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Acclaimed Furness trumpeter Peter Lawrence is soloist for Haffner concert

7:00pm Monday 17th June 2013

THE Haffner Orchestra returns to the Ashton Hall stage at Lancaster Town Hall on Saturday, June 29 (7.30pm).

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Exciting additions for Kendal Calling

5:35pm Monday 17th June 2013

WITH just over five weeks left until Kendal Calling, organisers have announced a new stage and some extra acts.

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Tipitina boogie all the way to Staveley

8:10am Friday 7th June 2013

KENDAL Jazz Club’s next offering is a captivating mix of New Orleans boogie, blues, barrelhouse and gospel.

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Britten’s Hymn to St Cecilia is main work in Pro Nobis Singers cathedral concert

6:10pm Monday 3rd June 2013

CLIVE Walkley’s Pro Nobis Singers pay tribute to Benjamin Britten at Lancaster Cathedral on Saturday (June 8, 8pm).

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Cellist Steven Isserlis tops bill of Ulverston festival

8:00am Thursday 30th May 2013

ULVERSTON International Music Festival is gearing up for its tenth birthday gathering with a dynamic and distinguished line-up of musicians.

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Double helping of choral pieces for Arnside singers

8:10am Sunday 26th May 2013

ARNSIDE Choral Society is in action on two occasions next weekend performing Gabriel Fauré’s Requiem as well as showcasing Requiem for an Angel by modern composer, Paul Carr.

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Windermere School puts former student in spotlight

9:20am Friday 17th May 2013

INTERNATIONAL opera singer Claire Booth returns to her former school as part of its 150th anniversary celebrations.

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Houghton Weavers and Flookburgh Band share the stage

6:10pm Monday 13th May 2013

AFTER two years of shows in Ulverston, Houghton Weavers and Flookburgh Band are moving their musical double act to Grange-over-Sands for a concert on Saturday (May 18, 7.30pm).

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Gig guide - May 9 to May 15

9:00am Wednesday 8th May 2013

FIND out what's happening on the gig circuit over the next week.

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Lancaster choir provides soundtrack to footage of The Lone Ranger

1:00pm Sunday 28th April 2013

Well-known local composer Andy Whitfield directs Lancaster Millennium Choir on Saturday (May 4, 8pm) at Kendal College’s new theatre venue The Box.

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Final concert in Westmorland Orchestra season features some of Britain's best light music

10:00am Sunday 28th April 2013

JOHN Upson is one of Cumbria’s most respected musical figures.

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Handel's Messiah brings choirs together for birthday performance

8:20am Saturday 27th April 2013

KENDAL Choral Society is on song celebrating ten years of ‘entente cordiale’ with French choir Toutes Aures.

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Talented Cassia String Quartet perform at Beetham

5:40pm Monday 22nd April 2013

FOUR musicians being mentored by distinguished string player Peter Cropper perform at Beetham’s Heron Theatre on Sunday, April 28, (2.30pm).

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Sedbergh choir gathering has international flavour

1:00pm Sunday 21st April 2013

TALENTED Zrece town choir Zbor Jurij Vodovnik visit Sedbergh along with a family of singers Pevke iz Brinjeva Gora for the Songs of Friendship concert.

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