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Eden Stell @ Kino Teatr

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The Eden Stell is an amazing Guitar duo, utterly incredible playing and they are performing at the Kino on Saturday 14 July.

They are featured artists at the Early Music Festival in October 18 -21 playing the Vivadi double concerto.

Eden Stell Guitar Duo
Saturday July 14th
7.30pm Kino Teatr

£14/12 conc, £10 children
https://www.kino-teatr.co.uk/events
Tickets online or phone 01424 457830

Internationally renowned Guitar duo coming to St Leonards. They have performed extensively through Europe, USA, Canada, Mexico, South and Central America and Australia. They have been likened to ‘a miraculous single guitarist blessed with an impossibly wonderful technique and exceptionally delicate touch’. (The Observer).

Programme:
Music by Mauro Giuliani, Scarlatti, Georgi Sarajyan, Poulenc, Mompou and Brahms.

Opera Anywhere:

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A new roof for the amphitheatre at Waterperry

The summer season of opera has begun and we’ve already got drenched whilst performing our Puccini in the woods in Oxfordshire and burnt to a cinder performing our Pirates of Penzance in the hot sun on a farm in Devon! However, great news for all of us and our audiences who plan to see our productions in the amphitheatre at Waterperry Gardens this year  – we have finally found a canopy that can fit and be installed in time for our July ‘Magic of Opera’ season.
We can guarantee for the first 200 ticket holders for each of our events an under cover seat (well, cushion!) and be protected from whatever the weather can throw at us! More information on our new canopy can be found in the news section of our website.
We have two performances of Mozarts Magic Flute, two performances of our new Puccini production of ‘Sister Angelica’ and no less that five Gilbert & Sullivan performances. For all the information you need do see our events page on our website.
If you’re not in Oxfordshire this summer then do not worry, we’re performing all over the UK, from Penzance to Pinner, from Stroud to Sheringham, Cheltenham to Chipping Norton – You get the picture!

Opera Anywhere are on Hastings pier 8 & 9 August with Pirates and Pinafore
and on Sunday 12 August at Hever Castle with Patience

Our mailing address is:

Opera Anywhere

Bayworth Chapel, Brumcombe Lane
Bayworth

Oxford, Oxfordshire OX13 6QU

United Kingdom

Carly Paoli shortlisted for Classic BRIT Awards’ Sound of Classical poll

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Rising classical singer and lyricist Carly Paoli has been shortlisted in the first ever Sound of Classical poll, with the winner to be revealed at the Classic BRIT Awards on June 13th.

The winner will collect the award in person during the Classic BRIT Awards ceremony at the Royal Albert Hall in London, to be broadcast on ITV.

Speaking about the news Carly said “I had to pinch myself when I found out that I was nominated for a Brit Award and I’ve been thanking the Lord ever since I received this incredible and completely joyous news. Since I was a little girl, I dreamt about singing and sharing my music with an audience. Now that my dreams have come true, I hope other young people can be inspired to follow theirs. I am so excited, so grateful and so thrilled by this prestigious nomination.”

Signed to the independent London-based record company ABIAH, Carly released her debut album Singing My Dreams in 2017.  The record charted at No. 2 on the UK’s Official Classical Albums chart, while earning 5 star reviews. Carly recently performed a headline concert at London’s Cadogan Hall leading Classic FM’s David Mellor to write a glowing 4 star review in the Mail on Sunday under the headline ‘Nobody does it better’.

From Mansfield, Carly studied at Tring Park and The Royal Northern College of Music and has worked with Jose Carreras, Andrea Bocelli and David Foster. She has performed alongside stars including Aerosmith lead singer Steven Tyler and Oscar-winning actress and Grammy-winning singer Jennifer Hudson and was invited to perform for the Prince of Wales and the Pope.

Carly recently signed a publishing deal with Sony ATV. Her songwriting credits on Singing My Dreams include co-writes with Ennio and Andrea Morricone and James Horner having written English lyrics for Se Tu Fossi (Cinema Paradiso) and the theme from Legends of the Fall which now bears the title Memory of You.

 

Catsfield Quire

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In the 18th   & 19th centuries St. Laurence Church had a Quire, a group of singers and other villagers who played perhaps fiddles, a cello, a flute, a clarionet maybe even a bassoon.

The musicians having played for a dance on the Saturday night  would turn up on Sunday together with the singers to lead the service up in a gallery at the west end of the church.

Who played what or who sang is not known but what they sang and played is, thanks largely to one man, Canon Kenneth H MacDermott.

In the late 19th century when he was curate of Hurstpierpoint he began his research into this music prompted by an old manuscript book he was given. He wrote to over 200 church choirmasters seeking information about church bands and their music. With the resultant information he was able publish a book entitled ’The Old Church Gallery Minstrels’.

Amongst the documents he received were 9 books from Catsfield, some from Miss Louisa Blackman (grand-daughter of a Robert Blackman) and some from a Mr T C Poulter, whose    great-grandfather, a Mr Crouch, was a musician in the band.

They of course were all hand written and most quite tricky to decipher, they contained 175 different items of music.

Almost 25 years ago some of this robust music, with strong tunes and words, was published in a book entitled ’The Singing Seat’ (another name for the west gallery).

So to celebrate Sussex Day, Sussex Harmony, a West Gallery Quire, is returning to Catsfield to perform a selection of these pieces interwoven with readings and snippets of history from the period.

The concert is on 16th June in the Village Hall starting at 7.30p.m.

It will be free to come in BUT there is a retiring collection. Refreshments will be available and participation in singing some of the pieces will be encouraged

Opus Theatre – World Series

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CARLY PAOLI & OLIVER POOLE

Two Of The Greatest Artists Of Our Time
United Through Music

Chart-topping British soprano and international phenomenon Carly Paoli will be joined by one of the world’s most thrilling and groundbreaking concert pianists
Oliver Poole for one truly unmissable night!

Tickets for this exclusive event only £15 at ‘Hastings Tourist Information Centre’ and online HERE.

Music Speaks

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Polyphony Vocal Ensemble to sing at St Nicolas, Pevensey

Eastbourne-based Polyphony Vocal Ensemble will be giving a concert at St Nicolas, Pevensey at 7pm on Saturday 2 June. They will present a varied selection of theatrical, modern, folk, sacred and thought provoking songs, including “Hallelujah”, “Whistle Down the Wind”, “Misty” and “Ave Maria”.

Tickets will cost £8 and can be purchased at the door. Wine and soft drinks will be available during the interval.

Churchwarden Simon Sargent commented “We are very grateful to Polyphony Vocal Ensemble for putting on this concert, with its appealing programme, in aid of the church. Now that the building has been so beautifully restored, regular fundraising is essential to maintain it in good condition.”

Yesterday Once More @ Opus Theatre

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For music fans everywhere, the Carpenters music was the soundtrack to the ‘70s. Hauntingly beautiful songs like Close to You and We’ve Only Just Begunmade Richard and Karen Carpenter international superstars.

Kent-based soprano Rebecca Robinson and pianist Mark Heller are touring a captivating show charting the meteoric rise to fame of the brother and sister duo, and they will be appearing at the Opus Theatre, Hastings, on Saturday 2 June, at 7.30pm.
 
Featuring many classic and much-loved Carpenters songs, Yesterday Once More charts Karen’s extraordinary musical achievements, reveals the turbulent lives that lay behind the glamour and success, and tells the story of her long and unsuccessful battle with anorexia.

This memorable and moving show pays tribute to Karen Carpenter through song, story and video footage. Intimate piano and vocal arrangements showcase The Carpenters’ songs in all their poignant beauty.

Tickets are priced at £13 (£15 on the door), and are available at Hastings Tourist Information Office and online by clicking HERE

Opus Theatre’s first World Series

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A first World Series comes to The Opus Theatre, commencing this June with international professional musicians from across the world.

Speaking at the inauguration, pianist Oliver Poole, who is Artist In Residence for the series, said ‘As Artist in Residence, I am truly thrilled and honoured to welcome six incredible, inspirational and internationally renowned acts this year, together with the theatre’s director, composer and impresario Polo Piatti. The message of the series is simple: To Unite The World Through Music. I, with Polo  – together with the artists who will be arriving from all over the world – believe in one core principle: The power of music and its ability as a universal language to enlighten and bring change to our world. Each of the artists performing have stories to share, some serving as backdrops to their artistic endeavours. I am truly thankful to all of the artists for being part of the first ever World Series at The Opus Theatre. It is going to be a unique and inspirational celebration of music, storytelling and the human spirit, and we cannot wait to warmly welcome our artists and audiences for unforgettable experiences.’

More than anything else the promoters of the World Series want to ensure it is accessible to all, with music that is captivating and engaging without the need for previous study or understanding. Moreover, the series will be a not-for-profit venture, to enable as many people to attend as possible by keeping entry costs as low as is feasible.

The Opus Theatre in Hastings is considered one of the finest small concert halls in the South East. Formerly a non-conformist church, it is a Grade II listed building with superb natural acoustics.

It hosts the Phoenix Opus – a 9ft concert grand piano, one of the most technologically advanced instruments in the world. It was custom built to the venue’s exact specifications and finish, and constructed using the latest Phoenix technology including their carbon-fibre soundboard, fitted to a 1925 Blüthner Style XI acoustic body, widely considered as one of the finest acoustic bodies in existence. This makes the Phoenix Opus piano the concert grand with the biggest carbon-fibre soundboard in the United Kingdom.

The series opens on 9 June with soprano Carly Paoli and pianist Oliver Poole. Carly Paoli is internationally known for her wide repertoire and her appearances alongside many iconic singers including Andrea Bocelli and Elaine Page. Having appeared in venues as large as the O2 she is looking forward to the intimacy of the Opus Theatre and its possibilities for immediate engagement with the audience.

The next visitor is the Portuguese pianist Pedro Gomes on 16th June followed by Blato Zlato bringing fiery Balkan music from the swamps of New Orleans.

Later performances will include Marcelo Bratke from Brazil, Iranian tenor Ramtin Ghazavi and cellist Nina Kotova.

Full details are available on www.opustheatre.co.uk/news