NEXT EVENT
BMG Federation Festival 2020
We are very excited to announce that Edinburgh Mandolin & Guitar Orchestra will host our Festival in 2020.
Venue: Merchiston Castle School, 294 Colinton Road, Edinburgh EH13 0PU
This venue has accommodation on site which will be of huge benefit to attendees staying overnight and all weekend events will take place on campus.
For more information visit: http://www.banjomandolinguitar.org
FORTHCOMING EVENTS
PAST EVENTS
Charity Concert in aid of Cancer Research UK
Charity Concert in aid of Cancer Research UK
Event date:
Friday 20th March 2020 7.30 pm
Details:
Charity concert in aid of Cancer Research UK.
Tickets are now on sale for this event which will feature our unusual film archive presentation, ‘the other ocean’. We will be joined by recorder ensemble ‘Relish Recorders’ for an entertaining evening of music and film. Refreshments on sale.
Location:
Crowborough Community Centre, TN6 1FE
St Luke’s Music and Wine
St Luke’s Music and Wine
Event date:
Friday 4th October at 7.30 pm.
Details:
The Fretful Federation Mandolin Orchestra will perform The other ocean, a new composition by Esmeralda Conde Ruiz with evocative film archive material provided by Screen Archive South East. An invitation to think, feel and remember. Plus the usual eclectic and entertaining selection of mandolin orchestra material. A chance to see and hear this very exciting and unusual presentation of music and film which was written for the Making Music Adopt a Composer project.
Location:
Queens Park Road, Brighton BN2 9ZB.
Tickets are available on the door and cost £7 / £5 concessions / free for under 16s.
More information can be found here:- https://musicandwineatstlukes.com/
Paddle Round the Pier
Paddle Round the Pier
Event date:
Saturday, July 6, 2019 – 12:30 to Sunday, July 7, 2019 – 13:15
Details:
Come and Try Mandolin and Ukulele sessions will take place on the bus from 12.30 to 1.15 on Saturday and Sunday.
Location:
Paddle HQ near West Pier, Brighton
Jubilee Library event
Jubilee Library event
Event date:
Friday, June 21, 2019 – 14:30 to 15:00.
Details:
The Frets will be taking part in this Make Music Day event in the library.
The whole program runs from 10 til 5 but we will play for half an hour at 2.30.
It should be a fun day, organised by Making Music..
Location:
Jubilee Library at Jubilee Street, Brighton BN1 1GE
Brighton Fringe Concert
Brighton Fringe Concert
Event date:
Tuesday, May 21, 2019 – 19:30
Back again at the Fringe with our new program which will include a performance of “the other ocean” written by Esmeralda Conde Ruiz and featuring film provided by Screen Archive South East. Find more about this on our ‘Adopt A Composer page.
Also on the program, a wide range of music spanning 16th – 20th Centuries, including Portuguese Fado, and the Brook Green Suite by Gustav Holst.
Do come for this unique experience.
Tickets from Brighton Fringe Box Office or on the door. £10 (£8 concessions)
Location:
St George’s Church, Kemptown, Brighton
St George’s Park Retirement Village
St George’s Park Retirement Village
Event date:
Tuesday, April 2, 2019 – 19:30
Our first visit to this Ditchling community.
Location:
St George’s Park Ditchling Common Burgess Hill East Sussex RH15 0SF