Welcome to
Bexhill Festival of Music 2015
We are now in our eighth year, and as always, it has been our
aim to put together another varied programme of events for our
community, with the emphasis on our own local talent.
The Magic of the Musicals, starring West End & Broadway legend Ruthie Henshall.
Kenneth Roberts
Bexhill’s own Last Night of the Proms featuring Sussex
Concert Orchestra conducted by Kenneth Roberts with
professional soloists. This is the Festival’s main Charity Fundraiser,
please support it if you can.
The trustees would like to thank Gaby Hardwicke, the De La Warr Pavilion,
The Royal British Legion Club Little Common and Number 48 Devonshire Road for
their financial help and cooperation in making this year’s Festival come to fruition.
A special thank you to Bexhill Lions for their continued sponsorship
of this year’s Summer Sing.
As always, if you wish to be part of our 2016 Festival, please contact
us now with an expression of interest, as planning is well under way.
Bexhill Choral Society’s
‘Music of the
Midnight Sun’
St. Martha’s Church Hall,
Cooden Sea Rd / Birkdale,
Little Common TN39 4SL
For Bexhill Festival of Music to continue and grow, we need your
help and support. Donations may be made online, go to
www.mydonate.bt.com, and search for Bexhill Festival of Music.
Bexhill Choral Society’s Director of
Music, Kenneth Roberts, presents
another of his highly entertaining
and informative lecture recitals
featuring music from the very
northern hemisphere. Kenneth, a fine
pianist and witty raconteur, includes
works by composers such as Grieg,
Sibelius, Borodin and Rachmaninov.
We look forward to seeing you.
Tony Mansi
Chairman
[email protected]
Time 7.30pm. Tickets £10 from
Second Spin, 14 Sackville Road,
Bexhill-on-Sea TN39 3JL.
Choir members 01424 213352 or on
the door. Booking recommended.
Bexhill Festival of Music 2015
Patron: Julian Lloyd Webber
Charity Registration Number 1131799
Company Registration number 6836020
For more information visit www.bexhillfestivalofmusic.co.uk
friday 29 may
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Ruthie Henshall
We are pleased to welcome back The Royal Philharmonic
Orchestra for the third year running and in addition, we have two
major events at the De La Warr Pavilion.
monday 1 JUNE
thursday 4 june
Traditional Jazz Sessions
by Creole Jazz
Royal British Legion, 4/6 London
Road, Bexhill-on-Sea TN39 3JU
Comprising Jim (Doc) Searson on
reeds, Roger Hooper on sousaphone
and bass, Colin Martin on piano,
Geoff Collins on drums, plus invited
guests. This great jazz scene is
on the first Monday of each month.
From 8pm-10.30pm. Members
and guests welcome. Tickets £5 for
member, £6 for guests.
The Exiles
‘Beethoven by the Sea’ The Royal
Philharmonic Orchestra in concert
The De La Warr Pavilion, Marina,
Bexhill-on-Sea TN40 1DP
Conductor: Brian Wright
Join the world-famous Royal Philharmonic
Orchestra for an evening of breath-taking works
from Beethoven. Led by the internationally
acclaimed and Sussex based conductor
Brian Wright, the Orchestra will perform some of Beethoven’s best-loved pieces
in this exciting summer concert.
Performing Beethoven’s Piano
Concerto No.5, ‘Emperor’, will be
the winner of the 2015 Hastings
International Piano Competition.
Audiences will also be able to hear
the intensely dramatic Leonore
Overture No.3, the Coriolan Overture,
and the instantly recognisable and
magnificent Symphony No.5.
Albatross Club, RAF Association,
15 Marina Arcade, Bexhill-on-Sea,
East Sussex TN39 4SG
The Exiles Folk & Blues Band host an
open Folk Music Night.
Time: 8pm - 10.30pm. Admission is
free to members, £1 non-members.
For further info call 01424 212916.
Starts 7.30pm. Tickets: £17, £25 & £32
(booking fees may apply).
Box office: 01424 229111.
Book online: www.dlwp.com
tuesday 2 JUNE
Blue Bayou
The Wheatsheaf Inn, 2 Barnhorn Road,
Little Common TN39 4LR
Musical themed
comedy night
A little bit country, a little bit rock ‘n’ roll,
Bexhill’s husband & wife duo revive songs
from their own albums and sing ‘Johnny
Cash to Dolly Parton’ and ‘Jim Reeves to Elvis
Presley’. Carol and Rod’s unique version of
‘Working Man’ is a perfect close to the show.
No48, 48 Devonshire Road,
Bexhill-on-Sea TN40 1AX
Including up to 10 different acts from
the local scene and further afield.
Starts 7pm. Entrance £7.50
includes lasagne meal. For more
details phone 01424 736600 or
visit www.no48bexhill.co.uk
Starts 8pm. Free entry. Meals available.
For more details phone 01424 842004 or visit
www.wheatsheaf-inn-little-common.co.uk
For more information visit www.bexhillfestivalofmusic.co.uk
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e 30 minute fitness and weightloss
programme for ladies that burns up to
500 calories and is
fun, fast and safe.
Proud to support
the Bexhill Festival
of Music 2015
To join the fun, please call for a
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FRIDAY 5 JUNE
TUESDAY 9 JUNE
saturday 6 june continued
Chloe Paige
Music Quiz
No48, 48 Devonshire Road,
Bexhill-on-Sea TN40 1AX
No48, 48 Devonshire Road,
Bexhill-on-Sea TN40 1AX
The wonderful Chloe Paige will be
performing a night of soul and
classic Tamla Motown hits, covering
the likes of the Temptations,
The Supremes, The Vandellas,
The Jackson 5 and many more...
Come and test your knowledge in our
music themed quiz.
Starts 7pm. Entrance £10 includes
2 course meal. For more details
phone 01424 736600 or visit
www.no48bexhill.co.uk
Bexhill Harmony
Starts 7pm. Entrance £5 includes
meal. For more details phone
01424 736600 or visit
www.no48bexhill.co.uk
Cooden Beach Hotel Tavern,
Cooden Sea Road, Bexhill-on-Sea,
East Sussex TN39 4TT
WEDNESDAY 10 JUNE
The Spinning Jenny Band
Starts 1pm. Admission is free.
For more information call
01424 842281 or visit
www.thecoodenbeachhotel.co.uk
saturday 6 JUNE
saturday 6 & sunday 7 JUNE
Musical Neighbours
Free Music Festival
St Peter’s Church, Church Street,
Bexhill Old Town TN40 2HE
From Bach to Takle (via Parry):
A recital of organ music from the UK
and its neighbours across the sea,
given by Anthony Wilson. Admission
free with retiring collection.
No48, 48 Devonshire Road,
Bexhill-on-Sea TN40 1AX
Starts 7.30pm. For further
information, please contact Anthony
Wilson on 07729 206721, or email
[email protected]
Times: Saturday 12 noon to 10pm,
Sunday 12 noon to 8pm.
Entrance free. For more details
phone 01424 736600 or visit
www.no48bexhill.co.uk
New Inn, 32 Ninfield Road,
Sidley, Bexhill-on-Sea TN39 5AB
The Spinning Jenny Band host a
Folk Music Evening at the New Inn,
Sidley on the second Wednesday
each month. The Band play for Barn
Dances and at music events locally.
Although mainly a folk session, all
musicians, singers and passers by
are welcome.
No.48 will be holding a free music
festival with solo artists and bands
performing for free. Any donations
will go towards next year’s Festival
of Music production costs.
Time: 8pm - 11pm. Free entry.
Ricochet R&R Band
Gillham Room Entrance,
Little Common Royal British Legion,
Meads Avenue,
Bexhill-on-Sea TN39 4SZ
All the great sounds of the 50’s and
60’s from the likes of The Shadows,
The Drifters, Elvis, The Stones and
many, many more. Time 8.30pm - 11.30pm. Entrance
£2.50. For more information call
01424 842710.
For more information visit www.bexhillfestivalofmusic.co.uk
FRIDAY 12 JUNE
EBO Swing Band
Gillham Room Entrance,
Little Common Royal British Legion,
Meads Avenue,
Bexhill-on-Sea TN39 4SZ
Time 8.30pm - 11.30pm. Entrance
£2.50. For more information call
01424 842710.
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saturday 13 JUNE
sunday 14 JUNE continued
The Marie White Band Experience
No48, 48 Devonshire Road, Bexhill-on-Sea TN40 1AX
This is real rhythm and groove which
will have you buzzing. Marie is a
fabulously talented singer, songwriter
producing original music as well as
putting a unique twist on some great
hits by the likes of Michael Jackson,
U2, Whitney Houston, Cher, Prince.
Starts 7pm. Entrance £7.50 includes
meal. For more details phone 01424
736600 or visit www.no48bexhill.co.uk
sunday 14JUNE
Ruthie Henshall
Ameritz - music for
everyone
Clockwise from top: Keith Jack, Julie Atherton,
Adam Hepkin and Tom Fitzpatrick
Gillham Room, Little Common
Royal British Legion, Meads Ave,
Bexhill-on-Sea TN39 4SZ
Time 8.30pm - 11.30pm. Entrance
£2.50. For more information call
01424 842710.
Starts 7.30pm. Tickets £12-£25.
Box office: 01424 229111.
Book online: www.dlwp.com
Cream Tea with a High C
Beatles Tribute
St Peter’s Church, Church Street,
Bexhill Old Town TN40 2HE
Singing for Fun invite you to this
cream tea afternoon performance
of wonderful songs and cream teas.
Bring your family and friends for this
relaxed and entertaining afternoon
of all the favourites spanning
80 years of music.
Starts 3pm. Tickets £7.50 from
www.madfishmadfish.co.uk
lady, Zoë Doano, Sussex’s favourite
crooner, Tom Fitzpatrick and a host
of other incredible West End
performers supported by a huge
community choir and the stunning Magic of the Musicals Band.
No48, 48 Devonshire Road,
Bexhill-on-Sea TN40 1AX
Tribute to the Beatles by various
artists, performed in a variety of
different styles.
Magic of the Musicals
The De La Warr Pavilion, Marina,
Bexhill-on-Sea TN40 1DP
Adam Hepkin’s The Magic of the
Musicals, hailed in 2014 as “the
musical event of the year” is a
spectacular concert, featuring
your favourite songs from the shows.
Expect Lloyd Webber, Sondheim,
Gershwin, Rogers and Hammerstein
and everything in-between,
culminating in our breathtaking Les Miserables finale.
Starring West End and Broadway
legend, Ruthie Henshall, with runnerup of BBCs Any Dream Will Do Keith Jack, “reigning Queen of new
musical theatre” and star of Avenue Q,
Julie Atherton, West End leading
For more information visit www.bexhillfestivalofmusic.co.uk
Starts 2pm. Entrance £7.50
includes meal. For more details
phone 01424 736600 or visit
www.no48bexhill.co.uk
tuesday 16 JUNE
Sussex Day Party
No48, 48 Devonshire Road,
Bexhill-on-Sea TN40 1AX
Sussex Day celebration party from
noon with a variety of music &
entertainment all day.
Starts 12 noon. Entrance free. For
more details phone 01424 736600
or visit www.no48bexhill.co.uk
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wednesday 17 june
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tue 23 & thu 25 JUNE
Summer Sing Concert
50s & 60s Rock ‘n’ Roll
with Ricochet
Swing Night - No48 style!
We have a vast and
varied play list so
you will soon be
humming along to a
tune you recognise!
Live Swing Music
at the Albatross Club
The Eversley Road
Singers
RAF Association, 15 Marina Arcade,
Bexhill-on-Sea TN40 1JS
A pleasant evening of live Swing
Music. All welcome!
Starts 8pm. No entrance fee, just
bring along a good raffle prize
(ie bottle etc). See you there!
For info call 01424 212916.
Bexhill Senior Citizens Club,
45 Eversley Road, Bexhill-on-Sea,
East Sussex TN40 1HA
The De La Warr Pavilion,
Marina, Bexhill-on-Sea TN40 1DP
Join hundreds of young
singers in a festival
of song at the De La
Warr Pavilion that’s
full of energy, fun and
high quality performances. Local
primary, secondary and Bexhill
College sing together, share their
repertoire. Always a highlight of the
Bexhill Festival of Music calendar!
Starts 7pm. Tickets: Adults £5,
Children free.
Box office: 01424 229111
Book online: www.dlwp.com
No48, 48 Devonshire Road,
Bexhill-on-Sea TN40 1AX
No48, 48 Devonshire Road,
Bexhill-on-Sea TN40 1AX
This band is very popular in Bexhill
and with No.48’s fans. They cover all
the classics from the era including
hits by the Shadows, The Searchers
and Elvis.
We will have several different
crooners including Ricky Hendrie,
Bob Avis & Andy Burton, perfoming
their tribute to legends such as Matt
Monroe, Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra,
Bobby Darin and Sammy Davis Jnr.
Starts 7pm. Entrance £7.50
includes meal. For more details
phone 01424 736600 or visit
www.no48bexhill.co.uk
Starts 7pm. Entrance £20 includes
a 3 course dinner. For more details
phone 01424 736600 or visit
www.no48bexhill.co.uk
saturday 20 june
Sarah Dee Band
Presented by The Christchurch
Singers and their guests. This 40
strong Christian choir will once again
raise the roof with its enthusiastic
singing. Come early for a seat!
Waits and Measures
Little Common Methodist Church,
Church Hill Ave, Bexhill-on-Sea.
East Sussex TN39 4SG
Time 8.30pm - 11.30pm. Entrance
£5. For more information call 01424
842710. During the Festival all are
welcome to come in and have a
great time!
tuesday 23 june
‘Waterloo Day’
Waits and Measures Vocal Ensemble
presents ‘To Music ’, a varied
programme of folk ballads, arias,
sacred music and madrigals,
directed and accompanied by
Robert Aldwinckle.
Manor Barn, De La Warr Road,
Bexhill Old Town TN40 2JA
sunday 21 june
Celebrating the 200th Anniversary
of the victory at Waterloo. Concert,
Dancing and Promenade Play.
Featuring the New Scorpion Band.
Bandstand, De La Warr Pavilion,
Marina, Bexhill-on-Sea TN40 1DP
Time: 7.30pm. Admission is free.
Refreshments are available.
There will be a retiring collection.
Contact Maureen James on
01424 272948 or 07732 272724
for more information.
Time: 12 noon - 9pm.
Refreshments are available. Visit
www.bexhillhanoveriankgl.co.uk
and local press for details.
The Wacky Band
The Wacky Band is a local Wind Band
with over 30 Amateur musicians of
various ages and abilities who meet
every Thursday evening to make merry
music and play at local Festivals,
events and Fêtes under the Guidance
of our Lively Conductor Nikky Holt.>
Rother Community Choir
Friends Meeting House,
15A Albert Road, Bexhill-on-Sea,
East Sussex TN40 1DG
Starts 7pm. Entrance free with a
collection for charity. Email Chris at
[email protected] for more
information.
For more information visit www.bexhillfestivalofmusic.co.uk
Time: 1pm - 3pm. Free concert.
Phone Paul on 07989 751567 for
further information.
Gillham Room, Little Common
Royal British Legion, Meads Ave,
Bexhill-on-Sea TN39 4SZ
Music from the 60s onwards.
Music for a
Summer’s Evening
Christchurch Methodist Church,
Springfield Road,
Bexhill-on-Sea TN40 2BX
friday 19 june
You could also come
and join in the fun
and if you want to dust off that
wind instrument again or are just
learning, you are very welcome!
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The Rother Community Choir is a
non-audition Choir of approximately
30 Singers who meet up once a
week to enjoy learning to sing and
perform. We would love you to
come and listen to us at our very
first Festival Concert, when we will
be singing a variety of songs from
different genres.
friday 26 JUNE
Hastings & Rother Area
Music Centre Concert
tue 23 - sat 27 JUNE
Mad Margaret’s
Minstrels present
‘Buxton or Bust’
St Barnabas Church, Sea Road,
Bexhill-on-Sea TN40 1JG
St John’s Hall, London Road,
Bexhill-on-Sea TN39 3PD
Gilbert and Sullivan meet ‘Mamma
Mia’...sort of. There’s a Gilbertian-like
plot, wonderful songs that are almost
untouched and a feelgood factor to
enjoy and take home with you.
Starts 7.30pm, Sat Matinee 2.30.
Tickets: Mon-Thu and Sat Matinee
£10, Fri and Sat evening £12.50
(concessions available). From
www.ticketsource.co.uk/
madmargaretminstrels, production
members and from 01424 842191.
Hastings Area Youth Symphony
Orchestra, Jazz & Blues Band and
Hastings Area Youth Wind Orchestra
perform a Summer concert containing
a variety of popular orchestral and
jazz classics performed by local
students from Hastings & Rother.
Starts 7.30pm. Tickets £8,
Concessions £5. Entry by
programme on the door.
No advanced booking.
saturday 27 june
Open Mic Night
No48, 48 Devonshire Road,
Bexhill-on-Sea TN40 1AX
No48 will be
holding an open
mic session.
This is an opportunity for anyone to
come and showcase their talents, or
simply enjoy those of others. A great
opportunity to see and hear the
latest acts on the scene, and also to
audition for a potential gig. From 7.30pm-8.30pm (doors open
at 7pm). Free entry but donations to
St Michael’s Hospice and Demelza
Charities appreciated. Contact
details for enquiries (event and choir
membership): call 07718 224382
or email [email protected]
For more information visit www.bexhillfestivalofmusic.co.uk
A selection of popular music.
Starts 2.30. Entry £1.50.
For info call 01424 212911.
Time: 2pm-6pm. For more details
phone 01424 736600 or visit
www.no48bexhill.co.uk
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Barn Dance with the
Spinning Jenny Band
Hastings & Rother Area
Music Centre Concert
St Mark’s Church Hall, Green Lane,
Little Common Road (A259),
Little Common TN39 4BZ St Barnabas Church, Sea Road,
Bexhill-on-Sea TN40 1JG
A fun evening of music and dancing
for all the family.
Time 7.30pm until 10.30pm.
Tickets £6 adults, £3 children from
Colin on 01424 215258 or Richard on
01424 218059. Entry by pre-booked
tickets only, early booking advised.
Bring your own drinks and supper.
St Peter’s Choir
and Friends
St Peter’s Church, Church Street,
Bexhill Old Town TN40 2HE
Come and enjoy an evening of
instrumental and choral music,
given by the choir of St Peter’s
Bexhill and friends. We will be
including Vivaldi’s Gloria. Admission
free with retiring collection. Starts 7.30pm. For further
information, please contact Anthony
Wilson on 07729 206721, or email
[email protected]
Divas Night
No48, 48 Devonshire Road,
Bexhill-on-Sea TN40 1AX
Divas pop and soul night with
Hana Christine Smyth - a local
Hastings singer who will get you
dancing with her range of covers
from the likes of Whitney Houston,
Tina Turner, Celine Dion, Mariah
Carey, Adelle....
Starts 7pm.
Entrance £7.50
includes meal.
01424 229111 p Book online: www.dlwp.com
The Tea Chest Blues
No48, 48 Devonshire Road,
Bexhill-on-Sea TN40 1AX
We will have a right royal lindy hop
here, as this superb group deliver
1950’s acoustic blues, country and
rockabilly jazz, using among other instruments a real, proper old style
tea chest bass.
Hastings Area Youth Guitar Orchestra,
Vivaldi String Orchestra, Violin & Cello
Ensembles, Youth Singers, String
Chamber Ensembles and Electric
String Ensemble perform a variety
of music from classical to popular
performed by local students from
Hastings & Rother
Starts 3pm. Tickets £8, Concessions
£5. Entry by programme on the
door. No advanced
booking.
Starts 7pm. Entrance £7.50 includes
meal. For more details phone
01424 736600 or visit
www.no48bexhill.co.uk
sunday 28 june
Lorraine Bowen’s Burt Bacharach Singing Workshop
The De La Warr Pavilion, Marina, Bexhill-on-Sea TN40 1DP
Popular entertainer Lorraine Bowen leads a singing workshop celebrating
legendary songwriter Burt Bacharach.
This one-day workshop will feature the songs loved by generations of fans who
enjoy Bacharach’s terrific twisting melodies and tantalising rhythmic phrasing.
In an informal concert at 4pm friends and family can come and listen to our
scratch choir who will be singing: I Say a Little Prayer, Walk On By, What the
World Needs Now, The Look of Love, All Kinds of People, Raindrops Keep Fallin’
on My Head, Do you know the Way to San Jose?
Lorraine is well known for her attention
to diction, confidence building and
fun approach to group singing.
Reading music is not required, only a
keen, light-hearted approach to come
and join with others, sing for fun and
try out a bit of harmonising. Put down
the hairbrush and get out your sixties
inner child!
Starts 10.45am. Tickets: £16.
Box office: 01424 229111.
Book online: www.dlwp.com
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saturday 4 july
Loose Ends
No48, 48 Devonshire Road,
Bexhill-on-Sea TN40 1AX
Loose Ends perform Calypso Style
Jazz, putting a great spin on some
classic hits.
Starts 2pm. Entrance £10 includes
a 2 course meal. For more details
phone 01424 736600 or visit www.
no48bexhill.co.uk
Treble Clefs Summer Spectacular
St Augustine’s Church, St. Augustines Close (off Cooden Drive),
Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex TN39 3AZ
The successful Ladies’ Choir from Bexhill perform at St Augustine’s Church –
a location which has become their venue of choice..
Starts 7.30 pm. Tickets £5 including refreshment, on sale from mid-May at
AP Westbrooks, Printers, 19 Sackville Road, Bexhill TN39 3JH, or by phone
from Hilary Rhodes 01424 225 888, Sue Skinner 01424 733 582 or on the
door. Booking recommended.
sunday 5 july
tuesday 30 JUNE
A Summer Evening
of Song
St Peter’s Community Centre,
Church Street, Bexhill-On-Sea,
East Sussex TN40 2HE
Concert to include Jacs, Voice Prints
and Quintasia.
Starts 7.30pm. Tickets £6, available
from 01424 216689 or on the door.
The Last Night of the Bexhill Proms with the
Sussex Concert Orchestra
The De La Warr Pavilion, Marina, Bexhill-on-Sea TN40 1DP
Come & wave your flags and sing all the prom favourites including Land of
Hope & Glory, Rule Britannia and Jerusalem! Conducted by Kenneth Roberts,
with soloists Adam Hepkin and Sophie Pullen. Including Bexhill Festival Choir
under the direction of Adam Hepkin. Union flags are provided on the evening.
Starts 7.30pm. Tickets: £10 & £20 (concessions available),
Box office: 01424 229111. Book online: www.dlwp.com
Charity
Fundraiser
Design by Tony Lindfield. Phone 01424 222714.
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Charity registration number 1131799
The Last Night of the Bexhill
PROMS
SUNDAY 5th JUlY 2015
Charity
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Fundra
the SUSSex CONCeRt ORCheStRA
De la Warr Pavilion
sunday 5th July 2015
starts 7.30pm
Tickets £10 & £20
concessions available
box office 01424 229111
conductor Kenneth Roberts
soloists Adam Hepkin & Sophie Pullen
Bexhill Festival Choir
under the direction of Adam Hepkin
Come & wave your flags and sing all the prom
favourites including Land of Hope & Glory,
Rule Britannia and Jerusalem!
union
Flags
provided