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Sacconi Festival Flyer

SACCONI CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL – INTIMATE VOICES  – 15TH – 17TH MAY 2015 – FOLKESTONE Box Office Now Open!:  01303 760750 / www.quarterhouse.co.uk Sacconi_Festival_Flyer_2015

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Don’t come on Monday 16th February…

because it’s half term and there will be no rehearsal that evening!

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Carolling with the Carrolls and co

It was with a mixture of incredulity, excitement and trepidation that I presented myself, dressed a bit like a Christmas elf, for Ashford Sinfonia’s Christmas Spectacular at the Tower Theatre in Folkestone on 21 December. I hadn’t played in a … Continue reading

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2014 in review

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2014 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: A San Francisco cable car holds 60 people. This blog was viewed about 3,600 times in 2014. If it were a cable car, it … Continue reading

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Something for the cello section…

http://www.classicfm.com/artists/2cellos/news/iron-maiden-trooper-rossini/

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Folkestone and Hythe Orchestral Society

Another Christmas Concert…. FHOS Christmas Concert

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Winter Prom

Click to see the full poster Winter Prom Poster from Folkestone Choral Society

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Bum Notes from the Brass section: In 1960s France remembering the fallen

Music is often associated with ceremony. And few ceremonies, especially national ones, are without music. Brass bands are a useful portable musical accessory for memorials in fields, town centres – wherever. Eastbourne Silver Band (ESB) had its share of call-outs … Continue reading

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That jolly first rehearsal

Next Monday is our first rehearsal of the new term (7.30 at Highworth School, Ashford if you want to join us). For teachers it is also the start of a new school year and I often find myself in reflective … Continue reading

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My Musical Journey

Like my older sister, Susan Elkin, I started group violin lessons in our London County Council primary school because our father was a gifted folk fiddler. The English Folk Dance and Song Society produced an annual festival at the Albert Hall … Continue reading

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