In 2018 'My Recital' was a group of musicians who enjoy playing live music in venues which have welcoming accoustics for our instruments. They have a wealth of performance experience and particularly enjoy playing in venues that are accoustically friendly to our instruments. We play a variety of music in a wide range of styles. The programme for a particular concert is chosen to suit the unique combination of available instruments, the accoustic character of the venue and the likely tastes of the intended audience.
Here is a list of our events in 2018:
9 January (Tuesday) - 12.15am Cheddar Catholic Church (Harp & Clarinet)
16 January (Tuesday) - 11.30am - Loxton Church
23 January (Tuesday) - 11.30am - Kingston Seymour Church
30 January (Tuesday) - 11.30am - Axbridge Methodist Church (Tenor Sax, Voice & Keyboard)
6 February (Tuesday) - 12.15 Cheddar Catholic Church (Solo Clarinet)
13 February (Tuesday) - 11.30am Weare Church Room (Clarinet & Flute)
27 February (Tuesday) - 12.15pm Axbridge Methodist Church (Solo Clarinet)
6 March (Tuesday) - 12.15pm Cheddar Catholic Church
13 March (Tuesday) - 11.30am Loxton Church (Harp & Clarinet)
24 March (Saturday) - 7.30pm Kingston Seymour Church
28 March (Wednesday) - 1.30pm Axbridge Methodist Church
4 April (Wednesday) - 1.30pm - Cheddar Catholic Church
11 April (Wednesday) - 12.45pm - Biddisham Church
17 April (Tuesday) - 11am - Weare School
22 April (Sunday) - 4pm - Thornbury Church
24 April (Tuesday) - 11.30am - Axbridge Methodist Church
Monday (Bank Holiday) 7 May - 10am - 10pm - Axbridge Church Celebration of Creative Arts Concert
Wednesday 9 May - 10.30am - St. Gregory's Church, Weare
Tuesday 15 May - 12.30pm - Sherford Manor, Taunton
Wednesday 30 May - 11.30am - Axbridge Methodist Church
Saturday 2 June - 9.45am - Axbridge Square (church Porch)
Saturday 2 June - 2pm - Kingston Seymour Fleece Fayre
Tuesday 5 June - 12.15pm - Cheddar Catholic Church
Tuesday 19 June - 12.30pm - Sherford Manor, Taunton
Friday 22 June - 7pm - Stone Music Festival near Thornbury
Sunday 1 July - 2pm - Thornbury Church - Vicar's Tea Party
Tuesday 3 July - 11.30am - Christon Church
Wednesday 4 July - 2.15pm - Private Function
Saturday 7 July - 9.45am - Axbridge Square
Monday 9 July - 2pm - Private Function
Wednesday 11 July - 11.30am - Axbridge Church - Open Rehearsal (Mozart and Magnani)
Saturday 14 July - 2pm - Private Function
Saturday 14 July - 5pm - Clevedon Pier - Bon Accord
Tuesday 17 July - 12noon - Private Function
Wednesday 18 July - 2pm - Private Function
Saturday 4 August - 9.45am - Axbridge Square
Wednesday 15 August - 11.30am - Cheddar Catholic Church - Open Rehearsal (Flute & Clarinets)
Saturday 18 August - 6pm - Clevedon Pier - Bon Accord
Tuesday 21 August - 12noon - Private Function
Saturday 25 August - 6pm - Clevedon Pier - Bon Accord
Sunday 26 August - 6pm - Clevedon Pier - Bon Accord
Monday (Bank Holiday) 27 August - 12noon - Axbridge Church August Bank Holiday Monday Concert
Monday (Bank Holiday) 27 August - 2pm - Loxton Church Fete
Wednesday 29 August - 11.30am - Cheddar Catholic Church (Flute & Clarinet)
Saturday 1 September - 9.45am - Axbridge Square
Tuesday 4 September - 10.00am - Shipham Church (Flute & Clarinet)
Tuesday 4 September - 11.30am - Shipham Green (Piano Accordion)
Tuesday 4 September - 3pm - Shipham Church - Afternoon Recital (Mozart and Magnani)
Saturday 8 September - 6pm - Private Function (Wales)
Wednesday 12 September - 11.30am - Weare Church - Lunchtime Recital (Mozart and Magnani)
Wednesday 12 September - 2pm Active Living - Axbridge Church (Jean Pickering & Bob Foster)
Saturday 15 September - 2pm - Tockington (iSax)
Saturday 15 September - 2.30pm - Somerset House - Yatton (Claire Ray - Piano Accordion)
Sunday 16 September - 3pm - Kingston Seymour Church (Bon Accord)
Tuesday 18 September - 12.30pm - Private Function (Taunton)
Tuesday 2 October - 11.30am - Private Function - Taunton (Clarinet Solos)
Wednesday 3 October - 11.30am Chedar Catholic Church (Brahms & Bach)
Wednesday 3 October - 2pm - Private Function - Nailsea (Bon Accord)
Friday 12th October - 2pm - Private Function (Loxton)
Sunday 14 October - 6.30pm Songs of Praise - Axbridge Church
Monday 15 October - 2.15pm - Music in Mind (Wedmore)
Tuesday 16 October - 11.30am - Private Function - Taunton (Clarinet Solos)
Wednesday 17 October - 11.30am - Biddisham Church - Lunchtime Recital (Jean Pickering)
Wednesday 17 October - 2.15pm - Private Function (Whorle) (Bon Accord)
Wednesday 24 October - 11.30am - Open Rehearsal - Axbridge Church (Bach & Brahms)
Thursday 25 October - 11.30am - Axbridge Methodist Church - Bach & Brahms
Wednesday 31 October - 11.30am - Shipham Church - Brahms & Bach
Saturday November 3 - 9.45am - Axbridge Square
Tuesday November 6 - 11.30am - Taunton Care Home (Clarinet Solos)
Tuesday November 6 - 2.30pm Private Function (Weston Super Mare)
Wednesday November 7 - 11.30am Cheddar Catholic Church (Cheddar Valley Recorders)
Friday 9 November - 10.30am U3A concert (iSax)
Friday 9 November - 7.30pm 'The Battle's Over' Kingston Seymour Church (Various Artists)
Saturday November 10 - 2pm-4pm Kingston Seymour Church - Tea & Cake (Bon Accord)
Sunday November 11 - 2pm Clevedon Care Home (Bon Accord)
Monday November 12 - 9am Clevedon Leg Club (Bon Accord)
Wednesday November 14 - 11.30am Badgworth Church (Cheddar Valley Recorders)
Wednesday November 14 - 2pm Private Function (Bon Accord)
Tuesday November 20 - 11.30am - Taunton Care Home (Clarinet Solos)
Wednesday November 21 - 11.30am Open Rehearsal at Axbridge Church (Christmas Clarinets)
Thursday November 22 - 11.30am Axbridge Methodist Church (Cheddar Valley Recorders)
Wednesday November 28 - 11.30am Shipham Church (Cheddar Valley Recorders)
Saturday December 1 - 9.45am - Axbridge Square
Saturday December 1 - 12noon-2pm - Sanders' Garden Centre
Saturday December 1 - 4.30pm - 6pm - Carols around the Christmas Tree (Weare Church)
Sunday December 2 - 2pm-4pm - Cadbury Garden Centre (Cadbury Wind Band)
Wednesday December 5 - 11.30am - Cheddar Catholic Church (Christmas Clarinets)
Wednesday December 5 - 1.30pm - Worle Friendship Club (Christmas Bon Accord)
Saturday December 8 - 2pm-2.30pm - Axbridge Town Hall Christmas Lunch (Jean Pickering)
Saturday December 8 - 3pm-4.30pm - Sanders' Garden Centre (Jean Pickering)
Sunday December 9 - 2pm-4pm - Cadbury Garden Centre (Christmas Bon Accord)
Tuesday December 11 - 7pm St George's concert hall - (iSax)
Wednesday December 12 - 11.30am - Shipham Church (Christmas Clarinets)
Wednesday December 12 - 1.30pm (private function in Axbridge) - (Jean Pickering)
Thursday December 13 - 10am - All Day Hawthorns - Music & Mince Pies (Various Artists)
Friday December 14 - 11.30am Taunton, private function - Stranger on the Shore - Illustrated Talk
Friday December 14 - 4pm Kingston Seymour (private function) - Stranger on the Shore - Illustrated Talk
Saturday December 15 - 1pm-2pm Christmas Clarinets (private function in Nailsea)
Saturday December 15 - 3pm-4pm Sanders' Garden Centre (Jean Pickering)
Monday December 17 - 8pm Christmas Carols - Lamb Inn - Axbridge (Jean Pickering & Bob Foster)
Tuesday December 18 - 12noon Winscombe private function - (Jean Pickering)
Tuesday December 18 - 8pm After Dinner Music for Portishead Rotarians - (Christmas Clarinets)
Wednesday December 19 - 2pm - Cadbury Garden Centre (Christmas Bon Accord)
Wednesday December 19 - 7pm (private function) - Stranger on the Shore - Illustrated Talk
Thursday December 20 - 11.30am Axbridge Church (Christmas Clarinets among Christmas Trees)
Thursday December 20 - 2pm - Cadbury Garden Centre (Christmas Bon Accord)
Saturday December 22 - 9am Coffee Morning (Yatton) - (Sax Band)
News
31 December 2018 - Thank you to everyone who has attended or played in a 'MyRecital' event this year. We have achieved over 100 events in 2018. I'm looking forward to even more live music making in 2019.
9 December 2018 - Some very happy faces greeted Bon Accord as they played at Cadbury Garden Centre on Sunday. £90 was raised for the NABB They're back again 2pm-4pm on 19th and 20th December.
1 December 2018 - Many positive comments have been received following the Mini Tour by Cheddar Valley Recorders in November, so I want to record a Big Thank You to them. We very much hope they will agree to return next year. Click here to view and download.
18 November 2018 - Here is the Programme for the Cheddar Valley Recorders concert on 22 December at Axbridge Methodist Church . Click here to view and download.
16 November 2018 - Here is the Programme for Jan and Bob's Christmas Clarinets concert on 5 December at Cheddar Catholic Church . Click here to view and download.
3 November 2018 - Thank you to everyone who came to Axbridge Farmers' Market today.Through our playing and collecting at Farmers' markets in 2018 we have raised over £105 for the Weston Hospice
31 October 2018 - Thank you to everyone who came to Shipham Church today. We raised over £31 towards church funds
17 October 2018 - Thank you to everyone who came to Biddisham Church today. We raised over £85 towards the costs of the bi-monthly CONTACT magazine
10 October 2018 - The iSax concert has been cancelled by the organiser. We are discussing a replacement event for the 8 May 2019
6 October 2018 - We have cancelled the live music at the Axbridge Famers' Market due to forecasts suggesting inhospitable weather conditions... but we will return on Saturday 3 November
25 September 2018 - Here is the Programme for Jan and Bob's Bach and Brahms concert on 3 October at Cheddar Catholic Church . Click here to view and download.
12 September 2018 - Thank you to everyone who came to Weare Church today. We raised over £140 towards the restoration of the woodwork in the church
29 August 2018 - Here is the Programme for Jan's concert on 4 September which will be repeated on 12 September in Weare Church. Click here to view and download.
27 August 2018 2pm - Thank you to Kevin for playing so wonderfully at Axbridge church today and everyone who came to make it such a very special event. Hopefully we'll see you all again next year!
25 August 2018 - 6pm - Bon Accord have been invited to play this extra date at Clevedon Pier.
20 August - The programme for Claire Plews Concert on 29 August (and now 4 September) is now available. Click here to view and download.
29 July 2018 - Apologies to those who turned up at Clevedon Pier on Sunday 29th. The news items describing cancelled concerts in Dorset, coupled with wind and rain as we set out, persuaded us to postpone. Our appearances at Clevedon Pier are now scheduled for August 2nd, 9th, 18th and 26th
“My Recital - Making Live Music ..... and .... Making Music LIVE.”
If you are interested in hiring one of our groups or if you require more information, please contact:
Bob Foster:
Email: rmfoster10@gmail.com
Tel: 01934 732935
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