About us

Frome Concerts group is made up of about 160 music lovers who subscribe to a series of classical music concerts in Frome. We have a small team of volunteers who act as an organising committee. Concerts are held in the beautifully restored Rook Lane Chapel.

Over the last twenty years, Frome Concerts Group has offered an opportunity to experience classical music in a relaxed and welcoming setting.

You become a member for the year in which you buy a subscription to one (or both) of our series of concerts.

Frome Concerts Group needs subscriptions as it’s entirely self supporting and receives no sponsorship or grants. We depend on a significant number of people buying a subscription for each series. This gives us financial security so we can book high-quality performers and make sure we have an adventurous, and varied programme.

You benefit too - with voting rights at the Annual General Meeting when the organising committee is elected by the members. Membership also gives you cheaper tickets and ‘priority’ booking.

In 2003, a group of friends, inspired by the beauty of the newly restored Rook Lane Chapel, organised a short series of classical music concerts. Friends and neighbours were invited to subscribe to the series. The acoustic and layout of the chapel proved to be ideal for chamber music and the series was so successful that it became an annual event.

Twenty years later, Frome Concerts Group is an established part of the musical life of Frome. There are now two series of concerts each year, with an average audience of 140 at each concert. Many musicians are asking to perform here.

There are two series of concerts each year, four Sunday morning ‘coffee’ concerts in January, February and March and four Sunday afternoon concerts in the Autumn.

We foster an informal atmosphere. The musicians introduce themselves and their programme, telling you about the pieces they are to play. There is an opportunity to speak to the musicians after each concert.

We always encourage you to arrive early at both the Coffee Concerts (Sunday mornings in the Spring) and the Autumn Concerts (Sunday afternoons in the Autumn) meet up with friends and enjoy a complimentary coffee or tea before the concerts begin.

Each series includes a range of classical music, from ancient to modern, in a variety of styles.

Most of our audience subscribe to all four concerts in the knowledge that there will always be something different, unknown or new to explore as well as plenty of well loved pieces to enjoy.

Solo pianists, string quartets, wind trios, Early Music groups, duos of flute and guitar, accordion and saxophone. We pride ourselves on the wide variety of ensembles we host at our concerts.

Many are in the very early stages of their career; we have relationships with the Royal College of Music and the Royal Academy of Music, both of whom recommend talented young artists keen to play for us, Some are more established – occasionally including favourite performers who have returned to Rook Lane for a second, or even third time. We are proud to have supported some well known musicians at the start of their careers.

In each series we include a special full length concert, often by more established musicians and we have hosted the occasional big star – Raphael Wallfisch, Rachel Podger, Alexandra Dariescu and the Cremona Quartet.

90% of our ticket sales are as subscriptions to all four concerts in a series. This means you have chance to book early and is amazing value with much reduced prices.

We offer concessions for those under 21.

No refunds are available but subscriptions can be used by another person if the original subscriber cannot attend.

We strongly advise you to book early. Our concerts are very popular and the chapel offers limited seating capacity.

If there are tickets left for individual concerts after the initial booking period, these single tickets are then offered for sale.

Door tickets are sometimes available – you can contact us to check.

Most tickets are purchased on line.

Please note the booking platform doesn’t allow you to book tickets to different concerts in one booking -except for subscriptions. You will need to to make a seperate booking and payment for each single concert.

We know that some of our regular subscribers do not have access to a computer, so it is also possible to contact us by phone or by post and to pay by cheque made payable to Frome Concerts Group. Send to FCG, 10 Bath Street Frome BA1 1DN. Collect tickets on the door or send us a SAE.

You can also request newsletters in the post. Call Sarah Leyland on 07726548831.