Concerts at All Saints

On-line concerts

Like everywhere else, we are closed for the duration of the CoVID-19 pandemic.

There are a number of organisations offering free on-line concerts for the duration. We have listed some below. If you know of any that we have missed that might be of interest please email us.

Robinson Recitals

The Robinson Recitals initiative is an innovation competition for "live" social distancing video concerts specifically designed for retirement and nursing homes, hosted by Boston-based classical music management firm Ariel Artists. Sign up here.

List from Classic fm

Classic FM are maintaning and updating a list of live streamed classical music concerts.

Royal Albert Home

Concerts from the Royal Albert Hall.

Vienna StaatsOper

The Vienna State Opera offers opera and ballet daily.

St John's College, Cambridge

And for lovers of Choral Music there is an extensive archive of webcasts from St John's to enjoy.

Regular Concerts

We run a weekly Wednesday lunch time series Soundbites (details below) and a monthly Saturday morning Coffee Concert series Heavenly Harmonies (details below) ourselves. Our church is also used regularly for concerts by other organisations such as Hertford Choral Society, Hertford Symphony Orchestra and Hertfordshire Festival of Music

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Heavenly Harmonies

Coffee, Cake and Choral Classics

Heavenly Harmonies is a monthly Saturday morning concert series, exploring well-loved classics of the sacred choral repertoire though word and song.

Refreshments from 10.45 with a 45-minute concert from 11.15 to 12.00 noon. Free Admission with Retiring Collection in aid of Church Funds.

Each concert has an appropriate seasonal theme:

	May 9th:	VE 75 day - if the Corona Virus outbreak has subsided.
	June 13th:	Pentecost and Trinity - if the Corona Virus outbreak has subsided.
	July 11th:	Benedict
	August TBA	Guest Choir
	Sept 12th	No Concert: Coffee Morning with stalls, Open Tower and Herts & Beds Bike 'n Hike
	Oct 10th	Creation
	Nov 14th	Talents
	Dec 5th	Messengers (within our weekend Christmas Event)

Please tell your friends and do come along yourselves. If you have a favourite seasonal piece please tell us and we will try to include it.

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Soundbites

Wednesday Lunchtime Concerts

Soundbites, as its name suggests, combines a selection of soups, rolls, sandwiches, cakes and hot drinks available from 12:00 with a short (35-45 mins), unticketed, admission free concert at 1:00 pm. These concerts are run to contribute to the Music Development Fund, which supports our musical work with young people in the town. Concert series dates normally match school term-times.

Our 2020 Spring Season runs from 8th January to 18th March.

Please note that, due to Corona Virus outbreak, the concert on Wednesday 18th is cancelled and that we are deferring the commencement of our Summer Season until the outbreak has passed.

Spring Season 2020

Jan 8th	Golden Piano Trio
	Violin, Cello, Piano
	Piano Trio in A minor Ravel
	First prizewinners of the Cavatina Chamber Music Competition 2010, The Golden Piano Trio was formed under the direction of the Arman Piano Trio at the Dartington International Summer School in 2009. Renowned for their warm and engaging performances the trio enjoys a wide and varied career performing across the UK and Europe.
Jan 15th	Meera Maharajah
	Flute
Jan 22nd	Michael Frith
	Organ
	Following the release of his recent CD recording, Michael plays one of the most famous and impressive organs works of the 20th Century. A sequence of nine meditations explore episodes in the story of the birth of Jesus.
	La Nativité du Seigneur Messiaen
Jan 29th	Diana Brekalo
	Piano
	Works by women composers including Fanny Mendelssohn, Anne de Belleville, Lily Boulanger and Dora Pejacevic.
Feb 5th	Pal Banda
	Cello
	Bach Suite 3 in C and Suite 6 in D.
Feb 12th	'FunBites'
	Soloists from Ware Operatic Society
	A medley of light and comic songs featuring Noel Coward, Cole Porter, Flanders & Swann, G&S & others.
Feb 19th	Choir 18
	Director: David Boarder
	Choir18 brings together singers from several choirs in the Hertford area to perform a wide range of sacred and secular choral repertoire
Feb 26th	Nadine Nigl	Antonio Oyarzabal
	Violin	Piano
	Sonatas by Mozart and Brahms
Mar 4th	Eleftheria Kotzia	Wilfrid Murray
	Guitar	Piano
	Vivaldi Concerto in D, RV93, Ravel, Boccherini, Rodrigo Fantasia para un gentihombre
Mar 11th	Gelachter Trio
	Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon
	Founded at the Royal College of Music, the Gelachter Trio is established as a dynamic London ensemble
Mar 18th	Yoon Seok Shin
	Piano
	Mozart Sonata 3, Schubert, Beethoven Sonata 15 "Pastorale"

We look forward to welcoming you to one or more of these concerts

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