JANUARY/FEBRUARY2015 27 Tuesday 6.00pm 31 Saturday 7.30pm ROTARY YOUTH SPEAKS The Rotary Club of Guernsey presents the annual competition for secondary schools in the island which provides an opportunity for students to test their public speaking skills against their peers from other schools. The winning team will go on to represent Guernsey in the Rotary District Finals in the UK. Mourant Ozannes generously sponsor the Guernsey competition for the tenth consecutive year and also support the winning team going forward. Admission free. at St James Open 11.00am to 4.00pm - Thursdays only until 23 March 2015 When you are next visiting the Box Office, take a moment to view our ranges of notelets, writing sets, occasion and blank cards from Woodmansterne and The Museums & Galleries Collection, both featuring the best of art and design from around the world and focusing on nostalgia, fine art and fun. JAZZ CONCERT featuring the Guernsey Youth Jazz and Training Jazz Orchestras and organised by the Friends of Guernsey Music Centre The Youth Jazz and Training Jazz Orchestras perform in an informal setting along with special guests, the Electric String Quartet. Tickets £15, £10 students. You will also find our selection of Christmas Cards on display in the foyer and please remember that we also sell Gift Vouchers which can be used to purchase Tickets. FEBRUARY 2015 Priority booking for Friends of St James from 27 November. Booking open to the General Public from 4 December. 4 Wednesday JANUARY 2015 Tickets £60 per table of up to six people, including a ploughman’s supper, on sale from 1 January. Contact Margaret Rayer on Tel.727485 or [email protected] 7 Saturday YOUTH CAMERATA 8.00pm 7.30pm 23 Friday 7.30pm 24 Saturday 7.30pm ODDSOCKS present ‘THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS’ Join Mole, Ratty, Badger and the boisterous, bumptious, loud and lovable Toad as the adventure of a lifetime unravels on the riverbank. Watch out for the dangerous weasels, stoats and ferrets from the wild wood along the way! Live music, hilarious comedy and exciting adventure from the ever popular Oddsocks as they turn their inimitable, clever and funny hands to this classic tale of boats, cars, trains and washerwomen! Tickets £19.50 (£17.50 FOSJ), £14 students. GUERNSEY MUSIC CENTRE WINTER CONCERT featuring Youth Wind Band, Youth Training Orchestra and Intermediate Choir. The Youth Wind Band is conducted by James Hatton, the Youth Training Orchestra by Michael Sullivan and the Intermediate Choir by Rachel Wright. Their varied programme includes extracts from ‘Peter and the Wolf’, ‘Queen in Concert’ and ‘Bridge over Troubled Water’. Tickets £8 (£7 FGMC), £4 senior citizens, students free, £4 restricted view. GUERNSEY MUSIC CENTRE WINTER CONCERT featuring Guernsey Youth Orchestra, Concert Wind Band, Youth Choir and Flute Choir. The Youth Orchestra is conducted by Mervyn Grand, the Concert Wind Band by Liz Courtney and the Youth Choir by Rachel Wright. Their varied programme includes the beautiful Rachmaninov Vocalise (featuring John Cordall - solo cello) and extracts from ‘Porgy and Bess’. Tickets £8 (£7 FGMC), £4 senior citizens, students free, £4 restricted view. Kindly sponsored by Bank of Butterfield. All concerts can be booked online at BOX OFFICE: TEL 711361 www.guernseytickets.gg Once again the National Trust of Guernsey is pleased to invite everyone to take part in ‘The Quiz Night’ with wine bar, raffle and the first question being posed at 7.30pm. 7.30pm Priority booking for Friends of St James from 27 November. Booking open to the General Public from 4 December. 14 Wednesday 17 Saturday THE NATIONAL TRUST QUIZ NIGHT ST JAMES SEATING PLAN 10th Anniversary Concert featuring Laura Campbell - Oboe Tom Hicks - Piano Marie-Claire Benoist - Harp Peter Bourne - Clarinet Jack Colley - Piano Fraser Wilkes - Trombone Sarah Keirle - Viola A welcome return to Tom Hicks and Laura Campbell who share the platform with five players making their Youth Camerata debut in the first concert of this popular family weekend. The programme includes Brahms Rhapsody in G minor, Poulenc’s Sonata for Oboe, Anthoine Francisque’s Pavanne et Bransles for Harp, Concerto for Trombone by Launy Grondahl and Romance for Viola by Bruch. As always, the evening promises to delight its regular supporters and inspire a generation of young musicians - not to be missed! BALCONY Admission free with a retiring collection. Kindly supported by BWCI Group and the St James Youth Promotions Trust. 8 Sunday 2.30pm BWCI Camerata Concert Series HALL FAMILY CONCERT Pirates Ahoy! Avast me hearties! Come and join the BWCI Camerata Orchestra for their pirate-themed family concert. After last year’s sell-out concert, world renowned Alasdair Malloy returns to conduct and present this actionpacked musical adventure including Pirates of the Caribbean, Over the Waves, plenty of ‘shiver me timbers’, musical surprises and many ‘pieces of eight’ with audience participation. Book early for a concert not to be missed; it’s worth every doubloon ! Pirate and nautical dress is welcomed from both young and old with a prize for the best dressed to be made on the day. Tickets £12, £6 children, £32 family ticket (2 adults & 2 children), £6 restricted view. Kindly sponsored by BWCI Group. The St James Jubilee Foundation was launched during 2011 to mark the end of St James’ Jubilee celebrations. It exists to support, maintain and develop this iconic Island building and to ensure that it continues to thrive and be protected as an asset for the people of Guernsey whatever the future circumstances. Full details may be found on our website www.stjames.gg PLEASE NOTE Parking is not permitted at Elizabeth College for events taking place at St James unless otherwise specified in the St James Diary. BOOKING OFFICE: TEL 711361 Priority booking for Friends of St James from 27 November. Booking open to the General Public from 4 December.