Photograph by Adam Tidswell from Dave Williams Photography

Music at St. John’s Chester

At 1.00pm every Wednesday from May to October, selected musicians give recitals in St John’s ranging from recitals on the Grand Coronation Organ, Piano, Violin, Spanish Guitar and Vocal.

We also host a number of St. John’s Festival Orchestra events, details of which can be seen below.

PLEASE NOTE that any COVID Regulations in force relating to social distancing and the wearing of face masks will apply to all concerts and recitals.

Wednesday at One Schedule for 2023

Held at 1.00pm every Wednesday, May to October

Free event – A Collection for Music at St Johns will be taken at door and it is appreciated if you are able to leave a donation via Gift Aid.
Refreshments on sale

3rd May

Gary O’Shea

Piano

10th May

TBA

Piano

17th May

Nina Savecevic

Piano

24th May

Yuki Jiang

Yuxuan Zhau

Violin

Piano

31st May

Bethan Harper

Tim Stuart

Clarinet

Piano

7th June

Tbc

 

14th June

Tbc

 

21st June

Tbc

 

28th June

Damian O’Keeffe

Martin Bussey

Baritone

Piano

5th July

Imogen Garner

 

John Gough

Mezzo

Soprano

Piano

12th July

Jonathon Richards

Guitar

19th July

William Green

Piano

26th July

Lewis Kingsley-Peart

Baritone

And Piano

2nd August

Roger Stephens

Piano

9th August

Tbc

 

16th August

Albert Lau

Piano

23rd august

Tbc

 

30th August

Tbc

 

6th Sept

Valarie Watts

Roger Stephens

Soprano

Piano

13th Sept

Ursula Byzdra

Tom Stuart

Cello

Piano

20th Sept

Nicos Venner

Piano

27th Sept

Tbc

Musical Concerts

St. John’s Festival Orchestra – Leader Mark Lansom

Admission £12 ( Concessions £10 ) pay at the door

The Orchestra was founded in the early 1960s to perform a concert in the ancient parish church on the name day of its patron saint John the Baptist, hence the word ‘Festival’ in its name. It is composed of members who are both professional and amateur musicians who play by invitation and come from a wide area of West Cheshire, North Shropshire and North Wales under three regular conductors who are all professional musicians. For many years they have given a regular series of four concerts each year, in February in the neighbouring Wesleyan Church and in April, June and September in St John’s. Our soloists have very often been promising students from the principal music conservatoires and we have watched with interest their subsequent careers develop and their names become well known internationally.

Sunday 25th June at 7.30 pm

Piano Concerto No. 1 – Mendelssohn
Symphony No. 5 – Tchalkovsky

Nina Savicevic – Piano
Adam Davies – Conductor

Sunday 23rd September at 7.30 pm

Andante Festivo – Sibelius
Piano Concerto K.466 – Mozart
Symphony No. 6 – Tchalkovsky

Piano
Conductor

Interested in Singing?

We are always looking for additional members of our choir. If you are interested to find out more about what is involved please speak to The Rector or Jeremy Jones after one of the services. Alternately email us by clicking the link below.