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MUSIC EVENTS NEAR YOU 1. CITY OF CAMBRIDGE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA AT WEST ROAD 8 OCTOBER Gustav Holst’s The Planets will be performed in all their cosmic glory at West Road this month, conducted by Robert Hodge and featuring a dazzling performance by violin soloist Fenella Humphreys. Narrator James Mayhew will introduce the planets and illustrate the music with interactive art projected onto a large screen. 2. OLD RIVERPORT UKULELE FESTIVAL 2022 15 OCTOBER Ukulele aficionados should head to St Ives Corn Exchange for a day of jamming, workshops and live performances. There will also be open mics, refreshments at the Riverport Cafe Bar, trade stands and a concert – with headliners Marc Gallagher, Plastic Jeezus and The Hedge Inspectors. 3. PURCELL AND A PINT 22 OCTOBER Eboracum Baroque will be piling into Michaelhouse Cafe on Trinity Street for a riotous evening filled with drinking songs, fiddle tunes and folk. You’ll be transported back to the alehouses of the 17th century with a selection of instrumental tunes and songs by Purcell and his contemporaries. Craft beer will be provided by Calverley’s Brewery.
PRIDE AND PREJUDICE* (*SORT OF) CAMBRIDGE ARTS THEATRE, 14-19 NOVEMBER, 7.30PM, TICKETS FROM £20 The Bennet sisters steal the show in this bold retelling, which has received standing ovations in the West End and an Olivier award.
BLOSSOMS CAMBRIDGE CORN EXCHANGE, 15 NOVEMBER, 7.30PM, £32.50 Fresh from their sensational Glastonbury show, Blossoms are set to take the city by storm with hits like Your Girlfriend .
THE FAIRHAVEN SINGERS Schubert Fest
SUZANNE VEGA CAMBRIDGE CORN EXCHANGE, 23 FEBRUARY, 7.30PM, TICKETS FROM £35.50 Seize the chance to see a leading lady of folk- music revival. A masterful storyteller, Vega’s songs are engaging and pertinent.
One of Cambridge’s leading choirs, the Fairhaven Singers, return on 8 October for their autumn concert – a celebration of the 225th anniversary of Franz Schubert’s birth. The Autumn Schubertiade will see musical director Ralph Woodward and the choir present a concert devoted to the composer’s haunting, melodious music. They will be joined by mezzo soprano Bridget Hardy, tenor Alessandro Cortello, oboist Rose Hilder and clarinettist Anna Thirkettle in the glossy acoustic of Downing Place United Reformed Church. “We’re looking forward to sharing Schubert’s magical tunes,” says Ralph. “Schubert is the master of expressive song, and you’ll hear music that is tender, sad, wistful, joyful and seductive.” Tickets cost £15 (free for under-18s) and can be bought at fairhavensingers.org.uk
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