2026 events

Festive Classics is a member of Bromsgrove Arts Alive, which promotes, champions and encourages involvement in the arts, culture and heritage in Bromsgrove and the surrounding area

'Music at Lunchtime' events at the New Guesten Hall, Avoncroft Museum of Historic Buildings - all presented as part of Bromsgrove Festival 2026

All concerts will start at 12.00noon, followed by lunch at 1.00pm Ticket and other details of 'Music at Lunchtime' events will be available soon

Wed 24 Jun 2026	Flanders and Swann Revisited - Actor/singer and pianist Michael Lunts - Michael returns to the Festive Classics season with this celebration of the musical world of Flanders and Swann. Featuring a cornucopia of songs, familiar and less familiar, from 'The Hippopotamus' to 'A Transport of Delight', from 'The Gnu' to 'Have Some Madeira, M'Dear', Michael combines the timeless humour of Flanders and Swann with offerings from that other great contemporary of theirs, Sir John Betjeman. A show where Miss Joan Hunter Dunn brushes shoulders with the Honeysuckle and the Bindweed and Betjeman shares his love of all forms of 'obsolete' transport with Flanders and Swann's elegy for the pre-Beeching 'Slow Train'. Wallow in a little nostalgia for a bygone world and the more gentle humour exemplified by these arch-observers of the British character. Michael Lunts' website
Wed 1 Jul 2026	Song Music Through the Years - Aurora Winds - Liz Wrighton (flute), Lesley Morson (oboe) and Dot Brodie (bassoon) met 20 years ago whilst studying at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, and have been playing together ever since. Based in the Midlands, they all have busy careers as freelance musicians, and can regularly be found playing individually and together in orchestras and theatre pits, and providing music for weddings and events. Lesley also runs her own reed-making business, and Dot keeps the woodwind players in the region playing through her work as a woodwind repairer. The trio's programme will feature some of the best-known song music of the 20th century, across a range of styles. There will also be opportunities of hearing other instruments in the flute, oboe and bassoon families. With something for everyone to enjoy, the trio hopes to send the audience members home singing their favourites!
Wed 8 Jul 2026	Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue - Sennet Brass Ensemble - Join the brass quintet, as they take you through the years of music. With works by Bach, Vivaldi and Mozart through to the jazzy 'blue' tunes of Duke Ellington. The members of Sennet Brass Ensemble have worked together since the ensemble's formation in 2002, enjoying their long-standing friendships and the opportunities to present high-quality performances. As freelance musicians, they have performed with many UK-based orchestras, including the CBSO, Philharmonia, Orchestra of the Swan and the English Symphony Orchestra. Members can also be found hidden in theatre pits performing in shows, musicals and in pantomime at many venues around the Midlands. Sennet Brass Ensemble's site on Facebook
Wed 15 Jul 2026	The Marimba Through Time - Anna Newman - A Birmingham-based percussionist with over 30 years' experience performing across the UK and beyond, Anna is a passionate marimbist, known for her expressive and engaging recital work, bringing warmth, colour and musical story-telling to the stage. Anna collaborates with a wide range of professional orchestras and ensembles. Alongside her performing career, she is also a dedicated sound therapist, exploring the powerful intersections between rhythm, resonance, breath and wellbeing. The marimba's story is one of transformation, with its earliest ancestors tracing back to wooden-key percussion instruments found across sub-Saharan Africa, where gourds were used as resonators and the instrument played a central role in community life. Only in the 1900s did the marimba begin transforming into a refined concert instrument. Anna's concert will celebrate that evolution, revealing an instrument that carries its roots with pride, while continuing to grow, adapt and inspire new generations of composers and performers with awe-inspiring skill. Anna Newman's website for sound therapy

To enquire about 'Music at Lunchtime' events, or for any other query, please email us.