Dec
15
Fri
2023
DEBUT Secret Christmas Concert @ Shoreditch Treehouse
Dec 15 @ 7:30 pm

Join DEBUT, creators of Airbnb’s No.1 Music Experience, for their intimate and fun Secret Concert at the magical Shoreditch Treehouse

Feb
23
Fri
2024
Opera Concert Tour NZ @ Auckland & Wellington
Feb 23 @ 7:00 pm
We are over the moon to introduce our Opera Tour artists: 
  • Whangārei soprano, Sophie Sparrow, for all the concerts
  • Cheviot tenor, Harry Grigg, for all the concerts
  • Kāpiti baritone, Kieran Rayner, for the Auckland and Wellington concerts
  • Australian-Cypriot mezzo, Shakira Tsindos, for all the concerts.
We are very lucky to have these London-based artists join us in New Zealand.
We are also thrilled to have the extraordinary pianists, Juan Kim, playing for the Whangārei and Auckland concerts, and Bruce Greenfield in Wellington.
The concert will include a rich selection of scenes, arias and ensembles, from baroque and bel canto to Britten and Bernstein.
We hope to see you there!
Mar
1
Fri
2024
Opera Concert Tour NZ @ Auckland & Wellington
Mar 1 @ 7:00 pm
We are over the moon to introduce our Opera Tour artists: 
  • Whangārei soprano, Sophie Sparrow, for all the concerts
  • Cheviot tenor, Harry Grigg, for all the concerts
  • Kāpiti baritone, Kieran Rayner, for the Auckland and Wellington concerts
  • Australian-Cypriot mezzo, Shakira Tsindos, for all the concerts.
We are very lucky to have these London-based artists join us in New Zealand.
We are also thrilled to have the extraordinary pianists, Juan Kim, playing for the Whangārei and Auckland concerts, and Bruce Greenfield in Wellington.
The concert will include a rich selection of scenes, arias and ensembles, from baroque and bel canto to Britten and Bernstein.
We hope to see you there!
Apr
14
Sun
2024
Ayres on a Shoestring with Gyles Brandreth @ OSO Arts
Apr 14 @ 3:00 pm

An Amazing Musical Matinee!

While away your Sunday afternoon in the capable hands of the nation’s best loved raconteur, Gyles Brandreth, as he is joined by poet, comedian, songwriter and presenter Pam Ayres MBE.

Gyles Brandreth will compère live musical performances from the imagination of award-winning composer Louis Mander in his impressive catalogue of opera and musical theatre, written in collaboration with Pam Ayres, Stephen Fry and Hinge & Bracket.

Soprano: Jesscia Hopkins; Tenor: Wiliam Diggle; Baritone: Kieran Rayner; Piano: Louis Mander.

Nov
11
Mon
2024
What If? – An Interactive Recital @ Royal Over-Seas League
Nov 11 @ 6:30 pm

What If?

An uplifting and moving concert and play combined, exploring love, loss, war, and women’s suffrage through song – where you, the audience, get to choose the direction of the story.

Kieran Rayner baritone
Gamal Khamis piano

What If? is a play and song recital combined – with a twist. At pivotal moments in the story, the audience votes to decide what the protagonist should do, changing the plot and musical programme.

Set in 1914, What If? features multiple characters acted and sung by Kieran, with piano and sound effects played by Gamal. Our story explores love, loss, friendship, war, and women’s suffrage, all while giving the audience agency over the direction of the narrative.

Whichever paths are picked, we guarantee a fulfilling and uplifting experience: an entertaining script connecting a rich selection of German and English songs, including Schubert, Robert and Clara Schumann, Ethel Smyth, Butterworth, and Finzi, alongside contemporary composers.

What If?

 

Nov
23
Sat
2024
Handel: Messiah @ St John's Smith Square
Nov 23 @ 7:30 pm

Platinum Consort, described by BBC Radio 3 as a ‘vocal supergroup’, returns to Sinfonia Smith Square for their fourth annual performance of Handel’s most beloved masterpiece, Messiah. Conductor Scott Inglis-Kidger uniquely combines Platinum’s top class professional consort singers and choristers, recreating the sound-world of the first performances in Dublin and London. With soloists stepping out from the choir and the period instrument orchestra, Platinum 415, this performance will prove to be the Messiah of the season.

Kieran will sing bass solos and join the ensemble.

“This is singing that brings great pleasure.” – International Record Review

Dec
5
Thu
2024
DEBUT Christmas Concert @ Brunel Museum
Dec 5 @ 7:00 pm

DEBUT’s monthly classical music experience south of the river at Brunel Museum’s historic Grade II* listed Thames Tunnel Shaft. Join us for our much loved Christmas Celebration (early booking recommended, these concerts sell out fast!)

MUSICIANS

Lizzie Holmessoprano, host & founder
Sam Peñaresident pianist & improviser

Kang Yang GuZheng
Eleanor Garside soprano
Meriel Cunningham mezzo soprano
William Diggle – tenor
Kieran Rayner baritone

Dec
13
Fri
2024
DEBUT Christmas Concert @ Shoreditch Treehouse
Dec 13 @ 7:30 pm

DEBUT’s monthly classical music experiences at the cosy Shoreditch Treehouse. Join us for our much loved Christmas Celebration (early booking recommended, these concerts sell out fast!)

MUSICIANS

Lizzie Holmessoprano, host & founder
Sam Peñaresident pianist & improviser

Kang Yang GuZheng
Eleanor Garside soprano
Meriel Cunningham mezzo soprano
William Diggle – tenor
Kieran Rayner baritone

Dec
14
Sat
2024
DEBUT Christmas Concert @ Shoreditch Treehouse
Dec 14 @ 7:30 pm

DEBUT’s monthly classical music experiences at the cosy Shoreditch Treehouse. Join us for our much loved Christmas Celebration (early booking recommended, these concerts sell out fast!)

MUSICIANS

Lizzie Holmessoprano, host & founder
Sam Peñaresident pianist & improviser

Kang Yang GuZheng
Eleanor Garside soprano
Meriel Cunningham mezzo soprano
William Diggle – tenor
Kieran Rayner baritone

Mar
26
Wed
2025
The Great Orchestra Experiment @ Albert Hall, Nottingham
Mar 26 all-day

Great Orchestra Experiment 2025

Bookings for the Great Orchestra Experiment 2025 are now open! Join us on an epic musical journey led by the fantastic Robin Hood Youth Orchestra on the 26th March 2025 at the Albert Hall, Nottingham.

Kieran will sing the Lead Judge in the court scene from Aida, leading a chorus of primary school students on a wonderful journey through what will be, for many of them, their first operatic experience.

GOE is an exciting interactive concert for pupils learning an instrument as part of our Whole Class Ensemble (WCE) Programme (usually year 4). This year the event will take place on 26th March 2025 in three separate sessions. If your school has not received an invitation to book yet, please email rebecca.hart@nottinghammusichub.org.uk

Great Orchestra Experiment 2024

1767 city pupils
41 primary schools
3 concerts in one day!

We had an absolutely smashing Great Orchestra Experiment this year, with more students than ever taking part in our live event at the Albert Hall on 20th March 2024. We are so proud of the Robin Hood Youth Orchestra (RHYO) for leading such an inspirational performance for primary school pupils from across Nottingham City. We hope to see many of the primary pupils in RHYO in a few years time!