Coffee Break Concerts
The Coffee Break Concert series were started by Kendrick and Mary Partington in 1988 and have proved a popular attraction ever since. The concerts are held at 11am at St Peter’s every Saturday during October, February and July, with coffee and biscuits served from 10.15am. We welcome a broad range of performers (local amateur musicians, University students, young professionals, choirs, chamber orchestras and brass bands) and offer a broad range of repertoire to our large and appreciative audiences. The concerts are free, although donations to the church music fund are always welcome.
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May & June 2010 - The 49th series [poster]
in support of the St Peter’s Church Organ Appeal
Saturday 1st May
Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde
‘Coffee Break’ concert favourites, saraBande (conducted by Richard Jenkinson) continue their series of chamber performance of large-scale Romantic masterpieces with Mahler’s powerful song cycle, “The Song of the Earth”.
Saturday 15th May
Brahms: Requiem
The superb East of England Singers present a wonderful and rare opportunity to hear Brahms’ setting of the Requiem in chamber style with his own remarkable piano-duet version of the orchestration as heard at its first complete performance. Note: this concert will finish at approximately 12.20pm.
Saturday 29th May
Les Melomanes
We are privileged to welcome this award-winning professional early music trio to St Peter’s in a performance that will include music by Marais, Handel and Castello. Not to be missed! More information at their website.
Saturday 12th June
Pergolesi: Stabat Mater
The sopranos of the St Peter’s Church Choir perform this beautiful and emotional work as part of a weekend festival to celebrate the music of Giovanni Battista Pergolesi (b.1710) and Robert Schumann (b. 1810).
St Peter’s Coffee Room will be open with its usual assortment of flight lunches, freshly
cut sandwiches, home-made cakes and hot drinks, 10.30am – 2pm.
Saturday 26th June
Vivaldi: Gloria
One of the jewels of the choral repertoire performed by the St Peter’s Church Choir in this performance that forms part of the celebrations of the church’s patronal festival. The concert will also include Bach’s oboe concerto, BWV 1053.
Also of interest…
Saturday 24th April, 11am at St Peter’s
John Parry, baritone
Saturday 31st July, 11am at All Saints’
Anthony Wilson, organ
Saturday 24th April, 7.30pm at St Helena’s, West Leake
St Peter’s Church Choir (Tickets £5 on the door)
Previous series
Spring 2009 - [Details]
Autumn 2008 - [Details]
Summer 2008 - [Details]
Spring 2008 - [Details]
Autumn 2007 - [Details]
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| James Rippingale Classical guitarist (February 2009) |
Essentially Brass (October 2008) |
St Peter’s Church Choir (July 2006) |
