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FUSE Violinists Linzi Stoppard & Ben Lee Feature at Henley Festival Bond Gala A blockbuster evening featuring some of the greatest film scores and theme songs in movie history. Presented by Joanna Lumley, starring Hannah Waddingham and Alex Bourne and featuring the world's leading electric violin duo, British violin duo FUSE Linzi Stoppard and Ben Lee. Shaken But Not Stirred At Henley Festival Bond Gala Featuring FUSE Violinists Linzi Stoppard & Ben Lee . A blockbuster evening featuring some of the greatest film scores and theme songs in movie history – the sound, look and feel of James Bond. Presented by Joanna Lumley, the evening starred Hannah Waddingham and Alex Bourne and featured one of the world's leading electric violin duo, British violin duo fuse (aka Linzi Stoppard and Ben Lee) playing their million dollar crystal violins. The music was provided by an augmented Royal Philharmonic Orchestra making a welcome return to the Festival under the baton of Gareth Hudson. The programme also featured Strictly Come Dancing stars Kristina Rhianoff and Robin Windsor. Big tunes, stunts, cameo appearances – simply one hit after another: Diamonds are Forever, For your eyes only, Live and Let Die, Goldfinger, Skyfall. Before the music even started the audience were ‘stirred’ by the arrival of local stuntman Gary Connery who skydived down on to the lawns of the festival grounds. Gary whose films include James Bond ‘Die Another Day’ but now best known for his ‘Queen’ skydiving James Bond role at the Olympic opening

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FUSE  Violinists  Linzi  Stoppard  &  Ben  Lee  Feature  at    Henley  Festival  Bond  Gala  

 A  blockbuster  evening  featuring  some  of  the  greatest  film  scores  and  theme  songs  

in  movie  history.    

Presented  by  Joanna  Lumley,  starring  Hannah  Waddingham  and  Alex  Bourne  and  featuring  the  world's  leading  electric  violin  duo,  British  violin  duo  FUSE  Linzi  

Stoppard  and  Ben  Lee.    Shaken  But  Not  Stirred  At  Henley  Festival  Bond  Gala  Featuring  FUSE  Violinists  

Linzi  Stoppard  &  Ben  Lee.    

   A  blockbuster  evening  featuring  some  of  the  greatest  film  scores  and  theme  songs  in  movie  history  –  the  sound,  look  and  feel  of  James  Bond.  Presented  by  Joanna  Lumley,  the  evening  starred  Hannah  Waddingham  and  Alex  Bourne  and  featured  one  of  the  world's  leading  electric  violin  duo,  British  violin  duo  fuse  (aka  Linzi  Stoppard  and  Ben  Lee)  playing  their  million  dollar  crystal  violins.    The  music  was  provided  by  an  augmented  Royal  Philharmonic  Orchestra  making  a  welcome  return  to  the  Festival  under  the  baton  of  Gareth  Hudson.  The  programme  also  featured  Strictly  Come  Dancing  stars  Kristina  Rhianoff  and  Robin  Windsor.  Big  tunes,  stunts,  cameo  appearances  –  simply  one  hit  after  another:  Diamonds  are  Forever,  For  your  eyes  only,  Live  and  Let  Die,  Goldfinger,  Skyfall.    Before  the  music  even  started  the  audience  were  ‘stirred’  by  the  arrival  of  local  stuntman  Gary  Connery  who  skydived  down  on  to  the  lawns  of  the  festival  grounds.  Gary  whose  films  include  James  Bond  ‘Die  Another  Day’  but  now  best  known  for  his  ‘Queen’  skydiving  James  Bond  role  at  the  Olympic  opening  

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ceremony  last  year.  After  arriving  on  stage  Stewart  Collins,  the  Festival  Director,  asked  “Do  you  have  a  ticket  for  tonight  Gary?”    The  music,  played  by  the  fantastic  Royal  Philharmonic  Orchestra,  opened  the  show  with  the  James  Bond  famous  theme  tune.  West  End  stars  Hannah  Waddingham  and  Alex  Bourne  then  delighted  the  audience  with  their  powerful  renditions  of  James  Bond  hits  starting  with  ‘Goldfinger’  and  included  ‘Live  and  Let  Die’,  ‘Diamonds  are  Forever’,  ‘View  to  a  Kill’  and  ‘For  Your  Eyes  Only’  to  name  just  a  few.    

   Joanna  Lumley,  a  Bond  girl  herself  in  ‘On  Her  Majesty’s  Service,  hosted  the  evening  and  provided  great  interludes  of  Bond  facts  between  the  music.  She  said,  “Even  though  I’m  a  pensioner,  I  can  say  that  I’m  forever  a  ‘Bond  Girl’  and  you  can’t  take  that  away.”    The  programme  also  featured  Strictly  Come  Dancing  stars  Kristina  Rhianoff  and  Robin  Windsor  who  danced  passionately  to  the  music  and  the  dynamic  electric  violinists  Linzi  Stoppard  and  Ben  Lee  (FUSE)  performed  on  their  exclusive  million  dollar  Swarovski  crystal  encrusted  violins.    

   The  FUSE  violin  duo,  Linzi  Stoppard  and  Ben  Lee  are  carving  out  a  unique  musical  niche  and  an  equally  unique  fan  base  with  their  incredible  sound.  Many  string  instruments  have  electric  varieties,  but  those  musicians  typically  use  a  traditional  acoustic  instrument  so  you  end  up  with  a  traditional  sound,  albeit  a  bit  louder.  Their  approach  is  very  different.  They  utilise  sonic  processors  and  a  unique  type  of  electric  violin.  The  result  is  their  very  own  FUSE  style.  To  achieve  their  trademark  sound,  the  electric  violinists  of  FUSE  called  upon  a  suite  of  high-­‐tech  equipment,  including  their  trademark  Bridge  electric  violins,  

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valve  amps  and  sonic  processors  to  create  their  album.  The  result  is  a  new  style  of  rock  that’s  unlike  anything  you’ve  ever  heard.    The  FUSE  violin  duo  has  received  tremendous  critical  acclaim  from  some  of  the  world’s  leading  publications,  including  the  Daily  Telegraph,  the  Daily  Mail,  OK  Magazine,  and  Hello  Magazine,  among  others.    But  Linzi  Stoppard  and  Ben  Lee  don’t  just  have  the  talent  and  the  innovative  sound;  they’ve  also  got  the  look.  A  blend  of  glam  and  rock,  the  dynamic  FUSE  violin  duo  quite  literally  dazzle  with  their  memorable  personal  style  and  their  shimmering  Swarovski  Crystal-­‐encrusted  violins.    In  fact,  the  two  members  of  FUSE  were  recently  named  as  the  newest  faces  on  C  Music  TV,  an  international  music  video  channel  –  and  yet  another  confirmation  of  their  “arrival”  on  the  mainstream  music  scene.  Further  proof?  Their  standing  ovations  following  recent  performances  at  the  iconic  Cannes  Film  Festival  and  the  Monaco  Grand  Prix.    

   Celebrity  guests  at  the  Bond  Gala  included  Alan  Titmarsh  and  Nick  Knowles  from  DIY  SOS.  Home  Secretary  and  MP  for  Maidenhead,  Theresa  May  also  enjoyed  the  show  from  the  Grandstand.    The  evening  ended  with  Hannah  singing  ‘Skyfall’  accompanied  by  electric  violinists  Linzi  Stoppard  and  Ben  Lee,  the  first  Oscar  winning  Bond  song  and  the  audience  giving  a  standing  ovation  and  wanting  more.    A  blockbuster  evening  on  a  beautiful  night  by  the  Thames.    The  FUSE  violin  duo,  Linzi  Stoppard  and  Ben  Lee  are  carving  out  a  unique  musical  niche  and  an  equally  unique  fan  base  with  their  incredible  sound.  Many  string  instruments  have  electric  varieties,  but  those  musicians  typically  use  a  traditional  acoustic  instrument  so  you  end  up  with  a  traditional  sound,  albeit  a  bit  louder.  Their  approach  is  very  different.  They  utilise  sonic  processors  and  a  unique  type  of  electric  violin.  The  result  is  their  very  own  FUSE  style.    For  more  information  –  www.fuseofficial.com