2018 Bach Pilgrimage THOMAS BOWES plays Bach “Widely recognised as one of the UK’s most versatile and accomplished violinists” 7.30pm Thursday 3 May 2018 in Peckleton Church Tickets: £10 all adults, free for Under 18s. Call 01455 828434 or 07768 515401 or email [email protected] Tickets also available on the door. In aid of church repairs and Hinckley Foodbank The chances are that you have already heard Tom Bowes play several times. As an orchestral player, orchestra leader and soloist he has recorded over 150 film scores, including The Mission, The Da Vinci Code, Skyfall, The King’s Speech, Mamma Mia!, The Hunger Games trilogy, Beauty and the Beast and Victoria and Abdul (see http://www.imdb.com/ name/nm2147161/ for detailed filmography). He has some interesting things to say on his own website (www.thomasbowes.com) about how such soundtracks are created in the recording studio. But that’s only one aspect of Tom’s career, which embraces the London Philharmonic, the Academy of St Martin in the Fields, leading the London Mozart Players (also at their BBC Proms debut), founding and leading the Maggini String Quartet and guest leading the London Symphony Orchestra, the BBC Symphony Orchestra and the London Sinfonietta. Plus his distinguished solo career which began in 1987. Then there’s his love of Bach’s powerful and deeply personal sonatas and partitas for solo violin, which Tom played in 50 venues around the UK on his first ‘Bach Pilgrimage’ in 2013. Now he is touring the country again and we are delighted and privileged at Peckleton to host Tom on 3 May with a programme of Bach that comprises: Partita no. 3 in E Major BWV 1006 Sonata no. 2 in A minor BWV 1003 Partita no. 2 in D Minor BWV 1004 It promises to be an amazing evening. Not only is listening to Tom’s playing of Bach’s solo violin works an electrifying experience, but we have the wonderful Peckleton Church acoustics to add to the tones of his 1659 Nicolo Amati violin. Tickets are £10 for all adults but, as usual, free for all Under 18s. Call 01455 828434 or 07768 515401 or email [email protected]. Tickets are also available on the door. N.B. Peckleton Church (LE9 7RA) is a Grade 1 listed building dating from medieval times but has no toilet facilities as yet. These will be available in the Village Hall on Main Street, 500m away by road, 350m away by footpath..