>May Events / Art & Theatre / Events in Norfolk and Suffolk / Music / Tourist Attractions Norfolk and Suffolk April 26, 2017
Events at The Apex
1 Charter Square, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP33 3FD
Tel: 01284 758000
www.theapex.co.uk
Mon 1 May, 3pm
March, Swing & Sing
The GB Home Guard Band provides a musical experience dedicated to the music from the World War Two era. Many of the musicians previously served in our armed forces. The concert will include classic marches celebrating our armed forces, our very own bagpiper, sing-a-long vocals, a showcase of swing music including the Glenn Miller sound and a tribute to Vera Lynn.
£12 (£9conc)
Tue 2 May, 8pm
Peatbog Faeries
Hailing from the Isle of Skye, the Peatbog Faeries are the figurehead trailblazers of the Celtic Dance Music renaissance. Drawing upon a dazzling myriad of influences from traditional jigs and reels through jazz, hip hop, reggae and more, they take traditional Scottish music and bring it fresh-faced and breathless into the 21st century.
“Nothing prepares you for the high octane music of the Peatbog Faeries. Powerful melodies are dextrously pumped out with a smart degree of techno attitude, while cross-rhythms ricochet over a heavy bass that hits you forcefully like a massive heart beat.” – The Scotsman.
£17
Fri 5 May, 7pm
Fashion Fusion
An exclusive evening for fashion lovers, showcasing the best of Bury St Edmunds’ retailers. With a mix of independent shops and high street stores, including unseen designer delights. All tickets include a welcome cocktail, interval refreshments and entry into prize draw. There will also be a selection of fashion & beauty related stalls upstairs.
Event & raffle proceeds go to St Nicholas Hospice Care.
£15 b4 31 Jan, £18 after
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Sat 6 May, 12pm & 3.30pm
Magic of The Musicals
Brandon School Of Dance: Ballet, Tap, Freestyle, Contemporary, Cheer and Musical theatre.
£6 / £4child
Sun 7 May, 4pm
Prometheus Orchestra
Beethoven’s Fourth Piano Concerto ( soloist John Paul Ekins), Mozart’s magnificent Symphony No 41, Jupiter, Rossini’s overture Il Signor Bruschino and Wagner’s Siegfried Idyll. Conducted by Edmond Fivet.
£20 (child £10)
Tue 9 May, 7.30pm
Dutch Swing College Band World Tour
The world’s longest established international jazz band, DSCB were officially launched on D Day 5th May 1945 and have over 100 albums to their name. The fiery, soulful, enthusiastic young players in this traditional Dixieland band have appeared at festivals, theatres and royal occasions in all continents.
£17.50
Thu 11 May, 7.30pm
An Evening With Ed Balls: Speaking Out
Interviewed by Jonathan Freedland. Speaking Out is a record of a life in politics, but also much more. It is about how power can be used for good, and the lessons to be learned when things go wrong It is about the mistakes made, change delivered and personalities encountered over the course of two decades at the frontline of British politics.
£20
Fri 12 May, 8pm
Robin Nolan
One of the world’s best known and most admired Gypsy Jazz acts of the last 20 years. Legendary in the Django Reinhardt world, Robin has played with every major Gypsy Jazz artist and headlined every major Gypsy Jazz festival across the globe.
£14
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Sat 13 May, 12-3.30pm
Harmonica Workshop
with Steve Lockwood
£30
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Sun 14 May, 8pm
Fat Cat Comedy Club
See www.fatcatcomedyclub.com for line-up.
£12
BURY FESTIVAL 19 – 28 May
Events take place at various town centre venues.
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Events at The Apex include:
Fri 19 May, 8pm
Edwin Sanz Salsa Orchestra
Bury Festival opens with a bang, with this special one-off performance by the ten piece band voted ‘Best Latin act’ by Glastonbury Festival.
Fronted by master percussionist Edwin Sanz, from Venezuela, who has toured with Rodrigo y Gabriela, the band features some of the top salsa musicians in Europe, plus three vocalists, including internationally acclaimed soul-diva Naomi Phillips.
‘One of the best salsa releases of the summer. “San Agustin” by percussionist Edwin Sanz is a true international salsa collaboration’ – Djlubi
This is one gig for all salsa fans and lovers of Latin music!
£20
Sat 20 May, 7.30pm
Clare Teal’s Mini Big Band
An eclectic song list celebrating the first ladies of swing – Ella, Peggy, Doris – and more.
£24
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Sun 21 May, 11.30am
Songbook Sundays @ The Athenaeum:
Joanna Eden – Embraceable Ella
“The UK’s answer to Norah Jones and Diana Krall” TIME OUT
In Ella Fitzgerald’s centenary year, acclaimed chanteuse Joanna Eden and the Chris Ingham Trio present a musical entertainment of anecdote, insight and classic songs associated with the legendary First Lady of Song. Compositions by Gershwin, Rodgers, Porter, Arlen, Ellington, Van Heusen and other writers of the Golden Age.
£10adv / £12door / VIP £19 includes breakfast
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Sun 21 May, 7.30pm
Takács Quartet
Beethoven String Quartet Op 18 No 6
Beethoven String Quartet Op 135
Beethoven String Quartet Op 59 No 3 Razumovsky
£24 / £20
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Mon 22 May, 1pm
Art Themen Trio
“One of the tiny handful of undeniably perfect jazz musicians” The Observer.
£9
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Mon 22 May, 7.30pm
6 Hands: John Williams, John Etheridge & Gary Ryan
Last few tickets!
£26
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Tue 23 May, 1pm
Clare Hammond
Beethoven Sonata No. 4 in E flat major, Op. 7
Debussy L’isle joyeuse
Fauré 2 Nocturnes (No. 8 in D flat major, Op. 37 and No. 12 in E minor, Op. 107)
Stravinsky Petroushka Suite
£9
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Tue 23 May, 7.30pm
Kathryn Tickell & The Side
Evocative slow airs, life-affirming jigs and reels, clog dance, rapid-fire piping – a very special evening in the company of Kathryn and The Side.
£17
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Wed 24 May, 1pm
Songs for Scarlet Women
Sarah Moule & Simon Wallace celebrating the Femme Fatale in all her feisty glory via intriguingly recast standards.
£9
Wed 24 May, 7.30pm
Brahms 1 – from Memory
Brahms Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68
Aurora Orchestra with what is thought to be the first performance of a Brahms symphony by memory in Europe since the composer himself enjoyed the memorised playing of the Meiningen Court Orchestra in the 1880s. Introduced by Tom Service
£24, £20
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Thu 25 May, 1pm
Silk String Trio
Traditional and contemporary Chinese music on pipa lute, erhu fiddle and Guzheng zither.
£9
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Thu 25 May, 7.30pm
Rick Wakeman: Piano Portraits – SOLD OUT!
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Fri 26 May, 12.30pm
The Dixie Strollers
Top Dixie/New Orleans seven-piece jazz band is made up of great young musicians, all graduates from the London music conservatories.
£9
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Fri 26 May, 7.30pm
The Lark Ascending
Suffolk Philharmonic Orchestra, Savitri Grier on violin and John Anderson on oboe for a programme of mainly English music including Vaughan Williams’s The Lark Ascending, Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis, and his Oboe Concerto. Plus Elgar’s Serenade in E minor
£16 – £34
Sat 27 May, 11.30am
Silent Cinema: Chaplin
Celebrating 100 years since the creation of Chaplin’s Mutual Comedies, memorable set pieces from The Immigrant, The Adventurer, Modern Times and The Vagabond, will be screened with specially curated soundtracks for violin and piano, performed by Matthew Trusler and Ashley Wass.
£16
Sat 27 May, 8pm
Harvey and the New Wallbangers
Reformed 1980s band led by Harvey Brough. Boogie Nights, Sh Boom, Your Feet’s too big, Sweet Talkin’ Guy, Blue Skies, Sunny Side of the Street and much more.
£20
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Sun 28 May, 11.30am
Billy’s Band
A musical adventure with members of Billy’s Band – lots of singing, dancing and even a chance to conduct the band for anyone who wants to have a go. For 3 to 9 year olds
£8
Sun 28 May, 7.30pm
Flute Fantasia with Sir James & Lady Galway
Last few tickets!
£38 to £45
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Festival Ends
Tue 30 May, 7.30pm
Ian Waite and Natalie Lowe
Last few tickets!
Wed 31 May, 7.30pm
Rachel Tucker
Following a triumphant run as Elphaba in Wicked the Musical, Rachel Tucker hits the road for her first UK solo tour. Rachel holds the title of longest consecutive running Elphaba and won the 2011 WhatsOnStage award for Best Takeover in a Role. Expect all of the best Wicked songs, mixed in with some jazz, soul and classic musical theatre numbers.
£20 (front rows £26)
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