Everyday wonders
Jun
5
7:30 pm19:30

Everyday wonders

  • Colyer-Ferguson Concert Hall, University of Kent (map)
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Robins plays the piano with the Cecilian Choir and Consort together with local school singers in a programme of music by Ola Gjello, Cecilia McDowall and more, conducted by Dan Harding.

The concert is in the Colyer-Fergusson Hall in the University of Kent.

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An Evening at the Musicals
Jun
13
7:30 pm19:30

An Evening at the Musicals

Cantate present a concert of music from the shows. Join us as we take a journey through classics old and new, from My Fair Lady to West Side Story, Lion King to Wicked! We’re joined by Lizzy Swinford on drums!

This is a family friendly concert, so please do all come and enjoy a really fun concert with us!

Tickets through the choir.

If you’re looking to join a chamber choir why not come and give us a try? Cantate is a selective choir with entry by audition. We aim for high standards and sing music from the Renaissance to world premieres. Please email me through my page to find out more.

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Sunrise
Jun
27
7:30 pm19:30

Sunrise

Join Thanet Chamber Choir at ARK, Cliftonville's cultural space, for a musical journey that will stir the soul. Featuring Ola Gjeilo’s captivating Sunrise Mass and Matthew Coleridge's much-acclaimed Requiem.

Robin plays keyboards.

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London the European
May
31
4:00 pm16:00

London the European

Robin plays harpsichord with duo partner baroque flautist Lisete da Silva Bull in a programme celebrating London’s 17th and 18th century identity as a European musical hub.

Music by Sammartini, Corelli, Gemminiani, Handel, Castrucci and others.

Free, retiring collection

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Come and Sing Schubert Mass in G
May
30
1:00 pm13:00

Come and Sing Schubert Mass in G

Robin invites to you come and sing this wonderful music by Schubert. We gather at 1pm, sing together and enjoy time for refreshments and to chat, and then close with an informal performance at 6.30pm.

Tickets (necessary) are free - donations towards expenses gratefully received. Follow the QR code on the poster, or click here to book.

Those attending on the 30th are invited to join the church choir the following morning where we sing some of the music in our regular Sunday worship.

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Bach to Baby - Girl Power
May
22
11:00 am11:00

Bach to Baby - Girl Power

Robin accompanies Soprano Kate Semmens in a specially prepared programme in this series of concerts for parents and babies and toddlers, in the beautiful Assembly Rooms in Faversham

Kate has created a beautiful programme of songs by female composers including Madeleine Dring, Amy Beach, Rebecca Clarke and more. You are welcome to move, dance and sing!

Tickets and full details here

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Carmina Burana
May
16
6:30 pm18:30

Carmina Burana

  • Parabola arts centre, cheltenham ladies college (map)
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Robin again performs Carl Orff’s extraordinary multi-movement musical feast under the baton of Ralph Allwood. This concert is in the version for two pianos in the beautiful Parabola Arts Centre of Cheltenham Ladies College.

One of the amazing concerts promoted by Red Events.

Visit here to book (highly recommended)

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Randle The Affirming Flame and Mozart Requiem
Mar
14
7:30 pm19:30

Randle The Affirming Flame and Mozart Requiem

Cantate are joined by an selected ensemble of professional musicians to perform two beautiful and thought provoking works: Mozart’s Requiem mass and Tom Randle’s ‘The Affirming Flame’.

Randle wrote his work for Ipswich Choral Society in 2019, and in this concert Cantate premiere a specially prepared reduced score version. The soloists who performed in the Snape Maltings Premiere, Gillian Keith and Trevor Bowes, return to perform with Cantate again.

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Folkestone Baroque Ensemble
Jan
11
3:00 pm15:00

Folkestone Baroque Ensemble

Robin (harpsichord) joins Lisete da Silva Bull (flute and recorders), Henrik Persson (viola da gamba and cello), and Walter Reiter (violin) for another concert in the extraordinary ballroom of the Grand Hotel, Folkestone.

‘A French Offering,’ features music by Telemann, composed for his visit to Paris in 1737 and sonatas for violin and flute  by the great Jean-Marie Leclair, who was working in Paris at the same time. We end with one of Bach’s masterpieces, the Trio Sonata from his ‘Musical Offering,’ composed on a theme given to Bach by Frederick the Great in 1747. 

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Carmina Burana
Dec
7
6:00 pm18:00

Carmina Burana

Robin is joined by Alex Trigg to play piano duo accompaniment in this performance of Carl Orff’s great work. Directed by Ralph Allwood with a professional vocal ensemble, in the concert hall of the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire.

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Solo Organ Recital
May
10
6:30 pm18:30

Solo Organ Recital

Music to celebrate the newly restored Norman & Beard organ of St Mary’s church, Cheveley. Robin will perform a mixed programme to show off the organ to it’s very best, with lots for everyone to enjoy.

The evening starts at 6.30pm with drinks and a chance to meet Robin, and then the concert at 7pm will last approximately 90 minutes without interval. Robin will introduce the music and the organ during the concert, and audience can watch everything projected onto a large screen.

This programme includes: Handel “Arrival of the Queen of Sheba”, Largo from the New World Symphony, Widor Toccata from Symphony No.5, and much more.

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Solo organ recital
May
2
6:15 pm18:15

Solo organ recital

Robin gives a short solo recital, which follows on from choral evensong. Entrance is free with a retiring collection.

This concert includes the World Premiere of Frederick Frahm’s Babbitt Sonata. This three-movement work is inspired by ‘Babbitt’ written by Sinclair Lewis in 1922.

Also, Dietrich Buxtehude’s extended choral prelude on “Nun Freut Euch, Lieben Christen Gmein” BuxWV 210, and Alexandre Guilmant’s March on a theme of Handel “Lift up your heads”.

Come along - it’ll be the best 45 minutes of your week!

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Duruflé Requiem
Mar
5
6:00 pm18:00

Duruflé Requiem

Robin accompanies singers from The King’s School Canterbury on the fabulous Klais organ in a concert performance of Maurice Duruflé’s sublime Requiem, conducted by William Bersey, Head of Music at the school.

Duruflé sets the Gregorian chant for the Requiem mass and weaves it into a rich and evocative soundscape for contemplation and prayer.

Robin teaches organ at The King’s School Canterbury, and regularly plays for school services in Canterbury Cathedral.

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