please see new url for Musical Journeys 2!

 

APOLOGIES!

Please book at www.tinyurl.com/lancasterdance for 'Musical Journeys 2' on Sunday 21st February.  Apologies, the wrong link was given in the Halton Mill mailing on 25 January. 
Musical Journeys 2 on Sunday 21st Feb tells the story of immigration to the UK through English, Irish, Klezmer, Caribbean and Syrian music, dance and song, and includes afternoon dance workshops to help to get you out of your seats!  
At *this* link, below, you'll find info about our first fundraising concert on 2nd Jan 2021 which raised over £1800 for Global Link.

PRESENTED BY HALTON MILL, GLOBAL LINK and THE GREGSON COMMUNITY AND ARTS CENTRE.  

Why we did this…

This was a fundraiser, where we hope to raise as much money as possible to support the purchase and upkeep of the much-needed, new Global Link Refugee Centre in Lancaster for refugees and asylum seekers, helping to give an important part of our community a new beginning in 2021. This event also aims to support live music, and some of the musicians who make up Lancaster's flourishing music scene. Half the cost of the tickets will go to the musicians, and half the ticket income and the full amount of additional donations will go to Global Link.

How much did we raise?

The concert raised over £1500 for Global Link, and we were able to give a good fee to each of the musicians. 

The fabulous music and talented artists…

Lancaster duo Sian Phillips on accordion & kaval, and Paul Sherwood on clarinet/hurdy-gurdy/bagpipes will take us on a musical journey from the north of England to France, northern Spain and the Balkans; violinist and pianist Jane Lawrence will play Klezmer music from her Ashkenazi Jewish heritage, along with some of her favourite French, Swedish and English tunes;  multi-instrumentalist, dance caller and sound engineer Ben Farmer (melodeon, accordion and ukulele) will be playing some of his own compositions based on his family heritage, which takes him from the north west of England around Scotland, Ireland and Wales, and even to colonial South Africa.

We’re honoured to be joined by Raghad Haddad (viola) who will be playing Syrian classical and traditional music.  Raghad studied viola at the Higher Institute of Music in Damascus. She has played with the Syrian National Symphony Orchestra, the Orchestra of Syrian Musicians, and the Symphonic Orchestra of the Opera House in Damascus. One of the highlights of her career was being part of the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra conducted by Daniel Barenboim. She has now built a life for herself in the UK; based in Birmingham, she works as a performer, teacher and translator. Playing with the London Syrian Ensemble, a group of Syrian professional musicians, performing traditional and classical oriental music, connects her to her homeland. As well as playing her beautiful music, Raghad will tell us a little about the journey she has taken to make a new life here in the UK.  Raghad will also be running a workshop, an Introduction to Arabic Music before the show - see below. 

Get your tickets…

Standard tickets are £10, supporters' tickets £25, reduced price tickets £2.50 for low waged and students, and there are free places for refugees and asylum seekers and others with limited resources.  If you buy a ticket we'll send a link to the recording of the concert.   

There's also a chance to donate an additional amount  towards the purchase and upkeep of the new Refugee Centre. 

To book tickets and donate, click on BOOK NOW above.

MUSIC WORKSHOP - INTRODUCTION TO ARABIC MUSIC: 5 P.M. TO 6 P.M. SAT 2 JAN
Raghad ran a music workshop on the day of the concert - an Introduction to Arabic Music, for musicians of all instruments and all standards, and open to all.    Like the concert this workshop was be free for refugees and asylum seekers, and costs £10  (standard ticket), £2.50 (concessions).  You can book and pay for the workshop at the same time as booking your concert ticket - and we'll send you a link to the recording of the workshop if you pay for a workshop ticket.

We're using Trybooking as their fees are lower than Eventbrite and other booking sites. We really appreciate your paying the small ticketing fee of 15p per transaction, plus 5 per cent of the amount paid, so the whole amount you have kindly committed for the tickets and donations can go towards our musicians and the new Refugee Centre. 

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THANK YOU…

 

To book tickets giving access to the recordings, and donate, click on BOOK NOW above. 

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