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Arts
Centre
Brunel University
2014/15
Classes
Performances
Concerts
Brunel University Arts Centre
Kingston Lane, Uxbridge, UB8 3PH
01895 266074
www.brunel.ac.uk/artscentre
artscentre@brunel.ac.uk
Facebook: Brunel University Arts Centre
Twitter: @artscentre
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Index
Welcome
Welcome
How to Find Us
Timetable of Classes
Pottery
Acting, Tech Crew
Creative Writing
Painting & Drawing
Photography
Music
Evening Performances
How to Book
Arts Centre Friends
How to Find
Us
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Booking for all our activities opens
on 12 August 2014, and we look
forward to welcoming you to Brunel
University and the Arts Centre
during the year.
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The range of weekly classes on offer
includes pottery, painting & drawing,
digital photography, acting and a
wide range of choirs, vocal groups
and musical ensembles covering
most styles and standards. This
year’s major stage
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environment.
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winning Parade,
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“Already have
recommended my
classes to 5 others.”
“I have thoroughly
enjoyed it. The mix of
people is interesting
as I thought it would
be all students
but there are other
members of
staff and the
general public.”
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Welcome to the 2014/15 Arts Centre
programme of classes, concerts and
events, all of which are open to the
public, as well as the students and
staff at Brunel.
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Mary
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Jay Wilkinson Director, Arts Centre
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Brunel Elliott
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Park
The Arts Centre is on the main campus walkway, next to the Lecture Centre,
opposite to John Crank, and near to the River Pinn. The Arts Centre Atrium
opens at 9.30am.
“A range of different classes
something for everyone no matter
which part of the arts centre they
wish to join - it is always creative
and productive”
2013/14 Users’ Survey
The Arts Centre, Brunel University,
Kingston Lane, Uxbridge, Middx. UB8 3PH
01895 266074 www.brunel.ac.uk/artscentre artscentre@brunel.ac.uk
How
to book
Details on page 12
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Photo credits: Sally Trussler, Neil Graveney, Patrick Walton, Melanie
Strover, Giorgia Bertazzi, Victor Jeganathan and Chloe Holmes. With
thanks to Victor Jeganathan for the preparation of the brochure.
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Weekly Class Timetable
Pottery
MONDAY
Bookable PRACTICE ROOMS 10am – 4pm
MUSIC THEORY 1 - 2pm (20 weeks)
POTTERY 5 – 7.30pm
BEGINNERS DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY 5.30-7.30pm
NEW! BRUNEL BRASS 5.30 – 6.30pm
BRUNEL BAROQUE 6 – 7pm
THE UNIVERSITY CHAMBER ORCHESTRA 7 – 8pm
TUESDAY
Bookable PRACTICE ROOMS 10am -4pm
EXPERIENCED POTTERY 10am-2.30pm
BRUNEL FOLK 1-2pm
NEW! STAFF & STUDENT PAINTING STUDIO USE 1 - 3pm
BRUNEL SINGERS 5.30 - 6.30pm
CREATIVE WRITING 6 - 7.30pm
Michael Sanderson
Jonathan Middlemiss
Sally Trussler
Jenny Steele
Michael Sanderson
Michael Sanderson
Jonathan Middlemiss
Michael Sanderson
Michael Sanderson
Emma Filtness
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WEDNESDAY
NEW! CAMPUS CHOIR 1 12-1pm
NEW! CAMPUS CHOIR 2 1 - 2pm
NEW! MUSICAL THEATRE COACHING FOR ADVANCED
SINGERS 2 - 3pm
PAINTING AND DRAWING 2.30- 5pm
POTTERY 2.30 - 5pm
ACTING 2.30 - 5pm
BRUNEL BARBERSHOP (BUBS) 3.30-5pm
POTTERY 6 - 8.30pm
LIFE DRAWING 6 - 9pm
THURSDAY
STAFF CRAFT 1-2pm
VOICE GYM 1 - 1.30pm
TEACHING SKILLS FOR PIANO DIPLOMAS 1 - 2pm
NEW! STUDENT & STAFF POTTERY STUDIO USE 1- 3pm
SINGING FOR FUN 1.30 - 2pm
VOICES 5 - 6pm
POTTERY 6 – 8.30pm
PAINTING AND DRAWING 6 – 8.30pm
THE PRODUCTION & THE TECH CREW 6 – 9pm
FRIDAY
Bookable PRACTICE ROOMS
10am – 4pm
GUITAR GROUP – BEGINNERS
12.15 – 1pm
GUITAR GROUP - EXPERIENCED 1 - 1.45pm
GUITAR GROUP – INTERMEDIATE 3 – 3.45pm
SATURDAY
NEW! SCULPTURAL POTTERY
NEW! PAINTING WITH OILS
10.30am – 1pm
10.30am – 1pm
SUNDAY
THE PRODUCTION & THE TECH CREW
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Sally Goodworth
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Martin Henley
Laura Peacock
Toni Erasmus
Sally Goodworth
Laura Peacock
Martin Henley
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Eileen Pinkarchevski
Sally Goodworth
Laura Peacock
Lisa Muten
Eileen Pinkarchevski
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Sam Cave
Sam Cave
Sam Cave
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Maggie Jablonska
Caroline Bays
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Eileen Pinkarchevski
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Eileen Pinkarchevski
Sally Goodworth
Arts Centre Terms:
AUTUMN 2014: Monday 29 September – Friday 5 December (10 weeks)
SPRING 2015: Monday 12 January – Friday 20 March (10 weeks)
POTTERY Monday 5 – 7.30pm Jonathan Middlemiss *£98 (Brunel Staff *£55)
A mixed ability class
EXPERIENCED POTTERY Tuesday 10am – 2.30pm
Jonathan Middlemiss £153 (Brunel Staff £85)
10am – 12.30pm tutored course for those with experience
12.30pm – 2.30pm untutored studio time
to continue work on class projects
POTTERY Wednesday 2.30– 5pm
Laura Peacock
*£98 (Brunel Staff *£55)
A mixed ability class
POTTERY Wednesday 6 – 8.30pm
Laura Peacock
*£98 (Brunel Staff *£55)
A mixed ability class
NEW! POTTERY STUDIO USE for
STUDENTS & STAFF Thursday 1 – 3pm
Untutored studio time for Brunel students
and staff only to work on class projects
(technicians support available)
POTTERY Thursday 6 - 8.30pm
Laura Peacock * £98
(Brunel Staff *£55)
A mixed ability class
NEW! SCULPTURAL POTTERY
Saturday 10.30am – 1pm
Maggie Jablonska £60
(Brunel Staff £34)
A mixed ability class focusing on
hand building small sculptural
forms (such as animals or abstract
shapes).
Term 1: Saturdays, 11 October 15 November 2014 (6 weeks)
Term 2: Saturdays, 17 January 21 February 2015 (6 weeks)
*Plus £6 tools pack
for beginners
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Acting, Tech Crew, Creative Writing
Painting, Drawing, Photography
Arts Centre Terms:
AUTUMN 2014: Monday 29 September – Friday 5 December 2014 (10 weeks)
SPRING 2015: Monday 12 January – Friday 20 March 2015 (10 weeks)
Arts Centre Terms:
AUTUMN 2014: Monday 29 September – Friday 5 December 2014 (10 weeks)
SPRING 2015: Monday 12 January – Friday 20 March 2015 (10 weeks)
CREATIVE WRITING Tuesday 6 - 7.30pm
Emma Filtness £82 (Brunel Staff £45)
Themed writing workshops for all levels of ability
ACTING Wednesday 2.30pm – 5pm
Toni Erasmus £90 (Brunel Staff £52)
Extend and improve your acting skills.
DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY:
Sally Trussler £70 (Brunel Staff £40)
TERM 1: BEGINNERS DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY (5 weeks)
Monday 5.30 – 7.30pm 6/10/14 – 3/11/14
THE PRODUCTION Thursday 6 – 9pm plus Sundays from 1pm
Beginners course for SLR camera owners. Learn how to use your camera’s manual settings to get the results you want, not what your camera ‘thinks’ you want!
NEW! PAINTING STUDIO USE for STUDENTS & STAFF Tuesday 1 – 3pm
Untutored studio time for Brunel student members and staff only to work on class projects.
Director: Eileen Pinkarchevski Musical Director: Sally Goodworth £80 (Brunel Staff £48)
Each term The Production stages a new show from scratch. Auditions are open to all, and
new members are warmly welcome.
Term 1: Jason Robert Brown’s
PARADE
Since its first performance in
1998, Parade has won many
awards, including the Tony Awards
for Best Book of a Musical and
Best Original Musical Score.
Jason Robert Brown’s modern
musical tells the true and tragic
story of Leo Frank, a Jewish
Yankee factory supervisor, falsely
accused of murder.
First meeting : Thursday 25 September 6.30pm Howell Theatre
Open Auditions: Sunday 28 September 2014 12 noon
Public Performances :
Thursday 27, Friday 28 & Saturday 29 November 2014 at 7.30pm
PAINTING AND DRAWING Wednesday 2.30 - 5pm Martin Henley £98 (Brunel Staff £55) plus £12 materials
Develop your own work, or take part in exercises and studies.
LIFE DRAWING Wednesday 6 – 9 pm Martin Henley £134 (Brunel Staff £75) plus £12 materials
Using the nude figure to focus on methods of observing, understanding
and self-expression.
PAINTING AND DRAWING Thursday 6 - 8.30pm
Lisa Muten £98 (Brunel Staff £55) plus £12 materials
Suitable for all levels
STAFF CRAFT Thursday 1 - 2pm
Untutored drop-in group for staff. Bring your knitting, crochet or needlework
projects along to work on during your lunch break
NEW! PAINTING WITH OILS Saturday 10.30am – 1pm
Caroline Bays £60 (Brunel Staff £34) plus £10 materials
Suitable for all levels of ability
Term 1: Saturdays 11 October – 15 November (6 weeks)
Term 2: Saturdays 17 January – 21 February (6 weeks)
The Tech Crew
Thursday 6 – 9pm plus Sundays
£70 (Brunel Staff £34)
The Tech Crew includes lighting, sound, set
design and build, stage management and
crewing for The Production, with training
provided. Members of the Tech Crew support
other Arts Centre and university events.
PARADE
New members very welcome.
First meeting : Thursday 25 September
6.30pm Howell Theatre
Note: Our Tech Crew members are camera shy. The photo
on the right is an actor pretending to paint the stage. Hence
the highly inappropriate dress.
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Music
Arts Centre Terms:
AUTUMN 2014: Monday 29 September – Friday 5 December 2014 (10 weeks)
SPRING 2015: Monday 12 January – Friday 20 March 2015 (10 weeks)
Bookable PRACTICE ROOMS Monday 10am – 4pm
Arts Centre practice pass required (For Brunel staff and students only)
MUSIC THEORY Monday 1 - 2pm (20 weeks) Michael Sanderson £108 (Brunel Staff £68) (Fee for 2 terms) plus ABRSM
fee (exam fee not included)
Basic music theory course suitable for all levels with the option of entering the
Grade 5 ABRSM exam in the spring term.
Music
Music
NEW! MUSICAL THEATRE COACHING FOR ADVANCED SINGERS
Wednesday 2 -3pm
Sally Goodworth £82 (Brunel Staff £45)
BRUNEL BARBERSHOP (BUBS) Wednesday 3.30– 5pm
Sally Goodworth £60 (Brunel Staff £38)
For experienced male solo voices
VOICE GYM Thursday 1 - 1:30pm Eileen Pinkarchevski £36 (Brunel Staff £24)
All welcome
NEW! BRUNEL BRASS Monday 5.30 – 6.30pm
Jenny Steele £54 (Brunel Staff £34)
For experienced brass players
SINGING FOR FUN Thursday 1.30- 2pm
Eileen Pinkarchevski £36 (Brunel Staff £24)
Group singing – no experience necessary
BRUNEL BAROQUE Monday 6 – 7pm Michael Sanderson £54 (Brunel Staff £34)
For instrumentalists & singers, exploring music pre-Beethoven
TEACHING SKILLS FOR PIANO DIPLOMAS (20 weeks) Thursday 1 - 2pm
Sally Goodworth (Fee for 2 terms) £108 (Brunel Staff £68)
THE UNIVERSITY CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
Monday 7 – 8pm Michael Sanderson £54 (Brunel Staff £34)
For experienced string, woodwind and brass players
VOICES Thursday 5 - 6pm Sally Goodworth £54 (Brunel Staff £34)
Harmony choir for experienced singers, featuring music from the stage.
Bookable PRACTICE ROOMS Tuesday 10am -4pm
Arts Centre practice pass required (For Brunel staff and students only)
BRUNEL FOLK Tuesday 1-2pm
Michael Sanderson £54 (Brunel Staff £34)
A mixed ability class for instrumentalists & singers
BRUNEL SINGERS Tuesday 5.30 - 6.30pm Michael Sanderson £54 (Brunel Staff £34)
Classical music for group singing
NEW! CAMPUS CHOIR 1 Wednesday 12-1pm
£54 (Brunel Staff £34)
The new choir for everyone. Campus Choir 1 & 2 will cover the same songs –
choose the one that fits in with your lunchtime. No need to read music!
NEW! CAMPUS CHOIR 2 Wednesday 1-2pm
£54 (Brunel Staff £34)
The new choir for everyone
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Bookable PRACTICE ROOMS Friday 10am-4pm
Arts Centre practice pass required (For Brunel staff and students only)
BEGINNERS GUITAR GROUP Friday 12.15 – 1pm
Sam Cave £52 (Brunel Staff £32) plus £9 tuition book
For acoustic guitars
EXPERIENCED GUITAR GROUP Friday 1 – 1.45pm
Sam Cave £52 (Brunel Staff £32)
NEW! INTERMEDIATE GUITAR GROUP Friday 3 – 3.45pm
Sam Cave £52 (Brunel Staff £32)
Individual tuition is available by arrangement for voice, violin, guitar, piano,
brass and bass guitar, as well as individual and group Alexander sessions other instruments may also be available. Teaching rates vary – please enquire
for further information.
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Performances
2014/15
Evening
Performances
Performances 2014/15
Maggini Quartet
Showstoppers for Christmas
Friday 3 October 2014, 7.30pm
Wednesday 10 December 2014 at 7.30pm, Howell Theatre
Join Brunel‘s stars of the future in an evening of fantastic music, with a
decidedly Christmas twist.
Free admission, All welcome
Howell Theatre
Celebrity Concert
Haydn: String Quartet in F minor, Op 55 no.2
Moeran: Quartet No1 in A minor
Mendelssohn: Quartet in Eb major, Op 44 no.3
The Maggini became Brunel Artists-in-Association in 1995, and were created
Brunel Honorary Fellows in 2004.
One of the finest British string quartets, the Maggini Quartet’s acclaimed recordings have
won international awards including Gramophone Chamber Music Award of the Year,
Diapason d’Or of the Year and a Cannes Classical Award, and have twice been nominated
for Grammy Awards. The Quartet is currently recording the complete Mendelssohn quartet
cycle for Meridian Records.
Music Happens 2
Wednesday 18 February 2015 at 7.30pm, Howell Theatre
A night when anything musical could happen, with performances from the Arts
Centre’s many ensembles and soloists
Free admission, All welcome
The Spring Productions
Tickets: £10 (£8 Brunel staff and seniors; £5 Students)
FREE: Brunel Arts Centre Friends and Brunel Arts Centre Student Members
To book, please visit www.brunel.ac.uk/artscentre, or call 01895 266074
Thursday 5 & Friday 6 March 2015 at 7.30pm, Howell Theatre
Featuring shows by The Acting course and The Production
For details of how to get involved, see page 6
Full programme details available December 2014, visit
www.brunel.ac.uk/artscentre
Music Happens 1
Don’t Stop the Music!
Wednesday 12 November 2014 at 7.30pm, Howell Theatre
A night when anything musical could happen, with Brunel Barbershop,
Singers, Chamber Orchestra Voices, and much more…
Free admission, All welcome
Wednesday 18 March 2015 at 7.30pm, Howell Theatre
Free admission, All welcome
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The Production
Thursday 27, Friday 28 & Saturday 29
November 2014
7.30pm, Howell Theatre
Brunel Music Theatre Workshop presents
Jason Robert Brown’s
Parade
Book by Alfred Uhry, Music & lyrics by
Jason Robert Brown Co-Conceived by
Harold Prince
Parade was first performed in 1998 and
has won many awards, including the Tony
Awards for Best Book of a Musical and
Best Original Musical Score. Jason Robert Brown’s modern musical tells the true story of
Leo Frank, a Jewish Yankee factory supervisor, falsely accused of murder. Set in Marietta,
Georgia in 1913, 50 years after the Civil War, the mix of anti Yankee feeling and rife antiSemitism at the time leads to a miscarriage of justice with tragic consequences.
Tickets:
£8, Brunel students: £5, Free for Arts Centre Friends
Available now from The Arts Centre, 01895 266074, artscentre@brunel.ac.uk
This amateur production is presented by arrangement with JOSEF WEINBERGER LTD. on
behalf of MUSIC THEATRE INTERNATIONAL of New York.
For details of how to get involved in the show as either cast or crew:
First meeting: Thursday 25 September, 6.30pm Howell Theatre
Open Auditions: Sunday 28 September, 12 noon Howell Theatre
More details on page 8
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Full details are printed in good faith, but may be changed.
The Final Concert
Wednesday 20 May 2015 at 7.30pm, Howell Theatre
The culmination of the year‘s performances and a celebration and farewell
for our graduating students.
Free admission, All welcome
FRIDAY LUNCHTIME CONCERTS
2014/15
Roberts Room, Floor 3,
Lecture Centre
1.10 –1.50pm
Opening concert of the
2014/15 series:
Friday 10 October 2014
Alasdair Beatson,
piano
For details of the full programme of free professional Lunchtime Concerts every
Friday, see our separate concert brochure or visit www.brunel.ac.uk/artscentre
or email artscentre@brunel.ac.uk to receive email alerts.
Free admission, All welcome
Full details are printed in good faith, but may be changed.
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How to Book
General Booking opens on Tuesday 12 August 2014. All Arts Centre weekly
classes are open to everyone aged 17 or over, and are suitable for all levels of
ability unless indicated.
By phone: Credit/Debit card bookings can be made for all courses. Ring 01895 266074
to book. (Brunel internal: 66074)
Email:
We welcome enquiries and reservations by email, although bookings can only
be made by phone, by post, or in person.
By post:
A printable form for use with cheques is available on our website. Please visit
www.brunel.ac.uk/artscentre, and click Booking on the menu.
Our postal address is: The Arts Centre, Brunel University, Kingston Lane,
Uxbridge UB8 3PH.
In person:
The Arts Centre is on the main campus walkway next to the Lecture Centre,
opposite to John Crank, and near to the River Pinn. Visitors are very welcome.
Reception open during University terms from 10am (weekdays only).
Reservations can be taken by email, by phone, or in person, to be held for a
maximum of one week. Firm bookings will only be accepted when the fee is
paid in full.
The Arts Centre Friends Scheme offers discounts on courses and an exclusive
priority booking period.
Arts Centre Friends
The Arts Centre Friends scheme offers additional benefits to its
members including:
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Priority booking period for all courses (Course members must normally
be over 17)
10% reduction when 3 tutored courses are booked together
Free entry to all term-time evening and lunchtime concerts
Free entry to all drama productions
Free entry to all Arts Centre events
An annual members event
Regular free mailing of all Arts Centre activities
Reserved seats at all concerts and performances if requested in advance
(2 per Friend)
Choice of reserved seat for professional evening concerts performances
if requested in advance (2 per Friend)
2014/15 Membership is £34 (£48 couple). Visit our website for more details.
www.brunel.ac.uk/artscentre
artscentre@brunel.ac.uk
01895 266074
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