The MCC committee is looking for someone to edit the newsletter when I retire from the position of Publicity and Marketing Officer at the end of this season. The job description of my role has grown and this particular part of it could easily be undertaken by someone else who …
The Club’s 2018-19 AGM was held at 7pm on Thursday 4 July at St Edmund’s Hall, College Road, Malvern, WR14 3DF . After the business part of the meeting, there was a recital by duo Griffith Wadkin (cello) and Domonkos Csabay (piano) from The Royal Birmingham Conservatoire. They will perform: …
The Malvern Club Concert held on 2nd May is being broadcast on Radio 3 on Tuesday 7th May at 7.30pm. The broadcast is available on BBC Sounds for a month after the programme and can be accessed here.
We have now sold all the tickets for the Elizabeth Bass concert on 12th April. If you would like to join the waiting list for any returned tickets, please contact the treasurer.
With the death of Ernie Kay, Malvern Concert Club has lost one of its most loyal supporters, one who has devoted time and provided financial support over many years. Ernie moved to Malvern in 1996, and he and his second wife Margaret quickly involved themselves in the local arts scene: …
Booking is now open for the trip to THSH on 20th March 2019. The programme for the concert is: Smetana: The Bartered Bride: Overture and Three Dances Shostakovich Piano Concerto No. 2 (Soloist: Steven Osborne) Schumann Symphony No. 3 ‘Rhenish’ You can find out more and buy tickets here.
One of the most gratifying experiences to witness at our concerts is when audience members come from a distance to meet our musicians they have known in the past. Last month, an old colleague of Danny Driver came all the way from Sheffield (by train for the day) to hear …
Malvern Theatres is giving a £4 discount on each of two tickets purchased by any MCC Member for the performance on 17 April 2019 by Rachel Podger and VOCES8. A Guardian Angel is an exciting and innovative collaboration between these artists and features music by Bach, Tallis, Praetorius, Monteverdi, Biber, …
As part of our work within the community, Malvern Concert Club arranged for an afternoon performance in the Forum Theatre by Classic Rhythm on October 25th, attended by nearly 200 Y5 and Y6 pupils from local primary schools. With a delightful combination of humour, storytelling and musical accompaniment (which had …
An Introduction to The Met Season presented by Club Vice President Joseph Brand Friday 28 September 2.00pm Malvern Theatres Cinema Admission £2 From a wealth of experience of opera-going, Joe gives an illustrated talk on the first half of this season’s operas to be brought to Malvern from The Met. …
Malvern Concert Club was saddened to learn that Donald Hunt OBE died on 4 August, aged 88. Dr Hunt was a great influence on the music in this area, both when he lived in Gloucester and as Master of the Choristers and Organist at Worcester Cathedral. He was Director of …
It is now possible to buy membership for Malvern Concert Club online here. You can also buy your tickets for the Sunday afternoon concert at the same time. Payment is made using PayPal but you DO NOT need an account with PayPal; you can pay using a credit or debit …
In a change from previous seasons, Malvern Concert Club is presenting a recital in a new venue for the Club, Elmslie House, Malvern and in the form of a ‘Coffee Concert’. Coffee will be served at 10.30am with the recital at 11.15am, without an interval. Tickets (strictly limited numbers) are …
Peter Angus Evans (1929 – 2018) It is with enormous sadness that we record the death of Peter Evans, Vice President and a former Chairman of the Club, on 1st January after a decline in health over a period of three years. Peter was a distinguished musicologist as well as …
The Doric Quartet’s first violinist Alex Redington plays a Carlo Tononi violin built in Venice in 1708. This is made possible by the support of The Stradivari Trust which relies on sponsorship from contributors. We were delighted to welcome to this concert MCC member Angela Sutton, who is one of …
This brand new SOMM CD is a tribute to Jennie McGregor-Smith, the founder and driving force behind Celebrating English Song, the famous song series which took place at Tardebigge, Bromsgrove each summer for many years and which played an invaluable role in popularising English song. Sadly, the series closed down …
After the opening concert of this season, Vice-President Ernie Kay was thrilled to meet composer Sally Beamish at a reception held in Malvern Theatres Circle Bar. His delight is evident in this photograph when she presented him with a copy of the score of her work, Dance the Beginning of …
Malvern Hills District Council has recently announced changes to car parking arrangements, some of which could benefit our concert goers. The car park at The Council House, Avenue Road, is now available all day, not just from 7.30pm as previously. In early November, the start of the concessionary £1.50 evening …
In December 2016, the National Trust took on a five-year lease of both Elgar’s birthplace cottage and the visitor centre, inheriting the responsibility for sharing this very special place and its stories from the long-line of distinguished prior custodians. The National Trust was invited to join forces with the Elgar …
We are delighted to welcome composer Sally Beamish to Malvern Concert Club for our first concert of the new season. Sally performed as a viola player until her precious Gabrielli instrument was stolen from her London home. She decided to ‘turn the blackest moment of my life into a positive …
