We hold about 25 concerts (mainly classical) each year at Holy Trinity Church in the middle of Warrington. These are normally between 1:45 and 2:30 on Saturdays and attended by about 50 to 90 people. Whilst the concerts are free they are funded by donations received through voluntary retiring collections.
The Sir Stephen Hough concert on 1st December will take place at St. Wilfrid’s Church, Grappenhall.
Entry is by ticket only – there will be no door admissions.
All tickets have now been allocated and there is a large reserve list. Should you not be able to use your ticket then please return it asap to Sharon Cannell so that it can be re-allocated to someone on the reserve list.
Contact Sharon Cannell by using this link Contact us
Saturday 16th November 13:45pm – 14:30pm
Silja Piano Trio
Georgie Bloomfield – Violin, Cillian Hennessy – Cello
Hanna Csermely – Piano
Brahms Piano Trio in B major, 1st and 3rd movement
Debussy Piano Trio in G major
Piazzolla Invierno Porteño (winter in Buenos Aires)
The Silja Trio was formed in Manchester in September 2022 by members Georgie Bloomfield, Hanna Csermely and Cillian Hennessy. Their violinist, Georgie, is a current pupil of Catherine Yates and already in her first year at the RNCM, she was awarded the Cowen Prize for Violin. Since then, Georgie has had a myriad of incredible experiences from performing as a soloist with the Liverpool Sinfonia in Chester Hall, to taking part in a masterclass with internationally renowned soloist Augustin Hadelich. Hanna is currently studying piano under the tutelage of Helen Krizos. Since the beginning of her studies in the RNCM, Hanna has been awarded ‘Highly Commended’ in the Underrepresented Competition, as well as winning the Award for Best Pianist in the James Martin Oncken Song Prize. Hanna also gives frequent solo recitals in venues around the country such as Winchester Cathedral and has recently made her debut at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Their cellist, Cillian, studies under Gillian Thoday and during his first year at the RNCM, he was awarded a scholarship from the college alongside the Marie Thecla Kieran Award to support his studies. He has since won the Amy Lindley Prize for Cello and has taken part in a masterclass with the renowned cellist Hannah Roberts.
As students at the Royal Northern College of Music, the trio has received tuition from some of the leading chamber musicians in the country. They have worked closely with tutor Jeremy Young, the Head of Chamber Music at the RNCM, amongst others, in order to further their skills as an ensemble. In their first year they have tackled core repertoire such as the Clara Schumann Piano trio, alongside Shostakovich Piano Trio No. 2 and they have since given a number of performances including a recital at St John’s Church, Buxton, playing in ‘Beyond the Music Festival’ and in the International Women’s Day Concert at the Anthony Burgess Foundation. Currently, the trio intend on tackling Brahms’ monumental first piano trio, as well as discovering more underplayed works.
We are at the end of our “normal” Autumn series. Our new series starts on 8th February 2025, with Luna Piano Duo! Looking forward to seeing you all then!
Sir Stephen Hough
We do have a “finale” on the 1st December with Sir Stephen Hough, celebrating the end of the year in which we held WACIDOM’s 500th Concert! What a fabulous achievement for us all to celebrate – volunteers, audience and performers. We thank you all for your continued support of the concerts and look forward to hearing Stephen play!
I’m just giving a gentle reminder that Sir Stephen’s concert is ticket only. At this time all tickets have been allocated. If you have a ticket and for any reason can’t come to the concert, please contact Sharon Cannell as soon as possible, so that tickets can be reallocated to those on the reserve list. Thanks in advance for this.
We’d like to wish you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy and Healthy 2025! With our best wishes for this joyful season, Sharon, Diane, Brian, Irina, Helen and Gina!
Saturday 9th November 2024 1:45pm – 2:30pm
Thorvald Blough (baritone) Solomon-Miles Donnelly (piano)
Programme
Brahms “Von ewiger Liebe” Op. 43, No.1 (Thorvald Blough and Solomon-Miles Donnelly)
Schumann Dichterliebe, Op.48 (Thorvald Blough and Solomon-Miles Donnelly)
Scriabin Piano Sonata No.2 in G sharp minor (Solomon-Miles Donnelly)
Thorvald Blough and Solomon-Miles Donnelly are both medical students at the University of Liverpool.
Thorvald previously studied singing in his native California and then moved to London, where he worked as an opera singer. He has performed with various opera companies such as Grange Park Opera, Opera Holland Park and British Youth Opera. He currently sings with the Liverpool Bach Collective.
His switch to medicine was spurred by the Covid-19 pandemic when he took a job as a health care assistant at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital in London. His experience on the wards during the pandemic inspired a career change to become a doctor.
Solomon attended Chetham’s School of Music in Manchester where he studied piano in tandem with his academic curriculum. He has achieved his Fellow of Trinity College, London Diploma in piano performance and has performed in numerous competitions and concerts, both nationally and internationally. Solomon is now in his final year of medical school at the University of Liverpool after also completing his Masters degree in Acute, Critical and Emergency Care Medicine.
In December 2023, Thorvald and Solomon performed Schubert’s “Winterreise” together in Liverpool’s new “state of the art” concert hall, The Tung Auditorium.
Next week’s concert – Silja Piano Trio
Duo Aerius cannot now be with us on the 9th November and have postponed their visit to a later concert series. They are replaced by Solomon Miles Donnelly (piano) and Thorvald Blough (Baritone).
This website now, as of 4th September, shows the correct, updated programme.
Autumn series concert programme.
After each concert the WACIDOM Facebook page is updated to reflect the concert in words and pictures.
The page can be accessed from:
Main Menu (above) – Links – WACIDOM Facebook and then click on the logo or blue text.
Click here for a shortcut to the link.
The 1hr Radio Warrington ‘Classical Show’, hosted by Sharon Cannell who is the WACIDOM chairman, has been renamed ‘Sunday Classics’ and made 2hrs long.
You can now hear Sharon’s musical choices on Sunday mornings from 8 – 10am.
The Radio Warrington link is one of the links on our menu above. Click here for quick access to the link.
We prepared this website in time for the start of our February 2024 concert series and hope that you find it useful. Explore the Main Menu bar at the top of this page to see what it offers. This Home Page will have information about the next concert and any ‘latest news’.
The Committee Page is not available yet as we are awaiting the finalised content.
To see our current programme either go to the Main Menu and select Concerts then Programme or click Current Programme. Clicking blue, underlined text will take you directly to that item without having to navigate the Main Menu.
You may find the ‘Links’ menu items useful, this will take you to other local music related sites.