PAST   CONCERTS

The Elements

Spring Concert – conducted by Edwin Pitt Mansfield

St Lawrence Music Club

St Lawrence Church, Bovingdon HP3, OLU

 

Saturday 7th June 2025, 6.30 pm

The Aylesbury Consort of Voices will be presenting a varied programme of unaccompanied music exploring themes based on the Elements – including works by Tallis, Gjeilo, Chilcott and Barber, as well as some very familiar jazz classics.

Tickets £15 (under 16s £5) – from http://www.ticketsource.co.uk/st-lawrence-church or on the door

Interval refreshments

Arise!

Aylesbury Lunchtime Music series

St Mary’s Church, Aylesbury

 

Thursday 17th April 2025, 12.45 pm

Evocative choral music celebrating Maundy Thursday and Easter, exploring themes of hope and renewal with a varied programme including works by:

Tavener, Palestrina, Byrd, Purcell, Judith Weir, Ola Gjeilo and Christopher Tin.

The painting in the poster is The Last Supper by Ugolino da Siena ca. 1325-30, on view at the Metropolitan Museum, New York.

Launde Abbey

Waiting for the Light: Music and Readings for Advent

Launde Abbey, East Norton, Leicestershire

LE7 9XB

Saturday 7th December 2024, 3pm

Join us at Launde Abbey on 7th December at 3pm for ‘Waiting for the Light’, an afternoon of scripture and song in the beautiful chapel, led by Launde Abbey and the Aylesbury Consort of Voices, followed by mulled wine and mince pies.

A Launde Abbey Fundraising Event.

Tickets: £30, call 01572 717 254 or email: info@launde.org.uk

A Capella Choral Music in Quainton

Saturday 12th October 2024

6pm 

Quainton Holy Cross & St Mary’s Church

54 Church Street, Quainton, HP22 4AP

A great programme for an evening autumnal concert – from Byrd and Bruckner to Billy Joel!

Sunday 14th July 2024

3pm 

St George’s RAF Church, Halton HP22 5PG  

The choir sang a varied programme, perfect for a summer’s afternoon, including works by Rutter, Dove and Whitacre, as well as some more familiar modern classics.

Spring Concert

Saturday 18th May 2024

7.30 pm 

Haddenham Baptist Church  

The choir sang a variety of wonderful music inspired by themes of spring and renewal and was accompanied by Richard Norriss.

Epiphany Lunchtime Concert

Thursday 4th January 2024

12.45-1.45 pm 

St Mary’s Church Aylesbury

The Aylesbury Consort returns to open the 2024 Aylesbury Lunchtime Music concert series, singing a wonderful and varied selection of seasonal music including Palestrina’s Surge, Illuminare Jerusalem and Harris’ Faire is the Heaven as well as Northern Lights by Ola Gjeilo. 

Sunday 23rd July 2023, 3pm 

St George’s Church,  RAF Halton, Chestnut Avenue HP22 5NZ

“High Flight”

An RAF Halton community event –  afternoon concert of music followed by tea and cake!

 

 

Saturday 22 April 2023, 7pm 

St Mary’s Church, Aylesbury, HP20 2JJ

“Wings of Song”

www.wegottickets.com/event/576138

An evening of choral music with a programme inspired by an avian theme, and also featuring works by the non-feathered William Byrd, in this, the 400^th anniversary year of the great composer’s death.

‘Laudibus in Sanctis’ and ‘Sing Joyfully’ will be complemented by a range of other pieces spanning the ages including ‘The Turtle Dove’ by Ralph Vaughan Williams, ‘Il est bel et bon’ by Passereau, ‘Nightingales’ by Gerald Finzi, ‘Birds’ Lullaby’ by Sarah Quartel  and Stanford’s ‘Blue Bird’. There will also be  a couple of jazz classics, as well as the contemporary ‘Hope is the thing with Feathers’ by Christopher Tin, lyric by Emily Dickinson.

Tickets: £16 online or on the door, under 18s £6

https://www.wegottickets.com/event/576138

Entry ticket includes cold buffet

Drinks including wine will be available to purchase during the interval

Funds raised will go towards the restoration of the reredos at St Mary’s    

 

Thursday 5th January 2023, 12.45pm

St Mary’s Church, Aylesbury, HP20 2JJ

Part of the “Aylesbury Lunchtime Music” series

Behold that Star

Choral music at St Mary’s, Aylesbury, led by Musical Director Kelvin Turner

Tickets £7 on the door, under 18s free  – for more see  http://www.aylesburylunchtimemusic.co.uk

 

Sunday 4th December 2022, 6pm

St Mary’s Church, Hardwick HP22 4DT

Christmas at Hardwick   

Festive Choral music, led by Musical Director Kelvin Turner

Hardwick tickets available@ http://www.wegottickets.com/event/560653

Sunday 27 November 2022, 7.30pm

St Mary’s Church, Aylesbury, HP20 2JJ

Memorial Concert

to celebrate the life of

Colin Ferris (1950-2022)

With

Crendon Chamber Orchestra

Aylesbury Consort of Voices

Arwen Newband & Anna Le Hair

* * * All welcome * * *

Join us for a wonderful programme of live music, wine & nibbles, as we remember Colin Ferris; our dear friend, colleague & music lover.

Programme includes numerous works by Ferris,

Beethoven Sonata No.8, 1st movement for violin and piano performed by Arwen Newband and Anna Le Hair

Elgar Serenade for Strings, Nimrod – Crendon Chamber Orchestra

Britten Simple Symphony – Crendon Chamber Orchestra

Bach  Motet BVW230 – Lobet den Herrn- Aylesbury Consort of Voices

 www.aylesburylunchtimemusic.co.uk

 

Night & Day

Saturday 12th November 2022, 7pm

Holy Trinity Church, Prestwood,

134 Wycombe Road, HP16 0HJ

 An evening of choral music at Prestwood, led by Musical Director Kelvin Turner

Saturday 18 June 2022, 7.15 pm

St Joseph’s Church, Aylesbury

If Ye Love Me

An evening of glorious renaissance music from the time of St John Fisher.

Sunday 15 May 2022,  3-5 pm

Great Missenden Parish Church of St Peter & St Paul

A Musical Cream Tea

Drop into the church after your hike around the local woods for a cream tea, accompanied by the choir singing some sweet tunes!

Saturday 6 November 2021, 7pm

Holy Trinity, Penn Street

An Evening of Music at Penn Street

featuring the  Aylesbury Consort of Voices and Wendlebury Winds

The Aylesbury Consort of Voices and Wendlebury Winds performed a varied programme of music drawn from themes of nature.

The Consort performed a variety of songs ranging from Finzi’s lyrical “Seven Poems of Robert Bridges” to the playful, light and joyous “En une seule Fleur” by Lauridsen from his “Les chansons des Roses”. Soprano Sara Kalic featured as soloist in Esenvalds’ evocative “Only in Sleep” and a well known Blackbird  also graced our evening.

The Wendlebury Winds Ensemble was in quintet form and gave us an atmospheric programme including Milhaud’s “La Cheminee de Roi Rene”, Mozart’s Divertimento K270 and the Iolanthe Overture by Sullivan.

There was a joint performance by both groups at the finale for a rendition of the refined and elegantly lyrical “Cantique de Jean Racine” by Faure.

The Aylesbury Town Mayor’s Remembrance Service

Thursday 11 November 2021, 

7.30 PM

St Mary’s Church,

Aylesbury

The Aylesbury Consort of Voices was invited to sing at this service of remembrance given by Aylesbury Town Council

An poignant evening of reflection, commemoration and thanks

Musical Tea:  Charity Fundraiser in aid of

The British Red Cross

Adstock, Buckingham

1st March 2020

A varied programme featuring music from Finzi and Elgar, Billy Joel, Stephen Paulus and some Jazz classics

O Magnum Mysterium

 

Christmas concert in aid of Crisis

Berkhamsted School Chapel

Saturday 21st December 2019

Programme included Byrd, Tallis, Schutz, Palestrina, Stanford