Music Events Day by Day

Monday 2 June 2.30pm
Hitz From the Blitz – We’ll Meet Again
Beck Theatre £11.00 - www.becktheatre.org.uk
A celebration of wartime entertainment!

A talented cast of singers, comedians and musicians recall the heyday of wartime entertainment with a tribute to the great stars including Bing Crosby, Donald Peers, George Formby, Max Miller, Gracie Fields, Vera Lynn and Tessie O’Shea, Come and enjoy an afternoon of humour, music and of course good old fashioned sing-a-longs! Voted Britain’s best matinee show.

Tuesday 3rd June; 12.00;
St. John’s Church, Hillingdon, FREE;
Jazz - Jam Session
Any age. Beginners or experienced most welcome.
Contact George Arnold (01895 252327) for more details

Tuesday 3 June 7.30pm
The Lady Boys of Bangkok
Beck Theatre £16.00, £18.00 - www.becktheatre.org.uk
The top selling show at Edinburgh Fringe Festival for the last 5 years, this spectacular and flamboyant show is performed by 16 of the world’s most beautiful showgirls, who just happen to be men. Sparkling choreography, 200 sumptuous costumes and immaculate make up – its fun all the way as the glamorous “girls” take no prisoners and glide from seductively sexy to outrageously funny.
Wednesday 4th. 7.00 - 8.30pm.
Brass Band open rehearsal
Hillingdon Music Service at Abbotsfield School drama studio (Clifton Gardens, off Long Lane, Hillingdon). Entrance free, but book place in advance by phoning 01895 630155

Wednesday 4th. 8.30 – 10.00pm
Capital Connection’s ladies Harmony Workshop
South Ruislip Community Centre, Long Drive
FREE
For all ladies who like to sing - come along and enjoy a fun evening with a friendly chorus, and you’ll be singing in harmony in one evening.
For more information call Linda Stevens on 01895 636751 or visit www.Capitalconnection.org

Thursday 5th. 7.00 - 9.45pm.
Big Band and Jazz Band open rehearsals
Hillingdon Music Service at Abbotsfield School drama studio (Clifton Gardens, off Long Lane, Hillingdon). Entrance free, but book place in advance by phoning 01895 630155.

Friday 6th June: 12.30 pm:
St. John’s Church Hillingdon, FREE;
Jazz Session
contact Christine Bartlett for further details 01895 231202

Friday 6th June
Yiewsley & West Drayton Brass Band
West Drayton Community Centre
7:30 pm
£3/£2 ; under 5s free.
Tickets are available on the night or from St Matthews School: Tel 01895 442 724.
The band was formed in 1890 and has been active in the area ever since. In 2002 it was a finalist at the National Brass Band championships.
This will be a great opportunity to hear some wonderful music in great surroundings.

Friday 6th June 8.00pm
Hayes Library 50p
Hayes Recorded Music Club
A celebration of Ralph Vaughan-Williams

Friday 6th: 7.00pm
Indian Classical music
The Garden of Southlands Arts Centre
Tickets available on the night, £7 (£5 for children).
Sarod - Simon Kohli; Tabla - Udit Pankhania
Fantastic recital of mysterious and wonderful Indian instruments!
Come to meditate to some music that is sometimes slow and sometimes fast and exciting yet somehow keeps a meditative quality like the eye within a storm.
www.sarodplayer.co.uk or call 07730 872233.
www.tablaplayer.co.uk or call 0781 777 1769



Friday 6th June 7.30pm
ABBA Gold
Beck Theatre £17.50, £18.50 - www.becktheatre.org.uk
ABBA Gold’s glittering performance showcases the best of ABBA with all your favourites such as Dancing Queen, Voulez Vous and Thank You for the Music, plus those long forgotten album tracks that only the true ABBA fans will remember. Complete with costumes that are bigger, better and more glamorous than ever it’s a great excuse for you to dust off your platforms, pull on your flares and enjoy an unforgettable night of pure ABBA fun!



Saturday 7th 6.30 pm
Compass Theatre £5.00
Hindu Cultural Association present
Tagore’s musical opera Valmiki Pratibha (The Genius of Valmiki) by The Tagoreans.

Influenced by the spectacle of European opera, Rabindranatah Tagore , India’s first Nobel Laureate, wrote his first drama opera Valmiki Pratibha at the age of twenty. A large cast musical drama, which is sublimely religious and intellectually engaging, was presented for the first time in the west in 2005.

The music drama Valmiki Pratibha describes how the bandit Valmiki reforms his ethos, is blessed by goddess of learning Saraswati and composes the Indian epic Ramayana. Through it, Tagore explores a wide range of dramatic styles and emotions, including usage of Indian folk and traditional raga based compositions blended with his adaptation of traditional English and Irish folk melodies. Its operatic presentation is quite unique.

Saturday 7th June 8.00pm
The Searchers
Beck Theatre £16.00 - www.becktheatre.org.uk
With such classic hits as Sweets For My Sweet, Needles and Pins, Don’t Throw Your Love Away and When You Walk In The Room; The Searchers have contributed enormously to the British music industry, with record sales well in excess of 30 million. No doubt the decade that gave us The Beatles and The Searchers was unique and still pervades all cultural and age barriers today.

Saturday 7th
Brookside Community Centre 6.00pm – 10.00pm
Family evening
£2.00 (FREE for under-15s) includes free buffet
Bhangra Dancing, Classical Indian Dance, Drumming, Chidren’s Talent Contest – all welcome for an evening of music and fun.

Sunday 8th June 2008: 18.00
‘Dancing Nikita Company’ SUMMER PRODUCTION
The Beck Theatre £10.00 www.becktheatre.org.uk
The company will present 50 students performing a variety of mesmerising Classical & Bollywood dance performances. There will also be live commentary, live music and live performances by NIKITA, the artistic director of the company.
For more information visit: www.nikitaonline.co.uk / www.dancingnikitacompany.com