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The John Sheppard Ensemble
This well acclaimed choir from Germany are doing a tour in England which will start here in Hastings at Christ Church, St Leonards, next Tuesday 6th August at 19:30. This concert has free entry.
They will be performing:
Parry: Songs of Farewell I-IV
Vaughan-Williams: Mass in G
Brahms: Fünf Gesänge I-V (auswendig)
Rheinberger: Cantus Missae
Opus Theatre
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Argentine Tango at Opus Theatre
Hastings Tango Club, Casa Tango & Classicus Proudly Present
ARGENTINE TANGO
The History – The Anecdotes – The Meanings
Opus Theatre Saturday 7th September 2019 – 3.30 – 6.00pm
Argentine Tango is one of the most popular dances the world has ever known. Learn all you always wanted to know about this most passionate of Latinamerican dances: its real origins, the hidden content of its lyrics, the colourful anecdotes and much more. With special dance demonstrations (including a special appearance from international tango stars Santiago & Sandra Monticelli) as well as a unique opportunity to hear local composer Polo Piatti talk about his upbringing in the ‘La Boca’ district where Tango was born and one of his famous teachers, tango king Astor Piazzolla. Another extraordinary event taking place at the iconic Opus Theatre in central Hastings.
| Tickets £5 includes tea, coffee and cake – Free for ‘Friends Of Opus Theatre’ |
Images in Sound
Painters’ easels link arms with the grand piano to interpret together great Russian pictorial music. Three artists will paint new work to the inspiration of a pianist performing live, to create a fascinating next International Interview Concert on Sunday July 7.
When pianists Anna Bulkina (Russia) and Francesco Comito (Italy) bring their rare ‘Images in Sound’ concert of simultaneous music and painting, St Paul’s Worthing will become an enlarged (though tidier!) art studio. The audience will sit in the Interview Concerts’ signature layout In The Round, guaranteeing a close-up, connective experience for everyone, and an intimate mutual sharing.
Anna and Francesco’s choice of music ensures a brilliantly evocative atmosphere for creativity: two suites for solo piano – Mussorgsky’s famous ‘Pictures at an Exhibition’ and Rachmaninov’s kaleidoscopic ‘Études-Tableaux Opus39’. It won’t be revealed until the concert who will play which, but when the painters show their individual results at the end of each piece, and all participants are interviewed, the audience will witness three additional responses to the music.
Modest Mussorgsky visits the posthumous exhibition of his friend Viktor Hartmann and places the listener in front of 10 named pictures. They are of buildings, places, objects, creatures, legends, women and children in Russian, Polish and French culture – including The Gnome, The Old Castle, Baba Yaga and Kiev’s Great Gate of Heroes. Many lovers of ‘Pictures at an Exhibition’ trace their introduction back to rock progressives Emerson Lake & Palmer’s vigorous and daring 1971 version.
Contrastingly, Sergei Rachmaninov names none of his nine ‘picture studies’. He was reacting to visual stimuli but he wanted the audience ‘to paint their own pictures’ of what they sounded like. Down the decades, popular thought relates two to seascapes and one to the story (and demise) of Little Red Riding Hood.
To hear a Russian pianist performing something as synonymous as this of their own musical heritage is a compelling prospect. That, of course, will be Anna, from Rostov, who at the keys displays a striking, deep intensity and involvement. Yet Francesco is an Italian with an affinity and empathy for things Russian, which will work illuminatingly alongside his sensitive and passionate native temperament.
Pianists lacking the technical ability do not risk performing these two hugely demanding suites, and those who safely do would hesitate to attempt both in the same programme.
Neither will the painters be revealed until the day. They will include established talents and newcomers but to know their styles in advance would make the event predictable. That is something the Interview Concerts are not.
Meeting the musicians and artists in conversation about themselves and their work could never be – and audience questions are included – but things unexpected and interactive concerning the music is also what the audiences come for.
Anna and Francesco will arrive direct from the Moscow Tchaikovsky Piano Competition and The Interview Concerts education initiative, with Worthing Community Chest funding, will be taking them into three Worthing primary schools to give their presentation of music and fairy tales.
Seating for ‘Images in Sound’ is unreserved, doors open at 3.30pm. The artists’ work will be on display and for sale, as will Anna Bulkina’s CD ‘Suggestions’. Tickets are available in person (cash only) at ‘Henry House’ and ‘Anchored in Worthing’, on online at seetickets.com
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Melodians Summer Concerts 2019
Come and help us celebrate 25 years of the Melodians. We will be singing some old favourites and some all new items from pop to classical and folk, including music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, Bach, Queen and Morten Lauridsen. You can hear the concert on Saturday 22nd June, 7.00pm at the Emmanuel Centre, Battle. Tickets £7 in advance or £9 on the door. Or on Saturday 13th July, 7.00pm at St John’s Pevensey Road, St Leonards on Sea. TN38 0RD. all proceeds will be going to St Michael’s Hospice.
Tickets £7 on the door.
When the Melodians was first formed we all agreed that any money raised from our concerts should go to a local charity. It didn’t take long for us to decide that St Michael’s Hospice was the perfect choice. Several choir members had had personal experience of the Hospices’ care and we were aware that many of us would go on to require hospice services for either our family members or ourselves at one time or another. Many of our choir members have gone on to directly benefit from hospice care themselves over the last 25 years. Several of our current members also volunteer with the Hospice in various roles.
The Melodians have traditionally put on 2-3 concerts a year. We have always aimed to keep ticket prices very low to ensure concerts are accessible to a wide audience, we then encourage our patrons to dig deep and show their appreciation by filling our hospice buckets as they leave. We are grateful for the support of hospice representatives who attend our concerts and describe the wide-ranging role of St Michael’s to our audiences.
We are very lucky that the Melodians expenses are minimal. Members pay termly fees for their music and our venue hire fees so that we don’t have to take any proceeds from concerts to pay for these. For the first 18 years we met every week in the home of our musical director’s parents, Les and Yvonne Pembery. They carefully squeezed as many chairs as possible into their conservatory – once we were in it was very difficult getting out! Our musical director, John Pembery, has led the choir for the last 25 years, arranging and composing our music. The choir is very grateful to him for giving so much of his time to do this and it means we can generally pass on all ticket proceeds along with the donations straight to the hospice.
We are very proud to say we are part of the Melodians. We love spending time with our musical family and enjoy all the mental and physical health benefits that singing with others can bring.
Raising money for such an amazing charity at the same time is the icing on the cake for us.
We are aiming to reach a £25,000 fundraising target in celebration of their anniversary. All profits from the event are donated to the Hospice.
Polyphony Vocal Ensemble
Polyphony Vocal Ensemble at St Nicolas, Pevensey on Saturday 25 May
The popular Eastbourne-based choir, Polyphony Vocal Ensemble, conducted by Sue Barrett, return to St Nicolas, Pevensey on Saturday 25 May, following their well-received concert last year. The evening’s theme is “The Magic of Music” and the wide-ranging programme will include classic songs from the opera, jazz, folk, sacred and classical repertoires as well as humorous pieces.
The concert starts at 7 pm, and there will be an interval during which wine and soft drinks will be available. Admission is £8, with proceeds being shared between St Nicolas Church and Polyphony’s charity choir.
Fiona Hosford: Harp
Here are the times you will be able to catch up with Harpist Fiona Hosford over the next two months.
Weds 8th May The Irvine Unit, Bexhill Hospital 2-3.30pm. free Thurs 9th May The Conquest Hospital, Hastings. 10am-12pm Level 2 free
Thurs 23rd May The Conquest Hospital, Hastings. 10am-12pm. Level 2. free
Thurs 6th June St.John’s Church, Lower Station Rd, Burgess Hill.
‘Glissando’ Harp Ensemble (6 Harps!) will be performing as part of the Burgess Hill Music Festival. Tickets from www.ticketsource.co.uk
Thurs 20th June The Conquest Hospital, Hastings. 10am-12pm. Level 2.
Sun 23rd June Field Place, Worthing.
‘From Paris With Love’ – come and see Fiona Hosford and Alexander Rider play their two antique Erard Gothic Harps play beautiful music, all based on a French theme.
Tickets available from: http://www.wegottickets.com/event/467803
Sun 7th July ‘La Bella Vista’, St. Leonards on Sea. Booking highly recommended. A Harp Recital in between dining guests being served a gorgeous 3 course Italian meal, by this popular family run restaurant.Contact www.labellavista.co.uk to book.
Thurs 18th July The Conquest Hospital, Hastings. 10am-12pm. Level 2.
Thurs 18th July ‘East Beach Cafe & Restaurant’, LIttlehampton seafront 7-10pm.
Come and enjoy romantic Harp music to accompany your evening meal… booking advised.
Contact www.eastbeachcafe.co.uk to book
Fri 19th July Church in the Wood, Hollington. An evening filled with relaxing and invigorating Harp music. Tickets on the door at app £6 each – includes refreshments.