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Our ensemble is committed to performing innovative and eclectic programmes of classical music to music lovers frequently in community settings. Details of our concerts can be found here and on our Facebook page.
Our own Pop-Up Classics series concerts in the Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire area often appear with just a few weeks' notice. After these one hour concerts the performers enjoy the opportunity to chat informally with the audience during post-concert refreshments.
Any additional information can be obtained by contacting us through our contact section.
Saturday 13 September 2025 - 3pm St Mary's Church, Redbourn, AL3 7NL
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Symphonia Academica opens its 25/26 season of concerts with music for string trio performed in the tranquil setting of the medieval church of St Mary's Redbourn in Hertfordshire.
The one-hour concert will feature Schubert's Trio Movement, extracts from Bach's Goldberg Variations, the string trio by Jean Françaix together with Beethoven's Eyeglass Duo for viola and cello.
The one-hour concert will be followed by refreshments. The performance area in the chancel offers comfortable seating but is limited in numbers so please reserve your space by emailing bussereau@icloud.com
Sunday 21 September 2025 - 3pm St Nicholas' Church Hall, Barton le Clay, MK45 4LA
Tickets: £10
Symphonia Academica presents a programme of music for two cellos, with arrangements of arias by Bizet and Mozart, the infamous 24th Caprice by Paganini and Klengel's engaging Suite for Two Cellos.
Set in the tranquil heart of rural Bedfordshire, this one-hour concert will be followed by complimentary refreshments. The hall offers comfortable seating and on-site parking and is situated at the rear of the beautiful medieval church of St Nicholas.
Please reserve your place by emailing bussereau@icloud.com
Monday 10 November 2025 - 1pm Downing Place URC, Cambridge, CB2 3EL
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Symphonia Academica returns to the magnificent Downing Place URC in central Cambridge following their warmly received debut in the Downing Place concert series in January.
Violinist Peter Bussereau and cellist Jacqueline Phillips will be performing Mozart's Duo in B flat K424, an arrangement of Saint Saens' Danse Macabre and music by Kodaly and Ravel.
For more information go to https://downingplaceurc.org
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