{"id":6016,"date":"2014-08-26T10:11:18","date_gmt":"2014-08-26T09:11:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/?p=6016"},"modified":"2014-08-26T10:14:38","modified_gmt":"2014-08-26T09:14:38","slug":"our-autumn-music-series-now-online","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/2014\/08\/26\/our-autumn-music-series-now-online\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Autumn music series now online"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hold onto your hats: the new What’s On<\/em> for September to December has now been published online<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Embracing everything from ancient instruments to contemporary chamber opera, the Colyer-Fergusson Hall will be abuzz this Autumn, bringing some of the very best music across the next four months.<\/p>\n

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Strange and Ancient Instruments<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Lunchtime Concert series<\/strong> begins with Rags to Riches<\/em>, as pianist Helen Crawford<\/strong> brings her period-costume-bedecked performance of ragtime music on Weds 8 October; we’re delighted to be launching the new ensemble-in-residence, CantiaQuorum<\/strong>, who open their residency with Bach and Copland on Weds 5 November, as a curtain-raiser to their first formal concert later in the month with Stravinsky and Walton. December’s lunchtime concert involves the Society of Strange and Ancient Instruments<\/strong> exploring the common ground between Renaissance, Baroque and traditional Norwegian music.<\/p>\n

We’re also participating in the University’s fiftieth-year celebration through 2014-15, including featuring alumni and Honorary\u00a0Doctorate recipients;\u00a0and as the latter, we are delighted to welcome acclaimed harpsichordist and conductor, Trevor Pinnock<\/strong>, in October in a recital of music by Bach.<\/p>\n

Chorus and Orchestra\u00a0<\/strong>perform music by Mozart and Beethoven, and the term concludes with\u00a0the usual Big Band<\/strong> seasonal cracker in December (see what I did there…).<\/p>\n

A warm welcome, too, to all those visiting performers coming to the Colyer-Fergusson Hall, including Nova Music Ensemble<\/strong> who come in October as part of the Canterbury Festival, bringing contemporary chamber operas by Cecilia McDowall and Stephen McNeff.<\/p>\n

There’s plenty to look forward to: check all that’s coming up online here<\/a>.<\/p>\n