Events at The Apex

1 Charter Square, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP33 3FD

Tel: 01284 758000

www.theapex.co.uk

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Sat 3 Mar, 7.30pm

The Sound of Wales in Suffolk

The London Welsh Rugby Club Choir will sing a variety of songs, from popular songs to haunting Welsh traditional songs.

£21

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Sun 4 Mar, 6pm

Bury Friendly Orchestra

Programme includes; Elgar’s contemplative and elegiac Cello Concerto, a cornerstone of the Cello repertoire performed by local rising star Catherine Howells; Marquez’ Conga Del Fuego and Danzon No.2 which evoke Latin America with fiery passion and syncopated rhythms; a new commission by David Sims ‘The Sounds of Suffolk’ which features five movements of music to depict areas of Suffolk in musical form.

£10, £2 U17s

Mon 5 Mar, 7.30pm

Britten Sinfonia

Rhapsody in Blue: Jeremy Denk & Jacqueline Shave join Britten Sinfonia for a programme of jazz and dance inspired music by Gershwin and Stravinsky.

From its opening clarinet glissando Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue has become synonymous with 1920s America and its popularity continues to this day. Performed in the original jazz band arrangement with acclaimed pianist Jeremy Denk, the work is paired with Stravinsky’s rhythmically complex Concerto for piano and wind and Milhaud’s jazz infused La crèation du monde.

£26/£19 (£5 U25s)

Wed 7 Mar, 7.30pm

Jacqui Dankworth: Butterfly’s Wing

Grammy-Award-winning singer Jacqui Dankworth is joined by award-winning composer and jazz pianist David Gordon; Ben Davis, whose group Basquiat Strings have been Mercury-nominated; and Christian Garrick, widely recognised as the country’s leading jazz violinist, for seductive rhythms, cutting-edge improvisation and lyrics, at turns heart-rending, joyous and surreal.

£17.50 / £5 U25s

Thu 8 Mar, doors 7pm

Turin Brakes

Lush, melodic, folk-inflected rock from one of the finest indie bands of the last decade.

£22.50

Fri 9 Mar, 6pm

BurySOUND 2018 Grand Final

Legendary music competition, with five heat winners, plus guest headliners, BurySOUND 2017 winners, Tundra.

£5

Sat 10 Mar, 7.30pm

Boogie Night 8

Chic Le Freak (tribute to Nile Rodgers & Chic), The Sounds of Sister Sledge and Johnny 2 Bad (UB40 tribute).

£27.50

Sun 11 Mar, 3pm

So You Think You Know About Dinosaurs?

Dr Ben Garrod (from ‘Attenborough’s Giant Dinosaur’) tells everything you ever wanted to know about dinosaurs in this interactive, educational & entertaining show, using footage from BBC’s ‘Planet Dinosaur’.

£13.50 adults, £11 children, £44 family

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Sun 11 Mar, 8pm

Fat Cat Comedy Club

See www.fatcatcomedyclub.com for line-up.

£12

Wed 14 Mar, 8pm

Freak Power

The 1990’s love child of Norman Cook’s Beats International (‘Dub Be Good To Me’) and Ashley Slater’s seminal cult band Microgroove; a mix of acid jazz, funk, soul and trip hop they had a massive hit with ‘Turn On, Tune In, Cop Out‘

£16

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Sat 17 Mar, 7.30pm

Suffolk Sinfonia Spring Concert

Rimsky-Korsakov: Overture Russian Folk Songs

Shostakovich: Piano Concerto No 2

Tchaikovsky: Symphony No 3

£12 (£10/£4 conc)

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Sun 18 Mar, 4pm

Zimbe! And Mass of the Children

Stowmarket Chorale perform Zimbe! accompanied by the composer  Alexander L’Estrange and his Jazz Quintet. This celebration of African music combines traditional songs with jazz, Western choral and pop influences, and is sung by an adult 4-part chorus and unison children’s choir.

Mass of the Children by John Rutter is sung in Latin and accompanied on the piano by William Baldry.

£19-£11

Mon 19 Mar, 7.30pm

Beth Nielsen Chapman

The twice Grammy-nominated Nashville based singer-songwriter has penned numerous hits and written songs for many top artists including Emmylou Harris, Bette Midler, Elton John, Neil Diamond, Roberta Flack, Willie Nelson and many more. Her music has been heard on ER & Dawson’s Creek, and in movie soundtracks, including The Prince of Egypt, Message In A Bottle, The Rookie and Practical Magic.

£27.50/£23.50

 

Tue 20 Mar, 7.30pm

Aly Bain & Phil Cunningham

Witty and humorous banter sits alongside joyous reels and melodies and tunes that tug the heartstrings. The fiddler and accordion player have won numerous awards, including Best Duo at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards, and recorded many highly acclaimed albums in their thirty years together.

£20 (£5 U25s)

Wed 21 Mar, 7.30pm

Liza Sings Streisand

Liza Pulman, acclaimed singer, comedienne & member of the satirical and much loved comedy trio Fascinating Aida, celebrates the songs of Barbra Streisand. Enjoy glorious new arrangements & orchestrations of legendary songs such as ‘Evergreen’, ‘The Way We Were’, ‘New York State Of Mind’, ‘Second Hand Rose’ and many more.

£20*

Thu 22 Mar, 1.30pm

A Salute to the 1940s

The ultimate wartime variety show with tributes to some of the leading artistes from the era, including George Formby, Frank Sinatra, The Andrews Sisters, Vera Lynn and Gracie Fields. Keeping everyone in check is Warden Braithwaite, your very own air raid warden.

To commemorate the 100^th anniversary of the end of WW1, the show also will include songs that raised the moral of the troops and the nation at that time.

£16.50

Thu 22 Mar, 7.30pm

The Stars From The Commitments

Original Commitments cast members and musicians bring two hours of sizzling soul music and dialogue, including ‘Mustang Sally’, ‘Midnight Hour’, ‘Chain Of Fools’, ‘Try A Little Tenderness’ and many more.

£29.50

Fri 23 Mar, 7.30pm

Moya Brennan

Solo show by ‘The Voice of Clannad’. Moya’s effortless vocals and timeless music pay homage not only to her vibrant traditional Irish heritage but also her grasp of contemporary forms. She has recorded 8 solo albums and her live shows are a rich and moving experience, with all the musicality and power of Clannad, but with added heart-warming intimacy.

£20

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Sat 24 Mar, 7.30pm

Spring Concert

In aid of Focus 12 & Bury Drop In. The Bury St Edmunds Concert Band and The Ipswich Hospital Band perform music from Glen Miller to ‘Rhapsody in Blue’ and ‘Let It Go’ to ‘Fanfare for the Common Man’.

£15 (£12conc)

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Sun 25 Mar, 11.30am

Songbook Sunday at The Athenaeum

The Chris Ingham Trio with special guest singers from the world of jazz.

Kevin Fitzsimmons: A Swingin’ Affair. The new British hero of swing singing, Kevin has been wowing the audiences of London’s Ronnie Scott’s, New York’s Birdland and countless high-society events with his appealing voice, classic repertoire and on-stage charisma. “He is a far better singer than Buble,” said the President of Sinatra Music Society, “and has a most agreeable laid-back personality”.

£12 adv, £15 door, VIP ticket £23 (includes buffet breakfast)

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Sun 25 Mar, 7.30pm

The Syd Lawrence Orchestra

Directed by Chris Dean, this Big Band Spectacular is packed with Big Band favourites by the likes of Glenn Miller, Count Basie, Tommy Dorsey, Neal Hefti, Billy May, Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald and many more.

£22 (£5 U25s)

Tue 27 Mar, 7.30pm

Ladies of the Blues

Connie Lush – one of the finest blues singers in the UK, five-time winner of best UK vocalist, twice European Blues vocalist of the year.

Singer/guitarist Erja Lyytinen, a.k.a. “the Finnish slide goddess” (The Blues Magazine).

Vocalist, Kyla Brox – who turns up the heat by degrees, lulling and charming before unleashing emotional catharsis.

£18

Thu 29 Mar, 7pm

Beethoven’s Quartet Journey

The Dante Quartet and actor David Timson take us through Beethoven’s musical and personal life, with Beethoven’s three Razumovsky Quartets, and a narrative drawn from original sources and letters.

£20/£15/£5 U25s

Fri 30 Mar, 7.30pm

Chantel McGregor

Rock-blues with effortless virtuosity, flights of incendiary guitar and moments of poise, grace & fluidity.

After years of touring and festival appearances, Chantel not only salutes contemporary rock, but shows a gradual transition from conventional Blues to a harder, bigger and bolder rock sound with progressive influences.

£14adv / £16door

Sat 31 Mar, 7.30pm

Hot Chocolate

Original founder plus long term members of Hot Chocolate playing hits such as ‘So You Win Again’, ‘You Could Have Been A Lady’ & ‘You Sexy Thing’.

£33.50

 

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