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year’s Narberth A Cappella Voice Festival, Côr Pawb (Everyone’s Choir) will be ‘singing for their sarnies’.
Following Côr Pawb’s heart-
warming concert which launched the festival last year the choir is back. The choir is composed of around 150 singers from west Wales, ranging in age from 7 to 70+, who will be singing their hearts out for you at this cosy community concert. This unique intergenerational
choir brings together community groups, local school pupils and community choirs from across the region to round off the festival in ‘Sing for Your Sarnies’ at 1pm on Sunday, February 26 at the Queen’s Hall, Narberth. The choir will be singing songs
from around the world including tunes from Wales, South America, South Africa, Nigeria, Russia, Ukraine and England. The singing will be an uplifting mix of three and four part harmonies which won’t fail to leave the audience humming along. As well as a feast of song, the audience will be invited to participate in a song or two and literally ‘sing for their sarnies’ with delicious food included in the ticket price. Span Arts’ Cheerful Project,
funded by the Big Lottery, is running singing workshops and rehearsals with local groups as part of their programme of community workshops and events. The Cheerful Project Manager,
Elephant Man comes
DURING the finale of this Cost concert: At the Queen’s Hall in Narberth
Joseph Merrick in 1889: The Elephant Man
AN AMATEUR drama group
Rowan Matthiessen, said: “After the success of last year’s performance we wanted to reconvene the choir and make it more accessible to everyone. The ‘Sing for your Sarnies’ event will give a unique platform for a wonderfully diverse group of people bought together by a shared love of song & singing; we hope lots of people will come & support them.” Local schools participating are
Narberth Community Primary School and Castle School, as well as a number of choirs, Côr Megafon (Newport), Sweet Harmony Community Choir (Carmarthen), Singing Village (St Dogmaels), One Voice Choir (Narberth), Llangranog Community Choir and the Span Arts singing group. For anyone over the age of seven
who is interested in joining Côr Pawb, there is an open workshop to learn the
repertoire on Saturday (Feb 11) from 10am until 4pm at the Queen’s Hall. You don’t need to have any previous experience of singing and everyone is welcome! ‘Sing for Your Sarnies’ is part of a
fantastic line up for the 2017 Festival which includes the acclaimed Helen Chadwick and Bella Voce on Friday, Fistful of Spookies and the Oxford Gargoyles on Saturday and a raft of tantalising workshops. To find out more or book tickets
call Span Arts on 01834 869323 or online
www.span-arts.org.uk
bring the tale of The Elephant Man to Milford Haven’s Torch Theatre this week. Based on the real life of Joseph
Merrick, ‘The Elephant Man’ tells the story of a 19th-century man who became a star of the travelling freak show circuit. The play will be performed at
the Torch Theatre this Wednesday, Thursday and Friday (Feb 15-17) at 7.30pm. When the renowned Dr Treves
takes Merrick under his care, he is astonished by the man’s brilliant intelligence, unshakable faith and, most of all, his resounding desire for
love and understanding. He introduces Merrick to the
beautiful actress Mrs Kendal, who is deeply touched by this pure and genuine soul. As a complex friendship blossoms
among the three, Treves and Kendal struggle to protect Merrick from a world of questionable intentions and so begins a story of love as unique as the Elephant Man himself. ‘The Elephant Man’ will be
performed at The Torch Theatre on each of the days at 7.30pm. Tickets, which are £10.50 (£8 for concessions), are available online at
www.torchtheatre.co.uk or by calling the Box Office on 01646 695267.
THE BEST kept secret in Jazz,
along with the incredible John Gibbon Trio, comes to Narberth on Thursday (Feb 16) as part of SpanJazz. The inimitable John Gibbon is back
with a great rhythm section and guest saxophonist Pete Hurt, the best kept secret in British jazz for 40 years. They will be playing at Plas Hyfryd Hotel this week. Pete Hurt is a prolific saxophonist
in many styles of jazz who has played with British legends such as Gordon Beck and Tony Oxley. Originally from Nottingham, he has been on the London jazz scene since the 1970's and is a regular player with many big name jazz stars. He has also toured with colossal American drummer Billy Cobham. In the early 70s, Pete moved to
London and joined the Graham Collier band, and later joined Redbrass, whose members included Dick Pearce, Chris Biscoe, and Annie Lennox. Pete is a regular member of the London Jazz Orchestra and has contributed many compositions and arrangements to the band’s pad. In the mid 80s, Pete was invited to
join the Anglo-American Living Time Orchestra, under the direction of George Russell on a Contemporary Music Network tour of Britain. Other members of the band included Palle Mikkelbourg, Kenny Wheeler and Courtney Pine. In addition to Pete Hurt, the audience
are treated to the accompaniment of the long standing SpanJazz favourite The John Gibbon Trio, featuring pianist Phil Mead, Dave (The Moaner) Moses on double bass and the irrepressible
John Gibbon on drums. The resident travelling trio will spur Pete on to great heights of inspiration. Pete Hurt has
quietly been part of the London jazz scene for almost four decades and has developed one of the most uniquely distinguishable sounds and styles. Apart from his great saxophone playing he has also been recognised for his compositional and
arranging skills. Pete's unique musical contribution
is featured on Chris Biscoe's new album Profiles of Mingus. He also wrote many arrangements for the BBC big band. Span Arts' long-running jazz
monthly takes place in a relaxed and comfortable atmosphere at the wonderful Plas Hyfryd Hotel. With tickets at £8, real ales and a meal available, don’t miss the chance to
see one of the most distinctive tenor players in the UK.
THE HERALD FRIDAY FEBRUARY 10 2017
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