Past Event
The 2026 West Wycombe Chamber Music Festival
Saturday 19th September 2026 (past)
£25
The Church of St Mary the Virgin, Hambleden, RG9 6RX
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Event Description:
The West Wycombe Chamber Music Festival at Hambleden is now in its 16th year. It was founded by the world-renowned viola player Lawrence Power, who is the artistic director of the Festival and one of the performers. He grew up in this area and every year he returns to present this exclusive and intimate concert series.
The five concerts span five centuries and will be performed by some of the finest musicians in the world of chamber music today.
This concert is the final one of the five concerts which together make up the season.
Writing about the Festival, Lawrence comments:
“In this year’s five concerts we will be exploring the idea of “TIME”. I never cease to be amazed by how deeply music and time are intertwined and it’s inspiring to remember that in Ancient Greece astronomy, music, maths and physics were all equally studied. The Quadrivium as it was known brought these four disciplines together with equal significance in an attempt to understand the mysteries of the universe. Music unfolds in time and time is made tangible through music.”
Concert #5 Saturday 19th September at 8 pm
“TIME REIMAGINED’ £25
Bayard Rustin ‘I saw her as I came and went’
Diego Ortiz Ricercata Segunda
Bach Air from Suite no.3
Rameau Entrance of Mercury
Terry Riley Sunrise of the Planetary Dream Collector
Vivaldi Cello Concerto in B minor RV 423
INTERVAL
Finzi Eclogue for piano and strings
Machaut ‘My end is my beginning’
Piazolla Calle 92
Falconieri Suave Melodie
Edith Piaf ‘Non, je ne regrette rien’
Hans Zimmer Time
Haydn Symphony no.101 ‘The Clock’ – Andante
Rameau Les Sauvages from Les Indes Gallantes
Geminiani Concerto Grosso ‘La Folia’
Stephanie Gonley, Charlotte Spruit and Annabelle Meare (violins), Lawrence Power (viola), John Myerscough (cello), Sergio Bucheli (lutes), Simon Crawford-Phillips (piano).
* Event details accurate at the time of publishing; please check the organiser's website for the latest updates.
Event Location:
The Church of St Mary the Virgin, Hambleden, RG9 6RX
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