Golowan 2025
It’s time to get ready for a week of wonderful live music when musicians with Cornish connections come together in Penzance to share their enjoyment with you! In 2025 our local team are joined by internationally acclaimed guest musicians including the Elmore String Quartet, bass player Ted Francis-Smith & violinist Kerenza Peacock, performing a rich smorgasbord of music to suit many tastes.
SUNDAY 22nd JUNE 7.30pm St. Mary’s Church, Chapel Street – Opening Gala Concert with the Golowan Festival Orchestra and soloists Victoria Stolte & the Elmore String Quartet. Elgar’s rich Introduction & Allegro for string quartet and string orchestra, inviting Waltzes by Rosas, Beach and Holmès, Hoffmeister’s attractive Viola Concerto and four of Dvorak’s rousing Slavonic Dances.
MONDAY 23rd JUNE 8pm The Union Hotel – the first of four concerts featuring smaller groups of musicians. Monday is for Much-Loved music – an opportunity for the musicians to perform music they just love playing!
TUESDAY 24th JUNE 8pm The Union Hotel Tuesday is for Twos: concertos by Vivaldi & Telemann for 2 bass instruments, 2 violas and 2 violins, alongside Mozart’s String Quintet in C major for two violins, two violas and cello.
WEDNESDAY 25th JUNE 8pm The Union Hotel Wednesday is for Winds: three works featuring wind instruments including Bach’s B minor Orchestral Suite, Mozart’s ever popular Clarinet Quintet and the world premiere of Devonian composer Andrew Wilson’s Oboe Concerto. Featuring three Cornwall-based soloists: Sarah Hanley flute, Tamsin Robinson oboe & Jacob Perry clarinet.
THURSDAY 26th JUNE 8pm The Union Hotel Four is the Finale: music from the sublime to the extravagant by Bach, Imogen Holst, Hindemith, Monti & Brahms.
Great value tickets for amazing quality music – just £10 for the Gala Concert and £8 for Union Hotel concerts. Enjoy all 5 concerts for only £35. Massive reductions for 21 and under. (Minack box office add £2 per transaction) (For the 5 concert reduction: Book tickets for each event and select discount at checkout.)
Book in advance if you want to guarantee a seat. Tickets on the door subject to availability.
St. Mary’s Church is fully accessible. However, there are about a dozen steps at the Union Hotel to get to the Trafalgar Room. We’d like to apologise to those people who require level access, but on balance we think this is the best venue for these concerts in Penzance at the moment.
Tim would like to thank all the musicians taking part in this series. These concerts involve a great deal of preparation by the performers who kindly donate their time and expertise so that all income from tickets benefits others in this community, through MusicAbility’s music therapy provision.