Sunday Concerts:
Bartholomew LaFollette & Friends

Featuring an all-star lineup led by our 2026 Artist-in-Residence Bartholomew LaFollette, this special programme journeys through profound contrasts of expression. We begin with Brahms’s youthful Scherzo in C minor, a stormy, passionate movement from the collaborative FAE Sonata, brimming with fire and intensity. Brahms’s late Clarinet Trio in A minor, Op.114 follows — an intimate work coloured by autumnal warmth and tenderness, revealing his deep affection for the clarinet’s voice. After the interval comes Messiaen’s monumental Quartet for the End of Time, conceived in a prisoner-of-war camp in 1941. With its visionary fusion of faith, rhythm, and colour, this masterpiece invites us into a timeless world of contemplation and transcendence.
 

PROGRAMME:

6.30pm: Bartholomew LaFollette & Friends

Brahms | Scherzo in C minor (from the FAE Sonata)
Brahms | Clarinet Trio in A minor Op.114
Messiaen | Quartet for the End of Time

Sacha Rattle • clarinet
Sijie Chen • violin
Bartholomew LaFollette • cello
Sam Haywood • piano
 

Age Recommendation:

All ages. Under 16s must be accompanied by an adult.

Price:

*A £2 venue levy is applied to each ticket purchased. This levy helps to support us in covering the costs of keeping our grade II listed building running and our doors open.*

In advance: • Standard £14 • Members £12 • Student/NHS Discount £9 • Living Support £6 • Under 18’s FREE     (+ £2 venue levy)
On the door: • Standard £15 • Members £13 • Student/NHS Discount £10 • Living Support £6 • Under 18’s FREE     (+ £2 venue levy)

Access Information:

This event is in the Main Hall, which is located on the ground floor. The balcony is accessible only by stairs.

All the ground-floor rooms are accessible by wheelchair. Main Hall (street access, step-free), Brockway Room (street access, step-free), Bertrand Russell Room (street access, shallow ramp), Cafe (street access, step-free). There is also an accessible toilet on the ground floor opposite the Brockway Room.