Taunton Festival of the Arts organised three competitions for young singers in March of this year. Some of the prize winners from these events have been invited to St. John’s to share their programmes of music with the audience. Do come and hear for yourselves the high standard of musicianship and performance achieved by these… Read More »TAUNTON YOUNG SINGERS
Prizewinning Classical Guitarist Alex Roche performs a varied recital including music from his native Cornwall, film music, original compositions as well as the occasional nod to guitar heroes throughout history! Retiring Collection in aid of Ron Tickner Education Trust and St John’s Church.
This is the first performance in a series of piano recitals and related educational events inspired by the solo piano recital on the visit of Franz LISZT to TAUNTON in 1840 devised & promoted by Normandy Piano Courses. MICHAEL MONTAVONT is the Artistic Director of Normandy Piano Courses. His programme will include Beethoven Sonata in… Read More »Piano Recital – MICHAEL MONTAVONT
This recital is one of a series of piano recitals and related educational events inspired by the solo piano recital on the visit of Franz LISZT to TAUNTON in 1840 devised and promoted by Normandy Piano Courses. Programme will include BEETHOVEN Sonata in C minor op111 and LISZT Sonata in b minor. Find out more… Read More »Piano Recital – PATRICK HEMMERLÉ
This recital is one of a series of piano recitals and related educational events inspired by the solo piano recital on the visit of Franz LISZT to TAUNTON in 1840 devised and promoted by Normandy Piano Courses. Programme will include BEETHOVEN Sonata in C minor op111 and LISZT Sonata in b minor. Find out more… Read More »Piano Recital – PATRICK HEMMERLÉ
The Wilbye Quartet will again visit St John's Church to sing Choral Evensong using their choice of heavenly music. Jane Cresswell soprano, Lynn Carter alto, Roger Bates tenor and Simon Davies bass formed the Wilbye Quartet during Covid lockdown, at a time when only small groups could meet. They found the experience to be such… Read More »Choral Evensong
Relatively new resident to Taunton, Stanislav Yovanovitch has kindly agreed to give a recital of some of his favourite music prior to his visit to China to give the same perforation. Included in the programme are pieces by Chopin, Debussy, Liszt, Rachmaninov, Ravel and Scriabin. Mr Yovaonvich has had an amazing career stretching across the… Read More »Piano Recital – Stanislav Yovanovitch
St John's Church will be partaking in the Royal College of Organists' International Organ Day Event by being open from 10.00`m until 4.00pm. The Ron Tickner Educational trust will be offering the opportunity to play and find out if you like what you hear.from 11am to 1pm https://www.rtetrust.org/events/ Any organists who would like to try… Read More »International Organ Day at St John’s Taunton
Sasha Herriman, soprano Helena Gascoyne, accompanist Join soprano Sasha Herriman for an uplifting recital of song, with music spanning the genres of classical, jazz and cabaret. Songs of Innocence and Experience will lead you through the dark soul of cabaret to the bright heights of opera in one seamless concert. Sasha is Artistic Director of… Read More »Lunchtime Concert Songs of Innocence and Experience
Vitaly Pisarenko “…Immensely gifted pianist…with prodigious technique, myriad shadings and scrupulous accuracy…” New York Times Born in Ukraine, Vitaly Pisarenko gave his first piano recital at 6 years old , following later piano studies in Rotterdam with Aquiles Delle Vigne* : - considered by Vitaly to be one of his important piano teachers - at… Read More »Vitaly Pisarenko Piano Recital
