Day Five - Tuesday May 13
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Flautarra
- 1.00pm at the Unitarian Meeting House
- £7
- Ends 2.00pm
- www.stephenreck.co.uk
Listen to a sample of Flautarra performing Café 1930
Two talented young musicians combine to produce exciting guitar and flute music from around the world.
J S Bach - Sonata in E Major BWV 1035
Nicolo Paganini - Sonata No 1
Maurice Ravel - Piece en forme de habanera
Gilbert Biberian - Selection from Turkish Folk Songs
Heitor Villa-Lobos - Aria (from Bachianas Brasileiras No 5)
Astor Piazzolla - Café 1930
Astor Piazzolla - Nightclub 1960 (Histoire Du tango)
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ReVisit Lunchtime Lectures
- 1.10pm at The Guildhall, Bury St Edmunds
- £4
Robert Poulter and Peter Baldwin explore the world of toy theatres and how they became such a popular form of family entertainment during the 19th century.
A Theatre Royal promotion
Booking for this event opens on Monday 10 March (Theatre Royal priority bookers). General booking opens on Monday 17 March.
World cinema series: 4 Months, 3 Weeks & 2 Days (15)
- 7.00pm in the Hollywood Film Theatre, Bury St Edmunds
- £6
- Ends 9.00pm
- www.hollywoodcinemas.net
Written and directed by Cristian Mungiu, this film won the Palme d'Or and the FIPRESCI Award at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival. It is set in Communist Romania in the final years of the Nicolae Ceausescu era and tells the tragic story of two students, room mates in the university dormitory, who try to arrange an illegal abortion for one of them.
"Remarkable film" - The Times
"A masterwork. An odyssey you won't soon forget" - Chicago Tribune
Bury Township Choir
- 7.00pm at St Edmundsbury Cathedral, Bury St Edmunds
- £5
- Ends 8.00pm
The newly created Bury Township Youth Choir will perform uplifting music from the South Africa Townships alongside the wonderful musicians of Mbawula.
Restoring the Repertoire
- 7.30pm at The Guildhall, Bury St Edmunds
- £7
Explore another forgotten gem from the Georgian theatrical repertoire with a rehearsed reading that brings the text vividly to life.
A Theatre Royal promotion
Booking for this event opens on Monday 10 March (Theatre Royal priority bookers). General booking opens on Monday 17 March.
Prime Brass – Bizet, Blake & Brubeck
- 7.30pm at the Unitarian Meeting House
£14SOLD OUT- Ends 9.30pm
- www.primebrass.co.uk
Listen to a sample of Prime Brass' Mr Jums from their album Blue Rondo
They're back! With their entertaining style and a great programme that will include Bizet's Suite from L'Arlesienne, Howard Blake's Sinfonietta and Dave Brubeck's Take 5.
"Exceptional brass ensemble" - Classic FM
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