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Keele Concert Society - From the
Artistic Director, Alexandra Scott
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Since it began, Keele Concerts Society has strived to
promote a
wide variety of concerts of the highest quality, including classical
music, early music, world music and jazz. The programme for this
our 40th anniversary is testimony to the Society having achieved, and
continuing to fulfil this aim. I am therefore delighted to welcome
you to this very special season of concerts, which begins with
one of our favourite ensembles, the European Union Chamber
Orchestra. Following this we have a fantastic mixture, as always, of
both new faces and groups returning, sometimes for the 3rd time,
including the Kintamarni Saxophone Quartet, Florian Kitt and Rita
Medjimorec, VOCES8, the Elias String Quartet and the Frith Piano
Quartet. Rounding off the first half we have the inimitable Michael
Garrick Sextet.
To welcome in 2011, the Society presents members of Ensemble
360 performing at the New Vic Theatre. There are then some
real treats back at the University with Eclipse, including a flamenco
dancer, Alexandra Dariescu, O Duo and the Heath String Quartet
with a guest viola player for the Brahms String Quintet. The Chinese
New Year will be celebrated with Silk and Bamboo and the season
will come to its glorious conclusion with the Aronowitz Ensemble.
This year’s workshops in local primary and secondary schools will
be led by Owen Gunnell and Oliver Cox who make up O Duo.
We have discovered that everyone enjoys hitting a drum or other
percussion instrument whatever their age, so I’m sure both the
young people and their teachers will have a great time.
We are extremely lucky that in the days of cuts by both the Arts
Council and the Government, we have some very faithful supporters,
including Keele University which is one of the mainstays of the
Society, for which we are incredibly grateful. Our thanks to all who
continue to enable us to sustain our high quality performances.
Please tell everyone to come and join us for this anniversary season
which promises to be a true celebration of great music. I look
forward to welcoming you all in October.
Alexandra Scott |
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KEELE CONCERTS 40th SEASON
20010-2011
Programme and booking information
(postal & telephone)
Online ticket booking
http://www.wegottickets.com/location/1261
Further Details
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The
Society presents an international series of subscription concerts on
Wednesday evenings during the autumn and spring semesters. Tickets may be
purchased by credit card on the 24-hour hotline – 01782-717058 – and full
subscriptions are available offering a substantial saving. If you need to
speak to someone directly, please ring 01782 584169 during office hours
(8.45am to 5.00pm Monday to Friday)
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All
Music and Music Technology students are urged to attend concerts regularly.
Subsidiary, Principal and Postgraduate Music/Music Technology students are able
to apply to the Music Department for a green card enabling them to attend KCS
concerts. This card gives them a 75% reduction on the full ticket price
providing they buy their tickets no earlier than 10 minutes before the start of
the concert and that there are unsold tickets remaining for which there is no
demand. Entry is at the discretion of the person who is on the door. Please note
that this card cannot to be used for Keele Philharmonic Society concerts.
All students may purchase half-priced tickets (with a Students Union card) at
any time either from Keele Concerts Society Booking Office, or on the door.
There are no restrictions on the half-priced tickets. There is also a
buy-one-get-one-free offer for all Keele Students. However, if a concert is
liable to prove very popular it is recommended that students purchase a
half-priced ticket to guarantee entry.
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