Since our project launched with October Fest in autumn 2021, music lovers can look forward to recitals held on the first Sunday of every month, and every Sunday in October with recitals beginning at 1.15pm. In addition to these we have extra special concerts throughout the year with a very special Christmas carol concert in December.
As well as world class music you can enjoy exhibitions, Open Days, talks and tours. See below for listings of what's coming up at The Painted Church.
Tickets to all our events are available from our Trybooking Event Page
SUNDAY 1st FEBRUARY at 1:15 PM
Brenda Dykes, flute & Christopher Moore, piano
Lennox Berkely, Arnold Cook, Albert Roussel
We are so pleased to welcome Christopher Moore once again to The Painted Church. Back in 2021 Christopher helped launch Music at All Saints' with an organ recital at our very first October Fest. Christopher returns with Brenda Dykes and a programme for flute and piano.
Tickets only £6, students £5, and under 16's are free, and you can buy them here.
SUNDAY 15TH FEBRUARY AT 2:30 PM
Fair Oriana - A Secret Music
Fair Oriana are sopranos Angela Hicks, Penelope Appleyard and Lucy Cox.
With 'A Secret Music' they uncover the secret music of Ferrara’s legendary sopranos. Uncover the secrets of the Concerto delle donne, the extraordinary trio of female singers whose virtuoso performances transformed the court of Ferrara in the late 16th century. Renowned for their dazzling technique, intricate ornamentation and expressive precision, these women inspired composers to explore new possibilities in vocal writing and create what was known as musica secreta, that is, music performed in private for select audiences.
This programme celebrates their artistry with the music of Luzzaschi, de Wert, Strozzi, and Monteverdi, as well as a modern work by Caroline Shaw, highlighting the beauty, intricacy, and emotional depth of music written for three sopranos. From the private brilliance of the Ferrara court to the expressive innovations that continue to this day, the concert offers a journey through a unique and influential musical world.
Tickets are £15, under 25's £5, and you can buy them here.
SUNDAY 1ST MARCH AT 1:15 PM
Jon Fistein, Cello; Marian Caldwell, Piano
Cellist Jon Fistein makes a welcome return to The Painted Church, this time with pianist Marian Caldwell and a programme which includes César Franck, Hamish MacCunn and Ralph Vaughan Williams.
Tickets only £6, students £5, and under 16's are free, and you can buy them here.
8TH MARCH TO 29TH MARCH
Our fifth annual art exhibition opens on Sunday March 8 and continues until March 29 on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from 1 – 5pm. We are delighted that this year’s show will be curated by Working Spaces, a five-artist collective exploring the spatial contexts of painting .
Working Spaces describe the inspiration behind their works:
“The fullness of colour, shape and pattern decisions in the space are approached as compositional elements to be reactivated. The works are positioned in response to incidental details, drawing attention to visual and spatial contingencies, patinas, motifs and repetitions as aspects of picture making.
“The Victorian Gothic context of architectural and design decisions at The Painted Church offers a layered narrative of complex social and aesthetic histories, and here are put into dialogue with the concerns of contemporary painting”.
(May be subject to change)
Sunday recitals begin at 1.15pm
February 1 Brenda Dykes & Christopher Moore – Flute and Piano
February 15, 2.30pm Fair Oriana – Concerto della donne - Chamber concert with a hint of theatre
March 1 Jon Fistein, cello and Marian Caldwell, piano
March 8 – 28 (Fridays to Sundays, 1 - 5pm) – Our annual art exhibition, this year titled “A Space Already Full”, will be curated by Working Spaces, a UK artist collective & research group exploring painting’s spatiality. The collective consists of artists Katrina Blannin, Moyra Derby, Catherine Ferguson, Della Gooden and Jo McGonigal.
April 12 Trout Quintet; Victoria Ayano Royce - Piano
May 3 CUBE – Cambridge University Brass Ensemble and University Awards Holders
June 7 Yoko Sakakura - Piano
July 5 Serenata – Chamber Choir for Female Voices
July 11, 12, 18, 19 Cambridge Open Studios – The Painted Church will again host a group of local artists working in a wide range of mediums.
August 2 The Galliard Trio – Flute, Oboe, and Piano/Bassoon
September Open Cambridge. We look forward to taking part again in 2026 with another exciting exhibition. More details to follow.
September 6 Cambridge Voices
October 4 Bruegel Consort – Renaissance Vocal Ensemble
October 11 Eleanor Medcalf and Susan Gritton – Harp and Soprano
October 18 Georgia Morse – Cello
October 25 Peter Mallinson – Viola
November 1 Saint Radegund's Voices
December 6 Veronica Henderson – Cello
There are no toilets at All Saints' but our friends at d'Arry's on King Street (literally three minutes away) have generously offered our visitors use of their facilities. In addition if you choose to eat there you will receive 20% discount on your food bill, if you have a ticket for that day's event.
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