PLEASE NOTE: We can announce that tickets for the next Christmas Concert at Berkeley Castle on Sunday 15 December 2024 are now SOLD OUT




Sunday 20 October 2024 at 3pm

Lion Ballroom, off Broad Street, Leominster HR6 8BT

CARDIFF WINDS AND NAOMI HARVEY (SOPRANO)

Four Last Songs by Richard Strauss (chamber version première)


Cardiff Winds, who have played at the Lion Ballroom a number of times, return with distinguished soprano Naomi Harvey. The ensemble consists of flute, clarinet, oboe, horn and bassoon. On the programme are two popular works from the Wind Quintet repertoire, one by Farkas and one by Nielsen; an arrangement of a famous composition by George Butterworth; and a short work by composer and arranger Derek Smith: a potpourri of French tunes. The main work, however, will be the première of a chamber version of Richard Strauss’ much-loved Four Last Songs. This normally requires a huge orchestra but in this chamber version it acquires an intimate feel.


Ferenc Farkas Old Hungarian Dances
George Butterworth The Banks of Green Willow (arr. Lisa Portus)
Richard Strauss Four Last Songs (arrangement for soprano and wind quintet - premiere) (arr. Michael Gibbs)
Derek Smith Bonne Bouche: a French Suite
Nielsen Wind Quintet Op 43


Tickets: £20 (students half-price)     from Leominster TIC on 01568 616460 and Hereford Courtyard 01432 340555 www.courtyard.org.uk

Supported by The Gemma Classical Music Trust Regd Charity No. 1121090 www.gemmatrust.com





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BERKELEY CASTLE CONCERT SOLD OUT






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

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