{"id":4949,"date":"2013-03-07T10:03:12","date_gmt":"2013-03-07T09:03:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/?p=4949"},"modified":"2013-03-07T10:03:12","modified_gmt":"2013-03-07T09:03:12","slug":"licence-to-thrill-concert-and-big-band-next-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/2013\/03\/07\/licence-to-thrill-concert-and-big-band-next-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Licence to thrill: Concert and Big Band next week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The University Concert and Big Bands will be given a licence to thrill next week, in their annual roof-raising concert on <strong>Friday 15 March<\/strong> in the Colyer-Fergusson concert-hall.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4950\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4950\" style=\"width: 448px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4950\" alt=\"Double-O heaven ?\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/files\/2013\/03\/PT_114393_Music_From-Bond-to-Basie_FINAL_plasma_web.jpg\" width=\"448\" height=\"317\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/files\/2013\/03\/PT_114393_Music_From-Bond-to-Basie_FINAL_plasma_web.jpg 448w, https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/files\/2013\/03\/PT_114393_Music_From-Bond-to-Basie_FINAL_plasma_web-300x212.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 448px) 100vw, 448px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4950\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Double-O heaven ?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Entitled <em>From Bond to Basie<\/em>, the concert will include popular big band classics and music from the James Bond franchise, as well as showtunes.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 154px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"  \" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/onthebeat\/files\/2013\/02\/Me.jpg\" width=\"154\" height=\"230\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Steph Richardson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>At the helm will be conductor Ian Swatman, joined this year by third-year Music Scholar and Drama student, singer Steph Richardson (read an interview with Steph on the Big Band blog <a title=\"Singing up: Steph Richardson\" href=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/onthebeat\/2013\/02\/04\/singing-up-steph-richardson\/\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>The concert starts at 7.30pm in the Colyer-Fergusson Hall; we&#8217;re delighted to say that, in a new twist, tickets for seating in the choral risers are available to University of Kent students for a mere \u00a35.<\/p>\n<p>More details online on our &#8216;What&#8217;s On&#8217; events diary <a title=\"View event details\" href=\"http:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/music\/whatson.html?tab=march\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t&#8217; miss it: the event truly promises to be an All Time High&#8230;<\/p>\n<ul class=\"kent-social-links\"><li><a href='http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/2013\/03\/07\/licence-to-thrill-concert-and-big-band-next-week\/&amp;t=Licence to thrill: Concert and Big Band next week' target='_blank'><i class='ksocial-facebook' title='Share via Facebook'><\/i><\/a><\/li><li><a href='http:\/\/twitter.com\/home?status=Licence to thrill: Concert and Big Band next week%20https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/2013\/03\/07\/licence-to-thrill-concert-and-big-band-next-week\/' 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\/2013\/03\/07\/licence-to-thrill-concert-and-big-band-next-week\/' 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\/2013\/03\/07\/licence-to-thrill-concert-and-big-band-next-week\/&amp;title=Licence to thrill: Concert and Big Band next week' 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\/2013\/03\/07\/licence-to-thrill-concert-and-big-band-next-week\/&amp;title=Licence to thrill: Concert and Big Band next week' target='_blank'><i class='ksocial-email' title='Share via Email'><\/i><\/a><\/li><\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The University Concert and Big Bands will be given a licence to thrill next week, in their annual roof-raising concert on Friday 15 March in the Colyer-Fergusson concert-hall. Entitled From Bond to Basie, the concert will include popular big band classics and music from the James Bond franchise, as well as showtunes. 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