2026-27 Season
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See below for details of each concert, programmes and artists
Marmen Quartet
7.15pm Sunday 4 October 2026
Stokesley Methodist Church
Programme
BARTOK String Quartet No. 2 in A minor
STAERN String Quartet No. 1 (UK premiere)
MOZART String Quartet in C Major K.465
The esteemed Marmens open our 26/27 Season with a concert entitled "Varied and Unexpected" including the UK premiere of a piece written for them.
A4 Brass Quartet
3pm Sunday 1 November 2026
Stokesley Methodist Church
Programme
STRAUSS Festmusik der Stadt Wien
MOZART Marriage of Figaro Overture
KOSMA Autumn Leaves
CARWITHEN Suffolk Moris
GLENNIE A Little Prayer
ELLERBY Electra Dances
AU Crown and Spectre
BACH, J.S Inventions 1-4
SATO Tsuna'ngari
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS English Folk Song Suite
MONTI Czardas
BATES A Tale of Two Peaks
Some of the UK's finest brass players present an extravaganza of music ranging from classical favourites to contemporary gems.
The Teesside Music Society AGM follows this concert.
Royal Northern Sinfonia Players
3pm Sunday 22 November 2026
Stokesley Methodist Church
Programme
MOZART Flute Quartet in D major K.285
BRUCH String Octet in B-flat major
MOZART Oboe Quartet in F major K.370
MENDELSSOHN String Octet in E-flat major
Players from our local world-renowned orchestra present a sparkling combination of Mozart, Bruch and Mendelssohn's boyhood masterpiece.
Carducci Quartet
3pm Sunday 10 January 2027
Stokesley Methodist Church
Programme
BEETHOVEN String Quartet Op.18 No.1
GLASS String Quartet No. 3
MENDELSSOHN String Quartet Op.44 No.1
TMS favourites and string quartet greats, the Carduccis, open the new year with Glass, Mendelssohn and, in a nod to his 200th anniversary, Beethoven's first string quartet.
Herschel Players
3pm Sunday 7 February 2027
Stokesley Methodist Church
"Baroque Britannia"
Programme
O’CAROLAN A Set of Irish Airs
FINGER Suite in D minor
PARRY 3 Airs from Ancient British Music
PURCELL Here the Deities Approve
OSWALD Airs from ‘The Seasons’
ARNE Harpsichord Sonata No.3 in G major
HANDEL Trio Sonata in B minor, Op.2 No.1
MATTEIS Ground after the Scotch Humour
Fans of the harpsichord and period instruments will welcome the return of the Herschel Players presenting a wide ranging programme of music by British composers.
This concert is kindly sponsored by Wendy Smith.
Bradley Creswick & Margaret Fingerhut
7.15pm Sunday 7 March 2027
Stokesley Methodist Church
Programme
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS The Lark Ascending
FRANCK Violin Sonata in A major
RAVEL Violin Sonata No.2 in G major
MACMILLAN Kiss on Wood
GERSHWIN arr. Heifetz It ain’t necessarily so
KREISLER Liebesleid
WIENIAWSKI Polonaise Op.4
North East violin legend Bradley Creswick makes a long overdue return, with pianist Margaret Fingerhut, following his last scintillating performance here in 2013.