www.concertsforcraswall.org

'Charity which brings classical music to the far flung mountains at the edge of England. The Parish of Craswall is one of the biggest, but most sparsley populated in Herefordshire, below Offa's Dyke and under The Black Hill - the highest point in southern England.'

www.janiceday.co.uk/hay-jazz

‘Hay Jazz presents six cabaret evenings with the best jazz musicians in their field. Melody and entertainment!’

www.haymusic.org

'Hay Music began life in 2011, the vision of Dr John Stark, retired hospital consultant. A great lover of music, his ambition was to bring the highest quality classical chamber music to Hay-on-Wye at modest ticket prices and he has achieved this by attracting both young, highly qualified "new generation" artists in the early stages of their careers in music as well as many established and well known professional musicians, including from overseas. From the beginning Hay Music collaborated with Richard Booth's Bookshop in Hay which provides a unique and characterful 70 seat venue amongst the heavily laden bookshelves. Its intimacy and informality is appealing to performers and audiences alike ...' Several venues around and about Hay are now used for concerts and recitals.

www.decibelles-hay.co.uk

‘An all-female vocal ensemble based in the Hay-on-Wye area. Having been formed in the autumn of 2015 we have been working hard on our blend of sound and a bank of repertoire to suit a variety of events. Our repertoire ranges from Bach through gospel, early jazz to modern pop classics. We work intensively once a month for a full day and meeting once a week for a quick check in/top up ... Performing mostly acapella arrangements by Fi Evans of beautiful songs with class and style.’

www.talgarthmalechoir.com

Make a difference to your lifestyle  ‘You can make a difference by: * helping to build bridges through music and the arts; * giving people a chance to dream again; * bringing joy of male choral singing to the community; * experiencing awesome venues; * having the opportunity to share memorable singing concert venues; * meeting marvellous people ... The Choir's Repertoire covers many musical genres. Traditional Welsh Hymns (of course), songs from the shows, classics from the past, classics from the charts, traditional folk songs, songs from overseas - all have a part to play in the make-up of our programmes,’

www.villagequire.org.uk

'The Village Quire, from Glasbury near Hay-on-Wye, was formed to sing West Gallery music. This is what you would have heard in rural parish churches in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. West Gallery music is energetic, joyful, no-nonsense stuff that is great fun to sing and listen to. The Village Quire performs without the accompaniment of instruments. If you enjoy the thrilling sound of unaccompanied vocal harmony, then this is definitely the stuff for you.'

www.doreabbey.org.uk

‘The Friends of Dore Abbey ... was formed in 1993 after this fine Grade 1 Listed Building was threatened with closure ... The building has wonderful acoustics and The Friends have established concert and choral events during the warmer months of the year. Artists such as Emma Kirkby, Tasmin Little, John Lill, Jennifer Pike and John Williams have given recitals ... [However] ‘The future of Dore Abbey is under review [November 2017]. There are options ranging from “do nothing” and letting it slowly close as the running costs become unbearable, to re-inventing the Abbey as a central part of our community with an educational dimension and a place people will want to visit.’

stmaryschurchhayonwye.co.uk

Offers a wide range of concerts and recitals, including chamber music, jazz, and organ recitals. The organ was ‘built in 1883 by Bevington and Sons, organ makers of Soho, London. It was painstakingly re-built and re-voiced at St Mary’s by Trevor Tipple, of Worcester, following its move from Holmer Church, Hereford. The instrument attracts interest from organ buffs, enthusiasts and organ societies from around the world’.