{"id":4991,"date":"2013-03-18T15:32:06","date_gmt":"2013-03-18T14:32:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/?p=4991"},"modified":"2013-03-18T15:32:45","modified_gmt":"2013-03-18T14:32:45","slug":"concert-raises-over-300-for-comic-relief","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/2013\/03\/18\/concert-raises-over-300-for-comic-relief\/","title":{"rendered":"Concert raises over \u00a3300 for Comic Relief"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left\">Congratulations to both the University Concert and Big Bands, who raised over \u00a3300 towards this year&#8217;s Comic Relief appeal at their concert last Friday.<\/p>\n<p>A packed audience was treated to a vibrant concert taking them &#8216;From Bond to Basie&#8217; under the suave leadership of conductor, Ian Swatman; the enthusiastic audience generously made a donation at the end of the gig, and obviously enjoyed themselves!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4992\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4992\" style=\"width: 461px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/files\/2013\/03\/Big-Band-B2B.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-4992  \" alt=\"Image: Jennifer Pickering\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/files\/2013\/03\/Big-Band-B2B.jpg\" width=\"461\" height=\"307\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/files\/2013\/03\/Big-Band-B2B.jpg 960w, https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/files\/2013\/03\/Big-Band-B2B-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 461px) 100vw, 461px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4992\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image: Jennifer Pickering<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Thank you to everyone who took part, including the Music Department, Gulbenkian staff, and University students, staff, and members of the local community, together with everyone who donated: a great gig, in support of a very good cause.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/files\/2013\/03\/ComicRelieflogo.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-4996\" alt=\"ComicRelieflogo\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/files\/2013\/03\/ComicRelieflogo-150x150.jpg\" width=\"120\" height=\"120\" \/><\/a><\/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\/18\/concert-raises-over-300-for-comic-relief\/&amp;t=Concert raises over \u00a3300 for Comic Relief' target='_blank'><i class='ksocial-facebook' title='Share via Facebook'><\/i><\/a><\/li><li><a href='http:\/\/twitter.com\/home?status=Concert raises over \u00a3300 for Comic Relief%20https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/2013\/03\/18\/concert-raises-over-300-for-comic-relief\/' 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\/18\/concert-raises-over-300-for-comic-relief\/' 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\/18\/concert-raises-over-300-for-comic-relief\/&amp;title=Concert raises over \u00a3300 for Comic Relief' 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\/18\/concert-raises-over-300-for-comic-relief\/&amp;title=Concert raises over \u00a3300 for Comic Relief' target='_blank'><i class='ksocial-email' title='Share via Email'><\/i><\/a><\/li><\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Congratulations to both the University Concert and Big Bands, who raised over \u00a3300 towards this year&#8217;s Comic Relief appeal at their concert last Friday. 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