Programme of concerts
After expenses, all proceeds from the concerts will be given to charity.
Ticket information
Sunday 4 February 2024 at 3pm
Music Sans Frontières
Juliet Rickard and David Price – Oboe
Rachel Cannon and Amy Robinson – Clarinet
Lynne Roberts, Susie Koczur and Adrian Smith – French Horn
Hugh Woolley and Fiona Beeston – Bassoon
Naomi Fry – Cello and Julie Foreman – Double Bass
Wind Serenade in Eb by Mozart
Serenade for Wind Instruments in D minor by Dvorak.
Music Sans Frontières are experienced professional musicians who are delighted to be giving their first concert as part of the Octagon Concert Series. They are a flexible ensemble of musicians offering a varied range of chamber concerts.
Music Sans Frontières supports the work of the world’s most respected warzone medical charity: Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF).
Monday 29 April 2024 TBA
Norwich High School
Time and programme to be announced
Sunday 30 June 2024 at 3pm
Music Sans Frontières
Programme to be announced
Sunday 7 July 2024 at 3pm
Requiem by Fauré (programme to include)
The Octagon Singers
with:
Katharine Horton – Soprano
Anthony Joule – Bass
Judy Tovey – Piano and Tim Patient – Organ
Narrator: Lynne Davies
Musical Director: Mary Rae
Sunday 8 September 2024 at 3pm
Mirlitons
Programme to be announced
Sunday 24 November 2024 at 3pm
Choir and Audience Carols, Piano and Organ Solos
The Octagon Singers
Judy Tovey – Piano and Tim Patient – Organ
Narrator: Lynne Davies
Musical Director: Mary Rae
Sunday 8 December 2024 at 6.30pm
Octagon Candlelight Carol Service
More concerts to be confirmed
We would like to offer some live recordings, which are available below. These were taken at our 30th Anniversary Season celebratory concert, which was held in November 2015. We hope you enjoy listening.
Ave Verum Corpus, KV 618 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
The Octagon Singers, with an Invited Orchestra. Conducted by Mary Rae
'Hallelujah' Chorus from 'Messiah' by George Frederic Handel
The Octagon Singers, with an Invited Orchestra feat. Jan Hÿtch - Trumpet. Conducted by Mary Rae
Toccata from Symphony No. 5 in F major Op. 42 No. 1 by Charles-Marie Widor
Tim Patient - Organ
'Tambourin' by François-Joseph Gossec
Claire Moore - Flute, with accompaniment by Judy Tovey - Piano
Impromptu in G flat major Op. 90 (D899) No. 3 by Franz Schubert
Judy Tovey - Piano
'Toy Symphony' in G major by Leopold Mozart (attr.)
Invited Orchestra, with 'toys' played by The Octagon Singers. Conducted by Mary Rae
