Music In The Gardens presents

Donegal Express

Exciting Music in the Gardens February 2010 Program

The Activities and Marketing Committee of the Friends of the Geelong Botanic Gardens are looking forward to seeing you, your family and friends at our very popular late afternoon and evening concerts every Sunday in February. We hope you will note the following concerts in your 2010 diary/calendar. If you enjoy tapping your feet, dancing on the grass, humming the different tunes against a wonderful backdrop of the setting sun surrounded by exotic plants and mature trees, then these concerts definitely can't be missed.

Enjoy your picnic, buy a wine, tea or coffee and food from the Tea House knowing that you are having a fun summer's evening while contributing to the programs and development of the GBG. (This year we made a profit of $13,000 which all helps to enrich the experience of our magnificent gardens for everyone).

We have 2 new groups performing next February with the first concert in the 21^st Century Garden, followed by 3 other concerts on the lawns near the Tea House.

All concerts start at 5 and finish at 7.30

Concert 1: February 7
This opening concert in the natural amphitheatre of the 21^st Century Garden will showcase the Geelong Concert Senior Band (with more than 50 of Geelong's top musicians) playing with the Geelong Concert Big Band (an 18 piece swing sensation). Both bands will present music from musical theatre, movie soundtracks, famous marches, big band numbers and some modern day neo-swing songs. NB: Bringing your own chair is essential for this new performance.

Concert 2: February 14 (St Valentine's day)
The very popular Donegal Express will have a combination of well-known traditional Irish tunes, some Celtic ballads with modern classics thrown in. You will hear the ever popular fiddle weaving in and out with different guitars, bass and percussion. Donegal Express will bring out the dancer in you, young and old!

Concert 3: February 21
Appearing for the first time in recent FGBG Summer Music in the Gardens series, the Hip Cats bring together the memorable sounds and feel of the fifties from grassroots rockabilly through to the smoother crossovers of swing, rhythm and blues. An experience not to be missed.

Concert 4: February 28
Attracting a huge following, French gypsy jazz will be the focus of Hot Club Swing. This appealing music draws from an exotic palate of classical jazz and gypsy influences, mainly inspired by D.Reinhardt and S.Grappelli originating from the music in 1930's Paris.

Looking forward to seeing you there. Tickets can be pre-purchased (FGBG or GPAC) or bought on the night. More details will be on signs, brochures and flyers around Geelong closer to the time.

Diana Sawyer
(Co-ordinator Summer Music in the Gardens 2010)