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SUMMARY:Soul in the Market Place
DESCRIPTION:Come along for a free taster session with Soul Sanctuary Gospel Choir (SSGC) before their afternoon performance in the Corn Exchange. Joining them will be some of the students they have been working with as part of the Festival Education Programme. \nSSGC is one of the country’s leading gospel choirs\, committed to creating contemporary gospel of the highest standard and performing it as widely as possible\, especially in the places where gospel’s power to raise the human spirit is most needed. They are famous for their free monthly outdoor performances at St James’s Piccadilly which attract huge crowds. \nPerformers\nClarence Hunte choir director\nSoul Sanctuary Gospel Choir \nFREE – no ticket required \n\n
URL:https://www.newburyspringfestival.org.uk/event/soul-in-the-market-place/
LOCATION:Market Place\, Newbury\, Market Place\, Newbury\, Berkshire\, RG14 5AA\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Choral & Vocal,Family,Free for Under 30s
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SUMMARY:Sheepdrove Piano Competition
DESCRIPTION:A wonderful opportunity to hear the best international piano students drawn from all the major UK conservatoires – and to cast your vote for the audience prize! \nThis notable competition\, established by the Sheepdrove Trust\, is open to candidates aged 26 and under from the eight major UK music colleges\, and attracts young pianists of the highest standard from around the world. Today’s competition\, which this year has an emphasis on Prokofiev\, features four shortlisted finalists and takes place in the tranquil setting of Sheepdrove on the Lambourn Downs. The overall winner will perform a solo recital in the Corn Exchange on Monday 18 May as part of the Festival’s popular Young Artists Lunchtime Recital Series. \n1st Prize: The Kindersley Prize of £3\,000 plus a recital on Monday 18 May\n2nd Prize: £1\,500 donated by Greenham Trust\n3rd Prize: £750 donated by the Friends of NSF\n4th Prize: £500 donated by an anonymous donor\nAudience Prize: £250 donated by an anonymous donor\nRobert Turnbull Piano Foundation Prize: £750 to a runner up from either round \nJury\nRupert Christiansen\nMark Eynon\nMikhail Kazakevich\nLucy Parham\nFrederick Scott \nTicket includes tea and cake. \nSponsored by The Sheepdrove Trust\n\n Free for under 30s\n
URL:https://www.newburyspringfestival.org.uk/event/sheepdrove-piano-competition-2026/
LOCATION:Sheepdrove\, Sheepdrove\, Sheepdrove Road\, Lambourn\, Berkshire\, RG17 7UU*\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Chamber Music & Recitals,Free for Under 30s
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SUMMARY:Soul Sanctuary Gospel Choir
DESCRIPTION:Soul Sanctuary Gospel Choir (SSGC) is a London-based gospel choir committed to creating contemporary gospel of the highest standard and performing it as widely as possible\, especially in the places where gospel’s power to raise the human spirit is most needed. \nSince the choir was founded in 2005\, SSGC’s mission is to spread a message of faith\, hope\, and love through gospel music; to create performances full of life-affirming joy and soulful celebration\, collaborating with other artists and art forms; and to support and work with a diverse range of like-minded churches\, charities and communities. \nSoul Sanctuary is now considered one of the finest UK gospel choirs and performs regularly at St James’s Piccadilly as well as St Martin-in-the-Fields and at the South Bank and Barbican Centres. \n\n“I genuinely haven’t ever seen a better gospel choir than that. Astonishing sound…”\nJoe Stilgoe\, singer/pianist/songwriter \n\nSoul Sanctuary Gospel Choir will also be performing at the Market Place in Newbury earlier in the day. \nPerformers\nClarence Hunte choir director\nSoul Sanctuary Gospel Choir \nSponsored by Greenham Trust \n\n
URL:https://www.newburyspringfestival.org.uk/event/soul-sanctuary-gospel-choir/
LOCATION:Market Place\, Newbury\, Market Place\, Newbury\, Berkshire\, RG14 5AA\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Choral & Vocal
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SUMMARY:Dominic Alldis Trio
DESCRIPTION:\n\n\n\nUrbane jazz pianist & vocalist Dominic Alldis brings his renowned cabaret-jazz trio to Combe Manor in a programme featuring songs by Cole Porter\, Jerome Kern\, Rodgers & Hart\, George Gershwin\, Noel Coward and Michel Legrand. \nThe unique combination of piano-bass-guitar evokes the classic 50s and 60s recordings of Nat Cole\, Oscar Peterson\, Erroll Garner and later recordings by Blossom Dearie and Diane Krall. As well as the interplay of the trio\, Dominic’s refined vocal styling has been compared to Mel Torméand Tony Bennett. The evening will combine musical gems with entertaining anecdotes in the style of a New York supper club! \nGuests are welcome to bring their own food and dine at tables from 6pm\, when there will also be a cash bar available. \n\nCatering \nWe’ve made arrangements with a local catering company who had a special offer to provide food for the evening. You can book and pay online following the link here. They will then bring the food directly to Combe\, where it can be collected. You simply need to bring plates/cutlery to put the food on! Full details of this are available on their website\, with a choice of two or three courses from £35pp. \n\nSponsored by Rivar \nBy kind permission of Jason and Sybille Russell \n\n\n\n\nPerformers\nDominic Alldis pianist & vocalist\nAndrew Cleyndert double bass\nColin Oxley guitar \n  \nTickets\n£36 / £32  \nChildren £18 / £16 \n  \n \n
URL:https://www.newburyspringfestival.org.uk/event/dominic-alldis-trio-3/
LOCATION:Combe Manor\, Combe Manor\, Hungerford\, Berkshire\, RG17 9EJ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Cabaret & Jazz,Choral & Vocal
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