Concerts

Music at King Charles 2008

Throughout 2008, King Charles hosts an ambitious series of chamber music concerts. More details will be posted here shortly.  Highlights of the series include the opportunity to hear BBC Young Musician of the year winner, ‘cellist Guy Johnston in recital, or to hear the renowned clarinettist David Campbell playing the Mozart quintet.  More information about many of these artists is available here.
 

Season ticket for all nine concerts: £55
Full concert details Individual concerts: ticket price £8 +postage (£10 on the door). Under-18s free*
	2 March Kent Baroque		8 March Anthony Zerpa-Falcon (piano)		26 April Katie Stillman & Simon Lane (violin & piano)
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24 May King Charles Singers & Paul Guinery		21 June The Kokoschka Trio		5 July The Barbirolli Quartet & David Campbell
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	20 September Guy Johnston & Simon Lane (cello & piano)		11 October Karina Lucas & Simon Lane (mezzo & piano)		15 November Sophia Lisovskaya (piano)
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Tickets ordered after the Wednesday before each concert will be held at the door for collection. For enquiries email kcmconcerts@beeb.net

* There is no need for tickets to be acquired in advance for under-18s. Please just present yourself at the door.

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Concerts in 2007

Saturday November 24th: 7.30pm. The Aiso Quartet
Programme includes quartets by Bartok, Mozart and Haydn.

Sunday November 4th: 7.30pm. King Charles Singers
French sacred choral and organ music
Duruflé: Mass Cum Jubilo, and Fauré: Messe Basse

Saturday, 29th September 2007: Konevets Male Voice Quartet
Return of the Konevets Male Voice Quartet, at the invitation of TWIYCA (Tunbridge Wells International Young Concert Artists Competition) in a fund-raising concert in the run-up to the next competition in July 2008.

Saturday July 21st: 7.30pm. Aiso Quartet
Mozart - Dissonance Quartet
Debussy - String Quartet}
Beethoven - Harp Quartet

Sunday June 10th: 6.30pm. Haydn's Nelson Mass in service of Holy Communion, with the Aiso Quartet and members of the King Charles Singers
(Church service - no admission charge)

March 18th 2007, 7.00pm: Handel Messiah (extracts); Caldara Stabat Mater
Performed by The Mead School Choir directed by Sarah Stuart-Pennink, with members of King Charles parish choir, the King Charles Singers, and a Baroque instrumental ensemble led by Teresa Caudle

  
(Mead School and the King Charles Singers.  Larger picture)

February 17th, 7.30pm: Piano recital by Anthony Zerpa-Falcon
In aid of Cancer Research. Music by Albeniz, Mozart, Liszt and Chopin.
Tickets: £10 from 01892 525519

February 24th, 7.30pm: "From Tallis to Tavener"
Choral music from the Renaissance to the present day, given by chamber choir Terpsichore. Tickets available on the door.

March 3rd, 7.30pm: Concert in aid of Tunbridge Wells Homeopathic Hospital

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For the record: Music at King Charles 2006

January 29th 2006, 6.30pm: Festival Evensong
The King Charles Singers. Music by Purcell

February 4th 2006, 7.30pm: Cellists of the RPO
Villa Lobos and much more

March 25th 2006, 7.30pm: Cambridge Taverner Choir
The Coronation of James I

April 9th 2006, 6.30pm: Duruflé's Requiem
Devotional performance for Palm Sunday

May 4th 2006, 2pm and 6.30pm: Raphael Wallfisch
Masterclass and recital of the complete Bach cello suites

May 20th 2006, 7.30pm: Composers of Tunbridge Wells
The London Archduke Trio, led by Charles Wiffen

May 28th 2006, 7.30pm: Death and the Maiden
The Aiso String Quartet, led by Ken Aiso, with a programme including Schubert's late quartet

June 3rd 2006, 7.30pm: Music's Garland
Amanda Pitt (soprano) and David Owen Norris (piano): an evening of songs and piano music from the Romantic period

June 17th 2006, 7.30pm: From Madrigal to McCartney
A riotous evening with Cantabile, the London Quartet

June 25th 2006, 7.30pm: Handel festival concert
Directed by Richard Egarr, Director of the Academy of Ancient Music

Organ Recital Series 2006
September 16th, 6.00pm: David Maw
September 23rd, 6.00pm: Michael Bacon
October 7th, 6.00pm: Jamie McVinnie