Tinwell Church Christmas Candlelit Concert with Eleanor Turner and Friends

Please note that we have had a venue change and the concert will now be held at Tinwell's All Saint's Church, NOT Laxton, as there is more parking available and more space for the audience, performers and...refreshments! Please update your diaries accordingly - many thanks and sorry for the inconvenience.

Kasia Middleton (soprano), Alan Thomas (guitar) and Eleanor Turner (harp) are delighted to invite you to their candlelit concert at Tinwell's beautiful All Saints Church, nostalgically named 'The Christmas Tree Fairy'. The music will include traditional carols, Ave Maria by Schubert, Sufjan Stevens and Alan Thomas songs, Maria Wiegenlied by Max Reger, Timelapse by Ludovico Einaudi and Britten's Corpus Christi Carol.

The concert starts at 7pm and doors open at 6.30pm. Ticket price (£16, concessions £12, Universal Credit and under 16s £7.50) includes a glass of wine or juice, and a mince pie; further refreshments available for a donation please. Bring a cushion and a blanket if you wish to be very cosy.

Eleanor Turner is an international award-winning harpist and composer who has recently recorded albums with Dave (rap artist, his album went to number 1 in the first week), Voces8 (world renowned choral group) and Ranagri (alt folk group with whom Eleanor recorded two albums). She lives in Stamford but has performed abroad from Sydney to Shanghai. Kasia Middleton and Eleanor performed together in Stamford and Fotheringhay and have also performed for family events together. Kasia now lives in St. Andrews, Scotland, where she is at university.

Whether performing the complete lute works of J.S. Bach, sharing the stage with Alfie Boe or Aphex Twin, or composing genre-bending music with live computer interaction, Alan Thomas is devoted to exploring the guitar’s many personalities and sonic possibilities. He can trace the source of his eclectic tastes and interests to simultaneously discovering Ozzy Osbourne and Julian Bream in his Atlanta boyhood, followed by innumerable obsessions with musical heroes from Pat Metheny to Gyorgy Ligeti. Alan won First Prize in the prestigious Gaudeamus Interpreters Contest, many years ago, in fact he was the first guitarist to ever win it. Years later, in 2011, Alan coached Eleanor for that same contest and, in a field of over 100 international musicians and ensembles, Eleanor won Second Prize.

Tickets also available from Eleanor Turner by emailing info@eleanorturner.com or phone/text 07811444935