Hereford bands play to enthusiastic home crowd

12:24pm Tuesday 20th November 2007

THE Courtyard was the venue for some of the hottest sounds on Hereford's music scene last week, the first time it has been used to host a music gig.

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The greatest of all choral works

12:22pm Tuesday 20th November 2007

THE veritable feast of Bach's choral music at Hereford Cathedral between now and Easter began last Saturday with the B Minor Mass, to be followed by the Christmas Oratorio in January and St John Passion in March.

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It'll be luvverly

2:37pm Monday 19th November 2007

THERE have been many convincing cockney accents on the set of rehearsals for Bosbury Players' forthcoming production of My Fair Lady, being staged from Wednesday, November 28, to Saturday, December 1, in Bosbury Village Hall.

Joy and melancholy

2:36pm Monday 19th November 2007

VOX Praetorita will be coming to Knighton on November 25 with their array of musical instruments and a repertoire of music from medieval and Renaissance Europe, ranging from joyous dances to melancholy songs.

Skill, but no bangs or flashes from the Baroque

2:35pm Monday 19th November 2007

A PACKED house at the Courtyard on Monday, November 5, was treated to fireworks of a more restrained variety when Dame Emma Kirkby joined the instrumental group Florilegium for a programme of Baroque music - no sudden bangs or flashes, but instead a continuous exposition of the higher skills of sensitive phrasing and alluring tone.

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Early music treat

2:29pm Monday 19th November 2007

ONE of Europe's finest groups of Early Music specialists plays at Leominster's Lion Ballroom on Saturday, November 24.

Festival of Lessons and Carols

2:28pm Monday 19th November 2007

APPLICATIONS for free tickets for the Festival of Lessons and Carols at Hereford Cathedral on Saturday and Sunday, December 22 and 23, should be made in writing only before November 30.

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The rhythms of life

1:22pm Wednesday 14th November 2007

HIGHLY choreographed and incredibly complex, Stomp, currently playing at the Wales Millennium Centre, is not quite dance, not quite concert - but quite unlike anything you'll have seen on a stage before.

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Catch the cafe before its winter break

12:36pm Friday 9th November 2007

NOVEMBER at the Saturday Cafe continues this week with the annual visit of Arthur Ebeling, from the Netherlands, with his superb, rock 'n' roll and jazz/swing influenced guitar playing and vocals A session from the ever-popular Melody Makers follows on Saturday, November 17. Led by Wendy Mantle on piano, the band also features Bill Lewis on bass, George Cummings (drums), Roy Johnson (sax) and singer Janey Williams, with a selection of jazz classics.

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Loving each other to bits

12:36pm Wednesday 7th November 2007

A POWERFUL and unforgettable piece of theatre, Stockholm, currently playing at Malvern's Forum Theatre, lasts just 75 minutes, but every one of them is made to count.

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