Events at The Apex
1 Charter Square, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP33 3FD
Tel: 01284 758000
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
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
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
Sat 9 Mar, 7.30pm
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
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
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)