This concert is a rare and wonderful opportunity to see internationally renowned pianist, composer and jazz educator Darius Brubeck, son of jazz legend Dave Brubeck. Darius will be working with Exeter College Music Academy students to present a collection of South African Jazz inspired music. Featuring a set from The Darius Brubeck Quartet, a set from the Exeter College Big Band plus pieces combining the two ensembles. Don’t miss this opportunity to hear a one off collaboration! – world class musicians sharing their wealth of experience with our up and coming jazz musicians of the future...
Phil Beer is the multi-instrumentalist half of England’s foremost acoustic duo Show of Hands. His instrumental wizardry is well documented and has been utilised by countless artists over the years, among the most notable being The Rolling Stones, Mike Oldfield and Steve Harley. He was for many years lead guitarist and singer with the Albion Band and co-wrote many of their songs. He has also made many forays into film and television music as well as finding time to produce and record albums for other artists. The Band plays a unique blend of folk ‘n’ roll which is quite unlike any other...
Kagemusha Taiko, one of the leading groups in Europe, have a new Taiko Centre at Seale Hayne. It’s a dedicated rehearsal space for the company’s 3 performing groups, and where taiko workshops and courses are open to all.
Since their last appearance at the Barnfield Theatre, Kagemusha Taiko have performed in the USA and Japan – where they played to great acclaim in Fukushima and other cities affected by the great tsunami disaster of 2011.
The group makes a welcome return, bringing with them members of Kagemusha Junior Taiko and Tano Taiko, for a hugely enjoyable family show...
International Concert Pianist Phillip Dyson has been described as simply “brilliant”, with a “wonderfully dry, very British sense of humour” and a recent recital in New York City accredited him as nothing less than “magnificent”. A world class pianist and great entertainer, performing to ‘sell-out’ audiences around the world.
He broadcasts regularly for the BBCand Classic FM, performs with the most prestigious orchestras and has a great international reputation in Europe and America, gaining enormous...
London, 1977, Britain is celebrating the Queen’s Silver Jubilee and England is dreaming. Set against the volatile backdrop of the Punk Rock explosion, Duplicity follows the journey of identical twins, Tommy and Finn, as their sense of self and reality disintegrate into a maelstrom of anarchy, chaos and disorder.
Exploring themes of identity, duality and deceit, Duplicity is a new and original play that uses monologue, interwoven with action, projection and music to create a powerful and candid drama.
Cara Dillon has a staggeringly beautiful voice whether she's singing her native traditional songs of lost love and emigration, or original compositions, you will be hard pressed to find a more emotive and captivating performer.
Cara and Sam also appeared in the Transatlantic Sessions,in a spectacular setting on the shores of Loch Lomond. They featured in the first episode as well as two further episodes....the first of which was broadcast on BBC TWO in Scotland on 15th September 2013 for six weeks. The series was then broadcasted on BBC Four starting on September 27th 2013 for...
Andy Rouse is one of the most well-known & respected wildlife photographers with a worldwide following. He has won numerous UK & International Awards including BBC wildlife photographer of the year & Royal Geographical Society Awards.
Andy travels the globe in order to capture some of the most dramatic and spectacular images of the worlds most dangerous and inaccessible creatures.
His inspirational images are published worldwide and are used to highlight the plight of endangered species on this planet.
Andy’s talk will be packed with stories, musical...
NEDSKI : Ned Luberecki plays banjo with Chris Jones & The Night Drivers and is an On-Air personality for SiriusXM’s Bluegrass Junction. He is a first call banjo instructor at banjo camps across the US and Europe and a part time journalist for Banjo Newsletter.
MOJO: Stephen Mougin plays guitar with The Sam Bush Band and owns Dark Shadow Recording. He has been producing and engineering a myriad of up-and-coming bluegrass acts as well as artists outside the genre. Stephen holds a degree in Vocal Music Education and leads many vocal workshops and private vocal coaching sessions...
Footloose the musical tells the story of Ren McCormack who is forced to move from Chicago to a small town nobody has ever heard of – Bomont. He soon finds himself at odds with the repressive atmosphere there where the spiritual life of the community is overseen by the power local minister Reverend Moore.
Ren is stunned to learn that dancing is not allowed anywhere within the town limits of Bomont, but discovers that this law dates back five years to a car accident that claimed the lives of four Bomont teenagers. In the flood of grief after the tragedy the Reverend Moore managed to...
