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1 dec - Music Celebrity brings Christmas brilliance to bitterly cold Grayshott - One of the world's most famous musicians, welsh composer Karl Jenkins, signalled the start of Christmas in Grayshott, by switching on the festive village lights last week. At exactly 5.20pm on Friday 26th November, the village green burst into bright white lights when a sizeable crowd of supporters, large enough that it almost spilt onto more...
12 nov 2010 - Music Celebrity to Illuminate Grayshott - The world's 'most performed living composer', Karl Jenkins, will bring his own special brilliance to Grayshott when he switches on the village Christmas lights in late November. At precisely 5.20pm on Friday 26th November, Dr Jenkins will 'throw the switch' to illuminate 'Buy In Grayshott's famous lights and signal the commencement of Christmas festivities... more...
8 oct 2010 - Local Choristers to Star in Karl Jenkins Spectacular - Two top choristers from St Edmund's School, Hindhead, will take starring roles when 'the world's most performed living composer' conducts in Grayshott in November. The two 'exceptional' boy sopranos were chosen from a choir of over twenty 'angelic voices' to sing for Grayshott Concerts performance of Karl Jenkins' magical Christmas work, 'Stella Natalis', at St Luke's Church at 7.30pm on Friday 26th November. more...
17 sep 2010 - Emperor reigns in Grayshott - The Grayshott audience went wild and stood with excitement and admiration at the end of the 'Emperor' Concert at St Luke's Church Grayshott last Saturday 11th September. Shouts and yells of 'Encore' greeted the finale of international concert pianist, Howard Shelley's performance of Beethoven's rousing 'Emperor' Piano Concerto for Grayshott Concerts to a capacity audience more...
6 aug 2010- Concerts give a plug to The Bath Room, Grayshott - Grayshott's local classical music promoters, community group, Grayshott Concerts are delighted that specialist showroom, The Bath Room Grayshott, are to sponsor their next musical extravaganza in September. The event, simply called, 'Emperor', features one of Beethoven's most dramatic compositions more...
14 jul 2010 - Shakesperience brings record audience to Applegarth - Grayshott's first-ever Shakesperience attracted a record audience of over 400 to Applegarth last week. The event brought together a unique combination of summer picnic supper, exhilarating polo and Shakespeare's comedy 'Love's Labour's Lost' all staged in Applegarth's idyllic surroundings. 'We were selling tickets right up to the last minute,' said organiser Vivien Harrison of Grayshott Concerts more...
25 jun 2010 - It's all set fair for a Magical Evening! - Everything is hotting up for 'The Shakesperience' on Wednesday 7th July. The forecast is 'hot and sunny' so it's no wonder we've already sold hundreds of tickets. But we haven't quite sold out – yet! And there's less than two weeks to go. So don't miss out. Applegarth's fabulous Barbecue Picnic Supper starts at 5.30pm with a yummy menu more...
18 jun 2010 - Grayshott Concerts Patron receives new honour - The Grayshott Concerts team were delighted to learn that their Patron, Dr Karl Jenkins OBE, has been appointed CBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours list - 'for services to music.' Despite his many interests and commitments around the world Karl has been extremely supportive to Grayshott Concerts, and has joined in to the full with the two concerts he has attended his own 'Stabat Mater' and more recently 'Messiah' performed by Excelsis more...
26 may 2010 - It's new, it's different, it's Grayshott's first ever 'Shakesperience' and it's coming to Applegarth on 7th July - Grayshott Concerts are teaming up with Applegarth Farm in July to present the first ever open air performance in Grayshott of Shakespeare's comedy 'Love's Labour's Lost'. The 'Shakesperience' starts with an al-fresco barbecue supper, meticulously prepared and served by the Applegarth Restaurant team under TV celebrity, Guy Wolley, at 5.30pm on Wednesday 7th July. Guests will be able to enjoy their supper sitting under the trees while thrilling to the excitement of a professional Polo Match. Then a little before 7.30pm they can stroll the few yards to take their seats in front of the stage, specially constructed for the occasion, and with a backdrop of beech trees with subtle uplighting. more...
21 may 2010 - Second Success for Soloist in Grayshott - Organisers of Grayshott's 'Martin Plays Mendelssohn' heaved a huge sigh of relief on Saturday night, 15th May, when their largest-ever orchestral event went without a hitch and to resounding applause from the 300-strong audience at St Luke's Church. The orchestra of 44 musicians forming the New London Sinfonia under conductor David Gibson was the largest ever to be assembled in Grayshott specially to perform the majestic Brahms Symphony No.1. But the star attraction for many concert-goers was the ever-popular Mendelssohn Violin Concerto performed by local hero Martin Smith. Martin's virtuoso performance was enjoyed by many of his family together with friends who grew up with him in Headley. Within seconds of the final chords, he was presented with a bottle of champagne by 10-year-old Shoshanah Sievers, who has just made local history by winning a place at London's Royal College of Music. more...
6 may 2010 - Grayshott Concerts - the perfect antidote to elections? - Fed up with elections? Why not relax at Grayshott's biggest-ever orchestral event on Saturday 15th May. Where political bargainers 'lie 'n' grin', we give you Wagner's 'Lohengrin' (not Gotterdammerung - nor David Cameron!) We bring you 'Mendelssohn', they give you 'Mandelson' We bring you 'Brahms', they give you 'Browns' We don't have a trace of 'Clegg-on-our-face' ! There a only a few tickets left for 'Martin Plays Mendelssohn' on Saturday week. more...
23 mar 2010 - Grayshott Concerts is 'top rate' says world famous composer - World famous composer and Patron of Grayshott Concerts, Karl Jenkins, flew back from New York recently, in time to attend the first full performance of Handel's Messiah ever to be staged in the village. "The Grayshott community certainly knows how to put on a great concert" said Dr Jenkins, "It was top rate." more...
26 feb 2010 - Grayshott Concerts' Patron to attend Messiah - With only a few weeks to go and almost all tickets sold, Grayshott Concerts organisers were 'over the moon' to hear that their Patron, Karl Jenkins with his wife Carol are planning to attend Messiah at St Luke's Church on Saturday 20th March. "This is wonderful news", said Concerts' founder, Vivien Harrison. "Karl is busy on so many projects - we're so delighted he's making time to come to Grayshott again." It has recently become clear that the performance by Excelsis with the Grayshott Baroque Orchestra under Robert Lewis, will be the first ever full performance of the work in the village. more...
5 feb 2010 - Grayshott Concerts AGM and Review hits the top notes - It was standing room only at Grayshott's newly refurbished Fox & Pelican for Grayshott Concerts AGM and Review of 2008/09 on Wednesday 27th January. Almost 50 'Friends of Grayshott Concerts', the members of the village's successful classical music community group, gathered to approve their Accounts which brought almost £57,000 into the village last year. Treasurer, Vivien Harrison, showed how £35,700 had been spent on "world-class classical performances" financed by ticket sales of £24,800, supported by £12,400 in grants and business sponsorship including £2,350 donated by 'Friends' more...
22 jan 2010 - First full performance of Handel's 'Messiah' in Grayshott - After a record-breaking year which witnessed the first-ever Grayshott performance of Beethoven's 'Eroica' Symphony and the appointment of Karl Jenkins, the world's most successful living composer, as Patron, Grayshott Concerts is now aiming for even dizzier heights. Concerts' artistic director, Vivien Harrison, tells 'Grayshott.com', "People say that there hasn't been a full scale performance in Grayshott of Handel's masterpiece, 'Messiah', in living memory, so we're putting that right on Saturday 20th March at St Luke's Church, performed by Excelsis with a stunning line-up of soloists together with another Grayshott innovation, the Grayshott Baroque Orchestra, conducted by Robert Lewis." more...
17 dec 2009 - Don't miss Grayshott's BIGgest event this year! - Everyone loves Carol Singing at Christmas! And the biggest and best opportunity for miles around is Grayshott's traditional open-air carol singalong at 7pm on Christmas Eve in Grayshott Square. Last year, the event attracted almost a thousand people, dwarfing events in Haslemere and other towns and villages throughout the district. Once again, the singing will be led by Revd Moray Thomas, Vicar of Grayshott, accompanied by Laudate, with refreshments of hot chocolate and jam dodgers served by the Rezurgence group. "It's wonderful to see so many local people enjoying themselves," says Brenda McGurk. "It's such fun for all the family." more...
18 nov 2009 - Scrooge is a 'Dickens' of an attraction in Grayshott - When community classical music promoters 'Grayshott Concerts' decided to stage Charles Dickens', "A Christmas Carol" at St Luke's Church at 7.00pm on Wednesday 25th November, little did they know how popular it would prove. Tickets for Britain's best known ghost story, featuring Scrooge and the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come, have been eagerly snapped up for weeks and now only a few remain. "We're really glad we took a gamble on this amazing production," said organiser, Peter Harrison. "It's a heady mix of eccentric masks, wild puppets and an atmospheric set - with live music and songs making this fabulous story a great start to the Christmas festivities." more...
9 oct 2009 - What the Dickens is happening in Grayshott? - Local music promoters, Grayshott Concerts, increasingly associated with sell-out classical music events 'on your doorstep', are now planning something completely different. If you're wondering what the dickens it could be? The answer to the question is: "Yes!" Concerts' artistic director, Vivien Harrison told Grayshott.com: "Our constitution encourages us to stage 'classical' performances - so what could be more classical than Charles Dickens' enduring seasonal ghost story, "A Christmas Carol" written in 1843 complete with Ebenezer Scrooge, Jacob Marley, Tiny Tim, Bob Cratchit and a host of other Victorian characters." more...
22 sep 2009 - Dream Comes True in Grayshott - After years of planning, a dream came true for a Grayshott woman when Beethoven's Symphony No.3 (Eroica) was performed in St Luke's Church last Saturday. The occasion was Grayshott Concerts "Eroica" event, in association with Buy In Grayshott (BIG), performed by the New London Sinfonia under conductor David Gibson for an audience of over 300. Concerts' artistic director, Vivien Harrison, was overjoyed. "Ever since our first concert in 2004, I've dreamed of putting on a Beethoven symphony, but there simply hasn't been enough room for the almost forty musicians needed. And now at last we've done it! "With our new staging, St Luke's can now present much larger classical works by Mendelssohn, Schubert, Tchaikovsky and of course, Beethoven. It's so exciting." more...
31 jul 2009 - Grayshott all set for 'Eroica' its biggest orchestral event ever - With six weeks still to go, Grayshott Concerts reports that everything is on course for their biggest ever orchestral event - thanks to their new staging. Chairman Anthony Ramsden explains: "Now that we have such a big stage, we can present major works which just weren't possible at St Luke's before. Beethoven's Symphonies need an orchestra of almost 40 musicians and now we'll be able to put on one of his best known and most epic works - Symphony No.3 (Eroica)." The concert features the return of the New London Sinfonia under conductor David Gibson, already well known to Grayshott music-lovers. The programme will include one of Mozart's most popular works, the delightful Flute and Harp Concerto. Vivien Harrison, Artistic Director, has succeeded in engaging two young soloists each making their names on the world stage. more...
24 jul 2009 - Karl Jenkins new Patron of Grayshott Concerts - Grayshott Concerts have just announced that Dr Karl Jenkins has kindly agreed to become their Patron. Artistic Director Vivien Harrison said "This is a huge honour for us all and for the village of Grayshott. Karl is considered to be the most successful contemporary composer of classical music and in 2004 entered Classic FM's 'Hall of Fame' at no 8, the highest position for a living composer. We are thrilled to have brought two of his most epic works - 'The Armed Man' and 'Stabat Mater' - to St Luke's Church. These moving compositions have been performed in venues both large and small around the world, and the CDs have sold in their millions. We like to think that Grayshott performances have been among the best! more...
19 may 2009 - World Famous Concert Pianist Enthralls Grayshott - One of the world's most successful concert pianists, Howard Shelley, with over 120 classical CD recordings to his name, delighted a full house of Grayshott music lovers at St Luke's Church, last week. The event called "Mozart on the Ivories" is the first of Grayshott Concerts' sell-out series, staged in association with Buy In Grayshott (BIG), more...
27 apr 2009 - The Royal School backs Mozart in Grayshott - Following support of last month's successful 'Stabat Mater', The Royal School are continuing to support Grayshott Concerts as sponsors of May's event featuring one of the world's most highly regarded Concert Pianists, Howard Shelley. The concert on Friday 8th May 2009, staged by Grayshott Concerts in St Luke's Church Grayshott, will include two of Mozart's Piano Concertos (Nos 11 & 12) and other Mozart delights. more...
20 mar 2009 - Karl Jenkins delights Grayshott - Just a year after its world premiere in Liverpool, Karl Jenkins' 'Stabat Mater' received an ecstatic reception in Grayshott when the composer attended a performance of the work at St Luke's Church last weekend. Excitement had been building in Grayshott for weeks, after it became known that Dr Jenkins, whose CDs sell in their millions around the world, would be attending more...
4 feb 2009 - Grayshott Concerts - Growing Stage by Stage - Months of fund-raising reaped rewards for Grayshott Concerts this week when thousands of pounds worth of professional concert staging arrived in Grayshott - just in time for the village's biggest ever concert in March 2009. more...
28 jan - Grayshott Concerts holds its first AGM at the Fox and Pelican - The first AGM of local classical music promoters, Grayshott Concerts, attracted 30 supporters and friends of the organisation to the Fox and Pelican on Wednesday 28th January 2009. All 67 'Friends of Grayshott Concerts' (motto: 'World-class performances - on your doorstep!') are voting members of the group more...
16 jan 2009 - Famous composer to visit Grayshott - It's been an open secret in Grayshott for weeks, but now it's official! One of the worlds most famous and successful composers of classical music is to visit Grayshott in March at the invitation of Grayshott Concerts.
The occasion is a concert by Grayshott's Excelsis Choir accompanied by the Grayshott Festival Orchestra conducted by Robert Lewis and features a major work by the composer, premiered in March 2008 in Liverpool Cathedral followed by a tour of major UK venues, with the composer conducting. The work is a setting of the 12th century christian text "Stabat Mater" more...
12 jan 2009 - Grayshott Carols Beat Fundraising Target - "Buy In Grayshott" (BIG) struck just the right chord in December by arranging a record-breaking fund-raising carol concert in association with Grayshott Concerts. The now traditional torchlight Carols-in-the-Square on Christmas Eve attracted almost a thousand people to the village to sing popular carols around the christmas tree. This year, BIG decided to donate the collection to the St Luke's Church Organ Appeal and raised a record breaking £730 more...
11 dec 2008 - "It's Christmas!" at St Luke's Church attracts a record audience - There was not a spare seat to be found at Grayshott Concerts first Christmas concert featuring the Choristers of St Edmund's and Grayshott's Excelsis Choir at St Luke's Church on Sunday 7th December. Tickets sold out weeks in advance and a number of hopefuls were turned away as organisers struggled to accommodate the unprecedented demand for seats for the progamme of Christmas music, Carols and Readings. more...
5 nov 2008 - Star violinist captivates Grayshott concert-goers - After months of planning, Grayshott Concerts staged its most ambitious concert ever on Saturday 1st November, despite pouring rain and below-normal temperatures. Over 300 concert-goers packed into St Luke's Church to hear the 21-year-old virtuoso violinist, Chloe Hanslip, play Vivaldi's 'Four Seasons' accompanied by one of the worlds most famous orchestras, the London Mozart Players. more...
Newsletter November 2008 - News of upcoming events - "It's Christmas!" With Excelsis and the Choristers of St Edmunds Sunday 7th December at 6.30pm at St Luke's Church and Stabat Mater - Karl Jenkins Saturday 14th March 2009 at St Luke's Church - Friends of Grayshott Concerts . more...
28 oct 2008 - Christmas Concert in Aid of St Luke's Church Organ Appeal - An ambitious Christmas Concert, the first for many years, will be staged at St Luke's Church Grayshott at 6.30pm on Sunday 7th December. Organised by Grayshott Concerts. the event called "It's Christmas!" will be performed by Grayshott's new choir, Excelsis with soloists, together with the Choristers of St Edmunds School Hindhead, accompanied by a sparkling brass ensemble and conducted by Grayshott's Director of Music... more...
12 sep 2008 - Young Violinist is a record-breaker in Grayshott - Organisers of Grayshott Concerts are used to seeing tickets for their events selling quickly, but all previous records have now been smashed. Tickets for their next event went on sale on Monday 1st September and by Tuesday 2nd, they had effectively sold out. more...
Newsletter August 2008 - Dear Concert Supporter, CHLOE COMES TO GRAYSHOTT, Saturday 1st November at 7.30 pm - St Luke's Church. Our eagerly anticipated performance featuring Chloe Hanslip with the London Mozart Players is the next concert in the series. more...
16 jul 2008 - Madama Butterfly beats the rain in Grayshott - 'Whatever the weather, the show will go on', opera goers were promised by organisers of Grayshott Concerts second open air opera 'Madama Butterfly' last Saturday. In the event, a sprinkling before and a light shower afterwards surrounded a brilliant but dry performance of this colourful and intense drama enjoyed by a packed house of local people... more...
7 jul 2008 - Concert Success Attracts Another Sponsor - So successful have musical events in Grayshott become, that another local business sponsor has come forward to support Grayshott Concerts production of 'Madama Butterfly'. Managing Director Mark Cutmore-Scott of sponsor Cain Manor, an exclusive wedding venue in Headley Down, said "We're delighted to support such a high quality event right on our doorstep. more...
30 jun 2008 - Successful Search for Young Opera Star - After three weeks of searching over two counties, the organisers of Grayshott Concert's open-air opera 'Madama Butterfly' on 12th July, announced that they have found their young star - right under their noses. The young performer, selected after a brief audition from a short list of almost a dozen applicants, is 9 year old Callum Drain, a pupil at Grayshott Primary School. more...
20 jun 2008 - World Class Music - the Icing on Grayshott's Cake- Grayshott is different - By any standards, Grayshott on the Hants/Surrey borders, is a pretty unusual village. Not only does its 2500 population support 50 shops, 150 businesses and an impressive array of clubs, societies, sports and leisure activities, but it also boasts its own website, Grayshott.com, and business development group, 'Buy In Grayshott' (BIG). more...
10 jun 2008 - Gala Night with the Stars of Opera - Not content with staging just one opera, 'Madama Butterfly' in Grayshott on 12th July, organisers Peter and Vivien Harrison, the inspirations behind the highly successful Grayshott Concerts series, are planning another - one of the most unusual and glittering events ever to be held in the district. more...
9 jun 2008 - Grayshott Concerts opera Madama Butterfly needs a young star - The organisers of Grayshott Concerts open air opera 'Madama Butterfly' on Saturday 12th July, have an especially challenging casting problem to solve. The famous opera by Puccini will be performed by national touring opera company Opera Box, at Grayshott Primary School fields, with top flight professional opera singers in all the roles but one.. more...
9 may - Fastest ever sale of opera tickets - In less than seven days, over half the tickets for Grayshott's summer open-air opera have already been sold. Grayshott Concerts are hoping to achieve a second sell-out success repeating last summers first ever outdoor opera which attracted over 500 music lovers to the village. This year, the community group in association with Buy In Grayshott, are staging Puccini's much loved masterpiece "Madama Butterfly" performed by national touring opera company Opera Box. more...
25 apr 2008 - Headley Star Violinist Delights Packed Grayshott Audience - Grayshott concert-goers were treated to a scintillating and exuberant performance of one of the world's best loved classical works on Saturday when Martin Smith performed Bruch's Violin Concerto No.1 in G minor at St Luke's Church to a capacity audience. more...
7 apr 2008 - Grayshott Concerts Wins Surprise Awards - Organisers of Grayshott Concerts were delighted last week when they received news of not just one surprise award but two. The first came when Cllr Sam James, Grayshott's County Councillor, presented a cheque for £1,000 to Vivien Harrison, Artistic Director of Grayshott Concerts, at the Grayshott Village Assembly on Friday. more...
6 apr 2008 - Grayshott Concerts biggest orchestra ever - Grayshott Concerts is heading for another sell-out event when it's largest ever orchestra lines up to perform on Saturday 12th April at St Luke's Church. The event, called Look! It's Bruch!, will feature local star violinist Martin Smith performing Bruch's famous Violin Concerto No.1 in G minor. more...
19 feb 2008 - Stunning performance by Grayshott's new choir Grayshott's new choir Excelsis, received a tumultuous standing ovation for their performance of Vivaldi's 'Gloria' at their debut concert in Grayshott on Saturday. The event, organised by Grayshott Concerts at St Luke's Church, marked the culmination of four months of intense activity in forming a new choir from scratch and rehearsing for the event. more...
30 jan 2008 - Grayshott Concerts Gains Another Sponsor Grayshott Concerts events are attracting even wider interest than usual. Not only are tickets selling fast for their 'Gloria' Concert on 16th February, but the 2008 series of concerts is to be sponsored by another local business. more...
17 jan 2008 - Grayshott Concerts heading for another sell-out event The debut performance of Grayshott's new Chamber choir "Excelsis" on Saturday 16th February at St Luke's Church Grayshott is already attracting considerable attention. The choir, formed only in October last year after in-depth auditions among local trained singers, will perform Vivaldi's "Gloria" and works by Mozart and Faure. more...
28 August 2007 - Applegarth Farm Joins Forces with Grayshott Concerts
10 July 2007 - Grayshott's Barber of Seville a success in brilliant sunshine
5 June 2007 - Bookings for Grayshott's Open Air Opera Exceed All Expectations
9 April 2007 - Grayshott gets go-ahead for open air Opera
11 Feb 2007 - Grayshott tunes up for its most spectacular musical event ever
10 Oct 2006 - Grayshott Concerts Classic Masterpiece
25 Sep 2006 - Cash boost for Grayshott Concerts
7 Jun 2006 - St Luke's Church Grayshott hosts popular Chamber Choir
1 Jun 2006 - Grayshott Concerts - SUMMER NEWSLETTER
15 May 2006 - Mozart Magic in Grayshott
16 Jan 2006 - Mozart Bach in Grayshott!
10 Oct 2005 - Sell-out concert in Grayshott is music to Youth Group's ears
2 Oct 2005 - Mystery Donor makes Grayshott Concert a "Sell-Out" - Almost!
20 Oct 2004 - Buy In Grayshott Campaign's first ever Classic Concert is a sell-out
10 May 2004 - CONCERT IN GRAYSHOTT Ticket Sales Start on a High Note
3 March 2004 - CONCERT IN GRAYSHOTT
11 November 2007 - BBC Young Musician strikes a moving chord in Grayshott