{"id":5789,"date":"2014-05-12T12:19:57","date_gmt":"2014-05-12T11:19:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/?p=5789"},"modified":"2014-05-12T13:30:11","modified_gmt":"2014-05-12T12:30:11","slug":"summer-music-week-events-now-online","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/2014\/05\/12\/summer-music-week-events-now-online\/","title":{"rendered":"Summer Music Week: events now online"},"content":{"rendered":"

And with the sound of heralding in the distance, the clarion-call of trumpets and a celestial choir, we are delighted to announce that the full line-up of events for Summer Music Week <\/strong>has now been published online.<\/p>\n

\"summer_music_flower\"<\/a>The annual music celebration of the end of the University year starts with the University Big Band<\/strong> beside the seaside, performing at Deal Bandstand in support of Porchlight<\/a>\u00a0on Sunday 8 June at 2.30pm. Events then continue throughout the week – choral music, jazz, Big Band Gala, Music Scholars<\/strong>‘ recital, period-costume with the Dance Orchestra<\/strong>, foyer-stage gigs and more – culminating eventually in Music for a Summer’s Day <\/em>on Sunday 15 June at 3pm, in which the combined forces of the University Chorus, Orchestra, Concert Band<\/strong> and Chamber Choir<\/strong> bid a rousing farewell to the end of another musical year.<\/p>\n

Venues this year range from the seaside at Deal to the historic venues of St Thomas’ Hospital and the ancient St Peter’s Anglican Church in Canterbury, as well as the lively foyer-stage and the Colyer-Fergusson concert-hall.<\/p>\n

Explore the complete programme online here<\/a>: plenty to look forward to in this, the last term. Follow #SummerMusicWeek or @UKCSummerMusic\u00a0on Twitter<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n