Music Concerts in Suffolk
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Suffolk offers a wide range of music festivals and open air concerts throughout the year, so it's a great place to come for music lovers. Music In Suffolk is always varied and lively.
This Guide to Music In Suffolk is being constantly expanded so please keep an eye out for new events being posted.
If you would like your musical event to be listed here, please email us at suffolkguides.admin@suffolktouristguide.com
Please click on a month below for Music In Suffolk that month
July, August, September, October, November, December, January, February
For Aldeburgh Music Events this month please see Aldeburgh Music
2nd, 3rd & 4th July 2010 - the Maverick Festival, a celebration of American Roots music - please see Maverick Festival - Suffolk Festivals for more information.
Friday 2nd July at 7.30pm - the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra perform at Marina Theatre, Lowestoft.
Ipswich Gilbert & Sullivan Society present: Musical Highlights for all Tastes!
An evening with an accomplished group of soloists and chorus singing everything from Bach to the Beatles!
Saturday 3rd July at 7:30pm
The Spa Pavilion, Undercliff Road West, FELIXSTOWE, IP11 2DX
in aid of The Rotary Club Charities.
Tickets: Tel. The Spa Pavilion Box Office, 01394 282126
Sunday 4 July - Brass Band Concert - 3.15pm at Ickworth House, Bury St Edmunds.
This free event is part of the Oddfellows bicentenary celebrations. We will be hosting an afternoon concert from our award winning brass band. The event starts at 3.15pm when you will be offered with a complimentary drink.
To book please call 0800 028 1810 quoting 1285 BRASS.
7 July - Daniel Law (piano) Music to include Schubert's Piano Sonata in C minor D.958
MELfORD MUSIC - WEDNESDAY RECITALS 1.10pm at HOLY TRINITY CHURCH, LONG MELFORD - ADMISSION FREE
Retiring Collection in aid of Restoration Work
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Thursday 8 July 2010 - THE DECIBELL DUO ~ Ellie Lovegrove, trumpet, with John Cuthbert, piano, at the Theatre Royal, Bury St Edmunds, 1.10pm
Thursday's programme features two of the most famous trumpet works from the Baroque and Classical repertoire, as well as some of Gershwin's best loved melodies, bridged by solo piano works by Schumann and the adventurous unaccompanied trumpet piece, 'Caesium Bomb' by the young Scottish composer, Matthew Roddie (b. 1974). Tickets £7.00 from the Box Office and on the Theatre Royal's website by clicking on the link above. Please enquire about special group booking rates.
Friday 9th July - FREE live music with Skin the Fish at Queen's Head, Bramfield. Click on the link for more information, and to check out the Queen's NEW £10 Lunch Meal and Drink Deal!
The Saturdays at Thetford Forest 9th July 2010
The Saturdays have announced a forest gig this summer in East Anglia as part of Forestry Commission Live Music - a series of concerts by an eclectic mix of acts in spectacular woodland locations around the country.
In less than two years, a combination of nifty, killer tunes, super-tight performances and pure, hard graft has taken The Saturdays: Frankie, Mollie, Rochelle, Una and Vanessa from bright-eyed pop ingénues to permanent fixtures on the UK charts. Hit singles ‘Forever Is Over and ‘Ego’ from their latest album ‘Wordshaker’ follow fast on the heels of classics like ‘Up, ‘Issues’, ‘If This Is Love’ and ‘Work’ from their platinum debut album ‘Chasing Lights’.
Commenting on the date for The Saturdays, Mollie King said ‘We‘ve never played a gig in a forest before – I feel like Maid Marian. It sounds like fun and we are really looking forward to it, I’ll keep an eye out for Robin Hood!”
Forestry Commission Live Music introduces some music fans to a woodland environment for the first time. Many of them come back to enjoy the beautiful surroundings for healthy and fun outdoor recreation including walking, mountain biking and watching wildlife.
The Saturdays will be performing at:
Thetford Forest, Nr Brandon, Suffolk, Friday 9th July
Tickets £26.50 (subject to booking fee) go on sale at 9.00am Friday 29th January from the Forestry Commission Box Office tel. 01842 814612, by clicking on the link above and going to the Forestry Commission's website, or over the counter from the venue.
Opera in the Orchard comes to Orford raising funds to change lives
PURCELL’s Dido & Aeneas will be performed in Orford on Saturday 10th July in a bid to raise much needed funds for the Macmillan Nurses. The Opera is one of the English baroque composer Henry Purcell’s first all-sung operas and is among the earliest of English Operas.
This Opera is a love story telling of the love of Dido, Queen of Carthage and the Trojan hero Aeneas and her despair at his abandonment. The project is being co-ordinated by local resident and prominent professional musician Jim McLeod. The event entitled ‘Opera in the Orchard’ is hosted by The Jolly Sailor in Quay Street in Orford and the candlelit performance will be outside in their orchard which has views over Orfordness and beyond.
It’s being conducted by Philip Simms and the five soloists and eight chorus will perform the Opera in a contemporary style along with a string quartet, base and harpsichord. Visitors to this event are invited to bring along their own rugs or chairs to sit on along with their own picnics although the Jolly Sailor are also offering to prepare special champagne picnics for those who’d prefer to dine out in style on the night.
There’s also a garden bar which will open for business from 6pm and the performance which begins at 7pm is likely to last just over an hour. The event is being held in aid of the Macmillan Nurses who do such excellent work improving the lives of those living with cancer - a charity very close to the hearts of many of the Orford residents.
Tickets are priced at £20 each and available in advance by phoning The Jolly Sailor, Orford or visiting their website for more details.
Saturday 10th July 2010 - The Very Best of The Last Night of the Proms
This summer, the glorious setting of Christchurch Park, Ipswich provides a dramatic backdrop to a spectacular summer's evening concert. Gather your friends and family, prepare your picnic, and raise a glass at this unique celebration that you will never forget - the quintessential British Summer event.
On Saturday 10th July, join the world-renowned Royal Philharmonic Orchestra for an evening of Proms classics and flag-waving favourites, accompanied by an explosive firework finale. Featuring Land of Hope and Glory, Jerusalem, Nessun Dorma, Rule Britannia, Sailor's Hornpipe, Toréador's Song, 1812 Overture, Nimrod, and many, many more!
Bring a picnic and your rug, or your own choice of seating, then sit back and relax. Or if you prefer we have a variety of delicious foods and beverages already at the park to save you carrying your own. The choice is yours. We also offer a limited amount of seating and a range of hospitality packages to enable guests to treat themselves to a very special occasion.
You can book your tickets now and receive an early booking discount with general admission tickets costing £19.50 and Seated tickets £30 (Booking fees apply)
10% discount when you purchase 10 or more tickets. Gates open at 4.30pm Performance at 7.45pm with the evening ending at approximately 10.00pm.
Tickets may be purchased from the Regent Theatre's box office Tel: 01473 433100
Katie Melua at Thetford Forest 10th July 2010
Katie Melua has announced an East Anglian date for the summer as part of the Forestry Commission Live Music series.
With nearly 10 million combined sales generated from her first 3 albums, ‘Call Off The Search’, ‘Piece By Piece’ and ‘Pictures’ Katie was, without doubt, one of the greatest musical success stories of the last decade.
Now, having spent 2009 writing songs for her 4th studio album including teaming up with song-writing partner Guy Chambers (perhaps best known for Robbie Williams’ ‘Angels’ and ‘Millennium’), Katie is currently in the studio finishing the record with producer William Orbit who produced Madonna’s award-winning album ‘Ray Of light’. Orbit has been running a commentary of the studio sessions on Twitter and Facebook including “this is shaping up to be one of the finest things I’ve ever been involved with. I am hearing what can only be described as magic”. The as-yet-untitled album will be released in May.
Katie Melua will be performing at:
Thetford Forest, Nr Brandon, Suffolk, Saturday 10th July
Tickets £33.00 (subject to booking fee) go on sale at 9.00am Friday 12th February from the Forestry Commission box office tel 01842 814612 or by clicking on the link above and going to the Forestry Commission's website.
CELEBRATION OF 20TH CENTURY ENGLISH CHORAL MUSIC 10th JULY AT SNAPE MALTINGS CONCERT HALL
Stowmarket Chorale, Eye Bach Choir & English Arts Chorale combine to perform Walton’s exotic Belshazzar’s Feast, which contrasts completely with Vaughan Williams’ sweeping Sea Symphony, conducted by their musical director Leslie Olive. The popular well known local soloists are lyrical baritone Mark Oldfield, who will sing both works, and soprano Julie Roberts, who will join him in the Sea Symphony.
We are very pleased to welcome Mark Oldfield as the baritone soloist for our Snape concert, when he will be singing in both Belshazzar’s Feast and A Sea Symphony. Over the years he has been a popular soloist with all three choirs taking part in this concert. He sang with Stowmarket Chorale in Bach’s St Matthew Passion in in St Edmundsbury Cathedral in 2005, and also performed the same work with Eye Bach Choir very recently in March 2010. He has also performed Handel’s Messiah with both Eye and the English Arts Chorale.
Mark grew up in Stowmarket and went on to study at the Colchester Institute, the Britten-Pears School in Snape, the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and the opera school of the Royal College of Music. His versatile lyric baritone has since taken him all over the world, performing on the opera stage with a repertoire than includes Mozart, Rossini, Puccini and Britten, and on the concert platform in such varied places as Lagos, Nigeria with Carmina Burana and the Barbican in London with Handel’s Chandos Anthems under Sir Charles Mack-erras. Mark also gives song recitals for music clubs and festivals, and is currently touring a programme called “Flights of Fancy and Fantasy.”
Soprano Julie Roberts will be joining Mark for A Sea Symphony, and we are delighted to welcome her again after she stepped in at very short notice to sing the Brahm’s Requiem for us in St Edmundsbury Cathedral in 2008. Julie has a wide ranging repertoire with engage-ments covering opera, oratorio, musical theatre and recital programmes. Her studies have included opera at Morley College and the English National Opera’s Bayliss Programme, and recent performances have included Pamina in Mozart’s Magic Flute, Belinda in Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas and many heroines in Gilbert and Sullivan operetta. She says her most demand-ing role to date though is becoming Mum to baby Madeleine!
For more information please see www.stowmarketchorale.org
14th-19th July 2010 - Debenham Country Music Festival - please see Suffolk Festivals for more information.
14 July - Sudbury Piano & Woodwind Winners Most Promising Young Woodwind Player & Pianist Sudbury Music Festival 2010 LMMS Cup
MELfORD MUSIC - WEDNESDAY RECITALS 1.10pm at HOLY TRINITY CHURCH, LONG MELFORD - ADMISSION FREE
Retiring Collection in aid of Restoration Work
LIGHT REFRESHMENTS AVAILABLE
Friday 16th July - Free live music with Matt Shepherd & Jon Buck at the Queen's Head, Bramfield! Click on the link for more information, and to check out the £10 Lunch Meal and Drink Deal!
21 July - Edward Parr (trombone)
MELfORD MUSIC - WEDNESDAY RECITALS 1.10pm at HOLY TRINITY CHURCH, LONG MELFORD - ADMISSION FREE
Retiring Collection in aid of Restoration Work
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Sun Jul 25 - Picnic Jazz at The Pavilion 2010
The Pavilion Orford Suffolk IP12 2NY
Outstanding at The Pavilion in 2005
Sensational at Snape Proms in 2009
We are delighted to welcome back Gwyneth Herbert to Jazz at The Pavilion 2010.
A brilliant songwriter and storyteller, Gwyneth is not to be missed.
Bring a picnic and relax in the beautiful gardens of The Pavilion Orford.
Pimms, beer, tea and home made cakes available.
Entrance £15 Children free
Proceeds to local good causes
Open 12.00 to 18.00
Music 13.00 to 17.00
Tickets 01394450799 Please see www.wellassociates.co.uk for more information.
28 July - Carol Taylor (clarinet, Paul Arnell (viola) & Peter Dollimore (piano) Music to include Bruch Double Concerto
MELfORD MUSIC - WEDNESDAY RECITALS 1.10pm at HOLY TRINITY CHURCH, LONG MELFORD - ADMISSION FREE
Retiring Collection in aid of Restoration Work
LIGHT REFRESHMENTS AVAILABLE
Saturday July 31st, 7.30pm - Rave On, a tribute to Buddy Holly and the Crickets will be appearing at Ringsfield Village Hall at a dance to raise funds for the Big C appeal.
Rave On' first met during Spotlight Theatre Groups production of "Buddy - The Buddy Holly Story". The company were one of the first Amateur Groups to attempt the production and It proved to be an amazing success with packed houses dancing in the aisles every night when it was performed in Beccles in 2008.
After the show ended the three guys decided to form a band to celebrate the life and music of Buddy Holly and all things Rock and Roll. The show, which features the glamourous Raveon-ettes backing trio, includes all of Buddys greatest hits plus music from other 50's stars including Elvis Presley, Eddie Cochran, johnny Cash and a host of others. So dig out those Drape Jackets and Brothel Creepers, back comb your hair and get set for a rockin' good evening.
Tickets, priced £10 which includes a buffet, are available by calling 07876 711695 or 07799 481864. Tickets are limited and some may be available on the door but please call for more info.
4 August - David Kirby (clarinet) & Alan Granville (piano) Music to include Finzi '5 Bagatelles' & Poulenc Sonata
MELfORD MUSIC - WEDNESDAY RECITALS 1.10pm at HOLY TRINITY CHURCH, LONG MELFORD - ADMISSION FREE
Retiring Collection in aid of Restoration Work
LIGHT REFRESHMENTS AVAILABLE
Sunday, 8 August, 7.30 pm Mean Time: A quartet of talented young musicians will offer a delightful evening of songs, madrigals and instrumental pieces. Their programme of music is accessible and appeals to a wide range of audiences.
St Mary’s Church, Harkstead, IP9 4DL
Tickets £8.00.
Further information from Jane Goyder (01473-328314), Sally Wilden (01473-327140)
11 August - Scintillo String Quartet Music to include Mozart Quartet in D minor K421
MELfORD MUSIC - WEDNESDAY RECITALS 1.10pm at HOLY TRINITY CHURCH, LONG MELFORD - ADMISSION FREE
Retiring Collection in aid of Restoration Work
LIGHT REFRESHMENTS AVAILABLE
13-15 AUGUST 2010 - MENDLESHAM SUMMER SENSATION FESTIVAL - FIREWORKS, MUSIC, BARBECUE & BEER. For FULL details and to book your tickets please see Summer Holiday Activities in Suffolk.
14th August - 3rd Harvest Moon festival at Beccles Quay from noon 'till dusk
This is a free family event where you can come and listen to a great line-up of local bands. Plus great food and a beer tent.
18 August - Joseph Campe (recorder)
MELfORD MUSIC - WEDNESDAY RECITALS 1.10pm at HOLY TRINITY CHURCH, LONG MELFORD - ADMISSION FREE
Retiring Collection in aid of Restoration Work
LIGHT REFRESHMENTS AVAILABLE
25 August - Tracey Simmons (violin)
MELfORD MUSIC - WEDNESDAY RECITALS 1.10pm at HOLY TRINITY CHURCH, LONG MELFORD - ADMISSION FREE
Retiring Collection in aid of Restoration Work
LIGHT REFRESHMENTS AVAILABLE
27th - 30th August - The Suffolk Villages Festival - see the first performance in this country of CPE Bach’s St Matthew Passion on 30 August! - Please see Suffolk Festivals for full details.
01 September - Gill Wilson (soprano) Songs by Mozart and Handel
MELfORD MUSIC - WEDNESDAY RECITALS 1.10pm at HOLY TRINITY CHURCH, LONG MELFORD - ADMISSION FREE
Retiring Collection in aid of Restoration Work
LIGHT REFRESHMENTS AVAILABLE
08 September - George Strickland oboe and his music will include 'Morceaux de Salon' by Kalliwoda
MELfORD MUSIC - WEDNESDAY RECITALS 1.10pm at HOLY TRINITY CHURCH, LONG MELFORD - ADMISSION FREE
Retiring Collection in aid of Restoration Work
LIGHT REFRESHMENTS AVAILABLE
AUTUMN LUNCHTIME CONCERT SERIES at Theatre Royal, Bury St Edmunds.
THURSDAY 9 September, 1.10pm
ZEFFIRETTI - Members of Zeffiretti - a wind and harpsichord ensemble - play a mainly baroque programme which will include sonatas by Telemann, Handel and CPE Bach
Please click on the Theatre Royal's link above to book your tickets by telephone or via their website.
AUTUMN LUNCHTIME CONCERT SERIES at The Fisher Theatre, Bungay
Wednesday 15 September, 1.15pm
ORLANDO JOPLING, cello, with Dominic Harlan, piano
Well known around the country for his stunning performances of the Bach Unaccompanied Suites, this programme will include popular works for cello and piano including the Beethoven Sonata in A major and Rachmaninov Cello Sonata, together with lighter fun pieces.
Tickets from 01986 897130 or book online: www.fishertheatre.org
15 September - Champagne Finale with Briony Ensemble to include Season's Quiz Prize Draw Bottle of Champagne
MELfORD MUSIC - WEDNESDAY RECITALS 1.10pm at HOLY TRINITY CHURCH, LONG MELFORD - ADMISSION FREE
Retiring Collection in aid of Restoration Work
LIGHT REFRESHMENTS AVAILABLE
Saturday 18th September 2010 - Movers & Shakers promotions presents... An Evening With Richard Digance
The St Nicholas Centre, 4 Cutler Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP1 1UQ
Doors 7.30pm. Performance starts at 8pm. Seated concert. No support act.
Tickets: £15 pounds all tickets.
Tickets from Ipswich Tourist Information Centre 01473 258070
or online at http://www.wegottickets.com/event/72455
More details - www.bpa-live.com/movers_richarddigance.htm
Sunday 19 September - Clive Wilson's New Orleans Serenaders
The Cut Arts Centre, Halesworth IP19 8BY at 7.30pm
Tickets £13, £12 concessions. Box office 0845 673 2123
From Bourbon Street to the Mississippi River, from the old French Quarter of New Orleans, the Serenaders bring to life the magical sounds of jazz pioneers Louis Armstrong, Kid Ory and Jelly Roll Morton.
Direct from their success at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, they will perform classics such as West End Blues, Just a Closer Walk with Thee, I Can’t Give You Anything But Love, King Porter Stomp, Maple Leaf Rag, Panama Rag, and more.
With over 40 years experience in New Orleans, trumpeter Clive Wilson’s credits include playing at Louis Armstrong’s 70th birthday concert, and appearing in All the King’s Men with Sean Penn and Kate Winslet.
This all-star band, including ex-Chris Barber drummer Norman Emberson and bassist Vic Pitt, as well as famed Jelly Roll Morton stylist Butch Thompson from the USA at the piano, promises an evening of exciting and inspired jazz, true to the spirit of the Crescent City. The music of the Dance Halls, the Funerals, The Streets and the Churches and Chapels . The music of the people of New Orleans Louisiana.
‘Breathtaking! One will seldom hear this music performed as well.’
The Mississippi Rag
‘They gave enormous pleasure to packed houses. What an all star cast — very much in the style of the masters. Brilliant.’
Just Jazz Magazine
Monday 20 September - In Peascod Time at Holy Trinity Church (Lady Chapel), Long Melford, Suffolk
16th and 17th Century Music, Words and Song for Summer and the Harvest.
Programme includes works by Wilbye, Morley, Monteverdi, Purcell and Greene
Performed by Passamezzo - www.passamezzo.co.uk
Eleanor Cramer: Soprano, Viols
Christopher Goodwin: Lute, Theorbo, Bass
Peter Luke Kenny: Baritone, Actor
Alison Kinder: Viols, Recorders
Tamsin Lewis: Violin, Viols, Alto
21-25 September - Fressingfield Music Festival nr Eye - please see Fressingfield Music Festival - Suffolk Festivals for more information.
22 September - Max Smith piano
1.10pm at HOLY TRINITY CHURCH, LONG MELFORD - ADMISSION FREE
In aid of church funds
Saturday, 25 September 7.00 pm Las Guitarras: Classical guitar duo, Nicholas Edwards and Angus Scott, perform a wide repertoire of duets and solos that range through early music, baroque, classical and Latin styles.
St Mary’s Church, Harkstead, IP9 4DL
Tickets £8.00.
Further information from Sally Wilden (01473-327140, Eleanor Soar (01473-328291)
29 September - Joseph Cooper tenor
1.10pm at HOLY TRINITY CHURCH, LONG MELFORD - ADMISSION FREE
In aid of church funds
Saturday 2nd October - Come & Sing Karl Jenkins 'The Armed Man' a Mass for Peace at HOLY TRINITY CHURCH, LONG MELFORD
Registration @ 9.30am
Rehearse @ 10.00am
Free Public Performance @ 4.00pm
The Conductor is Leslie Olive and accompanist Ian Le Grice,
Singers £10 Participating Schoolchildren £1
Bring your Music and Lunch we will provide Hot drinks and scores for those who do not have them
Tickets available from Landers Bookshop in Long Melford or Compact Music in Sudbury or from Jilly Cooper Tel: 281836
AUTUMN LUNCHTIME CONCERT SERIES: TUESDAY 5 October, 1.10pm at The Guildhall, Bury St Edmunds
SAM PIHA, classical guitar - An exciting programme, including music from the
classical guitar repertoire through to Spanish gypsy pieces, Brazilian
classics and Celtic folk melodies, together with Sam's own compositions.
Tickets available from the Theatre Royal, Bury St Edmunds by telephone and via the website.
AUTUMN LUNCHTIME CONCERT SERIES: Wednesday 13 October, 1.15pm, The Fisher Theatre, Bungay
SAM PIHA, classical guitar - An exciting programme, including music from the
classical guitar repertoire through to Spanish gypsy pieces, Brazilian
classics and Celtic folk melodies, together with Sam's own compositions.
Tickets from 01986 897130 or book online: www.fishertheatre.org
Saturday 23rd October 2010 - Movers & Shakers promotions presents...The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain
Ipswich Regent Theatre, 3 St Helen's Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP4 1HE
Doors 7.30pm. Performance starts at 8pm. Seated concert. No support act.
Ticket Price: ranging from £21 pounds to £25 pounds
Tickets from 01473 433100 or www.ipswichregent.com
More details - www.bpa-live.com/movers_uogb.htm
A group of all-singing, all-strumming Ukulele players (the clue is in the name), using instruments bought with loose change, which holds that all genres of music are available for reinterpretation, as long as they are played on the Ukulele.
A concert by the Ukulele Orchestra is a funny, virtuosic, twanging, awesome, foot-stomping obituary of rock-n-roll and melodious light entertainment featuring only the "bonsai guitar" and a menagerie of voices in a collision of post-punk performance and toe-tapping oldies.
AUTUMN LUNCHTIME CONCERT SERIES: TUESDAY 9 November, 1.10pm at The Guildhall, Bury St Edmunds
KAY DAWSON, French horn, with JOHN STAFFORD, piano - Renowned as one of the most difficult instruments, performer and teacher Kay Dawson will make the
French horn sound easy and entertaining in this programme, including works by Franz Strauss, Schumann.
Tickets available from the Theatre Royal, Bury St Edmunds by telephone and via the website.
Friday 12th November 2010 - Movers & Shakers promotions presents... Martyn Joseph
The St Nicholas Centre, 4 Cutler Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP1 1UQ
Doors 7pm. Performance starts at 8pm. Seated concert. No support act.
Ticket Price: £15 pounds all tickets.
From from Ipswich Tourist Information Centre 01473 258070
or online at http://www.wegottickets.com/event/86942
More details - www.bpa-live.com/movers_martynjoseph.html
AUTUMN LUNCHTIME CONCERT SERIES: Wednesday 17 November, 1.15pm, The Fisher Theatre, Bungay
ZEFFIRETTI - Members of Zeffiretti - a wind and harpsichord ensemble - play a mainly baroque programme which will include sonatas by Telemann, Handel and CPE Bach
Tickets from 01986 897130 or book online: www.fishertheatre.org
Friday 26th November 2010 - Movers & Shakers promotions presents... Show of Hands + support
The Corn Exchange, King Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP1 1DH
Doors 7.30pm. Performance starts at 8pm. Support TBC. Seated concert.
Ticket Price: £18 pounds all tickets.
Tickets from 01473 433100 or www.ipswichregent.com
More details - www.bpa-live.com/movers_showofhands2010.html
After a summer of festival appearances, hot property band Show of Hands - 2010 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards double winners - come to the Corn Exchange Ipswich showing why they have been showered with accolades. Singer-songwriter Steve Knightley and multi-instrumentalist Phil Beer won Best Duo, and Best Original Song for the title track of their album Arrogance Ignorance and Greed, a no-holds- barred track about bankers bonuses and MPs expenses, featured on BBC1’s Breakfast TV. Accompanied by striking double bass player/ vocalist Miranda Sykes, England’s finest acoustic roots act will be showcasing the AIG album and delving into their rich back catalogue of original material.
"One of the great English bands” – Peter Gabriel
“This is a band performing at its passionate peak” – The Independent
“Steve Knightley is one of England’s greatest singer songwriters” – Mike Harding, BBC Radio 2
“Phil Beer can play virtually every stringed instrument known to man” – The Scotsman
Sunday 28th November 2010 - Movers & Shakers promotions presents... Bellowhead + support
The Corn Exchange, King Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP1 1DH
Doors 7.30pm. Performance starts at 8pm. Support TBC. This is a standing concert although balcony seating will be available.
Ticket Price: £15 pounds (students and concessions), £18 pounds (standing), £21.50 pounds (seating).
Tickets from 01473 433100 or www.ipswichregent.com
More details - www.bpa-live.com/movers_bellowhead.htm
"With the exception of the Who, Bellowhead are surely the best live act in the country" - The Independent
The mighty, 11 piece BELLOWHEAD have been described as 'The biggest, rowdiest and quite probably best thing to have happened to English Folk' by Q Magazine. Merging folk, jazz, soul and world music influences with a twist of English Music Hall, Bellowhead play more than 20 instruments in a unique mix that defies easy categorisation. They are winners of an unparalled 4 BBC Radio 2 Awards for BEST LIVE BAND, are Artists-in-Residence at the Southbank in London and recently recorded their 3rd album at the legendary Abbey Road Studios.
Friday 3rd December 2010 - Movers & Shakers promotions presents... LAU + support
The St Nicholas Centre, 4 Cutler Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP1 1UQ
Doors 7pm. Performance starts at 8pm. Support TBC. Seated concert.
Ticket price: £14 pounds all tickets
Tickets from Ipswich Tourist Information Centre 01473 258070
or online at http://www.wegottickets.com/event/86943
More details - www.bpa-live.com/movers_lau.html
Ipswich Gilbert & Sullivan Society present: Musical Highlights for all Tastes!
An evening with an accomplished group of soloists and chorus singing everything from Bach to the Beatles!
Saturday 11th December at 7:30pm
St Mary & St Botolph’s Church, Whitton Church Lane, IPSWICH, IP1 6LT
in aid of Church Funds.
Tickets: Tel. Angela Marjoram, 01473 743385
Friday 18th February 2011 - Movers & Shakers promotions presents... Nine Below Zero
The Manor Ballroom, 4 St. Margaret's Green, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP4 2BP
Doors 8pm. Performance starts at 8.30pm. Standing concert. No support act.
Ticket Price: £13 pounds advance / £15 pounds door.
Tickets from Ipswich Tourist Information Centre 01473 258070
or online at www.wegottickets.com
For more information - www.bpa-live.com/movers_nbz.htm
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For Aldeburgh Music Events this month please see Aldeburgh Music
Suffolk Music Concerts July
2nd, 3rd & 4th July 2010 - the Maverick Festival, a celebration of American Roots music - please see Maverick Festival - Suffolk Festivals for more information.
Friday 2nd July at 7.30pm - the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra perform at Marina Theatre, Lowestoft.
Ipswich Gilbert & Sullivan Society present: Musical Highlights for all Tastes!
An evening with an accomplished group of soloists and chorus singing everything from Bach to the Beatles!
Saturday 3rd July at 7:30pm
The Spa Pavilion, Undercliff Road West, FELIXSTOWE, IP11 2DX
in aid of The Rotary Club Charities.
Tickets: Tel. The Spa Pavilion Box Office, 01394 282126
Sunday 4 July - Brass Band Concert - 3.15pm at Ickworth House, Bury St Edmunds.
This free event is part of the Oddfellows bicentenary celebrations. We will be hosting an afternoon concert from our award winning brass band. The event starts at 3.15pm when you will be offered with a complimentary drink.
To book please call 0800 028 1810 quoting 1285 BRASS.
7 July - Daniel Law (piano) Music to include Schubert's Piano Sonata in C minor D.958
MELfORD MUSIC - WEDNESDAY RECITALS 1.10pm at HOLY TRINITY CHURCH, LONG MELFORD - ADMISSION FREE
Retiring Collection in aid of Restoration Work
LIGHT REFRESHMENTS AVAILABLE
Thursday 8 July 2010 - THE DECIBELL DUO ~ Ellie Lovegrove, trumpet, with John Cuthbert, piano, at the Theatre Royal, Bury St Edmunds, 1.10pm
Thursday's programme features two of the most famous trumpet works from the Baroque and Classical repertoire, as well as some of Gershwin's best loved melodies, bridged by solo piano works by Schumann and the adventurous unaccompanied trumpet piece, 'Caesium Bomb' by the young Scottish composer, Matthew Roddie (b. 1974). Tickets £7.00 from the Box Office and on the Theatre Royal's website by clicking on the link above. Please enquire about special group booking rates.
Friday 9th July - FREE live music with Skin the Fish at Queen's Head, Bramfield. Click on the link for more information, and to check out the Queen's NEW £10 Lunch Meal and Drink Deal!
The Saturdays at Thetford Forest 9th July 2010
The Saturdays have announced a forest gig this summer in East Anglia as part of Forestry Commission Live Music - a series of concerts by an eclectic mix of acts in spectacular woodland locations around the country.
In less than two years, a combination of nifty, killer tunes, super-tight performances and pure, hard graft has taken The Saturdays: Frankie, Mollie, Rochelle, Una and Vanessa from bright-eyed pop ingénues to permanent fixtures on the UK charts. Hit singles ‘Forever Is Over and ‘Ego’ from their latest album ‘Wordshaker’ follow fast on the heels of classics like ‘Up, ‘Issues’, ‘If This Is Love’ and ‘Work’ from their platinum debut album ‘Chasing Lights’.
Commenting on the date for The Saturdays, Mollie King said ‘We‘ve never played a gig in a forest before – I feel like Maid Marian. It sounds like fun and we are really looking forward to it, I’ll keep an eye out for Robin Hood!”
Forestry Commission Live Music introduces some music fans to a woodland environment for the first time. Many of them come back to enjoy the beautiful surroundings for healthy and fun outdoor recreation including walking, mountain biking and watching wildlife.
The Saturdays will be performing at:
Thetford Forest, Nr Brandon, Suffolk, Friday 9th July
Tickets £26.50 (subject to booking fee) go on sale at 9.00am Friday 29th January from the Forestry Commission Box Office tel. 01842 814612, by clicking on the link above and going to the Forestry Commission's website, or over the counter from the venue.
Opera in the Orchard comes to Orford raising funds to change lives
PURCELL’s Dido & Aeneas will be performed in Orford on Saturday 10th July in a bid to raise much needed funds for the Macmillan Nurses. The Opera is one of the English baroque composer Henry Purcell’s first all-sung operas and is among the earliest of English Operas.
This Opera is a love story telling of the love of Dido, Queen of Carthage and the Trojan hero Aeneas and her despair at his abandonment. The project is being co-ordinated by local resident and prominent professional musician Jim McLeod. The event entitled ‘Opera in the Orchard’ is hosted by The Jolly Sailor in Quay Street in Orford and the candlelit performance will be outside in their orchard which has views over Orfordness and beyond.
It’s being conducted by Philip Simms and the five soloists and eight chorus will perform the Opera in a contemporary style along with a string quartet, base and harpsichord. Visitors to this event are invited to bring along their own rugs or chairs to sit on along with their own picnics although the Jolly Sailor are also offering to prepare special champagne picnics for those who’d prefer to dine out in style on the night.
There’s also a garden bar which will open for business from 6pm and the performance which begins at 7pm is likely to last just over an hour. The event is being held in aid of the Macmillan Nurses who do such excellent work improving the lives of those living with cancer - a charity very close to the hearts of many of the Orford residents.
Tickets are priced at £20 each and available in advance by phoning The Jolly Sailor, Orford or visiting their website for more details.
Saturday 10th July 2010 - The Very Best of The Last Night of the Proms
This summer, the glorious setting of Christchurch Park, Ipswich provides a dramatic backdrop to a spectacular summer's evening concert. Gather your friends and family, prepare your picnic, and raise a glass at this unique celebration that you will never forget - the quintessential British Summer event.
On Saturday 10th July, join the world-renowned Royal Philharmonic Orchestra for an evening of Proms classics and flag-waving favourites, accompanied by an explosive firework finale. Featuring Land of Hope and Glory, Jerusalem, Nessun Dorma, Rule Britannia, Sailor's Hornpipe, Toréador's Song, 1812 Overture, Nimrod, and many, many more!
Bring a picnic and your rug, or your own choice of seating, then sit back and relax. Or if you prefer we have a variety of delicious foods and beverages already at the park to save you carrying your own. The choice is yours. We also offer a limited amount of seating and a range of hospitality packages to enable guests to treat themselves to a very special occasion.
You can book your tickets now and receive an early booking discount with general admission tickets costing £19.50 and Seated tickets £30 (Booking fees apply)
10% discount when you purchase 10 or more tickets. Gates open at 4.30pm Performance at 7.45pm with the evening ending at approximately 10.00pm.
Tickets may be purchased from the Regent Theatre's box office Tel: 01473 433100
Katie Melua at Thetford Forest 10th July 2010
Katie Melua has announced an East Anglian date for the summer as part of the Forestry Commission Live Music series.
With nearly 10 million combined sales generated from her first 3 albums, ‘Call Off The Search’, ‘Piece By Piece’ and ‘Pictures’ Katie was, without doubt, one of the greatest musical success stories of the last decade.
Now, having spent 2009 writing songs for her 4th studio album including teaming up with song-writing partner Guy Chambers (perhaps best known for Robbie Williams’ ‘Angels’ and ‘Millennium’), Katie is currently in the studio finishing the record with producer William Orbit who produced Madonna’s award-winning album ‘Ray Of light’. Orbit has been running a commentary of the studio sessions on Twitter and Facebook including “this is shaping up to be one of the finest things I’ve ever been involved with. I am hearing what can only be described as magic”. The as-yet-untitled album will be released in May.
Katie Melua will be performing at:
Thetford Forest, Nr Brandon, Suffolk, Saturday 10th July
Tickets £33.00 (subject to booking fee) go on sale at 9.00am Friday 12th February from the Forestry Commission box office tel 01842 814612 or by clicking on the link above and going to the Forestry Commission's website.
CELEBRATION OF 20TH CENTURY ENGLISH CHORAL MUSIC 10th JULY AT SNAPE MALTINGS CONCERT HALL
Stowmarket Chorale, Eye Bach Choir & English Arts Chorale combine to perform Walton’s exotic Belshazzar’s Feast, which contrasts completely with Vaughan Williams’ sweeping Sea Symphony, conducted by their musical director Leslie Olive. The popular well known local soloists are lyrical baritone Mark Oldfield, who will sing both works, and soprano Julie Roberts, who will join him in the Sea Symphony.
We are very pleased to welcome Mark Oldfield as the baritone soloist for our Snape concert, when he will be singing in both Belshazzar’s Feast and A Sea Symphony. Over the years he has been a popular soloist with all three choirs taking part in this concert. He sang with Stowmarket Chorale in Bach’s St Matthew Passion in in St Edmundsbury Cathedral in 2005, and also performed the same work with Eye Bach Choir very recently in March 2010. He has also performed Handel’s Messiah with both Eye and the English Arts Chorale.
Mark grew up in Stowmarket and went on to study at the Colchester Institute, the Britten-Pears School in Snape, the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and the opera school of the Royal College of Music. His versatile lyric baritone has since taken him all over the world, performing on the opera stage with a repertoire than includes Mozart, Rossini, Puccini and Britten, and on the concert platform in such varied places as Lagos, Nigeria with Carmina Burana and the Barbican in London with Handel’s Chandos Anthems under Sir Charles Mack-erras. Mark also gives song recitals for music clubs and festivals, and is currently touring a programme called “Flights of Fancy and Fantasy.”
Soprano Julie Roberts will be joining Mark for A Sea Symphony, and we are delighted to welcome her again after she stepped in at very short notice to sing the Brahm’s Requiem for us in St Edmundsbury Cathedral in 2008. Julie has a wide ranging repertoire with engage-ments covering opera, oratorio, musical theatre and recital programmes. Her studies have included opera at Morley College and the English National Opera’s Bayliss Programme, and recent performances have included Pamina in Mozart’s Magic Flute, Belinda in Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas and many heroines in Gilbert and Sullivan operetta. She says her most demand-ing role to date though is becoming Mum to baby Madeleine!
For more information please see www.stowmarketchorale.org
14th-19th July 2010 - Debenham Country Music Festival - please see Suffolk Festivals for more information.
14 July - Sudbury Piano & Woodwind Winners Most Promising Young Woodwind Player & Pianist Sudbury Music Festival 2010 LMMS Cup
MELfORD MUSIC - WEDNESDAY RECITALS 1.10pm at HOLY TRINITY CHURCH, LONG MELFORD - ADMISSION FREE
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Friday 16th July - Free live music with Matt Shepherd & Jon Buck at the Queen's Head, Bramfield! Click on the link for more information, and to check out the £10 Lunch Meal and Drink Deal!
21 July - Edward Parr (trombone)
MELfORD MUSIC - WEDNESDAY RECITALS 1.10pm at HOLY TRINITY CHURCH, LONG MELFORD - ADMISSION FREE
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Sun Jul 25 - Picnic Jazz at The Pavilion 2010
The Pavilion Orford Suffolk IP12 2NY
Outstanding at The Pavilion in 2005
Sensational at Snape Proms in 2009
We are delighted to welcome back Gwyneth Herbert to Jazz at The Pavilion 2010.
A brilliant songwriter and storyteller, Gwyneth is not to be missed.
Bring a picnic and relax in the beautiful gardens of The Pavilion Orford.
Pimms, beer, tea and home made cakes available.
Entrance £15 Children free
Proceeds to local good causes
Open 12.00 to 18.00
Music 13.00 to 17.00
Tickets 01394450799 Please see www.wellassociates.co.uk for more information.
28 July - Carol Taylor (clarinet, Paul Arnell (viola) & Peter Dollimore (piano) Music to include Bruch Double Concerto
MELfORD MUSIC - WEDNESDAY RECITALS 1.10pm at HOLY TRINITY CHURCH, LONG MELFORD - ADMISSION FREE
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Saturday July 31st, 7.30pm - Rave On, a tribute to Buddy Holly and the Crickets will be appearing at Ringsfield Village Hall at a dance to raise funds for the Big C appeal.
Rave On' first met during Spotlight Theatre Groups production of "Buddy - The Buddy Holly Story". The company were one of the first Amateur Groups to attempt the production and It proved to be an amazing success with packed houses dancing in the aisles every night when it was performed in Beccles in 2008.
After the show ended the three guys decided to form a band to celebrate the life and music of Buddy Holly and all things Rock and Roll. The show, which features the glamourous Raveon-ettes backing trio, includes all of Buddys greatest hits plus music from other 50's stars including Elvis Presley, Eddie Cochran, johnny Cash and a host of others. So dig out those Drape Jackets and Brothel Creepers, back comb your hair and get set for a rockin' good evening.
Tickets, priced £10 which includes a buffet, are available by calling 07876 711695 or 07799 481864. Tickets are limited and some may be available on the door but please call for more info.
Suffolk Music Concerts August
4 August - David Kirby (clarinet) & Alan Granville (piano) Music to include Finzi '5 Bagatelles' & Poulenc Sonata
MELfORD MUSIC - WEDNESDAY RECITALS 1.10pm at HOLY TRINITY CHURCH, LONG MELFORD - ADMISSION FREE
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Sunday, 8 August, 7.30 pm Mean Time: A quartet of talented young musicians will offer a delightful evening of songs, madrigals and instrumental pieces. Their programme of music is accessible and appeals to a wide range of audiences.
St Mary’s Church, Harkstead, IP9 4DL
Tickets £8.00.
Further information from Jane Goyder (01473-328314), Sally Wilden (01473-327140)
11 August - Scintillo String Quartet Music to include Mozart Quartet in D minor K421
MELfORD MUSIC - WEDNESDAY RECITALS 1.10pm at HOLY TRINITY CHURCH, LONG MELFORD - ADMISSION FREE
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13-15 AUGUST 2010 - MENDLESHAM SUMMER SENSATION FESTIVAL - FIREWORKS, MUSIC, BARBECUE & BEER. For FULL details and to book your tickets please see Summer Holiday Activities in Suffolk.
14th August - 3rd Harvest Moon festival at Beccles Quay from noon 'till dusk
This is a free family event where you can come and listen to a great line-up of local bands. Plus great food and a beer tent.
18 August - Joseph Campe (recorder)
MELfORD MUSIC - WEDNESDAY RECITALS 1.10pm at HOLY TRINITY CHURCH, LONG MELFORD - ADMISSION FREE
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25 August - Tracey Simmons (violin)
MELfORD MUSIC - WEDNESDAY RECITALS 1.10pm at HOLY TRINITY CHURCH, LONG MELFORD - ADMISSION FREE
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27th - 30th August - The Suffolk Villages Festival - see the first performance in this country of CPE Bach’s St Matthew Passion on 30 August! - Please see Suffolk Festivals for full details.
Suffolk Music Concerts September
01 September - Gill Wilson (soprano) Songs by Mozart and Handel
MELfORD MUSIC - WEDNESDAY RECITALS 1.10pm at HOLY TRINITY CHURCH, LONG MELFORD - ADMISSION FREE
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08 September - George Strickland oboe and his music will include 'Morceaux de Salon' by Kalliwoda
MELfORD MUSIC - WEDNESDAY RECITALS 1.10pm at HOLY TRINITY CHURCH, LONG MELFORD - ADMISSION FREE
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AUTUMN LUNCHTIME CONCERT SERIES at Theatre Royal, Bury St Edmunds.
THURSDAY 9 September, 1.10pm
ZEFFIRETTI - Members of Zeffiretti - a wind and harpsichord ensemble - play a mainly baroque programme which will include sonatas by Telemann, Handel and CPE Bach
Please click on the Theatre Royal's link above to book your tickets by telephone or via their website.
AUTUMN LUNCHTIME CONCERT SERIES at The Fisher Theatre, Bungay
Wednesday 15 September, 1.15pm
ORLANDO JOPLING, cello, with Dominic Harlan, piano
Well known around the country for his stunning performances of the Bach Unaccompanied Suites, this programme will include popular works for cello and piano including the Beethoven Sonata in A major and Rachmaninov Cello Sonata, together with lighter fun pieces.
Tickets from 01986 897130 or book online: www.fishertheatre.org
15 September - Champagne Finale with Briony Ensemble to include Season's Quiz Prize Draw Bottle of Champagne
MELfORD MUSIC - WEDNESDAY RECITALS 1.10pm at HOLY TRINITY CHURCH, LONG MELFORD - ADMISSION FREE
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Saturday 18th September 2010 - Movers & Shakers promotions presents... An Evening With Richard Digance
The St Nicholas Centre, 4 Cutler Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP1 1UQ
Doors 7.30pm. Performance starts at 8pm. Seated concert. No support act.
Tickets: £15 pounds all tickets.
Tickets from Ipswich Tourist Information Centre 01473 258070
or online at http://www.wegottickets.com/event/72455
More details - www.bpa-live.com/movers_richarddigance.htm
Sunday 19 September - Clive Wilson's New Orleans Serenaders
The Cut Arts Centre, Halesworth IP19 8BY at 7.30pm
Tickets £13, £12 concessions. Box office 0845 673 2123
From Bourbon Street to the Mississippi River, from the old French Quarter of New Orleans, the Serenaders bring to life the magical sounds of jazz pioneers Louis Armstrong, Kid Ory and Jelly Roll Morton.
Direct from their success at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, they will perform classics such as West End Blues, Just a Closer Walk with Thee, I Can’t Give You Anything But Love, King Porter Stomp, Maple Leaf Rag, Panama Rag, and more.
With over 40 years experience in New Orleans, trumpeter Clive Wilson’s credits include playing at Louis Armstrong’s 70th birthday concert, and appearing in All the King’s Men with Sean Penn and Kate Winslet.
This all-star band, including ex-Chris Barber drummer Norman Emberson and bassist Vic Pitt, as well as famed Jelly Roll Morton stylist Butch Thompson from the USA at the piano, promises an evening of exciting and inspired jazz, true to the spirit of the Crescent City. The music of the Dance Halls, the Funerals, The Streets and the Churches and Chapels . The music of the people of New Orleans Louisiana.
‘Breathtaking! One will seldom hear this music performed as well.’
The Mississippi Rag
‘They gave enormous pleasure to packed houses. What an all star cast — very much in the style of the masters. Brilliant.’
Just Jazz Magazine
Monday 20 September - In Peascod Time at Holy Trinity Church (Lady Chapel), Long Melford, Suffolk
16th and 17th Century Music, Words and Song for Summer and the Harvest.
Programme includes works by Wilbye, Morley, Monteverdi, Purcell and Greene
Performed by Passamezzo - www.passamezzo.co.uk
Eleanor Cramer: Soprano, Viols
Christopher Goodwin: Lute, Theorbo, Bass
Peter Luke Kenny: Baritone, Actor
Alison Kinder: Viols, Recorders
Tamsin Lewis: Violin, Viols, Alto
21-25 September - Fressingfield Music Festival nr Eye - please see Fressingfield Music Festival - Suffolk Festivals for more information.
22 September - Max Smith piano
1.10pm at HOLY TRINITY CHURCH, LONG MELFORD - ADMISSION FREE
In aid of church funds
Saturday, 25 September 7.00 pm Las Guitarras: Classical guitar duo, Nicholas Edwards and Angus Scott, perform a wide repertoire of duets and solos that range through early music, baroque, classical and Latin styles.
St Mary’s Church, Harkstead, IP9 4DL
Tickets £8.00.
Further information from Sally Wilden (01473-327140, Eleanor Soar (01473-328291)
29 September - Joseph Cooper tenor
1.10pm at HOLY TRINITY CHURCH, LONG MELFORD - ADMISSION FREE
In aid of church funds
Suffolk Music Concerts October
Saturday 2nd October - Come & Sing Karl Jenkins 'The Armed Man' a Mass for Peace at HOLY TRINITY CHURCH, LONG MELFORD
Registration @ 9.30am
Rehearse @ 10.00am
Free Public Performance @ 4.00pm
The Conductor is Leslie Olive and accompanist Ian Le Grice,
Singers £10 Participating Schoolchildren £1
Bring your Music and Lunch we will provide Hot drinks and scores for those who do not have them
Tickets available from Landers Bookshop in Long Melford or Compact Music in Sudbury or from Jilly Cooper Tel: 281836
AUTUMN LUNCHTIME CONCERT SERIES: TUESDAY 5 October, 1.10pm at The Guildhall, Bury St Edmunds
SAM PIHA, classical guitar - An exciting programme, including music from the
classical guitar repertoire through to Spanish gypsy pieces, Brazilian
classics and Celtic folk melodies, together with Sam's own compositions.
Tickets available from the Theatre Royal, Bury St Edmunds by telephone and via the website.
AUTUMN LUNCHTIME CONCERT SERIES: Wednesday 13 October, 1.15pm, The Fisher Theatre, Bungay
SAM PIHA, classical guitar - An exciting programme, including music from the
classical guitar repertoire through to Spanish gypsy pieces, Brazilian
classics and Celtic folk melodies, together with Sam's own compositions.
Tickets from 01986 897130 or book online: www.fishertheatre.org
Saturday 23rd October 2010 - Movers & Shakers promotions presents...The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain
Ipswich Regent Theatre, 3 St Helen's Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP4 1HE
Doors 7.30pm. Performance starts at 8pm. Seated concert. No support act.
Ticket Price: ranging from £21 pounds to £25 pounds
Tickets from 01473 433100 or www.ipswichregent.com
More details - www.bpa-live.com/movers_uogb.htm
A group of all-singing, all-strumming Ukulele players (the clue is in the name), using instruments bought with loose change, which holds that all genres of music are available for reinterpretation, as long as they are played on the Ukulele.
A concert by the Ukulele Orchestra is a funny, virtuosic, twanging, awesome, foot-stomping obituary of rock-n-roll and melodious light entertainment featuring only the "bonsai guitar" and a menagerie of voices in a collision of post-punk performance and toe-tapping oldies.
Suffolk Music Concerts November
AUTUMN LUNCHTIME CONCERT SERIES: TUESDAY 9 November, 1.10pm at The Guildhall, Bury St Edmunds
KAY DAWSON, French horn, with JOHN STAFFORD, piano - Renowned as one of the most difficult instruments, performer and teacher Kay Dawson will make the
French horn sound easy and entertaining in this programme, including works by Franz Strauss, Schumann.
Tickets available from the Theatre Royal, Bury St Edmunds by telephone and via the website.
Friday 12th November 2010 - Movers & Shakers promotions presents... Martyn Joseph
The St Nicholas Centre, 4 Cutler Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP1 1UQ
Doors 7pm. Performance starts at 8pm. Seated concert. No support act.
Ticket Price: £15 pounds all tickets.
From from Ipswich Tourist Information Centre 01473 258070
or online at http://www.wegottickets.com/event/86942
More details - www.bpa-live.com/movers_martynjoseph.html
AUTUMN LUNCHTIME CONCERT SERIES: Wednesday 17 November, 1.15pm, The Fisher Theatre, Bungay
ZEFFIRETTI - Members of Zeffiretti - a wind and harpsichord ensemble - play a mainly baroque programme which will include sonatas by Telemann, Handel and CPE Bach
Tickets from 01986 897130 or book online: www.fishertheatre.org
Friday 26th November 2010 - Movers & Shakers promotions presents... Show of Hands + support
The Corn Exchange, King Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP1 1DH
Doors 7.30pm. Performance starts at 8pm. Support TBC. Seated concert.
Ticket Price: £18 pounds all tickets.
Tickets from 01473 433100 or www.ipswichregent.com
More details - www.bpa-live.com/movers_showofhands2010.html
After a summer of festival appearances, hot property band Show of Hands - 2010 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards double winners - come to the Corn Exchange Ipswich showing why they have been showered with accolades. Singer-songwriter Steve Knightley and multi-instrumentalist Phil Beer won Best Duo, and Best Original Song for the title track of their album Arrogance Ignorance and Greed, a no-holds- barred track about bankers bonuses and MPs expenses, featured on BBC1’s Breakfast TV. Accompanied by striking double bass player/ vocalist Miranda Sykes, England’s finest acoustic roots act will be showcasing the AIG album and delving into their rich back catalogue of original material.
"One of the great English bands” – Peter Gabriel
“This is a band performing at its passionate peak” – The Independent
“Steve Knightley is one of England’s greatest singer songwriters” – Mike Harding, BBC Radio 2
“Phil Beer can play virtually every stringed instrument known to man” – The Scotsman
Sunday 28th November 2010 - Movers & Shakers promotions presents... Bellowhead + support
The Corn Exchange, King Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP1 1DH
Doors 7.30pm. Performance starts at 8pm. Support TBC. This is a standing concert although balcony seating will be available.
Ticket Price: £15 pounds (students and concessions), £18 pounds (standing), £21.50 pounds (seating).
Tickets from 01473 433100 or www.ipswichregent.com
More details - www.bpa-live.com/movers_bellowhead.htm
"With the exception of the Who, Bellowhead are surely the best live act in the country" - The Independent
The mighty, 11 piece BELLOWHEAD have been described as 'The biggest, rowdiest and quite probably best thing to have happened to English Folk' by Q Magazine. Merging folk, jazz, soul and world music influences with a twist of English Music Hall, Bellowhead play more than 20 instruments in a unique mix that defies easy categorisation. They are winners of an unparalled 4 BBC Radio 2 Awards for BEST LIVE BAND, are Artists-in-Residence at the Southbank in London and recently recorded their 3rd album at the legendary Abbey Road Studios.
Suffolk Music Concerts December
Friday 3rd December 2010 - Movers & Shakers promotions presents... LAU + support
The St Nicholas Centre, 4 Cutler Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP1 1UQ
Doors 7pm. Performance starts at 8pm. Support TBC. Seated concert.
Ticket price: £14 pounds all tickets
Tickets from Ipswich Tourist Information Centre 01473 258070
or online at http://www.wegottickets.com/event/86943
More details - www.bpa-live.com/movers_lau.html
Ipswich Gilbert & Sullivan Society present: Musical Highlights for all Tastes!
An evening with an accomplished group of soloists and chorus singing everything from Bach to the Beatles!
Saturday 11th December at 7:30pm
St Mary & St Botolph’s Church, Whitton Church Lane, IPSWICH, IP1 6LT
in aid of Church Funds.
Tickets: Tel. Angela Marjoram, 01473 743385
Suffolk Music Concerts January
Suffolk Music Concerts February
Friday 18th February 2011 - Movers & Shakers promotions presents... Nine Below Zero
The Manor Ballroom, 4 St. Margaret's Green, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP4 2BP
Doors 8pm. Performance starts at 8.30pm. Standing concert. No support act.
Ticket Price: £13 pounds advance / £15 pounds door.
Tickets from Ipswich Tourist Information Centre 01473 258070
or online at www.wegottickets.com
For more information - www.bpa-live.com/movers_nbz.htm
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