Arts & Business New Partners have teamed up with the University of Ulster and natural gas provider firmus energy to offer community groups complementary tickets for the New Year Viennese Johann Strauss Gala concert at the University of Ulster in Coleraine.

The investment from Arts & Business New Partners is a big boost for community groups in the area who want the opportunity to experience live classical music.

Arts & Business New Partners is funded by the Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure and is aimed at developing innovative partnerships between business and the arts.

Heather Carr, Client Services manager with Arts & Business says: “Arts & Business are delighted to be supporting the partnership between the University of Ulster and firmus energy as a fantastic example of how businesses working with the arts can benefit the whole community.”

Radio and television presenter Sean Rafferty will join the Ulster Orchestra at the University of Ulster next month to introduce popular classical pieces by the Strauss family, Lehar, Gounod and Zeller.

The annual Viennese Concert will take place in the Diamond, University of Ulster Coleraine on 3 Wednesday January 2007 at 8pm.

Tickets are priced at £1 for children under 18, £3 for full-time students and those in receipt of benefits, £12 for senior citizens and £14 full price. Tickets can be purchased in the Riverside Theatre and Coleraine Tourist Information Centre.

The Theatre closes on 22 December and does not re-open before the concert.

Tickets can also be purchased in the Cultural Development Office, University of Ulster, Coleraine campus when the University re-opens on 2 January 2007.

Telephone bookings 028 7032 3232. For further information contact Cultural Development on 028 7032 4683.

For further information, please contact:

David Young
Telephone: 028 90366074
Email: David Young