The Concert Band and Big Band

Open to all wind,brass andpercussion players– everything fromthe classics toswing and funk

RehearsalsWednesday evenings: 7.15pm Concert Band;8.45pm Big Band, Eliot College Hall

First Rehearsal – Wednesday 28 September

The University Chamber Choir

An auditionedensemble of around20 singers (primarilystudent–based)

Auditions are onWednesday 28September andFriday 30 September

RehearsalsTuesday evenings, 7.00pm to 9.00pm

Why not join….

The University Chorus

An unauditionedchoir of around200 singers

RehearsalsMonday evenings,7.30pm to 9.30pm,LectureTheatre 1,Grimond Building

First Rehearsal – Monday 3 October

The University Symphony Orchestra

String players (above grade sixstandard) arewelcome. Auditionsfor the woodwindand brass sectionsare on Saturday 1October

RehearsalsThursday evenings, 7.30pm to 9.30pm,Eliot College Hall

First Rehearsal – Thursday 29 September

Music October–December2011

New Music BuildingConstruction is now well underway on our new centre for Music Performance onthe Canterbury campus. The Colyer-Fergusson Building will be adjacent to theGulbenkian Theatre to create an Arts complex and will be completed insummer 2012 - you can follow its progress on the ‘New Building’ button on ourwebsite, complete with the latest photographs!

If you would like to support this exciting project, or find out more aboutMusic at the University, contact:Susan Wanless, Director of Music, Eliot College,University of Kent, Canterbury, Kent CT2 7NSTel: 01227 823305 Email: S.J.Wanless@kent.ac.uk

www.kent.ac.uk/music

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Open out this brochure to see allthe music taking place this autumnUniversity Music promotes a whole range of activitiesthroughout the year including…

• A lunchtime concert series• Concerts by the world-renowned Brodsky Quartet• Workshops with visiting professional musicians• Concerts in Canterbury Cathedral• Gigs in the Gulbenkian Theatre and foyer• Summer music events

Join our e-mailing list for events updates – contact music@kent.ac.uk

Making music on campus!

The musical activities on the Canterbury campus are opento all students, staff, alumni and the local community*.

There are a number of music societies on campus which co-ordinate student music-makingand social events. For further information see www.kentunion.co.uk

These are just the core musical activities on campus– if you would like to form your own group or ensemble,University Music can help!

www.kent.ac.uk/music*Singers and instrumentalists from the local community should contactthe Director of Music before the first rehearsals.

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Usefulmusiccontacts

SusanWanlessDirectorofUniversityMusic01227823305(E:S.J.Wanless@kent.ac.uk)

DanielHardingDeputyDirectorofUniversityMusic(E:D.Harding@kent.ac.uk)01227823625

SophieMeikleMusicAssistant01227827335(E:S.V.Meikle@kent.ac.uk)

TheUniversityMusicSociety(E:musicsoc@kent.ac.uk)

HowtoreachtheUniversity

ByRailRailroutesfromLondonStPancras(HighSpeed),Victoria,CharingCrossorWaterlooEast.TaxisareavailableatbothCanterburyEastandCanterburyWeststations.

ByRoadToreachCanterburyfrom:London:M2,A2(56miles;89km)Dover:A2(16miles;26km)Ramsgate:A253,A28(18miles;29km)Ashford:A28(14miles;22km)Maidstone:(26miles;42km)andTonbridge(40miles;64km):M20,M2,A2.FromtheNorthorWest:M25,M20,M2,A2.

CanterburytotheUniversity:Canterburycentralringroad,A290WhitstableRoad,StThomasHill,approx1mile(1.6km)alongtheA290,Universityentranceonright(signposted)neartopofhill.

ByBusCanterburyBusStationtotheUniversity.Regularbusservice,takingapproximately14minutes.(Seemapforbusstopsoncampus.)FromCanterburyEastfollowpathonCityWallstoBusStation(clearlyvisiblebyCityWall).FromCanterburyWestturnrightoutofstation,walktomainroad,busstopisonfarside,approx50metrestoleft.TravelLine:Tel08706082608

ParkingInformationConstructionworkisnowunderwayonthenewColyer-FergussonmusicbuildingadjacenttotheGulbenkianCinema;theGulbenkiancarparkwillbecloseduntilSummer2012.Freeparkingisavailableinallthecampuscarparksafter5pmweekdaysandatweekends.OnMondaystoFridaysbetween8am–5pmvisitorsshouldusethePayandDisplaycarparksinGilesLaneandbehindtheSportsHall(£3for4hours).

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Celebrating ten years of sponsorship of the Lunchtime Concert Series

October – December 2011 www.kent.ac.uk/music

Monday 10 OctoberGulbenkian Theatre, 1.10pm

Lunchtime ConcertBones ApartCelebrating ten years of support for the University’sLunchtime Concert Series by Furley Page Solicitors,the first concert of the new season opens with BonesApart. This award-winning virtuosic trombone quartetis celebrating its own tenth anniversary, and theirconcert has a Shakespearean theme, featuring musicfrom Mendelssohn to Leonard Bernstein and DukeEllington.

Admission free, with a suggested donation £3

Friday 28 OctoberThe Festival Club, St Alphege LaneCanterbury, 1.00pm

Canterbury FestivalLunchtime ConcertUniversity Music ScholarsDaniel Harding pianoCome along to enjoy the buzz of the Canterbury Festival Club and hear some of theUniversity’s Music Scholars in an informal concert. These talented students will presenta varied programme of instrumental and vocal music.

Admission free

Monday 14 NovemberGulbenkian Theatre, 1.10pm

Lunchtime ConcertMussorgsky –Pictures at an ExhibitionBenjamin Frith pianoAfter the sensational piano-duet version of theRite of Spring last season, Benjamin Frith returns assoloist for a performance of Mussorgsky’s musicalpicture gallery in its original version. There will also bean opportunity to hear Ravel’s brilliant orchestration ofthe piece at the University’s Choral and Orchestralconcert in December.

Admission free, with a suggested donation £3

Thursday 17 NovemberGulbenkian Theatre, 1.10pm

Sing ‘Hallelujah’ forPudsey Bear!Even if you think you can’t sing, just bring your voice,enthusiasm (and a donation) and join us in a rousingrendition of Handel’s Hallelujah Chorus to raisemoney for Children in Need. A famous bear may wellmake a special appearance!

Friday 25 November,Church of St Cosmus and Damian, Tyler Hill Road, Blean, 7.30pm

Music for AdventUniversity of KentChamber ChoirDaniel Harding conductorA sequence of music and readings to mark thebeginning of the Advent season.

Tickets: £6, £4 (concessions) in aid of Blean ChurchRestoration Appeal and Blean School PlaygroundImprovements available from the University MusicOffice, T: 01227 827335, E: musictickets@kent.ac.uk(credit/debit card payment available) and theChurch Office, T: 01227 763373

MusicMonday 5 DecemberGulbenkian Theatre, 1.10pm

A ‘Cold’ Lunchtime ConcertThe University of KentCamerata and Cecilian ChoirSusan Wanless conductor

Jeremy Ovenden violin, Piran Legg baritone, Paris Noble soprano

Vivaldi – Winter from The Four SeasonsPurcell – The Frost Scene from King Arthur

Talented students, staff and alumni join forces to perform two of the most graphic musicaldepictions of winter – everything from shivering and sliding on ice, to chattering teeth!

Admission free, with a suggested donation £3

Saturday 10 DecemberEliot College Hall, 7.30pm

Choral and OrchestralConcertThe University of KentChorus and SymphonyOrchestraSusan Wanless conductor

Parry – I was GladLyadov – The Enchanted LakeFinzi – For St CeciliaMussorgsky, arr. Ravel – Pictures at an Exhibition

This concert showcases twentieth-century music from England and Russia, beginning with Parry’sfamous anthem, written for the coronation of Edward VII and performed earlier this year at a certainroyal wedding! The University Chorus will continue the English theme with a triumphant celebration of‘universal song’ in Gerald Finzi’s homage to St Cecilia, the patron saint of music. By contrast, Lyadov’sshort orchestral work of 1909 evokes a watery stillness, its delicate instrumentation and iridescentharmonies anticipating the music of the French impressionists. The second half of the concertfeatures Mussorgsky’s musical promenade around an exhibition of paintings by his friend VictorHartmann, enhanced by Ravel’s vivid palate of orchestral colour.

Tickets £13 (adults), £7 (students), £4 (balcony-standing) available from the GulbenkianBooking Office, T: 01227 769075. Online bookings www.thegulbenkian.co.uk

Wednesday 14 DecemberThe Registry Garden, 5.00pm

Carols round theChristmas TreeUniversity Brass EnsembleFestive cheer, roasted chestnuts and mulled wine.Weather permitting.

Everyone welcome!

Some Forthcoming Concerts in 2012Friday 10 February, Gulbenkian Theatre, 7.30pm

The University Concert Bandand Big Band

Friday 24 February, Canterbury Cathedral Crypt, 7.30pm

The University Chamber Choir

Saturday 10 March, Canterbury Cathedral Nave, 7.30pm

The Colyer-Fergusson ConcertThe University Chorus andSymphony OrchestraHaydn – Creation

Friday 23 March, Gulbenkian Theatre, 7.45pm

The Brodsky Quartet