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Sheffield U3A Music Groups

Classical Concertgoers

 

Coordinator Derek and Maureen Shipley
Telephone/email (0114) 236 6257
Meeting Day/Time/Frequency six times a year
Venue various
Cost An inclusive charge is made for travel, driver's gratuity and concert ticket.
Details  

Six visits are arranged each year to performances of serious music not available in Sheffield.  Travel is by coach to venues such as The Symphony Hall Birmingham and the Bridgewater Hall Manchester, also to Leicester, Leeds, Buxton and Lichfield.  Any member of Sheffield U3A may apply for a place by completing an application form when it appears in Links. 

 

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Enjoying Opera

 

Coordinator John Williams
Telephone (0114) 2304568
Email
Meeting Day/Time/Frequency Monday, pm, fortnightly
Venue Coordinator's home Crosspool
Cost £2 per annum
Details  


The group meets to watch opera DVDs, listen to CDs and enjoy presentations of a wide range of opera based topics.

 

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Listening to Music I

 

Coordinator Ken Seal
Telephone/email (0114) 230 3914
Meeting Day/Time/Frequency Wednesday, am, fortnightly
Venue coordinator's home, S11
Cost nil
Details  

I introduce classical music by composers who are likely to be unknown to the majority of the members and works by well-known composers, which are very infrequently played at concerts or in broadcasts.  All of which is very easy to listen to.  I give biographical details of the composers and "interesting" information about the work. 

 

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Listening to Music II

 

Coordinator Ray Cottam
Telephone/email (0114) 235 0536
Meeting Day/Time/Frequency Wednesday, pm, fortnightly
Venue coordinator's home S8
Cost nil
Details  

Listening to CDs and cassettes of classical music with a brief introduction about the composer and the music before it is played. Selections may include orchestral, chamber, and solo instrumental music, choral works and opera.  Two or three members other than the coordinator present programmes that last two hours.

 

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Listening to Music III

 

Coordinator David Andrews
Telephone/email (0114) 235 3389
Meeting Day/Time/Frequency Wednesday, pm, fortnightly
Venue member's house S11
Cost 50 pence per meeting
Details  

Listening to a wide range of classical music, some familiar, some less so, chosen in the most part by the group coordinator, but sometimes by other group members. The music is introduced by the chooser of that day and explained orally and with accompanying notes in considerable detail.

 

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Listening to Music (SE)

 

Coordinator Brenda Keeling
Telephone/email (0114) 266 1635
Meeting Day/Time/Frequency Thursday, pm, fortnightly
Venue members' homes
Cost nil
Details  
 
We are a social group who enjoy listening to a wide variety of music.  Our venues are in members' homes and the host plans the music. 

 

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Music Appreciation

 

Coordinator David Andrews
Telephone/email (0114) 235 3389
Meeting Day/Time/Frequency Thursday, pm, fortnightly
Venue Hillsborough Library
Cost 50p per meeting
Details  
 

We aim to develop: a love of classical music in group members, a wider awareness of composers other than simply the 'big names', an understanding of the background of the times when the music was composed, and an understanding of why it sounds as it does.

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Classical Concert Goers
Enjoying Opera
Listening to  Music I
Listening to  Music II
Listening to  Music III
Listening to  Music (SE)
Music Appreciation
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