Entertainment

Friday, July 3, 2009

Jackson tribute set for Newport

MUSICA POP concert at The Studio in Newport has been given new meaning following the sudden death of Michael Jackson.

Friday, July 3, 2009

Jazz and pop for free at concerts

MUSICTHE Deben High School Jazz and String Ensembles will be performing in Ryde and Ventnor next week.

Friday, July 3, 2009

Loud acclaim for guitar whisperer

MUSICCLASSICAL guitarist Richard Durrant performed his acclaimed The Guitar Whisperer show at Arreton Barns last week.

Friday, July 3, 2009

Chorister back for IW recital

MUSICA LEADING Island singer, who came to the nation’s attention when he directed a vocal ensemble in the grand final of BBC’s Choir of the Year, will return to the same church where he was once a chorister to perform a concert.

Friday, July 3, 2009

Concert band show stoppers

MUSICMUSIC lovers were treated to famous songs from television, stage and screen, at a show by the Island Concert Band.

Friday, July 3, 2009

Fine choral and vocal expertise

MUSICA LIVE demonstration of the development of European Sacred music over three centuries was the basis of the concert given by the Orpheus Singers on Saturday.

Friday, July 3, 2009

Bright music to match the summer solstice

MUSICTHE comfortable Freshwater Memorial Hall made a pleasing venue for the Tritone Singers’ Summer Concert which appropriately fell on the solstice.

Friday, July 3, 2009

Right on button to tick all boxes

STAGE REVIEWFOR a subtle and original tale, look no further than The Button Box performed by Invent Theatre, which is now touring the Island.

Friday, June 26, 2009

Stranglers to take firm grip

MUSICTHE Stranglers return to the Island on July 9.
The band plays Ryde Theatre as a warm-up to Guilfest the next day.

Friday, June 26, 2009

Students hit the high notes in recital finale

MUSICSIXTH form students approaching the end of their stay at Ryde School left on a high note with an impressive recital concert.

Friday, June 26, 2009

Recording debut for Islander

MUSICISLAND-born urban-folkster Martin Newnham releases his debut single on July 6.The release of Come Back Gracey comes ahead of Martin’s debut album City Folk, due to be launched on August 10.

Friday, June 26, 2009

Tony’s eclectic mixture

MUSICTHE Tony Woods Project kicks off its Jazz Services Tour at Quay Arts with an eclectic programme of accessible folk/jazz/rock/world-influenced originals from the new album, Wind Shadows, at the Cafe Bar in Quay Arts on Friday, July 10, at 8pm.

Friday, June 26, 2009

Buskers getting on their bikes

MUSICA BICYCLE-riding band of buskers is to tour the Island starting on Monday.

Friday, June 26, 2009

Didgeridoo on choir’s bill at Medina Theatre

A VARIETY show featuring a host of Island acts has been organised by Newchurch Male Voice Choir (MVC).

Friday, June 26, 2009

Church concert sparkle

MUSICRYDE Chorus will be celebrating King Henry VIII and Henry Purcell in a programme of music, chosen for its popular and memorable qualities at a concert on Sunday, at St George’s Church, in Arreton, at 7.30pm.