Bristol Ensemble

J.S. Bach St John Passion

Roger Huckle violin Paul Israel piano Beethoven Sonate for Violin and Piano No.5 ‘Spring’ Liszt Sonetto 104 del Petrarca S.161 Arvo Pärt Spiegel im Spiegel Gershwin Three Preludes Monti Csárdás A programme of music for solo violin and piano ranging from Beethoven’s zesty ‘Spring’ sonata to Pärt’s hypnotic Spiegel im Spiegel and Gershwin’s bluesy Three […]

Ralph Vaughan Williams Suite for Viola – Group 1 The Lark Ascending On Wenlock Edge Marking the 150th birthday of one of England’s best-loved and most distinctive composers, this programme features the nation’s most treasured work, The Lark Ascending, in an arrangement for solo violin, piano and string quartet. The ravishing and wistful Suite for […]

Milhaud  La Création du Monde Max Richter Nature of Daylight Haydn Symphony no 6 Le Matin Wagner Siegfried Idyll Copland Appalachian Spring This performance opens with Milhaud’s La Création du Monde, a jazz-inspired ballet and ends with a celebration of nature with Copland’s Appalachian Spring. In between, the ensemble explores more complex human emotions with Richter’s On the Nature of Daylight and the wonderful Siegfried […]

Bristol Ensemble Fitzhardinge Consort Raffaele Esposito – mandolin Sally Bartholomew – bassoon Roger Huckle – violin Simon Kodurand – violin Imogen Triner – oboe Vivaldi Gloria Bassoon concerto in E RV484 Mandolin Concerto in C RV425 Oboe & Violin Concerto RV 548 Violin Concerto - Winter St George’s is transformed into a candlelight auditorium taking […]

Schubert String Trio in B flat D 471 Phillip Glass String Quartet No. 2 ‘Company’ Mozart String Quintet in G minor K.516 This programme of music for 3, 4 and 5 players is a fascinating exploration of the versatility and inventiveness of chamber string ensemble repertoire. Schubert’s Trio was an unfinished work, set aside by […]

City of Bristol Choir Bristol Ensemble Roger Huckle director David Ogden conductor Under the baton of the inimitable David Ogden, come and enjoy some wonderful Christmas music with choir items, audience participation and festive orchestral music. Bristol Ensemble and the 90-strong City of Bristol Choir join forces again to bring Christmas cheer and festivities in […]

Bristol Ensemble Roger Huckle director Kat Kleve narrator / singer John Telfer narrator / pirate Including Prokofiev – Peter and the Wolf Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow A Pirate’s Christmas I just can’t wait to be King Lion King When you wish upon a Star Pinocchio With plenty of audience participation in festive favourites, this is […]

Exultate Singers Bristol Ensemble Roger Huckle director David Ogden conductor Under the baton of the inimitable David Ogden, come and enjoy some wonderful Christmas music with choir items, audience participation and festive orchestral music. Bristol Ensemble and the accomplished chamber choir Exultate Singers join forces again to bring Christmas cheer and festivities in this Christmas […]

City of Bristol Choir Bristol Ensemble Roger Huckle director David Ogden conductor All your favourite carols wrapped up in one sparkling festive concert. There will be plenty of audience participation in this sparkling festive concert featuring all your favourite carols, Christmas choral works and orchestral pieces. Come and enjoy a brilliantly festive and fun evening […]

Choir of Royal Holloway Bristol Ensemble Rupert Gough conductor Handel’s Messiah masterly brought to life in a semi-staged performance by one of the finest university choirs in Britain. The Choir of Royal Holloway return to St George’s Bristol in another collaboration with Bristol Ensemble orchestra as they bring to life Handel’s masterpiece, Messiah. Talented young […]

Bristol Ensemble Roger Huckle - soloist / director The Bristol Ensemble brings their memorable performances of Baroque masterpieces to the atmospheric candlelit chapel, including Vivaldi’s ever-popular Four Seasons, as well as Pachelbel’s Canon and music by Bach, Albinoni and Telemann. Unreserved pew seating. Café-bar open from 6.30pm. Doors open at 7pm. Tickets £20 / £18 concessions […]

A Valentine’s night to remember, featuring some of the most romantic pieces of music ever written, from the worlds of film, opera and classical music performed by the Bristol Ensemble. Enjoy well-known themes from Lala Land, Doctor Zhivago, The Godfather and Romeo and Juliet as well as much-loved classics by Beethoven, Elgar, Mascagni, Einaudi and […]

Preludes children perform at the Bristol Beacon

Holst St Paul’s Suite Finzi Romance for Strings Op.11 John Marsh Quantocks Suite Showcasing the string section of the Ensemble, this programme features some of the string-only repertoire’s best-loved and engaging music. Finzi’s Romance is also unmistakably English but with a poignant and elegiac quality, whilst Holst’s St Paul’s Suite draws on traditional ballads and dance for its inspiration. John […]