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: Rediscovered Treasures
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
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”
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
The Skylarks come from the far corners of the world and have enjoyed careers spanning five continents. Now based in the South West, they met as freelance professional musicians and saw the potential for making wonderful chamber music together. ‘…relaxed and beautiful phrasing, lush sound, contrasting colours, shifting balances and pure enjoyment between friends who… Read More »St John’s Lunchtime Concerts, Entente Cordiale – The Skylark Quartet
A programme of English song to celebrate the Queen's Jubilee Year. A mixture of works from this Elizabethan age and the last, with some of Her Majesty's favourite pieces. Soprano, Margaret Aagesen Hughes, whose voice has been described as "liquid gold", will be accompanied by Andrew Carter, piano and Lynn Carter, oboist.
This 40 strong choir, comprised of the combined choirs of St Alban's School and St Columba's College are touring South West England at the beginning of July. We are most excited they have chosen to include St John's Church in their itinerary and eagerly await to hear the their performance which will include "Jazz Missa… Read More »St John’s Lunchtime Concerts, Combined Choirs of St Alban’s Schools
Taunton Festival of the Arts organised three competitions for young singers in March of this year. A few of the prize winners from these events have been invited to share some of their winning, competition songs with the audience. In addition, there were two days of vocal music making in the February festival classes. Taunton… Read More »St John’s Lunchtime Concerts, Taunton Young Singers
The Arquebus Trio are a folk group with a wide repertoire of traditional folk mixed with original songs and tunes, performed in an upbeat, contemporary foot stomping style. This concert will range from traditional and modern folk songs and tunes from Somerset and beyond, Doors will open at 12.00pm and the concert will start at… Read More »St John’s Lunchtime Concerts, From Somerset and Beyond with The Aquebus Trio
