Friends of Geelong Botanic Gardens

Music in the Gardens – Pack Your Picnic

Friends of the Geelong Botanic Gardens are looking forward to seeing you, your family and friends at our very popular Summer Sunday Music Program this Febuary.

Music in the Gardens lineup for 2010

Date	Time	Performance
Sunday 7th Febuary 2010	5:00pm to 7:30pm	Geelong Concert Senior Band and the Geelong Concert Big Band
Sunday 14th Febuary 2010	5:00pm to 7:30pm	Donegal Express
Sunday 21st Febuary 2010	5:00pm to 7:30pm	Hip Cats
Sunday 28th Febuary 2010	5:00pm to 7:30pm	Hot Swing Club

Tickets can be pre-purchased through the Friends of the Geelong Botanic Gardens, or GPAC.

Ticket prices are set at $10 for singles or $25 for a Family of 4.

Every Summer Sunday in February 5pm to 7:30pm

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 Teahouse knowing that you are having a fun summer's evening while contributing to the programs and development of the GBG.

Two new groups are performing in February with the first concert in the 21st Century garden (bring your own seat), followed by three other concerts on the GBG lawns. We hope you will note the following concerts in your 2010 diary / calendar.

Concert 1: February 7

This opening concert in the natural amphitheatre of the 21st 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.

It is essential to bring your own chair to this performance.

Concert 2: February 14 (Valentine's Day)

The very popular Donegal Express will have a combination of well–known 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 smother 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 palette of classical jazz and gypsy influences, mainly inspired by Django Reinhardt and Stephan Grappelli originating from the music in 1930's Paris.

Looking forward to seeing you there.