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DaViDHaiG is MaGNificeNt’ ‘ifyou DoN’talreaDy HaVe SunDAY TELEgRAPh aticKet, Go aNDpurcHase ‘pure PuccInI’S oNeiMMeDiately’ Laboheme DAILYMAIL MaGic’ tue8&fri 11 NoV DAILYEXPRESS DonIzETTI’S Don PasquaLe Boxoffice WeD9&sat 12 NoV hAnDEL’S 0844 8717652 (bkgfee) RinaLDo Groupssales01908 547609 WeD12-sat 22 oct MoN 24 -sat 29 oct WeD2-suN 6NoV tHu10NoV www.atgtickets.com/miltonkeynes(bkgfee) www.miltonkeynes.co.uk MK Citizen Go, Thursday, September 29, 2011 what’s on this week Songstress Susan swops Bill and Jimmy for Olney! FOLLOWING its grand opening last month, the Olney Jazz Club is hosting an exciting live music event with a special guest from across the pond on Tu esday. It’s Woburn Sands’answer to The first of its kind in Olney, the Jazz Club aims to feature the best live jazz around on one night each month. October’s treat is Susan Valliant Speer, an accomplished jazz singer from San Francisco, Woodstock! California whose impressive list of credentials includes having sung especially for US Presidents Bill A FAMILY event with a festival Jonny King, with a little help Clinton and Jimmy Carter, and atmosphere, Woodstock from his eight-year-old son working in collaboration with many meets Woburn Sands this Isaac who, after the success toP UK bands such as The Pete Saturday for a day of music, of Woburn Sands’ folk festival, Allen Jazz Band, with whom she food and entertainment at The urged his dad to set up his very also recorded the album Running Weathercock. own ‘rock concert’. Wild. The aptly named The result is a complementary Susan has also wowed crowds ‘Weathercockstock’ has been fusion of bands ranging from at popular venues and festivals, organised by local musician everything to Frank ZaPPa- including the Breda Jazz Festival esque psychedelia to ska and in Holland and Birmingham Jazz reggae. Festival, as well as performing at To P of the bill for this concert the famous 100 Club in London are Paul Whiting’s Flying and The Queen Elizabeth Hall. Saucers, who have a unique Professional British jazz musician “space-jazz-punk-rock” sound Digby Fairweather described and are fronted by local guitar Susan as “a truly important jazz wizard, Paul. singer”, adding, “if you like really Big Laundry Bill will wash your good songs the way they should be blues away with a comedy- found then look – and listen – no delta blues set, while Yo u Cry PLUCKY FELLOWS: getting tuned up for Weathercockstock this weekend further.” Wolf, hailing from Brighton and With a set featuring songs from recording in Willen, are masters ‘The Great American Songbook’ of math rock with catchy backed up by a fierce live band, choruses. what more reason do you need to Add bands Strangestar, The Bighead and burgers, Pulling out all the organ stops head down to the club on Tu esday? barbecues, fire-eaters and Tickets are available at the door LOOKING ahead don’t miss the Milton organisers hope to add some miniature priced at £7, or can be bought in jugglers galore and you have what’s sure to be autumn’s Keynes Organ Festival which takes place on steam engines to the attraction. advance from The Bull Inn, Olney October 9 and October 10. The weekend event will offer at a discounted price of £5. answer to the local festival of the season. The venue is Milton Keynes Museum, refreshments as well as some All of the music and McConnell Drive, Wolverton, which offers entertainment for exhibitors on Saturday New season entertainment at this event facilities for caravans and camping. For evening. are free, but any contributions those wishing to exhibit, contact Bob West will be gratefully accepted and at [email protected] or by calling at > For more details of the festival, is launched donated to two local charities, 07761534095. which is celebrating its third year, or other Willen Hospice and HULA There was a good turnout of a whole attractions at Milton Keynes museum visit A NEW season of music launches range of organs last year and this year www.mkmuseum.org.uk at Milton Keynes Theatre with Animal Rescue. a triumphant fanfare when ‘The President’s Concert’ takes centre stage on Sunday at 7. 30pm. Featuring the greats from Verdi, Hummel, Weber and Vivaldi, the Art that captures the real world around us show will showcase the Orchestra’s principal brass players. The most popular classical AN exclusive exhibition of the favourites will feature alongside works of Plymouth-born artist Anna many familiar themes from the Barriball is unveiled at MK Gallery world of movies. this week. In response to great acclaim, The major exhibition features violinist Anna Liisa Bezrodney will pieces created using a variety of also return to collaborate with mediums, including photography, Principal Conductor Sian Edwards drawing, sculpture and even video when she performs one of the best art from across Anna’s decade- known of all violin concertos by spanning career. Tc haikovsky. It documents the transitions Sian Edwards is enthusiastic from her early work, including Bag about the upcoming offering. Drawing, in which a run-of-the-mill She said: “We have had a carrier bag is transformed using lot of fun putting together the red coloured ink to create a programmes with the orchestra’s “glowing, concentrated object”. Money drawing, like much Pictures courtesy of President, Lady Thompson. Frith Street Gallery “From the moment Verdi’s Forza of Anna’s art, accentuates starts with its call to attention the textures created by our we know this is going to be a real everyday handling and use and doors. This eye for beauty in between 6pm and 10pm in order to curtain raiser of a concert for the of objects – in this case a the mundane is what makes Anna’s preview the exhibition ahead of its whole season. five pound note, dyed gold to art unique. official opening tomorrow.All are “Berlioz’s Le Corsaire is a highlight its year’s worth of Having had her works displayed welcome. wonderfully swashbuckling piece creasing at our hands. at prestigious venues throughout The Barriball exhibition will for big orchestra and we are also This focus on texture is the UK and across Europe in continue to run as MK Gallery’s playing his arrangement of the less exemplified in Anna’s attempts countries such as Germany, France main feature until November 27, –often performed but irresistible to capture the real, everyday and Latvia, this comprehensive before travelling to Edinburgh’s Invitation to the Dance by Weber.” world around us, including collection of the artist’s inspiring Fruitmarket Gallery only. Tickets are £10-£32. documenting the daily wear career in the art industry is truly a Find out more about the Call 01908 558311 to book. and tear in, for example, visual treat worth visiting. exhibition at http://www.mkgallery. ordinary floorboards, brick walls To night, the MK Gallery will open org/exhibitions/anna_barriball/ www.miltonkeynes.co.uk MK Citizen Go, Thursday, September 29, 2011 Email [email protected] or follow her on Twitter @sammyjonespress city nights Madcap venue for a night of Watershed datefor the Rebels TOMORROW night, The Watershed as both “a chemical experience” and “a ‘buffering’. ... presents Rebel Soul Collective, a dance/ chaotic cloud of of refreshing, dance your indie five piece who have torn up the ass off music”. IFyoU haven’t been already, live music scene in their home town of The band list their myriad influences as, head to the Madcap Bar this Nottingham, particularly after a hugely among others, Primal Scream, Arcade Fire, Sunday from 6pm to catch your successful year that has seen them gig Kasabian and Late of the Pier, as well as first weekly instalment of the around the UK and even lining up shows in “dirty rock’n’roll, thumping electronic ‘Buffering...’ event – a music China. music,sunny festivals and clubs with sticky night with a difference that With tremendous acclaim in the dance floors” - an eclectic and unique mix, professes to be created “for the Midlands, the chemical rave alchemists to say the least. people, by the people”. are bringing their magic to Milton Keynes Rebel Soul Collective will deliver intense ‘Buffering’ nights aim to with tracks from their euphoric EP released vocals that echo Kasabian’s To m Meighan promote a space for talking earlier this year, Modern Medicine. and Caleb Followill from Kings of Leon, about, listening to and perhaps, Combining samples of anthemic over a perfect fusion of indie rock and if you’re up for it, performing live house and synth tracks from the 80s and intoxicating dance music. music at the community venue 90s with drums, guitar and vocal styles Catch them at The Watershed this Friday in Wolverton. Locals Shane reminiscent of Editors and Bloc Party, it’s for just £2 entry before 8pm, £3 after 9pm Quentin and Mr Pickles, of CRMK no wonder their gigs have been described and £4 thereafter. radio and Purple Radio fame, feature as part of a rotating set of regular DJs at ‘Buffering’, and often project their own films for interpretation along with their music.