Music:live@lunchtime

The recitals are held in the magnificent Carlisle Cathedral on Thursdays from 1.00-1.45pm.

Professional and local talented amateur musicians perform a varied programme of both instrumental and vocal music to suit all tastes.

Admission £5 on the door
(under 18’s free: £4 for members of Carlisle Festival Limited)

16 September

Cumberland Hotshots Jazz Band "Through the decades"
Chris Perrin Reeds/Piano/Leader
Veronica Perrin Trumpet/Vocals
Brian Richardson Trombone
Tom MacMillan Guitar
Tony Thornton Bass Guitar
Michael Jay Drums
The band plays an entertaining and exhilarating selection of popular jazz tunes from the last century. Most of the programme will be familiar but it may be surprising to learn in which era some of these numbers were first performed.

23 September

David Houlder Organ "Passacaglia"
Assistant Organist of Leeds Parish Church, David Houlder presents a programme that shows us the wide and varying styles of composition using the musical form "Passacaglia". His programme includes the mighty Passacaglia and Fugue by J.S. Bach, three movements from Changing Moods by Christopher Steele and the exhilarating Introduction, Passacaglia and Fugue by Healey Willan.

30 September

Eden Brass
Eden Brass is a group of musicians from the Eden area with around 150 years of brass playing experience between them. For the last ten years they have performed a wide variety of music at indoor and outdoor venues throughout North Cumbria and South-West Scotland. They will appear as a brass quartet of 2 trumpets, horn and trombone.

7 October

New Organists Showcase
Five new organists showcase their talents on the Cathedral's Grand Organ, among them pupils from Austin Friars and Trinity Schools and one of our very own Bass Layclerks.
Works by J.S. Bach, Hurford, Vierne, Stanford and others.

14 October

Tom Macmillan Guitar and Robin Moody Violin
This young duo perform a mix of traditional Flamenco, gypsy and folk music improvising as they go!

21 October

Dalston Male Voice Choir
The Dalston Male Voice Choir (www.dalstonmvc.org.uk) was founded in February 1985. This year is its Silver Jubilee. The Choir has about 36 members. The objects of the Choir are to advance male voice singing by presentation of Public Concerts, to give pleasure to others and to help charitable causes. The DMVC has a policy of encouraging up and coming young musicians and they often appear as guest artists at concerts.

28 October

Magda Loth-Hill Violin
Born in Carlisle, Magdalens sang in the Cathedral Youth Choir until she moved to Chetham's School of Music. She won the Keldwyth Award in 2009 and is now a pupil of Itzhak Rashkovsky at the Royal School of Music.

4 November

Oliver Margerison Baritone and Michael Hancock Piano
Come and hear this talented young baritone and ex-Carlisle Cathedral chorister perform early Italian Arias, Lieder by Schubert and Wolf, and English Songs by Ralph Vaughan Williams and Quiilter. He is accompanied by his teacher Michael Hancock.

11 November

Margaret Hancock and Ruth Pickles
A Time for Remembrance through Music and Prose.

18 November

Austin Friars School Swing Band
The Autumn series ends with a bang as we welcome pupils from Austin Friars School. The Swing Band performs many well known numbers from the repertoire and the Junior Choir sings songs from the secular and gospel genres.

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