Popular local band 'Jessica and the Rabbits' will be holding a 'Music for Mesothelioma' gig to raise funds for the South West Mesothelioma Support Group.
The group is based at Derriford Hospital's Macmillan Mustard Tree Centre in Plymouth and was established in 2011 to provide peer and professional support for those affected by mesothelioma and their families.
Mesothelioma is a terminal cancer which most commonly affects the lining of the lungs and is caused by the inhalation of disturbed asbestos fibres.
Music composed and performed by Plymouth University undergraduate music students
The focus of this year's concert will be neo-classical, film and modern music. It is a reflection on modernity and music styles. The programme will feature new music from Plymouth University BA (Hons) Music students including final year composers.
Pierre-Emmanuel Largeron and Lindsay Braga - violins, Andrew Gillett - viola, Jane Pirie - cello
Save event Dvořák: String quartet Op.96 No.12, American Desmond: Take Five (arranged for string quartet) Copland: Hoe Down, from Rodeo (arr. for string trio) Bologne: String quartet Op.1 No.4 in C minor Villa-Lobos: String quartet No.1 W099 Piazzola: Libertango (arranged for string quartet)
This programme will explore musical ties from both sides of the Atlantic ocean, on Dvořák’s footsteps in the vast plains of Iowa, on to the streets of Rio de Janeiro and in a jazzy New York...
Kullervo is Sibelius’ first major work. It is a five-movement symphonic poem for orchestra, soloists and male voice choir. It was heard five times from its inception in 1892 until 1893 before the composer inextricably withdrew it. Since the composer’s death in 1957 the world has started to hear performances and it is now recognised as being a stunning if unconventional contribution to the orchestral repertoire. We are going to study four of the movements in this Workshop Day – omitting the third.
Dates for next year’s MTV Crashes Plymouth have been confirmed and music fans can get their hands on tickets from Monday 21 December.
The spectacular live music event, organised by MTV in collaboration with Plymouth City Council, will be returning for its third year on Plymouth Hoe on the evenings of Thursday 28 and Friday 29 July 2016.
Westcountry folk singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Seth Lakeman is playing a hometown show with his band at Plymouth Pavilions on Saturday 19 December. Seth has successfully steered English folk into the mainstream with high-energy performances and a series of best-selling albums including his current album Word of Mouth which entered the charts at No.20 on release last year to rave...
Let it be... the place music fans take pictures at the spot where the Beatles sat on Plymouth Hoe.
Plymouth officially unveiled its cheeky memorial to the Fab Four with Council leader Tudor Evans and music writer David Quantick the first to sit in the copper casts of four fab backsides.
The image they are recreating was taken by music photographer David Redfern and shows the...
