{"id":2564,"date":"2010-12-07T16:49:31","date_gmt":"2010-12-07T15:49:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.whatsonni.com\/blog\/?p=2564"},"modified":"2010-12-07T16:49:31","modified_gmt":"2010-12-07T15:49:31","slug":"duke-special-and-the-ulster-orchestra-in-fundraising-spectacular","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/2010\/12\/duke-special-and-the-ulster-orchestra-in-fundraising-spectacular\/","title":{"rendered":"Duke Special and the Ulster Orchestra in fundraising spectacular!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Talented local singer-songwriter, Duke Special, is set to take to the stage with the Ulster Orchestra for a Valentine fundraising gala in the Ulster Hall in February.<\/p>\n

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Duke Special in full flow with the Ulster Orchestra.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Spectacular Spectacular!<\/em> will take place in the atmospheric surroundings of the newly-restored Ulster Hall and will include a drinks reception, a sumptuous five-course meal courtesy of Yellow Door and live entertainment by the Orchestra and special guest star, Duke Special.<\/p>\n

The artist, whose real name is Peter Wilson, has amassed quite a following in Northern Ireland and beyond in the last few years and his live performances have become legendary. He has performed with the Ulster Orchestra before \u2013 to a capacity Belfast Waterfront in 2008 as part of the Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival and at the recent BBC Proms in the Park in Hillsborough.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe fundraising gala is the perfect opportunity to showcase local talents – a Belfast-born artist and the Ulster Orchestra,\u201d said Heather Wright, Funding Officer with the Ulster Orchestra. \u201cAnd the funds raised will enable the Orchestra to bring music to children across the province \u2013 who knows how many Duke Specials or violinists we may inspire with our school projects!\u201d<\/p>\n

The essential funds raised from the musical extravaganza will support the Ulster Orchestra\u2019s ongoing work throughout Northern Ireland and its award-winning education and outreach projects.\u00a0 Tables of 10 are priced at \u00a31500 and individual seats are \u00a3150.<\/p>\n

If you would like further information about the event or to reserve your table please contact heather@ulsterorchestra.com or telephone 028 9026 0472. <\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Talented local singer-songwriter, Duke Special, is set to take to the stage with the Ulster Orchestra for a Valentine fundraising gala in the Ulster Hall in February. Spectacular Spectacular! will take place in the atmospheric surroundings of the newly-restored Ulster Hall and will include a drinks reception, a sumptuous five-course meal courtesy of Yellow Door … Continued<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[428,1305,1310,1306,1307,1148,400,1303,1304,1308,541,9,1309],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2564"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2564"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2564\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2567,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2564\/revisions\/2567"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2564"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2564"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2564"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}