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A Month Of… Dances
Waltz your way into Spring with this postponed event from our January Month of series.
In traditional Viennese style, join Mark to welcome in the Spring (!). With a flurry of polkas, waltzes and marches, kick off your Spring 2025 full of joy, excitement and positivity. Bow ties not required!
Here is what Mark has to say “I’m really looking forward to this year’s Sedbergh Residential and exploring the theme of ‘Tales, Myths and Legends’. The repertoire i’m considering at the moment include: The Water Goblin – Dvorak, Danse Macabre – Saint-Saëns, The Snow Maiden Suite – Rimsky-Korsakov and maybe even Til Eulenspeigel – Strauss (!) We’ll be enjoying the Sedbergh normalities of the Midnight Choir, Concert Party and opportunities for chamber music. It’d be great to have you there! .”
Mark is already working on the repertoire & timetable and we expect there to be a mix of leaders and special guests to ensure we get the most out of his chosen pieces.
Accommodation at Sedbergh is in one of the boarding houses with plenty of single or shared rooms available. You can choose to be a resident with all meals provided or a non-resident with some or no meals.
Sadly, due to increased costs of the School, the price for accommodation has had to increase slightly (2.3%). Prices are £220 (single) or £210 (shared) for 2 nights full board. Meals for non-residents (@ cost price) – lunch £19 (S or S); dinner £25 (F or S).
Music only £81 for all days. £13/£36/ £32 (F or S or S).
Non resident (all meals exc b/fast + music all days) £160
PLEASE SEND DEPOSIT NOW OF £60 – RESIDENTS ONLY.
Bank details – Name: The Cobweb Orchestra; Sort Code: 089299; Account: 65560297; Reference: Sedbergh.
Note if anyone would like to attend but the cost is prohibitive – please contact me or Mark or Cobfriends as we will be able to assist.
Please do get in touch if you have any queries – by email christine.ball1208@live.co.uk or by phone 07905684537.
BOOKING . . . If you would like to be part of the 2025 Sedbergh Residential please complete the booking form HERE or book online HERE by SUNDAY 16th FEBRUARY. The Sedbergh Residential is always a very popular event so please return your booking form early to avoid disappointment.
Sunday 27th April
2-6pm
Lidgett Methodist Church, York
Wheatlands Grove
Acomb
York YO26 5NH
£13 Members/ £16 Non-Members
TO ENROL, CLICK HERE
We welcome Jessica Burroughs (cello section leader of Opera North) to Cobwebs as she joins us to play the Schumann Cello Concerto.
Explore the expressive depth of Schumann’s Cello Concerto in A minor with the Jessica Burroughs (cello) and Mark Edwards (conductor) as they delve into the works lyrical phrasing, fluid structure, and intimate dialogue between soloist and orchestra. We will uncover the work’s unique interplay of melody and harmony and discover one of the Romantic repertoire’s most poetic concertos.
The work is scored for solo cello, two flutes, two oboes, two clarinets, two bassoons, two horns, two trumpets, timpani, and strings so we’re looking for a full orchestra to accompany Jessica for the afternoon to enjoy this mysterious work.
http://imslp.org/wiki/Cello_Concerto,_Op.129_(Schumann,_Robert)
£13 members / £16 non-members
Please pay by BACS using the following details: A/C: 65560297
Sort Code: 08-92-99 Reference: “CELLO/your surname”.
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More info to follow.