“In The Cooler” was pleased to have a few minutes with Doug Armstrong, who told us all about the Stratford Link Project.
Listen to our conversation…
Category: Music
English Symphony Orchestra:CELEBRATION OF ELGAR IN BARNSTAPLE. Saturday 10th November, 2018 at 7.30pm
Queens Theatre, Barnstaple
English String Orchestra
Kenneth Woods- Artistic Director
Zoë Beyers – Violin
Programme
Elgar – Serenade for Strings
Vaughan Williams – The Lark Ascending
Elgar – Songs for Strings
Dvorak – String Serenade
Elgar– Introduction and Allegro
The English String Orchestra bring a concert celebrating the glories of the Romantic string orchestra repertoire with a portfolio of works form their celebrated discography. Violin virtuoso and ESO Leader, Zoë Beyers performs Vaughan Williams’ haunting and evocative “The Lark Ascending”, recently voted the nation’s favourite piece of music by Classic FM listeners.
Appropriately for an orchestra based in Elgar’s home city of Worcester, the ESO also bring to Barnstaple his beloved Serenade for Strings and the touching Songs for Strings, arranged by Donald Fraser. The concert concludes with the ESO specialty, Dvořák’s beguiling Serenade, infused with the unforgettable melos of his native Bohemia.
Here is an interview with Kenneth Woods from earlier this year for NCCR..
Kenneth Woods-Principal Conductor,English Symphony Orchestra
Robert Habermann at The Bacon Theatre,Cheltenham 23rd October 2018
If you were able to attend the concert, you would have been in for a treat!!
Award winning singer Robert Habermann sings the greatest songs and tells the story of the magical MGM musicals – from their humble beginnings in 1929 to their 50 year celebration in the film That’s Entertainment.
Having worked on the last MGM musical, Robert tells fabulous stories of stars, Judy Garland, Gene Kelly, Fred Astaire, Frank Sinatra and many more who performed in iconic films like An American In Paris, High Society and The Bandwagon.
The many songs include Singin’ In the Rain, Gigi, Easter Parade, Trolley Song, True Love, Show Business and That’s Entertainment.
NCCR was privileged to enjoy a lengthy conversation with Robert in mid-summer..
Listen to it now….
(Robert Habermann)
The Three Degrees at the Bacon Theatre,Cheltenham
The Three Degrees(By Kind permission)
Valerie Holiday ,Helen Scott and Freddie Pool(above) kindly spoke with NCCR “In The Cooler” before their show at the Bacon Theatre,Cheltenham on 23rd September 2018.
Here is the conversation that we had together…..
All that can be said is: Thank you ladies. When will I see you again?
Catherine Sykes Quartet at Moreton Jazz Club 21st November 2018
Next month…Moreton Jazz Club at Redesdale Hall!!
Ben Holder & Paul Jeffries…and Catherine Sykes Quartet
November 21st 2018
£15.00 (£12.00 if ordered ahead)
Doors open at 19:15, show starts at 20:00…
Listen To Ben Holder on NCCR back in August, September, October, and now,November!!
