About this Event
Encore! Concerts for all, big and small
Come join us for a fun and fabulous musical experience at St Andrews Street Baptist Church in Cambridge. We bring live music to everyone from babies to grandparents in a relaxed and informal setting. At Encore! everyone is encouraged to react to music however they want – jumping up and down, dancing, sitting, lying down or drawing pictures inspired by what they have heard. But above all, they learn that music is fun and there’s something very exciting about hearing it live.
Join us for a fun and fabulous Christmas Celebration with music for 2 saxophones and piano. Saxophonists Kathryn McGuinness and Jenny Akroyd will join pianist, Jill Morton for a morning that wil be full of Christmas cheer!
Kathryn McGuinness - saxophone
Kathryn McGuinness is a saxophonist who studied at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. She has worked with the London Mozart Players and Delta Saxophone Quartet as a freelance saxophonist. Kathryn has also played with the London Concert Orchestra and Guildhall Symphony Orchestra, performing in the Birmingham Symphony Hall as well as the Barbican Concert Hall.
Jenny Akroyd - saxophone
Jenny is a saxophonist based in London who specialises in the performance of contemporary saxophone music. She is a graduate of both the University of Birmingham and the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, where she studied with scholarship. She has had her recordings broadcast on BBC Radio, and has performed as a soloist with the University of Birmingham Philharmonic Orchestra, and Guildhall’s Ubu Ensemble.
Jill Morton - piano
Jill started up Encore! in St Neots in 2013. She had been enjoying a busy career as a performer and teacher until 2009 when she took some time out to have her 2 children. Jill really missed the excitement of performing live and wondered how she could combine this with her new role as a Mum. After much thought, the idea of organising concerts where parents and carers could bring children without worrying about them having to sit still or keep quiet was formed.
Jill enjoys a busy career both performing and teaching. Recent concerts have included concerto performances with orchestras in addition to smaller chamber and solo concerts. In addition to her performing career, Jill is a Principal Tutor for the Piano Teachers’ Course UK, the country’s leading professional course for piano pedagogy, and has a successful YouTube channel showcasing the syllabus repertoire on the ABRSM and Trinity graded music syllabuses. She has given masterclasses at universities and specialist music schools throughout Britain and is recognised as a competition adjudicator. She also teaches at the Perse school in Cambridge.
Tickets
Adults – £10 (includes concert, tea/coffee and home made cake!)
School aged children - £5
Preschool children FREE
Come for a cuppa at 10.30am, concert starts at 10.45am.
More info at www.encoreconcerts.co.uk
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
St Andrews Street Baptist Church, Saint Andrew's Street, Cambridge, UK, United Kingdom
GBP 5.00 to GBP 10.00
