Rook Lane Blog

November 24, 2022

Pocket Sinfonia is going to play symphonies by Haydn and Mozart! Hard to believe that a piano, violin, flute and cello can do this but these four highly skilled musicians somehow manage to create the sound of a whole orchestra while maintaining the intimacy of a chamber ensemble. Hearing is believing – don’t miss it!

November 24, 2022

This highly acclaimed trombone quartet has performed its unique and diverse repertoire to audiences worldwide and brings a wealth of performing experience at the highest level. Their programme, Wonder Women – Muses, Queens and Warriors – includes music from composers as diverse as Hildegard von Bingen, Nadia Boulanger and Nina Simone.

September 8, 2022

The Eblana String Trio consistently wins praise from audiences and critics alike for the depth and insight of their performances.
“…the late, mercurial, if elliptical, String Trio, a sort of 12-tone divertimento, was brilliantly undertaken by the Eblana String Trio.”

SUNDAY TIMES

September 8, 2022

Bass clarinet, oboe and cor-anglais is a combination you may not have encountered before but these performers certainly employ the timbres of their instruments to conjure a rich, compelling sound world. The programme includes works by Karg-Elert, Bach and Beethoven.

September 8, 2022

This prize winning duo’s repertoire spans everything from reimagined traditional works to modern compositions and improvisation, all vividly rendered by the unique combination of saxophone and accordion. Expect music by Bach to Gershwin,  Praetorius to Piazzola!

September 8, 2022

These leading performers from Britain’s early music scene will perform classic Renaissance and Early Baroque gems for Voice, Recorder and Lute, by composers such as Castello, Dowland, Monteverdi and Corelli. Their programme is called “Timeless Treasures”.

June 13, 2022

A live music concert presented by the F.S.B. Big Band, giving two hours of swinging jazz and show tunes from the 1920s to the present day, made famous originally by bands such as Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Benny Goodman, Glen Miller and others. The band has the traditional line up of Five Saxes. Four Trumpets, Four Trombones, Piano, Bass and drums, and vocals by Alec James.

June 13, 2022

We will be playing a sublime mixture of Jazz, Bossa Nova, and Vintage Pop with our own twist. Expect anything from American songbook classics and Antonio Carlos Jobim to The Stranglers and The Beatles. Vocals: Sarah-Jane Hassell, Keyboards: Roger Lewin, Tenor Saxophone/Flute: Phil Brown.

April 19, 2022

Fundraising event for the Frome Festival and Frome Birth Talk taking place in the stunning Rook Lane Chapel in
the centre of Frome. All welcome!
Cream tea included in the price of the ticket.

March 4, 2022

Rook Lane are pleased to see the return to our stage of Bath Opera, who will be presenting Giacomo Puccini’s dramatic opera “Tosca” featuring the vocal talents of Ghiulnara Raileanu. Musical Director Peter Blackwood, Stage Director Jane Clark.