Photos by Graham Hobson aka Captain Cockroach
These fascinating, relaxed and informal concerts include interesting verbal introductions from D’Arcy who explains all about each piece of music. The concerts are aimed to be interesting and accessible to everyone.
The organ in the Meeting House is one of the iconic instruments of its period and one of the finest organs in the South East. It was built in 1966 by Grant, Degens and Bradbeer, and its futuristic design still looks avant-garde today. It was recently fully restored by Clevedon Organs with the addition of a very modern mobile console which allows the audience to watch everything the performer is doing and be totally involved.
The series programme features ‘Toccatas’ from all periods – from the fast and the furious, the rhythmic, the riotous to the romantic, the explosive to the euphoric… And each of the concerts in the series includes one of Bach’s 5 toccatas and fugues written for organ. There are modern toccatas, baroque toccatas, loud ones, quiet ones…
TOCCATA: “a musical composition for a keyboard instrument designed to exhibit the performer’s touch and technique…
Event: 45 Minutes of Organ Music with D’Arcy Trinkwon
Where: The Meeting House, University of Sussex, Brighton
When: February 22, March 29, April 26 and May 31 (last Wednesday of each month)
Time: Noon
Cost: Free entry
The Mayor of Brighton & Hove, Cllr Pete West, his partner Geraldine and all registered cyclists, will leave from the i360 in Brighton on the morning of May 4, to head for Paris cycling back over the following 4 days via Versailles, Evreux, Liseux, Ouistreham and Dieppe, arriving back into Brighton at New Road, on Monday, May 8, where organisers will stage a charity afternoon event as part of the Brighton Fringe Festival.
There will be live music and entertainment from a military band, festival musicians, stalls and much more. Family, friends and colleagues all are welcome and there will be a celebratory party and buffet at the Spiegel Pub and Garden in Old Steine Gardens afterwards.
Organiser are looking for cyclists and corporate sponsors to get involved and help them reach their fundraising target.
Sponsoring the Brighton2Paris cycle ride 2017 provides the unique opportunity to show your support for the Mayor’s 27 local charities and the ABF Soldiers’ charity.
Each cyclist registered will be set up with their own JustGiving fundraising page with all funds donated directly to the benefitting charity of their choice.
For more information, click here:
Photos by StellaPix
The Trials of Colonel Barker, a new full-length stage play by Rose Collis, funded by Arts Council England and based on her book Colonel Barker’s Monstrous Regiment, makes its world premiere with a one-off rehearsed reading as part of the second (Brighton and) Hove Grown Festival.The play explores some of the most dramatic events in the extraordinary and complex life of Valerie Arkell-Smith aka ‘Colonel Sir Victor Barker DSO’, who veered from tragedy to farce, from fame to obscurity, but always strove to remain ‘a perfect gentleman’.
Colonel Barker’s story is one of identity: gender identity, hidden identities, class identities and the conflict between the public and the private identity.
The rehearsed reading will be followed by a brief Q&A session with writer and cast, and copies of Colonel Barker’s Monstrous Regiment will be on sale (cash only).
The play is written and produced by Rose Collis, performed by Rose Collis, Keith Drinkel, Philippa Hammond and Guy Wah and directed by Thomas Everchild.
Virago published Colonel Barker’s Monstrous Regiment in 2001, to critical acclaim:
Event: The Trials of Colonel Barker by Rose Collis – a one-off rehearsed reading
Where: The Purple Playhouse, 36 Montefiore Rd, Hove BN3 6EP
When: Sunday March 26
Time: 8pm
Cost: Tickets £8/£6,
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