Our Concerts run from September (Autumn) to June (Spring)

2026-2027

4th July 2026 AGM Concert

The Mandolinquents feature everything from hot swing and ragtime instrumentals from mandolin orchestra of the 1930s Irvin Berlin, Mozart, Ravel and Tchaikovsky to lively reels and beautiful traditional Iris airs to Chinese and Brazilian folk tunes. All this played with infectious fun, off-beat humour and stunning virtuosity on mandolin, mandocello, mandobass and classical guitar with the occasional burst of song or fiddle.

Autumn Concerts 2025

26th September, 2026

Vida Guitar Quartet (Amada Cook, Mark Ashford, Mark Eden and Chris Stell)

Since forming in 2007, VIDA has performed to crtical acclaim in venues such as: King’s Place & Southbank Centre (london), the Sage (Gateshead) and St George’s (Bristol). They are sought-after festival artists internationally. This concert will feature well-known music from their latest CD.

24th October, 2026

Amberg Trio (David Kirby – clarinet: Lawrence Durkin -cello: Christopher Benham – piano)

Three incredibly talented and qualified professional (teaching and performing) musicians. The trio began working together to perform and promote beautiful repertoire and to blend the sound for the combination of clarinet, cello ans piano)

28th November 2026

The London Tango Quintet (piano, violin, bass, accordion, guitar)

The group was formed in 2007 and structured as Piazzola’s original Quintet. Violinist David Juritz, brought together the Grammy-nominated guitarist, Craig Ogden, and Serbian accordion virtuoso, Miloš Milivojević. Soon after, they were joined by one of London’s top session bassists, Richard Pryce and jazz pianist and composer David Gordon. Take advantage of this rare opportunity to hear this prestigious ensemble.

This concert is supported by Yatton Parish Council.

Spring Concerts 2027

30th January 2027

Church Organ at St Mary’s (Hugh and Toby Davies)

Two talented student organists. Hugh is a student at the Royal Academy of Music and previously Organ Scholar at Rochester Cathedral. Toby was a scholarship student at The Kings School, Canterbury and now at the Royal College of Music.

27th February 2027

Helen Reid (piano) and Jonathan Rees (cello)

Helen and Jonathan are Bristol based professional musicians and have played separately for us before. This will the first time as a duo and we look forward to welcoming them again and enjoying their beautiful music.

20th March 2027

West Mendip Orchestra

The West Mendip Orchestra performs regularly at St Mary’s and is a high quality amateur orchestra with members largely from the Somerset area. Their concerts also include soloists who are often young local musicians at the start of their professional careers.

17th April 2027

Chroma Harp Duo (Becki Luff & Lucy Nolan)

Drawing on a wide range of composers, musical styles and sounds, the duo challenges the classical harp stereotype with a concert that will take the audience on a kaleidoscopic journey to explore the versatility of the harp. This promises to be an evening to remember.

15th May 2027

Trio Felice (Nicola Russell – flute; Fiona Haysom – clarinet; Clare Hodgkin – piano)

Felice is an Italian word meaning ‘happy’ or joyful’, so we can expect a programme that promises to be light and cheerful as we would wish it to be to complete this year’s Annual Programme.