Maidenhead Music

12/04/2026

We were very pleased with the wonderful performance by the Wihan Quartet in their concert at Norden Farm last month.

This Thursday April 16th we welcome the Echo Vocal Ensemble who are an adventurous group of British singers known for their flexibility, innovation and excellence. Their concert ‘The Sun has Burst the Sky’ explores how choral music has conveyed 'light' over five centuries.

Featuring music spanning five centuries, from Tallis, Monteverdi and Rheinberger to the present day. Echo Vocal Ensemble is led by the brilliant conductor Sarah Latto, who has also conducted local choirs in Berkshire. The group has a reputation for imaginative programming and multi-disciplinary collaborations.

We look forward to being 'enlightened' by this wonderful young ensemble! [Sorry]. Do come and join us, this Thursday 16th November, 19:45, Norden Farm Centre for the Arts. More info and a link to book, here: https://www.maidenheadmusicsociety.org/echo-vocal-ensemble

21/03/2026

Not to be missed - a chance to hear the internationally renowned 𝑾𝒊𝒉𝒂𝒏 𝑺𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑸𝒖𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒆𝒕 this Wednesday 25th March at 7:45pm, at Norden Farm Centre for the Arts!
. . a midweek oasis of top-tier, live classical music by Mozart, Smetana and Schubert. And as usual for MMS concerts, there will be time to chat if you wish with the artists and other concert goers after the performance. We do hope to see you there!

More info and a link to book at:
https://www.maidenheadmusicsociety.org/wihan-quartet

31/01/2026

In our two most recent MMS concerts we were treated to fantastic performances from two young ensembles:
First, Lumas Winds in November gave us some fascinating and varied repertoire (opening with a piece combining music with spoken word, 'Opus Number Zoo' by Berio - multi-talented as they are!)
Then in January, for our members, our annual 'Rising Stars' concert in the beautiful surroundings of Lea Barn at Cookham: a wonderful performance by the up & coming Scintilla quartet, currently students at the Royal Academy of Music, who paired Mozart’s intense Adagio and Fugue in C minor with Ravel’s String Quartet in F major (what a thrilling pizzicato 2nd movement!).
We very much hope to hear both these inspirational ensembles again in the near future.

Now looking forward to our next concert on Tues 17 Feb 7:45pm at Norden Farm Centre for the Arts , with Peter Mallinson on viola, Shirley Turner on violin and Richard Pearce on piano, all associated with top orchestras/groups such as the BBC Symphony Orchestra, BBC Singers, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment . . . Their programme will fuse a variety of composers and styles including Mendelssohn (Trio in C minor), Harry Waldo Warner, Julia Simpson and Mel Bonis, about whom Saint-Saen’s pronounced, “I never imagined a woman could write such music!”. Do come and hear what he was talking about😊, we look forward to seeing you there!

Tickets at https://norden.farm/events/peter-mallinson-and-friends-hausmusik (under 18s free with an adult)

16/11/2025

Hugely looking forward to seeing this young British wind quintet THIS THURSDAY EVENING at Norden Farm Centre for the Arts, 7:45pm.

This prize-winning ensemble have performed at the Wigmore Hall and released their first album in the summer of 2024. Described as "One to watch" by BBC Radio 3, they are committed ambassadors for wind chamber music and the rich variety of repertoire it offers.

If you know a young person learning a wind or brass instrument, do please bring them along - under 18s are free with an accompanying adult. This is a marvellous opportunity to hear top quality performances on flute, clarinet, oboe, bassoon and french horn and, as at most MMS concerts, enjoy the opportunity to chat face to face with the artists afterwards.

Do come along and support this lively young ensemble. We look forward to seeing you there!

05/10/2025

We had a stirring start to our 2025-2026 concert season with a typically exuberant performance by the fiery baroque group Red Priest who presented works by Bach, Vivaldi, Telemann and Handel in their inimitable style.

Our next concert sees the return of the pianist Piers Lane to Norden Farm Centre for the Arts , with one of Schubert’s most thrillingly virtuosic late piano sonatas, Sonata in D major D850. Also on the programme is the complete selection of Chopin pieces used for the ballet Les Sylphides. A compendium of the Polish composer-pianist’s greatest work, it includes a polonaise, several mazurkas, two nocturnes, the Tarantelle, a prelude and several waltzes.

Tickets: £22; MMS Members £17; Under 18s free, up to 2 with a paying adult, available at: https://norden.farm/events/piers-lane/2025-10-29/19:45/add_to_basket
We look forward to seeing you there!

21/09/2025

Nordern Farm Centre for the Arts, Altwood Rd, Maidenhead
Wednesday 24 September 19:45

Don't miss this exciting 'Truly, Madly Baroque' concert featuring harpsichord, violin, cello and a variety of recorders!

Named after the original 'red priest' Antonio Vivaldi, this internationally renowned ensemble combine technical excellence with innovative arrangements to present baroque music in the fresh, original way it was surely intended. Described in the New York Times as 'the wildly virtuosic little band', their love of performance shines through!

Tickets £22, £17 for members (membership open to all), under 18s FREE: up to 2 with paying adult

https://norden.farm/events/red-priest-truly-madly-baroque

Save with a subscription - all 7 Maidenhead Music concerts for only £105, plus reserved seating of your choice at Norden Farm, and invitation to our members-only Rising Stars youth showcase concert! Available at https://www.maidenheadmusicsociety.org/

See you there!

17/09/2025

Maidenhead Music's new 2025-26 season starts next Wednesday 24 September 7:45 Norden Farm Centre for the Arts with their 'Truly Madly Baroque' concert.

Named after the original 'Red Priest' Antonio Vivaldi, they were recently described in the New York Times as ‘the wildly virtuosic little band’, and have been at the cutting edge of baroque music performance for over a quarter of a century. In their truly unique style, combining high-energy performance, boundary crossing arrangements and theatrical presentation, they delight audiences across the globe.

Don't miss it! Tickets £22, under 18s £5 or FREE with paying adult.

Or now is the perfect time to make savings - membership scheme is £22 for the year and gives you £5 off all tickets, or get our £105 annual subscription for free entry to all 7 concerts this season, PLUS an allocated seat throughout at Norden Farm AND entry to our Rising Stars youth showcase concert! (open to members and subscribers only). See our 2025-26 brochure and sign up at https://www.maidenheadmusicsociety.org/

Red Priest – recently described in the New York Times as ‘the wildly virtuosic little band’ – has been at the cutting edge of baroque music performance for over a quarter of a century.

15/09/2025

Maidenhead Music's new 2025-26 season starts next Wednesday 24 September 7:45 at Norden Farm Centre for the Arts with their 'Truly Madly Baroque' concert.

Named after the original 'Red Priest' Antonio Vivaldi, they were recently described in the New York Times as ‘the wildly virtuosic little band’, and have been at the cutting edge of baroque music performance for over a quarter of a century. In their truly unique style, combining high-energy performance, boundary crossing arrangements and theatrical presentation, they delight audiences across the globe.

Don't miss it! Tickets £22, under 18s £5 or FREE with paying adult.

Or now is the perfect time to make savings - membership scheme is £22 for the year and gives you £5 off all tickets, or get our £105 annual subscription for free entry to all 7 concerts this season, PLUS an allocated seat throughout at Norden Farm AND entry to our Rising Stars youth showcase concert! (open to members and subscribers only). Information at https://www.maidenheadmusicsociety.org/

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07/05/2025

Very excited to announce!:

Thursday 8 May - the Heath Quartet, 7:45pm, Norden Farm Centre for the Arts

'...the miraculous Heath Quartet’ The Guardian

Their programme:
Britten: Three Divertimenti
Haydn: Quartet in B-flat major, Op. 50 No. 1
Suk: Meditation on an old Bohemian Chorale (St Wenceslas), Op. 35a
Dvořák: Quartet in E-flat major, Op. 51

Concert tickets can be purchased from the Norden Farm Box Office (01628 788997) or through the Maidenhead Music website: www.maidenheadmusicsociety.org
Tickets: £20; MMS Members £15; Under 18s free.
Membership of MMS is for the season - September to June.

We look forward to seeing you there!

08/04/2025

The next concert of our season will be given by Ceruleo on Thursday 10th April at 7:45pm at Norden Farm Centre for the Arts in Maidenhead.

Ceruleo will be bringing to life the music of the extraordinary composer Barbara Strozzi with two singers and three instrumentalists, combining a selection of her finest works with instrumental pieces by her contemporaries.

Barbara Strozzi was both a performer and composer in seventeenth-century Venice and became the most published composer of secular song of her time. Her distinctive style is characterised by virtuosic vocal lines and a dramatic approach to text setting.

Formed in 2014 at The Guildhall School of Music and Drama, Ceruleo create dramatic programmes using spoken text alongside music for two sopranos and continuo. Every member of the group performs as a soloist, and they use all available combinations of instruments and voices to create innovative and captivating performances. They specialise in the music of Restoration England and Seventeenth Century Italy. Do come along on Thursday evening to learn more - there is usually the chance to chat with the performers after each of our concerts!

£20 I £15 (MMS members) I Under 18s free - book at:
https://norden.farm/events/ceruleo-voices-of-longing