Prize winners recital

SUNDAY 10th NOVEMBER 2019, 7pm,
United Reformed Church Broadstone

Broadstone Music Series Festival Competition Winners’ Recital. Join us for a celebration of some of the musical talent from our 1st ever competition festival on 26th/27th October that took place Talbot Heath School.

Tickets avaliable on the door:
Adult: £6
Students £3

Winners from the inaugural Broadstone Competitive Music Festival 2019.

Music from Bach, Weber, Boccherini and more
Accompanied by Semra Kurutac

2019 Summer Festival

Broadstone Music Series are excited to announce our first summer festival. Featuring some of our favourite artists from the last 10 years of the Broadstone Music Series!

  • 5th July: Moonlight Swing Band,
    St John’s Church, 7:30pm
    Led by Kevin Morgan (BSO
    principal Trombone).
    Tickets £10 (Wine included)
  • 6th July: ‘Come and Play from Scratch’. Broadstone
    United Reformed Church Hall, 3pm.
    Participation day amateur orchestra. Directed by
    distinguished local musicians. From grade 3+,
    learn arrangements of classics & musicals.
    Tickets £15, advance booking essential.
  • 7th July: Dorchester Piano Quartet.
    Lytchett Minster. 3pm.
    Strauss recital, talk & cream tea.
    Tickets £10 (Cream tea included)
  • 8th July: Capriccioso String Quartet. St John’s Church, 7:30pm.
    Italian themed music & wine.
    Tickets £8 (Glass of wine included)
  • 9th July: Recitals for Wrigglers. St John’s Church Hall, 1.30pm. Click here for more details.
    As seen at the Edinburgh Festival. For ages 0 to 5 years. Sponsored by Lemur Landings.
    Tickets £5 child, parent free.
  • 9th July: Folk Delights & Dinner. The Cargo Lounge, Dunyeats Rd, 7pm.
    Tuneful Tales with Tim Laycock & Alastair Simpson. Poetry by Thomas Hardy & William Barnes.
    Tickets £16 (Dinner included)
  • 10th July: Music for Life. St John’s Church Hall, 11.30am & 2pm.
    Tunes from the Hollywood Golden Age. For seniors, with Jennifer Curiel & Kevin Pritchard.
    Tickets £5 (tea and a cake included)
  • 10th July: Recital by Young Local Stars.
    Broadstone United Reformed Church,
    7pm.
    Accompanist, Helen Nicholas.
    Tickets £8 (Glass of wine included)
  • 11th July: Stars from the Royal Colleges of Music. Broadstone Methodist Church. 7.30pm
    Recital by some of the brightest stars from the Royal Colleges of Music.
    Brahms & Bridge and beyond.
    Accompanist, Helen Nicholas.
    Tickets £8.
  • 12th July: Ceilidh. St Michael’s Church, Colehill
    A Dorset Ceilidh with Dorset’s amazing Tatterdemalion band and Ruther Thompson
    Tickets £12 (Buffet included. Bring own drinks.)
  • 13th July: COME & SING. St John’s Church, 10am.
    Participation event for final festival concert.
    Day of choral music, Handel & more. Directed by John Watkins with supporting tutors. Tickets £15, advance booking essential
  • 14th July: Finale — Celebration of English Music. St Johns Church,
    Camerata Musicale perform Elgar Serenade for Strings, Vaughan Williams Serenade to Music, & more. Cream tea in interval.
    Tickets £12 (Cream tea included)

Come back soon for more details!

Flute and Clarinet Music Ensemble Fun!

Flute and clarinet music ensemble fun for students aged 10-18. This event is suitable for grade 2-8+

Directed and tutored by our 2018 Summer School Woodwind Experts, Barbara Brown & Tim Spencer

9:30am -1pm, Friday 26th October at Broadstone URC

Refreshments provided

Just £15 each!

Workshops are supported by Soundstorm and WYMT

 

Members of Idomeneo String Quartet, joined by BSO musician friends – Sunday 7th April 2019 4pm

We are delighted to welcome 2018 Wigmore Hall String Quartet Competition competitors to Broadstone for their first appearance in the Broadstone Music Series. Find out more about this fabulous string quartet ahead of the concert.

“..beautifully blended performance”  Gramophone 2017

Due to unforseen circumstances, the original programme has had to change. Mark Derudder and Miguel Angel Rodriguez Olivera will be joined by guest principal musicians from Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra. Alongside Jesper Svedberg, Auriol Evans, Tom Beer and Joan Martinez, and they will present a special programme for us. The group have performed chamber music together to much acclaim, so we welcome them to Broadstone this spring!

Schubert String Quintet in C major.

Brahms Sextet no 1 in B flat major.

This recital is a pre-performance to Idomeneo’s residency in the Benjamin Britten Festival which begins on 8th April.

As ever, musical education is a key part of this programme and six local, young musicians are receiving coaching on the Brahms sextet for a future performance.

Tickets available from Hinton’s shop Broadstone

Interval tea and fresh cakes included!

£12 Adults, £3 students

We anticipate that this concert will be very popular so advise you to book early to avoid disappointment. Tickets can be booked online, via Hintons in Broadstone or by phoning 01202 695773.

Something new for Broadstone Music – Concert and Dining experience!
We are pleased to announce that we have paired up with The Cargo Lounge in Broadstone (situated just across the road from St John’s Church)  to offer a post-concert dining experience. This will be served just after 6pm on Sunday 7th April, straight after the Idomeneo and Friends concert where there will be an opportunity to meet the musicians too.
This wonderful restaurant have agreed to prepare a special roast dinner especially for just 20 members of our audience at a special rate for us, and the menu choices are below.

We recommend booking as early as possible to avoid disappointment!

Main:
Roast dinner with roast potatoes, sage and onion stuffing, Yorkshire pudding and mixed vegetables.
A choice of:
Whole chicken breast
Beef
Pork
Nut Roast

Dessert
Chocolate Brownie
Lemon Meringue
Apple Crumble
Sticky Toffee Pudding
(with cream, ice cream or custard)

2 courses, £15
If you would like to book this dinner then please do so directly with The Cargo Lounge via their website or by phoning them on 01202 694343.

We look forward to seeing you in April!

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Join us: Easter Workshops

PIANO WORKSHOP DAY – NEW DATE
Sunday 23rd June 2019, 9.30am – 5pm

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS – Friday 5th May 2019

Venue – Talbot Heath School Music Department, Rothesay Rd, Talbot Woods, Bournemouth BH4 9NJ

Age 10 – 18 Grade 3 – 8 plus

The piano can be a lonely instrument, so come and learn new skills while making new friends, and exploring piano duets and trio repertoire! Music will be available in advance to prepare.

Also, if you have an exam looming, there’ll be lots of useful extra advice to hand with the option of a performing platform!

Led by distinguished concert pianist Béla Hartman alongside his wife Julia, this exciting and fun day will be inspiring with a enormous piano skills and musical enrichment for all involved. Parents are welcome to hear the informal performance at the end of the day!
maximum of 30 spaces – please enquire and apply ASAP to avoid disappointment

£25 for the day.

STRINGS DAY – Monday 8th April 2019 9.30 – 4.30pm 

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS – 20th March 2019

Venue – Yarrells School, Upton BH16 5EU

Age 10 – 18, Grade 1 – 8 plus

Led by Fiona Mclean-Buechel (Head of Junior String department at Trinity Laban London). Various string ensemble group coaching throughout the day with a teachnique class included at all levels! Ending with a final performance.

Supporting tutors include invited string players from Bournemouth Symphony orchestra.

Enquire through website for details and application form.

£20 for the day

BRASS WORKSHOP DAY – Saturday 27th April 2019 10.30 – 5pm

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS – 22nd March 2019

Venue – Yarrells School, Upton BH16 5EU

Age 10 – 18, Grade 1 – 8 plus

Led by renowned trumpeter Neil Thomas, a day of fun and informative brass workshops alongside visiting talented young brass players from Kingston Music Service. Supporting tutors invited from BSO brass section.

Enquire through website for details and application form.

£10 for the day.

Once you have applied and paid, detailed information about the workshop days will be sent to you nearer the time.

Please fill out the below form if you are interested in any of the above workshops.

Coffee House Concert – 24th February 2019

THIS CONCERT IS SOLD OUT – NO MORE SEATS AVAILABLE SORRY!

Sunday 24th February 2019, 4pm

Doors open 3.40pm
St John’s Church Hall, Broadstone

Talented young musicians will perform alongside professionals in one of our most popular annual events. Enjoy a variety of exceptional solo and chamber music performances while you sample tea, fresh coffee, and a selection of Debra’s popular homemade cakes!

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This year’s programme will include highlights from our Summer School including music by Mozart, Schubert and more.

Adults £10
Under 18’s £6

LIMITED TICKETS – ADVANCED BOOKING ESSENTIAL! Available online here, or from Hinton’s on The Broadway, Broadstone, or call to reserve on 01202 695773. SOLD OUT – NO MORE TICKETS AVAILABLE!

Entrance includes coffee (or tea) and Debra’s cracking cakes.

Book Early! This concert sells out every year so no tickets will be available on the door

Classics By Candlelight & the Great American Songbook at Christmas – 21st December 2018

Friday 21st December 2018, 7:30pm with informal pre concert performances from 7pm by younger musicians!

St Nicholas’ Church, Corfe Mullen.

Broadstone Music Series orchestra, comprising of local professional musicians alongside senior young musicians, are joined by Sam Jewison who revisits us for our Christmas concert due to popular demand! He will direct more of his own arrangements from the popular Great American Songbook!
Award winning Sam studied at Trinity Laban Conservatoire and described as an “MD professional beyond his years”.

Classics By Candlelight & the Great American Songbook at Christmas – 21st December 2018

First half of the concert includes local Lydia Bennett, N.Y.O. bassoonist & principal of W.Y.O who will perform a movement from Mozart bassoon concerto with orchestra.

Olivia Carstairs, local young soprano, currently studying at Royal College of Music London will sing “How Beautiful are Thy Feet” from Handel’s Messiah.

Lewis Lee and Sally Aiko Dando, who are current leader and co-leader of W.Y.O will perform Handel’s concerto grossi no 1 opus 6 with string orchestra.

The strings will perform the beautiful “The Holy Boy” by Ireland.

This concert will provide everyone with a magical Christmas atmosphere, with more surprise music treats in store!

If you have a score of Messiah, bring it with you for an impromptu informal performance of Handel’s Hallelujah chorus! Members from “Cantabile” will be joining us for this and will perform the well known and beautiful Harold Dark’s music arangement of Rossetti’s poem “In the Bleak Midwinter” with orchestra.

Tickets also available from Hintons shop, Broadstone.

Adults £8
Under 18’s £3

Festive nibbles of mince pies and mulled wine will be available during the interval.