The thirtieth Beverley Chamber Music Festival will bring music to East Yorkshire next week. There will be a bumper anniversary programme bringing internationally acclaimed performers to the East Riding.
A gala of two-piano music will be presented by Martin Roscoe in his final concert as joint Co-Artistic Director with long-time collaborator Peter Donohoe – who played at the first-ever BCMF in 1993.
130 young musicians across East Riding are to feature in Big Play – a live-streamed performance taking place on Tuesday 10 November which will be watched by schools across the county from their classrooms. Friends and family are also invited to tune in from home or enjoy viewing later on catch-up.
The brightest stars of the UK’s classical music scene are preparing to visit Beverley for the 2019 Beverley Chamber Music Festival.
Running 25th – 28th September, the festival welcomes two former winners of BBC Young Musician of the Year, violinist Jennifer Pike and cellist Laura van der Heijden, as well as the renowned Brodsky Quartet, to join its Co-Artistic Directors, pianists Martin Roscoe and Libby Burgess.
Returning to Flemingate Car Park on Sunday, 7 July 2019 at 4pm, The Multi-Story Orchestra is bringing one of the most famous pieces of 1960s music – Terry Riley’s In C – to Beverley for an unmissable performance for all the family, joined by East Riding Youth Orchestra.
Tesco’s in Beverley have released a list of events they will be holding in the run up to Christmas as they open their doors to welcome in local groups.
Starting on the 6 December until the 24 December, Christmas Eve, a range of Beverley based charities will be fund raising.
Ever wondered what a violin is made of, why a trombone has a slide, how many metres of tubing there are in a French Horn or even why it’s called a ‘French’ horn?
Now’s your chance to find out. On Saturday 8 July, musicians from East Riding Youth Orchestra and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra with world renowned workshop leader, Tim Steiner, will be hosting Music Box, a fun, interactive musical afternoon for all the family at Bridlington Spa from 2pm.
There will be a rare opportunity to enjoy the world-famous Royal Philharmonic Orchestra on Sunday 9 July at 3pm at Bridlington Spa, where they will also be joined by the East Riding Youth Orchestra, playing a selection of classical music inspired by the sea.
This unique experience sees Bridlington Spa’s Royal Hall opened up to reveal stunning views across Bridlington Bay.
Next month sees the return to Beverley, Yorkshire, of the New Paths music festival.
The inaugural festival took place in Beverley last year and immediately established New Paths as one of the most innovative classical musical festivals in the country.
Jack Gillett a talented musician from Beverley is looking to raise £500 towards a trip that will see him take classical music to young people in South Africa.
Beverley composer Anthony Hedges is to have a performance of his “Psalm 104” for choir and orchestra in New York’s Cathedral of St.John the Divine, the 4th largest church in the world, on 6 November.
A former member of the East Riding Youth Orchestra, David Routledge, is returning to Beverley with Tango 5 for an evening of South American passion and heartfelt melodies.
The Friends of East Riding Youth Orchestras are holding a Pampered Chef party evening at The Hexagon Centre, Coltman Avenue, Beverley. On Tuesday 15th May, between 6pm and 8pm
Fresh from their highly successful collaboration with the Hull Philharmonic Orchestra on Saturday, 26th November, the East Riding Youth Orchestra is returning to the City Hall in Hull on Sunday, 11th December to give their annual Christmas concert together with the senior wind band and their special guests the choir from Swinemoor Primary School in Beverley. The school has recently received a Platinum Sing Up award to recognise the outstanding…
The 2011 Beverley Chamber Music Festival is an annual 4-day festival of world class chamber music in the historic town of Beverley, in East Yorkshire – please see a summary of our events below. Tickets £6 – £16. Concessions apply. Tickets are available on the door for each event, and can be purchased in advance from the Beverley Tourist Information Centre, 34 Butcher Row, Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire. HU17…
On Wednesday 6th July the eight members of the East Riding Senior Percussion Ensemble and their director Chris Sykes, travelled to Birmingham to participate in the National Festival of Music for Youth. The group performed two works in the Recital Hall of Birmingham Conservatoire and were highly praised for their “exciting and full- blooded performance”. The adjudicators acknowledged that the group played with “a great sense of style, good individual…
The City Hall in Hull will be the venue for the debut concerto performance by talented Beverley pianist Adam Davies on Saturday, 16th July. Adam will be performing the first movement of Grieg’s Piano Concerto accompanied by the award winning East Riding Youth Orchestra. This concerto is probably the most famous in the repertoire (and certainly the most familiar thanks to the memorable Morecambe and Wise Christmas Show sketch with…
The Friends of the East Riding Youth Orchestras (FERYO) held their annual Jazz Showcase and Quiz Night at Cottingham Civic Hall. There was a full house and a great atmosphere, as the appreciative audience was treated to a feast of music, food and gentle intellectual challenge (not to mention the silliness of stand-up bingo). This was a chance for the Youth Jazz Orchestra to display their range and extensive repertoire,…
The Spa Bridlington will resound to the sound of one of the noblest of all instruments on Sunday, 10th April, when Richard Leonard plays the solo part in Grøndahl’s lyrical trombone concerto. Richard is the holder of the prestigious title of East Coast Young Musician and has recently been awarded a scholarship to the Royal Scottish Academy of Music where he will begin his studies in September 2011. Richard, a…
