Concert & Cakes

with Kastos

Concert & Cakes is an hour of beautiful music by musicians from the Royal Northern College of Music followed by an invitation to meet the performers afterwards, whilst enjoying delicious home-made cakes, tea and coffee.

Kastos are a new innovative saxophone and percussion duo featuring Oliver Pritchard Jones and Sam Milton. The pair, spending time studying and working at both Leeds Conservatoire and the Royal Northern College of Music, have crafted a varied repertoire ranging from Northumberland folk to modern classical whilst visiting free jazz in between. With an array of instruments, Kastos creates a sound world of their own taking any audience with them.

Among the pieces they have selected to play is the traditional “Danny Boy/Londonderry Air”, a tango classic from Astor Piazzolla and a swing by “Pocket Grooves” by the American percussionist, composer and educator Gene Koshinski.

We do not sell tickets or charge entry, but we do hope for a donation afterwards to cover costs, to make sure we can continue these concerts and for the very wonderful cakes and refreshments we serve afterwards.