{"id":7387,"date":"2016-03-10T10:09:01","date_gmt":"2016-03-10T10:09:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/?p=7387"},"modified":"2016-03-10T10:09:01","modified_gmt":"2016-03-10T10:09:01","slug":"all-aboard-the-musical-express-with-concert-and-big-bands-next-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/2016\/03\/10\/all-aboard-the-musical-express-with-concert-and-big-bands-next-week\/","title":{"rendered":"All aboard the Musical Express with Concert and Big Bands next week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <strong>University Concert and Big Bands<\/strong> invite you to board the <em>Musical Express<\/em> next week, as they return to Colyer-Fergusson Hall for their annual spring concert on <strong>Friday 18 March<\/strong>.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4992 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/files\/2013\/03\/Big-Band-B2B.jpg\" alt=\"Image: Jennifer Pickering\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" 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: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright wp-image-7137 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/files\/2016\/01\/Concert-Band-Big-Band.jpg\" alt=\"Concert Band &amp; Big Band\" width=\"160\" height=\"207\" \/>Driven by conductor<strong> Ian Swatman<\/strong>, the <em>Musical Express<\/em> will be calling at stations including Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman and Philip Sousa; the cornerstone of the performance is Philip Sparke&#8217;s sparkling <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=3dNH4U73C24\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Orient Express<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The train will be leaving Colyer-Fergusson platform at <strong>7.30pm<\/strong> sharp &#8211; there&#8217;s still time to get a boarding-pass <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thegulbenkian.co.uk\/events\/theatre\/2016\/March\/2016-03-18-musical-express.html\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a><\/strong>; all aboard!<\/p>\n<ul class=\"kent-social-links\"><li><a href='http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/2016\/03\/10\/all-aboard-the-musical-express-with-concert-and-big-bands-next-week\/&amp;t=All aboard the Musical Express with Concert and Big Bands next week' target='_blank'><i class='ksocial-facebook' title='Share via Facebook'><\/i><\/a><\/li><li><a href='http:\/\/twitter.com\/home?status=All aboard the Musical Express with Concert and Big Bands next week%20https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/2016\/03\/10\/all-aboard-the-musical-express-with-concert-and-big-bands-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\/2016\/03\/10\/all-aboard-the-musical-express-with-concert-and-big-bands-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\/2016\/03\/10\/all-aboard-the-musical-express-with-concert-and-big-bands-next-week\/&amp;title=All aboard the Musical Express with Concert and Big Bands 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\/2016\/03\/10\/all-aboard-the-musical-express-with-concert-and-big-bands-next-week\/&amp;title=All aboard the Musical Express with Concert and Big Bands 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 invite you to board the Musical Express next week, as they return to Colyer-Fergusson Hall for their annual spring concert on Friday 18 March. 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