Nailsworth – contemporary chamber works

John Tavener Protecting the Veil
Sally Beamish String Quartet no. 2: Opus California

The professional musicians of Bristol Ensemble perform John Tavener’s hypnotic and mesmerising work The Protecting Veil, scored for solo cello and string ensemble, together with Sally Beamish’s String Quartet No 2, inspired by her experience of playing Beethoven’s Opus 18 quartet as a teenager. Each movement of her work takes a fragment of the Beethoven quartet and develops it, using aspects of jazz and contemporary American style, creating a fascinating work that mixes the classical and contemporary eras. Tea and cakes served at 4pm.

Tickets £15 (£13 for those on low incomes), available online from Eventbrite or on the door. Under 18s free of charge.