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Cambridge Orchestra

Cambridge Orchestra
West Road Concert Hall Cambridge

Cambridge Orchestra

Conductor - Darrell Davison, Solo Violin - Andrew Haveron

 

Programme details

Walton - Suite Maor Barbara

Elgar - Violin Concerto

Delius - Summer Evening

Vaughan Williams -Symphony No. 6

 

Midge Ure in Concert

Midge Ure in Concert
West Road Concert Hall Cambridge
A special and intimate acoustic evening combining a collection of his own classic songs, stories & some of the songs that inspired him.

Melvyn Tan - piano recital

Melvyn Tan - piano recital
West Road Concert Hall Cambridge

Since the early 1980s, Melvyn Tan has been a leading light in the revival of the fortepiano and a principal exponent of Classical and early Romantic keyboard music. More recently, his career has turned full circle with his performances of more contemporary music at the modern piano. In this exclusive interview with MusicTeachers.co.uk, he talks about his life as one of Britain's leading concert pianists.

 

Throat-singers of Sacred Altai - AltaiKAI - Workshop

Throat-singers of Sacred Altai - AltaiKAI - Workshop
Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
The music of Altai Kai exudes the energy and mystery of a snow-capped mountainous homeland in which powerful spirits need to be brought on side in order for herders and hunters to survive. By combining kai ('throat-singing' whereby a single performer creates a melody fattened by spectral overtones) and traditional instruments (horse-hair fiddles, lutes, jaw's harps, end-blown pipes and shamanic drum) with their own song-writing, this prize-winning six-piece group evokes the mythology, beliefs and everyday ambience of the sacred 'golden' Altai Mountains of southern Siberia.
The 6 musicians of Altai Kai will be playing at WOMAD and the Royal Opera House as well as providing this workshop in Cambridge.

Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology

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Throat-singers of Sacred Altai - AltaiKAI - Concert

Throat-singers of Sacred Altai - AltaiKAI - Concert
Emmanuel United Reformed Church

  AltaiKAI
THROAT-SINGERS OF SACRED ALTAI
UK Tour July 2008

Amyr Akchin: kaichi throat-singer, epics, ikili fiddle, bayan accordion
Emil Terkishev: kaichi throat-singer, vocals, topshur lute
Sarymai Urchimaev: kaichi throat-singer, vocals, sound imitation, khomus jaw's harp, shoor end-blown flute, topshur lute
Solunai Sapysheva: kaichi throat-singer, vocals, shoor end-blown flute, tungur shamanic drum, khomus jaw's harp
Urmat Yntaev: founder, artistic director and kaichi throat-singer

AltaiKAI's music is deeply influenced by the mighty Altai Mountains, believed to be the ‘navel' of the universe and the mythical land of Shambala. Formed by Urmat Yntaev to counter threats to Altaian traditions and their sacred land, ‘kai' is Altai's own distinctive form of throat-singing (overtone-singing), a magical technique in which a single vocalist produces spectral overtones and undertones to form multiple melodies. Used in epic performance and in shamanic and Buddhist rituals, this is perhaps the oldest form of throat-singing. Combining kai with sounds of the natural world, a range of traditional instruments and their own songs, AltaiKAI evokes the heroes, spiritual beliefs and landscape of the herders and hunters of Altai. The group has been awarded a string of prizes in its homeland, in the Russian Federation and at international festivals (e.g. the UNESCO prize, Samarkand).

Throat-singers of Sacred Altai - Altai KAI -Concert

Throat-singers of Sacred Altai - Altai KAI -Concert
Emmanuel United Reformed Church

THROAT-SINGERS OF SACRED ALTAI
UK Tour July 2008

Amyr Akchin: kaichi throat-singer, epics, ikili fiddle, bayan accordion
Emil Terkishev: kaichi throat-singer, vocals, topshur lute
Sarymai Urchimaev: kaichi throat-singer, vocals, sound imitation, khomus jaw's harp, shoor end-blown flute, topshur lute
Solunai Sapysheva: kaichi throat-singer, vocals, shoor end-blown flute, tungur shamanic drum, khomus jaw's harp
Urmat Yntaev: founder, artistic director and kaichi throat-singer

AltaiKAI's music is deeply influenced by the mighty Altai Mountains, believed to be the ‘navel' of the universe and the mythical land of Shambala. Formed by Urmat Yntaev to counter threats to Altaian traditions and their sacred land, ‘kai' is Altai's own distinctive form of throat-singing (overtone-singing), a magical technique in which a single vocalist produces spectral overtones and undertones to form multiple melodies. Used in epic performance and in shamanic and Buddhist rituals, this is perhaps the oldest form of throat-singing. Combining kai with sounds of the natural world, a range of traditional instruments and their own songs, AltaiKAI evokes the heroes, spiritual beliefs and landscape of the herders and hunters of Altai. The group has been awarded a string of prizes in its homeland, in the Russian Federation and at international festivals (e.g. the UNESCO prize, Samarkand).

AltaiKAI - formed by Urmat Yntaev in the face of threats to Altaian traditions and their sacred land - is the latest group to emerge from the throat-singing heartland of Inner Asia.

 

Summer Music Fun at Linton Village College

Summer Music Fun at Linton Village College
Linton Village College
A music filled 3 day course for all woodwind, brass and string players ages 8 -18, grade 2 - diploma with an evening concert performance for family and friends on the last day.

Course consists of:
Orchestra, Choir, String Ensemble, Wind Ensemble, Brass Ensemble, Composition.
Optional Jazz Ensemble for those who wish to stay 45 mins at the end of each day and who are approx grade 4 standard on their instruments.

Course leader: Hannah Horton
Tutors to include: Hannah Horton, Jon Heeley, Dan Muriyama and Rob Statham.

Joanne Eden Band - Jazz nights

Joanne Eden Band - Jazz nights
The Bluebell Pub, Hempstead, Saffron Waldon

Every Tuesday night (and sometimes Wednesdays) we hold a music night, see http://www.thebluebellinn.co.uk/ for our list of events. On the evenings reserved for 'Free Music Sessions' all singers/musicians are welcome. Spectators are also welcome!

Jazz nights at The Bluebell Inn

Jazz nights at The Bluebell Inn
The Bluebell Pub, Hempstead, Saffron Waldon


Every Tuesday night (and sometimes Wednesdays) we hold a music night, see http://www.thebluebellinn.co.uk/ for our list of events. On the evenings reserved for 'Free Music Sessions' all singers/musicians are welcome. Spectators are also welcome!

 

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