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For anyone who couldn’t come to yesterday’s concert, here is the new flyer for the concerts starting in September, so yo...
07/06/2026

For anyone who couldn’t come to yesterday’s concert, here is the new flyer for the concerts starting in September, so you can mark your diaries!

You can always keep an eye on our website for further updates too!

https://wacidom.org.uk/programme/

Our thanks to Laurence and Thomas for a super finale to this Summer series at Holy Trinity Warrington! A lovely varied p...
06/06/2026

Our thanks to Laurence and Thomas for a super finale to this Summer series at Holy Trinity Warrington!

A lovely varied programme - in fact two concerts in one! We started with Laurence on cello playing music, that just seemed so right for the church! Bach’s cello suite, written between 1717-1723 and a chapel has been on that site since 1708!

Joined by Thomas for the rest of the programme, it was a chocolate box of delights! Handel and Gounod gently filled the church - ‘Ave Maria’ so sweet to hear in the surroundings!

The drama of the ‘Montagues and Capulets’ gave way to the familiar melodies from ‘The West Side Story’! A soulful, if haunting, ‘Kol Nidrei’ was the end of the programme!

There was a sense of disappointment that it was over, but they had one more treat in store! ‘Gabriel’s Oboe’ from Morricone! A crowd pleaser to be sure!

Great concert to close on!!

Well ‘that’s a wrap’ until September! We’ve loved staging this series of concerts and thank everyone who has joined us at one, or all of them 🥰!

We look forward to seeing you in Autumn! In the meantime we wish you a blessed, joyful and (hopefully) sunny Summer!

Photo credit - Alan Spiers

Next week, on 6th June, at 13:45pm, we welcome back Laurence Hughes, cello and Thomas Henderson piano, to Holy Trinity W...
01/06/2026

Next week, on 6th June, at 13:45pm, we welcome back Laurence Hughes, cello and Thomas Henderson piano, to Holy Trinity Warrington for the last in this series of concerts!

They have a lovely varied programme that promises something for everyone!

https://wacidom.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Laurence-Hughes-and-Thomas-Henderson-260606.pdf

Our concerts are free to attend with free refreshments in the coffee bar afterwards. Everyone is welcome, we would love to see you there 😊

What a great concert today by Voluta Quartet an award winning ensemble from the RNCM! There was one composer and one pie...
30/05/2026

What a great concert today by Voluta Quartet an award winning ensemble from the RNCM!

There was one composer and one piece on the programme - Dvorak. What to expect?

‘Poetic and expressive, the landmark String Quartet No. 13 in G Major, Op. 106 (1895) shows Dvořák in his creative prime. “What marvelous music,” says Gramophone magazine. “Why is it so rarely heard? . . . Why don’t some of our younger quartets tackle this masterpiece?”’

Well one of them has and we heard it in all its glory today!

We were knocked out by the four movements each one with its own character. Applause rang loudly as the piece culminated in its fiery finale!

This was the first time Voluta have played for us and it definitely won’t be the last! Dvorak wrote for each instrument allowing each performer to shine, but then in combination they were sublime! Our thanks to Kaylee, Emily, Marie-Carmen and Ruaraidh!

We were treated to a lively encore from a current Australian composer, Anne Cawrse! We all left with a spring in our step!

Photo credit : Alan Spiers

Next week on Saturday the 30th May, we welcome The Voluta Quartet to Holy Trinity Warrington! The Voluta Quartet is a vi...
24/05/2026

Next week on Saturday the 30th May, we welcome The Voluta Quartet to Holy Trinity Warrington!

The Voluta Quartet is a vibrant, award-winning Manchester-based string ensemble. They formed in early 2025 as graduates of the Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM). They are the recipients of the RNCM Hirsch Prize (2025) and the Weil Prize (2026).

https://wacidom.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Voluta-String-Quartet-260530.pdf

Our concert starts at 1:45pm and is free to attend, with free refreshments in the Coffee Bar afterwards. Everyone is welcome!

Photo Credit : Ruaraidh Williams

Our thanks to Sophia, Ling, Kairiu and Julie for what our audience described as an ‘outstanding’, ‘unbelievable’, ‘amazi...
23/05/2026

Our thanks to Sophia, Ling, Kairiu and Julie for what our audience described as an ‘outstanding’, ‘unbelievable’, ‘amazing’, ‘incredible’ concert!

The audience has spoken and we all agree!

Sophia (12) played four pieces, from an elegant and richly harmonic Haydn Sonata, through a flowing and fiery Schubert Impromptu, to Chopin! The three Ecossaises were playful and charming, leading to the much loved and electrifying Fantaisie Impromptu!

Ling (12) gave us a bright and lively Bach, and a lyrical and energetic Chopin.

Kairui (17) performed a sparkling and joyful Bach and a brilliant and melodious Mendelssohn.

This wonderful recital was brought to a close by Julie who performed a fiendishly difficult suite by Stravinsky! High energy, wild jumps across the keyboard, sometimes brooding and often structurally chaotic, Julie mastered this virtuosic work, originally written for Arthur Rubinstein, a 20th century maestro of the piano!

Oh my goodness! A great concert to be in the audience for!

We congratulate all our young pianists on their superb performances today!

Could I play piano like they did? The answer is a definite no! But then .. ‘I’m always chasing rainbows’ 😄

Photo credit : Alan Spiers

STOP PRESS!We have a change to the published programme! We are delighted that Julie Zhang will also be joining us, playi...
17/05/2026

STOP PRESS!

We have a change to the published programme!

We are delighted that Julie Zhang will also be joining us, playing ‘Three Movements from Petrushka’ by Stravinsky!

Stravinsky is replacing Schumann in the programme.

END

Next week on the 23rd May, at 1:45pm, we welcome Bach, Schubert, Chopin, Schumann and Mendelssohn to Holy Trinity Warrington!

Well not in person, but in the capable hands of three young pianists, from Chetham’s School of Music! Sophia Sutherly (12), Ling Zhu (12) and Kairui Guo (17), will play the following programme

https://wacidom.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Outstanding-Young-Pianists-260523.pdf

We hope you can join us for our next free concert. We’d love to see you there for what promises to be a splendid afternoon - with free refreshments in the coffee bar afterwards! 🎹❤️

We are delighted to have welcomed choristers from the Ignatius Singers to Holy Trinity Warrington today, with a programm...
16/05/2026

We are delighted to have welcomed choristers from the Ignatius Singers to Holy Trinity Warrington today, with a programme focussing on light!

We heard superb harmonies, from note perfect, marvellous voices, that filled the Church. We may have some ‘minor’ cracks in the ceiling, but none today in the singing!

Laurence led the Choir beautifully, in music that was perfect for the Church.

In this unsettled world, what a glorious 45 minutes we spent together - an orchestra without instruments, heavenly music, to raise the spirits.

I think the translated words of ‘Sicut Servus’ by Palestrina said it best today.

‘As a deer longs for springs of water,
so my soul longs for you, O God’

Psalm 42 v.1

Our thanks to Laurence, the Ignatius Singers and to Warrington Musical Society for their support in staging this wonderful choral concert.

Photo credit : Alan Spiers

Next week on Saturday 16th May at 1:45pm, we look forward to welcoming the Ignatius Singers, a choir from the Church of ...
11/05/2026

Next week on Saturday 16th May at 1:45pm, we look forward to welcoming the Ignatius Singers, a choir from the Church of the Holy Name in Manchester to Holy Trinity Warrington Laurence Hughes, a friend of WACIDOM, will be leading them.

This concert has been made possible due to the generosity of the members of Warrington Musical Society, who made a kind donation to WACIDOM, on their closure last year. We thank them for this.

https://wacidom.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Ignatius-Singers-260516.pdf

We look forward to this first for WACIDOM! What a lovely setting Holy Trinity Church is, for this concert!

If you know anyone, including choirs, that might find this concert of interest, please do share the post - Thankyou.

All our concerts are free to attend and there are free refreshments in the coffee bar afterwards! We look forward to welcoming you!

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