REVIEWS AND PREVIEWS OF CLASSICAL MUSIC by Graham Marshall

Graham MarshallRochdale Music Society MUSICIANS IN TRANSCIENCE On reading my latest e mail from Graham Marshall I was also reminded of not only how many classical musicians have enjoyed opportunities early in their careers through Rochdale…
INTO THE NEW YEAR WITH NEW IDEAS In its first four years of existence, when serving the arts scene in the Rochdale area of the UK, all across the arts grew from providing one page per week to The Heywood Advertiser to two pages per week.…
MORE THAN TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS It all started for us on Friday December 6th with an event that is all-inclusive and is always elegant, cheerful and bright. The Princessa Yaiza Hotel has been inaugurating a Christmas lights display for…

CUBAN MUSIC AND DANCERS IN THE AISLES

Review of concert by SERGIO DE JESUS, Teatro de Tias, ´five bums at the bar´ interview after the concert. Since emigrating to Lanzarote four years ago we have marvelled at the art works and humanity of the late Cesar Manrique. We have…
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NEWS, PREVIEWS, INTERVIEWS AND REVIEWS

GOSPEL, PERCUSSION, CLASSICAL, CHORAL AND STARRY SKIES Latonius & The Faith Theory in Arrecife La Tempestad in Arrecife Mijail Saprychev, classical pianist at El Grifo Miguel Aguearralde, book  launch, in Arrecife The…
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CIRCUS SONGS. an aata playlist selection

Track listings Wild Billy´s Circus Song by Bruce Springsteen Man On The Flying Trapeze by Dick Powell Circus Girl by Gretchen Peters The Wall Of Death by Richard Thompson Cathy´s Clown by The Everly Brothers The Tears Of…
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CIRCUS CHANGES

FROM MR. KITE TO CIRCUBA Elegant tents were pegged on the Rambla Medular in Arrecife with posters plastered all over the city centre announcing that, for almost a month, Cuba´s National Circus was in town. Whatever the old romantic tales…

PERHAPS THEY´LL LISTEN NOW ?

PERHAPS THEY´LL LISTEN NOW ? the late Steve Goodman Forty years ago we were just a pair of collaborative songwriters amongst several others at our local folk clubs. Among those we hugely admired but who, like us, had careers and families…

Classical Festival, six concerts: two free

Festival Internacional de Musica de Canarias The 36th yearly edition of Festival Internacional de Musica de Canarias (FIMC) will be here on the islands of Lanzarote and La Graciosa as early as January and February to offer six of the concerts…
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THE VICTORIA STRING QUARTET by Graham Marshall

VICTORIA STRING QUARTET by Graham Marshall The Victoria String Quartetplayed at Heywood Civic Hall for Rochdale Music Society The Victoria String Quartet contains some of the most experienced chamber musicians in the UK. The four players…