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Events at The Apex

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

Tel: 01284 758000

www.theapex.co.uk

 

Fri 1 Mar, 8pm

Fairport Convention

Hailed as the inventors of folkrock, Fairport Convention remains one of the most entertaining bands on the concert circuit and their sell-out gigs continue to attract critical acclaim and delight audiences.

£22 (£20conc)

 

Sat 2 Mar, 10am-5pm

March Hare Collective

Affordable art and handmade crafts; all original work.

Free

 

Sat 2 Mar, 7.30pm

Bury Bach Choir: The Glorious Signor Vivaldi

With the Suffolk Baroque Players for a wonderful evening of Vivaldi’s music, including the much loved Gloria.

£21-£9

 

Sun 3 Mar, 3pm

Voice Squad: Vocalantics

The Voice Squad bring you bright new interpretations in their unique and polished style. With an array of songs from folk songs and classical pieces to showstoppers from Miss Saigon and Sweeney Todd and contemporary musical theatre, this show will entertain young and old and brighten up a gloomy post-winter afternoon.

£7.50 (£5.50conc)

 

Tue 5 & Wed 6 Mar

UK Barista Championship, Heat 3

As well as the competition there will also be brew bars and coffee stands for people to try and watch different brewing methods. Trade stands to visit and plenty of coffee to taste. Open to all http://scaeuk.com/uk-barista-championship.php

 

Noriko-Ogawa

Thu 7 Mar, 7.30pm

Noriko Ogawa

Her ‘ravishingly poetic playing’ (Telegraph) sets her apart from her contemporaries and her programme for this concert includes Takemitsu’s beautiful Rain Tree Sketch II, Liszt’s B minor Sonata, Mozart’s Sonata K331 ‘Alla Turca’ & Beethoven’s ‘Tempest’ Sonata.

£16, £12 (£14, £10 conc) £5 U25s

 

Dennis-Locorriere

Fri 8 Mar, 7.30pm

Dennis Locorriere

The voice of Dr Hook, with hits including Sylvia’s Mother, When You’re In Love With A Beautiful Woman and A Little Bit More.

£20 (£18conc)

 

Sat 9 Mar, 2.30-4.30pm

Strictly Saturdays

Dump the shopping and come Ballroom and Latin dancing in the upstairs bar.

Free

Johnny-Cash-Roadshow

Sat 9 Mar, 7.30pm

Johnny Cash Roadshow

Perform material from throughout Cash’s career from ‘Walk the Line’ and ‘Folsom Prison Blues’, recorded in the 1950’s, through ‘Man in Black’, ‘Boy named Sue’ and ‘The Ring of Fire’ to ‘Hurt’ in 2002.

£19/£17

 

Sun 10 Mar, 8pm

Fat Cat Comedy Club

Bury’s great monthly comedy night. Check out www.fatcatcomedyclub.com for more details.

£10

 

13 Mar – 25 Apr, Mon-Sat, 10am-5pm

Exhibition: Bury Schools Spring Showcase

A variety of high quality pieces, in a huge range of media in two and three dimensions, from a wide age range, including K.S. 3, GCSE and A Level work from the nine Bury St Edmunds middle and upper schools.

 

Wed 13 & Thu 14 Mar, 7pm

Bury Schools’ Choral Prom

Over 200 singers from local schools perform an eclectic array of music

£5

 

Fri 15 Mar, 7.30pm

County Music Services Concert

A grand concert performed by some of West Suffolk’s best young musicians playing a range of orchestral, windband and jazz music, to suit all tastes.

£6 (£4conc)

 

Sat 16 Mar, 10am-4.30pm

Craft & Gift Fair

Handmade crafts & gifts, also held every Wednesday

Free

 

Sat 16 Mar, 7.30pm

East Anglia Chamber Orchestra

Mozart: Don Giovanni Overture

Mozart: Piano Concerto No 17 in G K453

Copland: Appalachian Spring 1944 Chamber Suite

Schoenberg: Chamber Symphony No 2

Piano Maurice Hodges, conductor Jacques Cohen

£16/£13/£5 U 18s

 

Sun 17 Mar, 4pm & 7pm

Stagecoach Spectacular 2013
The spectacular stars of Stagecoach return following their sell out show in 2011. The children present a showcase of songs, dances and physical theatre from some of the best musicals and west end shows.

£8.50

 

Thu 21 Mar, 7.30pm

Bury’s Got Rhythm

A wonderful evening of dance choreographed by Lucy Blazheva and Sarah Franklin featuring performances from a selection of schools and community dance groups from Bury St Edmunds. Presented by DanceEast

£7 (£5conc)

 

Sat 23 Mar, 7.30pm

Suffolk Sinfonia

Verdi: Overture ‘La Forza del destino’
Dvorak: Cello concerto (soloist David Lale)
Sibelius: Symphony no 1

£10 (£8-£4 conc)

 

Sun 24 – Tue 26 Mar, 7.30pm

Rockestra

King Edward VI School presents a dynamic programme of modern and classic rock and pop hits.

 

Wed 27 Mar, 7.30pm,

Manchester Camerata

Mendelssohn String Symphony No. 10 in B minor

Mozart Symphony No. 29 in A major
Mendelssohn Violin Concerto in D minor
Haydn Symphony No. 49 in F minor (La passione)

£21/£18.50/£5 U25s

 

Judie-Tzuke

Fri 29 Mar, 7.30pm

Judie Tzuke

Since the early 1970s, Judie Tzuke has become well known for her incredible writing talents with hits including ‘Stay With Me Till Dawn’. She returns with a collection of cleverly constructed melodies – new and old – sung with an ethereal voice which stuns with its power.

£18 (£16conc)

 

Sat 30 Mar, 12noon-4pm

Harmonica Workshop with Steve Lockwood

‘All new’ harmonica workshops; a rare opportunity for beginners and improvers to gain tuition from a professional musician with 30 years of live performing. Technical instruction is combined with hints and tips to make playing more musical & fun.

£25

 HOME-SERVICE

Sat 30 Mar, 8pm

Home Service

Formed from the creative nucleus of the Albion Band, the reunion of this classic band is due to the recent discovery of some previously unheard (let alone unreleased) live recordings at the 1986 Cambridge Folk Festival. Their new live album outsold all other titles on sale at the 2011 Cropredy Festival and they won the Best Live Act at the BBC Folk Awards 2012.

£16 (£14conc)

 

Cantor’s Theatre School