The Friends of Melbourne Parish Church

05/10/2026

Next up...JAZZ NIGHT.

Friday 16 October in Melbourne Parish Church.

Trumpeter Bryan Corbett brings the IGU (Instrumental Groove Unit) to Melbourne, a British jazz-groove project known for its blend of improvisation, hip grooves, and melodic compositions that lean into a jazz-funk and fusion style. Mesmeric and instantly accessible.

Tickets (£15, £10 for students) from Melbourne Gallery on Church Street (no booking fee) or Wegottickets https://wegottickets.com/f/17757

Doors open 7 pm, for a 7.30 pm start.

Licenced bar.

Kindly sponsored by Alan Staley Building Contractors Ltd.

Trumpeter Bryan Corbett brings the IGU (Instrumental Groove Unit) to Melbourne, a British jazz-groove project known for its blend of improvisation, hip grooves, and melodic compositions that lean into a jazz-funk and fusion style.

03/10/2026

Sirinu gave us a wonderful concert yesterday evening with medieval tales of Robin, Tristan and Arthur in songs and dances. Our thanks go to Sara Stowe (soprano/keyboard); Lewis Spring (alto/medieval fiddle); Matthew Spring (medieval lute/symphony); Jon Banks (gothic harp/dulcimer); and Harriet Spring, soprano. Their musicianship was fully matched by their enthusiasm and energy. They loved the church and had a good look around before rehearsal. We hope they return to entertain us again one day. Thanks go to Pete Gough for his dramatic lighting of the space.

02/10/2026

TONIGHT IN MELBOURNE PARISH CHURCH: An evening of early English music and rollocking tales of such legendary characters as Robin, Marion, Tristan and Arthur from seasoned professional musicians and storytellers.

Sirinu, comprising Sara Stowe (soprano/keyboard), Kira Thomas (shawm/recorder), Lewis Spring (alto/medieval fiddle), Matthew Spring (medieval lute/symphony) and Jon Banks (gothic harp/dulcimer) will take to the stage at 7.30 pm with doors open for pre-concert drinks at 7 pm.

Tickets £10 on the door.

24/09/2026

Fancy an evening with a difference? Come to Melbourne Parish Church next Friday, 2nd October, 7.30 pm.

The British ensemble Sirinu will perform early English music, bringing history to life through lively performances and audience engagement. Sara Stowe (soprano/keyboard), Kira Thomas (shawm/recorder), Lewis Spring (alto/medieval fiddle), Matthew Spring (medieval lute/symphony) and Jon Banks (gothic harp/dulcimer) will play music written and performed before 1400, celebrating such legendary characters as Robin, Marion, Tristan and Arthur, highlighting the rollicking interplay between the social classes and between the sexes in England 600 years ago in this panoply of medieval society.

Sirinu have performed at major venues including Wigmore Hall, Queen Elizabeth Hall, Purcell Room, St James's Piccadilly, Beverley, York Christmas Festival, Birmingham and Antwerp, Utrecht Bruges Festivals, as well as tours of Britain, Europe, South America, Asia and North Africa.

And they will sound wonderful in the Melbourne Parish Church’s acoustics.

Tickets from https://wegottickets.com/f/17763 or email [email protected] or call in at Melbourne Gallery on Church Street.

An evening with Sirinu. This British ensemble performs and researches early music in programmes and projects that aim to bring history alive through their lively performances and audience engagement. Sara Stowe (soprano/keyboard); Kira Thomas (shawm/recorder); Lewis Spring (alto/medieval fiddle); Ma...

21/09/2026

We still have tickets left for an evening of sublime music at Melbourne Parish Church this coming Thursday.

Tickets help us manage numbers better but you can also play on the door if that works for you.

30/08/2026

What a fantastic afternoon of music and musicianship. Huge thanks to Laurence Rogers and Simon Collins for putting together and playing a superb programme of organ music from the last 900 years. Sincere thanks to everyone who came (an audience of 86!) and to the volunteers and helpers on duty (Steve, Colin, Brian, Julie, Greg, Rachel and Len). The afternoon ended with the fantastic Toccata & Fugue in D minor by Johann Sebastian Bach but it was the Washington Post March by John Philip Sousa that everyone was whistling as they left.

20/08/2026

Sunday 30 August, 3 - 5 pm in the Parish Church (the one by The Pool).

Laurence Rogers and Simon Collins will tell the story of how organs developed from primitive beginnings in Medieval times to the sophisticated instruments of today, reflecting church history, changing fashions and successive technical innovations. It will uncover some of the personalities of composers and organ builders that collaborated to make great music. The visual impact of organs will be illustrated with examples from all over Europe and Laurence and Simon will performances of some of the landmark compositions using Melbourne's two historic organs.

FREE ENTRY. REFRESHMENTS.

31/07/2026

Coming up next month.

How did organs evolve from primitive beginnings in Medieval times to today’s sophisticated instruments?

Hear the story of their development through church history, changing fashions and technical innovations. Discover how composers and organ builders collaborated to make great music. See the visual impact of organs with examples from all over Europe and enjoy listening to some landmark compositions played on Melbourne Parish Church's TWO historic organs by Laurence Rogers and Simon Collins.

FREE ENTRY - ALL WELCOME - COME AND JOIN US

26/05/2026

Antiques Roadshow tomorrow.
Charles Hanson will be in Melbourne Parish Church tomorrow (Wednesday), 2 - 4 pm. Entrance free. Valuations. Refreshments. All welcome.

21/05/2026

Correction to Antiques Roadshow with Charles Hanson!!! It is next WEDNESDAY (27 May), not Thursday.