World Music Village
A concert to support Water Aid
In association with the Inner Wheel Club of Clacton on Sea
featuring special guests
60 Children from Tendring schools and
DRUMZ KOOL
part of Quire in Education project
7.30pm Saturday 28 March 2009
West Cliff Theatre, Clacton
Tickets £8 concessions £7
Book online www.westcliffclacton.org
or tel 01255 433344
“This year we are excited to announce 60 children from Tendring schools will be singing with Quire on stage. The young people are part of Quire’s new outreach education project Quire in Education in conjunction with Coast Ed. The West Cliff theatre concert organized with members of Clacton On Sea Inner Wheel organization in aid of Water Aid, will inspire, innovate and entertain. I, for one, cannot wait”
says Prof Bill Tamblyn, Music Director, Quire, adding
“Quire, world music community choir, is a focal point of the region’s music calendar now, and it’s only in its fifth year! The level of success is fantastic and it never fails to please me that audiences have embraced Quire’s music as much as they have. Being able to bring together all the different aspects of music from around the world is a fabulous achievement and it’s that originality, enthusiasm and commitment that sets Quire apart”
Quire in Education is an exciting new educational outreach venture to bring world music and singing to children and young people running workshops in Primary and Secondary Schools.
• Chase Lane Primary School Harwich,
• St. Josephs Catholic Primary School Harwich,
• Two Village Primary School Harwich.
Quire, the world music singing sensation of over 60 voices, present a spectacular evening’s entertainment of songs and music from Africa.
Prof Bill Tamblyn, Quire’s Music Director is looking forward to the concert in Clacton “You will experience exciting African rhythms and songs sung with great feeling from the heart and soul by Quire. Audiences love the experience of being at a Quire concert – you’ll find yourself being encouraged to join in the clapping and maybe even dancing in the aisles! It will be just like being in Africa!”
Children from local Tendring schools will also take part in this concert in aid of Water Aid which is being organised in association with the ladies from Clacton’s Inner Wheel. Prof Tamblyn adds “Quire have been leading singing workshops with local Tendring schools as part of our Quire in Education outreach project. I am so looking forward to the children from local Tendring schools joining in this charity concert.”
Drumz Kool – a group of inspirational drummers from Brightlingsea will also be performing in this spectacular evening of entertainment.
Information about Quire
Quire – Colchester World Music Community Choir was founded five years ago by Professor Bill Tamblyn, formerly Professor of Music at Colchester Institute.
The group of 60 singers perform music from all over the world including Africa, America, Hispanic, Europe and beyond. They sing gospel, African freedom chants, Maori music, world ‘folk’ music and sacred music from all world traditions.
Quire are much in demand to perform their unique uplifting music and have featured regularly on BBC Radio 4 Daily Service and One World Week, BBC Radio 3 The Choir and BBC Essex. Quire even helped Switch On the Christmas Lights in Colchester in 2008!
In December 2008, BBC TV Look East invited Quire sing a Carols for Christmas broadcast – check out this link http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7797617.stm
Quire currently has 2 CD’s Pilgrim and Festival available from website www.quire.org and Quire’s next album is currently ‘in the studio’, due out summer 2009.
Whilst much of the repertoire is religious choral music from the ‘folk’ traditions of the world, Quire also sings many traditional secular songs, being firm favourites for bookings for St Patrick’s Nights and Sea Shanty gatherings too!
Quire is a firm favourite for Weddings, where the Bride and Groom want something rather different for their special day.
Quire in Education is a new development for Quire. Quire in Education is an exciting educational outreach venture to bring world music and singing to children and young people running workshops in Primary and Secondary Schools.
Some previous Quire concerts
• November 2007 FREEDOM IS COMING concert celebrated the Emancipation of Slaves in the famous ‘wool’ church of St Peter ad Vincula, Coggeshall, Essex.
• In 2008 concerts were held in Frinton and Brightlingsea.
• A special invitation to sing for the Mayor’s Charity Concerts in Colchester
