Weston Music Society 

Weston Concerts 2025

Our 25th Anniversary was on Saturday 24 May where we were royally entertained by Apollo5 and a record, sell out audience. The event that we think of as the Society’s first concert took place almost exactly 25 years previously, on 21st May 2000. It was organised by Richard Clements to celebrate the life of his much loved and respected father Bob Clements – an important village occasion. For the purpose Felicity Lowe put together an eighteen-strong orchestra of her professional standard friends. They played Handel, Boccherini, Mozart and Haydn. Inspired by success, and encouraged by their friend the eminent guitarist and recording engineer John Taylor, they put on two guitar recitals the following year, by Fabio Zanon and the Eden Stell duo. Then there was no stopping them. Helped by Simon Armitage as secretary the three had promoted 21 events before they sobered up sufficiently in 2013 to form a proper registered charity with actual members and officials. Our 25th Anniversary was marked by Event 109. 

The Society has tried hard to promote a wide variety of small-scale music-making. It has included marimbas, Paraguayan guitars, solo and choral singing, brass groups, recorders, keyboards of many sizes, wind bands and more. Particular excitements have included three visits by the supreme baroque violinist Rachel Podger, two by students and staff of the Curtis Institute in Philadelphia, now three by Apollo5, as well as numerous superb guitarists Sean Shibe among them. 

But sadly the aftermath of Covid, new financial restraints and management exhaustion have taken their toll. Unless others come froward now to take their places the trustees intend to wind the Society up at the end of this season. We’ve had a very good run. Please enjoy our final offerings. 

Programme for 2025

Saturday 5th July 2025:

Pavel Ralev (Guitar)

Saturday 27th September 2025:

Anne Page (Organ)

Sunday 12 October 2025:

Piatti String Quartet

Put these dates into your diaries now.

You can find further detail and booking links for these concerts under Upcoming Events  

If you want any information please contact

westonconcerts@gmail.com