Forthcoming performances

6 OCTOBER at 3:30 p.m.

Angel Centre, Worcester

MUSIC FOR A RENAISSANCE PRINCESS

The Spinacino Consort: Eric Thomas (lute and director), Héloïse Bernard (voice), Elizabeth Unsworth Wilson (voice), Claire Horáček (viol), Annemarie Klein (recorders)

8 NOVEMBER at 3 p.m.

St Cecilia's Hall, Edinburgh

'QUIET CONCERT'*: Henry Purcell - Gentle songs, dances & airs about nature & music 

Jan Waterfield (harpsichord), Héloïse Bernard (voice) & (Annemarie Klein, recorders)

*Do you love music, but find the whole concert experience overwhelming? Do you need a time out from essay writing or seasonal excitement? Then these concerts may be for you. We have thought about some of the sensory issues that can keep  people away from many events and made some small but important adjustments. What we will do differently includes:

1. Asking audiences for quiet applause, such as only using 2 fingers from each hand, patting the leg, or using the BSL sign for applause 
2. Keeping the concert to one hour in length and having breaks every 10 minutes so that you can move around, wriggle, stim or chat quietly for a few minutes
3. Keeping light levels low
4. Using rugs, cushions and benches as well as chairs so that you can sit how you prefer
5. Keeping numbers down to avoid crowding
6. Choosing relatively quiet instruments from the University’s world-famous Musical Instrument Collection and not using electric amplification 
7. Scheduling in the afternoon so you don’t have to travel home in the dark or when the streets are too busy
8. Providing a space in the Laigh Hall to escape to if you need it

HEY FOR CHRISTMAS

Siglo de Oro (Patrick Allies, director), Spinacino Consort, Tom Hollister (percussion), Callum Armstrong (bagpipes)

DECEMBER 2025: VENUES AND DATES TBC

JANUARY 2026: CD recording

SPINACINO BAMBINO: more dates coming soon 

Spinacino  Bambino is a new project by the Spinacino Consort to bring live  classical music to children and their parents. Aimed at children and  babies under 6 but with all ages welcome, these informal concerts will  include real music played by the group in their concerts, but presented  in an age-appropriate manner, as well as familiar tunes for singing  along and musical games.

Baby changing facilities available. Concert Hall fully accessible with plenty of space for prams.

ADDITIONAL PROJECTS

• Recording on historical instruments at St Cecilia's Concert Hall & Museum - click here for link 

• Pianodrome (virtual concert including a set by Musica Mundana) - click here for link

Click here for previous concerts, live-streamed, still available on youtube, and please subscribe for updates.