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Cultural Olympiad - 3rd & 4th March 2012
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Abney Orchestra is working with many people in the local community to present "Spinning a Yarn", an entirely new piece of musical theatre/light opera based on the industrial revolution in the North of England, focusing on the small mill town of Mossley in Tameside.
Rachael Howarth, Musical Director of Abney Orchestra, is overseeing this ambitious project. Local composers Chris Pickett, Chris O'Hara, and Matt Connell along with Rob Webb are writing the music. Spinning a Yarn consists of five scenes detailing life in the different mills, during the depression and up to present day when the mills have been demolished.
Local choirs will be on stage as mill workers, singing in choral numbers about life in the mills. Local dancers will create traditional clog dance scenes, with choreography by local choreographer Nicola Ellison.
Abney Orchestra has never taken part in such a big project before. Being involved in the writing and creation of the project is pushing members' skills and abilities to the limit, inspiring each of us to go beyond our personal best. Each participant has their own personal part to play which will require lots of practice to get to perfection. We will be working with many new people and groups in the local community and beyond and creating legacy groups for the town.
Venue
The performances will take place in the George Lawton Hall Mossley on the site of the old Albion Mill on Saturday 3rd and Sunday 4th March 2012. Both performances start at 7:30pm. Doors open at 6:30pm and there is an exhibition room that you can visit before the performance detailing the history of the town and how this event has been created.
Would you like to join in?
If you are interested in helping please contact Rachael Howarth and let her know what experience you have to offer.
Tickets
Tickets are available for the Saturday 3rd and Sunday 4th March performances. All tickets are available in advance for £10. Any unsold tickets will be available on the door for £12. The ticket price includes the programme which will be given out on the evening.
Tickets are available via a number of routes:
electronic transfer (up to 25th Feb)
credit or debit card (up to 29th Feb)
cheque (up to 25th Feb)
cash
After 29th February tickets can be bought on the door for £12.
Electronic Transfer of Funds
Do not transfer money after 25th February as there will not be enough time to post the tickets to you.
To pay by electronic transfer please transfer £10 per ticket to:
Account Name: Abney Orchestra Sort Code: 01 00 39 A/C Number: 11525061 Reference: Your post code
THEN email the following details to Orders@AbneyOrchestra.org
your name and address (including the above post code)
a contact phone number
the performance you want (ie Saturday or Sunday)
the number of tickets you want
and confrim how much you have transferred
You will receive an acknowledgement email within 24hrs and your tickets will be posted to you once the bank transfer has been confirmed.
Credit/Debit Card
Do not transfer money after 29th Feb as there will not be enough time to process your order.
You can pay with any credit or debit card via the secure PayPal website. Click "Add To Cart" for the performance you want, modify the number of tickets you want and then complete the PayPal payment forms.
Cheque
Spinning a Yarn - Saturday 3rd March 2012 Spinning a Yarn - Sunday 4th March 2012
Do not send a cheque after 25th February as there will not be enough time to post the tickets to you.
To pay by cheque, please send the following to:
Abney Orchestra, c/o Alan Tainsh, 1 Chesham Close, Hadfield, SK13 1QX
your name and address (including postcode)
a contact phone number
the performance you want (ie Saturday or Sunday)
the number of tickets you want
a cheque, payable to Abney Orchestra, for £10 per ticket
Your tickets will be posted to you once the cheque has cleared.
Cash
- From Abney Orchestra members
- From Abney Church during rehearsals on Tuesdays from 7pm to 8pm and Fridays from 5:30pm to 9pm. Just pop in and ask to buy a ticket.
Links to related articles
Article in the Tameside Advertiser 9/2/2012 here.
Making Music article about the Music Nation weekend as part of the Cultural Olympiad here.
Read about the Cultural Olympiad here.
See the London 2012 Olympic web site here.
Find out what the BBC have to say here.
Read the Guardian article here.
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