COVID-19 UPDATE
COVID 19 Update The close of 2020 has brought the world a little closer
to a possible end to the pandemic with the development of vaccines which
are already being administered to people in our area. However, we still
seem to be a long way from a return to some kind of normality in our
lives, and the Music Club committee has accepted that the second half of
the season will not be able to go ahead. Happily, we have been able to
engage most of our artists for the next season, 2021-22, and we can all
look forward to welcoming them from October onwards.
Other news
At the last committee meeting, which took
place in October between lockdowns, we co-opted Pam Orchard, who has
been our President for a number of years, and Heather Laugharne, who
served for a number of years on the committee, but took a short break
for family reasons. Both of them are familiar with the running of the
Club and can support us as we face the future and its challenges in
2021.
Meanwhile, we should like to wish all our
friends and supporters good health and our very best wishes for the
forthcoming year, and hope it will not be too long before we can all
meet again to enjoy live music.
Please keep checking this website
and our Bideford Music Club Facebook page for news about performances
that you can enjoy online. We will be adding to these as they come
along. Meanwhile, best wishes to you all until we can meet again to
share the joy of live music.
Bideford Music Club
Chamber Music on your Doorstep
Affiliated to Making Music,
The National Federation of Music Societies
Registered Charity 1029657
EVERYONE IS WELCOME
Concerts are held in the Methodist Church Hall
High Street Bideford, EX39 2AN
Concerts begin at 7.30 pm on Wednesdays
and at 3 pm on Sundays.
Doors open 30 minutes before each concert.
Bideford Music Club has been established since 1957 and their concerts
have been a prominent feature of the musical life of the town.
The aim of the club is to produce classical music concerts of the
highest possible professional standard, engaging young artists of
international and national repute. The Countess of Munster Musical
Trust and ‘Making Music’ support two of the artists every year, among
them in the past, Gerald Moore, Benjamn Luxon, Dennis Matthews, Anthony
Hopkins, Leon Goosens, Patricia Rozario and Bobby Chen.
Each year workshops are offered to primary and secondary schools in the
area, paid for by the club. Members enjoy social gatherings over
resfreshment at the
Christmas concert and the Annual General Meeting.
The club is grateful for the support given by:
Bideford Bridge Trust
Bideford Town Council
Countess of Munster Musical Trust
Making Music
Northam Town Council
The Tillett Trust
Northam Charities Trust
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