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Concerts and Events 2012
Preliminary
information (details may change) - booking opens end of February.
If
you would like to be added to our mailing list for concerts and events, please
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send us an email with your postal address and telephone number.
All
tickets, except the open-air play, include refreshments:
afternoon tea, or wine and canapés in the evening. All performances, except the
open-air play, take place in the elegant Victorian Music Room
at St Mary's House.
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Sat
19 May
7:30 pm |
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DICKENS IS COMING!
To celebrate Charles Dickens' bicentenary,
actor Gerald Dickens, presents a light-hearted
and varied look at the life and character of his
great great grandfather. Using scenes from his
writings, diary extracts, and observations from those who knew him, Gerald
brings to life the great writer. |
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Sat 2 June
2:30 pm |
MY LIFE IN MUSIC
Peter Thorogood
introduces a selection of his compositions, and music which has influenced
him. Followed by a Diamond Jubilee celebration tea with
strawberries. |
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Sat
30 June
7:30 pm |
MUSIC AND
REMINISCENCE
Philip
Gammon, who worked with the Royal Ballet as principal pianist and conductor
for 41 years, talks about his long career, the choreographers and dancers he
has worked with, and plays some of his favourite ballet music.
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Sat
28 July
3:00 pm |
ST. MARY'S TRADITIONAL PALM COURT TEA
Recapture the pleasures of times past, and enjoy a traditional English
afternoon tea with Shelley van Loen (violin)
and her Palm
Court Players
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Tue 14 Aug
7:00
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SHAKESPEARE'S 'MACBETH'
An open-air
performance of Shakespeare’s famous play in full Elizabethan costume by ‘The
Lord Chamberlain’s Men’.
Bring a picnic
to eat beforehand in the garden (gates open at 6pm) |
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Sat
8 Sept
8:00pm
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GALA OPERA EVENING
A sparkling evening of songs from opera, operetta and musical
theatre by
'Not Pavarotti', a group of four gifted opera singers, with piano
accompaniment. |
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Sat
6 Oct
7:30pm |
THE PARNASSIAN
ENSEMBLE
A
virtuoso recital of 18th century music by this highly-acclaimed
ensemble of recorders, cello and harpsichord. |
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Sat
3 Nov
2:30 pm |
THE KALEIDOSCOPE SINGERS IN CONCERT
The vibrant Kaleidoscope
Singers with Musical Director Zoe Peate celebrate
their special 10th anniversary with some of their favourite
repertoire performed over the last decade! Music will include folksongs by
Percy Grainger, Bob Chilcott's 'Londonderry Air', Madrigals and the lighter
side of their wide repertoire. |
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Sat
8 Dec
2:30 pm &
7:30 pm |
ST. MARY'S TRADITIONAL CHRISTMAS CRACKER
A grand celebration of Christmas words and music drawn from Peter Thorogood's
archive of poetry, prose and seasonal music. With Jacquelyn Fugelle
(soprano), Susan Legg (contralto), Neil Jenkins (tenor), Giles White (bass)
and Terence Allbright (piano). |
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St. Mary's House & Gardens