MUSIC
THE DOWN FOR THE COUNT SWING ORCHESTRA SATURDAY 6TH NOVEMBER 7:30pm Down for the Count are a mini big band with an electrifying show full of incredible energy and musicianship. The band recreate classic tunes from the Swing Era, but this is no mere nostalgia trip – the band perform each song in their own unmistakeable style, breathing new life into the best vintage music. Combine that with the band’s top class instrumental solos, sublime vocal performances, and irresistible humour and joie de vivre, and you get a show that will leave you feeling uplifted and wanting more. Quarry Theatre at St Luke’s, 26 St Peter’s Street, Bedford MK40 2NN Tel 01234 362337 www.quarrytheatre.org.uk/
PHILHARMONIA ORCHESTRA: ALINA IBRAGIMOVA PERFORMS BEETHOVEN WEDNESDAY 10TH NOVEMBER 7:30pm Opening their 21/22 season in spectacular fashion, Beethoven’s Violin Concerto is a joyous celebration of the instrument. The solo violin enters quietly, spinning a celestial melody high above the orchestra, growing ever more virtuosic as the music progresses. In the delicate second movement Beethoven showcases the violin’s unmatched emotional quality balanced against a subtle, lonely accompaniment – while the third movement springs to live with drama and fire. And who better to bring Beethoven’s showpiece work to life than the versatile violinist Alina Ibragimova. Bedford Corn Exchange, St Paul’s Square, Bedford MK40 1SL Tel 01234 718044 www.cornexchange@bedford.gov.uk
ALL THAT JAZZ: MARK HALE PRESENTS… THURSDAY 11TH NOVEMBER 8:00pm The Place continues the ‘All That Jazz’ concert series which brings musicians from across the U.K for an evening of music curated by drummer Mark Hale. The Place, Bradgate Road, Bedford MK40 3DE Tel 01234 354321 www.theplacebedford.org.uk 50
BEDFORD MUSIC CLUB: MUSIC ON THURSDAYS THURSDAY 11TH NOVEMBER 7:45pm A recital for French horn by a sensational new talent, Ben Goldscheider and his partner on the piano, Huw Watkins. Huw is widely regarded as one of Britain’s finest composer-performers. St Paul’s Church, St Paul’s Square, Bedford MK40 1SQ Tel 01234 405974 www.bedfordmusicclub.co.uk
BEDFORD CHORAL SOCIETY: ROSSINI PETITE MESSE SOLENNELLE SATURDAY 20TH NOVEMBER 7:30pm Rossini’s Petite Messe Solennelle is neither little nor particularly solemn. The work is a very substantial setting of the Mass in fourteen parts; Rossini used the term “petite” as a modest evaluation of its importance. It is scored for four soloists and at least eight voices (“men, women and castrati”) as a chorus with two pianos and a harmonium. A setting of the Mass which used women’s voices was not eligible for performances in Catholic churches and so the use of the instruments was a very practical solution for salon performance. The percussive nature of the piano contrasts with the sustained support of the harmonium to give a flexible accompaniment. Bedford Corn Exchange, St Paul’s Square, Bedford MK40 1SL Tel 01234 718044 www.cornexchange@bedford.gov.uk
