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OUR LATEST CONCERT

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Provisional Programme:

-ELGAR: Pomp and Circumstance N.1, Nimrod

-LOEWE: My Fair Lady

-SOUSA: Stars and Stripes Forever

-MILLER: Moonlight Serenade

-DVORAK: IV movement from the 9th Symphony

-DOPPLER: Fantaisie Pastorale Hongroise

-PARRY: Jerusalem

A  MUSICAL  TRIBUTE  TO

MICHAEL  HURREN

(born 09.09.1934 – died 27.04.2013)

A celebration in music of the life of Mike

with friends, colleagues and former pupils.

Saturday 14th September 2013, 7pm

St James Church, Clacton-On-Sea

Free entry – all welcome!

Retiring collection in aid of The Musicians Benevolent Fund

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OUR LATEST CONCERT

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-FUTURE PERFORMANCES-

AUGUST – We hope to spring up with small ensembles at the Clacton Air Show Community Fayre which will be held on Christmas Tree Island (McDonald’s) on Thursday 22nd August 2013

SEPTEMBER – We will also be present at a concert being held in tribute to Michael Hurren which will be held at St James Church, Clacton on Sea on Saturday 14th September at 7pm

NOVEMBER – We proudly present our charity fundraising Remembrance Sunday concert.  There will be opportunities to wave flags, take out the hankies and sing along to the choruses.  A feast of much loved music and a little extra.  Flautist Julie Harmer steps out into the spotlight and demonstrates her considerable skill and charm with a solo item played with the orchestra.  We are also delighted to say that this year local songbird Tessa Collitt will join with the orchestra to lead the choruses and to provide some of her own individual magical singing  Proceeds from the concert will go to local Forces charities including the Tendring branch of SSAFA and Clacton on Sea branch of RAFA.  Tickets from the theatre box office 01255 433344, cost £7.00, concessions are £6.00.Sunday 10th November 2013 3pm, West Cliff Theatre, Clacton on Sea.

OUR LATEST CONCERT:

“Movies and Musicals”

with the

Harwich Royal British Legion Brass Band

Sunday 26th May, 3:00pm

Princes Theatre, Clacton on Sea

Provisional programme:

HRBL – Breez’in Down Broadway

HRBL – Bring Him Home

CCO – Carmen

HRBL – Mamma Mia

HRBL & CCO – John Williams Symphonic Marches

HRBL – Tribute To Ron Goodwin

CCO – The Mission Suite

HRBL – This Is The Moment

CCO – The Big Country

HRBL – The Essential James Bond

HRBL – You’ll Never Walk Alone

HRBL & CCO – Radetsky March

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It is with great sadness that we share the news of the death of our good friend Mike Hurren.  Mike was a vice-president, a former conductor and a great supporter of the orchestra. If you click here you will access the dedicated page where you will have the possibility, if you wish, to share your thoughts and memories about Mike.

OUR NEXT CONCERT:

“Movies and Musicals”

with the

Harwich Royal British Legion Brass Band

Sunday 26th May, 3:00pm

Princes Theatre, Clacton on Sea

Provisional programme:

HRBL – Breez’in Down Broadway

HRBL – Bring Him Home

CCO – Carmen

HRBL – Mamma Mia

HRBL & CCO – John Williams Symphonic Marches

HRBL – Tribute To Ron Goodwin

CCO – The Mission Suite

HRBL – This Is The Moment

CCO – The Big Country

HRBL – The Essential James Bond

HRBL – You’ll Never Walk Alone

HRBL & CCO – Radetsky March

OUR LATEST CONCERT:

“The Magic of Music”

Sunday 21st April, 3:00pm

St James’s Church, Clacton on Sea

Programme:

R. Wagner – Ride of the Valkyries
W.A. Mozart – Piano Concerto no 27, soloist George Ireland  (Tendring Rotary Young Musician 2012)
G. Rossini  – The Thieving Magpie
D. Jones  – Flute concerto, arranged for Harmonica, soloist David Jones
Premier of local composer Lawrence Turner‘s Symphony 4th movement

OUR CONCERT:

“MOVIES AND MUSICALS”

of the 27th of January 2013

HAS BEEN POSTPONED

RE-SCHEDULED FOR MAY 26th

Princes Theatre, Clacton-On-Sea

Programme:

HRBL – Breez’in Down Broadway

HRBL – Bring Him Home

CCO – Harry Potter

HRBL – Mamma Mia

HRBL & CCO – John Williams Symphonic Marches

HRBL – Tribute To Ron Goodwin

CCO – The Mission Suite

HRBL – This Is The Moment

CCO – Pirates Of The Caribbean: at world’s end

HRBL – The Essential James Bond

HRBL – You’ll Never Walk Alone

HRBL & CCO – Radetsky March

OUR LATEST CONCERT:

“REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY”

with guest singer Tessa Collitt

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 11th, 2012 at 3 pm

West Cliff Theatre, Clacton-On-Sea

Provisional Programme:

Holst – Jupiter

Coates – By The Sleepy Lagoon, The Dam Busters

Verdi – March from Aida

Goodwin – 633 Squadron

Mozart – Overture from The Marriage Of Figaro

Elgar – Pomp And Circumstance N.1, Nimrod

Bizet – March from Carmen

Parry – Jerusalem

OUR LATEST CONCERT:

“AMERICA IN HARWICH”

SATURDAY, JULY 21st, 2012 at 7 pm

St Nicholas Church, HARWICH

Provisional Programme:

Barber – Adagio for strings

Gershwin – Summertime

Gershwin – Rhapsody in blue, soloist Francis Garland

Miller – Moonlight serenade

Copland – Hoe down from Rodeo

Dvorak – 9th symphony (4th mvt)

and other American gems.

Fund raising for Harwich Society Bobbits Hole Project and

Tendring Specialist Stroke Service (Harwich)

OUR LATEST CONCERT:

“THE MAGIC OF MUSIC”

SUNDAY, APRIL 29th, 2012 at 3 pm

St Bartholomew’s Church, CLACTON-ON-SEA

Programme:

–L. V. Beethoven: Overtures Egmont and Coriolan

–P. I. Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto N.1 (1st mvt), Soloist Michael Hurren

–A. Vivaldi: Cello Concerto in C minor, Soloist Cheryl Jessup

–F. Krommer: Double Clarinet Concerto (1st mvt), Soloists Katerina Venables and Hannah Speck

–N. Rimski-Korsakov: Procession of the nobles

PROCEEDS TO LOCAL CHARITIES INCLUDING CHURCH FUNDS

“VIENNESE CAFE’ NEW YEAR CONCERT”

SUNDAY, JANUARY 29th, 2012 at 3 pm

PRINCES THEATRE, CLACTON-ON-SEA

PROGRAMME

J. Strauss II – Chit Chat Polka

E. Waldteufel – Skaters Waltz

L. Jessel – Parade of the Tin Soldier

J. Strauss II – Beautiful Danube

A. Benjamin – Jamaican Rhumba

J. Strauss II – Pizzicato Polka

V. Monti – Czarda (Hollie Swettenham, accompanied by Trudi Swettenham)

H. Hall – Viennese Memories of Lehar

D. Shostakovich – Jazz Waltz No 2

INTERVAL + Hospice raffle draw

J. Strauss II – Champagne Polka

Traditional – Klarinetten Muckl (soloist Hannah Speck)

J. Strauss II – Roses from the South

J. Strauss II – Thunder & Lightening Polka

P. Fletcher – Bal Masque

Various – Latin flavour mix   (Julie Harmer and Alan Gray)

A. Kachaturian – Masquerade Waltz

J. Strauss I – Radetzky March

Clacton Concert Orchestra have devised the perfect antidote for the grey days following Christmas!  Come to our Viennese Café New Year Concert in its truly informal setting on Sunday 29^th January in the Princes Theatre, Clacton on Sea at 3:00pm.  Coffee and tea  are being served with cakes on the tables, help yourselves, walk around, talk to your friends, dance when your feet lead you, most of all enjoy the music, old and new favourites from Vienna, and individual items that will entertain and amuse.  More about that in our New Year update!  Proceeds from the concert will go to the Support Group of  St Helena Hospice Tendring Day Care Centre.  Last year we raised £500 for this very worthy cause and with your help we hope to donate at least that amount this coming year at the Viennese Café concert.

Tickets are available, priced £8.00, which includes refreshments, from the Theatre Box Office tel: 01255 686633  Family tickets are available priced £15.00.  Last year’s concert was sold out at an early stage, we suggest advanced booking is advisable.

PROCEEDS TO ST. HELENA HOSPICE TENDRING DAY CARE CENTRE