Selected dates from my DIARY
| 2010 | |
| AUG | |
| 7th-14th | Mandolin Workshop at Dartington International Summer School. All mandolin players of approx Grade 5 and above welcome. FULL. |
| 10th | Duo Recital with Craig Ogden (guitar) at 5pm in the Great Hall, Dartington, Totnes, Devon. Programme to include a World Premiere for solo mandolin by Peter Copley called Concert Fantasy. |
| 24th& 25th | Recitals at 12.30pm with Craig Ogden (guitar) at St Andrew's and St George's Church for the Edinburgh Fringe. This is a gorgeous venue. Craig and I are presenting a programme based on our very succesful recent CD: Souvenirs. Ticket booking usually opens in early June. It is quite a big venue so its usually possible to buy tickets on the door too. |
| SEPT | |
| 18th | Solo recital on 18th Century Mandolin for the Isle of Man Early Music Festival. More details soon. |
| OCT | |
| 5th | Solo recital at 2.00pm - 2.45pm at Morecombe Library as part of the Lancashire Library Series. Tickets on door. |
| 7th | Solo lunchtime recital at 12.45-1.30pm at the United Reformed Church of St Andrew and St George, Bolton. Tickets on door. |
| 15th | Playing alongside Sebastiaan de Grebber and members of the Het Consort in a programme dedicated to the works of Victor Kioulaphides. Zwolle, Netherlands. |
| 16th | Soloist alongside Sebastiaan De Grebber in Bach's Double Violin Concerto with the Het Consort. Also world premiere of new piece for 2 mandolins by Victor Kioulaphides written especially for the occasion played with Sebastiaan de Grebber Directed by Alex Timmerman. 20th Anniversary concert in Amsterdam, Netherlands. More details to follow. |
| NOV | |
| 26th | Christmas Carol (by Dickens) adaptation by Ali and Mike Maran (part of the team from the successful adaptation of Captain Corelli's Mandolin) featuring Mike as storyteller against a new score written and performed by Ali on Mandolin, Mandola, Guitar and Penny Whistle. Wester Hills Community Centre near Edinburgh. |
| 27th | Christmas Carol (by Dickens) adaptation by Ali and Mike Maran (part of the team from the successful adaptation of Captain Corelli's Mandolin) featuring Mike as storyteller against a new score written and performed by Ali on Mandolin, Mandola, Guitar and Penny Whistle. Ullapool. |
| 28th | Christmas Carol (by Dickens) adaptation by Ali and Mike Maran (part of the team from the successful adaptation of Captain Corelli's Mandolin) featuring Mike as storyteller against a new score written and performed by Ali on Mandolin, Mandola, Guitar and Penny Whistle. Dingwall. |
| DEC | |
| 1st | Christmas Carol (by Dickens) adaptation by Ali and Mike Maran (part of the team from the successful adaptation of Captain Corelli's Mandolin) featuring Mike as storyteller against a new score written and performed by Ali on Mandolin, Mandola, Guitar and Penny Whistle. Haverhill Arts centre, Suffolk |
| 3rd & 4th | Christmas Carol (by Dickens) adaptation by Ali and Mike Maran (part of the team from the successful adaptation of Captain Corelli's Mandolin) featuring Mike as storyteller against a new score written and performed by Ali on Mandolin, Mandola, Guitar and Penny Whistle. Mumford Theatre, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge. |
| 9th | Christmas Carol (by Dickens) adaptation by Ali and Mike Maran (part of the team from the successful adaptation of Captain Corelli's Mandolin) featuring Mike as storyteller against a new score written and performed by Ali on Mandolin, Mandola, Guitar and Penny Whistle. Dumfrieshire. |
| 10th & 11th | Christmas Carol (by Dickens) adaptation by Ali and Mike Maran (part of the team from the successful adaptation of Captain Corelli's Mandolin) featuring Mike as storyteller against a new score written and performed by Ali on Mandolin, Mandola, Guitar and Penny Whistle. Storytelling Centre, High Street, Edinburgh. Matinee on 11th. |
| 12th | Matinee Christmas Carol (by Dickens) adaptation by Ali and Mike Maran (part of the team from the successful adaptation of Captain Corelli's Mandolin) featuring Mike as storyteller against a new score written and performed by Ali on Mandolin, Mandola, Guitar and Penny Whistle. Tamworth Assembly Rooms, Staffordshire. |
| 13th | Solo Recital: The Italian Job for the Friends of Ravenna at 7.30pm at the Assembly Room, Council House, North Street, Chichester PO19 1LQ Tickets: £8.50 ring 01243 776810 to book or for details. |
| 18th | Christmas Carol (by Dickens) adaptation by Ali and Mike Maran (part of the team from the successful adaptation of Captain Corelli's Mandolin) featuring Mike as storyteller against a new score written and performed by Ali on Mandolin, Mandola, Guitar and Penny Whistle. The Borough Theatre, Abergavenny. |
| 19th | Christmas Carol (by Dickens) adaptation by Ali and Mike Maran (part of the team from the successful adaptation of Captain Corelli's Mandolin) featuring Mike as storyteller against a new score written and performed by Ali on Mandolin, Mandola, Guitar and Penny Whistle. Cramphorn Theatre, Chelmsford, Essex |
| 21st | Christmas Carol (by Dickens) adaptation by Ali and Mike Maran (part of the team from the successful adaptation of Captain Corelli's Mandolin) featuring Mike as storyteller against a new score written and performed by Ali on Mandolin, Mandola, Guitar and Penny Whistle. Didcot, Oxon |
| 22nd | Christmas Carol (by Dickens) adaptation by Ali and Mike Maran (part of the team from the successful adaptation of Captain Corelli's Mandolin) featuring Mike as storyteller against a new score written and performed by Ali on Mandolin, Mandola, Guitar and Penny Whistle. Alnwick, Northumberland |
| JAN 2011 | |
| 8th | Christmas Carol (by Dickens) adaptation by Ali and Mike Maran (part of the team from the successful adaptation of Captain Corelli's Mandolin) featuring Mike as storyteller against a new score written and performed by Ali on Mandolin, Mandola, Guitar and Penny Whistle. Norwich, Norfolk |
| 13th | Christmas Carol (by Dickens) adaptation by Ali and Mike Maran (part of the team from the successful adaptation of Captain Corelli's Mandolin) featuring Mike as storyteller against a new score written and performed by Ali on Mandolin, Mandola, Guitar and Penny Whistle. Mercury Theatre, Colchester, Essex |
| 16th | Performing in duo programme alongside Craig Ogden (guitar) at Bridgewater Hall, Manchester. Programme to include a World Premiere commissioned specially for this concert by Andrew Keeling. |