insideKENT Magazine Issue 31 - October 2014 | Page 12

NEWS

FROM RAGTIME RHYTHMS TO HURDY GURDY
Clare Salaman

The University
of Kent in
Canterbury plays
host to a truly
eclectic mix of artists
in a new season of
lunchtime concerts
this autumn,
sponsored once
more by Furley Page
Solicitors.

the fields of historical performance
and traditional music, with years of
performing and recording
experience between them.
For this performance, Clare
Salaman and Benedicte Maurseth
explore the common ground
between renaissance, baroque and
traditional Norwegian music, with
some rousing Hardanger fiddles,
viol d’amore, hurdy gurdy,
nykelharpa and medieval Vielle.

Audiences will be
foot tapping to the
irresistible rhythms
of ragtime and early
piano jazz on
Wednesday 8th
October, when
Helen Crayford presents her virtuoso one-woman show, Rags to Riches.
The show has already taken Helen to the Edinburgh Festival, Italy and
New York.

Helen Crayford

There’s something a bit different to
close the season with The Society
of Strange and Ancient Instruments
on Wednesday 3rd December.

The talented musician is in hot demand by the BBC, as keyboard player
in the Symphony Orchestra, Concert Orchestra and the BBC Singers, and
her recordings have included English music for flute, oboe and piano.

The Society was founded in 2010
to explore a repertoire that ranges
from folk songs and earthy dances
to high art music from the 18th
century and before, as well as newly
composed pieces. All of the
Society’s members are leaders in

On Wednesday 5th November, three members of the university’s new
ensemble-in-residence – Alexandra Reid on violin, Alex Caldon on trumpet,
and Matthew King on piano – will be offering a taste of things to come.
The programme includes music by Bach, Copland and Eric Ewazen.

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Peter Hawkes, senior partner at
Furley Page, said: “This season’s
concerts promise a fantastic and
unusual variety of entertainment,
all once again providing first-class
entertainment that the whole
community can enjoy.”
The lunchtime concerts are held in
the university’s Colyer-Fergusson
Hall, which attracts renowned
musicians from around the
world thanks to its state-of-the-art
facilities. Performances start at
1.10pm. Admission is free, with a
suggested donation of £3. For more
information, visit
www.kent.ac.uk/music.