Jazz Diary with Tony White
With the arrival of October, jazz springs to life at the start of a new season at Berkhamsted and the Little Missenden Festival again brings the unusual in jazz presentations.
View ArticleIn a month of outstanding gigs the most worthy takes first solo
THERE are so many attractive gigs lined up by local jazz promoters next month that it is difficult to know where to start. So let's go for the most worthy of them all: that is without doubt the evening...
View ArticleGet close to some top talent
AN INTERNATIONAL line-up is being brought to the Chilterns as part of a three-day musical extravaganza organised by two world-class performers and residents of the district.
View ArticleMusic, the food of lunch...
Many times when I have driven through West Wycombe I have looked up at the Church of St. Lawrence on top of the hill, with the golden globe on its tower, but I had never visited it until Saturday May 23.
View ArticleJazzing up summer
THE experts are predicting a hot summer for us, but they can be wrong, can't they?
View ArticleConcerto blessed with sun's kiss
This summer,The Misbourne Symphony Orchestra performs a special concert at Dr Challoners High School in Little Chalfont on July 11.
View ArticleChoral music not boring with these girls and guys
ON A weekend dominated by Glastonbury, Hard Rock Calling and the death of pop legend Michael Jackson it was perhaps unusual to choose to attend a concert of choral music.
View ArticleThe hills are alive...
WHY has the festival kept going for so long? Well, Little Missenden is a delightful and unspoilt village set in rolling Chilterns countryside.
View ArticleCraving a new approach
Beverley Craven, one of the UK's most successful female singer-songwriters, talks to Polly Manser about life as a mum in Beaconsfield, her battle with breast cancer and the relaunch of her music career
View ArticleGood vibes and '60s nostalgia
THE nights might be drawing in but Mike d'Abo, former lead singer with Manfred Mann, and New Amen Corner aim to put The Summer Of Love back into our lives.
View ArticleChess Valley in popular voice
Polly Manser looks to see what the Chess Valley Male Voice Choir has to offer this autumn
View ArticleAll that jazz with Tony White
THE world of popular music, in particular, is full of tribute bands, groups who reproduce the hits of yesteryear, some of which are worth the effort, many of which are not.
View ArticleA night of Germanic tradition
HANNAH WILLIAMS previews the Chiltern Camerata's concert for the Wycombe Arts Festival
View ArticleMusic or laughs - you choose
Fancy a night out but don't want to travel too far for an evening of fun? Not to worry, as CAMILLA GOODMAN takes a look at what is going on just down the road at The Elgiva this month
View ArticleBest of Bucks belt out tunes in first heat of Voice of South Bucks
It’s that time of year again when the best singers and performers practice their air guitar and belt out their favourite tunes in a bid to impress the judges and become the Voice of South Bucks.
View ArticleAfternoon music at Black Horse pub
GREAT MISSENDEN: The Black Horse pub, in Aylesbury Road, is hosting an afternoon of music in aid of charity on Sunday, July 14.
View ArticleJazz aids Chilterns scheme to rebuild old studios
MUSICIANS entertained the crowds at a gig to raise money to reconstruct a historic recording studio.
View ArticleDonation to music department after Jazz performance
JAZZ tunes filled a retirement home when a school visited.
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