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Posted: February 8th, 2011 | Author: eastcoastnet | Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: Music, recitals | 1 Comment »
IF MUSIC BE THE FOOD OF LOVE….Music from Latin America and Renaissance Europe at The Raveningham Centre
AMAIA GABANTXO – voice ALAN TAYLOR – guitar
Sunday 13th February, 2pm – 4pm Admission Free
On Sunday 13th of February the Ravenous Café is delighted to welcome back the wonderful and inspiring musicians Alan Taylor – Guitar and Amaia Gabantxo – Voice, for a special Valentines performance. The duo will be performing heart-warming songs of lovers lost and found from over five centuries. Be prepared moving songs and raw passion from this delicate yet fiery duo.
Amaia Gabantxo is an incredible singer of Basque Country origin, whose combination of charisma and vocal ability is all encompassing. Alan Taylor has been studying with some of the UK’s finest classical players and Ravenous is very pleased that he is making a return visit with duo partner Amaia.
The performance takes place in the Ravenous Café, where a special Valentines menu will be available from 1pm, (alongside our regular menu which includes panini’s and a scrumptious array of homemade cakes).
The music starts at 2pm. Make sure you arrive early to find yourself a table or alternatively you can book a table by contacting the Ravenous Café on 01508 548406 or email cinnamongallery@gmail.com to book.
The Raveningham Centre, Beccles Road, Raveningham, NR14 6NU.
Posted: January 24th, 2011 | Author: sue.beth | Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: Concert, dance, Drama, Music, religion, voices | 1 Comment »
A Production based on some Parables from the Bible. Music written and composed by Carol and Paul Clayton. It comprises, hilarious sketches, dancers, gymnasts, a large choir and numerous musicians. All Profits to benefit two charities, ie; Water Aid and East Coast Hospice. This promises to be an exciting show. Tickets are selling fast.
Parablenalia explained
The team of people who brought Blessed Be to you in 2008 have decided to take the time and effort to repeat the process with a new show entitled Parablenalia “The Circus of Life”. The choir, actors and stage team have arrived to the rehearsals from many different walks of life; some from churches in the area, a factor which we consider vital to the success of the show. The script has been written by Rachel Clarke and the music by Carol Clayton with dancers from the Norfolk Academy of Dance.
The motivation behind the show is to provide the audience and participants with an enjoyable but thought-provoking evening of entertainment at Gorleston Pavilion from the 16th to the 19th March at 7.30pm. The title Parablenalia explains the roots of the storyline; some parables have been adapted from Bible stories, others are freshly-written, exclusively for Parablenalia and provide sometimes a light-hearted insight into ourselves and the way we approach life, others are deeply thought provoking and allow us to consider our role in helping others. The charities which will benefit from the entire profits of the show are the East Coast Hospice and WaterAid. The East Coast Hospice is an independent local charity aiming to build an inpatient hospice combined with a day care centre close to the A12 between Gorleston and Lowestoft which will serve the people of the Great Yarmouth and Waveney area. WaterAid uses practical solutions to provide clean water, safe sanitation and hygiene education to the world’s poorest people The sketches in the show link to the charities of choice; in the case of WaterAid we see the problems faced by those people who urgently need help from charities like WaterAid, and for the East Coast Hospice a very moving sketch portrays the responsibilities of the carer which acknowledges the vital role they play. The main theme which is carried throughout the show is that we can all make a difference and the actors are repeatedly throwing this out as a challenge to members of the audience.
With numbers apparently declining in many churches in the area, this show aims to bring Church out from the church building and provide an opportunity to examine some aspects of the Church and other Christian faiths by providing an entertaining and enjoyable show which has a strong take home message of “make a difference” which is surely the main aim of many faiths and religions?
Tickets are available from Gordon Smith on 01493 665374 for £6 and £5 concessions
Posted: December 9th, 2010 | Author: bridget | Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: event, Music, Ocean Rooms, The Room | 1 Comment »
The Room, an event inspired by the Later with Jools Holland show, is back at the Oceans Rooms in Gorleston after a two year break, with a one off night on Friday 4th Feb, 2011. Tickets £5 on the door, doors open 8.30 p.m., show starts 9.30 p.m. For more informatin go to http://www.theroomisback.co.uk
Stage 1 Buster James Bond, Stage 2 The Doggett Brothers, Stages 3 and 4 Rivers Llewelyn, The Lorebreakers, Miss Lisa Ambrose, Frost and Mudd and special guests, Dance DJ Underground.
Posted: November 22nd, 2010 | Author: bridget | Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: Music, Raveningham Centre | No Comments »
AMAIA GABANTXO – voice and ALAN TAYLOR – guitar
RAVENOUS CAFÉ at THE RAVENINGHAM CENTRE, Beccles Road, Raveningham, NR14 6NU, 01508 548406
Sunday 28th November, 2pm – 4pm Admission Free
A special treat for lovers of all types of music, two passionate musicians perform live and free in the Ravenous Sunday afternoon series.
Amaia Gabantxo is an incredible singer of Basque Country origin, whose combination of charisma and vocal ability is all encompassing. Amaia who is now based in Norwich is a literary translator and musician whose work takes her all over the world (most recently New York and Istanbul) and draws influence on the traditional songs of the Basque Country together with Latin American music, Flamenco and renaissance and folk traditions.
Alan Taylor is also Norwich based and after studying classical and world music at City University in London, was a guitarist in several successful rock bands, touring throughout the UK and Europe before finding that his true love lay in classical and early guitar. Al has been studying with some of the UK’s finest classical players and Ravenous is very pleased that he is making a return visit with duo partner Amaia.
Make sure you arrive early to find yourself a table or alternatively you can phone the Ravenous Café on 01508 548406 to book. The performance is free and you can treat yourself to a warming bowl of delicious soup or lunch from our regular menu which includes panini’s, ravenous all day breakfasts and a scrumptious array of homemade cakes.
COMING SOON……….
Sunday 12th December 2-4pm
Andy Kirkham
Classical & World Guitar.
NEW……….MUSIC
Ravenous Folk & Traditional Music Session
Every 3rd Saturday 7.30-10.30pm starting January 2011
NEW………….IN THE CAFE
Game and Venison from the Raveningham Estate will be available at the Ravenous Cafe from 20th November 2010 – order yours to avoid disappointment.
Posted: November 12th, 2010 | Author: eastcoastnet | Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: Concert, Music, young people | 1 Comment »
Schools in Great Yarmouth are getting together to perform a carol festival at the Hippodrome on 30th November, 7.20-9.30 pm. There is so much young musical talent in the borough and Rachel Salton, secretary of Great Yarmouth Schools’ Music, says the festival raises the profile of music and celebrates bringing schools together. The junior schools are performing with a choir of 300 pupils and the secondary schools with a choir of 120. Flegg High School wind band and Great Yarmouth Junior Brass Band will also be performing.
Tickets are available from the Hippodrome on 01493 844172.
Posted: October 25th, 2010 | Author: eastcoastnet | Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: Concert, Hippodrome, Music | 1 Comment »
Largest band ever to play in the Hippodrome!
Friday, 29th October, 7.30 hrs
Over 70 musicians from the Anglia and Norfolk Fellowship Bands of the Salvation Army will be playing a programme of favourites with top euphonium player Derick Kane, conducted by David Woodrow and Ray Todd. Soprano soloist Elayne Green and solo singer bandsman Brian Bryant will be singing patriotic songs in a Last Night of the Proms section and young people from Norwich Citadel will be singing a selection of Disney themes.
Tickets £7 from 01493 844172
Posted: October 21st, 2010 | Author: pension | Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: Concert, Music, St. Nicholas Parish Church | 1 Comment »
Three Valleys Male Voice choir will perform in the church on Saturday 23rd October at 7.30pm. Tickets £5 on the door.
Singing songs from the shows, 60′s hits, plus well known opera pieces.
In aid of the organ fund
Posted: September 27th, 2010 | Author: eastcoastnet | Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: event, Music, St. Nicholas Parish Church | 1 Comment »
St. Nicholas Church, Sunday 3rd October, 2010 at 6.30 pm.
A special service to celebrate the medieval tradition of Blessing the Nets of the fisherman of the town and to pray for them before they went to sea: includes sea songs by the Masquers, followed by herring snack (ticket event £5
Posted: September 24th, 2010 | Author: eastcoastnet | Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: Music, St. Nicholas Parish Church | 1 Comment »
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The Osiligi Troupe gave a beautiful performance at St. Nicholas. The members of the troupe were so obviously enjoying themselves, their congenial relationship with the audience was totally uncontrived. Nor did they feel any need to compromise the extraordinary nature of their singing in order to please western ears. All the aspects of their performance, costume, movement and sound, combined to create the richly textural expression of a completely different culture. The men are small in build and delicate in feature: they sing with unusually high voices, and the height gained by their leaps is astonishing. The women are demure and provide the only rythmic accompaniment, created by the dancing of the necklesses as they move forwards in rhythm. Nearly all the singing was accompanied by a forwards movement of the whole troupe, as if related to the communal activities of a nomadic and hunting life. Whether this is true or not I don’t know, but the length and scale of St. Nicholas provided a good venue for creating a sense of song and dance created for travelling across a landscape rather than in an arena.
Posted: July 19th, 2010 | Author: eastcoastnet | Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: dance, local bands, Music, St. Nicholas Parish Church | 3 Comments »
St. Nicholas Church Preservation Trust are presenting a one off re-union of well remembered local groups on Saturday 14th August, 7.30-10.30 p.m. at St. Nicholas Parish Church. Performing are: Marsden and the MB3, The Strangers, Rick-o-Shea and the Ramblers, The Sidewinders and others.
There will be a licenced bar, hog roast and tickets are only £5. Tickets from Ruth’s Bar, Greyfriars; Priory Centre; St. John’s Head, North Quay; Neil at Hair for Men, Broad Row; Brahams, Market Row; from Paul Davies, 01493 843647 or at the door. Proceeds will go towards the fabric and organ of the church, with all those involved giving their time for the cause! For further information about the Preservation Trust, and other events, click here.
