Friday lunchtime concerts
Music in the heart of London's West End
Concert guide - September, October, November 2022
Sept 2 1pm Free
Lewis Kingsley Peart piano
Beethoven - Sonata Quasi una fantasia, Op. 27, No. 2, ‘Moonlight’
Schubert - Fantasie in C Major, D. 760, ‘Wanderer’
Chopin - Ballade No. 1, Op. 23
Grünfeld - Soirée de Vienne, Op. 56
Sept 9 1pm Free
Royal Academy of Music presents
Solis Trio
Eliza Talman trumpet
Hannah Williams horn
Meggie Murphy trombone
Mozart arr. Jan Koetsier - Figaro Metamorphosen
Steven Verhelst - A Song for Japan for brass trio
Beethoven trans. Robert King - Trio Opus 87
Ian McDougall - Trio for Brass- Recitative and Fanfare
Sept 16 1pm Free
Royal Academy of Music presents
Gabriele Sutkute piano
Haydn - Sonata in B minor, Hob. XVI: 32:
Grieg - Two Improvisations on Norwegian Folk Songs, Op. 29
Prokofiev - Sonata No. 4 in C minor, Op. 29:
Ravel - “Miroirs”, M. 43: II. Oiseaux tristes
Ravel - La valse, M. 72
Sept 22 1pm Free CANCELLED
The Band of the Scots Guards
Tony Williams conductor
Mussorgsky arr. Paul Lavender - Pictures at an Exhibition
N.B. This concert is now unable to occur
Sept 23 1pm Free
Yamamoto Trio
Kumi Shimizu - violin
Tamaki Sugimoto - cello
Eri Yamamoto - piano
Haydn - Trio No. 39 in G major
Saint-Saëns - Trio No. 1, F major
Sept 30 1pm Free
Royal Academy of Music presents
Asaka String Quartet
Iona McDonald & Guo Yu violins
Inis Oírr Asano viola
Ho Man Fong cello
Beethoven – Quartet Op.18 No.2
Brahms – Quartet Op.51 No.1
Oct 7 1pm Free
The Countess of Wessex’ String Orchestra
Sarah Marinescu conductor
Mendelssohn - String Symphony No. 2
Saint-Georges - Symphony Concertante No. 2
Sibelius - Impromptu
Nielsen - Bohemian-Danish Folksong
Coleridge-Taylor - Allegro Molto from Novelletten
The Countess of Wessex's String Orchestra is a 24-member string band from the British Army's Royal Corps of Army Music. It is currently the only independent full-time string band in the British Armed Forces.
We are happy to welcome this leading ensemble back to Regent Hall
Regent Hall Brass Arts Festival 2022
Ten Great Events
Oct 13 7.30pm Free
Guards Brass & Friends
Mike McGowen conductor
Presenting “Murder on the Orient Express” and other journeys through music including works by Janacek, Richard Strauss, Richard Rodney Bennett and others
Oct 14 1pm Free
Fulham Band
John Ward conductor
Tom Hutchinson cornet
Programme to include ‘Song of Exaltation’ by Norman Bearcroft plus works composed for, or premiered by Fulham Band
Oct 14 3pm Free
Royal Academy of Music presents
Academy Symphonic Brass
Eric Aubier conductor
Tomasi - Fanfares liturgiques
Delerue - Fanfare pour tous les temps
Legrand - Medley
Jean-Michel Defaye - Flashes
Oct 14 5pm Free
Peter Graham
with the aid of the “On-Screen Virtual" Black Dyke Band
(Director Nicholas Childs)
Peter presents an introduction to his composition “
Hyperlink”, this year’s Royal Albert Hall Finals test-piece
Oct 14 7.45pm £20
Foden’s Band
Russell Gray conductor
Tickets £20 - only available from www.priorbooking.com/u/fodens
Oct 15 7.30pm Free
Band of the Grenadier Guards
Ben Mason conductor
A special gala concert to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee of HM The Queen. A rare opportunity to experience the renowned sights and sounds of one of the world's most famous military bands. Featuring an exciting programme of music for everyone - spanning over 100 glorious years. Including works by Walton, Rogers & Hammerstein, Bernstein, Vaughan Williams and many more in an eclectic mix of styles –Classical, Contemporary, Jazz, Pop and (of course) Martial!
Oct 16 3pm Free
Regent Hall Band
Paul Sharman
bandmaster
‘In the heart of London’s West End, join Regent Hall Band for an afternoon of music from your favourite shows, alongside tunes from the Salvation Army’s own musicals.’
Oct 18 7.30pm Free
Regent Hall Band of the Salvation Army
invites you to – “Meet the Composer”
Featuring the music of Paul Sharman
An open rehearsal introduced by Ian Standley
Come and play or come and listen
Further details from Band Secretary Claire Ritchie claireritchie86@gmail.com
Oct 20 7.30pm Free
Regent Hall Songster Brigade in concert with Enfield Concert Band
Mark Walton & Paul Hooper conductors
Regent Hall’s resident choir and the well-known North London concert band join forces for an engaging evening of music making
Oct 21 1pm Free
RAF Brass in Concert
with trumpet virtuoso Mike Lovatt
Featuring music from The Golden Age of Hollywood.
Oct 28 1pm Free
Royal Academy of Music
Artists to be confirmed
Nov 4 1pm Free
The Band of the Royal Marines Collingwood
Sam Hairsine conductor
Nov 11 1pm Free
Royal Greenwich Brass Band
A programme for Remembrance Day
Nov 18 1pm Free
Black Dyke Band Trombones
Sponsored by Rath trombones
Nov 25 1pm Free
Royal Academy of Music presents
RAM Harp Department