The Society for Music in Clare Church
The idea of regular concerts in our Church was born five years ago and resulted in SMICC - the 'Society for Music in Clare Church', a group of church and non-church members working to bring the people to the church and the church to the people. It was also seen as an opportunity to raise funds for ongoing church renovations.
Many of the performers are professional or semi-professional instrumentalists and singers whilst others are prestigious choirs. Thus
the programme for 2012 (set out below) consists of music by a
professional brass ensemble, an internationally renowned singing and
instrumental group, a string quartet that has won a BBC chamber music
award, and a piano recital by a professional concert pianist.
Concerts for 2012:
Saturday 28 January (tickets £10) Pentagon Brass. Five recent graduates from the Royal College of Music take the audience on a journey from 'Baroque to Broadway'.
Saturday 12 May (tickets £10) The Musicke Companye. This talented group present 'Fame and Fortune', a choreographed vocal and instrumental story inspired by 17th and 18th Century masterpieces.
Saturday 7 July (tickets £12.50) The Dante Quartet. A prestigious string quartet who perform at the Wigmore Hall and other top UK venues will play a selection of 18th and 19th century chamber music.
Saturday 29 September (tickets £10) Paulo Lopez. This distinguished professional concert pianist will perform works by Schubert, Chopin and the Spanish masters.
All concerts are held at 7.30 pm in Clare Parish Church and include a free glass of wine or a soft drink.
Tickets can be obtained from:
Clare Pharmacy, Well Lane, Clare, CO10 8NH
Geoffrey Bray, 22 Nethergate Street, Clare, CO10 8NP (gandgbray@btinternet.com)
Tel: 01787 277731
Tony Taylor, 13 Hermitage Meadow, Clare, CO10 8QQ (a.taylor55@btinternet.com)
Tel: 01787 277421
Win Galloway, 7 Nethergate Street, Clare, CO10 8NP (win.galloway@yahoo.co.uk)
For more information or suggestions please contact Geoffrey Bray by email, letter or telephone as set out above.
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