13th – 15th May – Following a five-star reviewed* visit in the autumn of 2020, the Parish is excited to welcome back the Northern Chords Festival for the next festival weekend in May. Tickets (including a weekend pass) have now been released and are available from www.northernchords.com .
* to read the review from 2020 click here
Saturday 14 May 2022, 1-2pm Mentorship Gala Concert
Northern Chords Festival artists have been mentoring four outstanding young musicians. Join them in this special performance celebrating their work, presented by Artistic Director Jonathan Bloxham.
The Northern Chords mentees are
Jacob Bettinelli – bass-baritone Kryštof Kohout – violin
Harvey Lin – piano Lucy Walker – composition
Tickets £10/£5 students
Saturday 14 May 2022, 7pm Celebrity Recital
Petroc Trelawny – presenter Claire Bartnett-Jones – mezzo soprano
Ben Johnson – tenor Tom Primrose – piano
BBC Radio 3’s Petroc Trelawny is joined by two Cardiff Singer of the World Audience Prize winners – Claire Bartnett-Jones and Ben Johnson – in an evening celebrating the intricate and beautiful relationship between words and music. This programme interlaces works by Purcell, Liszt, Vaughan Williams, Holub, Shakespeare, Auden and more to create a wonderful mix celebrating words, spoken and sung from the 16th to the 20th Century.
Tickets £15/£5 students
Sunday 15 May, 10-11.15am Haydn – Little Organ Mass
Jonathan Bloxham – conductor Voices of Hope
Northern Chords Festival Orchestra
A unique opportunity to hear Haydn’s seminal Little Organ Mass in its original setting, as part of a church service.
This performance is part of Holy Communion at Js and Bs and is free to attend. Do stay on for the lunchtime concert!
Sunday 15 May 2022, 12-1pm Vivaldi’s Four Seasons
Jonathan Bloxham – conductor Ben Baker – violin
Northern Chords Festival Orchestra
The 2022 Northern Chords Festival closes with a spectacular concert including Vivaldi’s iconic Four Seasons.
Tickets: £10 / £5 students
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