Flore Arts Events was formed in 2016 in the village of Flore, Northamptonshire by a group of like-minded people with the objective of raising money for local charities through a programme of arts-related events and activities. Since our inception we have hosted a range of musical events from early music to jazz - not to mention poetry evenings and a silent movie night.​​

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Many thanks to all of you who have so generously supported our events. We have now raised in excess of £30,000 for local charities

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Our Box Office is now taking bookings for our first event of 2025.

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Chamber Music for winds and piano featuring members of Ensemble Renard and pianist Mark Rogers. We are delighted to present what will be a truly exceptional evening of virtuosic music making. Expect dazzling performances from Ellie Blamires (Flute), Patrick Bolton (Bassoon) and Francesca Cox (Oboe) who will be teaming up with award-winning American pianist Mark Rogers.

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Ensemble Renard are going from strength to strength. As well as winning the prestigious Royal Philharmonic Society’s Henderson Chamber Ensemble Award and securing a place on the Britten Pears Young Artist Scheme they have now recorded their first album. This year’s busy concert diary includes performances at the Aldeburgh Festival as well as a further tour of Scotland. Mark Rogers’ credits include prize-winning performances at the Nadia and Lili Boulanger competition in Paris and at the Royal Academy of Music.

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The Flore concert will offer a selection of solo and ensemble pieces from composers through the centuries including Bach, Handel, Telemann, Poulenc and Britten… not to mention an arrangement of a Lennon-McCartney classic. We think there will be something for everyone! 

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Saturday May 17th, 7.30pm, All Saints Church, Flore. Doors open 7.00pm. Licensed bar.

Tickets £15 (£5 Under 18s): call Rosemary Read on 01327 341026 (between 9am and 6pm). PLEASE NOTE: for this event tickets will also be available at the Re Shop at 2A Sutton St, Flore, Northampton NN7 4LE (during shop opening hours).

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Meanwhile, here’s a reminder of your diary dates for the rest of the year:

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Poetry Please: Sunday May 11th. The theme for this session will be “Cutting Edge Poetry”: poems that were ahead of their time or “breaking the mould”. Meet at the White Hart in Flore, 6.30pm to 8.00pm.

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Jazz in the Garden: Sunday July 13th. Rock Springs, Sutton St, Flore. *** PLEASE NOTE NEW DATE ***. Box office opens 1st June.

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Track Dogs: Saturday September 27th. All Saints Church, Flore. A smorgasbord of folk, rumba, jazz and blues.

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De Parys Sextet: Saturday October 25th. All Saints Church, Flore. Brahms, Mozart and more from some of the area’s finest string players.

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Neil Richardson entertains: The West End comes to Flore: Saturday December 6th. Millennium Hall, Flore.

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