The ConcertsThe MusiciansThe School Concerts2013 ConcertsBookingContactWelcome to Brancaster Midsummer Music 2012. This year we celebrate our 12th successive year of music making at Brancaster. Our musical journey, takes us from Bach to the present day and to destinations around the world: Russia, the USA, France, Tewkesbury Road to mention just a few of our stopping-off points. Do join us!
As always, two of our concerts are in the fine, old, flint coastal churches at Brancaster and Thornham. Do check the website, www.saxonshorebenefice.co.uk, which has excellent histories of the churches. Our signature concert, by kind permission of Viscount and Viscountess Coke, will be held at Holkham Hall (www.holkham.co.uk). Picnics are permitted overlooking the lake.
This year we welcome The Sterling Trio to Brancaster, Roderick Williams to Holkham Hall and Chris Garrick’s Homage to Grapelli to Thornham.
Every year we arrange a private concert at Smithdon High School for the pupils there as well as for pupils from schools throughout the area. In an informal manner, the pupils are introduced to classical music, are invited to participate and then listen to a short concert. In the afternoon, those pupils taking music as part of their GCSE or A Level work have an intensive workshop with the musicians.
Following their hugely enjoyable concert at Holkham Hall in 2011, we had no hesitation in thrusting The Scott Brothers Duo into the lions’ den. Jonathan and Tom are working closely with Smithdon’s Music Department to present a concert expressly tailored to its requirements. Read more about it on the School Concert page as well as reviews of the 2011 concert given by The Classic Buskers.