Our music festival celebrating the end of the extra-curricular musical year at the University of Kent!
Come along and celebrate the end of our musical year at the University of Kent!
Wednesday 27 May, Colyer-Fergusson Hall, 7.30pm
University Concert Band and Big Band
Tayo Fanifosi voice
Ian Swatman conductor
The opening night of this year’s music festival sees the Concert Band and Big Band come together in a vibrant programme, packed full of showtunes and swing.
The Cecilian Choir and Consort explore music reflecting themes of travel and of home, joined by a choir comprising local schoolchildren for Cecilia McDowall's re-telling of the story of Syrian refugee, Nujeen, and her sister and their journey across borders to Germany.
The University Chorus and Symphony Orchestra come together for a celebratory gala closing this year’s festival and bidding a musical farewell to the academic year, exploring classical pieces used in films, ranging from Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde to Ocean's 11, The King's Speech and Amadeus.
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.
