The Adderbury Ensemble brings together some of the UK’s top musicians to perform the world’s finest chamber music…
Autumn 2019 Concerts
We’ll add more dates to the current season as they’re confirmed. Watch this space!
September 2019
Adderbury Ensemble directed by Benjamin Gilmore with Fiona Cross (clarinet)
11:15, Sunday September 15 at the Holywell Music Room, Oxford
- Mozart: String Quartet no 16 in E flat major, K 428/421b
- Brahms: Clarinet Quintet in B minor, op 115
Viv McLean (piano) and Chris Windass (violin)
19:30, Thursday September 19, 2019 at Witney Methodist Church
- Beethoven: Violin Sonata in A major, op 12 no 2
- Chopin: Nocturne in E minor, op 72 no 1
- Chopin: Scherzo no 2 in B flat minor, op 31
- Elgar: Violin Sonata in E minor, op 82
Viv McLean (piano) and Chris Windass (violin)
19:30, Saturday September 21, 2019 at the Radcliffe Centre, Buckingham
- Beethoven: Violin Sonata in A major, op 12 no 2
- Chopin: Nocturne in E minor, op 72 no 1
- Chopin: Scherzo no 2 in B flat minor, op 31
- Elgar: Violin Sonata in E minor, op 82
Adderbury Ensemble Quartet
19:30, Friday September 27, 2019 at Chipping Norton Town Hall
- Bridge: Three Idylls for String Quartet, H67
- Haydn: String Quartet in D minor, op 76 no 2 (“Fifths”)
- Mozart: String Quartet no 14 in G major, K 387 (“Spring”)
October 2019
Adderbury Ensemble with Viv McLean (piano)
11:15, Sunday October 20 at the Holywell Music Room, Oxford
- Beethoven: String Quartet no 6 in B flat major, op 18 no 6
- Dvorák: Piano Quintet in A major, op 81
Adderbury Ensemble Quartet directed by Martyn Jackson
19:30, Thursday October 24, 2019 at the Radcliffe Centre, Buckingham
- Beethoven: String Quartet no 6 in B flat major, op 18 no 6
- Grieg: String Quartet no 1 in G minor, op 27
Adderbury Ensemble Chamber Group with Martin Perkins (harpsichord)
19:30, Saturday October 26, 2019 at Chipping Norton Town Hall
- Baroque concert including Pachelbel’s Canon and trio sonatas by Handel, Vivaldi, Corelli and Bach
Adderbury Ensemble with Viv McLean
19:00, Sunday October 27, 2019 at Deddington Parish Church
- Grieg: String Quartet no 1 in G minor, op 27
- Dvorák: Piano Quintet in A major, op 81
November 2019
Adderbury Ensemble Quartet
19:30, Friday November 1, 2019 at Witney Methodist Church
- Mendelssohn: String Quartet no 2 in A minor, op 13
- Mozart: String Quartet no 14 in G major, K 387 (“Spring”)
Adderbury Ensemble with Viv McLean (piano)
19:30, Friday November 22, 2019 at the Radcliffe Centre, Buckingham
- Beethoven: Piano Trio in G major, op 1 no 2
- Mendelssohn: Piano Trio no 1 in D minor, op 49
Adderbury Ensemble Quartet
19:30, Saturday November 23, 2019 at Chipping Norton Town Hall
- Mozart: String Quartet no 16 in E flat major, K 428/421b
- Beethoven: String Quartet no 2 in G major, op 18, no 2
- Sibelius: String Quartet in D minor, op 56 (“Voces intimae”)
Adderbury Ensemble with Viv McLean
19:30, Thursday November 28, 2019 at Witney Methodist Church
- Beethoven: Piano Trio in G major, op 1 no 2
- Mendelssohn: Piano Trio no 1 in D minor, op 49
December 2019
Adderbury Ensemble directed by Martyn Jackson with Craig Ogden (guitar)
19:00, Sunday December 1 at Adderbury Parish Church
- Dvořák: String Quintet no 3 in E flat major, op 97
- Boccherini: Guitar Quintet in D major, G 448
- Vivaldi: Guitar Concerto in D major, RV 93
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Adderbury Ensemble Chamber Group – Candlelit Christmas Concert
19:30, Wednesday December 4 at St John the Evangelist Church, Oxford
- Pachelbel: Canon in D major
- Corelli: Concerto Grosso in G minor, op 6, no 8 (“Christmas Concerto”)
- Bach: Cantata, BWV 147 (“Jesu Joy of Man’s Desiring”)
- Handel: The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba (from Solomon)
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Adderbury Ensemble Quintet directed by Martyn Jackson
19:30, Friday December 6, 2019 at Witney Methodist Church
- Mozart: String Quintet no 2 in C minor, K 406
- Vaughan Williams: Phantasy Quintet
- Dvořák: String Quintet no 3 in E flat major, op 97
Adderbury Ensemble directed by Martyn Jackson
11:15, Sunday December 8 at the Holywell Music Room, Oxford
- Mozart: String Quintet no 2 in C minor, K 406
- Dvořák: String Quintet no 3 in E flat major, op 97
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Adderbury Ensemble directed by Martyn Jackson with Craig Ogden (guitar)
19:30, Thursday December 12, 2019 at Parish Church of Saint Mary the Virgin, Chipping Norton
- Dvořák: String Quintet no 3 in E flat major, op 97
- Boccherini: Guitar Quintet in D major, G 448
- Vivaldi: Guitar Concerto in D major, RV 93
Adderbury Ensemble Quartet
19:30, Friday December 13, 2019 at the Radcliffe Centre, Buckingham
- Bridge: Three Idylls for String Quartet, H67
- Mendelssohn: String Quartet no 2 in A minor, op 13
- Mozart: String Quartet no 14 in G major, K 387 (“Spring”)
Adderbury Ensemble with Viv McLean (piano)
19:30, Sunday December 15, 2019 at King’s Sutton Parish Church
- Beethoven: Piano Trio in G major, op 1 no 2
- Mendelssohn: Piano Trio no 1 in D minor, op 49
Adderbury Ensemble directed by Martyn Jackson with Viv McLean (piano) and Craig Ogden (guitar)
11:15, Sunday December 22 at the Holywell Music Room, Oxford
- Saint-Saëns: Septet in E flat major, op 65
- Boccherini: Guitar Quintet in D major, G 448
- Vivaldi: Guitar Concerto in D major, RV 93
Concert Venues
Venue locations and ticket prices.
Adderbury
Church of St Mary the Virgin (Map)
Mill Lane
Adderbury
Banbury
OX17 3LP
Tickets for Chamber Group Concerts
- £15.00 adults.
- £12.00 Friends of Music in Adderbury (adults) and full-time students up to age 25.
- Children under the age of 18 are admitted free if accompanied by an adult. (No admission for children under the age of 5.)
Tickets for Chamber Orchestra Concerts (nine players or more)
- £18.00 adults
- £15.00 Friends of Music in Adderbury (adults) and full-time students up to age 25.
- Children under the age of 18 are admitted free if accompanied by an adult. (No admission for children under the age of 5.)
Amersham
Dr Challoners High School For Girls (Map)
Cokes Lane
Little Chalfont
Amersham
HP7 9QB
Buckingham
The Radcliffe Centre (Map)
Church Street
Buckingham
MK18 1EG
Tickets: £16.00 (£13.00 for mailing list subscribers and £5.00 for students). Available at the door or call 07711 606996 to reserve.
Chipping Norton Town Hall
Chipping Norton, Town Hall (Map)
The Guildhall
Chipping Norton
OX7 5NJ
Tickets: £16.00 (£13.00 for mailing list subscribers and £5.00 for students). Available at the door or call 07711 606996 to reserve.
Chipping Norton, St Mary’s
Parish Church of Saint Mary the Virgin
(Map)
6 Church Street
Chipping Norton
OX7 5NT
Tickets: £16.00 (£13.00 for mailing list subscribers and £5.00 for students). Available at the door or call 07711 606996 to reserve.
Deddington
Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul (Map)
Church Street
Deddington
BANBURY
OX15 0SA
Tickets for Chamber Group Concerts
- £15.00 adults.
- £12.00 Friends of Music in Adderbury (adults) and full-time students up to age 25.
- Children under the age of 18 are admitted free if accompanied by an adult. (No admission for children under the age of 5.)
Tickets for Chamber Orchestra Concerts (nine players or more)
- £18.00 adults
- £15.00 Friends of Music in Adderbury (adults) and full-time students up to age 25.
- Children under the age of 18 are admitted free if accompanied by an adult. (No admission for children under the age of 5.)
King’s Sutton
St Peter and St Paul Church (Map)
The Square
King’s Sutton
Banbury
OX17 3RQ
Tickets: £16.00 (£13.00 for mailing list subscribers and £5.00 for students). Available at the door or call 07711 606996 to reserve.
Milton Keynes
St Michael’s Church (Map)
Kents Hill
Milton Keynes
MK7 6AA
Admission Free.
Oxford, Holywell
Holywell Music Room (Map)
Holywell Street
Oxford
OX1 3SD
Tickets: £12.00 Adults and £6.00 Children 11-17
Oxford, SJE
St John the Evangelist (Map)
Iffley Road
Oxford
OX4 1EH
Tickets: £15.00 Adults and £5.00 Students
Perivale
St Mary’s Church (Map)
Perivale Lane
Perivale
Greenford
UB6 8SS
Admission free with retiring collection. No tickets issued beforehand.
Priors Marston
Moravian Chapel (Map)
Keys Lane
Priors Marston
Southam
CV47 7SA
Advance reservations (call 07711 511043 or email martinpye@icloud.com): two tickets for £30.00. Admission at the door: £20.00. Intermission: Wine & nibbles. (Fundraiser for St Leonard’s Church Tower Fund.)
Stratford-upon-Avon
Stratford upon Avon Town Hall (Map)
1 Sheep Street
Stratford-upon-Avon
CV37 6EF
Tickets: £16.00 (£13.00 for mailing list subscribers and £5.00 for students). Available at the door or call 07711 606996 to reserve.
Witney
Witney Methodist Church (Map)
40 High Street
Witney
OX28 6HG
Tickets: £16.00 (£13.00 for mailing list subscribers and £5.00 for students). Available at the door or call 07711 606996 to reserve.
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CDs
Tchaikovsky, Elgar, Grainger
Tchaikovsky: Serenade in C major
Elgar: Serenade in E minor
Grainger: Irish Tune from County Derry / Molly on the Shore
Chamber Music by Veale & Crawford
Veale: String Quartet, Tryptich for Recorder & String Quartet, etc
Crawford: Elegaic Quintet for Recorder & String Quartet, etc
Mozart (Flute, Oboe & Clarinet Works)
Flute Quartet in D, K285, Quartet in F for Oboe & Strings, K370, Clarinet Quintet in A major, K581
Vivaldi’s Four Seasons
La Primavera (Spring)
L’estate (Summer)
L’autunno (Autumn)
L’inverno (Winter)
Johann Sebastian Bach Concertos
Concerto for Oboe, Violin & Strings, Concerto for Viola & Strings, Concerto for Harpsichord, Flute, Violin & Strings, etc
Playing Baroque
Works by Handel, Telemann, Pachelbel, Johann Sebastian Bach, Albinoni and Corelli
Playing Baroque II – Concertos
Works by Telemann, Johann Sebastian Bach, Vivaldi, Quantz, Marcello and Sammartini
Music for Seven
Maurice Ravel’s Introduction and Allegro, Richard Strauss’s Metamorphosen, Camille Saint-Saëns Septet
Our players…
All the Adderbury Ensemble players are among the leading performers in their field. Click on the “Biography” button below each image to find out more about them.
