Worcestershire Early Music

Cambridge Renaissance Voices and The Musical and Amicable Society will be performing Monteverdi’s Vespers of 1610, alongside works by Giovanni Gabrieli, at Great Malvern Priory on Saturday 30th May 2026.

Performed on period instruments, this concert brings to life the rich sound world of Venice’s golden age, blending Renaissance polyphony with the dramatic flair of early Baroque music. Highlights include Monteverdi’s vibrant psalm settings and motets, Gabrieli’s polychoral masterpiece Omnes Gentes, and the evocative Ave Maris Stella.

Event Details

• 📍 Great Malvern Priory, WR14 2AY
• 📅 Saturday 30 May 2026
• 🎟 Tickets: £25 online (£30 on the door)
• 🎓 Under 18s & full-time students: £10

Tickets available here: www.ticketsource.com/wessex-concerts/monteverdi-vespers/e-rbmojy

With just under a month until our next concert on 19 April at Henry Sandon Hall, tickets for our next concert are already selling quickly, and we’re delighted by the enthusiasm. If you’d like to make sure you don’t miss out, please visit our Events page or use the link below to secure your tickets while they’re still available.
https://earlymusic.sumupstore.com.

Musicians from the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire will be giving the Lunchtime Recital at Worcester Cathedral on Thursday 12th March at 12.15pm.

All are welcome to attend this free recital, with donations welcomed at a retiring collection.

The programme is from the Medieval to Baroque periods. Works will include harpsichord music by Froberger and Royer, French baroque sonatas by Blavet and Philidor, a troubadour song by Giraut de Bornelh and Renaissance consort music by Pierre de la Rue and Walter Frye.

Many thanks to the Hampstead Collective for their wonderful concert on 1 March 2025. Particular thanks go to Petra Hajduchova who stood in last-minute for a poorly David Wright on the harpsichord!

Our next concert, which is a joint venture with Worcester Concert Club, sees the Musical & Amicable Society perform J.S. Bach’s Brandenburg Concerti 3-6. From the electrifying momentum of Concerto No. 3 to the intimate, expressive sounds of numbers 4–6, these masterpieces showcase Bach at his most imaginative. Whether you’re discovering them for the first time or returning to old favourites, this is your gateway to the heart of Bach’s genius.

For this concert, we will be at Henry Sandon Hall at the Royal Porcelain Works Visit Us – Royal Porcelain Works.

Tickets are already on sale (see our Events page) and are selling quickly, so do not miss out!