Welcome to “TBS”! We run chamber music concerts in Farnham with top professional musicians. All our concerts are open to the public and you can register to attend from this website. We are a registered Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO).

Entrance to our concerts is FREE and our concerts are funded primarily through retiring collections and donations. We especially welcome young people and their attendance is supported by CAVATINA.

Conservatoire Concerts in Godalming, which used to be part of TBS, is now a separate charity, see conservatoireconcerts.org.uk , as is Farnham Sinfonia see www.farnhamsinfonia.org.uk

The original Tilford Bach Society, with its current Music Director Adrian Butterfield, runs the Tilford Bach Festival and is a separate charity.

Musicians: Please read: A word to our musicians

Our Next Concert

Spire Church, South Street, Farnham, GU9 7QU

4-00 pm Sunday 21 April 2024 (NB: later time)

Beethoven Symphonies 1 and 3 (Eroica)

Transcribed by Franz Xavier Scharwenka for four hands

Ben Schoeman & Tessa Uys

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In 2010, Tessa Uys and Ben Schoeman established a duo partnership after being invited to give a two-piano recital at the Royal Over-Seas League in London. Ever since, they have performed regularly at music societies, festivals and at the BBC and in 2015, they embarked on their journey with the nine Scharwenka/Beethoven Symphonies transcriptions.

They performed the transcription of Beethoven’s 9th Symphony for us in February and the concert was so successful that we have invited them back to play more of these wonderful transcriptions.

Please register to attend. It is not essential but helps us to plan and we can contact you in case of any last minute problems

Entry is free but there will be a retiring collection at each concert with a suggested minimum donation of £10 per adult at afternoon concerts and £15-00 per adult at evening concerts from those who can afford it. Donations are not expected for children & students or from parents who are bringing young children. Music lovers who are unable to make a donation are still most welcome. We want to make quality music accessible to all especially to families with children who are our next generation audiences.

Donations can be made online with these links:

Donate £5 Donate £10 Donate £20 Donate £30 Donate £40 Donate £50 Donate £100

If you prefer to donate by bank transfer, please email “ciochairman@tilbach.org.uk” for bank details

Future TBS concerts at the Spire Church

7-30pm Saturday 18 May: Elizabeth Cooney – violin – and Daniel Hill – piano: Bach and Beethoven violin sonatas

7-30pm Saturday 25 May: Dante String Quartet: Haydn, Beethoven and Brahms

7-30pm Saturday 7 September: Cristian Sandrin (piano)

Summer concerts at Farnham Pottery GU10 4SL

4-00pm Sunday 1 September: Ryan Corbett (accordion)

4-00pm Sunday 22 September: Amanda Cook (classical guitar)

Other concerts

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Donations to support Farnham Concerts

Entry is free but there will be a retiring collection at each concert with a suggested minimum donation of £15-00 per adult from those who can afford it. Donations are not expected for children & students or from parents who are bringing young children. Music lovers who are unable to make a donation are still most welcome. We want to make quality music accessible to all especially to families with children who are our next generation audiences.

The following links are provided for anyone who prefers not to donate by cash at the concert or who wishes to make an additional ad hoc donation.

Donate £5 Donate £10 Donate £20 Donate £30 Donate £40 Donate £50 Donate £100

If you do not wish to use Paypal please post a cheque payable to “Tilford Bach Society CIO” to TBS, 1 Adams Drive, Fleet GU51 3DZ or make a transfer to Tilford Bach Society CIO Account at Lloyds 38264060 Sort Code 30-90-89. Please put “Farnham” in the reference box.

Please click HERE to sign a Gift Aid Form increasing the value of your gift by 25%, if you have not already done so. The forms are valid for ALL Farnham and Godalming concerts, including the Sinfonia, and need to be completed only once as they remain valid until you tell us to stop using them.