Richmondshire Concerts

​COVID update
For over 70 years, the Richmondshire Concerts have brought top-quality music to Richmond. Now Covid... The disease has disrupted our plans, but has hit professional musicians much harder, and may have had terrible effects on members of our audience and their families.

Planning is difficult in these circumstances. We'd have loved to start a six-concert season in September as usual, but have no idea how long Government restrictions will last. The Government's own 'roadmap' on re-opening arts venues is understandably vague, and even when restrictions are lifted, concert-goers may opt to keep social-distancing for a while. Despite these difficulties, we think it important to plan ahead, so here's what we propose:
  • A shortened season - four concerts, from February to mid-May - and a reduced-price Season Ticket.
  • In view of the likely economic effect of the pandemic, previous members who are on Universal Benefit may request a free Season Ticket.
  • The quality of the artists will, as usual, be excellent. We will not make economies, even if lower-than-usual audience numbers mean some concerts run at a loss.
  • And even if mandatory precautions are lifted, we will take scrupulous care to ensure the safety of audiences, artists and venue staff. 
These plans are provisional, still, and broad-brush, but our Concert Secretary Anna Jackson is actively booking artists now. We'll post details of individual concerts in our News feed as they are confirmed, and will publish our entire 2020 season here in due course.

If you're one of our regulars, we hope this news cheers you. If you're new to our concerts and would like to know more, please email info@rsconcerts.org or click the orange mailing list link on the right, and we'll keep you posted. 

Our last two seasons were the best attended in our history, and the trustees of this society have no intention of losing that momentum. We look forward to welcoming you back to our next season of exceptional concerts.
Nicholas Reckert
​Chairman, Richmondshire Concerts

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