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An Evening of Gilbert and Sullivan

Former members of the D’Oyly Carte Opera Company return to present another selection from the Savoy operas of Gilbert & Sullivan.

The four professional soloists Yvonne Patrick, Louise Crane, David Menezes, and Richard Woodall have performed with the major opera companies in the UK including Royal Opera House, English National Opera, Glyndebourne, Opera North, Welsh National Opera.  They are accompanied by Michael Waldron who is the founder and Artistic Director of the London Choral Sinfonia and was the Musical Director for Opera Della Luna on their recent production of The Mikado.

The progamme will include some of your favourites and some lesser performed pieces from Utopia Limited, Grand Duke, The Mikado, Ruddigore, The Pirates of Penzance and many others.

Do come and join us for a fun filled evening.

This November Dart Gallery are helping The Flavel to raise money with their hugely popular postcard auction.

In 2020, their last postcard auction raised almost £8000 to help us survive the covid lockdowns.

Many of the gallery artists and other talented (and famous!) local artists have kindly agreed to donate postcard-sized original artworks which you will be able to bid for.

All proceeds will go to support the Flavel. Pictures of the postcards will be shown on their website.

The reserve bid for each painting will be £50 so you could well bag a bargain!

Bidding will remain open throughout November. Once you’ve bid, keep checking to make sure you’re still ahead. The winning bids will be confirmed at the end of the month. It’s a great opportunity to acquire an artwork for yourself or as a present (remember, Christmas will be approaching!). There will be over 70 wonderful pieces to choose from.

Postcard Auction

Come and learn to play a traditional West African Djembe rhythm - No experience necessary! Starting from scratch, through games and activities, you will learn fundamental techniques in order to create uplifting, authentic rhythms. As a group, we will create a polyrhythmic montage of sound using a range of instruments including djembes, dun dun bass drums, bells and shakers. Expect BIG Beats, Big Breaks and most of all Big smiles!

Each workshop is unique and comes with access to digital resources and a recording of our final piece.

What is Drum Devon?

Drum Devon is a small social enterprise which prides itself on providing high quality, authentic and accessible world roots drum and percussion workshops to a variety of settings including community groups, schools, events and parties as well as therapeutic settings to promote personal and social wellbeing.

James Carr

The workshops are designed and delivered by experienced and fully qualified teacher James Carr. With over 20 years’ experience as a drummer and percussionist and 18 years teaching in a diverse range of settings both in the UK and abroad, James is well positioned

to deliver inspirational workshops which instil confidence in participants as well as reflect on the social context in which the music is derived.

Saturday 18th October

Saturday 22nd November

Saturday 20th December 

£15 Adults per session or buy 3 and pay £12.50 per session. Family sessions are £15 per person including one child and then £5 per extra child.