Our next event will be the Mayor’s Charity Concert, which will take place on Friday 2nd May, in St. Edmund’s Church. We are extremely grateful to Southwold Town Mayor, Councillor Simon Flunder, for generously nominating the Music Trust as his charity … Continued
Thank you to everyone who attended the New Year’s Day Concert in St. Edmund’s Church. The church was completely full, even after we had put out extra seats in the chancel and choir stalls – and there was still a … Continued
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The Southwold New Year’s Day concert returns to St. Edmund’s Church at 3pm on 1st January 2025. This year we welcome two distinguished singers – soprano Elinor Jane Moran and baritone Robert Gildon, both familiar to local audiences from their … Continued
We are honoured and extremely grateful that the Southwold Town Mayor, Councillor Simon Flunder, has chosen the Southwold Music Trust as one of his nominated charities for the coming year. We look forward to discussing plans for how we can work together to … Continued
The Southwold Primary School Choir excelled themselves in their performance for the Southwold Arts Festival last Friday in St. Edmund’s Church. This was the second time they have performed for the Arts Festival’s flagship ‘Young Artist’ series of lunchtime concerts. It was wonderful to … Continued
This Friday 15th March at 7pm the Southwold Primary School Choir will perform at the magnificent Snape Maltings Concert Hall as part of the ‘Celebration’ 2024. The ‘Celebration’ week sees Snape Maltings Concert Hall given over to a range of schools and … Continued
The Southwold New Year’s Day Concert was a tremendous success, with all seats sold out in advance. Thanks to the efforts of our front of house team we were able to squeeze in a few last minute sales, and other ‘walk-ins’ were crowded … Continued
A look back at 2023… Our main focus over the last year has been establishing and growing our partnership with Southwold Primary School, which now provides weekly singing sessions for all of years 3 to 6, nearly two thirds of … Continued
Throughout this term the Southwold Primary School children years 3 to 6 have enjoyed weekly professional singing coaching funded by the Southwold Music Trust. The children have given public performances on three separate occasions – for the school Harvest Festival … Continued
On Friday 17th November the Southwold Primary School Choir were among 700 children selected to participate in The Big Sing, Britten-Pears Arts flagship young people’s performance events at the prestigious Snape Maltings Concert Hall. The Big Sing fills the Concert … Continued
The Southwold New Year’s Day concert returns on 1st January 2024 with a performance of Beethoven’s triumphal ‘Emperor’ Piano Concerto at 3pm in St Edmund’s Church, Southwold. We might not like to admit it, but New Year’s Day can be … Continued
The Southwold Primary School Choir will give their next performance on Wednesday 28th June 2023, 1pm, at a lunchtime concert in St Edmund’s Church as part of the 2023 Southwold Arts Festival. The Southwold Music Trust has been proud to … Continued
On Monday 2nd May, at 1pm, Southwold-based pianist will give a solo recital in St Edmund’s Church. Nathan will perform a programme of two wonderful classical works – Mozart’s Sonata in F major K.533, and Schubert’s iconic final Sonata, in … Continued
Please click on the video below to watch today’s recital with baritone Robert Gildon online, March 22, 1pm. The concert will be available for a week after live stream. If you are keen to come in person there are still … Continued
We’ve had quite a few enquiries as to how easiest to find our booking system. So just click here! Tickets for all our events are sold through the external online ticketing system, TicketSource. You can book by phone on 0333 … Continued
On Monday 2nd May at 1pm, Southwold-based pianist Nathan Williamson will give the final concert in our ‘Spring’ Series, with which we very much hope to put a long hard winter behind us once and for all! In this recital … Continued
On Tuesday March 22nd at 1pm, in St Edmund’s Church, Southwold, the Southwold Music Trust presents a lunchtime concert ushering in the joys of spring – and hopefully putting a long, hard winter behind us all! Distinguished baritone Robert Gildon … Continued
This week violinist Marije Johnston and pianist Nathan Williamson feature two Mozart Violin and Piano Sonatas in their programme, the famous E minor K.304 and less well known E flat major Sonata K.302. Both Sonatas were written in 1778, while … Continued
It was wonderful to be back in St Edmund’s Church last week to hear music live once again. Marije and Nathan’s concert was tremendously well received by the socially distanced audience in St Edmund’s, and we were all thrilled by … Continued
We’re really looking forward to welcoming back violinist Marije Johnston and pianist Nathan Williamson to perform a beautiful concert of famous violin classics in Southwold church tomorrow, Tuesday 22nd June, at 1pm. Numbers of tickets are very limited because of … Continued
The Southwold Music Trust is delighted to announce that live music will again return to Southwold with concerts in St Edmund’s Church on Tuesday 22nd June and Tuesday 6th July. Both concerts will begin at 1pm and last just under … Continued
We are very sorry to announce that the planned concert for Tuesday 5th January 2021 in St Edmund’s Church, Southwold, has had to be postponed due to the Tier 4 restrictions and concerns over the continuing spread of covid. In … Continued
The second in the series of ‘lockdown concerts’ in Southwold’s St Edmund’s Church will take place on Tuesday 22nd December, 1pm, St Edmund’s Church Southwold. Southwold’s now famous ‘Lockdown Trio’ of violinists Magnus and Marije Johnston and pianist Nathan Williamson … Continued
Tuesday 15th December at 1pm – the first of a series of six live concerts in St Edmund’s Church, Southwold. Marije Johnston, violinNathan Williamson, piano Mozart: Sonata for violin and piano in G major, KV301Schubert: Sonatina in D major, op.137 no.1Brahms: … Continued
We are delighted to announce the first 2 dates of a series of 6 concerts performed live in Southwold from St. Edmund’s Church. Tuesday 15 December, 1pm Tuesday 22 December, 1pm The concerts will be available to a socially distanced … Continued
Following their popular musical evenings on Southwold’s South Green, Magnus and Marije Johnston (two violinists from the distinguished Navarra Quartet, currently living in Southwold) and local pianist Nathan Williamson gave a concert for the children at Southwold Primary School on … Continued
Last weekend’s South Green Soiree in Southwold was cancelled on account of the weather (when was the last time it actually rained all day in Southwold, let alone all weekend?!) but as Monday evening looked balmy and warm, we decided … Continued
Throughout September, Southwold music-lovers have continued to enjoy the South Green Soirees taking place in balmy late summer sun. With new restrictions looking set to come into force at any time, plans remain uncertain – the best way to be … Continued
Two professional violinists, Magnus and Marije Johnston, who comprise one half of the distinguished Navarra Quartet, were ‘marooned’ here in Southwold on account of the Covid. They were staying with friends when the lockdown started, and as income for all … Continued
On New Year’s Day 2020, at 3pm, the Southwold Concert Series presented a concert by artistic director Nathan Williamson and members of the Prometheus Orchestra, an ensemble based in Aldeburgh and made up of professional musicians from East Anglia. The … Continued
Over the summer 2019 the Southwold Music Trust facilitated a major children’s music education and performance initiative, known as ‘Snappy Operas’, in three local schools: Southwold Primary, Reydon Primary, and Saint Felix Prep School. Throughout the summer term 2019 a … Continued
Saturday 18th May 2019 saw the return of the Southwold Concert Series with a recital by the distinguished tenor James Gilchrist and Southwold-based pianist and composer, and founder of the Concert Series, Nathan Williamson. James and Nathan are collaborating on … Continued
Piano Circus: Sunday 24th June, 7:30pm, Southwold Arts Centre The Southwold Music Trust are delighted to support a concert by the renowned new music ensemble Piano Circus in this year’s Southwold Arts Festival, in partnership with the Southwold Concert Series, on Sunday 24th … Continued
In December the Southwold Music Trust teamed up with Aldeburgh’s Jubilee Opera to present a concert in St Edmund’s Church involving around 50 Suffolk school children, including 20 members of Southwold Primary School. The main feature of the concert was … Continued
This Autumn the Southwold Music Trust has teamed up with Aldeburgh’s Jubilee Opera to present a concert involving more than 50 local children, including members of Southwold Primary School Choir. The concert will feature a fully staged performance of ‘The … Continued
Over 300 people attended our concert by Southend Boys and Girls Choirs St Edmund’s Church on Saturday 29th April. We are hugely grateful to the choirs, their director Roger Humphrey, and accompanist Rosemary Pennington for staging such a wonderful concert, … Continued
We are delighted and honoured that the Southwold Town Mayor, Councillor Melanie Tucker, is soon to host a concert in Southwold in aid of her two nominated charities, the Southwold Music Trust and St Barnabas Care Home. This concert will … Continued
The official launch of the Southwold Music Trust, a reception and concert in Southwold on Saturday 5th December, is front page news in this week’s Lowestoft Journal. It was a splendid evening, with over 250 concert-goers enjoying a festive reception … Continued
Tickets for our celebratory Reception and Concert with Seraphim on Saturday 5th December are selling fast – there is still plenty of room but purchasing tickets in advance is recommend to avoid a long queue on the day (especially if … Continued
On Saturday 5th December the Southwold Music Trust hosts a reception in St Edmund’s Hall, Cumberland Road, Southwold, to celebrate the launch of the trust and thank everyone who has supported us. The reception precedes the Southwold Concert Series Christmas … Continued
Southwold Music Trust is thrilled to announce that we have been nominated as one of the new Town Mayor’s nominated charities for 12 months from April 2015. As well as raising immediately raising our local profile, the nomination offers opportunities … Continued
Our next concert will take place on Saturday December 5th, 2015, staged as part of the Southwold Concert Series. The local vocal ensemble Seraphim will perform alongside flautist Anna Noakes and harpist Gabriella Dall Olio.