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#4 Bach, Frances-Hoad

Cara Berridge (cello) & Kate Kennedy (author)
Programme:
Cara Berridge performs Bach and a specially commissioned work by Cheryl Frances-Hoad interspersed with cello tales from musician-author Kate Kennedy’s new book ‘A Journey Through Silence to Sound’.
Followed by Tea & Coffee and book-signing

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The Green Room

The Grand Hotel, The Leas,
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