Our first concert of the New Season starts on 26th September 2026 at our usual venue of Trinity United Reformed Church. This concert will be a piano recital given by Nicholas Rimmer and will be a fund raising concert with free entry and a retiring donation / collection.
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The concert will generally be an open concert commencing at 5pm but with two intervals so that members or guests unable to meet the earlier time can join at one of the intervals. The programme will be:
JS BACH – Goldberg Variations BWV 988
1st Interval
FRANZ LISZT Sonata in b minor S. 178
2nd Interval
Modest Mussorgsky – Pictures at an Exhibition
Nicholas Rimmer is a pianist with a keen interest in chamber music, Lied, as well as in historical keyboard instruments, he has appeared in many major concert venues such as Wigmore Hall.
For our second concert on Saturday 24th October 2026 at 7:30pm Lucy Farrimond, Soprano together with Robert Forrest, Tenor and Tim Kennedy, Piano will present a Night at the Opera.
Our third concert will feature Juniors from the Royal Northern College of Music on 30th January 2027 at 3pm. The principal of JRNCM Aled Tudor will bring a selection of students featuring various instruments or voice. This is a chance to see some of the up coming musicians of the future.
The fourth concert of the season will take place on 20th March 2027 at 7:30pm and will be a given by Helen Gordon-Redfearn, clarinet and Eileen Guppy, piano. The programme will feature a mix of classical and jazz inspired pieces.
We are are pleased to have engaged for our fifth concert on the 1st May 2027 at 7:30pm a violoncello and piano recital
to be given by Jessica Burroughs, violoncello and Benjamin Powell, piano. Jessica Burroughs currently holds the cello section leader position of Opera North and is in regular demand as a guest principal with other UK and European orchestras.
Our sixth and final concert of this season will see a welcome return to Wigan of Lewis Kingsley Peart a pianist who has been described as “Exciting, enterprising and even daring!” by Leslie Howard and by Stephen Montague as “Not only technically, but theatrically a real tour de force!” This concert will be held on 5th June 2027 at 7:30pm.
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Note : All concerts are held at Trinity United Reformed Church, Milton Grove Wigan, WN1 2PG.
We accept card or cash at the door, free parking and refreshments. Donations always welcome.
See you there!
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