Pembroke College Cambridge

PCMS

Pembroke College Music Society

Patrons: Lord Smith of Finsbury, Professor Sam Barrett, Professor Loraine Gelsthorpe, Miss Anna Lapwood, Professor Robert Mayhew, Miss Jayne Ringrose, Lady Tomkys, The Reverend Canon Brian Watchorn

Senior Treasurer: Mr Andrew Morris

President: Ailsa McTernan

Secretary: Rhys King

Junior Treasurer: Jack Marley

PCMS Committee: Jonathan Bingham, Claire Carroll, Andreana Chan, Matthew Cresswell, Molly Hord, Marayam Giraud, Amy Keller, Henry Kim, Tom de Csilléry

Pembroke College Music Society (PCMS) is a vibrant and active music society.

PCMS creates an inclusive and sympathetic environment for all college musicians can perform and enjoy their music-making. Music of all cultures is encouraged. Some members are very talented musicians, and others are less experienced and less confident, but everyone is encouraged to participate in the many opportunities offered to them each term.

PCMS runs a regular series of concerts during term time, which are free for everyone to attend: 'Saturdays at Five' in the Auditorium, from 5 PM to 6 PM, and 'Chapel Lates', in the Chapel, on Tuesdays from 7.45 PM to 8.45 PM.

Members of the general public are always most welcome to join the audience. These concerts are an opportunity to showcase musical talent from Pembroke College as well as the University as a whole.

Forthcoming PCMS concerts

Saturdays at 5

Our weekly concert series, featuring performers from Pembroke and beyond each Saturday at 5 PM.

Saturday 3 February - Reinterpretations: a concert curated by Matt Cresswell and Fraser Gaffney, exploring striking choral arrangements and reimaginations across stylistic borders, from opera and orchestral pieces to jazz and indie. Auditorium

Saturday 17 February - Emilia Grace will be giving an hour-long recital with friend and pianist Henry Kim. Country, musical theatre and popular music influences combine for a rousing evening. Drinks served during the performance. New Cellars, Foundress Court

Saturday 24 February - Kenderdine Music Competition: Come and enjoy our new competition for soloists, open to all instrumentalists and singers at Pembroke of all abilities and genres. Expect the unexpected! Adjudicators: Anna Lapwood MBE (chair), Professor David Trippett (Christ's) and Nicholas Morris (Queens'). Auditorium

Saturday 2 March - Join us for a dynamic piano recital by Pembroke’s Henry Kim and Chelsea Ou, recipient of this year’s St. Edmund’s College Instrumental Award. Auditorium

Saturday 9 March - Come and Play: everyone is invited to bring along a piece or two to share, no matter your experience! Auditorium

Saturday 16 March - Côr Caergrawnt: the Cambridge Welsh Choir, returns to give their second-ever concert! This eclectic programme will connect the folklore and drama of Wales’ past with new music from up-and-coming Welsh artists. Chapel

Chapel Lates

Relaxed evening concerts followed by drinks in the College Chapel on Tuesdays at 7:45 PM.

Tuesday 20 February - Attende Domini: Music for Lent: this programme of Bach chorales and early church polyphony is the perfect opportunity for reflection at the start of Lent.

Tuesday 5 March - Pembroke String Quartet: Among Pembroke’s newest ensembles, this quartet of Andreana Chan, Maryam Giraud, Joel Penrose, and Tom de Csilléry will present Fauré’s String Quartet.

AND!

FRIDAY 15 March - Lent Term Concert: The annual end of term concert given by the Chapel Choir directed by Anna Lapwood. Chapel. NB starts at 7 PM.

 


Past PCMS Concerts

On Saturday 29th January 2022, a concert of instrumental and vocal music, curated by Organ Scholar Andreana Chan, was performed in the Chapel.

On Saturday 19th June 2021, clarinettist Tom Myles, first violinist Tom de Csilléry, second violinist Emma Paterson, violist Julius Kiln, and cellist Seth Collins performed Brahms’ Clarinet Quintet in B minor, Op. 115, in the Chapel.

 

On Saturday 5th June 2021, Owen Saldanha gave a piano recital in the Master's Lodge.

 

On 29th May 2021, the JTN Trio and Jonathan Bingham (saxophone) played a concert of jazz.

A concert on 22nd May 2021 concert included classical Chinese music performed on the guzheng by Keyi Yu, piano barcarolles by Fauré and Chopin, played by Frank Huo, and two pieces for the cello and piano played by Joel Penrose and Owen Saldanha.

PCMS also organises the Kenderdine Concerts, which take place termly on Saturdays at 4 pm, usually in the Chapel. These concerts are given by guest artists and commemorate the commitment to College music of the late Dr Sidney Kenderdine. A small charge is usually made to the general public for entry.