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Coffee Concert: Elua Percussion Duo

Posted on November 24, 2022

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Elua Percussion are passionate about showcasing the art of percussion music and increasing its reach. This exciting young duo offer a very varied programme ranging from original percussion pieces by composers such as Gene Koshinski and Nebosja Jovan Zivkovic to arrangements of works by many other composers including the duo themselves.

Frome Concerts Group present: Pocket Sinfonia

Posted on November 24, 2022

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Pocket Sinfonia is going to play symphonies by Haydn and Mozart! Hard to believe that a piano, violin, flute and cello can do this but these four highly skilled musicians somehow manage to create the sound of a whole orchestra while maintaining the intimacy of a chamber ensemble. Hearing is believing – don’t miss it!

Coffee Concert: Bones Apart Trombone Quartet

Posted on November 24, 2022

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This highly acclaimed trombone quartet has performed its unique and diverse repertoire to audiences worldwide and brings a wealth of performing experience at the highest level. Their programme, Wonder Women – Muses, Queens and Warriors – includes music from composers as diverse as Hildegard von Bingen, Nadia Boulanger and Nina Simone.

The Last Matron:

Posted on November 15, 2022

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A play about Keyford Asylum based on real events and discovered diaries. Written by Kevin Ross. In association with Dramakarma and Keyford History Group. With a grand old building facing demolition the Last Matron of Keyford watches as a parade of spectres appear before her. The building cannot be saved but it isn’t too late to resurrect the memory of those who passed through its doors.

Teatime Concert: Eblana String Trio

Posted on September 8, 2022

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The Eblana String Trio consistently wins praise from audiences and critics alike for the depth and insight of their performances.
“…the late, mercurial, if elliptical, String Trio, a sort of 12-tone divertimento, was brilliantly undertaken by the Eblana String Trio.”

SUNDAY TIMES

Teatime Concert: Darach Ensemble

Posted on September 8, 2022

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Bass clarinet, oboe and cor-anglais is a combination you may not have encountered before but these performers certainly employ the timbres of their instruments to conjure a rich, compelling sound world. The programme includes works by Karg-Elert, Bach and Beethoven.

Teatime Concert: Mikekeiz Zucchi Duo

Posted on September 8, 2022

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This prize winning duo’s repertoire spans everything from reimagined traditional works to modern compositions and improvisation, all vividly rendered by the unique combination of saxophone and accordion. Expect music by Bach to Gershwin,  Praetorius to Piazzola!

Teatime Concert: Ensemble Unmeasured

Posted on September 8, 2022

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These leading performers from Britain’s early music scene will perform classic Renaissance and Early Baroque gems for Voice, Recorder and Lute, by composers such as Castello, Dowland, Monteverdi and Corelli. Their programme is called “Timeless Treasures”.

“STOMPIN” FSB Big Band

Posted on June 13, 2022

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A live music concert presented by the F.S.B. Big Band, giving two hours of swinging jazz and show tunes from the 1920s to the present day, made famous originally by bands such as Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Benny Goodman, Glen Miller and others. The band has the traditional line up of Five Saxes. Four Trumpets, Four Trombones, Piano, Bass and drums, and vocals by Alec James.

Frome Festival: JAVAJAM Trio

Posted on June 13, 2022

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We will be playing a sublime mixture of Jazz, Bossa Nova, and Vintage Pop with our own twist. Expect anything from American songbook classics and Antonio Carlos Jobim to The Stranglers and The Beatles. Vocals: Sarah-Jane Hassell, Keyboards: Roger Lewin, Tenor Saxophone/Flute: Phil Brown.

Rook Lane Chapel

Available to the community as the perfect setting to showcase skills and artistic talent, this prestigious venue is used for performances and exhibitions.

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This magnificent Grade I listed building in the heart of Frome, Somerset provides the most elegant and timeless of surroundings for your special day.

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