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| John Pearce Budleigh Festival Chairman (at Temple Church Budleigh) - joins us to discuss The Budleigh Festival 11-19 June |
Recent Events:
Philippa Mo: Violin
Mats Lidström: 'Cello
Exeter Cathedral
Friday 20 June
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| Classical Café - Music of Love Cullompton Community Centre Friday 20 June |
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| Alan Boxer introduces - |
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| Vivace String Orchestra J S Bach: Brandenburch Concerto No 3 |
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| Leader: Anna Cockroft |
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| Bel Canto Choir |
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| Soloist: Rachel Dunn Christine McVie: "Songbird" |
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| Piano Recital Rebecca Willson Fitkin, Beethoven, Feldman & Chopin |
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| A stellar performance |
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| Tagore Festival Dartington Hall 20-22 June |
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| Wake up Yoga |
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| Bollywood Dance Workshop Anand Bhatt in Dartington Space |
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| Susmita Bhattacharya Stories under the Trees |
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| Kalyan Kundu Tagore and World Peace |
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| Always be Cycling Elliot gets our bikes working |
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| Quakers for Peace Jane & Tal |
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| Combatants for Peace Ex-Israeli Soldier Ben Yeger leads dance in A Space for Peace Dartington Ship Studio |
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| Soundart Radio Chris Booth collects sounds on Dartington Lawn |
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| Lucinda Guy runs a Family Drop in Centre in the Gardener's Cottage |
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| Amjad Ali Khan performs a sarod recital with tabla player, Swapan Chaudhuri |
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| Satish Kumar & His Eminence Mohamed Mijarul Quayes discuss the literary works of Rabindranath Tagore |
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| Imtiaz Ahmed sings Tagore's songs |
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| Lord Desai discusses the authorship of the Bhagavad Gita in Dartington Great Hall |
A couple of interesting events in the past week:
Totnes Nonclassical
Barrel House Ballroom
Thursday 3 July
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| Nonclassical in the Totnes Barrel House Ballroom |
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| Philip Glass: "Two Pages" with Keyboard Elie Fruchter & Flute Ruth Molins |
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| Soprano Saxophone: Andy Williamson |
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| Piano: Bethany Lowe |
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| Soprano Saxophone: Andy Visser Keyboard: Lona Kozik |
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| Morton Feldman: "Durations 1" 'Cellist Jenny Wigram |
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| and Violinist Chris Eastman |
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| Pianist Sam Richards |
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| joined by Andy Visser under a harsh spotlight |
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| for a little Thelonious Monk |
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| Special Guest Plymouth Nonclassical Co-Ordinator Debbie Martindale |
Exeter Music Group Symphony Orchestra
St Peter's School Sports Hall
Saturday 5 July
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| Opening Address: Exeter Music Group Symphony Orchestra Secretary and violist Rachel Wieck |
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| Musical Exegesis: EMG Conductor Marion Wood sporting the green bow of Macmillan Cancer Support |
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| Flute, Oboe & Trumpet for Giovanni Gabrielli's "Canzoni" Susan Mitchell, David Lotinga & Tony Hindley |
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| Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Two Mandolins RV532 Spinet: Carol GaltonMandolins: Matt Norman & Jonathan Springall |
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| A great performance acknowledged by the Musical Director Marion Wood |
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| Isabelle Woollcott Recounts the last year of her son's life Tim Woollacott Shaldon Sinfonietta percussionist and bon viveur who died as a result of contracting Ewings' Sarcoma Isabelle appeals for support for the Ewings' Sarcoma Research Trust |
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| - before rejoining Lisa Thorne in the double bass section |
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| Trombone: Jacqui Burden |
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| Harp: Jenny Campbell! |
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| Composer: Stephen Perks ("Nocturne") |
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| Marion Wood presents her miniature score of Schubert's Unfinished Symphony |
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| and explains how it might have been cut short |
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| Great sound in an unusual environment baton vs basketball net! |
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| Flowers for the Leader from first violinist Ruth James |
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| A hug for the conductor from first violinist Kit Fotheringham |
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| Flowers for Clare Smith The traditional bottle of wine for Marion Wood |
Anyone who missed that wonderful Concerto for Two Mandolins can catch it again
at The Church of St John in the Wilderness, Withicombe, Exmouth.
There will be a repeat performance on Saturday 20 September,
together with a repeat of the wonderful piece for strings,
"Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis" by Ralph Vaughan Williams
(performed with his "Sea Symphony" at the Cathedral on Saturday 5 April 2014)
THE FESTIVAL PLAYERS
Tiverton Community Arts Theatre
Tiverton High School Playing Field
(Bolhanm Road EX16 6SQ)
Tuesday 8 July 6.30 for 7.30pm
"THE COMEDY OF ERRORS"
Director: Michael Dyer
Stage Manager: Giles Stoakley
Voice Coach: Trish Knight-Webb
Music & Songs: Johnny Coppin
Antipholus of Ephesus/Syracuse: Giles Stoakley
Dromio of Ephesus/Syracuse: Christopher Finn
Duke Solinus: Michael Dyer
Emilia, Angelo, Dr Pinch: Matthew Springett
Duke Solinus: Michael Dyer
Egeon: Paul Mills
Adriana: Robbie Merchant
Luciana: Joel Daffurn
Tickets: £14
Group of Four: £52
Box Office: JT's Partyhouse 01884 233741
TCAT Website Festival Players Website
Outdoor performance - no seating
Bring chairs/rugs and a picnic!
Outdoor performance - no seating
Bring chairs/rugs and a picnic!
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| The Other Compass The Globe Newtown Tuesday 8 July (as in April, when the first Tuesday is the 1st day of the month 'The Other Compass" moves to the 8th) |
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| Jesse Molins |
The Globe Inn Newtown
Tuesday 8 July 8.30pm
NEW COMPOSITIONS
Bass: Al Swainger
Guitar: Jesse Molins
Keyboard: Paul Evans
Admission: FREE
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| Andrew Daldorph & Chris Gradwell "Soarin' High" |
St Stephen's Church Exeter
Thursday 10 July 1pm
LIGHT MUSIC & JAZZ
Piano: Andrew Daldorph
Saxophone: Chris Gradwell
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| Flute: Alison Brockbank Bassoon: Sidney Hemsley
Tenor: Roger Bourgein
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Bicton Inn Exmouth
Thursday 10 July 8.30pm
Classical Musicians play for
and listen to each other
- the pub has a piano.
Admission: FREE
Enquiries: The Bicton Inn
Alison Brockbank / Sidney Hemsley
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| Powderham Castle |
Powderham Castle
Friday 11 July 7.30pm
DIVERTIMENTO PLAY BACH
Cantatas for Bass, Oboe & Strings
Violin: Mary Eade, Brenda Willoughby
Viola: Andrew Gillett
'Cello: Vicky Evans
Double Bass: Michael Allnatt
Oboe: Lynn Collins
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| The Divertimento Ensemble |
1769 Bryce-Seede organ:
Professor George Pratt
Tickets: £15 (Student £7)
Powderham Castle: 01626 890243
Divertimento Entertainments Website
(repeated at Sharpham House
Sunday 13 July 3pm - see below)
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| The Starling Octet |
St Michael and All Angels Church Pinhoe
Friday 11 July 8pm
A MODERN MASS
Featuring:
Samuel Barber: "Adagio for Strings"
as "Agnus Dei"
and music by:
Frank Martin
Francis Poulenc
Richard Rodney Bennett
Leonard Bernstein
James MacMillan
Soprano: Zoe Fitzsimmons & Mary O'Shea
Alto: Marion Wood & Sarah Pennington
Tenor: Ben Pennington & Tim Hampshire
Bass: Malcolm Field & Neville Gibbings
Tickets: £8/£5 includes interval refreshments
Email Enquiries: thestarlingoctet@gmail.com
See below for Exeter Symphony Orchestra at Southernhay
& East Devon Choral Society in Tiverton (both 12th July)
& Divertimento Ensemble at Sharpham House (13th July)
Budleigh Music Festival
St Peter's Church & Temple Methodist Church
Friday 11 July - Saturday 19 July
Friday 11 July - Saturday 19 July
A free concert at noon each day
(at Temple Church, except organ recital - at St Peter's)
A £15 concert at 7.30pm each day
(Temple/St Peter's - £7.50 restricted view at St Peter's)
(at Temple Church, except organ recital - at St Peter's)
A £15 concert at 7.30pm each day
(Temple/St Peter's - £7.50 restricted view at St Peter's)
Friday 11th
Kirsty Chaplin (Piano)
Pleyel Ensemble (St Peter's)
Saturday 12th
Kevin Hurst & Joyce Clarke (Clarinet & Piano)
Yuanfan Yang (Piano - Temple)
Monday 14th
Maynard School Musicians
Trio Con Brio Copenhagen (Temple)
Tuesday 15th
Emma Graham & Liz Grier (Harps)
Budleigh Festival Orchestra/Sara Trickey (St Peter's)
Wednesday 16th
Anna Lapwood (Organ - at St Peter's)
Susana Gaspar (Soprano - St Peter's)
Thursday 17th
Benedetta Dini (Piano)
Laura dan der Heijden ('Cello - Temple)
Friday 18th
Julian Rippon & Edward Woodhouse (Baritone & Tenor)
Henschel String Quartet (Temple)
Saturday 19th
Tina Kim, Stella Kim & Sally Kim (Piano, Violin & 'Cello)
Red Priest Baroque Quartet (St Peter's)
Red Priest Baroque Quartet (St Peter's)
Full details on the post below
East Devon Choral SocietyTiverton Baptist Church
Saturday 12 July 7.30pm
SUMMER CONCERT
"DAZZLING WORLD OF DISNEY"
Conductor: Andrew Daldorph
Tickets: £8 (1-4 children FREE per adult)
Proceeds in aid of Hospiscare
Ticket Details: 01884 253494
Enquiries: 01392 668020
Exeter Symphony Orchestra
Southernhay Church Exeter
Saturday 12 July 7.30pm
Orchestra Conductor: Brian Northcott
Southernhay Church Exeter
Saturday 12 July 7.30pm
Orchestra Conductor: Brian Northcott
Leader: Gill Crew
Johannes Brahms:"Academic Festival Overture"
Joseph Canteloube:
"Songs of the Auvergne"
(Soprano: Alison Burnett)
Gerald Finzi: "Dies Natalis"
(Tenor: Thomas Hobbs)
Ernest John Moeran: "G minor Symphony"
Tickets: £12 (advance £10 U18 FREE)
Box Office: Exeter Tourist Information
01392 665700 9-5 Mon, Tue, Wed, Fri
(9-4.30 Thursday & Saturday)
Book Online
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| Sharpham House |
Divertimento Ensemble
Sharpham House, Ashprington, Totnes
Sunday 13 July 7.30pm
DIVERTIMENTO PLAY BACH
Cantatas for Bass, Oboe & Strings
Violin: Mary Eade, Brenda Willoughby
Viola: Andrew Gillett
'Cello: Vicky Evans
Double Bass: Michael Allnatt
Oboe: Lynn Collins
Sharpham House, Ashprington, Totnes
Sunday 13 July 7.30pm
DIVERTIMENTO PLAY BACH
Cantatas for Bass, Oboe & Strings
Violin: Mary Eade, Brenda Willoughby
Viola: Andrew Gillett
'Cello: Vicky Evans
Double Bass: Michael Allnatt
Oboe: Lynn Collins
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| The Divertimento Ensemble |
Baritone: Paul Sheehan
Tickets: £15 (Student £7)
Sharpham House: 01803 731801
Divertimento Entertainments Website
(repeat of concert at Powderham Castle
Friday 11 July 7.30pm - see above)
Music at St Michael's
St Michael's Church Mount Dinham
Monday 14 July 7.30pm
YOUNG ORGANISTS' COMPETITION
(Conclusion of 150th Anniversary
Festival for John Dinham)
Judges: Andrew Daldorph
Jonathan Watts
Neil Page (Florida)
Full details of judges and competitors
Details of entry conditions & prizes
Admission FREE
Exeter Community Arts Project
Choreography: Clair Beckett
The Rodolfus Choir
Exeter Cathedral
Thursday 17 July 7.30pm
BAROQUE & MODERN
Director of Music: Ralph Allwood
A Choir of Eton
Choral Course Alumni
Orlando Gibbons,
George Frideric Handel
Hubert Parry,
Herbert Howells, Paul Mealor
Front Nave: £15 (student £10 U18 £8)
Rear Nave: £12 (student £8 U18 £5)
Side Aisle: £10 (student £6 U18 £4)
Box Office: 01392 285983
Book Online
St Boniface Concert Society
Church of the Holy Cross Crediton
Thursday 17 July 7.30pm
VIOLIN & PIANO DUETS
Violin: Adelia Myslov
Piano: Craig White
J S Bach: Sonata No 2
Franz Schubert: Sonatina in D
Maurice Ravel: Violin Sonata
L v Beethoven: Spring Sonata
Henryk Wieniawski: "Faust"
(Fantaisie Brillante after Gounod)
Tickets: £12.50 (NUS £6 child FREE)
(student group 5+ with leader £5 per head)
Advance booking - download form
St Boniface Concert Society Website
The Feast of St James
(Granted to Tiverton
by Henry III in July 1257)
Fore Street Tiverton
Saturday 19 July 10am - 4pm
MEDIAEVAL CHARTER FAYRE
Live Music: Compagnie Giulia
Admission FREE
Plus Mediaeval Banquet
Tiverton Pannier Market
7pm until late - £25 per head
Tickets: £15 (Student £7)
Sharpham House: 01803 731801
Divertimento Entertainments Website
(repeat of concert at Powderham Castle
Friday 11 July 7.30pm - see above)
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| Young Organists' Competition Facebook Page |
St Michael's Church Mount Dinham
Monday 14 July 7.30pm
YOUNG ORGANISTS' COMPETITION
(Conclusion of 150th Anniversary
Festival for John Dinham)
Judges: Andrew Daldorph
Jonathan Watts
Neil Page (Florida)
Full details of judges and competitors
Details of entry conditions & prizes
Admission FREE
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& South West Music School
Northcott Theatre
Wednesday 16 - Sunday 27 July 7.30pm
(No performance Monday 21 July)
Matinée Performances:
Saturday 19 July 2.30pm
Sunday 20 July 2.30pm
Saturday 26 July 2.30pm
Gala Performance:
Saturday 2 August 5.30pm
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| Football in the Theatre |
THE DAY WE PLAYED BRAZIL
A NEW MUSICAL
Celebrating the 100th Anniversary
of the football match between
Exeter City & Brazil
Libretto: Nick Stimson
Libretto: Nick Stimson
Music: Chris Williams
Director: David Lockwood
Musical Director: Elfyn Jones
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| The Cast |
120 Exeter actors and singers
plus SWMS students in the band
plus SWMS students in the band
Tickets: £14
School Groups 10+: £8 per head
Gala Performance: £45
(includes reception & supper)
Box Office: 01392 493493
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| Ralph Allwood conducts The Rodolfus Choir (Mealor: "The Crimson Petal") |
Exeter Cathedral
Thursday 17 July 7.30pm
BAROQUE & MODERN
Director of Music: Ralph Allwood
A Choir of Eton
Choral Course Alumni
Orlando Gibbons,
George Frideric Handel
Hubert Parry,
Herbert Howells, Paul Mealor
Front Nave: £15 (student £10 U18 £8)
Rear Nave: £12 (student £8 U18 £5)
Side Aisle: £10 (student £6 U18 £4)
Box Office: 01392 285983
Book Online
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| Adelia Myslov |
Church of the Holy Cross Crediton
Thursday 17 July 7.30pm
VIOLIN & PIANO DUETS
Violin: Adelia Myslov
Piano: Craig White
J S Bach: Sonata No 2
Franz Schubert: Sonatina in D
Maurice Ravel: Violin Sonata
L v Beethoven: Spring Sonata
Henryk Wieniawski: "Faust"
(Fantaisie Brillante after Gounod)
Tickets: £12.50 (NUS £6 child FREE)
(student group 5+ with leader £5 per head)
Advance booking - download form
St Boniface Concert Society Website
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| Compagnie Giulia Julia Thomas, Howard Frey Nick Millington |
(Granted to Tiverton
by Henry III in July 1257)
Fore Street Tiverton
Saturday 19 July 10am - 4pm
MEDIAEVAL CHARTER FAYRE
Live Music: Compagnie Giulia
Admission FREE
Plus Mediaeval Banquet
Tiverton Pannier Market
7pm until late - £25 per head
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| St Lawrence Chapel Ashburton |
700th Anniversary Celebrations
(St Lawrence Chapel granted to Ashburton by Bishop Stapledon 1314)
St Lawrence Chapel Ashburton
Saturday 19 July
MEDIAEVAL FAYRE
with traditional Ale Tasting
& Bread Weighing ceremonies
(Members of the Court Leet, Baron Jury,
and Town Council, in medieaval dress,
continue the traditional role of the Portreeve
established by the Ale Conners of London
(St Lawrence Chapel granted to Ashburton by Bishop Stapledon 1314)
St Lawrence Chapel Ashburton
Saturday 19 July
MEDIAEVAL FAYRE
with traditional Ale Tasting
& Bread Weighing ceremonies
(Members of the Court Leet, Baron Jury,
and Town Council, in medieaval dress,
continue the traditional role of the Portreeve
established by the Ale Conners of London
in 1276 fulfilling the requirements of
the Magna Carta)
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| Buckfast Abbey Choir |
Buckfast Abbey
Saturday 19 July 7.30pm
SANCTA MARIA
A Concert of Choral and Organ Music
in honour of the Blessed Virgin MaryMaster of Music
& Organist: Philip Arkwright
Organ Scholar: Phillip Broadhouse
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
Anton Bruckner & Francis Poulenc
Admission FREE (retiring collection)
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| Exmouth Light Orchestra |
Exmouth Light Orchestra
Tower Street Methodist Church
(Exmouth)
Saturday 19 July 7.30pm
SUMMER CONCERT
18 contrasting orchestral pieces
played by a 50-piece orchestra
including - Howard Shore:
"The Fellowship of the Ring"
Aram Khachaturian: "Sabre Dance"
Erik Satie: Gymnopédies
George Bruns: "Pirates of the Caribbean"
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| Chris Gradwell |
Freddie Mercury: "Bohemian Rhapsody"
Eric Coates: "Dambuster March"
Robert Kraft: "Fiesta Tropicale"
Jaques Morali: "Go West"
with Clarinet & Guitar Duets
(Chris Gradwell & Richard Llewellyn)
Sidney Bechet: "Petite Fleur"
Cole Porter: "You'd be so nice to come home to"
Benny Goodman: "Don't be that way"
Django Reinhardt: "Minor Swing"
Tickets: £5
from "Best Books" Exmouth Parade
& "The Card Shop" Budleigh High Street
Enquiries: John & Daphne Harlock
(Telephone 01395 278497)
(Telephone 01395 278497)
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