Name: Philomusica
Start: 2026-10-31T19:30:00+00:00
End: 2026-10-31T21:30:00+00:00
Location: Tewkesbury Abbey

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			1 event 1 1 event, 1 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm English Symphony Orchestra 1 October @ 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm English Symphony Orchestra Mendelssohn - Hebrides Overture 10' Dvorak - Silent Woods 7’ Smetana - Vltava from Ma Vlast 12’ Ethyl Smyth - The Wreckers 8’ Sibelius - 2nd Symphony 45’ Kenneth Woods - conductor Joely Koos - cello Zeb Soanes - presenter ESO's 2026-27 residencey season opens with a vibrant evening of evocative works celebrating humanity’s deep spiritual connection to the natural world. Portraits of composers and creators, friends and family, alongside landscapes, mindscapes and seascapes of nature, featuring Sibelius’s hugely popular 2nd symphony and presented by Classic FM’s Zeb Soanes. ESO Insight Series ESO has introduced the new ESO Insight Series. These relaxed, engaging pre‑performance conversations offer a closer look at the stories, ideas, and creative voices behind each programme. Led by the musicians and composers who shape their performances, the Insight Series invites you to arrive a little earlier at 6.30pm, settle in, and enjoy a more connected start to your evening with the ESO. Free to ticket holders and no booking required. Season ticket details 5% off per ticket when booking 2 concerts 10% off per ticket when booking 3 concerts 15% off per ticket when booking 4 concerts £5 – £30.5	0 events 2 0 events, 2	1 event 3 1 event, 3 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Gloucester Constabulary Brass Band 3 October @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Gloucester Constabulary Brass Band Free with retiring collection for a local charity	2 events 4 2 events, 4 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm The Fulltone Symphony Orchestra & Chorus 4 October @ 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm The Fulltone Symphony Orchestra & Chorus Rodgers & Hammerstein Conductor - Anthony Brown £10 – £30, 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm Holst Victorian House Upstairs Downstairs Concert 4 October @ 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm Holst Victorian House Upstairs Downstairs Concert Gary Branch will be playing Holst’s Collard & Collard piano (on which Holst composed The Planets’ Suite) in the Music Room and the 1870s Avill & Smart piano in the Drawing Room. Gary is a renowned pianist and historian specializing in period instruments. He will be joined by soprano, Helen Wright. The two recitals at 3pm and 6pm will feature classical and popular music from the early 19th to early 20th century. Each concert is approximately 1 hour 30 minutes, including an interval with refreshments provided. £20.00
0 events 5 0 events, 5	2 events 6 2 events, 6 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm CMFS Young Musician Concerts: Denmark Road High School, Gloucester 6 October @ 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm CMFS Young Musician Concerts: Denmark Road High School, Gloucester No tickets are required and admission is free. However, there will be a voluntary retiring collection, 1:15 pm - 2:00 pm Cheltenham College Organ Recital 6 October @ 1:15 pm - 2:00 pm Cheltenham College Organ Recital Jamal Sutton - Charterhouse Schoool No tickets are required and admission is free with a retiring collection.	0 events 7 0 events, 7	0 events 8 0 events, 8	0 events 9 0 events, 9	1 event 10 1 event, 10 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm Cheltenham Symphony Orchestra 10 October @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm Cheltenham Symphony Orchestra Northern Lights & Russian Sights Shostakovich - Festive Overture Greig - Piano Concerto in A minor Rachmaninov - Symphony no. 2 Conductor: David Curtis Soloist: James Willshire £21 – £24	0 events 11 0 events, 11
0 events 12 0 events, 12	1 event 13 1 event, 13 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm CMFS Young Musician Concerts: Pate’s Grammar School 13 October @ 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm CMFS Young Musician Concerts: Pate’s Grammar School No tickets are required and admission is free. However, there will be a voluntary retiring collection	0 events 14 0 events, 14	0 events 15 0 events, 15	0 events 16 0 events, 16	2 events 17 2 events, 17 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Oriel Singers 17 October @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Oriel Singers Joanna Forbes L'Estrange- A Season to Sing Vivaldi's - The Four Seasons (a choral reimagining) Benjamin Britten - Rejoice in the Lamb Concert director - Ben Sawyer. Organist - Kit Perona-Wright £2 – £15, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Gloucester Choral Society 17 October @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Gloucester Choral Society Duruflé - Requiem Vierne - Messe Solonnelle Fauré - selection of motets Conductor - Adrian Partington Organ - Jonathan Hope Experience a sublime evening of French sacred music £5 – £30	0 events 18 0 events, 18
0 events 19 0 events, 19	1 event 20 1 event, 20 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm Opus 13 20 October @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm Opus 13 Beethoven - String Quartet in D major Op. 18 No. 3 (25’) Thomas Adès - Arcadiana Op. 12 (20’) Brahms - String Quartet No. 1 in C minor Op. 51 No. 1 (35’) £24 – £29	0 events 21 0 events, 21	0 events 22 0 events, 22	0 events 23 0 events, 23	1 event 24 1 event, 24 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Cheltenham Choral Society 24 October @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Cheltenham Choral Society Concert in memory of Dame Felicity Lott Cecilia McDowell - Ave Maris Stella Antonio Vivaldi - Magnificat RV610 WA Mozart - Mass in C Major (Coronation) K.3177 Musical Director - Thomas Mottershead Organist:- Alison Howell Soloists - Brittany King (Soprano) Catherine Wyn-Rogers (Mezzo-soprano) Gareth Dafydd Morris (Tenor) Philip Lloyd-Evans (Bass) £5 – £20	0 events 25 0 events, 25
0 events 26 0 events, 26	0 events 27 0 events, 27	0 events 28 0 events, 28	0 events 29 0 events, 29	0 events 30 0 events, 30	1 event 31 1 event, 31 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm Philomusica 31 October @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm Philomusica Favourite choral and orchestral works by Elgar, Parry, Vaughan Williams and Stanford Linda Parsons – Conductor Christopher Horner - Leader £15