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The YAMAHA CLUB XMAS PARTY 2008

- ALVASTON HALL - 
5-8th December

Pampered yourself for three nights in the cosy surroundings of Alvaston Hall Cheshire whilst enjoying..........

Christmas decorations, Christmas menus, Christmas gift, Christmas shopping trip to Chester (extra charge, excellent gift ideas) infact a GREAT XMAS PARTY

SANTA GLYN.. awaits you.

PLUS.......Everything for the Yamaha enthusiast:

Teach-ins.

Seminars.

Help centres.

"Hands On" exhibitions to try out the latest instruments.

Superb concerts & entertainment.

Dancing.

Late night "jazz & jam" bar. & much more... 

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2009 DATES CONFIRMED

PAKEFIELD SPRING SPECTACULAR

20th-27th April 2009
(7 nights)

Only £259 FULL BOARD

A STAR CAST is ready to entertain you...

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1: We have negotiated solos use, hiring the entire centre so only Cavalcadians will be allowed on centre. In recent times more and more caravan owners have shared Caisters facilities with us, so our new home should be more musical than ever.

2: All Chalet Accommodation, by Cavalcadian request you wanted chalets not caravans and this is what you will have. Although caravans are fine we have to agree chalets are cosier and they won't be sold or moved, so what you book is what you should get.

3: Less walking, our new home is more compact, although it will actually accommodate more Cavalcadians than Caister. It is designed with all the facilities close together. Caister has become more spread out since caravans were used and the pool and Bull & Bush are a fair walk down the centre. If you can imagine the reception, swimming pool, late night bar, restaurant, theatre and exhibitions all in the same area as Caisters Neptunes and restaurant then this is what we will have.

4: Just Down The Road - Same Great Location, just like you, we love the beautiful east coast Norfolk/Suffolk countryside, so we are moving just down the road near to quaint Lowestoft.

5: Lots Of Separate Venues - We will have lots of separate rooms for exhibitions (in fact more than at Caister!) including a huge main theatre with dance floor, a separate venue with small stage and dance floor, a great pub, a themed restaurant with sea views, plus many more areas, all close together.

6: Three Meals a Day - We have managed to negotiate a great price to include full board, breakfast, lunch and evening meal. So, no more making lunch back in your room or paying out extra, it is now all included. One less thing to think about - one more addition to add to your enjoyment.

7: Great Facilities. The new centre has a superb indoor swimming pool, great games room (snooker, pool, table tennis etc) it even has a nine-hole golf course and cliff top views of the sea!

8: Where Is It? Our new home is the quaint and cosy Pakefield Holiday Village, it is Pontins flagship centre concentrating on special events holidays (big bands, dancing, tributes etc) for the more mature holidaymaker. It is great to visit a centre that is clearly looked after and improved each year, Pakefield has even won a 'Suffolk in Bloom' award for its gardens (they employ five full time gardeners) and grounds.

The good news is the General Manager and staff were keen to welcome Cavalcadians, it is nice to feel wanted and also know that their team want to work with us to make our new home right for the worlds largest week long organ festival.

9: Better dates – We have managed to confirm the same week for the spring festival & even better dates for the autumn show, these are…21st-28th April 2006- 7 nights (Frid.-Frid.) price only £229 p.p. Full Board. and 11th – 18th September 2006 – 7 nights Full Board (Mon.-Mon.) £235 September dates, simply fantastic!

10: Same fantastic week long, all day star cast entertainment programme, guaranteed. The worlds best artists, 3 - 4 top names every night, plus a host of teach-ins, seminars, concerts, chats, dancing, talent shows & much more. Even better value for money with full board accommodation, in fact simply: unmatchable, unbeatable, unmissable!

Grant, Sue & the Cavalcadian team

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HERE IS A LOOK BACK AT PAST FESTIVALS TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA HOW MANY FANTASTIC ARTISTS YOU WILL SEE   AT KEYBOARD CAVALCADE FESTIVALS THIS YEAR.

LOOK WHAT YOU MISSED.........

PAKEFIELD SIZZLING

SEPTEMBER SPECTACULAR

SOLD OUT

10-17th September 2007

WOW! JUST LOOK AT THE STAR CAST:

TONY FENELON	YURGEN TICKY	DIRKJAN RANZIJN	ANDREW NIX	BRIAN SHARP
JOHN MANN   CHRIS POWELL	MICHAEL WOOLDRIDGE   STEVE LOWDELL	PHIL SOLOMAN   TIM FLINT	YURI TACHIBANA   RICHARD BOWER	SARAH FOLEY   IAN GRIFFIN
PETER HAYWARD	JANET DOWSETT	MARK WHALE	NICHOLAS MARTIN	TONY STACE
BRETT WALES	JEAN MARTYN	CHRIS JONES	DANIEL WATT	DON LEWIS
JEAN MARTYN	DAVID THOMAS	ORGAN POWER SPECTACULAR	PAUL CARMEN	MANY MANY MORE

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11-18th September 2006

EVENT FULLY...SOLD OUT

A  "taster" of the star cast

DENIS AWE	A Caister first for the top Lowrey Organ Star from America, don't miss his fabulous flamboyant Libarace style show.
TONY FENELON	One of the worlds very best artists, graces the Pakefield stage with his mighty Roland
CLAUDIA HIRSCHFELD	The talented No1 continental Wersi Lady organist returns with a special new show.

 SUPERB INTERNATIONAL NAMES  
NOT FORGETTING THE VERY BEST OF BRITISH YOUR FAVOURITES

ROBERT WOLFE	TONY STACE	BRETT WALES	ANDREW NIX	BRIAN SHARP
CHRIS POWELL	STEVE LOWDELL	TIM FLINT	RICHARD BOWER	IAN GRIFFIN
PETER HAYWARD	JANET DOWSETT	DANIEL WATT	NICHOLAS MARTIN	TONY PEGLER
TONY STACE	JEAN MARTYN	CHRIS JONES	DANIEL WATT	MARTIN ORBIDANS
JEAN MARTYN	DAVID THOMAS	DAVID LINGWOOD	CHRIS POWELL	CHRIS STANBURY

+ MANY MANY MORE NAMES 

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Featured..   FRANZ LAMBERT  

Plus

The FABULOUS

GEORGE FLEURY

Peter Baartmans

Kevin Morgan

Eddie Ruhier

John Mann

The Foley Sisters

Brian Sharp

Tony Stace

Andrew Nix

Jean Martyn

Brett Wales

Rosalie Birchmore

Janet Dowsett

Keyklix

Tim Flint

Chris Powell

Peter Hayward

Rod Pooley

Mike Hall

Paul Carmen

Steve Lowdell

Peter Shaw

Chris Jones

Daniel Watt

 

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The BLACKPOOL EXTRAVAGANZA 2006 12-19th MAY 2006

Another fabulous week right next door to the mighty Tower Wurlitzer & brilliant Blackpool. A simply fantastic star cast of the worlds best organists as part of an extravagant week long celebration of all that is best in the world of Organs & keyboards.....

simply UNMATCHABLE - UNBEATABLE - UNMISSABLE.

Jurgen Tickey: The towering German master makes a very rare UK appearnce, DON'T MISS THE SHOW

Stan Koyama: The friendly & talented American teacher & concert artist makes a very welcome return to Blackpool.

Dirkjan Ranzijn: Our continental friend is back with a super new show for all to enjoy.

Dennis Awe: The fabulous, friendly flamboyant American Lowrey star is one not to miss.

Bill Horn: Another top American name, a great big personality & one of the worlds best teachers.

Nicholas Martin: resident theatre organ master comes to Blackpool.

Tony Stace: Need we say more, a great entertainer

Andrew Nix: Yes still naughty, but nice & complete with a special duet show with Tony, don’t miss it!

Brian Sharp: The maestro himself, fanflippentastic.

Jean Martyn: Our friend & yours, is ready to entertain you as only Jean can.

Robert Wolfe: Thursfords theatre supreme comes to Blackpool

Kevin Morgan: A doctor of music, back by popular demand.

Steve Lowdell : Mr jazzy wit himself, great to have him at the show again, he was missed last year.

Brett Wales: Brilliant the ever popular Wersi magician works his musical magic.

Janet Dowsett: Top concert sounds & top teaching talent.

Peter Hayward : Our Peter is back, all the way from Sweden, multi-talented is his middle name.

Keyklix: the fabulous duo is back, superb music as only Richard Bower & Ian Griffin can produce.

Tim Flint: One of our very best, ready to entertain you with a capital E.

Chris Powell: back to his roots next to the mighty Blackpool Wurlitzer, simply great.

Chris Jones: A chance to hear his superb solo concert, unmissable!

Daniel Watt : A great show complete with mighty Wersi & top hi-tech teach-in talent.

Carol Bradbury : Dedicated to the dancers pleasure, we make sure the ballroom is used to full effect. 

   With three or four top artists every night you can see this is only an early taster with many more top names to confirm.

Don’t forget the Blackpool Extravaganza is not just about superb concert entertainment morning noon and night, you will also enjoy teach-ins, seminars, master classes, owners in-depth, dancing, late night jams and much more including an exhibition extravaganza. We have all the main products on display and offering full support and advice as well as bargain prices on new purchases. You will see Yamaha, Wersi, Thomas, Roland, Lowrey, Ketron, Korg, Hammond, Casio and even the mighty new Allen Theatre Organs, plus a great selection of accessories/software from The MusicPeople, Neil Blake and more. You can also expect to see a great selection of second hand bargains. Add in the great on site facilities, the bright lights of brilliant Blackpool next door and our special concert on the Blackpool Towers mighty Wurlitzer and you can see next years event is one not to miss.

 

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2005 20th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS

Just a reminder that the worlds biggest & longest running week long Organ & keyboard festivals celebrated 20 years of musical magic through out 2005. So if you have been thinking about trying the festivals, but haven’t  quite got around to it yet, or maybe you have missed out recently due to other commitments, our 21st year could be the time to re-join in 2006.

In 2005 we celebrated the 20th anniversary of Keyboard Cavalcade festivals . As always there was a simply... UNMATCHABLE ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMME GUARANTEED

SEE WHAT YOU MISSED AT CAISTER SPRING 2005

SEE WHAT YOU MISSED AT BLACKPOOL MAY 2005

SEE WHAT YOU MISSED AT CAISTER OCTOBER 2005

SEE WHAT YOU MISSED AT ALVASTON HALL OCTOBER 2005

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YAMAHA CLUB ALVASTON HALL 2005

28th-31st October

This simply fabulous weekend was everything for the Yamaha enthusiast & the cosy surrounding of Alvaston Hall. The Yamaha Club also be celebrated their 10th anniversary.

JUST A TASTER........

Peter Baartmans Howard Beaumont Richard Bower Simon Smith Janet Dowsett Ryan Edwards

Glyn Madden Steve Marsden James Sargeant Chiho Sunamoto

SOLD OUT with OVER 330 YAMAHA ENTHUSIASTS! 

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  OCTOBER EXTRAVAGANZA 2005
a 20th anniversary event

30th September- 7th OCTOBER 2005

A  "taster" of what you missed

JOHN MANN	His fabulous one man show returns for a rare festival visit especially for our 20th anniversary.
CLAUDIA HIRSCHFELD	The talented No1 continental Lady organist returns with a special new show.
JOHANNES FREITAG	A Caister first for the top Organ Star from DISNEYWORLD, don't miss his flamboyant show
STAN KOYAMA	Simply great news the friendly & talented American is back in the UK for a special Caister concert
YURI TACHIBANA	Stunning Japanese Organ player on Roland

 SUPERB INTERNATIONAL NAMES  
NOT FORGETTING THE VERY BEST OF BRITISH YOUR FAVOURITES
FROM 20 YEARS of MUSICAL MAGIC

BRIAN SHARP	TONY STACE	BRETT WALES	ANDREW NIX	PHIL TEMPEST
CHRIS POWELL	STEVE LOWDELL	TIM FLINT	RICHARD BOWER	IAN GRIFFIN
PETER HAYWARD	JANET DOWSETT	DANIEL WATT	NICHOLAS MARTIN	ANGIE DIGGENS
TONY STACE	JEAN MARTYN	CHRIS JONES	DANIEL WATT	JOHN WALKER
GLYN MADDEN	DAVID THOMAS	DAVID LINGWOOD	CHRIS POWELL	PAUL CARMEN

+ MANY MANY MORE NAMES 

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CAISTER SPRING SPECTACULAR 2005
this 20th anniversary event was held on 22nd - 29th APRIL 2005

JUST a TASTER OF WHAT YOU MISSED!!!

ROBERT BARTHA	Yes fabulous news top "Euro-star" Robert Bartha joined us for an exclusive Caister show on his mighty Boehm.
GEORGE FLEURY	Yes great new one of Europes "giants" of the keyboard was with us for a very rare UK appearance
BILL IRWIN	Our American Maestro friend returned with a group of State side friends adding to the international flavour of this special celebration event.
DIRKJAN RANZIJN	A welcome return for the friendly Continental star complete with his majestic Bohm Organs
HARRY HARRIS	Star of TV & broadcasting, his big personality & fabulous talent "tickling the ivories" was unmissable. he also be played a special late-night at the Bull & Bush

ELECTONE NATIONAL ORGAN COMPETITION - For the first time Caister played host to the Electone clubs National Organ competition, you missed a chance to see new young talent showing off their concert skills. 

STARS of PAGE & STAGE- A special evening celebrating the superb talents of Keyboard Cavalcade feature writers in concert, including "theatre supremo" LEN RAWLE & TONY BACK 

PLUS........ A  GALAXY of the VERY BEST of BRITISH

MICHAEL WOOLDRIGE	PHIL SOLOMAN	JEAN MARTYN	DAVID THOMAS	PENNY WEEDON
JOHN MAUL	STEVE LOWDELL	LONGHAWN TRIO	ROBERT WOLFE	BRIAN SHARP
TONY STACE	BRETT WALES	ANDREW NIX	CHRIS POWELL	TIM FLINT
RICHARD BOWER	IAN GRIFFIN	PETER HAYWARD	JANET DOWSETT	DANIEL WATT
CHRIS JONES	DAVID LINGWOOD	PAUL CARMEN	ROD POOLEY	PETER SHAW

"It's rather like a who's who in the world of popular British Organists"

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BLACKPOOL EXTRAVAGANZA 2005
this 20th anniversary event was held on:
13th-20th May 2005 (7 nights)

A TASTER OF WHAT YOU MISSED

TONY FENELON	The friendly & fabulous Aussie master returned for a rare UK show...........FANTASTIC
MARK WHALE	Fresh from his standing ovation at Caister in October, a superb performance
DENNIS AWE	Fabulous American artist played Lowrey
CARSTEN LINDER	Top new European talent played Wersi
MIKE OUDEWAAL	A Blackpool first for this top Continental Organist..fabulous!
BILL HORN	The friendly talents of "big Bill" & his superb American Masterclass & show
JOHN BOWDLER	Several of the current BLACKPOOL TOWER team were on centre for a special 20th anniversary show

NOT FORGETTING THE VERY BEST OF BRITISH YOUR FAVOURITES FROM 20 YEARS of MUSICAL MAGIC