Programme of Charity events during
2011/12 in Martock Church
Concerts start at 7.30pm unless otherwise
stated.
Discount tickets can be obtained in advance from Martock
News or Martock Gallery, or by phone from Mrs. Kathleen
Lewis at 01935 822706.
Friday 17th February 2012 - The
Sunset Café Stompers
Jazz lovers will recall that SCS has played
two very successful concerts for us already and that their
leader, Mike Denham, has enthralled us with his virtuoso
piano playing on seven previous occasions, including the
Jabbo Five concert in July. The seven-piece SCS is the leading
New Orleans-style band in the West Country and Mike says
it is now playing better than ever, with an excellent new
trombone player, Pete Middleton, and the fabulous Eddie
Edwards on banjo.
Thursday 29th March 2012 – Yeovil
Concert Band
This excellent band includes piccolos,
flutes, oboes, bassoons, clarinets & bass clarinet plus
alto, tenor and baritone saxophones in the 16-strong woodwind
section. The 14-strong brass section includes trumpets,
French horns, trombones, euphoniums, bassoons and basses.
The ensemble will play classical items, show tunes and film
music and their “Scrumpy Sax” quartet will play half a dozen
jazzy tunes, some with percussion backing.
Friday 25th May 2012 – The Blagovest
Ensemble
Their 4th visit to Martock was in 2008
and we look forward to welcoming the return of these six
Opera Singers from St Petersburg to sing lovely tuneful
Russian orthodox sacred music and Russian folk songs.
Thursday 28th June 2012 - Outdoor
Concert - The Rex Trevett Big Band
This excellent big band from Bridport will be playing tunes
form the 1930 to 1980 period, made famous by bands from
the Swing Era, in the garden of Old Orchard, Water Street,
Martock, TA12 6JL. courtesy of Mr & Mrs J Bradford.
There will be a marquee for the band and gazebos for the
audience. Bring a picnic.
We will hold a classical music concert
in the church between mid & late July, details to follow.
Friday 7th September 2012 - Sherborne
Town Band
The band will play an exciting performance
of “Last Night of the Proms”. They are a traditional brass
band, founded in 1961, that has worked its way up to the
top echelons in the West Country and nationally via annual
competitions and a full programme of concerts in support
of the local community.
Their conductor, Paul Cosh, studied trumpet
at the Royal Academy of Music, then freelanced with many
top pop artists as well as making regular appearances with
the Royal Philharmonic, Philharmonia, London Symphony and
Royal Opera House Orchestras, followed by 18 years in the
BBC Symphony Orchestra till 2005. He is a professor at the
Guildhall School of Music and has conducted some of the
country’s finest brass bands.
Thursday 4th October 2012 – Steve
Graham’s New Orleans Jazz Band
Steve Graham has already played trumpet in Martock with
Original Rags and in Des Bacon’s Red Hot Syncopators. He
has been leading this classic six-piece jazz band, to great
acclaim for several years. All six members of the band are
nationally known as top players of their instruments and
are in great demand in many different jazz bands, so we
have had to book them a year in advance.
Friday 2nd November 2012 – SongCycle
This all singing, all cycling male quartet from Essex are
coming back to Martock following their splendid concert
for us in Autumn 2009. They tour the West Country each Michaelmas
Half Term, singing in various Cathedrals as well as giving
a few concerts in Churches in Devon or Somerset to raise
funds for their charities and we are very lucky to be given
the chance to have them back.
Thursday 29th November - Return
visit of HMS Heron Volunteer Band
Their visit to us in November 2011 was
so popular that we have invited them back.
The Royal Navy currently has five Marine
Bands and another nine Volunteer Bands of which the one
at HMS Heron, Yeovilton, lays claim to be the best. The
current Volunteer Band Instructor is Band Colour-Sergeant
Tom Crane, a musician serving in the Royal Marines Band
Service.
The band comprises serving military and
civilian personnel from various locations in Somerset and
neighbouring counties. The band’s primary role is to provide
music for ceremonial and social occasions in and around
the Royal Naval Air Station Yeovilton. This busy volunteer
band enjoys a full engagement diary performing at wardroom
dinners and ceremonial events as well as providing music
for Air Day and the hugely popular Christmas Concert in
The Fleet Air Arm Museum.
The band’s repertoire is drawn from a
variety of genres from martial music to big band, from classical
overtures to pop medleys and tailors programmes to suit
each venue.
