Our first three concerts of 2025 take place at the lovely Lion Ballroom in Leominster.
Tucked behind the lower end of Broad Street and a
few yards down the Lion Yard lies one of
Leominster’s hidden gems. The Lion Ballroom was
originally built as part of the Lion Hotel in 1843
but its architectural style is reminiscent of the
late Georgian period with its columns and ornate
ceiling set off by beautiful crystal chandeliers.
The hotel's purpose was to accommodate stage coach
travellers in the first half of the 19th century as
Leominster was a major stopping point. However, its
heyday was short-lived as the arrival of the railways
in the 1850s changed the pattern of travel and coaching
inns were no longer needed in the same way.
Over the decades, the Lion Ballroom has served a number
of purposes, and is now a superb concert venue with a
wonderful acoustic and a Bechstein Grand Piano in situ.
Sunday 26 January 2025 at 3pm
Lion Ballroom, off Broad Street, Leominster HR6 8BT
Clarino Trio
Sounds of Mozart and Stadler
The Clarino Trio play on modern replicas of early boxwood clarinets and basset horns, aiming to capture the soundworld created by the great classical composers. They have performed widely and appear regularly with leading chamber groups.
The programme, which will be interspersed with readings from Mozart’s letters, consists of two Divertimenti by Mozart (K.Anh.229 Nos 2 & 3); movements from Terzetti by Anton Stadler; and arrangements of famous arias from Mozart’s operas.
Tickets: £20 (students half-price) Leominster TIC on 01568 616460, The Courtyard, Hereford on 01432 340555 & online at www.courtyard.org.uk
These composers spent much of their lives in Vienna, so the Viennese experience will be enhanced with complimentary interval refreshments: a choice of a glass of fine Austrian wine, fruit juice, tea or coffee plus Viennese whirls and biscuits.
Concert supported by the Gemma Classical Music Trust Regd Charity No. 1121090 www.gemmatrust.com
Sunday 23 February 2025 at 3pm
Lion Ballroom, off Broad Street, Leominster HR6 8BT
RWCMD Chamber Winds, an ensemble of senior wind students from the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama, directed by Robert Plane
Music from Old Vienna
| Haydn Hob.II:26 (arr. Derek Smith) | Harmoniemusik in F major |
|---|---|
| Krommer | One of the Octet Partitas |
| Jonathan Dove | Figures in the Garden (based on Mozart’s ‘The Marriage of Figaro’) |
| Mozart | Serenade in C minor K388 |
Tickets: £15 (students free) Leominster TIC on 01568 616460, The Courtyard, Hereford on 01432 340555 & online at www.courtyard.org.uk
Sunday 30 March 2025 at 3pm
Lion Ballroom, off Broad Street, Leominster HR6 8BT
Coull Quartet play Mozart, Beethoven and Boyce
The Coull Quartet have performed and broadcast extensively in the UK and abroad over a long and distinguished career to great critical acclaim. This much loved ensemble returns to the Lion Ballroom with the following programme:
| Boyce (arr. Derek Smith) | String Quartet arrangement of one of the symphonies |
|---|---|
| Mozart | String Quartet in G major K387 |
| Beethoven | String Quartet in E minor Op 59 No 2 ('Razumovsky') |
Tickets: £20 (students half-price) Leominster TIC on 01568 616460, The Courtyard, Hereford on 01432 340555 & online at www.courtyard.org.uk
Concert supported by the Gemma Classical Music Trust Regd Charity No. 1121090 www.gemmatrust.com