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Music & Art
From Saturday 3 December Wildwood Arts exhibitions
We have two brand new art exhibitions at Wildwood Arts for December. We are presenting a mixed media exhibition of 19th, 20th and 21st century art, in celebration of our wonderful artists at the gallery, providing an opportunity to see the wide range of work produced by all the talented artists Wildwood Arts represents. While our featured artist for this month is Faith Chevannes, who creates small editions of exquisite, drypoint etchings, as well as mixed media pieces where she uses complex layers of drypoint etching, acrylic, paper, pastel and charcoal to create sublime images of creatures and landscapes. Faith works from her studio in North Cornwall which is near the wild Atlantic coast, the Tamar Valley AONB and the remote romantic moors of Bodmin and Dartmoor. She is constantly inspired by her environment, nature and the everchanging seasons, but also concerned about it; as she watches families of birds going about their daily life she worries about the destruction of their habitat. Drawing is central to the way Faith produces her art as she captures fleeting moments and precious glimpses of our fragile natural world. Faith trained in the 1990s at Falmouth School of Art and DeMontfort University, Leicester and is a Royal West Academy (RWA) artist network member.
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Sunset Across The Moor by Sue Lewis
Berry Head Torbay by PJ Widgery
I’m watching you by Faith Chevannes Bliss by Faith Chevannes
Seed heads and houses by Richard Slater
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Representing the region’s fi nest artists
See the website for events , opening times & further info plus view our online gallery www.wildwoodartsdartmoor.co.uk
Sterts this Christmas
For tickets and show details visit www.tickets.sterts.co.uk
This much-loved family classic with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics by Tim Rice storms the Sterts stage this winter! Sterts Youth Company’s production of the sensational Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat tells the journey of Joseph, son of Jacob and one of 12 brothers, and his coat of many colours. This biblical story features iconic musical theatre classics including Any Dream Will Do, Close Every Door and Go, Go, Go Joseph. Join us under the magical, technicolour canopy at Upton Cross for this spectacular musical. Thursday 22 December, 7:00pm Candlelit Christmas Celebration
Welcome again to our traditional candlelit carol concert in the Sterts Theatre. Dress up warm and celebrate the start of Christmas with Sterts Singers and friends, with a seasonal blend of music and carols. The snack shack will be open with festive treats on sale. The event lasts a little over an hour.
3 December Christmas with Phoenix Chorale
Come and join us for an evening of fabulous choral music for Christmas with carols old and new, including Eric Whitacre’s Glow, John Rutter’s Shepherd’s Pipe Carol, Mack Wilberg’s arrangement of Ding! Dong! Merrily on High, as well as James MacMillan’s O Radiant Dawn, and Billy Joel’s And so it goes - rounded off with Handel’s rousing Hallelujah Chorus. Mulled wine & mince pies available as well as our annual raffle to win a luxury hamper. Tickets £12 from www.ticketsource. co.uk (search Phoenix Chorale Christmas Concert) or £14 on the door, under 18s free. 7.30pm at St Peter and The Holy Apostles, Plymouth, PL1 5EG. For details visit plymouthphoenixchorale.org
An Amateur Production by arrangement with the Really Useful Group
26th Nov - 10th Dec, 2022
Until 8 January British Art Show 9: Spotlight Talks
Meet a member of the team from each of Plymouth’s British Art Show 9 (BAS 9) venues for a short informal talk about an artist or work of art in the exhibition. Every Wednesday to Sunday throughout the exhibition from 11am-11.15am at The Box - free admission, no need to book.
British Art Show 9 is the UK’s most influential contemporary art exhibition and the Plymouth exhibition in this national tour centres on the migration of bodies, peoples, plants, objects, ideas and forms; taking inspiration from and referencing the role it has played in Britain’s colonial past, as well as the encounters between British and other cultures that have, and continue to enrich our society. Works by the selected artists include film, photography, multimedia, painting, sculpture and performance and can be seen across four venues: The Box, KARST, The Levinsky Gallery at the University of Plymouth and MIRROR at the Arts University Plymouth. For more details see britishartshow9. co.uk
Saturday 17 December Messiah
Mount Kelly Choral Society will be celebrating Christmas this year with a performance of Handel’s ever popular Messiah. We are delighted to be presenting this classic of the choral repertoire in Tavistock Methodist Church at 7.30pm, with professional soloists and Dartmoor Chamber Orchestra conducted by musical director, Julian Jensen. Adults £12; free of charge for under 18s – tickets available from Book Stop Tavistock or www.ticketsource.co.uk/ mount-kelly-choral-society
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Thursday 22 December A Winter’s Night
“Soaring harmonies, great dynamics from each section of the choir who were note-perfect” (Geoff Lakeman)
Wheelhouse Folk Choir presents a concert of a cappella singing in celebration of winter at St Eustachius’ Church, Tavistock. Directed by local folk musicians Julu Irvine and Heg Brignall (Suthering), the choir is already building a reputation for high quality singing and performs original arrangements by Heg and Julu, which are richly textured and often complex. Doors open at 7pm and the concert starts at 7:30pm. Tickets £6£12 at wegottickets.com/event/560242 – you decide how much you want to pay; proceeds to a local charity. For details see www.wheelhousefolkchoir.co.uk or Facebook: wheelhousefolkchoir
Plymouth Jazz Club
The gigs are held at The Royal British Legion Club, Tailyour Road, Crownhill, Plymouth PL6 5DH starting at 7.30pm. Doors open 7.00pm and tickets are available on the door only. For further information visit plymouth-jazz-club.org. uk, the club’s Facebook page or phone 01752 290758.
Sunday 18 December Dart Valley Stompers
Led by award-winning reed player Jeremy Huggett on clarinet, saxophones and vocals, this is one of the busiest and most popular jazz bands in the country and has proved a great favourite with Plymouth Jazz Club since its first visit in 2019.
Admission £15 (members £12, full-time students £7) Sunday 15 January The New Washboard Syncopators
This a six-piece band with a percussionist and washboard player instead of a drummer. On bass (originally from the USA) is Jeff Burton, who plays a tuba and is a former employee of the Walt Disney Corporation. The band plays a mixture of trad and New Orleans jazz with a hint of skiffle from the 50s. The expected line-up includes trumpet player Graham Trevarton, leading the band and adding a little Cornish humour during the performance, Dave Vaughan(reeds), Ron Milford(tbn), John Baker(bjo) and Tony Quinn (percussion/guitar). The main aim of the band is to entertain the audience.
Admission £12 (members £9, full-time students £7)
Sunday 19 February Devon Magnolia Jazz Band
This is a six-piece, traditional style jazz band from Exeter, led by banjoist Pete Miller, which contains some of the most accomplished jazz musicians in Devon and around. The band plays lively, traditional and New Orleans style music which is foot-tapping and highly danceable.
Admission £12 (members £9, full-time students £7)
Calstock Arts
Doors & bar open at 7.00pm with performances at 8pm. For tickets and performance details visit www.calstockarts.org Friday 13 January Neil Maya Quartet: Cartoon Jazz
One of the South West’s finest jazz outfits, The Neil Maya Quartet plays the best in jazz from the cartoons, injecting some Yabba Dabba Doo into your favourite looney tunes – from Frozen to The Flintstones; Top Cat to Toy Story; The Simpsons to Sesame Street. It’s jazz – but not as we know it. The Neil Maya Quartet’s latest project takes tunes from the cartoons and gives them the jazz treatment creating a high quality, fun evening of wonderful music. The quartet has toured extensively over the last 20 years, first playing for Villages in Action in 2005, and even recording a live album in Meavy Village Hall for its very successful Brubeck Project. The band consists of Neil Maya on saxes and clarinet and triangle, Tom Ball on keyboards and melodica, Kev Sanders on double bass and Gary Evans on drums (but not triangle). See www. neilmayaquartet.co.uk/cartoon-jazz Saturday 21 January Wurlitza: The Kid
Wurlitza delivers so much more than a soundtrack to silent films. The choreography, split second timing and hours of rehearsal combine to deliver a unique cinematic and musical experience, blending old and new,
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