FUNDRAISING CONCERT - ADHOC HUMANITARIANS ORCHESTRA
Aiming to raise £30,000 in one night -
MSF LINK
"Médecins Sans Frontières - Flood Relief Appeal for Pakistan"
Andrew Gourlay - Conductor
Emmanuel Despax - Piano
Victoria Mavromoustaki - Violin
Debussy - Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune
Saint-Saëns - Piano concerto no.2 in G minor
Kaasheff - special song arrangement for this concert
Ravel - Tzigane
Ravel - Daphnis et Chloé, Suite no.2 for orchestra
Adhoc Humanitarians Orchestra
Tara Persaud - Leader
Ellie Merton - Organiser
Zami Jalil - Roving fixer
FREE REFRESHMENTS FOR PARTICIPANTS
During rehearsals, free tea/coffees & cake are provided.
Plus free nosh for Sunday lunch, Friday supper and Saturday lunch.
FREE POST-CONCERT PARTY FOR PARTICIPANTS
10pm-2am - at 11 Cadogan Gardens Hotel, off Sloane Street
Free to participants. Non-participants need to buy tix (£10).
Once in, you get free bar and free food (up to a fixed limit).
REHEARSALS - FULL ATTENDANCE OBLIGATORY
SUNDAY, 06 FEB - THE WAREHOUSE, WATERLOO
10.30am - 1.30pm: Tutti - Daphis, Debussy
2.30pm - 5.30pm: Tutti - Saints-Saens, Tzigane
FRIDAY, 11 FEB - THE WAREHOUSE, WATERLOO
7pm - 10pm: Tutti - Daphnis, Debussy, Tzigane, Saint-Saens
SATURDAY, 12 FEB - CADOGAN HALL
12 noon - 1.30pm: Tutti - Saints-Saens
(2.15pm - 2.45pm: Percussion only - Daphis, Debussy, Tzigane)
3pm - 4.10pm: Tutti - Tzigane, Debussy
4.40pm - 6pm: Tutti - Daphnis
CONCERT TIMINGS
SATURDAY, 12 FEB - CADOGAN HALL
7.15pm, during interval & post concert - Asian Music Circuit performing music from Pakistan
7.30pm - Main programme
10pm - Finish
CONCERT DRESS - All Black
ADMINISTRATION
Adhoc Hums is organised by Ellie Merton, with considerable help and input from Zami Jalil, Andrew Gourlay, Tara Persaud, John and Liz Ryan, Aysha Raza, Jo Marples, Ellie's mum Gabriel Merton, and all the orchestral musicians who have played these gigs before. It is a very collaborative effort. However, the buck for everything, including seating plans and all fixing issues, remains with Ellie through the following contact details:
E: elliemerton@gmail.com | ermerton@hotmail.com
M: 07770 376701