A ROYAL CELEBRATION
Music in honour of our new King
5 October, Norwich Cathedral
In this Coronation year, Norfolk composer Patrick Hawes, Norwich Cathedral Choir and the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra are celebrating the occasion with a spectacular evening of royal music in
Norwich Cathedral.
Beginning with Handel’s Zadok the Priest which has been sung at every coronation since 1727, there will be performances of some of the King’s favourite pieces including Highgrove Suite which Patrick wrote for His Majesty inspired by his gardens at Highgrove. The concert will showcase the musical excellence of both the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra and Norwich Cathedral Choir under the shared direction of the Master of Music, Ashley Grote, and Patrick Hawes.
All profits go direct to Norwich Cathedral Trust and East Anglian Air Ambulance. Tickets from £15
Marti Pellow
18 September 7.30pm
Pellow Talk, The Lost Chapter: an intimate evening of stories and songs. A chance to learn all about Marti, not just as a singer and songwriter with Wet Wet Wet, but also his life story. The Lost Chapter is a re-imagined show that connects the audience with the songwriter and the songs that make the man.
Heads & Tails
9 September – 28 October
The Fermoy Gallery and Shakespeare Barn, St George’s Guildhall, King Street, King’s Lynn will host a contemporary art exhibition entitled Heads and Tails. Ten contemporary artists explore the bonds formed between people and animals and consider how this looks within a domestic setting, a working context, or in the wild. The artists propose various disciplines that engage with human as well as animal behaviour and how that is represented in art now. Heads and Tails opens Saturday 9 September, and runs until Saturday 28 October. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays from 11am to 4pm. Entry is FREE. The exhibition will also open on Sunday 10 September as part of Heritage Open Days Out.
Heads and Tails will focus upon depictions of people and animals, by ten contemporary artists based in East Anglia, each with a different approach to their subject. Included within the exhibition will be portraits of people accompanied by animals, these may be domestic pets, working animals in their work setting, or wild animals in their natural habitat. Nine of the artists included are based in Norfolk, one in Suffolk. They have exhibited widely throughout the country. Their work is approachable, showing how animals interact with us and are impacted by human activity. Others are mythological beasts or symbolise a human quality. Media will include painting, drawing, collage, sculpture, taxidermy, and clay modelling.
Out There Festival
15-17 September
The Out There Festival in Great Yarmouth is a celebration of outdoor arts, circus, culture and the arts, bringing the best talent from across the world to captivate and entertain. Last year saw around 45,000 people attend the outdoor festival with a huge audience of around 5,000 people for the Saturday night tribute ‘Silence’.
Joe Mackintosh, Artistic Director says: “The Out There Festival is known to be a breath-taking, weird and wonderful experience. The festival this year boasts 34 artistic companies drawn from 17 countries and 5 continents. With over 100 performances on the weekend, The Out There Festival will bring some of the world’s finest circus and outdoor arts performances into Great Yarmouth.”