Dear all,
Congratulations to all of you who performed in the concert in York on Saturday to a hugely appreciative audience! It was a really successful event. Thanks to Patrick, Sue and Jim for all their hard work as always.
Big Play 2019
Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto in Concert with Fenella Humphreys
200 Club Winners
Big Play 2019
Saturday 2nd March
Dipton Jubilee Centre, Front Street, Dipton, Co. Durham, DH9 9DR
10-6pm
‘Pay What You Think It’s Worth’
Dvorak “American Suite”
Mozart “Prague”
Bizet Seville selection (from Carmen)
Massenet bits from “El Cid”
“A Foggy Day”, “Lullaby of Broadway”,“42nd Street”, “I Love Paris”, “Arrivaderci Roma”, “Girl from Ipanema”
It’s a ‘Pay What You Think It’s Worth’ event, so no advance payments, just bring along your pennies (and notes!)
It’s really important you let us know you’re coming so we have enough music for you all.
If you’d like to enrol using the new online sign up system please click here
If you’d like to enrol using the paper form, please download one here
Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto in Concert with Fenella Humphreys
Sunday 24th March
St. Cuthbert’s Chapel, Ushaw College, Durham.
We’re sure that everyone who took part in the study day on Tchaikovsky’s violin concerto with Fenella Humphreys earlier this year will want to be part of the orchestra to perform it in front of an audience, and will tell everyone they know to be there too!
Rehearsal 10 am – 1 pm
Performance 2-3 pm (no interval)
Food: Bring your own.
Dress: Standard Cobweb Concert Dress: black bottoms, white top, waistcoat and/or neckwear
Parts: Available on the day, but also can be downloaded from Petrucci here
Accompanying repertoire be played by Cobweb Baroque Group, which will mean that the whole rehearsal period can be devoted to Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto.
Cost:
£17 Members
£20 Non Members
Students in full time education pay half the above prices
Payment can be made by cheque to the address below:
5 Valeside, Throckley, Newcastle upon Tyne
Or by BACs A/c: 65560297 Sort Code: 08-92-99 Payee ref: USHAW/your surname
A note to wind and brass players: Please don’t assume that there will be multiple players of your instrument signed up. If you want to play in the concert, just enrol. If there really are too many players for the space available, places will be filled on a “first come” basis.
If you’d like to enrol using the new online sign up system please click here
If you’d like to enrol using the paper form, please download one here
200 Club winners
The results for January are as follows:
1st Andy Jackson £25
2nd Heather Kelly £12
3rd Joan Carter £8
If you’d like to be in with a chance of winning, information on how to join the 200 club is here and the standing order form is here.
That’s all this week, I hope you all have a great half term break!
Lorna Wright
