Concerts 2025-26

7pm Monday 22 December 2025
Winter Chronicles ‘A Christmas Carol’ by Candlelight

The Congregational Church, Bowden Lane, Market Harborough, LE16 7JD
Join the Harborough Collective for a spellbinding evening of music and storytelling inspired by Dickens’ much-loved tale. This year’s performance seamlessly blends words and music in an imaginative retelling of ‘A Christmas Carol’ - a journey from darkness to light, brought to life through David Le Page’s distinctive festive arrangements. The programme weaves together Vivaldi’s ‘Winter’, Corelli’s ‘Christmas Concerto’, the stunningly beautiful ‘Rowan Tree’, ‘Carol of the Bells’, ‘The Snow it Melts the Soonest’ and much more, creating a sound world where baroque, folk and cinematic influences meet to create a feast for the senses. As always, the magic is in watching the musicians interact - sharing their music with warmth, skill and genuine connection. An evening of sheer joy, reflection, atmosphere and Christmas spirit!

The Harborough Collective are delighted to be joined once again by trailblazing harpist Eleanor Turner whose international career has featured concerto performances in London, Berlin, Shanghai, New Orleans, Sydney and Hong Kong and more.

Past concerts...

7pm Saturday 1 November 2025
Falling Leaves and Fading Light

The Congregational Church, Bowden Lane, Market Harborough, LE16 7JD
Falling Leaves and Fading Light evokes the irresistible glow of autumn, featuring the warm resonance of strings and the intimate thrill of classical guitar. From the vivid colours of Vivaldi’s Autumn and the spirited charm of Mozart’s Hunt Quartet to the reflective grace of Holst, Bridge, Tchaikovsky, and Bach, this concert invites you to slow down and savour the season of change. Reimagined folk melodies, the elegance of Boccherini, a cinematic touch from Yann Tiersen, and the West Coast lyricism of Fleetwood Mac complete a journey that leaves you inspired and ready for the coming winter.


The Harborough Collective and Mark Ashford (guitar)


Vivaldi - Autumn from The Four Seasons
Roland Dyens - Hymne à l'amour
Farewell to Stromness - Peter Maxwell Davies
Mozart - ‘Hunt’ string quartet
Vivaldi Concerto for Guitar and Strings
Frank Bridge - Idyll
David Le Page - Autumnal
Fleetwood Mac - Gold Dust Woman
Yann Tiersen - Porz Goret
Boccherini - Fandango
Marin Marais - La Biscayenne
Tchaikovsky - Autumn

7pm Friday 26 September 2025
Labyrinths - A Journey

The Congregational Church, Bowden Lane, Market Harborough, LE16 7JD
This bold and varied programme for String Quartet explores twists and turns through shadows and light, structure and spontaneity and makes unexpected connections across musical styles and centuries. From the hypnotic patterns of Philip Glass to Bach’s precise counterpoint, from the raw edge of Velvet Underground to the calm clarity of Arvo Pärt, Labyrinths brings together classical masterworks, modern icons, and new voices. Featuring arrangements by David Le Page and the world premiere of Cuniculum by SuRie, Labyrinths is a musical journey both cerebral and visceral - where every twist reveals a new perspective and a fresh look at how music can both reflect and challenge the paths we take.

Programme to include…

Glass - Company
Bach - 2 Part Invention No. 7 in E minor
Velvet Underground arr. Le Page - Venus in Furs
Satie arr. Le Page - Gnossienne 1
Le Page - Tunnel Vision
Arvo Pärt - Summa
SuRie - Cuniculum
Kraftwerk arr. Le Page - Das Model
Shostakovich - Two pieces for string quartet
Bach - Toccata and Fugue

The Harborough Collective directed by David Le Page

7pm Saturday 17 May 2025
“Attention, Les Apaches!”

The Congregational Church, Bowden Lane, Market Harborough, Le17 7JD
The revolutionary artists movement ‘Les Apaches’ (The Hooligans) was formed by Maurice Ravel and pianist Ricardo Viñes in 1903 - the same year the 28 year old composer completed his epic string quartet. Amused when an intended insult “Watch out, Hooligans!” was shouted at the rowdy group of friends in the street as they left the premiere of Debussy’s new opera, they decided to appropriate the epithet for themselves. This groundbreaking collective of artists, musicians and writers met weekly in a studio in Montmartre, Paris, to share ideas and perform new works. Centred around Ravel’s mesmerising String Quartet this concert explores the richly evocative underworld of ‘Les Apaches’, inhabited by Ravel’s closest artist friends Manuel De Falla, Stravinsky, Satie and Debussy, as well as his teacher Gabriel Fauré, to whom Ravel dedicated his quartet.

Programme to include…
Ravel - String Quartet in F major
Satie - Gnossienne
Stravinsky - Suite Italienne
De Falla - Ritual Fire Dance
Fauré - Sicilienne
Debussy - The Girl with the Flaxen Hair

David Le Page (violin), Catherine Leech (violin), Errika Collins (viola), Clare O’Connell (cello)

7pm Friday 28 February 2025
Frontiers Fundraiser

St Wilfred’s Church, Kibworth Beauchamp, LE8 0NB

The Frontiers Trio, featuring violinist David Le Page, guitarist Mark Ashford and cellist Nick Stringfellow, take you on a thrilling musical journey crossing continents, passing frontiers and travelling through time. Showcasing works by Vivaldi, Paganini, Monti, Albéniz and more, this concert features a tantalising array of styles and flavours from Baroque and Classical to Tango and Flamenco.

Frontiers Fundraiser is raising funds for David's local parish church, the beautiful St. Wilfrid's in Kibworth Beauchamp. This is a wonderful opportunity to visit this stunning historic building, featured of course in Michael Woods’ documentary ‘Story of England’, whilst appreciating its warm acoustics and comfortable seating!

A fully licensed bar will be available with refreshments during the interval.

7pm Friday 20 December 2024
Wintertide - A Christmas Concert by Candlelight

​The Harborough Collective, directed by extraordinary violinist, composer and arranger David Le Page, weave a Wassail that whispers the arrival of Christmas and celebrates the Yule-tide. An atmospheric, magical and deeply evocative evening of festive music from across the world and through the centuries featuring stellar international harpist Eleanor Turner.

​David Le Page (violin) Catherine Leech (violin) Errika Collins (viola) Christopher Allan (cello) Marianne Schofield (bass) Graham Instrall (percussion) Eleanor Turner (harp)
The Congregational Church, Bowden Lane, Market Harborough, LE16 7JD

7.00pm Saturday 19 October 2024
Death and the Maiden

The Congregational Church, Bowden Lane, Market Harborough, LE16 7JD
Le Page/Schubert - Sleep Softly in my Arms
Le Page - Death and the Lady
Schubert - String Quartet No.14 in D minor “Death and the Maiden”


An evening of music & poetry inspired by the classic Death and the Maiden story, exploring themes of love and loss, and culminating in a world class performance of Schubert’s masterpiece for string quartet.


David Le Page (violin) Catherine Leech (violin) Errika Collins (viola) Clare O’Connell (cello)

7.30pm Saturday 18 January 2020
Silent Film Night - ‘Safety Last!’

The Jubilee Hall, Congregational Church, Bowden Lane, Market Harborough, LE16 7JD
Following the success of last season’s Silent Film Night the Le Page Ensemble presents a new soundtrack for Harold Lloyd’s iconic 1923 comedy Safety Last. Early booking is advised. A licensed bar will be open from 7pm.

New score by David Le Page

David Le Page violin, Catherine Leech viola, Clare O’Connell cello, Raph Mizraki bass, Jack McNeill clarinets, Graham Instrall Percussion, David Gordon Piano

7.30pm Saturday 8 February 2020
‘Nightclub 1960’

The Methodist Church, Northampton Road, Market Harborough, LE16 9HE
The son of Italian immigrants, Astor Piazzolla was born in Buenos Aires in 1921 and went on to become the single most important figure in the history of tango. A virtuoso bandoneon player, he incorporated influences from the jazz and classical worlds into his revolutionary music which became known as ‘Nuevo tango’. We are joined by Argentinian bandoneon player Eduardo Garcia and guitarist Mark Ashford for this concert which will take you deep into the soulful and nostalgic world of South American Tango.

Piazzolla - Concerto for guitar, bandoneon and Strings
Piazzolla - Histoire du Tango
Piazzolla - Four for Tango

Eduardo Garcia bandoneon, Mark Ashford guitar, David Le Page & Catherine Leech violins, Vanessa McNaught viola,
Nick Stringfellow cello, Marianne Schofield bass

3pm Sunday 15 March 2020
‘A Study in Choreography’ - !!POSTPONED!!

The Methodist Church, Northampton Road, Market Harborough, LE16 9HE
Composed in 2019, ‘A Study in Choreography’ is the score to two short films by Maya Deren, Ukrainian born dancer, experimental filmmaker and promoter of the avant-garde in the 1940s and 50s. Performed live here with the film this concert also features Debussy’s hauntingly beautiful trio sonata and Saint Saens’ famous dance of the dead.

Arlene Sierra - A Study in Choreography
Debussy - Sonata for flute, viola and harp
Saint Saens - Dance Macabre

Trio Aquilae - Eleanor Turner harp, Lisa Nelsen flute, Catherine Leech viola

7.30pm Saturday 25 April 2020
‘Fugue to the Floating World’  !!POSTPONED!!

The Jubilee Hall, Congregational Church, Market Harborough, LE16 7JD
Vocalist Clara Sanabras presents her new album ‘Fugue to the Floating World’, a stunning collection of songs written as a meditation on the transient world of love, magic and escapism; “Pitting the urge to fly free against the need for solid ground beneath our feet”. A truly diverse artist, Clara has collaborated with musicians such as Ray Davies, Nigel Kennedy and Jarvis Cocker and performed at venues worldwide including Buckingham Palace, the Sydney Opera House, the Royal Albert Hall, Glastonbury and the Berlin Philharmonie.

Clara Sanabras voice and guitars, and the Le Page Ensemble directed by David Le Page