What’s on? Sunday 5th July

Charity Strawberry Tea this Sunday

What’s on this Sunday  5th July, 2015

Once again there is so much to do in the local area including  the  Mayoress of Harwich Charity Strawberry Tea at the Tower Hotel, Main Road, Harwich which takes place from 2-30pm till 5-30pm.  Live music at the event will be provided by 5 members of the  Tendring Brass Band.  A delicious strawberry tea will be served and a bar will be available. There will also be a raffle, with all monies raised at the event raised going to Mayoress’ Charities which include Alzheimers Tendring, and the  Ark Family Resource Centre .

A strawberry Tea and entertainment from a live Brass Band what  great combo! Guess who already has a ticket! Tickets are £6, available at the door or by calling 01255 318825.

Roman River Music Festival. 17th September – 4th October 2015. Events Guide

Roman River Summer Mini Festival                                           

The Roman River Mini Summer Festival continues this Sunday 5th July,  with a fantastic concert at Fingringhoe Church this afternoon. Talented Marcus Farnsworth Baritone, will perform  Schubert Schwanengesang, D.957 with Anna Tilbrook Piano, as the mini festival comes to a close. Marcus replaces James Gilchrist who has had to postpone his appearance today (although he promises to perform at the 2016 festival). The concert will begin at 3pm at St Andrew’s Church, Fingringhoe, CO5 7BN, ending at approximately 4:15pm.

Marcus was awarded the Song Prize at the 2011 Kathleen Ferrier Competition, as well as First Prize at the Wigmore Hall International Song Competition in 2009. Next season he will make his début at Welsh National Opera, English National Opera and Paris Opera.  Tickets for this top class event can be purchased from Roman River Music. Prices are from £15, with restricted view tickets priced at £10. Tickets for anyone under 30 are just £5.

Harwich Festival Event Calendar. 24th June to 5th July 2015

The Harwich Festival

The Harwich Festival continues with a harpsichord recital by Jane Chapman at St Nicholas Church, Harwich. The recital will include Bach Inventions with  contemporary pieces by Ligeti, Cage, as well as a new festival commission from former festival artistic director Diana Burrell. Tickets for the event  which begins today at 1pm, may still be bought on the door, priced at £9.

The fantastic RCM Baroque Orchestra and Chamber Choir will perform this evening at the same venue (St Nicholas Church, Harwich), under the direction of Ashley Solomon (director since 2006). The concert promises to be a wonderful event. The performance includes Vivaldi: 4 Seasons, Purcell: Come Ye Sons of Art  and Handel: Coronation Anthems.  Regular external concert appearances include the London Handel Festival, Hatchlands Park, St-Martin-in-the-Fields and St John’s, Smith Square. Internationally the orchestra have undertaken a number of successful tours  and projects to Italy, Bolivia and Australia. Musicians from Historical Performance have also performed live for BBC Radio 3’s In Tune programme.

Tickets for the concert are priced at £12 and can be bought at the door. Those attending both  Harwich Festival concerts can buy a reduced price £19 day ticket at the door giving access to both events.

*Reposted blog from the morning of 5th July 2015

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What’s on this Saturday

The SBMS orchestra rehearsing

Saturday 4th July.  

What’s on?  Where and when?

There is so much going on in and around Colchester and the local area today, with plenty of live music on offer if you know where to look.

The Roman River Music Festival are continuing with their very own Summer Mini Festival at Boxted this weekend. Simon Blendis and Mia Cooper  on Violin, Edward Vanderspar Viola and Orlando Jopling ‘Cello, will be performing together, with a programme that promises some fantastic live music including Schubert String Quartet No. 13 in A minor, D. 804 “Rosamunde” and Schubert String Quartet No. 15 in G major, D. 887.

St Peter’s Church, Church Lane, Boxted,  is a lovely venue with a really pleasing acoustic that should compliment the music. The performance  starts at 6pm and will end at approximately 8pm. Tickets are priced at £15, £10 with restricted view and just £5 for anyone under 30 by visiting Roman River Events

The Harwich Festival have been treating us to some great music and art over the last 2 weeks, but there is still plenty to look forwards to as the Festival comes to a close this weekend. This evening Birmingham Town Hall Gospel Choir (Songs of Praise Gospel Choir of The Year) conducted by Colin Anderson will be performing at St Nicholas Church, Harwich at 7.30pm. Tickets priced at just £12 can still be bought on the door tonight.

Meanwhile punk band Tankus The Henge  are set to perform at the Kingsway Hall in Harwich at 7.30pm, in what promises to be a fun live set. Tickets for the evening are just £6 and should still be available at the door.

The Hervey Benham concert flyer

The annual Hervey Benham Young Soloist’s Concert  hosted by the St Botolph’s Music Society will take place this evening at St Botolph’s Church in Colchester. Three talented young soloists from the local area: Zachary Kleanthous – Tenor, Sam Marde – Organ and Kerenza Newcombe – Trumpet are set to perform with the St Botolph’s Music Society Orchestra. The event will take place at St Botolph’s Church, Colchester at 7.30pm,  Saturday 4th July, 2015.

Highlights of the evenings entertainment will include Haydn Organ Concerto No 2 in C, Beethoven Symphony No 6 Pastoral, Neruda Trumpet Concerto, Handel ‘Thou Shalt Break Them’ from Messiah, Warlock ‘Yarmouth Fair’ and Faure ‘Chanson d’Amour’.

Tickets are priced at £12.50, concessions £10. By phone on 01206 823662 or in person at the door.

Students may buy tickets at the door only for £5

My photo today was taken at the rehearsal for the concert, showing the orchestra being conducted by Jonathan Abbott.

Piano perfected

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Matthew Schellhorn at the piano during his recital at St Nicholas Church, Harwich

On Wednesday 1st July Matthew Schellhorn gave a top class piano recital at St Nicholas Church, Harwich.  The first half of the recital followed a theme based around birds, which was very appropriate considering the seaside setting of the venue, built so close to the old port at Harwich.

Highlights of the recital included Mozart’s classic Sonata in C and Chopin’s spectacular Ballade No. 4, both of which were delivered with a great variety of colour.  This was a most enjoyable recital given by a truly talented musician and was an absolute pleasure to see and hear.  I do so hope to be able to see Matthew perform at the Festival again next year!

The event was arranged by Harwich Music Festival as part of their free lunch time concert series. Tickets for the remaining concerts are still available for this coming weekend. There is plenty to see over the weekend with a variety of concerts and performances yet to come.

For Matthew Schellhorns upcoming recitals check out his site at http://www.matthewschellhorn.com

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Musical theatre recital

Musical Theatre Recital with Lisa Roberts

On Wednesday 1st July we enjoyed a wonderful performance at St Nicholas’ Church, Harwich as part of a series of free lunch time concerts. The concert which was part of the Harwich Festival, showcased the talents of Colchester based mezzo soprano Lisa Roberts, who delivered a polished and well rounded programme of musical theatre songs, accompanied by Daniel Law on the piano.

Lisa was joined by young singer Maia Elsey, who at just 16 is already an accomplished performer. There really was something for everyone to enjoy with a variety of songs including ‘Maybe this time’, ‘Secret love’, Don’t cry for me Argentina’ and ‘On my own’ from Les Miserables. What a great way to spend a summer lunch time by the sea!

The Harwich Festival still has so much to offer this weekend. Why not check out the Street  Show this Saturday:  Harwich Festival Street Show or see their events page for details of the remaining live events at their whats on page

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Out of the Shadows

The Out of the Shadows programme

The Fieri Consort – Harwich Festival 2015

On Tuesday 30th June, as part of the Harwich Festival, we were treated to an evening of music presented by the Fieri Consort at St Michael’s Church, Ramsey. This small group formed in 2012 are all alumni of Harry Christophers’ Genesis Sixteen programme, which was set up to train the next generation of talented ensemble singers.

The current programme – ‘Out of the Shadows’ is an exploration of the concept of transgression and humanity’s journey towards redemption, offering up a variety of music ranging from Byrd through to Lassus, Gesuldo and Macmillan.

It really was an absolute pleasure to listen to this group of young singers performing unaccompanied and unconducted, with their voices ringing around the church on a lovely summer evening. The quality of singing was outstanding throughout the performance, even though the consort were a man short due to one of the bass singers being unwell. The encore performance of ‘O Radiant Dawn’ by Macmillan was superb, making the perfect end to a most enjoyable evening.

The Fieri Consort having a pre-performance picnic

If you have yet to see/ hear the fabulous Fieri Consort perform why not check out their website http://fiericonsort.co.uk

The Harwich Festival continues until the end of the week, for further info visit http://www.harwichfestival.co.uk/whats-on/

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