Friday 8 May

Heart of the Dragon

Abbey College South Hall 7.30pm

Sponsored by Burton Brothers

Following last summer’s sell-out performance at Ely Cathedral, Heart of the Dragon offers a rare taste of traditional Chinese performing arts.

Traditional dances include the fan dance, the beautiful peacock dance and the famous ribbon dance which dates back to the Tang dynasty in the early eighth century. Legend has it that Emperor Tang-Ming-Hwon once dreamed he was in the moon palace with many fairies singing and dancing in multi-coloured cloud-like long robes. The dance with flowing silk ribbons and accompanied by Chinese instruments – Erhu and Pipa – is characterised by its refreshing and poetic mood.

Refreshments available in the interval.
Tickets £7 (£5 conc)
Family ticket: 4 for £20
Subsidised by [act] (Arts in Cambs on Tour)

Events at Abbey College

Arts students and staff invite you to see the work which has been prepared over the last two years for GCSE and A level exams.

Thursday 30 April 7.30pm

Drama Showcase

A chance for GCSE and A level drama students to perform before an invited audience. For further information, please contact David Henderson at the college.

Exhibition of
Exam Students’ Art
Thursday 4 June 6–9pm
GCSE art
Thursday 18 June 6–9pm
A level art

There is no charge for these events

Wednesday 1 July

Schools' Concert

Abbey College South Hall 7.00pm

Our ever-popular combined schools’ concert will feature performers from Abbey College and local primary schools.

Tickets £3 (£2 concs), available from participating schools or on the door. Accompanied under 16s free.

Refreshments available.

Sunday 12 July

Party in the Paddock

The Cross Keys Inn, Upwood 5–9pm

Sponsored by Mill Green Dental Practice

Following last year’s great success this year’s Party in the Paddock promises to be even better – with a bigger marquee and more live music. This is an event aimed at the whole family, so bring along your picnic furniture and enjoy a summer evening’s entertainment in the spacious paddock next to Upwood’s popular pub. There’s plenty of space for the kids to run around and barbecue food will be on sale as well as a fully licensed bar.

Featuring local bands Ten O’Clock Curfew and The Overloads.

Tickets £5 in advance, or £6 on the gate, available from the The Cross Keys Inn
(01487 813384) or School Plus.
Accompanied under 16s free.

Friday 18 September &
Saturday 19 September

Artsmark Workshops & Celebration

Abbey College

Sponsored by Leica Biosystems

Last year, Abbey College was awarded the Artsmark Silver Award to recognise the quality of work being produced in art, drama, music and media. To celebrate this award and to further the development of the arts in the school, a series of workshops will be held during the day on 18th and 19th September. On the Saturday evening the results of these workshops will be displayed and performed in a celebration of the relationship between Abbey College, its community and the arts.

Past pupils of the college will be invited to participate, and local music teachers and dance schools will be involved as well as Abbey College staff.

Saturday 20 June

Addison Singers

St Thomas a Becket Church 7.30pm

Sponsored by Gammons

The Addison Singers have been based in West London for almost 30 years and comprise a mixed jazz ensemble, a 100 voice oratorio choir (performing mostly with orchestra) and for this event an auditioned chamber choir of around 20 voices.

David Wordsworth directs both of the ‘classical’ choirs and has been Musical Director of the whole organisation for over a decade. The Choir’s president Bob Chilcott invited the Addison Singers to join him for a concert at the Carnegie Hall, New York in 2005 and under David Wordsworth’s direction the choirs give a regular London concert season. In recent years the choir have also sung in Italy, France and Poland and will perform in Barcelona in May 2009.

The programme will include works by Rutter, Britten, Berkeley, Howard Goodall (The Lord is my Shepherd from The Vicar of Dibley), Gershwin and Cole Porter.

Tickets £10 (£9 conc)

Saturday 11 July

Sonnet & Song

Abbey College South Hall 7.30pm

Sponsored by Benten & Yeandle

The Arts Festival is pleased to join forces with the Ramsey Choral Society for this special musical and literary event.

Ramsey Choral Society originated as an ad hoc group of singers who performed at the Festival in 1989 as the Ramsey Festival Choir. Subsequently, under the original directorship of Norman Beedie the choir has gained a considerable reputation for the standard and variety of its music making. More info here.

For this concert there will be musical settings of Shakespeare verse interspersed with sonnets and short excerpts of plays. The music will include settings by Rutter and George Shearing.

Tickets £10 (£8 concs).
Includes free glass of wine.
Accompanied under 16s free.

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Saturday 24 October

Raphael Wallfisch &
Raphael Terroni

Cello and piano recital

Hinchingbrooke Performing Arts Centre 7.30pm

Sponsored by Luminus Group &
Leadership International

Ramsey Arts Festival is proud to present cellist Raphael Wallfisch. With a discography of over 60 CDs and concert appearances with many of the world’s greatest orchestras and conductors, he is at the height of his powers as a performer. With a masterful technique and a soaring, singing sound that evokes a tradition continued from his teacher, Piatorgorsky, he is among the most celebrated cellists performing on the international stage.

For this concert he is joined by pianist Raphael Terroni with whom he has recently recorded the music of British composers, Arnold Cooke, William Wordsworth and Kenneth Leighton.

This evening’s programme will include sonatas by Rachmaninoff, Beethoven and Schubert.

Tickets £15, only available from Hinchingbrooke Performing Arts Centre, Hinchingbrooke House, Brampton Road, Huntingdon, PE29 3BN (01480 375678).

To enquire about transport to this event please call 01487 710225.

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Tickets

Tickets for Raphael Wallfisch & Raphael Terroni are only available from Hinchingbrooke Performing Arts Centre, Hinchingbrooke House, Brampton Road, Huntingdon, PE29 3BN (01480 375678).

Tickets for all other events are available from School Plus at 24C Great Whyte, next to Carousel, at the door, or by phoning 01487 710225 or 813848.

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