Why not have a break from the chocolate and hot cross buns this Easter weekend to indulge in a mouth-wateringly creative recital from dynamic pianist Nathan Williamson.

Performing at St Edmunds Church on Saturday 7th April as part of the Southwold Concert Series, Nathan will be showcasing his talent both as one of the foremost young musicians in the country and as Artistic Director for the series.

The programme for the evening is:

Liszt – Variations on a theme of Bach (Weinen, klagen, sorgen, zagen)

Bach – Fantasia and Fugue in A minor, BWV 904

Mozart – Fantasy and Fugue in C major, K.394

Nathan Williamson – Variations on a theme of Mozart (world premiere)

Franz Liszt – From the ‘Transcendental Etudes’: Eroica, Harmonies du Soir, Chasse-Neige

Ludwig van Beethoven – Sonata in A flat, op.110

The concert starts at 7.30pm. Tickets are £12, to include an interval drink courtesy of our co-sponsors, Adnams. All attendees are invited to become Friends of the Concert Series for just a fiver a year – this largely goes to support the work of the Concert Series, but also ensures you are kept up to date with the latest news and receive the beautiful season brochure each year.

The Box Office is at Spring, 4 Church Street (open 9-5.30, Monday to Friday) or by calling Lucy Aldous at Spring on 01502 726161.

An enchanted evening of masked mystery and Italian glamour on the Ipswich’s cosmopolitan Waterfront, DanceEast Carnevale promises to be one of the top events of the 2012 social calendar. Don’t miss it out of yours: it’s on Saturday the 24th March.

Spring has donated the brand and marketing materials for the annual charity ball. We’re proud to help the DanceEast Academy to nurture talent in exceptional young dancers across East Anglia.

Carnevale’s guests are guaranteed to be charmed by performances that include a ballroom extravaganza by dancers from BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing, spectacular acts from Circus Space, the Stuttgart Ballet performing a pas de deux from Romeo and Juliet and specially commissioned work from DanceEast’s very own Academy students.

Unique masks, individually designed by celebrities, will be auctioned on the night and there will be an opportunity to win some exceptional prizes at the casino and in the raffle.

Tickets are £50 a head or £500 for a table of 10. They’re strictly limited so book now to avoid disappointment – contact Maggie Powell on 01473 295240 or maggie.powell@danceeast.co.uk

Does a rise in temperatures mean spring has arrived in Southwold? Whatever the weather, we’re already seeing a rise in bookings for the next Southwold Concert, which is taking place at St Edmund’s Church on Saturday 7th April.

Pianist and Artistic Director Nathan Williamson will be delighting concert-goers with the following programme:

Franz Liszt – Variations on a theme by Bach (Weinen, klagen, sorgen, zagen)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Fantasy and Fugue in C major, K. 394

Harrison Birtwistle – Harrison’s Clocks (exerpts)

Franz Liszt – Four Transcendental Etudes: Eroica, Wilde Jagd, Harmonies du Soir, Chasse-Neige

Ludwig van Beethoven – Sonata in A Flat, op.11

The concert starts at the traditional time of 7.30pm.

‘An effective twin of technical display and interpretive insight’ Classical Source

Tickets are £12, to include an interval drink courtesy of our co-sponsors, Adnams. All attendees are invited to become Friends of the Concert Series for a fiver a year – this largely goes to support the work of the Concert Series, but also ensures you are kept up to date with news and receive the beautiful season brochure each year.

The Box Office is at Spring, 4 Church Street (open 9-5.30, Monday to Friday) or by calling Lucy Aldous at Spring on 01502 726161.

We are enjoying week-before-a-concert-footfall this week – Southwolders and music lovers from further away have been popping in in their droves to buy tickets for Saturday’s concert from returning favourites The Sacconi Quartet.

(c) Venetia van Hoorn Alkema

In an experiment to protect our audience from the rigours of an east coast February night we have retimed this concert for 3.00 in the afternoon, making this concert one of the first in the past four years to take place fully in daylight hours. The programme is:

Franz Joseph Haydn – Quartet in G major, op.77 no.1

Béla Bartók – String Quartet no.3 (1927)

Edward Elgar – Piano Quintet in A minor, op.84

Since their formation in 2001, The Sacconi Quartet have become recognized for their performances of style and commitment and consistently communicating with a fresh and imaginative approach. They perform a highly contrasting programme of quartets by Haydn and Bartok, as well as Elgar’s epic Piano Quintet, on which they collaborate with the series’ Artistic Director, Nathan Williamson.

‘A quartet of genuine substance.’ The Daily Telegraph

‘Great power and sweetness…intimate closeness.’ The Spectator

Tickets are, as ever, just £12 to include an interval drink courtesy of our co-sponsors, Adnams. All attendees are invited to become Friends of the Concert Series for a fiver a year – this largely goes to support the work of the Concert Series, but also ensures you are kept up to date with news and receive the beautiful season brochure each year.

The Box Office is at Spring, 4 Church Street (open 9-5.30, Monday to Friday) or by calling Lucy Aldous at Spring on 01502 726161.

This afternoon Glen and Bex will be training Saint Felix’s senior school students on the art of film making.

The workshop includes how to’s on storyboarding, selecting kit, filming techniques and editing. We’ll also be giving them the lowdown on matters of copyright and other legal aspects of the process.

It’s all in aid of the new film competition, in which pupils from across the whole school are invited to submit their own work on the subject of ‘New Year’s resolution’, ‘The day that changed my life’ or ‘A day in the life of Saint Felix’.