This Sunday, 25 March 2018, Norfolk Symphony Orchestra will be playing a programme of French music at St Nicholas Chapel, King’s Lynn. The concert starts at 3.30pm, and tickets for young concert-goers (under 18) are free — up to 3 per adult ticket, so this an ideal way to spend the afternoon with the family.
Read more about the concert and about the music in the flyer, or at the Norfolk Symphony Orchestra website.
Music Centre members can enjoy a recital by Molly Parsons-Gurr (cello) and Jennifer Carter (piano) this Wednesday evening at 7.30pm at King’s Lynn Town Hall. Refreshments available from 7pm.
The event is part of the King’s Lynn Music Society 2018 season. Visitors can attend and are invited to make a donation (£10 suggested); under-18s can attend without charge.
Come and play and sing in our Soloists’ Concert on Saturday 3 February.
Open to all young musicians, adult learners and exam candidates, we are providing this opportunity for amateur players and singers to perform for a small, friendly audience. Ideal if you are preparing for an Associated Board exam, as our concert venue is also an exam centre for a lot of local students; you can try out the piano and get used to the acoustics of the church before your exam date.
We just ask each player or singer to prepare up to 5 minutes of music to play for others, and to be supportive of everyone else (many of whom may be performing for the first time). Beginners and experienced players, any grade level or none, and non-members as well as members of West Norfolk Music Centre all welcome.
There are still a few slots available, so contact us now if you’re interested in taking part and we’ll provide all the information you need. Email info@wnmc.org.uk.
A big thank you to all at West Norfolk Music Centre who made our concert a success on Saturday, we’re now looking forward to singing and playing Christmas music at Tesco Hardwick on Saturday 16th December, 2-4pm
Here are a few pictures from our summer concert, more coming on our Facebook page too…
Enjoy a range of music, large groups, small ensembles and soloists, presenting highlights from this term’s work.
Springwood High School, Saturday 25 March, 7pm. Refreshments and raffle at the interval.
Next Friday, 24 March 2017, enjoy a concert of Russian church and folk music at Walpole St Peter’s Church.
More information from the organisers of the event:
“The Hermitage Ensemble consists of five male soloists who sing accompanied only by one another. They sound like a Slavic barber shop quartet one minute and the massed ranks of the Red Army the next. Every choirmaster and every singer in the area should go and hear them because their sound and their musicality are unique. They are, as individuals, at home in the opera houses and concert halls of St Petersburg but they see it as the goal of their ensemble to bring the Russian traditions of church music and folk music to other countries.
“Their programme on Friday 24 March 2017 at Walpole St Peter Church starts at 7:30pm.
“The first half is serious stuff – starting with a sequence of Russian Orthodox religious pieces which may include, ‘Praise the Lord from the Heavens’, an extended ‘anthem’ by Bortnyansky – a contemporary of Beethoven and the founder of ‘modern’ Russian choral style . It establishes immediately the features and qualities that go on to thrill throughout the concert – most strikingly the arresting Russian vibrancy, resonance and intensity of expression which are maintained even in slow and hushed movements.
“After the interval, the mood changes. The rich tapestry of the Russian Folk tradition is expressed in a variety of exuberant and melancholy melodies. Only the balalaikas and Cossack dancers are missing!
“The church in Russia was almost entirely suppressed during the communist period and the music was not sung (it never was accompanied by instruments) except privately. Reviving the tradition when the regime relaxed its control over culture must have needed much love and hard work. But the rites of the church and the churches themselves do now seem to be flourishing in modern Russia.
“The folk and national songs, on the other hand, became the pop music of the socialist times and were brought to the West by massive touring groups of The Red Army.
“Tickets are available at £15 from Michael Anstey by calling 01553 849988 (cash or cheques only, please). Alternatively, please go to www.wegottickets.com/event/390108 for card payments only on-line (plus booking fee of £1.50). Seating is on a first-come-best seats basis. Refreshments will be available during the interval. CDs of the choir’s performances will be for sale in the interval and afterwards.
“We do hope that we can see you at the concert to give a warm welcome to our Russian visitors.”
Members of West Norfolk Music Centre put on another splendid concert yesterday, with a selection of solo and group performances. Well done to everyone, and enjoy a well-earned break — but don’t forget we’re playing and singing at Tesco, Hardwick, on Sunday 18 December, and West Norfolk Youth Choir are performing at Marks and Spencer, King’s Lynn, on the morning of Saturday 10 December.
The King’s Lynn Sinfonia, a new local professional orchestra, present their inaugural concert at King’s Lynn minster on Saturday 10 October at 7.30pm.
The orchestra has been founded by conductor Michael Hankinson, and the concert will feature soloist Adrian Richards at the organ.
This event promises to be a treat for West Norfolk Music Centre members, and accompanied children under 16 will be admitted free of charge.
Swiss choir Kantorei will be visiting the UK in October on a Singreise (singing journey). Their aim is to promote liturgical and sacred choral music and their visits are as much about learning about culture, church history and liturgical practices as about singing.
They are performing in St Giles Cathedral in Edinburgh, Little St Mary in Cambridge and – amazingly – just outside West Norfolk in Leverington at 7.30pm on 10th October. Leverington was their choice as a “church off the beaten track”.
The Kantorei’s web site is in German, or click here for a rough translation through Google.
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