Ellen Smith mezzo-soprano
Elizabeth Haughan piano
Tae dee and dy folk, fae me and my folk
In this folk inspired recital, the 2025 Leamington Music Prize winners explore works which have been influenced by the folklore and folk music of various cultures across the world, interspersed with pieces to compliment the themes found in these works. Through cautionary tales and mysterious figures who have long passed into legend, we will explore these timeless stories. From the barren hillsides of the remote Shetland Isles to the soaring Austrian Alps, a varied programme is guaranteed.
The finer details…
Coffee served from 11am
Interval: none
Estimated finish: 12.30pm
Tickets
Unreserved: £19 full price | £9.50 under-35s | £3 child/student
Apollo’s Cabinet
Apollo’s Jukebox
In 1672, violinist John Banister kicked off a real revolution by inviting paying guests into his own home, offering a simple but radical deal: you choose the music, we play it. For a shilling, the audience picked the programme. This was the birth of a new, democratic way of experiencing music – direct, personal, and connected. The idea caught on fast, shifting music from palace halls to pubs and city streets. This programme picks up that spirit today: with a musical menu in one hand and a shilling in the other, expect rowdy street songs, lively dances, moving arias, and gossip fresh from Georgian London’s tabloids. It’s about good music, great stories, and the audience calls the shots
The finer details…
‘Behind the Music’ FREE pre-concert talk: 6.45pm
Interval: 20 mins
Estimated finish: 9.30pm
Tickets
Front Nave: £28 full price | £3 child/student
Middle Nave: £18 full price | £9 under-35s | £3 child/student
Sides: £13 full price | £3 child/student
Joglaresa
Elsa Bradley percussion, dulcimer, & chorus, Essa Flett fidel & chorus
Jeremy Avis voice, Jonny Akerman percussion, dulcimer, fidel, & chorus
Louise Anna Duggan percussion, dulcimer, harp, & chorus
Victoria Couper voice & harp
Here we Come a-Carolling!
Joglaresa are back for Christmas and need YOU to come and sing along, raising the rafters with joyous medieval and traditional ‘caroles’! The audience are full-throatedly in the driving seat, provided with a beautifully illustrated booklet of lyrics & musical dots which encourages one and all to join in and celebrate the season singing along with the choruses of these ever-hummable festive favourites. Come straight to the concert and simply sing along with the festive classics or join Joglaresa for a short workshop beforehand to learn the nuts and bolts of a few numbers you didn’t know you always knew – mulled wine (and mince pies) included to warm up the vocal cords beautifully.
The finer details…
‘Behind the Music’ FREE workshop: 6.45pm
Interval: 20 mins
Estimated finish: 9.30pm
Tickets
Front Nave: £28 full price | £3 child/student
Middle Nave: £18 full price | £9 under-35s | £3 child/student
Sides: £13 full price | £3 child/student
The Mellstock Band
Dave Townsend concertina and voice, Caroline Butler violin and voice
Tim Hill clarinet and voice, Philip Humphries serpent and voice
The Christmas Hearth
This concert is now SOLD OUT!!
The Mellstock Band invite you to their Christmas fireside with a seasonal mix of jovial songs, stirring dance music, and haunting carols, assisted by Thomas Hardy, Charles Dickens, John Clare, and William Barnes. We celebrate all things comfortable with hearty harmonies, soulful solos, and exuberant instrumentals, bringing to life the sound of a nineteenth-century village band with fiddle, clarinet, concertina, and serpent. The music is linked together by carefully selected readings which tell the story of Christmas celebrations in nineteenth-century England, and served with mulled wine and mince pies.
Concert generously supported by The Arts Society Royal Leamington Spa
The finer details…
Interval: 20mins
Estimated finish: 9.30pm
Tickets
Unreserved: £23 full price | £11.50 under-35s | £3 child/student
The Mellstock Band
Dave Townsend concertina and voice, Caroline Butler violin and voice
Tim Hill clarinet and voice, Philip Humphries serpent and voice
The Christmas Hearth
This concert is now SOLD OUT!!
The Mellstock Band invite you to their Christmas fireside with a seasonal mix of jovial songs, stirring dance music, and haunting carols, assisted by Thomas Hardy, Charles Dickens, John Clare, and William Barnes. We celebrate all things comfortable with hearty harmonies, soulful solos, and exuberant instrumentals, bringing to life the sound of a nineteenth-century village band with fiddle, clarinet, concertina, and serpent. The music is linked together by carefully selected readings which tell the story of Christmas celebrations in nineteenth-century England, and served with mulled wine and mince pies.
Concert generously supported by The Arts Society Royal Leamington Spa
The finer details…
Interval: 20mins
Estimated finish: 9.30pm
Tickets
Unreserved: £23 full price | £11.50 under-35s | £3 child/student