A new day-time concert initiative was launched on the Sunday afternoon of 24th May 2026, at the Trinity Methodist Church and Community Hub Clitheroe. It was conceived to attract a wider group of young music students and families. In addition, it offered Society Members a face to face opportunity to meet the Society’s organising Committee […]
A night of real drama, passion, tears and foot-tapping melodies was the absolute treat provided by the Kosmos trio on the evening of Wednesday 15th April 2026. The artists, violinist Harriet MacKenzie, viola exponent Meg Hamilton and the classical accordionist Milos Milivojevic provided a wonderful and memorable event of music making at the Trinity Methodist […]
“That was wonderful, I just loved the complexity of the sounds,” was the verdict of one audience member’s assessment of the performance of the Brahms String Sextet No 2 in G minor Op 36. This was the opening piece played at the Clitheroe Concerts Society’s event on Wednesday 4th March by the Lucia Strings Sextet. […]
The unmistakable melody of the Mozart Bb Sonata, superbly played by Gina McCormack on violin and accompanied by Nigel Clayton on piano, serenely launched the 4th Concert of the 2025-2026 season, at Clitheroe Royal Grammar School, on Wednesday 4th February 2026. In their second piece, they introduced the audience to the lovely music of the […]
The final concert of 2025, held on the 10th December, at Clitheroe Royal Grammar School, saw the return of the very popular and highly respected international prize winning pianist Leon McCawley. The near capacity audience were treated to a complete performance of a future concert scheduled to be delivered in the Wigmore Hall London in […]
“There was something in that performance for everyone”, was how one delighted music goer commented at the end of the second concert of the Clitheroe Concerts Society 2025 – 2026 season held on Wednesday 12th November. With a highly diverse programme spanning nearly 240 years, the Aestus Quartet’s programme sought to embrace a wide span […]
The opening concert of the Society’s 74th season on Wednesday 8th October 2025 provided a spectacular evening of musical entertainment with some memorable virtuoso string and trumpet performances by members of the Cologne based Kammer Philharmonie Europa. This highly talented chamber orchestra opened with a delightfully cheerful Vivaldi Concerto, which set the scene for some […]
From the majestic opening notes of the James Maynard ‘Fanfare’, audience members at the final concert of the season on Wednesday 2nd April were transported to another level. The stunning brass sound reverberated around Trinity Sanctuary, as the piece reached a crescendo. In a matter of just a few minutes, the five young men, who […]
The Concert Royal Trio last visited Clitheroe in November 2004. On the 5th March 2025, nearly 21years later, they returned to inform, educate and entertain a new generation of audience members. Their distinctive “Georgian Drawing Room sound” provided a lovely celebration of early music. Flautist Peter Harrison not only introduced many of the composers and […]
A near capacity audience were exhilarated by the brilliance, subtle interpretation and stylish panache of international pianist Victor Lim at the first CCS concert of 2025 on Wednesday 6th February, held in the Lecture Theatre of Clitheroe Royal Grammar School. The Concert Society warmly welcomed twelve of Victor’s young students from Rossall School near Fleetwood. […]