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For music lovers in and around Plymouth, Devon |
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Concert Programme for May 2025
Concerts in the Exeter area have their own page
| Thursday May 1 at 1 pm at St. Eustachius Church, Tavistock Mount Kelly College Scholars Admission free with retiring collection Tavistock Festival |
| Friday May 2 at 1 pm at St. Eustachius Church, Tavistock Anna Loveday - singer & actress Opera favourites Admission free with retiring collection Tavistock Festival |
| Friday May 2 at 8 pm at the Old Chapel, Calstock Cornish Storytelling with Music The Prophecy of Merlin: Mike O’Connor OBE: Storyteller and Violin, Barbara Griggs: harp Award winning storyteller, Mike O’Connor, will be telling the dramatic traditional Cornish tale of Merlin, based on historical sources and with the aid of music to create a magical atmosphere. Tickets: £8 in advance, £11 on the door. Not suitable for under 10s. For more info: www.calstockarts.org or 01822 833183 |
| Saturday May 3 at 7 pm at St. Petroc's Church, Lydford Flute Cocktail, musical director Mel Orriss Includes world premiere of "Landmarks" by Andrew Wilson Tickets £5 on the door |
| Saturday May 3 at 7.30 pm at St Eustachius' Parish Church, Tavistock Mount Kelly Choral Society, director Dan Robson, with soloists, two pianos and percussion Carl Orff: Carmina Burana Tickets £14 in advance from TicketSource or from BookStop in Tavistock. £15 on the door; U-18s free. Part of the Tavistock Festival |
| Wednesday May 7 at t 7.30 pm at St Eustachius' Parish Church, Tavistock Big Jazz Choir with Helen Porter Admission free with retiring collection Tavistock Festival |
| Thursday May 8 at 1 pm at St Eustachius' Parish Church, Tavistock Haldon String Quartet Admission free with retiring collection Tavistock Festival |
| Friday May 9 at 1 pm at St Eustachius' Parish Church, Tavistock The Greenwood Consort Baroque music by Handel and Telemann Admission free with retiring collection Tavistock Festival |
| Friday May 9 at 7.30 pm at the Old Chapel, Calstock Co-operative Big Band, led by Gav Martin Tickets free- Bucket for donations to the band & Calstock Arts |
| Saturday May 10 at 7.30 pm at St Eustachius' Parish Church, Tavistock Vocal Harem and the Sultans of Sing Admission free with retiring collectionTickets at the door Tavistock Festival |
| Saturday May 10 at 7.30 pm at Buckfast Abbey Collati - a chamber choir, directed by Trefor Farrow Unaccompanied anthems and motets, including works by Tallis, Byrd, and Monteverdi alongside modern composers such as Whitacre, MacMillan and Trotta. Tickets £15 from https://www.buckfast.org.uk/events, from Buckfast Abbey Visitor Centre or on the door. |
| Friday May 16 at 8 pm at The Old Chapel, Calstock India Electric Company - acoustic based duo Tickets online £15 in advance, £17 on the door, £2 discount for Friends of Calstock Arts |
| Saturday May 17 at 7.30 pm at Callington Methodist Church
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Tamar Valley Male Voice Choir Concert |
| Saturday May 17 at 8 pm at The Old Chapel, Calstock The Adam Sweet Band: Garry Kroll - drums, Paddy Blight - bass, Thomas Hughes - Hammond Organ Tickets £17 online, £19 on the door |
| Wednesday May 21 at 3 pm at The church of St Pancras, Widecombe-in-the-Moor Michael Brown and Charles Maxtone-Smith, organist at Buckfast Abbey Talk about and play the Nelson organ recently acquired from Christchurch, Oxford works by Bach, Vaughan Williams, Elgar, Reger and Stanley. Free tickets online |
| Friday May 23 at 6 pm at Kingsbridge Methodist Church, TQ7 1AW Divertimento String Quartet Bach: Contrapuncti from The Art of Fugue Four Nordic folk songs Borodin: String Quartet No 2 Tickets £20, Under 18s free, at the door, or in advance from tickettailor.com or enquiries@divertimento.uk.com |
| Saturday May 24 at 5 pm at St. John's Church, Totnes Divertimento String Quartet Bach: Contrapuncti from The Art of Fugue Four Nordic folk songs Borodin: String Quartet No 2 Tickets £20, Under 18s free, at the door, or in advance from tickettailor.com or enquiries@divertimento.uk.com |
| Sunday May 25 at 5 pm at Minstrels Music Centre, Canworthy Water, PL15 8UB Divertimento String Quartet Bach: Contrapuncti from The Art of Fugue Four Nordic folk songs Borodin: String Quartet No 2 Tickets £20, Under 18s free, at the door, or in advance from tickettailor.com or enquiries@divertimento.uk.com |
| Monday May 26 to Thursday May 29 at the Great Hall, Dartington Aronowitz Ensemble Chamber Music 9th annual Chambewr Music Festival Magnus Johnston - violin, Elena Urioste - violin, Hélène Clément - viola, Tom Hankey - viola, Guy Johnston - cello, Marie Macleod - cello, Tom Poster - piano Details below In association with John Whibley Holidays & Travel for the Arts |
| Monday May 26 at 5.30 pm at the Great Hall, Dartington Aronowitz Ensemble Chamber Music Strauss: Prelude to Capriccio for string sextet Songs by: Strauss, Beach and Korngold Schumann: Piano Quartet in Eb, Op.47 Tickets £20 online |
| Tuesday May 27 at 12 noon at the Great Hall, Dartington Aronowitz Ensemble Chamber Music Mozart: Violin Sonata K.305 Charlotte Sohy: Thème varié for violin and piano Vaughan Williams: How Cold the Wind Doth Blow Beethoven: Cello Sonata in A, Op.69 Tickets £15 online |
| Tuesday May 27 at 5.30 pm at the Great Hall, Dartington Aronowitz Ensemble Chamber Music Korngold: Suite for two violins, cello and piano left-hand Brahms: String Quintet in G, Op. 111 Tickets £20 online |
| Wednesday May 28 at 12 noon at the Great Hall, Dartington Aronowitz Ensemble Chamber Music Beethoven: Violin Sonata in G Op.96 Brahms: Piano Quartet in C minor, Op.60 Tickets £15 online |
| Wednesday May 28 at 5.30 pm at the Great Hall, Dartington Aronowitz Ensemble Chamber Music Fauré: La Bonne Chanson for voice and piano quintet Schubert: String Quintet in C, D.956 Tickets £20 online |
| Thursday May 29 at 12 noon at the Great Hall, Dartington Aronowitz Ensemble Chamber Music Barber: Hermit Songs Dvorák: String Quintet in Eb Tickets £15 online |
| Thursday May 29 at 5.30 pm at the Great Hall, Dartington Aronowitz Ensemble Chamber Music Brahms: String Sextet in G, Op.36 Songs by Mahler, Strauss and Cole Porter (arr. Tom Poster) Tickets £20 online |
| Friday May 30 at 8 pm at the Old Chapel, Calstock An Evening of Song: A selection of favourite Opera Arias and songs from Broadway Musicals Acclaimed piano accompanist, Jonathan Delbridge, together with wellknown opera singers, Louise Innes (Mezzo-Soprano) and James Cleverton (Baritone) will be presenting an evening of much loved music from opera and Broadway musical hits. Tickets: £15 in advance, £18 on the door, £2 discount for FCA.. For more info: www.calstockarts.org or 01822 833183 |
| Saturday May 31 at 5 pm at Holy Cross Church, Newton Ferrers, PL8 1AH Divertimento String Quartet Bach: Contrapuncti from The Art of Fugue Four Nordic folk songs Borodin: String Quartet No 2 Tickets £20, Under 18s free, at the door, or in advance from tickettailor.com or enquiries@divertimento.uk.com |
