Enjoy a wide range of concerts throughout the year organised by Music in Romsey. Musicians involved range from local choirs and bands to international soloists and orchestras. Concerts begin at 7.30pm unless otherwise stated.
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Romsey Town Mayor’s Charity Concert
Friday 1 March 2019, 7.30pm
New Beginnings
Featuring
Rum’s Eg Singers
Romsey Ukulele Group
Performance Poetry
Mountbatten School Big Band
The Launch of Romsey Chamber Orchestra
A Display of Photos by Viewfinders Camera Club
Tickets £10 (£5 children under 16), £25 Family of 4
available online from www.ticketsource.co.uk/RomseyTownCouncil
or Romsey Town Hall or Romsey Information Centre
An extra weekday Choral Evensong service
Friday 8 March 2019, 5.30 pm
Sung by the visiting choir of the
Episcopal High School, from Virginia, USA
Admission free
Beethoven Choral Symphony
Saturday 23 Mar, 7.30pm
Southampton Concert Orchestra with Romsey Choral Society
An unmissable opening concert culminating with the monumental ‘Choral’ Symphony with its climactic Ode to Joy.
Egmont Overture – Beethoven
Taras Bulba – Janáček
Symphony No. 9 ‘Choral’ – Beethoven
Paul Ingram, conductor
Reserved: £18, £15 (seniors/disabled), £10 (students/under 16s)
Unreserved: £15, £10 (students/under 16s)
Romsey Singers
Saturday 13 Apr, 7.30pm
Requiem: Highlights from works by Verdi, Fauré, Duruflé, Rutter and Lloyd Webber
Agnus Dei – Barber
Rejoice in the Lamb – Britten
Philip Lawson, conductor
In advance
Reserved £14, £12
Unreserved £10
On the door
Reserved £16, £14
Unreserved £12
Under 18s half price
Woodside Singers
with Nova Foresta Classical Players
Saturday 27 Apr, 7.30pm
A beautiful concert presenting two of the most beloved choral works featuring two outstanding guest soloists with the acclaimed professional chamber orchestra Nova Foresta Classical Players.
Requiem – Rutter
Requiem – Fauré
Catherine Gosney, conductor
Rachel Floyd, soprano
John Barker, baritone
Reserved£18, £15
Unreserved£12
Under 16s free
City of Southampton Orchestra
Saturday 11 May, 7.30pm
From Bohemia’s Woods and Fields – Smetana
Fantasy in G minor for violin and orchestra – Suk
Symphony No. 7 – Dvořák
Philip Hesketh, conductor
Madeleine Mitchell, violin
Reserved£18, £15 (seniors/students)
Unreserved£10
Under 18s: £1
Winchester & County Music Festival
Saturday 18 May, 7.30pm
Beatus vir – Vivaldi
Magnificat – Vivaldi
Saint Nicolas – Britten
Graham Kidd, conductor
Hilary Cronin, soprano
Felicity Turner, mezzo soprano
Tom Robson, tenor
Reserved: £27, £21
Unreserved: £17
Students: half-price
The Haydn Collective launch event: ‘Le Matin’
Saturday 8 Jun, 7.30pm
The launch concert of Hampshire’s most exciting new classical music ensemble. Conducted by George Richford, this new project brings the music of Haydn, his contemporaries and forebears into focus.
Te Deum in C –Haydn
Missa brevis Sancti Joannis de Deo – Haydn
Laudate Dominum – Mozart
Ave verum corpus – Mozart
Venite populi – Fux
Symphony No. 6, Le Matin – Haydn
George Richford, Conductor
Reserved: £20
Unreserved: £16
Under 16s free
The Virtuoso Cello
Saturday 22 Jun, 7.30pm
Nova Foresta Classical Players
Join the Nova Foresta Classical Players for an evening of sparkling virtuosity, featuring international cellist Lionel Handy.
Air – Bach
Cello Concerto in D – Haydn
Flight of the Bumblebee – Rimsky-Korsakov
Serenade for Strings – Elgar
Adagio for Strings – Barber
Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 – Bach
Philip Daish-Handy, conductor
Lionel Handy, cello
Reserved: £18
Unreserved: £15
Under 18s free
Schools Choir Festival
Friday 28 Jun, 7.00pm
Joyful choral music from our local schools.
Part of the Romsey Festival of Youth Music, which runs from 21 June to 5 July.
For more details, please visit www.rfoym.org.uk
Concert supporting Jane Scarth House and the Romsey Festival of Youth Music
Unreserved: £10
Under 12s: £7
Romsey Choral Society Summer Concert
with City of Southampton Orchestra
Saturday 6 Jul, 7.30pm
Come and hear Mendelssohn’s glorious oratorio, Elijah, depicting the life of the Old Testament prophet.
Elijah – Mendelssohn
Reserved £20, £16
Unreserved £12
Students and carers half price (reserved tickets)
Southampton Youth Orchestra Gala Concert
Saturday 13 Jul, 7.30pm
with Southampton Philharmonic Choir and members of SYO Alumni
Overture to Der Freischütz – Weber
Song of Destiny – Brahms
Symphony No. 9 ‘Choral’ – Beethoven
Christopher Braime, conductor
Reserved £12, £9 (seniors / students)
Unreserved £10, £7 (seniors / students)
Under 18s: £1
Last Night of the Proms Concert
Saturday 14 Sep, 7.30pm
The Royal Marines Association Concert Band with Portsmouth Military Wives Choir
Lt Colonel Chris Davis OBE RM (Rtd), conductor
Concert supporting The Royal Marines Charity
Reserved£15
Unreserved £10
Sølvguttene Boys’ Choir
Saturday 28 Sep, 7.30pm
After a decade away, the famed Norwegian boy choir, “Boys of Silver”, returns to the UK for an evening of enchanting music. The programme will include a collection of sacred choral music and traditional Norwegian folk songs.
Frikk Heide-Steen, Conductor
Presented by Augustine Noble Limited
Reserved: £15, £12 (seniors / disabled), £10 (students)
Unreserved: £12, £10 (seniors / disabled / students)
Romsey Male Voice Choir
Saturday 5 Oct, 7.30pm
Salisbury Plain Military Wives Choir
A full mix of songs to suit all tastes
Concert supporting Help for Heroes
Unreserved: £12
Under 16s: £8, Family ticket for four: £35
Ethelflaeda Festival
Wednesday 16 Oct – Sunday 20 Oct
Founded as a Benedictine Convent a thousand years ago, Romsey Abbey is dedicated to St Ethelflaeda, who was one of the early abbesses of the convent.
The annual Ethelflaeda Festival brings to the fore the place and legacy of women in the history of the church, Christianity and the arts.
It combines art, music, words, and prayer into a reflective and inspiring few days.
For information on this year’s festival, please visit the Abbey website.
Remembrance
Saturday 9 Nov, 7.30pm
Romsey Choral Society
A selection of choral classics to help give time for reflection and remembrance.
Dorchester Canticles – O’Regan
O nata lux – Lauridsen
Chichester Psalms – Bernstein
Requiem – Rutter
Programme may be subject to change following the appointment in the summer of a new musical director
Reserved: £20, £16
Unreserved: £12
Students and carers half-price (reserved tickets)
Victory!
Saturday 23 Nov, 7.30pm
Michelmersh Silver Band with The Spitfire Sisters
A gala concert packed full of music for all tastes, with the sparkle of internationally acclaimed singing trio The Spitfire Sisters and a special flag-waving celebration of the upcoming 75th Anniversary of VE Day.
Concert supporting The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal
Reserved: £15, £12
Unreserved: £10
Messiah
Saturday 14 Dec, 7.30pm
Romsey Choral Society and City of Southampton Orchestra
A wonderful opportunity to hear this perennial favourite performed by excellent local musicians with professional soloists.
Handel – Messiah
Concert supporting Jane Scarth House
Reserved: £20, £16
Unreserved: £12
Students and carers half price (reserved tickets)
Christmas Carol Concert with Aurum Vocale
Tuesday 17 Dec, 7.00pm
A selection of Christmas music including traditional and modern carols.
Ticket price includes wine/soft drink and mince pies.
David Clegg, conductor
Concert supporting Gift of Sight
Reserved £40, £35
Unreserved £30
Romsey Singers
Friday 20 Dec, 7.30pm
Magnificat – Bach
Carols for choir and audience
Philip Lawson, conductor
In advance
Reserved £16, £14
Unreserved £12
On the door
Reserved £18, £16
Unreserved £14
Under 18s half price
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The 2019 Music in Romsey programme is supported by the White Horse Hotel and Brasserie.
Music in Romsey accepts no responsibility for subsequent changes by artists or promoters.
For enquiries relating to holding a concert in Romsey Abbey, please contact Chris Green at admin@musicinromsey.org