10th May 2025
Louth Choral Society with
Grimsby Philharmonic Society
St James' Church, Louth​​
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A joint performance of Carl Orff's Carmina Burana, Finzi 'My Spirit Sang All Day', Elgar 'As Torrents in Summer' and 'My Love Dwelt in a Northern Land'. Conducted by Karen Beer and Alison Willis. Guest appearance by international opera star Christopher Maltman accompanied on piano by distinguished French conductor, Audrey St-Gil.​
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May 2025
MAY
3
When in Rome...
Swallowbeck Methodist Church, Lincoln
When in Rome... come and sing the music of Palestrina and his Rome contemporaries. Day workshop for voices and Renaissance instruments led by tutors Greg Skidmore (I Fagiolini) and Sue Addison (His Majestys Sagbutts and Cornetts).
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'Think Palestrina only wrote motets to be sung by a cappella choirs? Think again! The music of Palestrina (500 years old this year), and his contemporaries and successors works really well with voices and instruments and we look forward to enjoying a rare opportunity to perform some really beautiful music in this way.'
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Time: 10.00am - 5.00pm
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Swallowbeck Methodist Church, Lincoln, LN6 8RZ
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Contact leonardwendy19@gmail.com and sixteen85.co.uk for more info.
Tickets: £30 for the day
MAY
7
Barnyard Bandidos
Conoco Rooms, Louth
A fusion of musical mystery, adding a twist to a variety of genres including western swing, classical, ska and a hint of klezmer Bandidos, stealing songs and melodies from our favourite singers and composers, arranging them in our own 'barnyard' style.
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Refreshments served from 11.45am - 12.40pm.
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Performance starts at 12.45pm
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Conoco Room, Louth Library, Northgate, Louth, LN11 0LY
Funded by audience donation.
MAY
10
Louth Choral Society with Grimsby Philharmonic Society
St James' Church, Louth
Joint performance of Carl Orff's Carmina Burana, Finzi 'My Spirit Sang All Day', Elgar 'As Torrents in Summer' and 'My Love Dwelt in a Northern Land'. Conducted by Karen Beer and Alison Willis. Guest appearance by international opera star Christopher Maltman accompanied on piano by distinguished French conductor, Audrey St-Gil.
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Doors open 18.30pm
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St James's Church, 6 Upgate, Louth, LN11 9ET
Available end of March from www.ticketsource.co.uk/louthchoral or Beaumont's, Bridge Street, Louth, LN12 0RU
MAY
10
Lincoln Choral Society
Conoco Room, Louth
Lincoln Choral Society presents Will Todd's Mass in Blue. The concert will also feature two other contemporary pieces, Every Day Wonders, The Girl from Aleppo (Cecilia McDowell) and Five Days That Changed the World (Bob Chilcott). These two works will involve local school children's choirs and choral scholars and musicians from Lincoln University. It will be an exciting concert using Lincoln Cathedral's fabulous acoustics.
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Performance starts at 7:30pm
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Lincoln Cathedral, Minster Yard, Lincoln LN2 1PX
Tickets: £10 - £25
www.lincolncathdral.com and on the door
MAY
14
Adele Dixon & Barry Whitfield
Conoco Room, Louth
Adele Dixon is a mezzo soprano and singing teacher. Barry Whitfield is a highly accomplished professional musician with a strong background in arranging. Their vast repertoire covers everything fron Bach to Broadway, carabet and comedy.
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Refreshments served from 11.45am - 12.40pm.
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Performance starts at 12.45pm
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Conoco Room, Louth Library, Northgate, Louth, LN11 0LY
Funded by audience donation.
MAY
21
Lincs Effect
Conoco Room, Louth
Lincs Effect is a choral quintet comprised of the choral scholars at Lincoln Cathedral. They sing a wide range of music from early renaissance polyphony through to a cappella arrangements of jazz standards and sea shanties.
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Refreshments served from 11.45am - 12.40pm.
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Performance starts at 12.45pm
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Conoco Room, Louth Library, Northgate, Louth, LN11 0LY
Funded by audience donation.
MAY
21
Music Divine
St Mary Magdalene Church, Lincoln
Music Divine: A concert of Renaissance music for voices and instruments performed by the Lincoln Renaissance Band and friends conducted by Richard Lindsay.
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The Lincoln Renaissance Band are joined by the Lincs Effect from Lincoln Cathedral in a delightful programme of music by G. Gabrieli, Tomkins, Jannequin, Holborne and Gibbons and the newly formed group, Zoffany (recorder, viols and sackbutt).
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Performance starts: 7:30pm
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St Mary Magdalene Church, Bailgate, Lincoln
Tickets: FREE (Retiring collection)
MAY
24
Joanna Eden Quartet
The Blue Room at The Lawn, Lincoln
‘Songwriting with melody, mystery and bite,’ says Mojo magazine. With six solo albums to her credit, Joanna is considered one of the UK’s finest singer-pianists. Her style meanders through jazz, soul, bossa nova and blues, beautifully crafted compositions giving life to personal and expressive lyrics, which - like her songwriting hero Joni Mitchell - question and reflect life's changes. Joanna will feature work from her latest album Love Quiet.
‘The UK's answer to Diana Krall and Norah Jones.’ TIME OUT
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Performance starts: 8.00pm
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The Blue Room at The Lawn, Lincoln, LN1 3BU
MAY
28
William Lord
Conoco Room, Louth
Will is a Louth-based 15 year old who plays several instruments including keyboard, guitar and drums in a variety of genres and styles. He is a member of local band, Meridian and recently performed with Grimsby musician, Leon Blanchard at The Living Room, Cleethorpes.
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Refreshments served from 11.45am - 12.40pm.
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Performance starts at 12.45pm
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Conoco Room, Louth Library, Northgate, Louth, LN11 0LY
Funded by audience donation.
June 2025
June's one to watch!
Cat Evison
Conoco Room, Louth
​Saxophonist and Composer Cat presents reflections on recent history in a programme of her own works for solo saxophone and electronics. Characteristically melodic with post-minimalist influences, her work envelops the listener in sound in an experience that's almost cinematic.
JUN
4
Cello & Co
Conoco Room, Louth
We welcome back Michele Roulson on cello ad George Hoggard on piano playing a wide range of music from Vivaldi to Lord of the Rings - Argentinian Tango to timeless movie themes - musicals to recent hits - something for all tastes.
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Refreshments served from 11.45am - 12.40pm.
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Performance starts at 12.45pm
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Conoco Room, Louth Library, Northgate, Louth, LN11 0LY
Funded by audience donation.
JUN
11
Olivia Thomas & David Beer
Conoco Room, Louth
Olivia is an accopmlished singer who studied at Newcastle University and Trinity Laban Conservatoire. She teaches piano and voice at Blackheath Conservatoire. David is a classically trained pianist working and teaching in Lincolnshire.
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Refreshments served from 11.45am - 12.40pm.
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Performance starts at 12.45pm
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Conoco Room, Louth Library, Northgate, Louth, LN11 0LY
Funded by audience donation.
JUN
14
Fini Bearman/Tom Cawley Quartet
The Blue Room at the Lawn, Lincoln
Singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Fini Bearman joins Lincoln’s own pianist extraordinaire Tom Cawley and a top rhythm section for an evening of surprises. Fini’s music melds diverse influences with a voice that moves ‘effortlessly between a light precision and warm soulfulness unmistakably her own’, says John Fordham. Fresh from touring her fifth album Last Night of The World, this gig will be different: blending original songs, surprise standards…and some Bearman/Cawley magic.
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Performance starts at 8.00pm
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The Blue Room at The Lawn, Lincoln, LN1 3BU
Tickets: £18, £15 members, £8 u18s/students
JUN
18
James Kirby
Conoco Room, Louth
James performs throughout the UK, Europe and the Far East. He was a member of the Barbican Piano Trio for over thirty years and enjoys teaching at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama and Eton College. Today's concert feature music by Beethoven, Brahms and Liszt.
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Refreshments served from 11.45am - 12.40pm.
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Performance starts at 12.45pm
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Conoco Room, Louth Library, Northgate, Louth, LN11 0LY
Funded by audience donation.
JUN
21
A European Musical Journey Through the Ages
St Mary le Wigford, Lincoln
Sixteen Eighty Five members are delighted to be working again with the Lincoln Branch of Amnesty International in promoting this Midsummer concert of Renaissance and Baroque music and song and raising the profile of the work Amnesty International. The concert features music by Byrd (erstwhile organist at Lincoln Cathedral) and, of course, Handel and JS Bach from whose birth year (1685) we take our name, alongside music by other English, French, German, Italian and Spanish composers. Come and join us for the ride!
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Performance starts at 7.30pm
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St Mary le Wigford, Lincoln, LN5 7AR
Tickets: FREE (retiring collection in aid of Amnesty)
JUN
25
Cat Evison
Conoco Room, Louth
Saxophonist and Composer Cat presents reflections on recent history in a programme of her own works for solo saxophone and electronics. Characteristically melodic with post-minimalist influences, her work envelops the listener in sound in an experience that's almost cinematic.
Refreshments served from 11.45am - 12.40pm.
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Performance starts at 12.45pm
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Conoco Room, Louth Library, Northgate, Louth, LN11 0LY
Funded by audience donation.
July 2025
July's one to watch!
Felicity Turner
Conoco Room, Louth
Felicity recently graduated with First Class Honours in Music from the University of Hull, where she specialised in vocal performance and music psychology studies. Building on this foundation, she is now in the final year of her master's degree in Music Therapy.
JUL
2
Felicity Turner
Conoco Room, Louth
Felicity recently graduated with First Class Honours in Music from the University of Hull, where she specialised in vocal performance and music psychology studies. Building on this foundation, she is now in the final year of her master's degree in Music Therapy.
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Refreshments served from 11.45am - 12.40pm.
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Performance starts at 12.45pm
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Conoco Room, Louth Library, Northgate, Louth, LN11 0LY
Funded by audience donation.
JUL
5
Cabra Singers
Hackthorn Village , Hackthorn
Cabra Singers promises a varied programme of joyful songs for a summer evening on Saturday July 5, at Hackthorn Village Hall. They range from that 13th century favourite Sumer is Icumen In to jazz, the Beatles and songs from the shows.
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The concert will be followed by refreshments including cheese, charcuterie and summer fruits. Plus a licensed bar and raffle.
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Event starts: 7.00pm
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Hackthorn Village Hall, Hackthorn, LN2 3PQ
Tickets: £12
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Please order tickets by 28 June from 07969 597937.
JUL
6
Come and Sing Hadyn's Mass
St Nicholas Church, LN1 3DP
Lincoln Choral Society invites you to Come and Sing Joseph Haydn's Nelson Mass.
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Led By - Mark Wilde
Accompanist - Ed Wellman
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Pre-registration is essential.
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Day starts at 9.30am
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St Nicholas Church, Newport, Lincoln, LN1 3DP
Cost £20 (LCS Members £10)
JUL
25
Green Room Piano Festival
Stamford Arts Centre, Stamford
An unforgettable evening featuring some of the world’s finest young pianists, who have spent an intensive week in Stamford refining their craft under the mentorship of renowned professors from across the globe.
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Your support makes an impact - 20% of proceeds will be donated to Anna's Hope, supporting children and young people with brain tumours.
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Performance starts at 7.30pm
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​Stamford Arts Centre, 27 St Mary's Street, Stamford, PE9 2DL
Tickets: £20. Concessions: £18