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The Sixteen

The Choral Pilgrimage visits Liverpool, Blackburn and London this autumn, pairing

Lassus with madrigals by Maddalena Casulana, the first female composer in
Western classical music history to have a whole book of her works printed.

thesixteen.com

Smith Square Hall (formerly St John’s Smith Square)

The world’s only orchestra for emergency services, the Blue Light SO, performs
Tchaikovsky and Mozart in October. And if Halloween sounds a siren in your mind,

sample the London Mozart Players with their Tasting Notes musical wine tasting
experience as a refined alternative on the 31st. Later, there’s a showcase from

Purcell School students (November) and Libera in concert (December).

sinfoniasmithsq.org.uk/whats-on

Orchestra of the Swan

Saffron Hall will host the ensemble alongside actors Anton Lesser and Charlie
Hamblett for Laurie Lee’s Red Sky at Sunrise in October, following September visits

to Buxton and Northampton. Artistic Director David Le Page has devised a musical
programme to weave around Lee’s writing, with English and Spanish pieces from the

likes of Walton, Turina and Falla.

orchestraoftheswan.org

Turner Sims

Gracing this Southampton University campus venue in September are Angela
Hewitt, jazz vocalist Claire Martin and saxophonist Courtney Pine celebrating his

60th birthday. October guests include early music specialists Ensemble Molière and
kora player Seckou Keita. Cellist Natalie Clein is one of 2025’s first visitors, with

works by Brahms, Joachim and Kodály.

turnersims.co.uk