The Stables (also known as the Stables Theatre) is a music venue situated in Wavendon, a small village in south-east
Milton Keynes
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The Stables hosts over 400 concerts and around 250 education events a year including the National Youth Music Camps which take place over the summer.
Cleo Laine
Dame Cleo Laine, Lady Dankworth (born Clementine Dinah Bullock; 28 October 1927)Dave Brubeck
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Bill Wyman
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Nils Lofgren
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(both with Cockney Rebel and his 2-5 piece acoustic sets).
It has hosted many live broadcasts including
BBC Radio 2
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's ''Live from the Stables'' series,
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recitals and recordings for CD and DVD releases including ''Never the Bride''. The Stables commissioned the ''Harbour of Songs'' album, produced by
Adrian McNally
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of The Unthanks and released on Proper Records in July 2012.
The Stables learning and participation programme features workshops, masterclasses and residential courses.
Alumni from the National Youth Music Camps, founded by
Avril Dankworth
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The Stables is owned by Wavendon Allmusic Plan Ltd (WAP) - a private company limited by guarantee and a registered charity (no 261645) with an aim to engage the widest range of people with music in all its diversity. It is managed by a board of trustees which is responsible for policy and strategic direction. Then there are two wholly owned subsidiary companies, The Stables Theatre (registered charity no 1178665), and The Stables Trading Ltd (currently dormant) which carry out the operational activities of the company.
Dame
Cleo Laine
Dame Cleo Laine, Lady Dankworth (born Clementine Dinah Bullock; 28 October 1927)Evelyn Glennie Honorary Patron. Monica Ferguson is the Chief Executive and Artistic Director.
The Stables is supported by around 250 volunteers and provides training and apprenticeships.
IF: Milton Keynes International Festival
The Stables also produces IF: Milton Keynes International Festival, a multi-arts festival that engages people with music and sound in surprising ways in unusual spaces and places. The biennial festival, founded in 2010, runs for 10 days in July across central Milton Keynes.IF: Milton Keynes International Festival /ref>
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