Friends’
Newsletter
Summer Term 2011
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The Magic Flute — W.A. Mozart
A lavish soiree is being held for golden boy of the royal family, Prince Tamino. All seems well at the celebration
of his imminent dispatch to the army, but beyond the glittering heights of the social elite lies the brutal reality of
modern warfare. Terror and trauma force Tamino into a psychotic state, in which he enters another war-torn
world where nothing is quite as it seems: his companions aren’t entirely human and the rulers’ control dictates
not only the lives of the people, but the behaviour of the elements. Under the reign of The Queen of the Night
the land is plummeted into darkness and the young prince is sent on a quest for light and love. In this coming of
age story, the boundaries between good and evil, fiction and reality are destroyed. As the fantastical fuses with
the familiar, we soon discover that fairytales have never been more real.
After the sell-out success of January’s The Marriage of Figaro, Opera Warwick presents this enchanting
masterpiece with live orchestra in a spell-binding English translation by Radio 4 star and Vicar of Dibley
screenwriter Kit Hesketh-Harvey.
Friday 1st July 2011, Warwick Arts Centre Theatre. Tickets available from the Box Office (024) 76 524524.
MTW present Cabaret
Willkommen. Bienvenue. Welcome, to the seedy underbelly of 1930s Berlin in Music Theatre Warwick’s
thrilling new production of Kander and Ebb’s masterpiece, Cabaret.
An enigmatic Master of Ceremonies welcomes the young writer Clifford Bradshaw to the Kit Kat Klub
where he encounters the eccentric cabaret singer Sally Bowles and falls under her spell. But while the
young couple indulge in the hedonistic lifestyle of the Weimar era, a new political order is rising to
power…..
Wed 1st - Sat 4th June 2011 7.45pm. Sat matinee 3.00pm, Warwick Arts Centre Studio
Tickets £7.50 (£6.50) available from the Box Office (024) 76 524524
University of Warwick Symphony Orchestra & Chorus
The University of Warwick Chorus perform two works by living composers with John Rutter’s Magnificat
(with soprano solo from the 2008 Concerto Competition Winner Harriet Birchall) and Eric Whitaker’s Sleep.
We are delighted to have the 2010 concerto competition winner Ruairi Edwards performing the Chopin
Piano Concerto No.2 and Professional local Mezzo-Soprano Gaynor Keeble performing Mahler’s Lieder
eines Fahrenden Gesellen.
Sunday 26th June 2011, 4pm, Butterworth Hall, Warwick Arts Centre
Tickets £7(£5 concessions/NUS) from the Box Office (024) 76 524524
Dear All,
It’s a very busy time for the student’s here with their exams looming, but we still have an exciting term of musical
performances in store for you, from Operas, Musical Theatre, piano concertos and a Student Arts Festival in the final
week. Our concerto competition winners will be working especially hard to showcase their talents in the end of term
Symphony Orchestra concert on the 26th June. Wishing you a very pleasant and musical summer and hope to see
you soon!
Paul McGrath
Director of Music
Summer Term Events
University of Warwick Brass Band
29th May, 3-5pm Bands in the Park, Jepherson Gardens,
Leamington Spa Free to watch
Cabaret—Music Theatre Warwick
1st - 4th June, 7.45pm Sat Matinee 3pm
Warwick Arts Centre Studio Theatre
Tickets £7.50(£6.50)
Wind Orchestra
5th June, 2.30-4pm War Memorial Park, Coventry
Free to watch
Summer Soiree—Chamber Choir
24th June, 7.30pm Holy Trinity Church, Beauchamp Ave,
Leamington Spa
Tickets £10, £8, £5
Leavers Gig—Big Band
25th June, 7.30pm Warwick Arts Centre Theatre
Tickets £8 (£5)
Chorus & Symphony Orchestra
26th June, 4pm Butterworth Hall
Tickets £7(£5)
Magic Flute—Opera Warwick
1st July, 7.30pm Warwick Arts Centre Theatre
Tickets £14, £12, £10, £8
Summer Soiree
with the University of Warwick Chamber Choir
The University of Warwick Chamber Choir will be
performing at the Holy Trinity Church in Leamington on
Friday 24th June.
Music will include Vivaldi - Gloria, Chilcott - the Good
Side of Me, Gyorgy - Daemon irrepit callidus, Biebl Ave Maria, Grayston Ives - Takeda Lullaby,
Dominguez - Deus qui illumines, Paul Hart - Humpty
Dumpty Medley
Conductors Lucy Griffiths & Paul McGrath
Friday 24th June at 7.30pm at Holy Trinity Church,
Beauchamp Avenue, Royal
Leamington Spa, CV32 5RG.
Tickets £10, £8, £5 available from the
Music Centre Office on 024 7652 3799
or on the door on the night.
Wind Orchestra in the Park
University of Warwick Wind Orchestra plays well known favourites
from the stage and screen as well as classic themes in their
outdoor concert in Coventry’s War Memorial Park. This free
performance is for all the family to enjoy.
The Orchestra will be playing from 2.30pm—just turn up and bring
your picnic!
The concert will be weather permitting—adverse conditions will
mean the event may not be able to go ahead.
Sunday 5th June, 2.30pm, War Memorial Park
University of Warwick Big Band: Finale Concert
'The University of Warwick Big Band, winners of a Gold Award
at this years NCBF national finals, promise an evening of
dynamic and vibrant big band music from our wide and varied
repertoire. Ranging from jazz to funk, via swing, latin and
blues, our end of year Finale Concert celebrates the
achievements of the band over the year, as well as giving our
leavers a farewell gig to remember.'
Saturday 25th June, 7.30pm, Warwick Arts
Centre Theatre. Tickets available from the Arts
Centre Box Office on (024) 76524524.
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