Andrew and Lynn Carter and Lynda Edwards come together for a richly varied aural tour featuring oboe, bassoon and piano in trios, duets and solo. Their programme includes music by French early… Read More »St Johns Taunton – From Moscow to Mexico, a Sunday Afternoon Concert
Ed Jenkins, Director of Music at Queen’s College A varied selection of preludes and fugues from Book 1 of the Well Tempered Clavier by J.S, Bach with short introductions to each, as well as an overview of this seminal work of the keyboard literature'. In accordance with Covid regulations, it will necessary to book your… Read More »St John’s Lunchtime Concerts, “Ut Re Mi”
The three members of Pandora’s Box, Emily White, John Kenny and Miguel Tantos Sevilliano are bringing a programme entitled The Turning Wheel in which the extraordinary versatility of all three musicians will shine, as instrumentalists playing a range of instruments from sackbut to trombone, baroque violin to bicycle frame (yes!), and as singers, arrangers and… Read More »Blackdowns Early Music Projects – Pandora’s Box – The Turning Wheel
Trio Exe invite you on a musical journey back to Russia in the 1890s. A period when Russian music was full of romantic melodies and gorgeous harmonies, with native composers respected and revered across Europe and a thriving cultural scene. The main work in our programme is the Piano Trio No. 1 by Anton Arensky.… Read More »St Johns Taunton – Lunchtime Concert: Russian Romance
‘Purcell and Friends’ brings together some gems of the late 17th century to present popular songs and tunes from Purcell’s theatre works alongside music by his continental contemporaries performed by Martin Perkins (organ), Henrik Persson ( gamba/cello) Lisete da Silva (baroque flute/recorders) and Nicola Wemyss (mezzo). The original Musical and Amicable Society was founded in… Read More »Blackdowns Early Music Projects – The Musical & Amicable Society – Purcell & friends
Steven Devine enjoys a busy career as a music director and keyboard player working with some of the finest musicians. He is the Principal Keyboard Player with the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment and also the principal keyboard player for The Gonzaga Band, Classical Opera (The Mozartists) and performs regularly with many other groups… Read More »Blackdowns Early Music Projects – Steven Devine & Kate Semmens – C16 & 17 English song
Formed by cornetto player Gawain Glenton, In Echo is a diverse ensemble that explores the rich repertoire of the 16th and 17th centuries. 17th-century Italy saw the development of instrumental music that was exuberant, playful and virtuosic. This celebration of Italian creativity features music for cornetto, trombone and organ - instruments capable of technical fireworks… Read More »Blackdowns Early Music Projects – In Echo – La Brillantina
Ali and the Swing Cats play their own versions of those amazing tunes collectively known as the great American songbook. ‘With its haunting melodies and interesting lyrics, this wonderful music was written between the 1920s and early 1950s’, - Ali Foyle. Covid-safe measures will be in place. Those wishing to come please contact Frank Challenger… Read More »Music on the Levels – Free concert: Ali and the Swing Cats
