Local Young Musicians’ Concert
Keswick Music Society
Wednesday 10 February, 7pm
Main House
Not to be missed, an evening full of variety given by enthusiastic and talented young musicians.
£5; Students, U16s £2.50
Dervish
Thursday 11 February, 7.30pm
Main House
One of the leading names in Irish music worldwide, County Sligo’s Dervish celebrate their 21st anniversary in 2010. During their years playing together, they have developed a truly distinctive sound, capturing the endless rhythms and complexities that go to make great Irish music. The line-up includes bouzouki, mandola, flute, fiddle, bodhran and accordion with Cathy Jordan fronting on vocals, regarded by many as the most distinctive voice in Irish music today.
£16 (discounts £1 off), £10; Students, U16s £8
Jacqui Dankworth: ‘Back to You’
Friday 12 February, 7.30pm
Main House
Jacqui Dankworth, one the country’s leading jazz vocalists, celebrates the release of her new album Back To You, a stunning collection of originals either written or co-written by herself, plus a selection from her favourite songwriters including James Taylor, Sting and Randy Newman. This concert shows off Jacqui’s unique versatility and effortless mastery of a wide spectrum of genres – jazz, folk, soul and blues – as well as her acute sensibility as a songwriter and lyricist.
£16 (discounts £1 off), £10; Students, U16s £8
Hoof!
Tuesday 16 February, 7.30pm
Main House
Over the last six years this cult improv show has established itself as one of the UK’s unique live events. A bare stage transforms into a visual, verbal and musical feast as four performers and a musician catapult the audience into a totally improvised world. Not sketch comedy or improv games but two fantastical tales created ‘on the Hoof’! Click here for details of workshops led by the company.
Suitable for ages 12+
£14, £12, £10 (discounts £1 off); Students £8
Under 26? Get a FREE TICKET for this show - call Box Office on 017687 74411
Pluck: The Specialists
Friday 19 February, 7.30pm
Main House
The three most stupid musicians in the world have been invited to perform at last! Highly strung violinist Yarlsberg has designs on the perfect concert and ever enthusiastic Mr Abanathie aims to please with a variety of instruments. Meanwhile, budget celebrity Kadifachi’s surprisingly passionate relationship with her cello threatens to hijack the entire performance…Join Pluck in their hilarious new show of classical buffoonery – String Trio meets Marx Brothers!
Suitable for ages 8+
£14, £12, £10 (discounts £1 off); Students £8
Under 26? Get a FREE TICKET for this show - call Box Office on 017687 74411
Victoria Sayles (violin) and Martin Cousin (piano)
Pre-concert talk by Brian Richardson at 6.45pm
Keswick Music Society
Sunday 21 February, 7.30pm
Main House
Victoria Sayles is an exciting young violinist sponsored by the Countess of Munster Musical Trust with a developing career as a soloist. She will be accompanied by the distinguished pianist Martin Cousin. Her varied programme includes music by Beethoven, Schubert, Rimsky-Korsakov, Lutoslawski’s powerful Subito and Franck’s dramatic Sonata, a challenge for both performers.
£13.50, £8, £3; Students, U16s £7, £4
The Sorcerer
by Gilbert & Sullivan
Opera della Luna
Monday 22 February - Tuesday 23 February, 7.30pm (2pm matinee on Tue)
Main House
In this new, innovative and stylish production of The Sorcerer, Opera della Luna moves the story from its quaint Victorian setting to sleepy rural Britain in the 1970s. John Wellington Wells, celebrated dealer in “magic and spells”, spreads chaos and havoc when he places a powerful aphrodisiac in the village hall tea-pot. The resulting revelations cause many a terrible surprise.
£19, £17, £15, £13, £10 (discounts £1 off); Students, U16s £9; Matinée £14
My Mother Told Me Not To Stare
A deliciously dark operetta for curious children and their grown ups
Theatre Hullabaloo & Action Transport Theatre
Wednesday 24 February, 7pm
Main House
Once upon a time, in the town of Upper Crumble, six children went missing…In Bobby Rogers’ town, everyone lives very normal lives. But Bobby has noticed that a child who was there one minute is gone the next. Disappeared. Over six progressive stories, we hear about the disappeared, those kids who did something naughty and were sent to a place from which they never returned.
Suitable for ages 8 +
£12 (discounts £1 off), £10; Students £8
Under 26? Get a FREE TICKET for this show - call Box Office on 017687 74411
An Evening with Chumbawamba and O’Hooley & Tidow
in association with Jennings Brewery
Wednesday 3 March, 7.30pm
Main House
Chumbawamba take to the stage to mark the release of their new album ABCDEFG, with new songs covering such diverse topics as the wearing of iPods in public places, censorship of music under repressive regimes and the power of the voice. They are joined by O’Hooley & Tidow, whose contemporary folk songs offer a wryly observant, melancholic and sometimes uncomfortable take on life.
£16 (discounts £1 off), £10; Students, U16s £8
Trio Con Brio Copenhagen
Soo-Jin Hong (violin), Soo-Kyung Hong (cello) and Jens Elvekjaer (piano)
Pre-concert talk by Jens Elvekjaer at 6.45pm
Keswick Music Society
Wednesday 17 March, 7.30pm
Main House
The brilliant reviews which have followed this well-named Trio promise an nforgettable musical experience. The concert takes us on a journey through the development of the piano trio. A trio by Haydn is followed by Beethoven’s atmospheric Ghost Trio. The concert ends with Ravel’s ravishing Trio which he completed at the beginning of the First World War.
£13.50, £8, £3; Students, U16s £7, £4
Water's Edge
Friday 19 March - Saturday 20 March, 8pm
Studio
After their sell out show last year, Keswick trio Water’s Edge return having recently completed their third album Natural Neon. The band play well crafted melodic songs with a dynamic edge. Supported by talented local singer-songwriters Sid Wright on Friday and Keswick’s very own Anne Marie Quinn on Saturday, this promises to be a great evening of original Cumbrian music!
£6; U16s £5
An Evening with John Hallam & Friends featuring ‘Spats’ Langham
Sunday 21 March, 7.30pm
Studio
An evening of swinging and entertaining jazz in the company of reeds player, John Hallam, one of the UK’s finest jazz musicians and very popular with local audiences. He makes a welcome return visit, this time accompanied by Roy Cansdale on bass and Paul Adams on drums. John’s special guest is the inimitable, and very popular guitarist and vocalist, ‘Spats’ Langham.
£12.50 (no discounts)
Abba Fever
Keswick Scouts
Sunday 28 March, 7.30pm
Main House
Help Keswick’s Scout Group celebrate their centenary by enjoying an evening of live music from one of the best Abba tribute groups around. This five piece band takes you back to the 70s with the biggest hits, live vocals, authentic costumes and exciting choreography. Join in and enjoy all your favourites including Dancing Queen, Mamma Mia, Super Trouper and many more in this two hour spectacular!
£16 (discounts £1 off); Students, U16s £8
Fiddlers’ Bid
in association with Jennings Brewery
Sunday 4 April, 7.30pm
Main House
Fiddlers’ Bid, formed in 1991, are one of the most dynamic and exciting musical acts ever to come out of Shetland, islands long famed for their fiddle and musical tradition. The band features four of Shetland’s most vibrant fiddle players, plus a rhythm section – not to mention probably Scotland’s finest clarsach (traditional harp) player. A great night for anyone with a passion for the best in traditional music.
“A powerhouse of flying fiddles and furious talent”
BBC Radio Scotland
£16 (discounts £1 off), £10; Students, U16s £8
A Night at the Opera
London Festival Opera
Tuesday 20 April, 7.30pm
Main House
Join us for a night of opera favourites. London Festival Opera draws its singers from the Royal Opera, English National Opera, Scottish Opera and Glyndebourne Festival Opera. Dressed in period costumes, they will present a programme of excerpts from popular operas and operettas, with arias and ensembles from The Marriage of Figaro, The Magic Flute, The Barber of Seville, Carmen, La Traviata and La Bohème to name but a few.
£16, £14, £10 (discounts £1 off); Students, U16s £9
Peatbog Faeries
Thursday 22 April, 7.30pm
Main House
Based on the Isle of Skye, The Peatbog Faeries have been described as ‘the future of Celtic dance music’. Their music embodies many styles and influences which take them from traditional jigs and reels through jazz, hip hop, reggae and more. This is high octane Celtic music so be prepared for toe-tapping tunes!
£16 (discounts £1 off), £10; Students, U16s £8
Concert for Children: The European Union Chamber Orchestra
Matthias Wollong (director), Freddy Kempf (piano)
Keswick Music Society
Sunday 25 April, 3.30pm
Main House
Preceding their main evening concert, the European Union Chamber Orchestra will entertain younger listeners with a concert featuring music from the evening concert and a variety of other pieces chosen for their appeal to younger listeners. It will be a great opportunity to hear an internationally acclaimed chamber orchestra. Part of the Orchestras Live Cumbria Series.
£3 (children accompanied by up to two adults)
The European Union Chamber Orchestra
Matthias Wollong (director), Freddy Kempf (piano)
Keswick Music Society
Sunday 25 April, 7.30pm
Main House
The distinguished EUCO will play a contrasting programme – Haydn’s La Passione Symphony, Warlock’s Capriol Suite, Hindemith’s Trauermusik and Mozart’s 14th Piano Concerto. Freddy Kempf is one of today’s most successful young pianists, a virtuoso and sensitive musician. This is the fifth Keswick concert in the Orchestras Live Cumbria Series, funded by Arts Council England and Northern Rock Foundation.
£17, £10, £3; Students, U16s £8, £5
Sing-a-long-a Sound of Music
Sing-a-long-a Productions
Wednesday 28 April, 7pm
Join us for a screening of the classic Julie Andrews film musical in glorious, full-screen technicolor, complete with subtitles so that the whole audience can sing along! Take part in the fancy-dress competition in which everyone who has come in costume is invited onto the stage to show off their fantastic tailoring skills. So get those vocal chords warmed up, cut up those chintz curtains and hurry down for the perfect night out. Fancy dress is not obligatory but highly recommended!
£15, £13 (discounts £1 off); Students, U16s £9
Silent Film Special; the best silent shorts of Laurel and Hardy and Buster Keaton
Thursday 29 April, 7.30pm
Main House
Don’t miss this clash of the comic titans as Buster Keaton’s most surreal, gag-filled feature goes head to head with the best silent shorts of Laurel and Hardy. Stan and Ollie destroy Jimmy Finlayson’s house in Big Business while Buster tries to win back his girl in Sherlock Junior, which includes the famous ‘walking into the screen’ sequence which so influenced Terry Gilliam and the Pythons. All stunningly accompanied by Neil Brand, the ‘Doyen of Silent Film Accompanists’.
£8; Students, U16s £6
Elkie Brooks – 50th Anniversary Tour
Friday 30 April, 7.30pm
Main House
Following her sell-out performance here in 2008, Elkie Brooks returns by popular demand. With numerous hit singles, million selling albums and awards, her annual tours regularly attract over 30,000 fans. Performing some of her classic hits, blues, jazz and perhaps a song or two from her recent album, this will be an electric evening guaranteed to leave you begging for more.
£24 (discounts £1 off), £16
Black Umfolosi 5
Saturday 1 May, 7.30pm
Main House
An energetic night of song and dance from southern Africa. Black Umfolosi were formed in 1982 by school friends in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe and in 2010 the Black Umfolosi 5 continue to present their spectacular songs and dances with a new line-up. Their trademark harmonies, intricate rhythms and clicking are complemented by choreography ranging from subtle steps to vibrant stomping and leaping. Their famous thumping gumboot dances showcase the traditional styles and rituals of the South African mining regions and are a big hit with audiences everywhere.
£16 (discounts £1 off), £10; Students, U16s £8
The Gondoliers
by Gilbert & Sullivan
Keswick Amateur Operatic Society
Tuesday 4 May - Saturday 8 May, 7.30pm
Main House
Keswick Amateur Operatic Society stages one of Gilbert & Sullivan’s most popular light operas. Newly-wed gondoliers Marco and Giuseppe learn that one of them is really the King of Barataria. But which one is the royal? Their wives are delighted at the prospect of being a Queen. But all is not what it seems…Chris Briggs and David Sutton return as director and musical director.
£11.50, £10, £9, £7.50; U16s £6 (discounts £1 off – Tuesday night only)
Evans-Hallam Magic Five
James Evans & John Hallam with Tom Kincaid & Friends
The 19th Jennings Keswick Jazz Festival 2010
Sunday 9 May, 3pm & 8.15pm
Studio
The 19th Jennings Keswick Jazz Festival 2010 starts early at Theatre by the Lake with four days of special jazz events...
Main House: £18, £16, £10 (no discounts)
Studio: £12.50 (no discounts)
Clare Teal: with special guest Alan Barnes
The 19th Jennings Keswick Jazz Festival 2010
Sunday 9 May, 8pm
Main House
The 19th Jennings Keswick Jazz Festival 2010 starts early at Theatre by the Lake with four days of special jazz events...
Main House: £18, £16, £10 (no discounts)
Studio: £12.50 (no discounts)
Pasadena Roof Orchestra
The 19th Jennings Keswick Jazz Festival 2010
Monday 10 May, 8pm
Main House
The 19th Jennings Keswick Jazz Festival 2010 starts early at Theatre by the Lake with four days of special jazz events...
Main House: £18, £16, £10 (no discounts)
Studio: £12.50 (no discounts)
Karen Sharp Quartet
Multi-award winning saxophonist's latest band
The 19th Jennings Keswick Jazz Festival 2010
Monday 10 May, 8.15pm
Studio
The 19th Jennings Keswick Jazz Festival 2010 starts early at Theatre by the Lake with four days of special jazz events...
Main House: £18, £16, £10 (no discounts)
Studio: £12.50 (no discounts)
Ellington Extravaganza
Duke Heitger & Harlem with special guest Debbie Arthurs
Val Wiseman & Martin Litton's Ellintonians
The 19th Jennings Keswick Jazz Festival 2010
Tuesday 11 May, 8pm
Main House
Please note that there is a change in line-up for this concert, Harlem with special guest Debbie Arthurs will replace Ken Mathieson's Classic Jazz Orchestra.
The 19th Jennings Keswick Jazz Festival 2010 starts early at Theatre by the Lake with four days of special jazz events...
Main House: £18, £16, £10 (no discounts)
Studio: £12.50 (no discounts)
Keith Nichols Blue Four
with Norman Field, Colin Turner & Spats Langham
The 19th Jennings Keswick Jazz Festival 2010
Tuesday 11 May, 8.15pm
Studio
The 19th Jennings Keswick Jazz Festival (2010) starts early at Theatre by the Lake with four days of special jazz events...
£12.50 (no discounts)
Fryer-Barnhart International All-Star Jazz Band (USA/UK)
The 19th Jennings Keswick Jazz Festival 2010
Wednesday 12 May, 8pm
Main House
The 19th Jennings Keswick Jazz Festival 2010 starts early at Theatre by the Lake with four days of special jazz events...
Main House: £18, £16, £10 (no discounts)
Studio: £12.50 (no discounts)
Hot Fingers
Spats Langham, Danny Blyth and Malcolm Sked
The 19th Jennings Keswick Jazz Festival 2010
Wednesday 12 May, 8.15pm
Studio
The 19th Jennings Keswick Jazz Festival 2010 starts early at Theatre by the Lake with four days of special jazz events...
Main House: £18, £16, £10 (no discounts)
Studio: £12.50 (no discounts)
Thursday
The 19th Jennings Keswick Jazz Festival
Thursday 13 May,
Other
Booking opens for single day tickets on Monday 18 January 2010
Below is an outline programme for day one of the 2010 Keswick Jennings Jazz Festival:
MORNING: (dance workshops) Ian and Sheilagh Hartley
LUNCHTIME: George Huxley’s Festival All-Stars featuring Jim Fryer (USA) and special guest Jimmy Mazzy (USA) •Robert Fowler with Tom Kincaid Trio • Jeff Milner’s Delta Friends • Amy Roberts with Jeff Barnhart (USA) and Graham Smith • Old Fashioned Love Band • Fantabulous Sheepwash Playboys • Tim Kliphuis (Holland) with Tony Oreshko Trio
AFTERNOON: Spats Langham and his Hot Combination plus Keith Nichols • Wessex New Orleans Jazz Band • Jeff and Anne Barnhart (USA) : Ragtime to Broadway • Ralph Allin Quartet • Big Bear Stompers • Jim Fryer (USA) and Matthias Seuffert (Germany) with Vinny Parker Trio • Malcolm Hogarth’s Guest Session
EARLY EVENING: Keswick School Jazz Orchestra plus Amy Roberts
EVENING: Jeff Barnhart and his Rhythm (USA/UK) plusSpats Langham: The New Fats Waller Show• Spirit of Colyer (UK/Holland) • Tony Oreshko • Tim Kliphuis (Holland) with Tom Kincaid Trio • Hotsy Totsy • John Shillito’s Select Six • Fantabulous Sheepwash Playboys • Duke Heitger (USA) and Robert Fowler with Craig Milverton Trio • Geoff Over and Malcolm Hogarth
Friday
The 19th Jennings Keswick Jazz Festival
Friday 14 May,
Other
Booking opens for single day tickets on Monday 18 January 2010
Below is an outline programme for day one of the 2010 Keswick Jennings Jazz Festival:
MORNING: (dance workshops) Ian and Sheilagh Hartley • (jazz talk) Mike Pointon and Ray Smith: Going Home – The uncompromising life and music of Ken Colyer
LUNCHTIME: Lake Records All-Star Jazz Band with Duke Heitger (USA) • Big Bear Stompers • George Huxley’s Hot Four • John Shillito’s Select Six • Louise Parker with Craig Milverton Trio • Ralph Allin Quartet • Spirit of Colyer (UK/Holland) plus Spats Langham: Ken Colyer Lives!• Hotsy Totsy
AFTERNOON: Matthias Seuffert’s International All-Star Septet featuring Duke Heitger (UK/Germany/USA) : Celebrating Benny Goodman• James Evans’ New Orleans Wizards • Tipitina • Jimmy Mazzy (USA) and his British Friends • Bob Clarke with Tony Oreshko Trio • John Maddocks Jazzmen • Jeff and Anne Barnhart with Jim Fryer (USA) • Malcolm Hogarth’s Guest Session
EARLY EVENING: Keswick School Jazz Orchestra plus Enrico Tomasso
EVENING: Keith Nichols’ Festival Orchestra with special guest Heather Simmons • Gregg Stafford (USA) with James Evans’ New Orleans Wizards • John Hallam with Tony Oreshko Trio • Jimmy Mazzy, Jim Fryer and Jeff Barnhart (USA) • Steve Graham’s Classic Jazz • Ben Cummings with Craig Milverton Trio: Chet meets Oscar• New Orleans Heat • Oriental Jazzband (Holland) • Sunshine Kings • John Shillito and John Whitlock • Nick and Jake Gill
Saturday
The 19th Jennings Keswick Jazz Festival
Saturday 15 May,
Other
Booking opens for single day tickets on Monday 18 January 2010
Below is an outline programme for day three of the 2010 Keswick Jennings Jazz Festival:
MORNING: (dance workshops) Ian and Sheilagh Hartley • (street parade) Camelia Brass Band • (jazz talk) Jim Fryer (USA):New York, New York
LUNCHTIME: Keith Nichols’ Collegians: The Age of Bix• Oriental Jazzband (Holland) • Steve Graham’s Classic Jazz • Martin Wheatley Trio plus George Huxley • Heather Simmons with John Hallam, Bruce Rollo and Martin Litton • Eugene Farrar Band • Gregg Stafford (USA) with New Orleans Heat • Brass Volcanoes
AFTERNOON: Louise Parker, Enrico Tomasso, Alan Barnes and Matthias Seuffert (Germany) with Craig Milverton Trio: Jazz at the PhilRevisited • John Maddocks Jazzmen • Bill Salmond’s Louisiana Ragtime Band • Duke Heitger (USA) and Jimmy Mazzy (USA) with Paul Munnery and Jon Penn • Ben Holder’s Jongology • Jeff Barnhart’s Amazing 18-30 Band (UK/USA) • West Jesmond Rhythm Kings with special guest Ray Smith (Holland/UK) • Malcolm Hogarth’s Guest Session
EARLY EVENING: (Jennings JazzAperitif) Brass Volcanoes • Malcolm Hogarth
EVENING: Charleston Chasers: Rhythm to Rhapsody• Gregg Stafford (USA) with Oriental Jazzband (Holland) • Steve Graham’s New Orleans Band • Jimmy Mazzy (USA) and Ray Smith (Holland/USA) with Keith Nichols and Norman Field • Alan Barnes and John Hallam with Craig Milverrton Trio • Ben Holder’s Jongology • Megs Etherington’s Jive Five • Zoe Gilby Trio plus Frank Brooker • Barnhart-Fryer Red Hot Seven (USA/UK) • Amy Roberts Quintet • George Huxley and Jon Penn
Sunday
The 19th Jennings Keswick Jazz Festival
Sunday 16 May,
Other
Booking opens for single day tickets on Monday 18 January 2010
Below is an outline programme for the final day of the 2010 Keswick Jennings Jazz Festival:
MORNING: (dance workshops) Ian and Sheilagh Hartley • (church service) Dave Donohoe Band • (jazz talk) Alan Barnes :How did I get here?• (Jennings JazzDray) Megs Etherington’s Jive Five
LUNCHTIME: Charleston Chasers: Running Wild • Savannah Jazz Band • New Orleans Wiggle with Carolyn Topsy Hilton • Keith Stephen’s Hot Club Trio plus Caroline Irwin • Duke Heigter (USA) and Norman Field with Keith Nichols and Tom Wheatley • Nicki Allan and Sean Hollis with Ken Butler Trio • Blind Lemon Pledge • Jeff Barnhart (USA) and John Hallam • Modjango
AFTERNOON: Maddocks-Huxley Reeds United • Gregg Stafford (USA) with Dave Donohoe Band • New Century Ragtime Orchestra • Jimmy Mazzy (USA) and Spats Langham • Alan Barnes and Amy Roberts with Vinny Parker Trio • Sue Parish Quartet • Djangology • Malcolm Hogarth’s Guest Session
EARLY EVENING: (jazz songs of praise) Carolyn Topsy Hilton with New Orleans Wiggle
EVENING: Barnhart-Fryer Red Hot Seven (USA/UK) plus special guest Jimmy Mazzy (USA) • Gregg Stafford (USA) with Steve Graham’s New Orleans Band • Jon Penn’s Keswick Stompers • James Evans’ Rocket Five • Duke Heitger (USA) and John Hallam with Vinny Parker Trio • Savannah Jazz Band • Norman Field and Caroline Irwin with Keith Stephen’s Hot Club Trio • Chicago Teddybears Society Jazzband