For music lovers in and around Plymouth, Devon

Concert Programme for February 2012

Friday February 3 at 7:30 pm at St Mary’s Church, Plympton Plymouth Area Police Choir Tickets (~£5-£8) at the door The Church's 700th Anniversary
Saturday February 4 at 7pm at Saltash Wesley Church Saltash Music Festival Gala Concert with Johanthan Delbridge
Sunday February 5 at 7.30 pm at The Matchroom Suite, 12 Newnham Road, Plympton, Plymouth PL7 4AW Plymouth Jazz Club The Dave Hankin Big Band Tickets: Visitors £7, Members £5, Students £3 at the door or contact 01752 774343 Charity gig, in aid of the Chestnut Appeal (prostate cancer charity).
Monday February 6 at 7.30 pm at the Sherwell Centre, Plymouth University Music without Dots - improvisation sessions Free Event – not suitable for young children To take part please contact: Peninsula Arts Box Office on 01752 585050 or email peninsula-arts@plymouth.ac.uk Third of three sessions - see also Jan 23 and Jan 30. www.peninsula-arts.co.uk
Tuesday February 7 at 7.30 pm at Plymouth Pavilions Katherine Jenkins Tickets £65, £47.50, £37.50, £27.50 from Pavilions Box Office, tel: 0845 146 1460 or (cheaper) online at www.plymouthpavilions.com
Wednesday February 8 at 7.45 pm at Melvin Hall, Kelly College, Tavistock, PL19 0HZ Peter Fisher - violin, Peter Hewitt - piano Schubert: Sonata in A major, Op 162, D574 Grieg: Sonata No 3 in C minor, Op 45 Works by Alfredo D’Ambrosio and Fritz Kreisler. Kreisler 50th Anniversary Tribute Tickets at the door £10, Concessions £8, under 18s free from Peninsula Arts Box Office 01752 585050
Friday February 10 to Sunday February 12 Peninsula Arts Contemporary Music Festival Festival Directors: Simon Ible, Director of Music, Peninsula Arts, Plymouth University Eduardo R Miranda, Professor of Computer Music, Plymouth University The festival programme explores the theme of creativity at the crossroads of music, science and technology. Details tba or from www.pacmf.co.uk
Friday February 10 at 8pm at Theatre 1, Roland Levinsky Building, University of Plymouth Contemporary Music Concert Alexis Kirke: Insight for solo flute and halluciphone Joel Eaton: The Warren Hanns Holger Rutz: Leere Nullen (Empties) Simon Dessorgher: New work for solo flute and electronics Tickets £5 concessions £3
Saturday February 11 at 7.30 pm at Theatre 1, Roland Levinsky Building, Plymouth University Ten Tors Orchestra, Simon Ible - conductor, Mary Eade- violin, Emma Welton - violin Simon Desorgher - flute Eduardo Miranda: Waggle Dance Nicholas Drew: Tryptich Ash Madni: Sounds from the bazaar David Bessel: Pieve for solo flute and chamber orchestra Tickets £10 Friends £8 students free from Peninsula Arts, University of Plymouth, Roland Levinsky Building, Drake Circus, Plymouth PL4 8AA, tel: 01752 585050
Sunday February 12 at 3.30 pm at the University of Plymouth Sherwell Centre Leo String Quartet: Jane Wright and Byron Parish - : violins, Cathy Bower - Viola, Kate Setterfield - cello Ivor McGregor: String Quartet No.2 (2010) Eduardo Reck Miranda: Wee Batucada Scotica (1998) David Everson: Necromancer Waltz (2011) premiere Steve Reich: Different Trains (1988) Tickets £5 concessions £3
Thursday February 16 at 1pm at Sherwell United Church, North Hill, Plymouth Peter Fisher - violin & Peter Hewitt - piano 19th International Concert Series A concert to mark the anniversary of Fritz Kreisler's death. The main work is Grieg violin Sonata No. 3 in C minor Op 45, famously recorded by Kreisler with Rachmaninov in 1928, plus a selection of Fritz Kreisler's own compositions Tickets £6.50 from Sherwell United Church (Next to Sherwell Centre) mornings only from 9.30am - 12pm Monday to Friday; Telephone: 01752 266163 or online at: www.wegottickets.com/jeaniemooremvo
Friday February 17 at 7.30 pm at United Free Church, Fore Street, Totnes Passamezzo - voices and instruments including viol, lute, theorbo, gittern, recorders and renaissance violin Madrigals, ballads, consort & masque music, dances and theatre songs including works by Wilbye, Byrd, Dowland, and Morley. Tickets for non members on the door: £12 students and young people £5 A Totnes Early Music Society concert
Friday February 17 at 7.30 pm at the Courtenay Centre, Newton Abbot Marina Nadiradze - piano Ravel: Gaspard de la Nuit Chopin: Ballade no 2 and Scherzo no 1 Georgian pieces Tickets £14 (NADSA members £10, Students £2) at the door or from Newton Abbot TIC or from www.nadsa.co.uk
Friday February 17 at 7.30 pm at Riverside United Church, West Looe Plymouth Area Police Choir, with Keltique Tickets circa £5-£8
Sunday February 19 at 3 pm at St. Mary's Church, Kingskerswell, nr Newton Abbot The Divertimento Clarinet Quintet: Colin Parr - Clarinet, Mary Eade - Violin, Sarah Wormell - Violin, Andrew Gillett - Viola, Vicky Evans - Cello Mozart: Clarinet Quintet in A K581 Frank Bridge: Cherry Ripe Andrew Gillett: Folk Song arrangement for string quartet Weber: Clarinet Quintet in Bb Op 34 Tickets at the door
Sunday February 19 at 7.30 pm at The Matchroom Suite, 12 Newnham Road, Plympton, Plymouth PL7 4AW Plymouth Jazz Club The Liberty Street Band Tickets: Visitors £8, Members £6, Students £4 at the door or contact 01752 774343
Monday February 20 at 7.30 pm at Burraton Community Centre Saltash Brunel Ladies Harmony Chorus, M.D Delyth Knight A free 4 week course Singing For Health. Continues February 20 and 27 and March 5 and 12 At the end of course you will be aware of posture, presentation and the joy of singing ! You will learn a new song with us. You will receive a very warm welcome and might decide to join our chorus ! Details from ruthharrispilates@btinternet.com or Val Brice 01752 559071
Thursday February 23 at 7.30 pm in the Great Hall, Dartington Academy of Ancient Music, with Alina Ibragimova - violin Biber: Passacaglia from the Mystery/Rosary Sonatas J S Bach: Sonata for Violin & Harpsichord in E BWV1016 J S Bach: Violin Concerto in A minor, BWV 1041 Vivaldi: Violin Concerto in D RV234 ‘L’inquietudine’ Vivaldi: Concerto for Two Violins and Cello in D Op.3/11 RV565 Biber: Battalia (ed. Harnoncourt) J S Bach: Violin Concerto in E, BWV 1042 Tickets £18 / Concessions £17 / Students & U16s £5 Box Office 01803 847070 Book Online: www.dartington.org/arts
Saturday February 25 from 9.30 am to 3.30pm at the University of Plymouth Plymouth University Orchestra Workshop Directed by Rupert Bond Mahler: Symphony No.1 ‘Titan’ Orchestral players are invited to explore Mahler’s Symphony No.1. For further details contact Rupert Bond on rupert.bond@plymouth.ac.uk
Saturday February 25 at 12.30pm at the Moorland Garden (Links) Hotel Plymouth & District Organists' Association Annual Lunch For details contact 01822 854884
Saturday February 25 at 7.30pm at Antony Church, Cornwall Rame Peninsula Male Voice Choir, guest instrumentalist Jonathan Delbridge.
Sunday February 26 at 12.30 pm at The Matchroom, Newnham Rd. Plympton, Plymouth Carlton Big Band Tickets £6.50 in advance from The Matchroom 347089 or Kerrys Music, Ebrington Street, Plymouth, 01752 :227720 or £7.50 on the door
Tuesday February 28 at 7.30 pm in Crownhill Methodist Church Hall Plymouth Clarion Choir - Social

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