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Open Exhibition 2022
Congratulations! The winner of our first Composers’ Competition was Ryan Collis for his piece Crystalline Shadows…
19 January 2025 ~ St Mary’s Church, Wooler The outstanding violinist Maria Włoszczowska, Artistic Partner of Royal Northern Sinfonia, directs the orchestra in an all-Schubert programme. His monumental Octet, large-scale chamber music that is almost orchestral in concept, was written in 1824 and is full of energy and Schubert’s inimitable lyricism. His Symphony No.5, an…
Saturday 1 November 2025, 4pm
The Cheviot Centre, Wooler
A musical storytelling feast set in the Cumbrian wilderness…
Saturday 7th June 2025, 7.30pm
St Mary’s Church, Wooler
Fergus McCreadie is one of the most exciting jazz pianists on the world stage today. With a unique blend of Jazz and Scottish folk music…
20 April 2025 ~ St Mary’s Church, Wooler flute, clarinet, harp and string quartet DEBUSSY AND RAVEL 20th century French music and art share a fascination for light and colour. Debussy and Ravel are without doubt the best painters in sound and this rich and blended ensemble perfectly captures their sensuous and alluring sound-worlds. This…
9 May 2025 ~ The Cheviot Centre Wooler Sarah McQuaid’s lush, chocolatey voice combines with her engaging personality, “subtle mastery onstage” (Huffington Post) and “brilliant musicianship” (fRoots) on acoustic and electric guitars, piano and occasionally drum to create a truly immersive experience. Born in Spain, raised in Chicago, holding dual Irish and American citizenship and…
Saturday 10th May 2025, 7.30pm
St Mary’s Church, Wooler
This programme by former BBC Radio 3 New Generation artist Ben Goldscheider…
Sunday 8th June 2025, 3.00pm
St Mary’s Church, Wooler
A beguiling programme bringing Shakespeare and music together sung by one of our greatest baritone/pianist duos with actor Ben Boskovic adding…
19 October 2024 ~ St Mary’s Church Wooler Wind and Brass Ensemble A programme of vigorous and colourful music that shows off the skills of RNS wind and brass players. The first half begins with vibrant brass music from Renaissance Venice by Gabrieli, and continues with Ligeti’s early, very witty and folk-inspired Bagatelles for wind…