‘Cast A Sheep’s Eye’, meaning to give an amorous glance, brings to life love songs from 16th and 17th Century England. Join countertenor Joe Levy accompanied on the piano by conductor Konstantinos Terzakis, for an evening of music from across the Renaissance and Baroque periods. This includes works by Purcell, Dowland and Morley, as well… Read More »Counter Tenor Joe Levy sings at Taunton Minster
We are absolutely thrilled and greatly honoured to be able to bring these two supremely accomplished musicians to Culmstock. Crispian Steele-Perkins has received widespread critical acclaim as a trumpet player with a purity of tone and artistic subtlety second to none. He collects and restores antique trumpets upon which he has performed and recorded with… Read More »Blackdowns Early Music Projects – Crispian Steele-Perkins and David Hill
The breadth and depth of Reg Meuross’s material is unparalleled in contemporary folk: songs about forgotten heroes, famous names, folk legends, the climate emergency, tales from the kitchen sink and news from the world stage; if something needs to be sung about then Reg Meuross has a song for it. Meuross has the gift of… Read More »Music on the Levels free concert:Reg Meuross
Lunchtime Serenades Queens College Students will enjoy performing the annual lunchtime concert at St John’s which perfectly represents an opportunity to continue a tradition that dates back to the inception of the Lunchtime Concert Series in 2011. It will provide a platform for young musicians to display their skills while contributing something to the wider… Read More »Lunchtime Concert St John’s Church
Post-Restoration music with a twist! From recorders and viols to shawms and bagpipes, three multi-instrumentalists turn the spotlight onto music from Purcell's time, encompassing sonatas and country dances. Jude Rees, David Jarratt-Knock and Mary Mohan are multi-instrumentalists with wide experience in a variety of genres including early music from medieval to baroque, folk, and classical.… Read More »Blackdowns Early Music Projects – Enlightenment & Entertainment – CANCELLED WITH APOLOGIES DUE TO UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES
David Davies will give a 45 minute recital on the church's fine Willis organ. The afternoon will be rounded of with the serving of Tea and Cakes. David Davies is Organist of Buckfast Abbey and Organist at the University of Exeter. He trained as an organist, pianist and conductor at Eton College, Magdalen College, Oxford,… Read More »David Davies Organ Recital
Students from Wellington School A sparkling and richly varied programme performed by the Music Award-holders will conclude this yearʼs series of concerts. Retiring Collection in aid of the locally based charity, Reminiscence Learning Dementia Charity and St John’s Church. Doors open at 12.00pm, Concert starts at 12.45pm Tea, Coffee and cold drinks will available.
John Kenny returns to Culmstock this year with his one man show, called The Mouthpiece of the Gods, a highly dramatic story in which he explores the long history of lip reed instruments: shells, animal horns, bronze horns, straying into the realms of zoomorphism, cultural diasporas, and eventual reassimilation. This might sound a bit like… Read More »Blackdowns Early Music Projects – The Mouthpiece of the Gods
The Music Festival is to encourage and promote the performance and enjoyment of music. Aiming particularly, but not exclusively at young people, it provides a challenge and unique opportunity to perform in a competitive and non-competitive situation in front of an adjudicator.
The Music Festival is to encourage and promote the performance and enjoyment of music. Aiming particularly, but not exclusively at young people, it provides a challenge and unique opportunity to perform in a competitive and non-competitive situation in front of an adjudicator.
