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Concerts & Music
Glorious guitars, continental magic, big bands, a flock of voices and 4 Poofs and a Piano!
COULL QUARTET
Benslow Music Trust, Benslow Lane. 8pm £11, concs £8
Haydn Quartet in D Minor Op.76 No.2 ‘The Fifths’
Britten Three Divertimenti
Beethoven Quartet in A Minor Op.132
NO LOST CHORDS
Tilehouse St Baptist Church, Upper Tilehouse St. 7.30pm, £7, concs £5
An evening of light music arranged for and played on the Orla GT 8000 Concert Organ by Bernard Gifford.
FORTY ? FORTISSIMO !
St. Mary’s Church, Churchyard. 7.30pm £9, concs £6
A concert to celebrate the 40th Anniversary of the Orpheus Choir including Haydn The Heavens are Telling, Mendelssohn Kyrie and Handel Dixit Dominus plus lighter items.
DIDO & AENEAS
Christchurch, Bedford Rd. 7,30pm £8, concs (teens only) £5
John Andrews conducts the Arlesey based Vivace Choir accompanied by Kate Elmitt on piano in a concert performance of this work by Purcell. Programme also features the East Beds Youth Chorus.
TRIBUTE TO JOHNNY CASH
The Victoria, Ickleford Rd. 8pm, Free
Songs from the Man in Black featuring Harry Pane.
MASA TAYAMA PIANO RECITAL
Little Benslow Hills, Benslow Lane. 6.30pm, £10 concs (children only) £5
An opportunity to meet one of the world’s finest virtuosi. Programme includes Chopin, Beethoven’s Pathetique Senata, Rachmaninov’s Etudes-Tableaux and others.
LUNCHTIME CONCERT - ROBERT DIXON
St Mary's Church. Lunchtime concerts are free and begin at 1.05pm and last approx 50 minutes.
Organ Concert
BUDDY HOLLY & THE CRICKETERS
Queen Mother Theatre, Walsworth Rd. 8pm, £15
Following last year’s storming gig at The Market Theatre, the UK’s premiere touring Buddy Holly Show returns to Hitchin for another rip-roaring night’s entertainment. Don’t miss out on the show that has thousands of fans all over the world saying “I can’t believe it’s not Buddy!” featuring local actor David Ephgrave in the role of Buddy Holly.
Sponsored by The Town Fryer, Hermitage Rd
LUNCHTIME CONCERT - JADE BULTITUDE
St Mary's Church. Lunchtime concerts are free and begin at 1.05pm and last approx 50 minutes.
Flute
A FRIDAY EVENING ‘WASTED’ WITH SONGS BY TOM LEHRER
Woodside Hall, Walsworth Rd. 8pm, £8
Vocalist David Cripps accompanied by Kate Elmitt on piano.
HITCHIN BAND SPONSORED BLOW
Market Place. 10am-4pm, Free
To raise funds for rehearsal facilities, music and replacement instruments. Includes opportunities to conduct the Band and make requests.
SCHOOLS IN CONCERT
Town Hall, Brand Street. 7pm £3, concs £2
Cockernhoe, St Andrews, Whitehill, Samuel Lucas
Sponsors: Hitchin Rotary Clubs
LUNCHTIME CONCERT - NONTHAPHAT WONGWECHWIWAT
St Mary's Church. Lunchtime concerts are free and begin at 1.05pm and last approx 50 minutes
Violinist from Wells Cathedral School
SCHOOLS IN CONCERT
Town Hall, Brand Street. 7pm £3, concs £2
William Ransom, Pirton, Wilshere Dacre, Kimpton
Sponsors: Hitchin Rotary Clubs
SCHOOLS IN CONCERT
Town Hall, Brand Street. 7pm £3, concs £2
Ickleford, Our Lady, Breachwood Green
Sponsors: Hitchin Rotary Clubs
LUNCHTIME CONCERT - QUINTESSIMO
St Mary's Church. Lunchtime concerts are free and begin at 1.05pm and last approx 50 minutes
Wind Quintet
CELLO AND PIANO RIDE FROM EUROPE TO THE USA
Benslow Music Trust, Benslow Lane. 8pm, £10
With Catherine Wilmers, a professional cellist who played in the London Philharmonic Orchestra and Ilga Pitkevica on the piano, including works from Beethoven to Scott Joplin. In aid of Save The Children.
NORTH HERTS YOUTH JAZZ CONCERT
St. Mary’s Church, Churchyard. 7.30pm £5, concs £4
Director: Paul Woodin
SCHOOLS IN CONCERT
Town Hall, Brand Stree. 7pm £3, concs £2
Various: Wider Opportunities Concert
Sponsors: Hitchin Rotary Clubs
A MUSICAL GARLAND
Holy Saviour Church, Radcliffe Rd. 7.30pm £7, concs £5
A concert for summer by Holy Saviour Church Choir and The Radcliffe Singers directed by Trevor Hughes; with Flower Festival preview.
EAGLE FOUR IN CONCERT
Christchurch, Bedford Rd. 4pm, £8, Child £4
Christine Bunning (soprano), Diana Levitas (violin), Catherine Wilmers (cello) and Kate Elmitt (piano) with an exciting mix of music and song. Pre-concert refreshments will be served from 3pm.
CAMBRIDGE GUITAR ORCHESTRA
St Mary’s Church, Churchyard. 7.30pm, £8
This highly acclaimed and award winning orchestra of twenty guitars pay their first visit to Hitchin Festival www.cgo.org.uk.
LAUREN & FRIENDS
Hitchin Town FC, Fishponds Rd. 8pm, £10
Home-grown talent Lauren Derwent returns to Hitchin as a versatile singer/songwriter with songs that raise social issues, a lighter touch of comedy and pop plus guests artists.
BEN SMITH, ANDY SKELTON & GUESTS
Sir John Barleycorn, Oughtonhead Way. from 3pm, £8
Together at last a session with Hitchin’s premiere guitarists plus guest appearance from Tony Phillips.
Sponsor: PP Productions
LUNCHTIME CONCERT - MICHAEL NEWMAN
St Mary's Church. Lunchtime concerts are free and begin at 1.05pm and last approx 50 minutes
Cello
VIPERS DREAM
The Sun Hotel, Sun St. 8.30pm £10
The return of this outstanding jazz combo with a tribute to Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grapelli and the Quintet du Hot Club de France for Bastille Day. French costume optional, prize for best dressed Madame et Monsieur!
Sponsor: PP Productions
LIFE & TIMES
The Half Moon, Queen St. 7.30pm, Free
The very best of folk music, original songs and banter from Hitchin’s own talented duo.
LUNCHTIME CONCERT - IAN BOUGHTON & NADIA BISHARA
St Mary's Church. Lunchtime concerts are free and begin at 1.05pm and last approx 50 minutes
Ian Boughton (baritone), Nadia Bishara (mezzo) with popular songs, arias and duets.
PAGE THREE BIG BAND
The Sun Hotel, Sun St. 8.30pm, Free
Big Band Jazz from this Hitchin based band at one of their regular Club nights.
CENTENARY CONCERT
Hitchin Boys School, Grammar School Walk. 7.30pm £10 inc interval drinks
Featuring past and present members of Hitchin Boy’s School performing a variety of music from classical to jazz.
Sponsor: HBS Old Boys Association
4 POOFS AND A PIANO
Queen Mother Theatre, Walsworth Rd. 8pm, £15
Back by popular demand after last year’s storming performance. Here with their new show en route to Edinburgh! This show will sell out !!
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