Music
&
Monuments
Music & Monuments is a unique series combining classical music concerts with historical and architectural presentations. Based on Stafford Borough Council's 'Stafford Churches Trail', the series, over five years from 1998 to 2002, will include a performance at all twenty-eight venues. The presentations are given by local experts who have an intimate knowledge of the church while the music is performed by the 'period instrument' ensemble PLATFORM 4.
Since the first concert in May 1998 when more than 300 people attended a performance of Vivaldi's The Four Seasons the series has attracted a large and evergrowing following with many people attending all the presentations. It has also received support from the local business community attracting sponsorship from Tim Toft Violins, Staffordshire Newsletter, Stafford Reprographics, Staffordshire Historic Churches Trust, The Bat & Bottle and Staffordshire University alongside the continuing support of Stafford Borough Council.
Concert Details
| CHURCH | DATE | PROGRAMME | SPEAKER |
| St Lawrence, Gnosall | 2nd May 1998 | Vivaldi The Four Seasons
Pergolasi Salve Regina |
Bob Meeson |
| St John, Stowe by Chartley | 19th June 1998 | Music in the age of feeling | David Wilkinson |
| St Chad, Stafford | 10th July 1998 | Summer Serenade | Father Michael Fisher |
| St Edith, Church Eaton | 4th September 1998 | The music of JSBach | Bob Meeson |
| St Dominic, Stone | 9th October 1998 | Purcell's England | Philip Leason |
| St Peter, Broughton | 6th November 1998 | Music for the Royal Fireworks | Henry Butter |
| All Saints, Sandon | 21st May 1999 | A Grand Concert of Musick | David Wilkinson |
| Holy Trinity, Eccleshall | 26th June 1999 | Bach Brandenburg No.2
Vivaldi Gloria |
Bob Meeson |
| Friends meeting house, Stafford | 16th July 1999 | Handel in Italy | Roger Oldfield |
| St Michael, Colwich | 3rd September 1999 | A Shakespearean Ode | Jane Maingay |
| St Peter, Norbury | 1st October 1999 | "We plough the field and scatter | John Darlington |
| Christ Church, Hilderstone | 14th April 2000 | Beethoven and the boys | Jenny Crump |
| St Mary, Swynnerton | 13th May 2000 | The English Trio | David Wilkinson |
| All Saints, Chebsey | 16th June 2000 | For he is an Englishman? | Bob Meeson |
| St Mary, Ingestre | 14th July 2000 | 17th century England | Trevor Field-Williams |
| St Mary and All Saints, Bradley | 9th September2000 | Bach Brandenburg Concerto No. 5
Vivaldi Cessate, omai cessate |
Bob Meeson |
| St Austin, Stafford | 7th October 2000 | Bach and Telemann | Michael Greenslade |
| St Lawrence, Coppenhall | 20th April 2001 | 4 into 3 does go!! | David Wilkinson |
| St Mary Castlechurch, Stafford | 18th May 2001 | To my piano | David Ashton |
| St Chad, Slindon | 30th June 2001 | Sing and rejoice | Jane Benton |
| St Michael, Stone | 8th September 2001 | Bach at the double | Bob Meeson |
| St Andrew, Weston | 27th October 2001 | Trick or treat | David Wilkinson |