Andrew Wilshere, Freelance Musician

Concerts

Past Events

2011
December 10th at 5pm:

Handel's Messiah, with UK-Japan Choir, St John's Wood Church, London. In memoriam earthquake & tsunami victims.

November 27th at 3pm:
Accompanying "From Darkness to Light", a choral concert at St Mary's Priory Church, Warrington. Admission free.

September 18th at 3.15pm:
Directing the Occasional Consort in "I ♥ Choral Music", a concert of Duruflé, Howells, Judith Weir, Walton, Morley, and more, at Church of the Most Holy Trinity, Blackley, Manchester. Admission free.

September 4th at 3.15pm:
Organ Recital at the Church of the Most Holy Trinity, Blackley, Manchester. Admission free.

June 29th at 1.00pm:
Organ Recital at St Paul's Church, Colwyn Bay. Part of the Colwyn Bay Arts Festival.

June 19th at 3.15pm:
Organ Recital at the Church of the Most Holy Trinity, Blackley, Manchester. Admission free.

May 28th-31st:
Recording music from twenty-five years of Abbey Shakespeare in Harrogate under the direction of Paul Daniel .

May 1st:
Accompanying Mel Spencer in a vocal recital at Church of the Most Holy Trinity, Blackley, Manchester.

February 23rd-26th:
Musical Director, Youth pantomime Little Red Riding Hood, St Dunstan's Pantomime Group, Moston.

2010
December 16th at 6.30pm:
Directing A Service of Carols for Advent and Christmas at Church of the Most Holy Trinity, Blackley, Manchester (Organ: Michael Wynne).

November 19th at 7.30pm:
Accompanying the choir of St Mary's Priory, Warrington in Parry's I Was Glad, Ireland's Greater Love, Monteverdi's Beatus Vir, and more.

June 16th at 1.00pm:
Organ Recital at St Paul's Church. Part of the Colwyn Bay Arts Festival.

May 30th at 3.15pm:
Organ Recital for Trinity Sunday at Church of the Most Holy Trinity, Blackley, Manchester.

April 24th at 1.00pm:
Accompanying the choir of St George's Church, Stockport, in a St George's Day service for the Society of St George.

March 28th at 6.30pm:
Singing tenor solo in J.H. Maunder's Olivet to Calvary at St George's Church, Stockport.

2009
During 2009 I was Organ Scholar of St Paul's Cathedral, Dunedin, New Zealand. Below are some highlights from my time there.

December 20th at 6.00pm:
Accompanying Nine Lessons and Carols at St Paul's Cathedral, Dunedin, New Zealand.

November 29th at 6.00pm:
Accompanying Advent Carol Service at St Paul's Cathedral, Dunedin, New Zealand.

September 20th at 6.00pm:
Accompanying RSCM Area Festival Evensong, Otago & Southland, New Zealand.

September 20th at 10.00am:
Premiere of my Missa Ubi Caritas during Choral Eucharist at St Paul's Cathedral, Dunedin, New Zealand. Subsequent performances in December 2009 and January 2010.

September 6th at 3.00pm:
Organ Recital at Dunedin Town Hall, New Zealand with Rachel Swindells.

March 15th at 4.00pm:
Accompanying installation of new Dean at St Paul's Cathedral, Dunedin, New Zealand. Including Grayston Ives' Missa Brevis.

January 11th at 3.15pm:
Farewell Recital at Church of the Most Holy Trinity, Blackley, Manchester.

January 10th at 1.00pm:
Lunchtime Recital at St George's Church, Stockport.

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2008
December 7th:
Recital of Organ Music and Poetry for Advent at Church of the Most Holy Trinity, Blackley, Manchester.

November 16th:
Accompanying the choir of St Mary's Priory, Warrington in Fauré's Requiem and Bach's Jesu Meine Freude.

October 5th:
Directing Bolton Chamber Choir in Festal Choral Evensong at Church of the Most Holy Trinity, Blackley, Manchester (Organ: Mark Batten).

October 3rd-5th:
Centenary Celebrations of Church of the Most Holy Trinity, Blackley, Manchester.

August 21st-24th:
Southwell Minster (singing), with the Bishop's Consort (London).

July 30th-August 2nd:
Shakespeare in St Dogmaels Abbey, West Wales with the Abbey Shakespeare Players

July 20th at 6.30pm:
Choral Evensong at St James the Greater Church, London Road, Leicester

July 13th at 3pm:
Organ Recital at St Margaret's Church, Hollinwood, Manchester. Admission free.

June 22nd at 3.15pm:
Organ Recital at Church of the Most Holy Trinity, Blackley, Manchester. Admission free.

June 21st at 7.30pm:
Organ Recital at Christ Church, Walshaw.

June 7th at 12pm:
Organ Recital at Ashton-under-Lyne Parish Church, Manchester.

April 13th at 5pm:
Organ Recital at St Luke's Church, Lightbowne.

March 30th at 7.30pm:
Concert at the Bridgewater Hall, Manchester. Mahler Symphony 2 & Rawsthorne Kubla Khan (world premiere).

March, 23rd at 2.30pm:
Organ Recital at Christ Church, Ashton-under-Lyne.

February 3rd to 8th:
Directing music in theatre production An Ordinary Storm, Otago Museum, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand. Part of ANZSA Annual Conference 2008.

January 6th at 3.15pm:
Organ Recital — Request Programme with Music for Epiphany and the New Year, at Church of the Most Holy Trinity, Blackley, Manchester. Admission free.

2007
December 24th at 7.30pm:
Christmas Eve service (directing) at St Luke's, Lightbowne, Manchester.

December 23rd at 3.30pm:
Christmas Carol Service (playing) at St James', Leyland.

December 16th at 6.30pm:
Christmas Carol Service (directing) at Church of the Most Holy Trinity, Blackley.

December 12th at 7.30pm:
Christmas Concert at St Thomas', Pendleton, Salford, with Bolton Chamber Choir.

December 9th at 3.15pm:
Occasional Consort (directing), Cantate Domino Canticum Novum, Choral Recital at Church of the Most Holy Trinity, Blackley.

December 2nd at 5.00pm:
Evening Organ Recital at St Peter's, Ashton Under Lyne (with John Horton and Bryn Heywood).

November 18th at 5.00pm:
Evening Organ Recital at St Luke's, Lightbowne, Manchester (with John Horton and Bryn Heywood).

November 17th at 7.30pm:
Durufle Requiem, Vivaldi Gloria, with Bolton Chamber Choir (singing) at Bolton Parish Church.

October 6th at 12.00noon:
Organ Recital at Ashton-under-Lyne Parish Church, Manchester (Messiaen, Langlais, Buxtehude).

August 13th to 19th:
York Minster (singing).

August 9th to 12th:
Southwell Minster (singing), with the Bishop's Consort (London).

August 10th:
Concert, What Sweeter Music, at Southwell Minster (singing), with the Bishop's Consort (London).

July 28th to August 5th:
Open-air Shakespeare, Love's Labours Lost (playing continuo), in St Dogmaels Abbey, Cardigan Bay, Wales, with the Abbey Shakespeare Company.

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