What's on: MUSIC

Local music events, including singers, orchestras, music groups, opera, ballet plus touring performers.

Wokingham Music Club

3rd Friday each month

7.30pm or 8pm

 

 

 

 

Bruce Juice

Simply Dan

Emmbrook Sports & Social Club, The Club House, Lowther Road, Wokingham RG41 1JB

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The Whitty Theatre, Luckley House School, Luckley Road, Wokingham RG40 3EU

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The Royal British Legion Club, Woodward Cl, Winnersh, Wokingham RG41 5LP

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Wokingham Music Club - a great place to go on a Friday night.

Friday 12th April, 7.30pm The Whitty Theatre Logicaltramp The Spirit of Supertramp £21 in advance
Friday 19th April, 8pm The Royal British Legion Club Quo Connection in concert £21 in advance
Friday 10th May, 8pm The Royal British Legion Club The AC/DC Experience £22 in advance
Friday 31st May, 7.30pm The Whitty Theatre Very Beautiful South £22 in advance
Friday 27th September, 7.30pm The Whitty Theatre Genesis Visible Touch £23 in advance
Friday 11th October, 8pm The Royal British Legion Club Simply Dan play the music of Steely Dan £23 in advance
Friday 15th November, 8pm The Royal British Legion Club Small Fakers in concert £22 in advance

Tickets in advance from www.ticketsource.co.uk/wokinghammusicclub (Booking fee applies) or on the door.

Food and drink available.

The Wokingham Music Club is open on the 3rd Friday of each month and some Mondays & Saturdays, too.

Thames Voyces Concert: 'Choral Classics'

Saturday 16th March
4pm

Note time

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St John the Baptist Parish Church, Waterloo Road, Crowthorne RG45 7NT

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Thames Voyces Concert: 'Choral Classics'

Thames Voyces chamber choir welcomes you to their Spring 2023 concert.

The programme includes:

  • Mozart: Vesperae Solennes de Confessore
  • Byrd: Ave Verum Corpus
  • Elgar: Ave Verum Corpus
  • And more.

Music Director: Nick Austin. With Ben Giddens, organ.

Tickets: £15 (FREE for accompanied under 16s) available by calling 0118 967 7319 or on the door or by email.

More information: www.thamesvoyces.org.uk.

Woodley Concert Band Concert

Saturday 16th March

7.00pm

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Bulmershe School Theatre, Bulmershe School, Chequers Way, Woodley RG5 3EH

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Woodley Concert Band Concert

Spring is on the horizon and with it comes our first concert in this, Woodley Concert Band's 50th anniversary year! We're delighted to invite you to join us for an evening of music and entertainment from Woodley Concert Band.

Normally our concerts feature music that follows a theme – for example, our last concert was full of music from different time periods, and we often perform concerts of British music or movie themes and musicals. This time we're giving our musical director a completely blank canvas to create a concert featuring the very best of different music styles and genres; this feels like a good way to begin our golden anniversary celebrations.

To give you an idea of what to expect, you'll hear Bernstein's epic Overture to Candide, a medley of James Bond music, highlights from Disney and some uplifting original wind band music from Philip Sparke. Whatever your taste, there will be plenty to enjoy!

Musical Director: Claire Lawrence.

Tickets: £14, concessions (over 65s) £12, £5 for under 16s, available from TicketSource or by calling 0870 321 2186 or contact us by email.

There are also FREE TICKETS through the WCB First Timers Scheme for those who have never been to a WCB concert before. You can find out more information on the band's website at www.woodleyconcertband.org.uk.

More information: visit our website at www.woodleyconcertband.org.uk.

Yateley Choral Society Concert: 'Commemoration and Coronation'

Saturday 16th March

7.45pm

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Yateley Choral Society. Click for full leaflet.

St Swithun's Catholic Church, Firgrove Road, Yateley, Hampshire GU46 6NH

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Yateley Choral Society Concert: 'Commemoration and Coronation'

Yateley Choral Society welcomes you to its Spring 2024 concert.

The programme will include:

  • Elgar: Great is the Lord
  • Anton Bruckner: Selection of motets
  • Haydn: O coelitum beati
  • Purcell: I was glad
  • Mozart: Coronation Mass

Conducted by James Casselton.

Tickets: £17, Students £5, under 16s free, can be purchased either on the door or by calling 01276 31850 or from St Swithun's Parish office or from Yateley Town Council Offices or from Discoveries.

More information: visit our website www.yateley-choral.org.uk.

Crowthorne Choral Society Concert

Saturday 16th March

7.30pm

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Wellington College Chapel, Wellington College, Duke's Ride, Crowthorne, Berkshire RG45 7PU

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Crowthorne Choral Society Concert

Crowthorne Choral Society and Wellington College Parent Singers welcome you to a concert featuring:

  • Vivaldi: Gloria
  • Vivaldi: Stabat Mater
  • Other Baroque choral works

With Wellington College Ensemble.

Directed by Simon Williamson.

Tickets: £15 (students £5), online at Eventbrite or on the door.

Parking is available on the Grand Drive and disabled / wheelchair access is available into the chapel.

More information: www.crowthornechoral.org.uk.

Crowthorne Symphony Orchestra Concert

Saturday 23rd March

7.30pm

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All Saints' Church, Wiltshire Road, Wokingham, Berkshire RG40 1UE

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Crowthorne Symphony Orchestra Concert

Booking for Crowthorne Symphony Orchestra's next concert featuring the Beethoven Violin Concerto with soloist Elizaveta Tyun is open now, with an Earlybird discount of £2 on tickets bought before January 31st.

CSO's first concert at All Saints in November was a sold-out success, and they're expecting high demand for tickets - Elizaveta has a loyal following after superb performances including the Britten, Tchaikovsky and – most recently – Bruch concertos with the orchestra. Born in St Petersburg, Elizaveta Tyun studied at London's prestigious Royal College and Royal Academy of Music, and last year joined the first violins in one of the world's great orchestras, the London Philharmonic Orchestra.

The programme for tnis concert includes:

  • Vaughan Williams: Job, a Masque for Dancing
  • Beethoven: Violin Concerto (Soloist: Elizaveta Tyun)
  • Ruth Gipps: Knight in Armour

Conductor: Robert Roscoe.

Earlybird Tickets: £13 (18 years and under free). After January 31st: £15. online from TicketTailor or through our website at www.crowthorneorchestra.com or at the door (subject to availability).

More information about CSO: www.crowthorneorchestra.com.

Wokingham Choral Society Concert: Spring 2024 Concert

Saturday 23rd March

7.30pm

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Great Hall, University of Reading, London Road Campus, Reading RG1 5AQ

How to get there (then download the MAP of London Road Campus).

Wokingham Choral Society Concert: Spring 2024 Concert

Wokingham Choral Society welcomes you to their Spring 2024 Concert for a performance of:

  • Duruflé: Requiem
  • Finzi: Lo, the Full, Final Sacrifice
  • Mendelssohn: Hear my Prayer
  • Elgar: Serenade for Strings

Conductor: George de Voil, with Iestyn Evans, organ; Charlotte Bowden, soprano; and Chameleon Arts Orchestra.

Tickets: £17.50 (£5 under 18s & students) are available from Information Centre, Wokingham; Newbury Building Society, Wokingham; Jay Design & Print, Wokingham or by email or online from TicketSource (Booking fee applies) or at the door subject to availability (we can take card payments on the door).

Find out more about us at: www.wokingham-choral-society.org.uk.

Bracknell Choral Society Concert: Brahms 'Requiem'

Sunday 24th March

4pm (Note time)

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Salisbury Hall, Newbold College, St Mark's Rd, Bracknell RG42 4AN

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Bracknell Choral Society Concert: Brahms 'Requiem'

Bracknell Choral Society welcomes you to a performance of:

  • Brahms: Requiem

Soprano: Elinor Rolfe Johnson; Baritone: James Oldfield with Nick Austin and Ben Giddens, piano.

The musical director: Greg Hallam

Tickets: £20 (accompanied under 18's free) available from www.bracknellchoral.org.uk.

For full booking details and online booking, please visit the website, www.bracknellchoral.org.uk.

More information about BCS: www.bracknellchoral.org.uk.

Fleet Orchestra: Open Rehearsal

Wednesday 27th March

7.30pm-9pm

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Fleet Orchestra. Click to see larger leaflet.

St Philip and St James Church, Kings Road, Fleet GU51 3AR

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Fleet Orchestra: Open Rehearsal

Fleet Orchestra invites you to take part in on open rehearsal. If you are thinking of getting back into playing, come along and see what we're all about!

We will be rehearsing pieces from works by: Brahms, Vaughan Williams, Smetana, Stanford and also a selection from Fiddler on the Roof.

Rehearsal starts 7.30pm, door opens 7.15pm for setting up. Refreshments will be served – free.

Please bring your own music stand.

Please email us to let us know what instrument you will bring so we can provide copies of parts. Send us an email before 22nd March.

More information: visit our website at fleetorchestra.co.uk.

Henley Choral Society Concert: 'Songs of Peace'

Saturday 6th April

7.30pm

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Great Hall, University of Reading, London Road Campus, Reading RG1 5AQ

How to get there (then download the MAP of London Road Campus).

Henley Choral Society Concert: 'Songs of Peace'

June 6th 2024, marks the 80th anniversary of D-Day, the largest Naval, Air and Land Operation in history. Ahead of these commemorations, Henley Choral Society presents a concert of works by British composers written between 1916 and 1945, on the themes of peace, service and sacrifice.

The programme includes:

  • Vaughan Williams: Dona Nobis Pacem ('Grant us peace')
  • Elgar: The Spirit of England
  • Finzi: Lo, the Full, Final Sacrifice

With Christine Cunnold, soprano; Ross Ramgobin, baritone; London String Collective.

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Conductor: Richard Harker.

The concert will include a retiring collection in aid of the Royal British Legion.

Tickets: £23 with £5 concession for under 25s, students, benefit recipients, veterans and current members of the services, online from buytickets.at/henleychoralsociety.

More information about Henley Choral Society: www.henleychoralsociety.org.uk.


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These music items run permanently.

H-Bar-C: Live Country Music

Every 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month

8.15pm-11pm

Royal British Legion, Eversley Road, Reading, Berkshire RG2 9PR

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Live Country Music

Enjoy "Live" Band Country Music to either dance to or to listen to by the UK's top professional bands every 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month at The Royal British Legion, Arborfield.

Dress smart casual or western.

Admission on the door: £7. No children under 14. No line dancing. No membership required.

Now in our 32nd year! For more details see www.h-bar-c-country.co.uk or call H-BAR-C Country on 0118 989 1354 or 07720 353879

Sandham Singers Welcomes New Members

Wednesdays
(Term time)

8pm-10pm

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Music Room, St. Gabriel's, Sandleford Priory, Newbury RG20 9BD

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Sandham Singers Welcomes New Members

Sandham Singers are led by Janet Coxwell.

If you would like stimulating weekly rehearsals and the opportunity to perform a wide repertoire of music then please contact us by calling Jane Pike on 07780 767408 or contact her by email.

More information about Sandham Singers on Facebook: www.facebook.com/sandhamsingers.

Would you like to sing with Thames Valley Chorus?

Tuesday evenings

7.30pm to 10.15pm

Thames Valley Chorus

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Bulmershe School, Chequers Way, Woodley RG5 3EU

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Would you like to sing with Thames Valley Chorus?

With new Musical Director, Anne Fairbrother at the helm, Thames Valley Chorus (TVC) is enjoying getting back to live performances. The chorus has over 30 singers with many having joined through one of their highly enjoyable 'Learn to Sing' courses or attended one of their Open Rehearsals.

Singing in four-part close-harmony there is a voice part for every male vocal range. No previous experience of singing in choirs is necessary and there's no need to be able to read music.

If this type of singing appeals to you then pop along to one of their Tuesday evening rehearsals where you can be assured of a warm welcome. Also keep an eye out for their next 'Learn to Sing' course scheduled for Autumn 2022. If you are interested in joining TVC or finding out more, then call Phil on 0118 9774257 or contact the choir by email.

For more information about TVC: www.tvchorus.co.uk.

Female choir looking for new singers

Tuesday mornings
in term time

10.45am - 12.15pm

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Charvil Village Hall, 9 Park Lane, Charvil RG10 9TR

How to get there.

Tapestry Choir is an all-female choir based in Berkshire.

We are an intimate group of fifteen voices and are currently looking for new members in all voice parts.

As a group we focus mainly on classical repertoire written for female voices from the 19th and 20th centuries, including pieces by Holst, Britten, Poulenc and Debussy.

We currently put on three concerts a year, as well as a summer concert.

We rehearse on Tuesday mornings in Charvil between 10.45am and 12.15pm during term time. If you are a reasonably confident performer, can read music and are interested in joining us we would love to hear from you.

Please contact Sarah Latto by email for more information.

More information about us: www.tapestrychoir.org.uk

Calling Girl Singers Aged 10-18!

Sundays

6.15pm-7.45pm

Click to visit Jewel Tones website

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Charvil Village Hall, 9 Park Lane, Charvil RG10 9TR

How to get there.

Suzanne Newman leads a choir for girls between the ages of 10 and 18. The choir is called Jewel Tones.

We sing folk songs, popular songs and songs from music theatre. We have a few spaces in the choir.

For more information about Jewel Tones contact Suzanne Newman on 0118 934 0589 or see: www.jeweltones.co.uk.