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Arts & Entertainment
Cantata club is calling out for choristers by Lorraine Gibson
newsdesk@stourandavon.net
Do you like singing? And more specifically, do you like singing Bach? If the answer’s ‘yes’, then the Dorset Bach Cantata Club would love to hear from you. The unique choir is seeking new members from around Dorset to join them for a Bach-filled study weekend of rehearsing and performing some of the greatest choral music ever written. There’s no audition and they promise a very warm welcome. The Dorset Bach Cantata Club (DBCC) was founded in 1955, and has been meeting regularly ever since, existing purely to rehearse, study and perform
BACH TO THE FUTURE: Cantata Club rehearsals
JS Bach’s cantatas. Like some mythical creature, this rare choir only gathers three times a year (February, May and October), so is ideally suited to those who sing regularly but want to experience something different. And, despite more than 60 years of choral interpretations, the club still hasn’t exhausted all of Bach’s 200-plus works! They sing in German but
you don’t need to speak the language as they’ll help with pronunciations and translations. Being a study weekend rather than prep for a formal performance, the choir sections sing the arias and recitatives as well as the choruses and chorales. On Saturday, it’s all intense rehearsing with musical direction and piano accompaniment; on Sunday an orchestra joins and the
whole thing ends with an informal performance to friends and family. They usually sing two complete cantatas, so some advance preparation will pay dividends and you can download the music for free from their website. Works to be studied are BWV 179 (Siehe zu, dass deine Gottesfurcht) and BWV 186 (Ärgre dich, O Seele, nicht) and the conductor is Christopher Brown, composer, teacher, examiner and lifelong Bach enthusiast. The next meet is on February 12 and 13 at Sturminster Newton High School. Cost is £40 per weekend. For details visit: info073404. wixsite.com or email: dorsetbachsec@hotmail.com
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CHINA CRISIS
Saturday 29th January 7.30pm Tickets £25
WEST SIDE STORY (12a) 31st January, 1st, 2nd & 3rd February, 7.30pm Matinee 3rd Feb 2.30pm Tickets Adult: £8 eves Mat £7, U16s £6
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THE ZOMBIES
SAVE THE CINEMA (12A)
Friday 11th February 7.30pm Tickets £27.50 (Box Office bookings over £20 incur £1 booking fee)
11th, 14th & 15th February 7.30pm Matinee 16th February 2pm Tickets Adult: £8 eves Mat £7, concs £6 (Box Office bookings over £20 incur £1 booking fee)
PLEA S KE E CHEC EP KI OUR NG WEBS ITE
BELFAST (12A) 4th, 7th, 8th & 10th February 7.30pm Matinees 5th Feb 1pm / 6th & 10th Feb 2.30pm Tickets Adult: £8 eves Mat £7, concs £6
DR FEELGOOD
Saturday 5th February 7:30pm Tickets £20
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WHOLE LOTTA LED
WHEN WE ARE MARRIED
Farewell Tour
Saturday 12th February 7.30pm Tickets £25 (Box Office bookings over £20 incur £1 booking fee)
WIMBORNE DRAMA presents Thurs 17th to Sat 19th Feb 7.30pm Matinee Sat 19th Feb 2.30pm Tickets £15 Eves £13 Matinee 1 in 10 tickets FREE, via Box Office only
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COUNT ARTHUR STRONG: AND THIS IS ME!
Wednesday 9th February 8:00pm Tickets £20 (Box Office bookings incur £1 booking fee per transaction)
BANFF MOUNTAIN FILM FESTIVAL (BLUE)
Wednesday 23rd February 7.30pm Tickets £14.50 (Box Office bookings incur £1 booking fee per transaction)
