The Krakow Connection Friday, April 24th 2009 7.30pm – Canterbury Cathedral Quire The great virtuoso trumpeter John Wallace and Principal of the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama directs the principal brass players of the Philharmonia Orchestra together with some of Scotland’s finest young talent. Tickets: £15 FULL, £13 SOUNDS NEW FRIENDS, £6 STUDENTS Read More...
	In Motion Saturday, April 25th 2009 7.30pm – Gulbenkian Theatre A unique phenomenon on the worldwide music scene Motion Trio epitomizes all the magic and melancholy of Eastern Europe. Tickets: £14 FULL, £7 STUDENTS available from the Gulbenkian Booking Office Read More...
	Contrasts Sunday April 26th 2009 7.30pm – St. Gregory’s Centre for Music The London Sinfonietta is renowned worldwide for its work at the leading edge of new music and the quality and excitement of its performances and recordings. Tickets: £14 FULL, £12 – SOUNDS NEW FRIENDS, £6 STUDENTS Read More...
	The Virtuoso Piano Monday 27th April 7.45pm – St. Gregory’s Centre for Music Rolf Hind has worked closely with living composers across a broad range of styles: from John Adams and Tan Dun, to Ligeti and Kurtág; Xenakis and Messiaen. Tickets: £14 FULL, £12 – SOUNDS NEW FRIENDS, £6 STUDENTS Read More...
	Paderewski: Composer, Virtuoso Pianist and Prime Minister! Talk by Marta Ptaszyńska Wednesday 29th April 6pm – Sidney Cooper Gallery Marta Ptaszyńska, the Helen B. and Frank L. Sulzberger Professor at the University of Chicago, is one of the most prominent Polish composers in the world and is a world-renowned percussionist. Tickets: Free to Evening Concert ticket-holders and for SOUNDS NEW FRIENDS, otherwise £4 at the door Read More...
	The Warsaw Connection Wednesday 29th April 7.30pm – St. Peter’s Methodist Church A concert that promotes and presents the finest achievements of young people. Sounds New has just established a permanent link with Poland’s International Competition of Contemporary Chamber Music, providing the Grand Prix winners with a performance platform in the UK. Tickets: £10 FULL, £8 SOUNDS NEW FRIENDS, £5 STUDENTS Read More...
	Through the Looking Glass Thursday 30th April 7.30pm – St. Peter’s Methodist Church Six of Poland’s most eminent musicians join together for a unique concert of works that focus on a world of musical enchantment. Szymanowski’s Songs of a Fairy Princess are a coloratura's dream Tickets: £12 FULL, £10 SOUNDS NEW FRIENDS, £6 STUDENTS (Free to students aged 8-22 as part of Cavatina Ticket Scheme, available at the door) Read More...
	Eastern Lights Friday 1st May 7.30pm - St. Peter’s Methodist Church The Aurora Orchestra comprises players drawn from across the UK, and represents some of the finest young soloists emerging today. As such, it is fast becoming recognised as the leading ensemble of its generation. Tickets: £12 FULL, £10 SOUNDS NEW FRIENDS, £6 STUDENTS Read More...
	Krzysztof Penderecki St. Luke Passion (Passio et Mors Domini Nostri Jesu Christi Secundum Luca) Saturday 2nd May 7.45pm – Canterbury Cathedral Nave Krzysztof Penderecki’s St. Luke Passion occupies a unique place in the music of the Twentieth Century. It was written to commemorate the seven hundredth anniversary of Munster Cathedral and its premiere in 1966 coincided with the thousandth anniversary of Christianity’s introduction into Poland. Tickets: £20, £12 (Limited View) FULL, £10, £6 (Limited View) STUDENTS. Sounds New Friends get additional discounts when booking through the Sounds New Office. Read More...

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