{"id":11417,"date":"2023-12-14T09:50:16","date_gmt":"2023-12-14T09:50:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/?p=11417"},"modified":"2023-12-14T14:13:10","modified_gmt":"2023-12-14T14:13:10","slug":"image-gallery-december-concerts-round-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/2023\/12\/14\/image-gallery-december-concerts-round-up\/","title":{"rendered":"Image Gallery: December concerts round-up"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Our seasonal programme has brought the musical term to a richly-colourful conclusion, ending a busy term for the University&#8217;s extra-curricular music provision.<\/p>\n<p>The<strong> Cecilian Choir<\/strong>, comprising staff, students and alumni, travelled to St Michael&#8217;s church, Hernhill, at the start of the month to sing a sequence of Advent plainsong and carols to usher in the festive season.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-11420\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/files\/2023\/12\/PXL_20231201_184947438.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Our <em><strong>Wild Musical Revelry Weekend<\/strong> <\/em>presented a pair of concerts exploring themes of myths and legend; the first evening with<strong> String Sinfonia<\/strong>, directed by Floriane Peycelon, and <strong>Concert Band<\/strong> with Ian Swatman:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-11422\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/files\/2023\/12\/PXL_20231208_194735206.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-11424\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/files\/2023\/12\/PXL_20231208_204841521.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" \/><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11423\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11423\" style=\"width: 474px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-11423\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/files\/2023\/12\/PXL_20231208_200831530.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11423\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Concert Band backstage before the second half<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>and the second evening with the University Orchestra, Chorus and soloists,<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11421\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11421\" style=\"width: 4032px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-11421\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/files\/2023\/12\/PXL_20231130_203649702.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"4032\" height=\"3024\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11421\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chorus and Orchestra in rehearsal<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11435\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11435\" style=\"width: 474px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-11435\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/files\/2023\/12\/PXL_20231209_191051426.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"632\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11435\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Members of University Chorus deploying the selfie frame ahead of Saturday&#8217;s performance<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The upper-voices chamber choir, Minerva Voices, sang as part of the University Carol Service in Canterbury Cathedral, conducted by second-year Wildlife Conservation student and Music Performance Scholar, Charlotte Farmer:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11425\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11425\" style=\"width: 474px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-11425\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/files\/2023\/12\/PXL_20231211_152340232.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11425\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Minerva Voices, conducted by Charlotte Farmer, rehearsing in the Cathedral<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-11426\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/files\/2023\/12\/PXL_20231211_162049201.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" \/>and the term came to a rousing conclusion with the Big Band&#8217;s annual <em>Christmas Swingalong<\/em>, conducted again by the evergreen Ian Swatman sporting a Christmas Hull City jumper.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11432\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11432\" style=\"width: 474px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-11432\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/files\/2023\/12\/PXL_20231213_170654305.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"632\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11432\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Up the Tigers! Ian Swatman gets in the festive mood ahead of the gig&#8230;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-11427\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/files\/2023\/12\/PXL_20231213_154027567.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright wp-image-11430\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/files\/2023\/12\/PXL_20231213_155036791.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright wp-image-11431\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/files\/2023\/12\/PXL_20231213_171243344.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"632\" \/>And making her debut with the big band was first-year singer, Tayo Fanifosi, whi delivered several crowd-pleasing festive numbers.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-11429\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/files\/2023\/12\/PXL_20231213_154727307.PORTRAIT.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-11428\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/files\/2023\/12\/PXL_20231213_154507453.PORTRAIT.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"632\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A fitting conclusion to an industrious term; with thanks to everyone who took part!<\/p>\n<ul class=\"kent-social-links\"><li><a href='http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/2023\/12\/14\/image-gallery-december-concerts-round-up\/&amp;t=Image Gallery: December concerts round-up' target='_blank'><i class='ksocial-facebook' title='Share via Facebook'><\/i><\/a><\/li><li><a href='http:\/\/twitter.com\/home?status=Image Gallery: December concerts round-up%20https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/2023\/12\/14\/image-gallery-december-concerts-round-up\/' target='_blank'><i class='ksocial-twitter' title='Share via Twitter'><\/i><\/a><\/li><li><a href='https:\/\/plus.google.com\/share?url=https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/2023\/12\/14\/image-gallery-december-concerts-round-up\/' target='_blank'><i class='ksocial-google-plus' title='Share via Google Plus'><\/i><\/a><\/li><li><a href='http:\/\/linkedin.com\/shareArticle?mini=true&amp;url=https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/2023\/12\/14\/image-gallery-december-concerts-round-up\/&amp;title=Image Gallery: December concerts round-up' target='_blank'><i class='ksocial-linkedin' title='Share via Linked In'><\/i><\/a><\/li><li><a href='mailto:content=https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/2023\/12\/14\/image-gallery-december-concerts-round-up\/&amp;title=Image Gallery: December concerts round-up' target='_blank'><i class='ksocial-email' title='Share via Email'><\/i><\/a><\/li><\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our seasonal programme has brought the musical term to a richly-colourful conclusion, ending a busy term for the University&#8217;s extra-curricular music provision. 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