Events at The Apex

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

Tel: 01284 758000

www.theapex.co.uk

Wednesday 2nd October – Tuesday 12th November 2013

Art Exhibition: Mythlore By John Lyons

This touring exhibition features work based on Trinidad and Tobago folklore and legends and involves a dynamic and interactive link between the traditional artistic expression of colour & canvas to the experimental expression of sound.

Open viewing evening: Wed 9 Oct 6pm – 7.30pm

Wed 2 Oct, 8pm

Adriano Adewale & Benjamin Taubkin

From subtle to sumptuous on piano & percussion, Brazilian piano star Taubkin has been making waves with his sensual mix of lush traditional arrangements laced with cutting edge technique and contemporary harmony. For this tour he has teamed up with exhilarating and innovative percussionist Adewale, who has shared the stage with Seu Jorge, Oliver Mtukudzi and Jools Holland, among others.

£12.50 (£10.50conc) / £5 U25s

Thu 3 Oct, 7.30pm

Club Hostile

Metal night by Washing Machine, with Coronach, Agonyst, LapLuCas & Fallen Humanity

£5

Tue 8 Oct, 1pm

Venti Wind Quintet

Five Royal Academy of Music students playing Ibert, Nielsen, Mozart & Francaix

£8/ £5 U25s

Wed 9 Oct, 7.30pm

Mugenkyo Taiko Drummers

Thundering rhythms on huge taiko drums, mysterious masked choreography with inventive lighting, muscular synchronisation timed to perfection, post-apocalyptic martial imagery & infectious belly laugh humour – all in a spellbinding display of sheer athleticism.

£20 (£18conc)

Sat 12 Oct, 8pm

The South

Five members of The Beautiful South, including lead singers Dave Hemingway & Ali Wheeler, are back with a sensational catalogue of hits, including ‘Song For Whoever’, ‘Perfect Ten’, ‘Rotterdam’, ‘Don’t Marry Her’, ‘You Keep It All In’, ‘Old Red Eyes Is Back’ and many others.

£20adv/£22 door

Sun 13 Oct, 8pm

Fat Cat Comedy Club

Check out www.fatcatcomedyclub.com for line-up.

£12

Mon 14 Oct, 7.30pm

Cara Dillon

Whether she’s singing her native traditional songs of lost love and emigration, or their original compositions, you will be hard pressed to find a more emotive and captivating performer.

£18 (£16conc)

Wed 16 Oct, 8pm

Show of Hands

Celebrating a 21 year partnership, singer songwriter Steve Knightley and multi instrumentalist Phil Beer have sold out the Royal Albert Hall four times and are triple winners at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards (Best Duo, Best Original Song, Best Live Act). Joined by musical chameleon Miranda Sykes on double bass they have become one of the acoustic roots scene’s major players,

£20 (£18conc)

Thu 17 Oct, 8pm

Tunng

Over their decade together, the group have honed their pastoral pop to perfection, winning over audiences and critics one rustic twang of guitar, icy electronic echo and sumptuous whisper of vocals at a time to become one of Britain’s most championed underground forces.

+ Pinkunoizu + Horse Party

£13

Fri 18 Oct, 7.30pm 

Sacconi Quartet

Haydn, Verdi and Beethoven from one of the UK’s leading string quartets, celebrated for its creativity, energy and integrity of interpretation.

£18/£15 (£16/£13) £5 U25s

Sun 20 Oct, 2.30pm & 7.30pm

Peter Pan Musical

Unforgettable characters such as Pan, Wendy and Captain Hook and

a host of lost boys, pirates and Neverland Indians. The 4Seasons Theatre Group retain all the charm & magic of JM Barrie’s original, making it the ideal family musical.

£15/£12/£10

 

Wed 23 Oct, 8pm

Emily Barker & The Red Clay Halo

Bafta and Ivor Novello award winning singer-songwriter Emily Barker and her band blend classical, rock, country and folk influences to stunning effect. She performed with Frank Turner at the London 2012 Olympics Opening Ceremony and written the award winning themes to hit BBC dramas Wallander and The Shadow Line.

£12

Sat 26 Oct, 8pm

The Real Thing

Britain’s No.1 Soul band, celebrate an incredible 40 years in the business. The three original vocalists, Chris and Eddie Amoo and Dave Smith perform with their own 5 piece band in a performance that includes all their million selling hits, including: You to Me Are Everything / Can’t Get By Without You / Can You Feel the Force? / Whenever You Want My Love / You’ll Never Know What You’re Missing.

£20 (£18conc)

Sun 27 Oct, 8pm

Kairos 4tet

Fronted by saxophonist and composer Adam Waldmann (who has worked with the likes of Alicia Keys, Mark Ronson, Mark Guiliana, Paloma Faith, Tinie Tempah, beatbox sensation Shlomo and The Sam Crowe Group), Kairos 4Tet are fast becoming a cornerstone of the British jazz scene; bridging the gap between classic and contemporary; grooves, burning improvisations and melodies that linger long after the music stops.

£14 (£12conc) £5 U25s

Tue 29 Oct, 1pm

Ross Scanlon and Chad Vindin

Tenor Ross Scanlon is in constant demand on both the Operatic and Oratorio platform and this recital by tenor Ross Scanlon will include music by Handel, Coates, Dunhill, Tchaikovsky, Denza and Strauss.  His accompanist is Chad Vindin from Australia.

£8, Under 25s £5

Wed 30 Oct, 8pm

Catrin Finch & Seckou Keita

A stunning shared musical journey between two world class virtuosos – Welsh harpist Catrin Finch and West African kora player Seckou Keita.

‘Old Welsh harp songs, Manding kora staples, Latin dashes, Celtic arias and more woven together to create something new that also possessed enough depth to sound sage, even timeless.’ Andy Morgan

£15 (£13conc) £5 U25s