Friday 9th July - 8.00 pm
Words and Music
for a Summer Evening - a concert for Ratlinghope Church
Richard Duncan - recorders and
Bryan Holland - harpsichord
Richard Beaumond and Val Littlehales
£5.00 to include a glass of wine.
from Leasowes Bank only
In aid of St Margaret's Church, Ratlinghope. |
Saturday 3rd July - 7.00pm
Jazz Supper
Shropshire Youth Jazz
Ensemble
Join us for the annual celebration of another year's
stunning music-making from Shropshire's own remarkable youth
jazz band. Great food, great music
Tickets: £7.00 (adult) £4.00 (child)
Tickets from Leasowes Bank only
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Saturday 17th July - 8.00 pm
Horses Brawl
Laura Cannell and Adrian Lever
– fiddle/recorder/double-barrelled recorder/crumhorns/prepared
and bowed guitar
Driving folk rhythms collide with high and low musical
cultures of ancient Europe and beyond. Mesmerising and spellbinding.
Traditional music with influences from Renaissance, medieval,
baroque and folk. A sparkling opening concert!
Tickets: £9.00 £6.00
(under 18)
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Wednesday 21st July - 8.00 pm
FESTIVAL COMMISSION
CONCERT - GEMINI
Ian Mitchell - clarinets, Robin
Michael - cello, Huw Watkins - piano
The U.K.’s leading exponents of contemporary
music, Gemini’s association with Leasowes Bank and Shropshire
goes back over 20 years to the Wild Edric community opera and
it is fitting that they return this year and feature ‘Epona’
by Charles Dakin, the opera’s composer. Huw Watkins has
been commissioned by the Festival to compose a new work and the
premiere will be given alongside music by Howard Skempton, Ian
Gardiner, Alexander Goehr, Anthony Powers and Kaija Saariaho.
Tickets: £10.00 £6.00
(under 18)
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More Information. Log on to
www.leasowesmusicfestival.co.uk |
Saturday 24th July - 8.00 p
THE ESTHER MILLER
QUINTET
Esther Miller - vocals, Steve Waterman
- trumpet, Steve Melling - piano, Zoltan Dekany - double bass,
John Perry - drums
An outstanding talent – South
African vocalist Esther Miller sings with her world class band.
Jazz standards and original songs from her latest highly-acclaimed
CD “A Place in the Sunlight”. Superb, classy jazz –
unmissable!
Tickets: £11.00 £7.00
(under 18)
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Wednesday 28th July - 8.00 pm
AURIOL TRIO
Eleanor Hudson - harp, Kevin Gowland
- flute, David Aspin - viola
Three consummate musicians present
a beautiful and intimate programme of music by Ravel, Debussy,
Takemitsu, Matthias, Bax and Fauré. Truly virtuosic and
a sheer joy.
Tickets: £10.00 £6.00
(under 18)
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Saturday 31st July - 8.00
pm
Music at Leasowes
Bank’s Thirtieth Birthday - TENORAMA
Bob Sydor –
tenor and alto saxophones, clarinet, Karen Sharp – tenor
saxophone, Robert Fowler – tenor saxophone, John Williams
– baritone saxophone and recorder, John Horler – piano,
Tom Mark – double bass, Trevor Tomkins – drums
For the Festival’s
30th birthday celebration its founder, John Williams, brings
his band Tenorama to Leasowes Bank. A welcome return – music
from the award-winning C.D. Stunning front line and a stellar
rhythm section. Interval supper, superb jazz, please join us
and please book early!
Tickets: £17.00
(includes interval supper)
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John Williams
Booking
Tel 01743 790769
Windband
9 Greyfriars Rd
Longden Coleham
Shrewsbury
Limited Tickets You are advised
to book early |
