Friends of Classical Music at The Sands

Version 47, July 2023

Concert Season 2023-2024  - Classical Concerts are back at The Sands!
  • There are to be six concerts at The Sands Centre and one at St Cuthbert's Church. One of the concerts is to be given by the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, and one by the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; all the others will be given by the Royal Northern Sinfonia. Details are given in the panel below. Note that there is no fixed day of the week for the concerts - concerts are on Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
  • Tickets. There will not be a season ticket as such, but if you book 6 or 7 of the concerts, then there is a discount of 20%; and by booking 2 to 5 of the concerts there is a 10% discount.. The basic ticket price is £25, but £18 for the concert at St, Cuthbert's Church. For those under the age of 30 the ticket price is £5.00. Note that all tickets from The Sands Centre are subject to a 8.5% booking fee.
  • Booking  If you want to book all concerts, the easiest way to do this is to contact the Sands Centre box office, either in person, or by telephone (01228 633766), or on-line at the Sands Centre web site. Please note that the tickets are only made available shortly before each concert. Once booked tickets are available in three ways: (1) by collecting the tickets in person from the box office, up to two weeks before the concert; (2) by arranging with the Sands when you book to receive an email 48 hours before the concert, with images of the tickets, that can then be printed off; or (3) to receive a digital ticket on your mobile phone - also 48 hours before the concert.
  • Note also that the Royal Northern Sinfonia is also coming to The Sands Centre on Wednesday 29 November for performances of The Snowman: there will be three performances at 1:30, 4:00 and 6:30 pm. Details from  Sands Centre web site.

Other Classical Music Concerts in Carlisle

There are a number of organisations and venues in Carlisle for Classical music concerts:

About the Friends of Classical Music at The Sands

The Friends has been set up with the following objectives:

The Friends have been set up on a formal basis. If you are interested in being involved, please send an E-mail with your details to: contact@thesandsfriends.org.uk 

The Sands Centre itself has a  web-site