What’s on this 2025-26 season
United Reformed Church, Shrewsbury
Maurice Ravel: Le Tombeau de Couperin M68
Jean Françaix: Dixtuor
Johannes Brahms: Serenade No. 1 in D major, Op. 11
The Meliora Collective consists of five wind and five string players.
£18
Children and full-time students: £9
Meliora Collective is a fresh and flexible ensemble made up of ten dynamic young musicians – five string players and five wind players – with the versatility to perform both as a full dectet and in smaller chamber groupings. Formed by Meera and Steph during the pandemic, the ensemble was born from a long-standing friendship and a shared passion for chamber music.
Bringing together recent graduates from leading UK conservatoires – including the Royal Academy of Music, Guildhall School of Music & Drama, and the Royal Northern College of Music – Meliora Collective celebrates collaborative music making with creativity, energy, and joy. Their programmes are known for imaginative arrangements and a mix of beloved concert favourites and hidden gems, with repertoire spanning from Mendelssohn to Tchaikovsky.
The ensemble was recently awarded funding from the Oleg Prokofiev Trust and the RVW Trust, supporting a new commission by composer Rafael Marino Arcaro. Recent performances have taken them to venues across the UK, including Richmondshire, Parbold, Clitheroe, Manchester, the Peak District, and London.
Meliora Collective continues to captivate audiences with their vibrant performances and flexible approach to chamber music.
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St Chad's Church, Shrewsbury
Ex Cathedra’s annual pre-Christmas concert has become a cornerstone of Shrewsbury's musical calendar, proferring a feast of seasonal favourites both traditional and modern, together with a menu of inspiring readings, all served up by gentle candlelight.
Ground floor: £25 with optional reserved seating for Patrons; children and full-time students £12.00
Gallery: £22; children and full-time students £11
Please note 7.00 pm start
NB: Early booking is recommended to avoid disappointment.
Running time approx. 2 hours 10 minutes, including interval.
Early booking is recommended
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“One of Britain’s very best choirs” New York Times
Please note early start time of 7.00pm.
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St Chad's Church, Shrewsbury
** NB There has been a change of date, time and venue for this concert **
The programme will include works by Mozart, Schubert and the contemporary Ukrainian composer Leonid Desyatnikov.
Praised by fellow pianist Gabriela Montero as ‘A Queen, a grand and real artist … so true to herself and her convictions’.
£22
Children and full-time students: £11
Polina Osetinskaya studied at the Moscow and St Petersburg conservatories. She has recently given a series of triumphant recitals around Europe, including playing three of Prokofiev’s piano concertos in a single concert, and is accompanist to the great Soviet-born Israeli violinist Maxim Vengerov, with whom she will be appearing at London’s Barbican Centre shortly after her recital in Shrewsbury.
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