Warrington Concert Series

King George VII (with score) This piece was written upon the request of George Blakesley, a brilliant clarinet player who premiered this piece, along with the pianist Jonathan Fisher, at...

We extend our heartfelt thanks to our incredible performers, whose exceptional talent made the first Warrington Concert Series truly memorable. Our audience enjoyed original compositions, classical improvisations and emerging young talent.

Our deep gratitude also goes to our dedicated volunteers and our wonderful audience, whose presence made it all possible.

Thank you for supporting live classical and jazz music.

We look forward to bringing you more in the very near future 🎶

It's inspiring to see the brilliant range of musicians of all ages we have in Warrington! Last week, we held our first community concert, welcoming performers from 7 years old to adults. They showcased a wide variety of music, including original arrangements, jazz, classical and pop - a real display of hardwork and talent by all. 🎶

Stay tuned for video highlights, and exciting plans for our next concert are already underway.

A huge thank you to those who have generously shared their thoughts and feedback with us following our recent concerts, both via email and our survey.

It really helps us to refine and plan for future events. 🎶 It’s been wonderful to hear how much you enjoyed the music.

If you not had the chance to complete the survey yet, there’s still time to do so. it’ll take less than 5 minutes!

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/RVJY8Z8

That’s a wrap on our first Warrington Concert Series! We hope you’ll agree it’s been a fantastic 5 days of events, with a varied and exciting programme from some incredibly talented musicians 🎶

A huge thank you to all involved who helped us to organise the concerts and to those who attended for supporting live classical music.

If you attended one or more of our events, we’d love to hear your feedback to help us plan for our next season.

Please do share your thoughts with us, or leave us a Facebook review: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/RVJY8Z8

We’re all set for our final concert of the season at Warrington Museum & Art Gallery 🎶 our audience are in for a fantastic evening of piano and clarinet music from composers such as Brahms, Liszt and Chopin - and a world debut of an original composition, ‘King George VII’ by Will Sharland performed by George Blakesley 🎶🎉

Join us this evening for an early evening special performance of classical voice repertoire with Thalie Knights and Nico De Villiers.

Doors open 6.30pm
Starts 7pm
📍Wycliffe Church, Bewsey St, Warrington

*please note Thalie will replace Jessica Hopkins who unfortunately had to stand down due to ill health*

Reserve your seat today, we’d love to you see there.

🎫https://www.warringtonconcertseries.com/spring-2024-tickets/p/soprano-soloist-sunday-2nd-june

Programme:

L'Étranger

Trois Chansons de Billitis – Claude Debussy
La flûte de Pan
La chevelure
Le tombeau des Naïades
The Fields are Full – Ivor Gurney
Go lovely Rose – Roger Quilter
Earth's Call – John Ireland

Shéhérazade – Maurice Ravel
Asie
La flûte enchantée
L'indifférent
*interval*

Quatre poèmes hindous — Maurice Delage
Bénarès: Naissance de Bouddha
Jeypur: Si vous pensez à elle
Lahore: Un sapin isolé
Madras: Une belle

Sea pictures – Edward Elgar
Sea Slumber Song
In Haven
Sabbath Morning at Sea
Where Corals Lie
The Swimmer

Yesterday we enjoyed a fantastic afternoon at our community concert with Warrington Piano Academy - bringing together pianists of all ages and skill levels from across our town.

The audience were treated to a wide variety of music, including jazz, film, classical, and pop, with cello, violin, voice, and French horn amongst the mix too! A huge congratulations and thank you to everyone who took part and shared their talent and hard work with us, and to our brilliantly supportive audience. 🎶🎹👏🎉

Tonight’s concert is off to a wonderful start with the brilliant Aestus Quartet 🎶