North Herts Music Making | Events Calendar

Our list of events and calendar contain details about concerts, recitals and other performances by the six member organisations; in addition, there is information about other selected events which have been notified to us. The entries are colour coded. Please note that red squares in the calendar indicate that more than one listed event is taking place on the same day.

Event Colour Coding
Hitchin Symphony Orchestra
Stevenage Choral Society
Stevenage Ladies Choir
Stevenage Male Voice Choir
Stevenage Symphony Orchestra
The Orpheus Choir of North Hertfordshire
North Herts Guild of Singers
Benslow Music Trust
Hertfordshire Community Youth Choir
Miscellaneous
Multiple Events

July 2010
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12	13	14	15	16	17	18
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26	27	28	29	30	31	1
2	3	4	5	6	7	8

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Fri - Jul 02 -- Thu - Jul 08		The Macnaghten String Summer School and Weekend You’ll be coached on the string quartet repertoire by members of the legendary Macnaghten String Quartet and also be given the chance to work in larger groupson this well-established summer school. There will be workshop performances,practical demonstrations and expert advice constantly on hand. If you can’t stay for the week, then there’s also the useful option to make just a weekend of it (from 2-4 July 2010) Whole School - Resident £400 Non Resident £350 Weekend only - Resident £190 Non Resident £155
Sat - Jul 10 7:30 PM		Choral Concert At St Mary's Church, Hitchin. 'AVE MARIA' A programme of Choral music featuring settings of AVE MARIA plus the Durufle Requiem. Britten 'Hymn to the Virgin'. Cost £10 (£8 concessions) - contact John Lever on 01763 288165 to reserve a ticket.
Sat - Jul 10 7:30 PM		Stevenage Ladies celebrate 50 years of singing The Stevenage Ladies Choir will be joining forces with the Hertfordshire Community Youth Choir to celebrate their 50th Anniversary of song and of raising money for local charities and causes. The concert will be at John Henry Newman School on Saturday 10th July 2010 and will be raising money for two young sisters with Neiman-Pick Disease, the rare childhood equivalent of the debilitating Alzheimers Disease. Please support us by joining us in July for our trip down memory lane or call Tracey on 07973 636095 for tickets detail or further information.
Mon - Jul 12 -- Wed - Jul 14		Summer Saxes The conductor and researcher Christopher Gayford will help you improve and develop your score-learning, interpretation, gesture and rehearsal techniques, working with examples from the orchestral, choral and operatic repertoire. Some pieces might be specified in advance, and you are invited to play or sing in small ensemble versions of the works to provide your fellow participants with plenty of opportunities for hands-on conducting. So bring your instrument! Christopher’s course will benefit conductors at all levels, and places might be available for those who don’t want to conduct but instead to develop their listening and/or performing skills.
Sat - Jul 17 -- Mon - Jul 19		International Viol Summer School One of the most prestigious and well-established summer schools for viol players in the land, our International Viol Summer School, directed by Alison Crum, offers an invaluable chance for viol players of all ages with a particular interest in English consort music to work with members of the world renowned Rose Consort of Viols for the best part of a week. There will also be optional sessions on several other aspects of viol music, such as madrigals, consort songs, early renaissance repertoire and the art of continuo playing, as well as lectures, demonstrations and a concert given by the tutors in the evening sessions. Those wishing to work in depth on repertoire of their own choice will be able to do so in some sessions. We are looking for reasonably experienced players with good sight reading skills capable of playing at least two sizes of viol. Resident: £355 Non Resident £305
Sat - Jul 17 -- Thu - Jul 22		International Viol Summer School One of the most prestigious and well-established summer schools for viol players in the land, our International Viol Summer School, directed by Alison Crum, offers an invaluable chance for viol players of all ages with a particular interest in English consort music to work with members of the world renowned Rose Consort of Viols for the best part of a week. There will also be optional sessions on several other aspects of viol music, such as madrigals, consort songs, early renaissance repertoire and the art of continuo playing, as well as lectures, demonstrations and a concert given by the tutors in the evening sessions. Those wishing to work in depth on repertoire of their own choice will be able to do so in some sessions. We are looking for reasonably experienced players with good sight reading skills capable of playing at least two sizes of viol. Resident £355 Non Resident £305
Sat - Jul 17 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM		North Herts Guild of Singers Summer Concert The concert will include Jenkins: "The Armed Man" and Elgar: "Te Deum" and "Cockaigne Overture". With the Hertfordshire Philharmonia. Conductor Stephen Bullamore.Tickets £15, £12 Concessions, £8 under 16 Tickets 01462 433393 Venue: The Coptic Church Centre, Shepalbury Manor, Broadhall Way, Stevenage, Hertfordshire SG2 8RH.
Sun - Jul 25		One-Day Wonder Workshop: Music For A While A three-in-one course, concentrating on songs by Purcell, designed for singers, clavichordists (or keyboard players who would like hands on experience of this wonderful little instrument) and lutenists. Our first class team of world-renowned countertenor James Bowman, keyboard expert Julian Perkins and celebrated lutenist Elizabeth Kenny will lead masterclasses individually before singers and instrumentalists come together to apply what they have learned. The course starts at 9am, a light lunch is provided, and we end at 6.15pm. Observers £37. Non Resident £75
Tue - Jul 27 -- Sat - Jul 31		Big Band Summer School A wonderful opportunity to enjoy and share your love for the sound of the Big Band in the company of the like-minded. We’ll cover a wide range of repertoire under the expert guidance of Paul Eshelby, trumpeter with the BBC Big Band,who has played with everyone from Ella Fitzgerald to Phil Collins via Shirley Bassey. There will be sectionals, and visiting tutors will also give some solo coaching. We’re looking for saxophone, trumpet, trombone, piano, guitar,bass and drum players of intermediate standard upwards, and we’ll be working alongside the Big Band Singing Summer School. We begin at 7 pm on the first day and finish after beakfast on the final day. You also get free entry to the A Night of Jazz concert on 29 July. Resident £355 Non Resident £305
Tue - Jul 27 -- Thu - Jul 29		Big Band Singing Summer School If you’ve ever yearned to sing with the sound of a Big Band behind you,then here’s your chance. Working under the guidance of Anton Browne and Jenny Howe, two of the finest Big Band singers around, you’ll explore and develop vocal techniques relevant to the genre, study the art of stagecraft and presentation, discover how to make a well-known song your own, and learn about microphone technique and singing in harmony. We’d like you to prepare two standard songs from the repertoire and to bring along chord charts. We’ll provide songs and duets too. A portable CD player and some kind of recording machine will also prove useful. We begin at 7 pm on the first day and finish after breakfast on the final day. You get free entry to the A Night of Jazz concert on 29 July. Resident: £355 Non Resident £305
Tue - Jul 27 -- Thu - Jul 29		Big Band Summer School A wonderful opportunity to enjoy and share your love for the sound of the Big Band in the company of the like-minded. We’ll cover a wide range of repertoire under the expert guidance of Paul Eshelby, trumpeter with the BBC Big Band,who has played with everyone from Ella Fitzgerald to Phil Collins via Shirley Bassey. There will be sectionals, and visiting tutors will also give some solo coaching. We’re looking for saxophone, trumpet, trombone, piano, guitar, bass and drum players of intermediate standard upwards, and we’ll be working alongside the Big Band Singing Summer School. We begin at 7 pm on the first day and finish after beakfast on the final day. You also get free entry to the A Night of Jazz concert on 29 July. Resident: £355 Non resident: £305
Tue - Jul 27 -- Sat - Jul 31		Big Band Singing Summer School If you’ve ever yearned to sing with the sound of a Big Band behind you, then here’s your chance. Working under the guidance of Anton Browne and Jenny Howe, two of the finest Big Band singers around, you’ll explore and develop vocal techniques relevant to the genre, study the art of stagecraft and presentation, discover how to make a well-known song your own, and learn about microphone technique and singing in harmony. We’d like you to prepare two standard songs from the repertoire and to bring along chord charts. We’ll provide songs and duets too. A portable CD player and some kind of recording machine will also prove useful. We begin at 7 pm on the first day and finish after beakfast on the final day. You get free entry to the A Night of Jazz concert on 29 July. Resident: £355 Non Resident: £305
Thu - Jul 29		A Night of Jazz Concert with Paul Eshelby and Friends Thursday 29 July Improvisations in jazz standards by world class performers. An annual highlight in an informal jazz club atmosphere Early booking advised as previous years SOLD out Tickets £11/£8 concessions. Available in advance or on the door. Box Office telephone 01462 459446 (9am-5pm weekdays) All concerts take place at Benslow Music Trust
Sat - Jul 31 7:30 PM		Harp Concert - Robin Ward St. Nicholas' Church, Great Hormead, Buntingford, SG9 0NH One-of-a-kind, international harpist, Robin Ward, presents a programme that is an exploration of the triple harp and its music. The programme includes music from the Baroque, Classical, and Romantic periods as well as music from Folk Traditions. It is a treat not to be missed. Tickets - £10 adults,£8 concession. Donation for under 18. Contact: Norman Oliver - 01763 289272 or norman@eoliver.wanadoo.co.uk