Concerts in Canton Uniting Church, April - May 2026:
in the Sundays at 6 series, *April 26th* :
Viola da gamba virtuoso Richard Boothby returns to the series to deliver a fascinating lecture-recital on the friendship between the composer Georg Frederick Abel and the artist
Thomas Gainsborough, whom he met in Bath in 1760. Richard will be joined by harpsichordist
Andrew Wilson-Dickson, and together they will perform sonatas by Abel and Johann Christian
Bach. Refreshments before the concert (which starts at 6pm)
Tickets:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/richard-boothby-a-lecture-recital-on-abel-and-gainsborough-ticket
s-1978155794231
and on *Sunday May 3rd* at 3pm:
Alice Martin and Emma Evans sing with a small orchestra:
Argre dich, o Seele nicht BWV189, Duet: Lass, Seele, kein Leiden / J.S. Bach
Morgen Op. 27/4 / R. Strauss
2 Songs, Op. 100 / Amy Beach
Suite for Violin & Voice / H. Villa Lobos
Il Tramonto / O. Respighi
Chanson Perpetuelle / E. Chausson
Matthäuspassion BWV244, Aria: Erbarme Dich / J.S. Bach
Tickets on the door, advisory charge £10 adults, £5 students in full-time education -
supporting the CUC Building Project
