Seeing the children grow summed up festival, say organisers
ORGANISERS of this year’s Henley Youth Festival say it was a joy to see children grow in confidence and self-belief.
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Abbey's acoustic ghosts come Bach to haunt choral society
Benson Choral Society / Dorchester Abbey / Saturday, March 25 THE Benson Choral Society always draws a large audience to fill the cavernous Dorchester Abbey and this occasion was no exception — but one wonders if they chose the right piece to perform...
Schoolchildren sing Sixties hits for music competition
Pupils at Rupert House School in Henley sang and danced to hits from across four decades as part of a music competition. Youngsters from four houses were each given an era and put together their own song and dance routines for the event on Friday last...
Choir to workshop Bach's masterpiece
FANS of singing are being invited to join the Reading Bach Choir for a day-long workshop on Bach’s Mass in B minor next Saturday (January 14).The choir is celebrating its 50th anniversary this season — one of the highlights of which will be a...
Singers pay homage to Herman
A MUSICAL revue celebrating the words and music of Broadway composer Jerry Herman is being staged at the Oakwood Theatre in Woodley ...
Folk’s ‘firm of solicitors’ are signing off at Nettlebed
BACK in 1993 three blokes from South Yorkshire and Derbyshire, with a name like a firm of solicitors, released an album of a cappella ...
Youth jazz orchestra returns with look at Then and Now
HOW time flies! It is already nearly a year since the National Youth Jazz Orchestra’s 50th birthday was celebrated in style with a ...
Skill, love and understanding give the viola a chance to shine
ORGANISED by Concerts in Caversham this “voluptuous viola” recital was actually an equal partnership between the accomplished viola ...
Rock and rollers are raising the roof
A LIVE show coming to the Kenton Theatre next weekend is inviting music fans to step back in time to the golden era of Fifties and ...
Schumanns on song
EVERY song written by Robert Schumann and Clara Schumann will be performed over the 16 days of the 15th Oxford Lieder festival, which ...
Lau frontman’s a leading light of folk
ONE of the leading lights of the British folk music revival is playing at Nettlebed Village Club on Monday night, writes Matthew ...
Legend’s daughter has embraced musical role
The daughter of Small Faces frontman Steve Marriott was just five years old when he died in a fire at his Essex home in April 1991. ...
Video: Rock band record anti-Trump song
A ROCK band from Wargrave have released a music video teasing US presidential hopeful Donald Trump. Youtararmy, which comprises Ria ...
Rollercoaster musical journey was performed out-standingly
OH what joy! This concert by the Heath Quartet and promoted by the Maidenhead Music Society was delightful. The string quartet is a ...
Concerts are a classic(al) case of fixture congestion
CLASSICAL music fans will be spoiled for choice next weekend — with four top class concerts to choose from, writes Matthew Wilson. The ...
‘Bloke folk’ pioneers are hitting the road
FOUR years on from their critically acclaimed album Broken Down Gentlemen, pioneering “bloke folk” trio Faustus are back. Their third ...
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Survey ordered to find cause of pond’s falling water levels
A HYDROLOGICAL survey of a village pond which started losing water at the beginning of the year will take place after deliveries of water failed to stabilise water levels. Sonning ... [more]
APPLICATIONS for Eco Soco’s annual tree give-away will open in September. Each year, the environmental group teams up with Community Action Groups Oxfordshire to give away free ... [more]
A MEETING of the Peppard WI on Wednesday, September 10, at the hall in Gallowstree Road at 2pm, will hear a talk by Hannah Bignall, on flower arranging. Details at: Stephanie.... [more]
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PLANS to build nine new homes in Sonning Common have been approved. Reading-based developer Elegant Homes will build the mix of detached and semi-detached homes on 0.88ha of ... [more]
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