Autumn/Winter Series 2017

3pm Sunday 8 October 2017
Strangers on a Train

The Congregational Church, High Street, Market Harborough, LE16 7JD
Inspired by Leo Tolstoy's dark and disturbing story of love, jealousy and murder, Janáček's first quartet 'The Kreutzer Sonata' is a passionate work full of haunting melodies and propulsive rhythm. Bernard Herrmann's score for the Hitchcock film 'Psycho' was one of the most influential and widely imitated scores in Hollywood history. This arrangement for string quartet by Richard Birchall encapsulates all the atmosphere and tension of the original.

Leoš Janáček | The Kreutzer Sonata
Bernard Herrmann | Psycho Suite

David le Page & Catherine Leech (violins)
Rose Redgrave (viola), Clare O'Connell (cello)

3pm, Sunday 12 November 2017 - Coffee Concert
Indian Summer

The Congregational Church, High Street, Market Harborough, LE16 7JD
Richard Strauss composed his oboe concerto late in life in an era often described as his 'Indian Summer', and was inspired by the American soldier and oboist John de Lancie with whom he struck up a friendship in the aftermath of WW2. Mahler's epic 5th Symphony was written in 1901 at the time he was conducting one of Strauss' operas in Dresden; the two great composers were close friends and much admired each other's work..

Richard Strauss | Oboe Concerto
Gustav Mahler | Adagietto from Symphony V

David le Page & Catherine Leech (violins)
Vanessa McNaught (viola), Nick Stringfellow (cello)
Marianne Schofield (bass), Eleanor Turner (harp)
Victoria Brawn (oboe)

3pm Sunday 3 December 2017 - Coffee Concert
Tales from Gogol

The Congregational Church, High Street, Market Harborough, LE16 7JD
A magical retelling of Nikolai Gogol’s famous story 'The Night Before Christmas', interwoven with a ravishing selection of Russian and Ukranian music and song. This uproarious tale tells of the blacksmith Vakula’s battle with the devil, who has stolen the moon and hidden it in his pocket… The performance includes brilliant new arrangements of music by Tchaikovsky, Rimsky Korsakov, Rachmaninov, Arensky, Glazunov and Borodin as well as a selection of Ukranian Folk tunes.

Matthew Sharp (storyteller, bass baritone & cello)
David Le Page (violin), Stuart King (clarinet)
Clare O'Connell (cello), Milos Milivojevic (accordion)

7.30pm Thursday 21 December 2017
Midwinter - A Christmas Concert by Candlelight

The Congregational Church, High Street, Market Harborough, LE16 7JD
Join The Harborough Collective for our popular candlelit Midwinter celebration with festive music from across the world and through the centuries; from Medieval carols to new versions of traditional Christmas songs, beautiful baroque masterpieces to folk-influenced improvisations. Award-winning harpist Eleanor Turner will be performing once again. Wine and mince pies will be available during the interval.

David Le Page & Catherine Leech (violins)
Carmen Flores (viola), Karen Stephenson (cello)
Elena Hull (bass), Eleanor Turner (harp)
Coffee Concerts start at 3pm and last approximately an hour.
The audience are invited to join the musicians after the concert for complimentary tea, coffee and biscuits.
Tickets are £11, concessions £9, and accompanied children under 18 go free.

Evening Concerts start at 7.30pm and finish at approximately 9.45pm. A selection of wines and juices are available during the interval.
​Tickets are £15, concessions £12, and children ages 8-18 £5.

To reserve seats in advance or for more information please email info@harboroughconcerts.co.uk
​or call/text 07903 020101.