IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT CONCERTS
Following the developing situation around COVID-19, the Friday Lunchtime concerts, Black Dyke Band concert and our ‘Come and Sing’ are postponed until further notice.
Following the developing situation around COVID-19 and to prioritise the health and wellbeing of our community, the Friday Lunchtime concerts, Black Dyke Band concert of 2nd April and our ‘Come and Sing’ of 10th April are postponed until further notice.
Where reinstatement of the performance at a later date is not possible, or if patrons are unable to make a rescheduled date, a full refund will be issued when services are resumed.
Audiences should visit our website and social media channels for further updates. https://www.buryparishchurch.com/
Marc Murray, Director of Music
Bury Parish Church
Further to the above, the ALFA Concert, Quiz Night and Bury Grammar Schools 450th Anniversary Concert have all been POSTPONED.
Choir School and Choir Practise have been POSTPONED whilst the situation develops. The House on the Rock café is still open, but we will continually update the website as we learn more.
Services are going ahead as usual. Please keep checking back for further updates
Lunchtime Concerts for December and January
See who’s performing over the Christmas period at our Lunchtime Concerts! Visit our concerts page for further information
Lunchtime Concerts for November
We have more great concerts this coming month. All happening at 12:30 each Friday in church and for only £5!
Lunchtime Concerts for September
September sees our new season of Lunchtime Concerts starting.
They start at 12:30, last around 45 minutes, and tickets are only £5! Come along and enjoy the acoustics and atmosphere!
Lunchtime Concerts for June
Join us at Bury Parish Church, in the cool shade, listening to some amazing music from new artists as some returning too!
Lunchtime Concerts for May
Please come join us for our fantastic Friday Lunchtime Concerts!
They start at 12:30 and last about 45 minutes. Only £5 entry on the door!
Lunchtime Concerts for April
A few more brilliant concerts coming up, seeing the reschedule of the Grammar School and one that's still TBC. Check back here for further updates!
Lunchtime Concerts for March
March promises to be a good month of concerts, and we hope you can come to one, or all of them. They start at 12:30pm, and usually last around 45 minutes, all for only £5!
This March we have some familiar faces visiting, and some new. It promises to be a good month of concerts though, and we hope you can come to one, or all of them. They start at 12:30pm, and usually last around 45 minutes, all for only £5!
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Lunchtime Concerts for February
We have some amazing concerts coming up this month in our Friday Lunchtime Concerts season. They start at 12:30pm and only cost £5 on the door!
We have some amazing concerts coming up this month in our Friday Lunchtime Concerts season. They start at 12:30pm and only cost £5 on the door! Why not come and listen to some lovely music on your lunch break, and finish the day off humming tunes with a smile!
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With Christmas around the corner, why not come to Bury Parish Church on Fridays at 12:30pm to have a bit of Christmas cheer, or simply to escape from the busy crowds on the streets!
With Christmas around the corner, why not come to Bury Parish Church on Fridays at 12:30pm to have a bit of Christmas cheer, or simply to escape from the busy crowds on the streets!
Lunchtime Concerts for October
Take a look at the fantastic talent coming into Bury Parish Church over the coming few months to our Friday Lunchtime Concerts.
Take a look at the fantastic talent coming into Bury Parish Church over the coming few months to our Friday Lunchtime Concerts. For more information, click here
Lunchtime Concerts for September
Look at what's coming up this month to restart the season of Friday Lunchtime Concerts
Friday Lunchtime Concert - Peter Stevens (Organ)
Peter Stevens, ex Organist at Bury Parish Church returns for a Lunchtime Recital on 30th December at 12:30pm. Tickets are just £5 and you can buy them on the door.
Peter Stevens was born in Bury, in 1987. He spent his sixth form years at Chetham's School of Music in Manchester, where in his final year he also held the Junior Organ Scholarship at Manchester Cathedral. On leaving school, he spent a year as Organ Scholar at St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, where he played for services at which members of the Royal Family were present, including the service to mark HM The Queen's 80th birthday.
Friday Lunchtime Concert - Bury Parish Church Choir
Come along to the church this lunch time and lose yourself in the delightful sounds of Christmas.
The concert begins at 12.30pm. Tickets for the concert are £5* and are available on the door. You can join us at 11:30 for soup and a roll if you would like some lunch before the concert.
Come along to the church this lunch time and lose yourself in the delightful sounds of Christmas.
With Christmas Eve looming ahead, why not take a little break from shopping and bring your family to listen to some anthems that will help get you in the Christmas mood?
The choir will be performing many different pieces by Garner, Nicholson, Rutter, Warlock and many more.
Directed by Marc Murray and accompanied by Elin Rees
Friday Lunchtime Concert - Elin Rees and Simon Passmore (Piano Duets)
To start the new season of Friday Lunchtime Concerts, we have Elin Rees and Simon Passmore (Piano Duets). Join us tomorrow, at 12:30pm for just £5 entry
To start our new concert season, we welcome Elin Rees and Simon Passmore back to play some Piano Duets for us.
It promises to be a fantastic concert, and one that's not to be missed!
Friday Lunchtime Concert - Tim Barber and Marc Murray
For today's Lunchtime Recital at 12:30pm for just £5 entry we bring you Tim Barber on Trumpet and our very own Marc Murray on Organ.
Tim Barber (Trumpet) and Marc Murray (Organ)
Tim Barber, trumpeter took up the trumpet at the age of 12. He graduated from the RNCM in 2004, during which time he was invited to tour with the European Union Youth Orchestra and awarded a PPRNCM with distinction. Tim now works regularly with the Halle Orchestra, BBC Philharmonic, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic... Read More
Friday Lunchtime Concert - Music for Kenya String Quartet
Lunchtime Concert, Friday 1st July at 12:30pm. Tickets are £5
The works will include composers such as Haydn, Piazzola & Debussy.
Sam Parker – Violin
Sam Parker started learning the violin at the age of 4 at Ipswich Suzuki school and soon started a keen interest in chamber music. He attended Pro Corda chamber music course from the age of 9 as well as leading the National Youth String Orchestra for 3 years.
Sam left school for the University of Warwick where he gained a BSc in Mathematics. However he managed to fit in leading the university's orchestras and winning the university's concerto competition during this time. Having graduated Warwick in 2010, Sam gained entry to study for an MMus at the Royal Northern College of Music, where he continued to take principal positions in orchestras and small ensembles with notable performances at the Southbank Centre and Wigmore Hall. Achieving a distinction in his masters degree, Sam was accepted on to the Hallé/RNCM String Leadership course for 2013/14. He played with the Halle regularly during this time as well as being awarded the Charles Hallé award. Since graduating, Sam has trialled with the Royal Northern Sinfonia, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra and BBC Philharmonic Orchestra and is a regular freelance player with various orchestras and ensembles around Manchester and the Northwest.
Christina Knox - Violin
Christina was born in Glasgow, but moved to Manchester in 2005 to study on the joint course between the University of Manchester and the Royal Northern College of Music, from which she graduated with First Class Honours and the Hargreaves Prize. She completed a Masters course at the RNCM in October 2011, during which she was leader of the RNCM Symphony Orchestra. She still lives in Manchester, where she divides her time between performing and teaching. While studying, she received a Daughter of Dewar Award, enabling her to buy a John Stagg violin bow. She is also indebted to The Hope Scott Trust, the Scottish International Education Trust and the Arts and Humanities Research Council for their generous support. Christina has given a solo Bach recital in the Manchester International Festival, and she frequently plays with the Telemann Ensemble, with whom she has performed all the Bach violin concertos. She has played in masterclasses with Levon Chilingirian, Wen Xho Li and Yuri Torchinsky, and has given solo recitals around Glasgow and Manchester. During her masters degree, her quartet performed a work by Alexander Goehr in the Wigmore Hall. Music has led to some fantastic travel opportunities for Christina. Her string quartet was selected by the RNCM to take part in an exchange with the Sydney Conservatorium of Music in Australia, and she spent a week in Mauritius as leader of the chamber orchestra Camerata Scotland. More recently, she has toured to China, Bucharest and Prague with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. She has also enjoyed touring around Wales with Sinfonia Cymru, and around England with Northern Ballet Sinfonia.
Joy Becker – Viola
Joy begged her mum to learn the violin after watching Tasmin Little in concert at the age of 5. She attended Chetham’s School of Music for three years, after which she joined the Junior Royal Northern College of Music under the tutelage of Leland Chen, with whom she continued to learn throughout her degree at the RNCM. At the age of 14 Joy received Gold in Future Talent’s ‘Future Champions’ competition - founded by Katharine, Duchess of Kent - as a result of which she has performed in a number of wonderful venues and festivals including Hovingham Hall, the House of Lords and the Buckingham Palace, as well as an appearance with Katharine on the BBC News as a representative of Future Talent. A keen orchestral musician, Joy led the National Children’s Orchestra, the Halle Youth Orchestra and is a former member of the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain. She graduated with first class honours from the RNCM in 2015, and during her time there enjoyed a leading a number of RNCM ensembles, highlights including the UK premiere of Penderecki's Seventh Symphony in the Bridgewater Hall conducted by the composer, and a performance of the Pulcinella Suite under Christian Curnyn. She is now pursuing her career as a violinist and violist and has recently been accepted onto the Hallé/RNCM String Leadership Scheme for the upcoming year. Joy also performs as a singer/songwriter at venues and festivals around the UK, and self-released her debut album"The Unspoken Word" in February 2015.
Alistair Howes - Cello
Originally from Luton Town, Alistair gained a place at the Royal Northern College of Music in 2009; studying with Gillian Thoday and Peter Dixon. Whilst at the RNCM Alistair won the first year cello prize, RNCM Nossek Prize and RNCM Schubert Prize. He also reached the final in both the RNCM concerto competition and the RNCM Sir John Barbirolli Cello Prize. In 2014 Alistair was awarded the Presidents Prize at The Bromsgrove International Young Musician Competition. Having Left College in 2014 Alistair now freelances with the BBC Philharmonic, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Psappha ensemble, Sinfonia Cymru, and the Ulster Orchestra. Alistair plays on a 2014 English cello made by Tony Paddy. In his spare time Alistair enjoys playing cricket and is a keen triathlete.
The works will include composers such as Haydn, Piazzola & Debussy.
Friday Lunchtime Concert - Chetham's School of Music
Starting at 12:30pm and costing just £5, come and listen to composers such as: Mozart, Gershwin, Peter Kneale, de Falla & Quilter
Once again we are delighted to welcome students from the local Chetham's School of Music in Manchester.
The students performing are:
Aka Volavola - violin
Samuel Toulson - saxophone
Emma Parsons - tenor horn
Molly Cochrane - voice
Amy Ronson – trumpet
The students are to be accompanied on the piano by Hilary Suckling
Composers you will hear on the day will include: Mozart, Gershwin, Peter Kneale, de Falla & Quilter
Friday Lunchtime Concert - Jill Crossland (Piano)
June 10th 12:30pm. £5 Entry
Jill's performance will include works by composers such as Handel, Bach & Chopin.
Jill Crossland (Piano) - June 10th 12:30pm
Jill pursues an active concert and recording career. Jill plays regularly on the South Bank and at the Wigmore Hall in London, and her recent appearances have also included Cadogan, Bridgewater and Fairfield Halls, St George’s Bristol, the Leipzig Gewandhaus, Vienna Musikverein, Vienna Konzerthaus, the National Concert Hall, Dublin and the Sage Gateshead. Read more...
Friday Lunchtime Concert - The Polaris Duo
Elinor Nicholson (Harp) and Gilliam Blair (Saxophone) performing pieces by Bach, Buckland & Adams
JUNE 3RD :
POLARIS DUO
Gillian Blair (saxophone) and Elinor Nicholson (harp)
Gillian Blair (saxophone) and Elinor Nicholson (harp) formed the Polaris Duo in 2011 whilst studying at the RNCM and have since been exploring an eclectic range of repertoire and possibilities for this unusual instrumentation.
They gave the world premiere of Andy Scott’s Sonata for Saxophone and Harp at the 2012 World Saxophone Congress and have recently been featured in the Lake District Summer Music ‘New Generation Artists’ Concert Series. They have performed at venues including the Bridgewater Hall, Buxton Opera House, Heswall Arts Festival, Warwick University and the RNCM Concert Hall, as well as regularly performing for music societies throughout the UK.
They won 2nd prize in the 2015 British Harp Chamber Music Competition where Gillian was also awarded the prize for best wind player.
For more information please visit www.polarisduo.com
Their programme will include pieces by Bach, Buckland & Adams