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    • Free Lunchtime Concerts – supported by Furley Page

    23 Oct 2025

    Ignite your musical senses with the Lunchtime Concert series from the Music Department at the University of Kent.

    Furley Page have sponsored the concerts for over twenty-five years and are proud to continue supporting the programme, which makes live musical performances accessible to a wide audience.

    Offering a diverse line-up, the concerts are designed to improve mental wellbeing, inspire musical talent and increase engagement with the arts. The stunning venue, Colyer-Fergusson Hall, has played host to numerous outstanding artists throughout the years, and is part of the Kent University Campus in Canterbury.

    The season kicks off on Wednesday 5th November with two twentieth-century masterpieces for violin and piano, performed by the exciting young violinist, Elodie Chousmer-Howelles and pianist Stella Marie Lorenz.

    The following month, Wednesday 3rd December, we herald the Christmas period with Medieval Carols provided by Ancient Music Promotions.

    Jeremy Licence, Managing Partner at Furley Page, said: “It is a privilege to support this series and the talented musicians it brings to Kent. In this, Furley Page’s 300th anniversary year, we are particularly pleased to note the firms long-standing sponsorship of the University of Kent Music Department’s Lunchtime Concerts.”

    Jeremy concluded, “It is a testament to our commitment to our local community, and to the University’s excellent programme, that we have maintained this relationship over several decades.”

    “We are delighted to continue our successful relationship with Furley Page,” enthused Head of Music Performance at the University, Dan Harding, “whose generous support over the years has allowed us to bring exceptional musicians to the Canterbury campus; to engage with both the University community and local audiences, and to work with some of our musical students in workshops, developing their skills and offering them the opportunity to learn from leading professional musicians.”

    The series is set to return in Spring 2025, offering an exciting selection of performances once again sponsored by prestigious Kent law firm, Furley Page.

    Admission to the concerts is free, with a suggested donation of £3.

    For more information on the Lunchtime Concert series and other events, visit www.kent.ac.uk/music/whatson

    ART31

    ART31 takes its name from Article 31 of the UN Convention on the Rights of a Child, which states that ‘Children have the right to relax and play, and to join in a wide range of cultural, artistic and other recreational activities’.

    ART31 is a vision created with, by, and for young people in Kent, championing the belief that all children and young people have an entitlement to access high quality arts and culture, to empower them to achieve their creative potential, and to genuinely engage young people as equal partners in any decision making that affects them.

    The ART31 Youth Board is made up of young people from across Kent aged 13-25 who steer its governance, and influence policy and practice across the county and beyond, challenging the creative sector to examine existing ways of working and integrate young people into the core of their practice.

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    TECH31 provides free practical training in technical theatre for ages 13 - 25

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    NT Connections is the National Theatre’s nationwide youth theatre festival. Each year it offers a unique opportunity for youth theatres and school theatre groups to stage new plays written for young people by some of theatre’s most exciting playwrights, and to perform in leading theatres across the UK.
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    ARTY31

    Gulbenkian’s ARTY31 group is for young people aged 8-12 with a wide variety of arts interests.

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