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SUMMARY:Opium: Seduction\, Greed\, Art
DESCRIPTION:\n\n\nWe’re delighted to be joining with the Arts Society\, Newbury again this year for this fascinating lecture looking at the influence of Opium on the lives and creations of many artists. \nAmanda Herries read Archaeology and Anthropology at Cambridge\, and worked as curator at the Museum of London before moving to Japan\, lecturing and writing on Oriental/Western cross-culture and artistic influences. \nThe source of the stuff of dreams\, the poppy is a beautiful\, fragile flower with immense power. Opium (from the Greek ‘opion’ – poppy juice) is a hypnotic bringer of sleep\, delightful lethargy and relief from pain. It is also highly addictive. Greed led to the introduction of this hugely desirable substance first to China\, and then to Europe. \nThe beguiling seduction of its effects led to its use to quieten troubled minds and calm agitated children and babies. Its use\, often by those with troubled minds\, led to the creation of great works of art in music\, art and literature. Social and art history meet as this lecture unfolds. \nThere is also a 1.45pm performance of this lecture. Click here for more information and to book tickets. \nLecturer\n\nAmanda Herries \n\n\nTickets\n£15 / FREE for Friends of the Festival \n(includes £1.25 Corn Exchange booking fee) \nBooking Dates\nPlatinum Friends Priority booking – from 10.00am Tuesday 11 February 2025\nGold Friends booking – from 10.00am Wednesday 12 February 2025\nFriends booking – from 10.00am Thursday 13 February 2025 \nJoin the Friends of the Festival now to get access to the priority booking window. \nPublic booking – from 10.00am Tuesday 25 February 2025 \n
URL:https://www.newburyspringfestival.org.uk/event/opium-seduction-greed-art/
LOCATION:Arlington Arts Centre\, Mary Hare\, Snelsmore Common\, Newbury\, Berkshire\, RG14 3BQ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Talks & Spoken word
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SUMMARY:Opium: Seduction\, Greed\, Art
DESCRIPTION:\n\n\nWe’re delighted to be joining with the Arts Society\, Newbury again this year for this fascinating lecture looking at the influence of Opium on the lives and creations of many artists. \nAmanda Herries read Archaeology and Anthropology at Cambridge\, and worked as curator at the Museum of London before moving to Japan\, lecturing and writing on Oriental/Western cross-culture and artistic influences. \nThe source of the stuff of dreams\, the poppy is a beautiful\, fragile flower with immense power. Opium (from the Greek ‘opion’ – poppy juice) is a hypnotic bringer of sleep\, delightful lethargy and relief from pain. It is also highly addictive. Greed led to the introduction of this hugely desirable substance first to China\, and then to Europe. \nThe beguiling seduction of its effects led to its use to quieten troubled minds and calm agitated children and babies. Its use\, often by those with troubled minds\, led to the creation of great works of art in music\, art and literature. Social and art history meet as this lecture unfolds. \nThere is also a 10.30am performance of this lecture. Click here for more information and to book tickets. \nLecturer\n\nAmanda Herries \n\n\nTickets\n£15 / FREE for Friends of the Festival \n(includes £1.25 Corn Exchange booking fee) \nBooking Dates\nPlatinum Friends Priority booking – from 10.00am Tuesday 11 February 2025\nGold Friends booking – from 10.00am Wednesday 12 February 2025\nFriends booking – from 10.00am Thursday 13 February 2025 \nJoin the Friends of the Festival now to get access to the priority booking window. \nPublic booking – from 10.00am Tuesday 25 February 2025 \n
URL:https://www.newburyspringfestival.org.uk/event/opium-seduction-greed-art-2/
LOCATION:Arlington Arts Centre\, Mary Hare\, Snelsmore Common\, Newbury\, Berkshire\, RG14 3BQ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Talks & Spoken word
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SUMMARY:Metronomes Steel Orchestra
DESCRIPTION:\n\n\nOne of Britain’s leading groups\, Metronomes are an innovative steel band and a unique community in London’s Ladbroke Grove. With both traditional styles and modern approaches to their shows\, the group are equally at home playing Caribbean classics or recording with grime artists. \nThe group also have a strong tradition of education and workshops\, and we’re delighted that they’ll be leading workshops with local school children in advance of the Festival and on the day of their Festival performance. \nThey are regulars at both Notting Hill Carnival and Panorama\, the national Steel Pan competition\, and will be bringing their trademark carnival sound to Newbury this year. \n \nPerformers\n\nEversley ‘Breeze’ Mills band leader \n\n\nTickets\n£20 \n(includes £1.25 Corn Exchange booking fee) \nBooking Dates\nPlatinum Friends Priority booking – from 10.00am Tuesday 11 February 2025\nGold Friends booking – from 10.00am Wednesday 12 February 2025\nFriends booking – from 10.00am Thursday 13 February 2025 \nJoin the Friends of the Festival now to get access to the priority booking window. \nPublic booking – from 10.00am Tuesday 25 February 2025 \n
URL:https://www.newburyspringfestival.org.uk/event/metronomes-steel-orchestra/
LOCATION:Corn Exchange\, The Corn Exchange\, Market Place\, Newbury\, Berkshire\, RG14 5BD\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Family,World & Traditional
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SUMMARY:James Newby & Joseph Middleton
DESCRIPTION:\n\n\nDistinguished baritone James Newby is a former BBC New Generation Artist and Rising Star of the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment. As well as a 2022 Borletti Buitoni Trust Award winner\, he was an ECHO Rising Star (2022/23) with appearances at major concert halls throughout Europe. He is now considered one of the leading singers of his generation with an international career in both opera and in recital. \nHe will be accompanied by Joseph Middleton\, one of the leading vocal accompanists in the world. His solo song recital\, The Shipping Forecast\, features songs around the theme of the sea from composers including Elgar\, Schubert\, Ives\, Coates\, Stanford and more. \nSponsored by Fairhurst Estates \nPerformers\n\nJames Newby baritone\nJoseph Middleton piano \n\n\nTickets\n£25 \n(includes £1.25 Corn Exchange booking fee) \nProgramme\n“The Shipping Forecast “ \nMysteries of the deep \nElgar – Sea Slumber\nSchubert – Gruppe aus Dem Tartarus\nMedtner – Meeres Stille\nBantock – Song to the Seals\nCheryl Frances-Hoad – Rita the Pirate \nInvitation to voyage \nElgar – In Haven\nDuparc – L’invitation au voyage\nSchubert – Des Fischers Liebesglück\nIreland – Sea Fever\nIves – The Swimmers \nFearless Bark \nElgar – Sabbath Morning at Sea\nSchubert – Der Schiffer\nGibbs – Sailing homeward\nBrahms – Verzagen \n– Interval – \nExotic isles \nElgar – Where Corals Lie\nChabrier – L’ile heureuse\nRachmaninov – This Island\nSchubert – Auf dem wasser zu Singen \nDesert Island Discs \nElgar – The Swimmers\nStanford – Drake’s Drum\nBritten – O waly\, waly\nKurt Weill – My Ship\nEric Coates – Sleepy Lagoon \n  \nBooking Dates\nPlatinum Friends Priority booking – from 10.00am Tuesday 11 February 2025\nGold Friends booking – from 10.00am Wednesday 12 February 2025\nFriends booking – from 10.00am Thursday 13 February 2025 \nJoin the Friends of the Festival now to get access to the priority booking window. \nPublic booking – from 10.00am Tuesday 25 February 2025 \n
URL:https://www.newburyspringfestival.org.uk/event/james-newby/
LOCATION:St Mary’s Church\, Shaw\, St Mary's Church\, Church Road\, Shaw\, Newbury\, Berkshire\, RG14 2DR\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Chamber Music & Recitals,Choral & Vocal
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