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Four go playing …

Posted on February 28, 2015 by rogerpinnock

  Four members of Ashford Sinfonia met today to try out some Mozart and Haydn quartets. We were grateful to be able to meet at Susan Elkin’s home, and enjoyed a light lunch in the midst of heavy (musical) work. … Continue reading →

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Stories from the Orchestra Pit

Posted on February 24, 2015 by rogerpinnock

Prince Igor – act 1: a vehicle for an amazing début. I was playing in the Birmingham Philharmonic – then and now one of the country’s leading amateur orchestras. Just up the road was the Midland Music Makers – also … Continue reading →

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Sacconi Festival Flyer

Posted on February 16, 2015 by rogerpinnock

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…

Posted on January 21, 2015 by rogerpinnock

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

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Carolling with the Carrolls and co

Posted on January 4, 2015 by rogerpinnock

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

Posted on December 30, 2014 by rogerpinnock

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…

Posted on November 28, 2014 by rogerpinnock

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

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Folkestone and Hythe Orchestral Society

Posted on November 5, 2014 by rogerpinnock

Another Christmas Concert…. FHOS Christmas Concert

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Winter Prom

Posted on October 20, 2014 by rogerpinnock

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

Posted on October 2, 2014 by rogerpinnock

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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