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This event was sadly cancelled due to Covid-19. We will be singing this piece again in 2021, if circumstances allow, so check our Forthcoming Events page, or sign up to our mailing list to keep up to date

The Fitzhardinge Consort is excited to be travelling across the estuary to Newport Cathedral to perform our programme of Passiontide meditations, to include…

Lamentations of Jeremiah by Thomas Tallis
Requiem by Herbert Howells
Jesu, meine Freude by J. S. Bach

This dramatic, contemplative and very beautiful programme will prepare you for the story of Holy Week, just around the corner.

Date: Thursday 26 March, 2020
Time: 7:30pm
Venue: Newport Cathedral
Tickets: FREE on the door, with a retiring collection to be shared between Newport Cathedral and The Fitzhardinge Consort

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The Fitzhardinge Consort is thrilled to be working with Cancer Research UK to put on a Christmas celebration, in the beautiful space of Bristol Cathedral, to thank all the countless people in the South West who have helped the fight against cancer, and to support those affected by the disease.

Some reflections and readings will be interspersed with festive music that will take us from the mystery of Advent to the joy of Christmas. Music will include:

Jauchzet dem Herrn, alle Welt – J. S. Bach
Veni, Veni Emmanuel – Kodaly
O Magnum Mysterium – Scarlatti
A Spotless Rose – Howells

… and much more, including some festive favourites and opportunities for the audience to chip in.

Date: Thursday 5 December, 2019
Time: 7pm
Venue: Bristol Cathedral
Tickets: FREE – please email ros.fry@cancer.org.uk or call 01308 423805 to book

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On 29 September 2019 – Michaelmas day – Bristol Cathedral bad farewell to its Dean, David Hoyle, who leaves to become Dean of Westminster. Dr Hoyle has long been a firm friend of The Fitzhardinge Consort, and we wish him all the best for his exciting new vocation.

Happily, however, at evensong on 1 November – All Saints day – the Reverend Michael Johnson will be installed as Canon and Acting Dean of Bristol, and The Fitzhardinge Consort are delighted to have been asked to sing this service. Music selected to mark this wonderful occasion and to celebrate All Saints day includes…

Tomas Luis de Victoria’s epic Magnificat primi toni a 8 and his vivacious O Quam Gloriosum.

Date: Friday 1 November, 2019
Time: 5.15pm
Venue: Bristol Cathedral
Entry FREE

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The weekend of Saturday 5 and Sunday 6 October sees the annual Art on the Hill art trail in Windmill Hill, South Bristol. At 7.30pm on Sunday 6 october, The Fitzhardinge Consort are delighted to be giving a concert at St Michael & All Angels, Windmill Hill, highlighting the relationship of music and art through the ages. 

The arts trail sees venues and homes on Windmill Hill open to a broad range of artists and workshops for the weekend. In addition to these many exciting artists exhibiting in their own homes and community spaces, there are workshops for children, a treasure hunt, and live music throughout the weekend.

The beautiful church of St Michael & All Angels is a venue for the arts trail, and a wonderful venue for this concert. Expect our trademark mix of Tudor polyphony and close harmony, but with an artistic slant. 

The concert is free to attend, and a retiring collection will be split between the Church and the Consort. 

For more information about the various things you can see and experience on the Art on the Hill trail, visit their website at Art on the Hill.

Date: Sunday 6 October, 2019
Time: 7.30pm
Venue: St Michael & All Angels, Windmill Hill

Tickets: FREE

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On Saturday 18 May 2019, Fitz joined Bristol Phoenix Choir and the Corelli Orchestra for a performance of J. S. Bach’s great choral work, the Mass in B Minor, in Clifton Cathedral.

Paul Walton conductor
Daisy Walford soprano
Rob Waters alto
Chris Lombard tenor
Daniel Robson bass

“The Bristol Phoenix Choir, founded in 1963, is a thriving and highly active ensemble of about 70 singers. Their Conductor is Paul Walton, Assistant Organist of Bristol Cathedral and a good friend of Fitz. We thoroughly look forward to this exciting collaboration.”

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Date: Saturday 18 May
Time: 7.45pm
Venue: Clifton Cathedral, Bristol

Tickets
£15
Students £5
Under 16s Free.
Available from Opus 13, St Michael’s Hill 0117 9230164, ticket office 07931 812625

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On 22 June 2019, Fitz returns to Holy Trinity Church, Abbots Leigh, for a sunny summer’s evening of eclectic repertoire, featuring the Consort‘s first ever performance of J. S. Bach’s virtuosic jewel, Singet dem Herrn.
Other repertoire to include…

• Two beautiful and contrasting motets by Victoria – Salve Regina (a 8) & Lauda Sion
• Sing Joyfully – Byrd
• Bring us o Lord God – Harris
• Litany to the Holy Spirit – Peter Hurford (died this year)

…then grab a glass of something chilled to enjoy during a jazzier second half, which may see a reappearance of J. S. Bach…

The idyllic village of Abbots Leigh lies a short hop over the suspension bridge from Bristol. To learn more about the venue, click here

This concert is generously supported by Opus 13, Fitzhardinge‘s favourite Bristol music shop. Click their name to visit the website.

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Date: Saturday 22 June, 2019
Time: 7.30pm
Venue: Holy Trinity Church, Abbots Leigh

Tickets: FREE, with a retiring collection to be shared between Holy Trinity and The Fitzhardinge Consort

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On Thursday 15th August, the Church celebrates the Feast of the Assumption, marking the ascent of the Blessed Virgin Mary into Heaven. The Fitzhardinge Consort is delighted to be singing Choral Evensong at Bristol Cathedral for this celebration.

Fortunately for musicians, the mother of Christ has inspired some of the most haunting, uplifting, contemplative, beautiful music in the choral repertoire. The service music will be…

Introit: Ave Regina Coelorum – Victoria
Magnificat: Buxtehude
Nunc Dimittis: Plainsong
Anthem: Alma Redemptoris Mater – Victoria
Preces & Responses: Byrd

Date: Thursday 15 August, 2019
Time: 5:15pm
Venue: Bristol Cathedral

Tickets: FREE

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a trio from the performance, sung by members of Fitz before a moment’s silence held for Notre Dame Cathedral

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The Fitzhardinge Consort returned to Bristol Cathedral for a special Holy Week performance of Dieterich Buxtehude’s stunning cantata cycle, Membra Jesu Nostri, in the Eastern Lady Chapel, accompanied by a small contingent from the The Fitzhardinge Players – two violins and continuo.

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Date: Tuesday 16 April, 2019
Time: 5.15pm
Venue: Bristol Cathedral, Eastern Lady Chapel
Free admission

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from Bach to barbershop

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Fitz takes a colourful programme to two beautiful Bristol venues. Repertoire ranges from 17th-century Italian polyphony to 21st-century close harmony, featuring J. S. Bach’s magnificent motet Lobet den Herrn. This relaxed event is the perfect way to unwind on a summery Saturday, with a glass or two of something chilled!

SATURDAY 9 JUNE 2018
Holy Trinity, Abbots Leigh
7:30pm
Entry FREE with a retiring collection shared between Fitz and Holy Trinity

SATURDAY 16 JUNE 2018
Christ Church, City of Bristol
3:00pm
Entry FREE with a retiring collection shared between Fitz and Christ Church

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