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Activities	These recitals are all held in the 17^th century chapel of Sir William Turner’s Hospital at Kirkleatham, near Redcar. This is a Grade-1 listed building still used to provide sheltered accommodation for elderly people, exactly as the founder intended.
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Membership	Concerts start at 7.30 pm (doors open at 7.00 pm), with unreserved seats. Wheelchair users are always welcome; there is level access through the building. Please ring 01642-482828 to reserve a wheelchair space and indicate the total number in your group (wheelchair escorts & companions). Mail order: Cheques, payable to “Sir William Turner's Hospital”, should be sent to Concert Bookings, 1 Sir William Turner's Court, Kirkleatham, Redcar TS10 4QT. Please enclose a stamped addressed envelope for the return of your tickets. Credit cards: Bookings can be made with Gary and Nicky Stonehouse of Gbiz IT Computers on 01642-477200, on Mondays-Fridays 9am-5pm, with a charge of £1.50 per order for tickets posted out. Pick-up tickets: Pay in cash or by cheque, payable to “Sir William Turner's Hospital”, and pick up your tickets at Gbiz IT Computers in the Wynd, Marske-by-the-Sea, on Mondays-Fridays 9am-5pm. Credit card charge £1 per order. Personal callers can also purchase tickets from Greensleeves of Chaloner St, Guisborough (no credit cards please). Pay at the door: Ring 01642-482828 and leave a clear message with your name, phone no, and the number of tickets required. Please collect your tickets at least 15 minutes before the concert, after which time they may be sold if demand is high.
Events	Wed 16th May 2012 at 7.30 pm at Sir William Turner’s Almshouses Alessandra Pompili is one of the most accomplished pianists of her generation, an acknowledged expert on the works of Liszt and a passionate advocate of her native Italian composers. Programme includes: Chopin ~ Ballade no.1, Two Mazurkas, op.67 Liszt ~ La Lugubre Gondola and Hungarian Rhapsody no.3 Hovhaness ~ Twelve Armenian Folk Songs, Four pieces from Komachi op.240, Shalimar op.177 Tickets £10 as above NB Special Offer - Up to 2 children (aged 12 and over) can come FREE with each adult.
	Wed 16th May 2012 at 7.30 pm at New Lecture Theatre, Redcar & Cleveland College, Corporation Road, Redcar Richard Shepherd of Nunthorpe has converted his Bösendorfer Imperial Grand Piano into a 'reproducing piano'. It can electronically record the keystrokes of the pianist and then reproduce them exactly - not as an audio sound track, but using sophisticated electronics to drive the keyboard. Specialist software also enables the computer to interpret the key strokes on early recordings and piano rolls and to drive the piano to reproduce the early performance 'live, before your very eyes!'. Ernie Scott, well known to many regulars at Classics at Kirkleatham is an accomplished pianist in his own right and will be joining the performance to play duets with the computer and to contribute solo works by Chopin, Moszowski and Katchaturian. The piano will be 'played' automatically by Oscar Peterson, Art Tatum and Rachmaninoff to name but a few. Join us to see how the computer handles the frenetic pace of 'The Flight of the Bumble Bee' or how many composers' styles you can spot in a special arrangement of 'Happy Birthday'. The programme includes video inserts from pianist Rex Lawson and Oscar's widow Kelly Peterson. This is only the second ever public appearance by the Bösendorfer and, due to the complex logistics, it is unlikely to be repeated! Tickets £10 as above
	Late June 2012 at 7.30 pm at Sir William Turner’s Almshouses Sophia Lisovskaya The outright winner of the former 'All Russia Young Musicians' Competition' returns to Kirkleatham to close the 2011-12 season.