Chamber Music Weymouth

22/01/2025

Audience feedback!

22/01/2025

If you enjoyed Duncan Honeybourne’s performances of piano music by Imogen Holst on Radio 3 this week, there’s more to explore in this recent release

https://ascrecords.com/primafacie/prelude_dance.html

22/01/2025

Big thank you to Woolf Quartet for a really splendid lunchtime concert, very much enjoyed by an audience of 94 people. A great way to begin 2025! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

Our first lunchtime concert of 2025 showcases the WOOLF QUARTET, a young string quartet formed at London's Royal Academy of Music, who take their name from the author Virginia Woolf (and the quartet often rehearse in Bloomsbury on the site where Woolf lived). They will perform Debussy's String Quartet in G minor together with two contemporary pieces. Refreshments served in the church cafe from midday. Tickets at steal at just £5 per person, in advance or on the door
All welcome - please come and support these young players
https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/weymouth-lunchtime-concerts/chamber-music-weymouth-presents-woolf-quartet/e-rrabdo

18/01/2025

Duncan Honeybourne appears in Composer of the Week on BBC Radio 3 this coming week. The featured composer is Imogen Holst. Hear Duncan on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0026wst

16/01/2025

Our first lunchtime concert of 2025 showcases the WOOLF QUARTET, a young string quartet formed at London's Royal Academy of Music, who take their name from the author Virginia Woolf (and the quartet often rehearse in Bloomsbury on the site where Woolf lived). They will perform Debussy's String Quartet in G minor together with two contemporary pieces. Refreshments served in the church cafe from midday. Tickets at steal at just £5 per person, in advance or on the door
All welcome - please come and support these young players
https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/weymouth-lunchtime-concerts/chamber-music-weymouth-presents-woolf-quartet/e-rrabdo

06/01/2025

Happy New Year! We look forward to welcoming you to our concerts in 2025

With this in mind, the events page of our website has had an upgrade, which we hope will make it easier for you to book tickets online (tickets are always available on the door on the day as well). No increase in ticket prices this year!

All concerts take place at St Mary’s Church, St Mary Street, Weymouth DT4 8PU, and start at 1pm. Refreshments are served in the church cafe from midday on concert days. Tickets cost £5 per pe…

23/12/2024

24/11/2024

Calling all organists! Join us for Play the Organ Year 2025 - a campaign to inspire more people to experience, learn, and fall in love with the organ.

Host a "First Encounter" concert, lead a session, or invite someone to the console. Your involvement will open doors for future organists and enthusiasts.

Get started with our free resource pack, including guides, pieces, session materials, and tips for engaging beginners and promoting events. Everything you need is just a click away!

Download resources and join the movement: www.rco.org.uk/play

07/11/2024

“a wonderful concert” (audience member)

Huge thanks to Ivory Piano Duo for a really splendid concert of music for piano four-hands - a varied and imaginative programme full of wit and colour.

06/10/2024

Do watch the second quarter final of BBC Young Musician on BBC Four from 7.30pm tonight. You can see our artistic director Duncan Honeybourne accompanying violinist Rose Gosney (who is leader of the National Youth Orchestra) in the final movement of Cesar Franck’s glorious Sonata in A.

Rose will be performing in our Lunchtine concert series in June 2025

Jess Gillam presents the second BBC Young Musician quarter-final, filmed in Swansea.

20/09/2024

Catch our very own Duncan Honeybourne accompanying in the BBC Young Musician competition!

Watch all the competition on BBC iPlayer

11/09/2024

Our new season opens on 18 September!

The new season of , rebranded as “Chamber Music Weymouth”, begins a week today with a concert by violinist Edward Brenton, sub-leader of Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, with Duncan Honeybourne

Tickets just £5 in advance or in the door https://weymouthchamberconcerts.com/

04/09/2024

Missed out on ? For just £5 come & enjoy world class classical music in the heart of . We’ve got all the classic hits, plus lesser-known numbers & back catalogue favourites!
Our new season begins 2 weeks today

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Putting our stretch of the Jurassic Coast firmly on the musical map

03/09/2024

I interviewed Frances Wilson about Chamber Music Weymouth , a showcase for emerging and established musicians who perform innovative new music as well as rarely-performed pieces from the traditional classical repertoire. Frances Wilson is a publicist and writer working in classical music under the p...

01/09/2024

What was it like to live in Weymouth 200 years ago?

Local author Rachel Knowles will be giving talks about Regency Weymouth - in costume - during our Heritage Open Day on Saturday 7th September.

Doors open at 11am. All welcome.

Tours, talks and free refreshments.