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National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain © Jason Alden Seating Plan National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain © Jason Alden Seating Plan Mark with a cross on the seating plan your preferred area. A larger sized seating plan which includes seat numbers is available on request from Box Office X X X X W W W V V V U U U V QQ U T T T PP T S S S NN S MM DOOR EE FF DD FF S T U V A C D F G J K M N Q DD EE AA BB CC W M N H K A D X Q G U R B P Y E S F V C L T J QQ PP NN MM STAGE CHOIR SEATING BALCONY SEATING X Y MM NN PP QQ AA S T U V W B C D E F G H J K L M N P Q R CC A BB EE DOOR DD J A C D F G K M N Q SS TT FF VV UU A DD QQ PP NN MM FF EE B DOOR DOOR SS SS SS C TT TT TT UU UU UU D VV VV VV WW WW WW DOOR E XX XX XX F Notes Please note that rows BB and CC will be removed for the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain and CBSO and flat floor availability will therefore be limited. Also, Choir Seating will be unavailable for Orchestra of the Swan and Armonico Consort. ENHANCE YOUR EVENING During our Warwick 20:20 Project, here are some options for on-campus pre-concert dining: Dining Options On Campus Fusion Location: 1st Floor, Rootes Building Lift access available Located across the road from Warwick Arts Centre. Fusion serves a varied Asian menu in a lively and contemporary setting with super speedy service. Consisting of a large restaurant and bar, there is plenty of seating for groups of all sizes. For more information please call 024 7615 0906 Radcliffe Food & Dining Location: Ground Floor, Radcliffe, Gibbet Hill Road 5 min walk from Warwick Arts Centre We offer a pre-theatre three course menu prepared in-house by an award-winning catering team using locally sourced ingredients and supporting leading local producers. You’ll enjoy fine food suited to your requirements. Complimentary car parking Enjoy free parking when you book at Radcliffe. Park next to Radcliffe and arrive at your convenience without the worries of finding somewhere to park. If you wish to book a pre-concert meal + parking at Radcliffe please call 024 7652 3222 Xananas or email [email protected] Location: 1st Floor, Students’ Union Building Lift access available Snacks & Quick Meals Xananas is a bistro-style restaurant serving an imaginative menu of freshly prepared meals, light Location: Arts Centre Café, Warwick Arts Centre bites, tempting desserts and daily specials. You can also choose from an impressive selection of fine In the second year of our Warwick 20:20 Project, the Arts Centre Café has moved adjacent wines, premium beers and fresh coffees. to the Music Centre and is open seven days a week. Alongside the tempting array of cakes, pastries and sandwiches and an excellent menu of coffee, teas, wine and beer, Advance booking recommended on Concert nights. there will be a selection of hot food available on Concert nights. Call 024 7657 2750. warwicksu.com/xananas SUBSCRIPTION BOOKING FORM How to Book a Concert Series Subscription Subscription tickets (a discounted rate for three or more concerts) are available to book from Tuesday 14 May 2019 by filling in this form using the instructions below and returning it to us as soon as possible. We number booking forms in order received by the Box Office, and subscriptions are processed in this order. This year is a nine series subscription with an optional choice to add a discounted ticket(s) to the Orchestra of the Swan Family Christmas Concert. Subscribers of nine or ten concerts from the 18/19 series who submit their forms no later than Monday 10 June 2019 may retain the seats that were allocated to them for the 2018/19 concert series if requested. 1. Complete your personal details clearly in 9. Please select your method of payment (cheque/ BLOCK CAPITALS. direct debit/credit card). Please note that Direct Debit is only available for subscription bookings of 2. Select your preferred concerts. You can claim three or more concerts and that debit/credit card subscription discounts by booking three or more payments can only be taken by telephone. Direct concerts (excluding the Coull Quartet and Orchestra Debits will be collected by six monthly instalments. of the Swan concerts). If you wish to pay by card, please indicate in the 3. Note your subscription choice, your preferred space provided and one of our Box Office team seating area and the number of tickets per concert. will call you from Monday 22 July 2019. We cannot accept debit/credit card payments on this form 4. Select the pre-concert talks you would like to attend. because of banking regulations regarding payment 5. Select your seat(s) for the Orchestra of the Swan card security. Christmas Family Concert if required. 10. If you wish to be seated adjacent to another 6. If you wish, select your Coull Quartet concerts subscriber, who is completing a separate form, for the year. it is recommended that you submit both forms 7. Total up the price, including any Coull Quartet and together, otherwise we cannot guarantee the Orchestra of the Swan concerts, donations and seats to be together. pre-concert talks. 11. Your tickets will be posted from Monday 8. Select your preferred seating area by marking the 05 August 2019. If we have any queries with seating plan on the reverse of the form with a cross. your form we will contact you. If you know the actual seats you prefer, or have any particular access requirements, please state them in the ‘Notes’ area and we will do our best to accommodate your request. IF YOU REQUIRE A LARGE SIZE VERSION OF THIS BOOKING FORM PLEASE CONTACT BOX OFFICE ON 024 7652 4524 Your Personal Details Mr/Mrs/Ms/Other Initials Surname Address Postcode Telephone (daytime) Telephone (evening) Email WE WILL ACKNOWLEDGE ALL RECEIVED SUBSCRIPTION FORMS BY EMAIL ONLY If you are a 2018/19 Subscriber you are on our marketing lists for events at Warwick Arts Centre. If you DO NOT wish to receive information by post please tick here: N.B. If you do not give your informed consent for mailings we will NOT be able to contact you regarding any events at Warwick Arts Centre. Would you also like to be added to our email list? Yes No If yes, please ensure your email address is included above. Warwick Arts Centre, as part of the University of Warwick, conforms to the Data Protection Act 1998 and any superseding privacy legislation and is committed to upholding the principles of good practice. For our full data protection and privacy notice please see website or call the Box Office team. Your Concert Series Subscription Please tick your chosen concerts and pre-concert talks Concert Talk Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra Sat 12 October 2019 7.30pm P - 04 Flanders Symphony Orchestra Thu 31 October 2019 7.30pm P - 05 The Hallé Thu 28 November 2019 7.30pm P - 06 Armonico Consort Thu 5 December 2019 7.30pm P - 07 National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain Fri 3 January 2020 7.30pm P - 08 Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Wed 26 February 2020 7.30pm P - 09 City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Fri 6 March 2020 7.30pm P - 10 Siberian Symphony Orchestra Wed 22 April 2020 7.30pm P - 11 St Petersburg Symphony Orchestra Thu 21 May 2020 7.30pm P - 12 Additional Concert Orchestra of the Swan Family Concert Sat 7 December 2019 7.30pm P - 14 If you require ANY assistance with your booking please call 024 7652 4524 Please complete, detach and return this form with your payment to: For Office Use Only: Concert Series Subscriptions, Box Office, Warwick Arts Centre The University of Warwick, Coventry, CV4 7AL Date received Tickets will be posted from Monday 05 August 2019 Subscription Booking Opens: Tue 14 May 2019 Number Booking for individual concerts by post, phone, online or in person opens: Seat numbers Monday 12 August 2019 Individual Ticket Prices N.B. Individual prices include a £2 booking fee. This is waived if you take out a subscription. Seating Area A Seating Area B Seating Area C Seating Area D Seating Area E Each Concert £42.00 £39.00 £36.00 £29.00 £23.00 (inc £2 booking fee) Subscription Prices No. of Concerts Save Up To* Seating Area A Seating Area B Seating Area C Seating Area D Seating Area E 3 6% £112.80 £104.34 £95.88 £76.14 £59.22 4 8% £147.20 £136.16 £125.12 £99.36 £77.28 5 10% £180.00 £166.50 £153.00 £121.50 £94.50 6 12% £211.20 £195.36 £179.52 £142.56 £110.88 7 14% £240.80 £222.74 £204.68 £162.54 £126.42 8 16% £268.80 £248.64 £228.48 £181.44 £141.12 9 18% £295.20 £273.06 £250.92 £199.26 £154.98 * If booking fee is included A Your 2019/20 Concert Series Subscription Choice No. of Subscription Concerts Preferred Seating Area No. of Subscriptions Price per Subscription Total Cost e.g. 9 e.g. B (Tickets per Concert) e.g. 2 e.g. £273.06 e.g. £546.12 NB.
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