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Blazin’ Fiddles

admin — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 13:58:42 +0000

From remote village halls to the Royal Albert “Village” Hall, Blazin’ Fiddles have delighted audiences with their highlands and islands fiddle music and tales. Fiddles and bows blaze away with guitar and piano for one of the most exciting and memorable fiddle ensembles ever to take the stage.

Quite simply one of the most incredible live acts you’ll ever see – don’t miss it!

Parampara

admin — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 13:49:36 +0000

Music in the Round is delighted to act as the ‘match-maker’ in a unique collaboration of three stellar musicians. Jacqueline Shave; classical violinist, John Parricelli; jazz guitarist and tabla player Kuljit Bhamra bring their outstanding imagination and virtuoso playing together in this mesmerizing fusion of styles and breathtaking sounds.

An absolute must for all music fans – don’t miss it!

English Masters

admin — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 13:18:06 +0000

Manchester Camerata

An evening celebrating great English music written for chamber orchestra. Camerata’s Leader, Giovanni Guzzo, takes centre stage to perform Vaughan Williams’ delicately impressionistic The Lark Ascending. The evening also features beautiful works by Elgar, Kerkour, Vaughan Williams and Haydn.

Elgar Introduction and Allegro

Brahim Kerkour New Work

Vaughan Williams The Lark Ascending

Vaughan Williams Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis

Haydn Symphony no.94 Surprise

Gábor Takács-Nagy Conductor

Giovanni Guzzo Violin

She’Koyokh

admin — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 13:13:34 +0000

Award winning She’Koyokh, described by Songlines as “Britain’s best klezmer and Balkan music band” perform a thrilling fusion of outstanding music from a melting pot of central and eastern european and Turkish origins and influences.

She’Koyokh is a Yiddish expression meaning something like “nice one”. Don’t miss this sensational, energetic evening of outstanding musicianship.

”Sophisticated, multilingual and where klezmer in Britain should be headed for right now”. FRoots

She’Koyokh will also be performing live on Doncaster Market at 11.30am and 1.00pm on the day of performance.

The Searchers – In Concert

admin — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 13:03:28 +0000

The Searchers continue to tour and delight audiences the world over as much today as they have done throughout a remarkable career now spanning 5 decades.

They will be performing as part of a solo concert tour specially devised for the UK. This highly entertaining show will feature all the classic hits such as Sweets For My Sweet; Needles and Pins; Don’t Throw Your Love Away, Sugar and Spice and When You Walk In The Room.

Songs of the Radio Ballads

admin — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 11:22:05 +0000

Jez Lowe’s - “50 years on from the great muse MacColl”

By special request, Jez Lowe and the Bad Pennies perform a selection of Jez’s own songs, written for the 2006 Sony Radio Award Winning BBC Series, THE RADIO BALLADS, alongside some of Ewan MacColl’s songs from the original programmes from the ’50s and ’60′s.

With selective narrative, archive photos and video footage of the people and places at the heart of these historical broadcasts.

Botown

admin — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 11:14:28 +0000

No. 1 in the Asian charts, Botown is an ultra funky, exciting new multicultural Soul Funk band that melts genres, cultures and sounds. Bollywood’s answer to The Commitments, the super tight group offers something completely different; classic Soul hits performed in a brand new cultural way!

Join us as we take a musical journey like no other from Memphis to Mumbai as classic soul meets Bollywood!

Philip Clouts Quartet

admin — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 11:05:00 +0000

Renowned for his work with Afrobeat band ZubopGambia, pianist Philip Clouts’ career has included playing at Ronnie Scotts, Symphony Hall, Glastonbury and Womad festivals. The quartet features saxophonist Carlos Lopez-Real, Alex Keen on Double Bass and Jon Desbruslais on Drums. An intimate evening of outstanding musicianship – don’t miss it!

“ An impressive range of styles in an infectiously enjoyable manner…joyous and celebratory…wonderfully unfettered playing.”

Ian Mann - thejazzman.com

Tickets MUST be booked via Doncaster Little Theatre box office on 01302 340422 (open Monday to Saturday 4-8pm)

Kenny Ball and his Jazzmen

admin — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 10:50:43 +0000

For over 50 years, Kenny Ball has flown the flag for his particular brand of traditional jazz all over the world. Kenny Ball and his Jazzmen are as popular today as they were when they had their first hit Samantha back in 1960.

Since then they have clinched fourteen top 30 records eclipsing even Kenny’s idol, the great Louis Armstrong’s total – an achievement never equalled by any other jazz artist. Capture a true jazz great.

Ensemble 360

admin — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 15:01:42 +0000

Music in the Round and HotHouse present

A welcome return of Sheffield-based Ensemble 360 with a beautiful pre-Christmas concert

ROUSSEL Divertissement for Piano and Wind Quintet Op.6
NIELSEN Wind Quintet Op.43
POULENC Sonata for piano and flute
MOZART Quintet for piano and wind in E flat K.452

www.musicintheround.co.uk

Members of the nationally-renowned and locally-based Ensemble 360 return with a programme full of innovation and character starting with a little-known gem and ending with a much-loved work that Mozart himself considered to be his finest. Inspired by overhearing a rehearsal of Mozart’s music, part of Nielsen’s beautiful Quintet depicts a rehearsal in which there are occasional high words between the players…