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There is a tradition of good music at St Nicholas’ and a series of music recitals are held in the Church every Wednesday at 2pm throughout the year lasting for 45 minutes. A minimum donation of £5.00 towards recital expenses is appreciated. The recitals provide a perfect break during the day with tea, coffee and cake available before the music begins.  All are welcome to come and enjoy great music in our beautiful building.  Doors open at 1.30pm.

July 2024

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    Ivan Hovorun:  (piano) Late Chopin piano works and Liszt Hungarian Rhapsody No2 in arrangement of Valdimir Horowitz, with cadenza by Sergei Rachmaninoff

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    John Bruzon (piano)

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    Hammig String Quartet:  Dvorak’s Piano Quintet – one of the most melodious piano quintets ever written

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    Vincenzo Delli Noci:  (piano) Pieces by Maurice Ravel, Earl Wild and George Gershwin

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    Yoon Seok Shin:  (piano) A mesmerising journey through timeless melodies of classical piano music

August 2024

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      Sylvia Akagi & Peter Golden:  Sylvia Akagi (voice and flute) with Peter Golden (voice and guitar) - classical, traditional, blues and original

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    John Lake Quartet:  JLQ (John Lake Quartet) play the music of Brubeck, Monk and Rollins. Some of the classic tunes by these jazz giants will be played alongside original tunes with similarities written by John Lake. Take Five, Blue Rondo a La Turk, Round Midnight, St. Thomas and more....
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    Cruft Ensemble:  In Memory of Benedict Cruft – Purcell (3 Fantasias), Bach (Trio in Em BWV 528), and Beethoven (Trio in C minor op.9 no.3)

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    Anna Vienna Ho:  (piano)

September 2024

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      Gema Lu Cai & Edgar Langley:  (piano & guitar) “Wonderlust”, featuring composers of many different countries

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    Emmanuel Sowicz:  (guitar)  Join the winner of the London International Guitar Competition to experience sublime works by Bach and Barrios, alongside vibrant dances from Latin America

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    Paul Taylor:  (piano)  Paul is an accomplished pianist and keyboard player specialising in improvisation. The music is evocative, alluring and unique; combining unusual harmonies and sonorities with an original and fluid technique

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    Ellie Blackshaw:  (violin)  Music for violin including pieces by Bach and Barry Mills

October 2024

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      Evelyne Harrison & Zhanna Kemp:  (alta saxophone & piano)  “An eclectic mix of all styles of saxophone music from baroque to boogie”

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      Elegia Consort: (Daria Robertson soprano, Paul Houston tenor & Andrew Storey piano) “Puccini & Co” - arias and duets by Puccini and contemporary composers

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    Yohei Nakajima & Miho Sanou:  (viola & piano)  Music for viola and piano by Rebecca Clarke and Prokofiev

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    Duo Oriana:  Baroque music for two recorders including van Eyck, Purcell, and Telemann

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    Eugenia & Quentin Russell:  Violin, Cello & Piano

November 2024

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      Elia Stavrou:  A beautiful recital for the piano

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    Simeon Walker:  (piano) Leeds-based pianist & composer Simeon Walker presents a range of captivating original compositions, where listeners are invited to find stillness, beauty and meaning as much in the spaces between the notes as the notes themselves, as engaging and accessible musical stories are woven with each tender, intimate performance

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    Berniya Hamie:  (piano)  Solo piano works by Schubert and Bartók

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    John Collins:  (organ)  European organ music from the 16th to 18th centuries