[ October 23, 2010; 9:00 am to 6:00 pm. ] PERFORMANCE SATURDAY EVENTChester Theatre Club’s ShowcaseWesley Centre l 23rd Oct l 12.45 pm l FREEChester Theatre Club is an amateur theatre which puts on six productions a year in its own building in Newtown, Chester. The [...]

[ October 23, 2010; 9:00 am to 6:00 pm. ] PERFORMANCE SATURDAY EVENTHandbridge YarnsThe Carlton Tavern, Hartington Street l 23rd Oct l 2.00 pm l FREERemember the Old Tobacco Factory? Or Mrs Davies’s shop on Bradford Street? Or the Snuff Mill’s waterwheel?Come and hear the stories which [...]

[ October 23, 2010; 9:00 am to 6:00 pm. ] PERFORMANCE SATURDAY EVENTPtry and art workshop with Heather FreckletonWesley Centre l 23rd Oct l 11.15 am l £10This workshop will explore the relationship between painting and ptry. We’ll be looking at paintings and inventing the pms that [...]

[ October 30, 2010; 9:00 am to 6:00 pm. ] PERFORMANCE SATURDAY EVENTStorytelling with Annamation: Hags to HeroinesWesley Centre l 30th Oct l 3.00 pm l £5Anna and Susanna of Annamation are lively young storytellers. In their new show Hags and Heroines they bring you a highly [...]

[ October 30, 2010; 9:00 am to 6:00 pm. ] PERFORMANCE SATURDAY EVENTPtry and song with Onya WickWesley Centre l 30th Oct l 4.30 pm l FREEOnya Wick is a unique blend of ptry and music. The group, Kemal Houghton, Maureen Weldon and Mike Penney, was formed [...]

[ October 30, 2010; 9:00 am to 6:00 pm. ] PERFORMANCE SATURDAY EVENTPtry workshop with Gill McEvoy and Judy Ugonna: Beneath the Surface of our CityWesley Centre l 30th Oct 9.30 am l £15How do you see the area immediately around you? What do you think of when you look [...]

[ October 30, 2010; 9:00 am to 6:00 pm. ] PERFORMANCE SATURDAY EVENTPtry and stories with Hoole-igansWesley Centre l 23rd Oct l 12.30 pm l FREEThe Hoole-igans is an affectionate nickname for a group of creative writers based in Hoole. They are a WEA class called Write [...]

[ October 30, 2010; 9:00 am to 6:00 pm. ] PERFORMANCE SATURDAY EVENTPtry from the Pm ShedWesley Centre l 30th Oct l 2.00 pm l FREEFeaturing Leih Steggall, Andrew Rudd, Judy Ugonna, Peter Berry, Clive McWilliam and Gill McEvoyThis group of published and prize-winning Cheshire-based pts read [...]

[ October 23, 2010; 9:00 am to 6:00 pm. ] PERFORMANCE SATURDAY EVENTStorytelling with Nick Hennessey: The Sleeping KingWesley Centre l 23rd Oct l 7.00 pm l £5Nick Hennessey is in demand all over the world as a storyteller. His compelling performance in last year’s festival with [...]

[ October 23, 2010; 9:00 am to 6:00 pm. ] PERFORMANCE SATURDAY EVENTIdentity Parade: ptry with Roddy Lumsden, Jean Sprackland, Paul Farley and Deryn Rees-JonesWesley Centre l 23rd Oct l 8.30 pm l £7.50Identity Parade presents new British and Irish ptry at a time of great vibrancy [...]

[ October 13, 2010; 9:00 am to 6:00 pm. ] MADELEINE MITCHELL violin and ANDREW BALL pianoBeethoven Sonata No1 in D, Op 12Bridge RomanzeMozart Sonata in E minor, K 304MacMillan ‘A Different World’ (written for MM 1995)Bridge Morceau CaractéristiqueRichard Strauss Violin Sonata in E flat, Op 18Madeleine Mitchell has been described by the Chief Music Critic of The Times as ‘one of Britain’s liveliest musical [...]

[ October 30, 2010; 9:00 am to 6:00 pm. ] PERFORMANCE SATURDAY EVENTPtry with Clare ShawWesley Centre l 30th Oct l 8.30 pm l £5Clare Shaw grew up in Burnley, spent ten years in Liverpool, and now lives in West Yorkshire. Her first ptry collection, Straight Ahead, [...]

[ October 30, 2010; 9:00 am to 6:00 pm. ] PERFORMANCE SATURDAY EVENTPASS ON A PM FinaleWesley Centre l 30th Oct l 9.30pm l FREEPASS ON A PM! Bring along your favourite lines (or write your own!) to hang on our PTREE in the Atrium Hub, [...]

[ September 23, 2010 9:00 am to September 26, 2010 6:00 pm. ] CHESTER FASHION FESTIVAL l 13th – 26th Sept 2010Chester Fashion Festival is a two week long series of events dedicated to all things fashion, taking place within the city. With over 70 fashion and accessory retailers taking part, this year aims to be the most fabulous of all fashion [...]

[ October 30, 2010; 9:00 am to 6:00 pm. ] PERFORMANCE SATURDAY EVENTPtry with Chester PtsWesley Centre l 30th Oct l 6.30 pm l FREEThe Chester Pts produced their first anthology in 1974. The group has undergone many changes since then but has always remained true to their [...]

[ October 30, 2010; 9:00 am to 6:00 pm. ] PERFORMANCE SATURDAY EVENTSongs and pms with Virginia Barrett and friendsWesley Centre l 30th Oct l 7.30 pm l £3Folksinger Virginia Barrett and well-known local pts, Heather Freckleton, Helen Hill and Liz Loxley come together to create an [...]

[ December 1, 2010; 9:00 am to 6:00 pm. ] ABBEY GATE COLLEGE Chapel Choir and MusiciansStewart Smith, Musical DirectorA programme of seasonal music to get you into the mood for Christmas. The Choir toured Northern Italy and Venice in 2009. This year they have performed Evensong at St Paul’s Cathedral and toured Belgium, including a performance at the Menin Gate Last Post ceremony in [...]

[ November 20, 2010; 9:00 am to 6:00 pm. ] VERDI REQUIEMUna Barry sopranoJeanette Ager mezzo sopranoPaul Austin Kelly tenorBrian Bannatyne-Scott bassChester Music Society ChoirLiverpool SinfoniaGraham Jordan Ellis conductorIt’s hard to come away from a Chester Music Society choral concert and feel shortchanged. Liverpool Daily Post“Verdi’s Requiem is a work of genius”: so said Johannes Brahms. Some critics replied that Verdi’s Requiem was “his finest [...]

[ November 24, 2010; 9:00 am to 6:00 pm. ] MUSICIANS FROM CHESHIRE YOUTH ORCHESTRALaura Jellic Music Director with Cantabile: Overleigh St Mary’s C of E Junior School ChoirBeverley Atherton Music Director,Web: www.chestermusicsociety.org.ukPrices: 1x at £5.00,

[ October 27, 2010; 9:00 am to 6:00 pm. ] FERGAL O’MAHONY pianoWorks by Rachmaninov, Schumann and GershwinLocal pianist Fergal O’Mahony has performed with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Manchester Camerata, Chester Philharmonic Orchestra, and at Ronnie Scott’s jazz club. Fergalalso enjoys composition and the London premiere of his most recent work Gutter Press – The Opera was a sell-out and well received by critics. [...]

[ November 3, 2010; 9:00 am to 6:00 pm. ] JACQUIN TRIOCharis Cheung pianoZoë Matthews violaJessie Grimes clarinetA varied programme including music by Bruch, Mozart, Schumann and Gorb.The Jacquin Trio is a new ensemble comprising current postgraduate students from the Royal College of Music. Formed in September 2009 they have already performed at St. Mary Abbot’s Church, Kensington and St. Paul’s Church, Marylebone.,Web: www.chestermusicsociety.org.ukPrices: [...]

[ November 10, 2010; 9:00 am to 6:00 pm. ] WILLIAM OINN obYSHANI PERINPANAYAGAM pianoBozza Fantaisie PastoraleSchumann Three RomancesRubbra Sonata in CPoulenc Sonata for Ob and PianoHowells SonataDebussy BruyèresJ S Bach Sonata in G MinorColin Premier Solo de ConcourseWill Oinn was born in Cambridge in 1986 and began learning the ob aged 9. From the age of 15 he was fortunate to study with Nicholas [...]

[ January 12, 2011; 9:00 am to 6:00 pm. ] THE FUJITA PIANO TRIOArisa Fujita, violinHonoka Fujita, celloMegumi Fujita, pianoMendelssohn Trio in D minor Op 49Shostakovich Trio in E minor Op 67Brahms Trio in B Op 8The Fujita sisters from Japan have been playing chamber music together since early childhood. They made a highly acclaimed début at the Wigmore Hall in March 1999. Concert engagements [...]

[ January 26, 2011; 9:00 am to 6:00 pm. ] YOUNG MUSICIANS from Chester and DistrictAn evening of varied music performed by talented local soloists and instrumentalists, presented by Lila Hallett. Including ob virtuoso Tom Bloomfield.With John Gough, accompanistThis event is sponsored by Maple Leaf Financial Services, Chester,Prices: 1xNon members at £5.00,

[ February 2, 2011; 9:00 am to 6:00 pm. ] THE KING’S SCHOOL CHAMBER ORCHESTRAPhilip Robinson Director of MusicAdrian Rushforth Head of StringsReturning by popular request, the students from The King’s School will perform a programme of orchestral music, together with solos, duets, trios and quartets.,Web: www.chestermusicsociety.org.ukPrices: 1xNon members at £5.00,

[ December 8, 2010; 9:00 am to 6:00 pm. ] THE ORIGINAL PANAMA JAZZ BANDJon Critchley TrumpetDave Thomas Clarinet and vocalsLaurie Cooper TromboneTerry Burstall PianoHugh Potter String BassTony Carter DrumsA Traditional foot-tapping Jazz Session in a relaxed mood. Including: Lady Be Good, Night Ferry, Autumn Leaves, High Society, Rosetta, S’wonderful, Lady be good, Montmartre Established in 1954 by a nucleus of schoolboys in Wirral, The [...]

[ December 18, 2010; 9:00 am to 6:00 pm. ] AN ALTERNATIVE NINE LESSONS AND CAROLSYouth ChoirHelena Thomas conductorPreludesKatie Wilkes conductorAlumni ChoirRuth Evans conductorCome and join Chester Music Society Youth Choir, Preludes and Alumni Choir for an uplifting and fun celebration of Christmas.,Web: www.chestermusicsociety.org.ukPrices: 1x at £7.00,

[ December 21, 2010; 9:00 am to 6:00 pm. ] A CHRISTMAS CELEBRATIONThe Music Society Choir joins forces again with Chester Philharmonic Orchestra, with carols for all the family and including Bush A Christmas Cantata.Diana Palmerston sopranoChester Music Society ChoirChester Philharmonic OrchestraGraham Jordan Ellis conductor,Web: www.chestermusicsociety.org.ukPrices: 1xNave (numbered, reserved) at £13.00,1xAisles (restricted view) at £6.00,