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Newark Music Live

Join our Season of Six Concerts held at The Palace Theatre and Kelham Hall

Newark Music Club including

Young Musicians Club

QUINTESSENCE Wind Quintet - Oct 6

This is the second visit of this Quintet to Newark Music Club. Every member is an experienced chamber musician as well as playing in leading British orchestras. Quintessence performs energetic and enlightening programmes, often including trios and quartets

ELIZABETH KENNY AND FRIENDS - Nov 3

Elizabeth, a leading lute player, is joining with Susanne Heinrich who plays the viola da gamba and Pamela Thorby on recorders for this concert of Baroque music.

The ensemble's programme is entitled "The Grand Tourists" and is a fascinating programme of virtuoso Spanish, French, Italian and English music.

MANCHESTER CAMERATA - Dec 9

with

NATALIE CLEIN 'Cello

Manchester Camerata has been established in the North West of England for about 30 years.

Natalie is a very well known and internationally respected English born 'cellist and the Music Club is delighted to welcome her to Newark. In 1994 she won the BBC Young Musician of the Year and has won competitions and played all over the world since then.

The programme includes Handel, Elgar, Haydn, Barber and Mozart.

JENKINSON/FRITH DUO - Feb 9 2013

with

Richard Jenkinson ('cello)

and Benjamin Frith (piano)

Richard Jenkinson has been the principal 'cellist for both the Irish Chamber and the Birmingham Symphony orchestras. He plays in ensembles and is also a soloist.

Benjamin Frith studied with Fanny Waterman and has performed with many of the worlds' top orchestras but he also has a lifelong interest in chamber music.

They will play a programme of Russian music.

NATIONAL YOUTH JAZZ ORCHESTA - March 9 2013

Newark Music Club is delighted to welcome back the NYJO. Its music repertoire is vast and covers a wide variety of styles suitable for different occasions and much is especially composed for the orchestra by both past and present British composers. Because it has a big band sound NYJO's concerts can be enjoyed by both non-jazz and jazz lovers alike

VOCES8 - April 13 2013

Voces is an octet of six male and two female singers. It had an international award-winning reputation and has established itself at the forefront of British a cappella. It has a repertoire ranging from Renaissance polyphony to unique Jazz and Pop arrangements and the group has been praised for stunning performance, exquisite singing and for creating a sound that spans the entire range of vocal colour.

Their programme ranges from Gibbons to Gershwin

Recorded music recitals are arranged on the first Friday of every month at Newark Town Club to which non-members are also welcome, the club also arranges outings by coach from Newark to the Nottingham Classical Concert Season for members

For season tickets and membership prices please phone Newark (01636) 705505 or 704975