Hosted by charity founder Liz Earle MBE alongside her musical impressario brother, Adrian Bawtree FRCO, join our festive pre-dinner get together to sing carols and have some musical fun! With celebrity guests and special speakers, the event is followed by a glass of festive fizz and mince pies.

Brahms - Requiem

A double bill of performances inspired by JMW Turner.

Haze by Helen Caddick

Commissioned in 2016 to write a piece in response to the JMW Turner: Adventures in Colour exhibition held at Turner Contemporary, Margate, Helen Caddick created Haze. Reacting to the sumptuous colours and use of light Turner employed in his work, Haze aims to create a further dimension to the experience of the audience, as if they themselves had stepped forward into the artworks.

A new silent film by Phil Miller will also be screened as backdrop to a live performance by the CantiaQuorum ensemble of Haze, weaving images of the paintings which inspired the work alongside footage of the coast which inspired Turner, seen as it is today. An accompanying film The Making of Haze will be screened beforehand.

Figures in a Floating Landscape by Dora Frankel & Peter Coyte

Music and dance fuse in an immersive performance inspired by the Kent walks of radical landscape painter JMW Turner. An immersive performance taking the audience on a journey inspired by the Kent walks of and the later improvisatory sketches by the much loved and radical landscape painter JMW Turner; it contextualises them in light of environmental change and damage. Assured, accessible, exciting dance and music to transport you!

Figures in a Floating Landscape forms the 2nd part of the JMWTurner trilogy by composer Peter Coyte and choreographer Dora Frankel.

The Unfolding Sky: Turner in the North the 1st part of the trilogy toured the NE in 2013 and we’re delighted to bring Part 2 to audiences in the South East.

Premiere at Gulbenkian, part of the cross Kent celebratory events as part of Turner Prize at Turner Contemporary

Tuneful tapas to tempt you this lunchtime - join CantiaQuorum as they explore the spicy sounds of Spain. Whatever the Canterbury forecast the sun will be shining in the hall today. Folksongs of de Falla lead us on an adventure around España. ¡Hasta luego!

The CQ Trio explores music from both sides of the Atlantic in a gorgeous programme of French and American works.

Join CQ at the lovely Colyer-Fergusson Hall for a unique take on Christmas and all things wintry. CQ welcome back their amazing soprano Katy Crompton for this quirky collection of thought-provoking morsels from Barber to Webern!

On Remembrance Sunday, November 11 at 6.15pm, CQ will be joined by the community of four choirs to perform a special evening service in the Cathedral entitled Remembrance & Reconciliation composed by Adrian Bawtree, one of the Cathedral organists. More than 200 singers and musicians from Britain and Germany will be taking part in this unique performance.

Join the CQ Trio for an enthralling programme of works by American and French composers in this glorious Wren church. .

Alex and Alexandra are joined by composer and pianist Jon Galton in a programme of music for trumpet, violin and piano.

AMPHORA by Helen Caddick

The London premiere of Amphora with our incredible soprano Katherine Crompton.

Amphora is inspired by the astonishing art and poetry of Dadaist Jean Arp and his love for the artist-dancer Sophie Taeuber, his collaborator and muse. After Sophie’s death, Arp tore up and reassembled some of their work so that he could once again create with her. Through dazzling music, magical dance and stunning costume, Amphora evokes the incandescence of Arp and Taueber’s relationship and its poignant conclusion.

£5 early bird online till 10th July, £7.50 in advance online, £9.50 in person/on phone/ on the door at the venue.

https://www.tete-a-tete.org.uk/event/amphora/

Come to the wonderful Turner Contemporary for a chance to hear Bright Planet in a unique dance collaboration as part of the 2018 Deal Festival.

CQ play Martinu’s La Revue de Cuisine within a scrumptious programme of delights from Bernstein, Lili Boulanger and Mozart.

Delight in some Debussy this lunchtime as CantiaQuorum celebrates his centenary year with a programme that places him at the heart of France’s musical makeup. Come and hear Debussy’s impressionist masterpieces interwoven with gems from Rameau, Charles Trennet and Messiaen - un mélange magnifique!

Oxford Girls’ Choir
CantiaQuorum & George Caird, oboe

Producer: Penelope Martin-Smith
Conductor: Richard Vendome
Choreographer: Lucia Boué

An entertainment based on Handel’s Semele and Britten’s Six Metamorphoses After Ovid

CQ present a gorgeous programme of Russian music. Concert works by Liadov and Rachmaninov and music from the world of ballet by Stravinsky, Prokofiev and Tchaikovsky. Don't miss this!

The CQ Trio present a programme to include Debussy's wonderful sonata for violin and piano alongside a selection of works by Tomasi, Poulenc and Paisible. 

CQ are excited to be collaborating again with the Turner Contemporary and composer Helen Caddick. The performances are at 2pm and 3.30pm. Admission is free.

Alex and Libby present a gorgeous programme of French music to include some ravishing works by Couperin, Debussy, Tomasi, Busser, Bozza and Fauré.  

COUPERIN, RAVEL AND SCARLATTI

GEMINIANI, ZEQIUNHA DE ABREU, DE FALLA, NINO ROTA AND MATTHEW KING

MARTINU - LA REVUE DE CUISINE

FINGER, ENESCU, JANACEK, BRAHMS AND MONTI

FINGER, DEBUSSY, ENESCU AND MATTHEW KING

Bach, Corigliano and Ewazen

Brahms, Janacek and Monti