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Oct
15
Thu
Battle Field Surgery: Blood Pus and Pain @ Highgate Cemetery
Oct 15 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm

Battle Field Surgery: Blood Pus and Pain

Discover the gory facts and curious tools used in a time before anesthetics and antiseptics.  Meet Mr King, Crimean Surgeon RN, for an enlightening demonstration of the techniques in the theatre of war (not for the faint hearted).

Geoff King will share his wide knowledge of historic medical technique with his amazing collection of real and replica instruments and a little audience participation.  Discover how an amputation took place, what happened if you had a bladder stone and learn about the kind of injuries occurred during war.

Oct
31
Sat
New course for volunteer tour guides @ Highgate Cemetery
Oct 31 @ 10:30 am – 1:00 pm

STARTS 31 OCTOBER 2015. APPLICATIONS CLOSE MONDAY 28 SEPTEMBER 2015

We’re looking for people to share their knowledge and enthusiasm for Highgate Cemetery with our visitors.

Our new course runs over four Saturday mornings from 31st October 10.30am until about 1pm.

The course covers the founding and development of the Cemetery as well as some of the most famous people buried here. You’ll also learn tour guiding skills and cash handling so that you can contribute to a great visitor experience.

For more information on the role, visit http://highgatecemetery.org/help/volunteer

and read our Volunteer Tour Guide role description.

To apply, complete our Volunteer Application Form and return it to us by Monday 28 September 2015.

Nov
7
Sat
New course for volunteer tour guides @ Highgate Cemetery
Nov 7 @ 10:30 am – 1:00 pm

STARTS 31 OCTOBER 2015. APPLICATIONS CLOSE MONDAY 28 SEPTEMBER 2015

We’re looking for people to share their knowledge and enthusiasm for Highgate Cemetery with our visitors.

Our new course runs over four Saturday mornings from 31st October 10.30am until about 1pm.

The course covers the founding and development of the Cemetery as well as some of the most famous people buried here. You’ll also learn tour guiding skills and cash handling so that you can contribute to a great visitor experience.

For more information on the role, visit http://highgatecemetery.org/help/volunteer

and read our Volunteer Tour Guide role description.

To apply, complete our Volunteer Application Form and return it to us by Monday 28 September 2015.

Nov
14
Sat
New course for volunteer tour guides @ Highgate Cemetery
Nov 14 @ 10:30 am – 1:00 pm

STARTS 31 OCTOBER 2015. APPLICATIONS CLOSE MONDAY 28 SEPTEMBER 2015

We’re looking for people to share their knowledge and enthusiasm for Highgate Cemetery with our visitors.

Our new course runs over four Saturday mornings from 31st October 10.30am until about 1pm.

The course covers the founding and development of the Cemetery as well as some of the most famous people buried here. You’ll also learn tour guiding skills and cash handling so that you can contribute to a great visitor experience.

For more information on the role, visit http://highgatecemetery.org/help/volunteer

and read our Volunteer Tour Guide role description.

To apply, complete our Volunteer Application Form and return it to us by Monday 28 September 2015.

Nov
21
Sat
New course for volunteer tour guides @ Highgate Cemetery
Nov 21 @ 10:30 am – 1:00 pm

STARTS 31 OCTOBER 2015. APPLICATIONS CLOSE MONDAY 28 SEPTEMBER 2015

We’re looking for people to share their knowledge and enthusiasm for Highgate Cemetery with our visitors.

Our new course runs over four Saturday mornings from 31st October 10.30am until about 1pm.

The course covers the founding and development of the Cemetery as well as some of the most famous people buried here. You’ll also learn tour guiding skills and cash handling so that you can contribute to a great visitor experience.

For more information on the role, visit http://highgatecemetery.org/help/volunteer

and read our Volunteer Tour Guide role description.

To apply, complete our Volunteer Application Form and return it to us by Monday 28 September 2015.

Jun
18
Sat
Choral concert: High Summer Holds the Earth @ St Mary Brookfield Church
Jun 18 @ 7:30 pm – 9:15 pm

Glorious and good-natured music for a summer evening: acclaimed London chamber choir Voxcetera have invited the brilliant Edinburgh ensemble Rudsambee to join them for a joint concert of choral musical, ranging from Tudor anthems to the present day.

The programme includes Samuel Barber and Morten Lauridsen‘s spinetingling arrangements of Sure On This Shining Night; anthems by Biebl, Byrd, Tallis and Weelkes; settings of Shakespeare songs by ShearingJames MacMillan‘s haunting and unmistakeably celtic The Galant Weaver; and folk songs by Reger.

Two great choirs, much great music, one lovely evening.


Rudsambee Company of Singers, conductor Ciara Coleman
Voxcetera, conductor Jane Hopkins
with Adam Johnson, piano

Nov
12
Sat
Highgate Choral Society sings Brahms German Requiem @ All Hallows Church
Nov 12 @ 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm

The opening concert in our 2016-2017 season has a sombre feel, commemorating the centenary of the Battle of the Somme. Starting with The Banks of Green Willow by George Butterworth, who was killed in action on 5th August 1916, aged 31, this work is complemented by Ronald Corp’s The Somme – A Lament. The mood lifts with the choral arrangement of Serenade to Music by Butterworth’s contemporary, Vaughan Williams and the programme closes with Brahms’s glorious German Requiem.

Nov
18
Fri
PRINTMAKERS COUNCIL: Loosely Bound – a playful take on the subject of books & printed matter @ Highgate Gallery
Nov 18 @ 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Highgate Gallery at the Highgate Literary and Scientific Institution is the perfect venue for hosting this wide-ranging multimedia collection of new artworks by members of the Printmakers Council. With a multitude of techniques on show, visitors will be offered the chance to see some of the very best printmaking in the UK today. ‘Loosely Bound’, as the title suggests, has given the artists an opportunity to respond to this rich theme.

On show will be artworks inspired by literature in all its forms – novels, plays, poetry and much more. Examples of new pieces include those by Invited Artist Liz Collini, whose beautifully printed lettering or word pieces have been commissioned by various corporate organisations and are also part of the V&A Museum collection. Other prints relate to illustration such as the mysterious works combining collage and print by Lynn Hatzius whose clients include Random House, Bloomsbury and Faber and Faber. Pages from handmade linocut artist books by Graham Smith are another highlight. The exhibition will feature many traditional print techniques including etching, lithography, silkscreen, linocut and woodblock plus new contemporary techniques such as photopolymer and computer-based artwork.

The Printmakers Council was established in 1965 with the primary aim of forming a ‘pressure group’ to promote and encourage printmaking, especially experimental and contemporary work. Eminent artist Michael Rothenstein, the first Chairman, set up the association with a committee comprising of Anthony Gross, Stanley Jones and other leading artist printmakers of the time. The PMC, a non-profit making organisation run by artists, has exhibited worldwide. It continues to emphasise education through lectures and demonstrations, to promote printmaking in all its forms and to support its members via newsletters and the website: www.printmakerscouncil.com

For further information, please contact: Theresa Pateman, Printmakers Council: printpmc@googlemail.com

18 November – 1 December 2016.  Gallery open Tuesday-Friday 1-5pm, Saturday 11am-4pm, Sunday 11am-5pm; closed Mondays.

Image: ©Graham Smith, 2016. All Rights Reserved
Image: ©Graham Smith, 2016. All Rights Reserved

 

Nov
20
Sun
PRINTMAKERS COUNCIL: Loosely Bound – a playful take on the subject of books & printed matter @ Highgate Gallery
Nov 20 @ 11:00 am – 5:00 pm

Highgate Gallery at the Highgate Literary and Scientific Institution is the perfect venue for hosting this wide-ranging multimedia collection of new artworks by members of the Printmakers Council. With a multitude of techniques on show, visitors will be offered the chance to see some of the very best printmaking in the UK today. ‘Loosely Bound’, as the title suggests, has given the artists an opportunity to respond to this rich theme.

On show will be artworks inspired by literature in all its forms – novels, plays, poetry and much more. Examples of new pieces include those by Invited Artist Liz Collini, whose beautifully printed lettering or word pieces have been commissioned by various corporate organisations and are also part of the V&A Museum collection. Other prints relate to illustration such as the mysterious works combining collage and print by Lynn Hatzius whose clients include Random House, Bloomsbury and Faber and Faber. Pages from handmade linocut artist books by Graham Smith are another highlight. The exhibition will feature many traditional print techniques including etching, lithography, silkscreen, linocut and woodblock plus new contemporary techniques such as photopolymer and computer-based artwork.

The Printmakers Council was established in 1965 with the primary aim of forming a ‘pressure group’ to promote and encourage printmaking, especially experimental and contemporary work. Eminent artist Michael Rothenstein, the first Chairman, set up the association with a committee comprising of Anthony Gross, Stanley Jones and other leading artist printmakers of the time. The PMC, a non-profit making organisation run by artists, has exhibited worldwide. It continues to emphasise education through lectures and demonstrations, to promote printmaking in all its forms and to support its members via newsletters and the website: www.printmakerscouncil.com

For further information, please contact: Theresa Pateman, Printmakers Council: printpmc@googlemail.com

18 November – 1 December 2016. Gallery open Tuesday-Friday 1-5pm, Saturday 11am-4pm, Sunday 11am-5pm; closed Mondays.

Image: ©Graham Smith, 2016. All Rights Reserved
Image: ©Graham Smith, 2016. All Rights Reserved
Nov
22
Tue
PRINTMAKERS COUNCIL: Loosely Bound – a playful take on the subject of books & printed matter @ Highgate Gallery
Nov 22 @ 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Highgate Gallery at the Highgate Literary and Scientific Institution is the perfect venue for hosting this wide-ranging multimedia collection of new artworks by members of the Printmakers Council. With a multitude of techniques on show, visitors will be offered the chance to see some of the very best printmaking in the UK today. ‘Loosely Bound’, as the title suggests, has given the artists an opportunity to respond to this rich theme.

On show will be artworks inspired by literature in all its forms – novels, plays, poetry and much more. Examples of new pieces include those by Invited Artist Liz Collini, whose beautifully printed lettering or word pieces have been commissioned by various corporate organisations and are also part of the V&A Museum collection. Other prints relate to illustration such as the mysterious works combining collage and print by Lynn Hatzius whose clients include Random House, Bloomsbury and Faber and Faber. Pages from handmade linocut artist books by Graham Smith are another highlight. The exhibition will feature many traditional print techniques including etching, lithography, silkscreen, linocut and woodblock plus new contemporary techniques such as photopolymer and computer-based artwork.

The Printmakers Council was established in 1965 with the primary aim of forming a ‘pressure group’ to promote and encourage printmaking, especially experimental and contemporary work. Eminent artist Michael Rothenstein, the first Chairman, set up the association with a committee comprising of Anthony Gross, Stanley Jones and other leading artist printmakers of the time. The PMC, a non-profit making organisation run by artists, has exhibited worldwide. It continues to emphasise education through lectures and demonstrations, to promote printmaking in all its forms and to support its members via newsletters and the website: www.printmakerscouncil.com

For further information, please contact: Theresa Pateman, Printmakers Council: printpmc@googlemail.com

18 November – 1 December 2016.  Gallery open Tuesday-Friday 1-5pm, Saturday 11am-4pm, Sunday 11am-5pm; closed Mondays.

Image: ©Graham Smith, 2016. All Rights Reserved
Image: ©Graham Smith, 2016. All Rights Reserved

 

Nov
23
Wed
PRINTMAKERS COUNCIL: Loosely Bound – a playful take on the subject of books & printed matter @ Highgate Gallery
Nov 23 @ 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Highgate Gallery at the Highgate Literary and Scientific Institution is the perfect venue for hosting this wide-ranging multimedia collection of new artworks by members of the Printmakers Council. With a multitude of techniques on show, visitors will be offered the chance to see some of the very best printmaking in the UK today. ‘Loosely Bound’, as the title suggests, has given the artists an opportunity to respond to this rich theme.

On show will be artworks inspired by literature in all its forms – novels, plays, poetry and much more. Examples of new pieces include those by Invited Artist Liz Collini, whose beautifully printed lettering or word pieces have been commissioned by various corporate organisations and are also part of the V&A Museum collection. Other prints relate to illustration such as the mysterious works combining collage and print by Lynn Hatzius whose clients include Random House, Bloomsbury and Faber and Faber. Pages from handmade linocut artist books by Graham Smith are another highlight. The exhibition will feature many traditional print techniques including etching, lithography, silkscreen, linocut and woodblock plus new contemporary techniques such as photopolymer and computer-based artwork.

The Printmakers Council was established in 1965 with the primary aim of forming a ‘pressure group’ to promote and encourage printmaking, especially experimental and contemporary work. Eminent artist Michael Rothenstein, the first Chairman, set up the association with a committee comprising of Anthony Gross, Stanley Jones and other leading artist printmakers of the time. The PMC, a non-profit making organisation run by artists, has exhibited worldwide. It continues to emphasise education through lectures and demonstrations, to promote printmaking in all its forms and to support its members via newsletters and the website: www.printmakerscouncil.com

For further information, please contact: Theresa Pateman, Printmakers Council: printpmc@googlemail.com

18 November – 1 December 2016.  Gallery open Tuesday-Friday 1-5pm, Saturday 11am-4pm, Sunday 11am-5pm; closed Mondays.

Image: ©Graham Smith, 2016. All Rights Reserved
Image: ©Graham Smith, 2016. All Rights Reserved

 

Nov
24
Thu
PRINTMAKERS COUNCIL: Loosely Bound – a playful take on the subject of books & printed matter @ Highgate Gallery
Nov 24 @ 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Highgate Gallery at the Highgate Literary and Scientific Institution is the perfect venue for hosting this wide-ranging multimedia collection of new artworks by members of the Printmakers Council. With a multitude of techniques on show, visitors will be offered the chance to see some of the very best printmaking in the UK today. ‘Loosely Bound’, as the title suggests, has given the artists an opportunity to respond to this rich theme.

On show will be artworks inspired by literature in all its forms – novels, plays, poetry and much more. Examples of new pieces include those by Invited Artist Liz Collini, whose beautifully printed lettering or word pieces have been commissioned by various corporate organisations and are also part of the V&A Museum collection. Other prints relate to illustration such as the mysterious works combining collage and print by Lynn Hatzius whose clients include Random House, Bloomsbury and Faber and Faber. Pages from handmade linocut artist books by Graham Smith are another highlight. The exhibition will feature many traditional print techniques including etching, lithography, silkscreen, linocut and woodblock plus new contemporary techniques such as photopolymer and computer-based artwork.

The Printmakers Council was established in 1965 with the primary aim of forming a ‘pressure group’ to promote and encourage printmaking, especially experimental and contemporary work. Eminent artist Michael Rothenstein, the first Chairman, set up the association with a committee comprising of Anthony Gross, Stanley Jones and other leading artist printmakers of the time. The PMC, a non-profit making organisation run by artists, has exhibited worldwide. It continues to emphasise education through lectures and demonstrations, to promote printmaking in all its forms and to support its members via newsletters and the website: www.printmakerscouncil.com

For further information, please contact: Theresa Pateman, Printmakers Council: printpmc@googlemail.com

18 November – 1 December 2016.  Gallery open Tuesday-Friday 1-5pm, Saturday 11am-4pm, Sunday 11am-5pm; closed Mondays.

Image: ©Graham Smith, 2016. All Rights Reserved
Image: ©Graham Smith, 2016. All Rights Reserved

 

Nov
25
Fri
PRINTMAKERS COUNCIL: Loosely Bound – a playful take on the subject of books & printed matter @ Highgate Gallery
Nov 25 @ 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Highgate Gallery at the Highgate Literary and Scientific Institution is the perfect venue for hosting this wide-ranging multimedia collection of new artworks by members of the Printmakers Council. With a multitude of techniques on show, visitors will be offered the chance to see some of the very best printmaking in the UK today. ‘Loosely Bound’, as the title suggests, has given the artists an opportunity to respond to this rich theme.

On show will be artworks inspired by literature in all its forms – novels, plays, poetry and much more. Examples of new pieces include those by Invited Artist Liz Collini, whose beautifully printed lettering or word pieces have been commissioned by various corporate organisations and are also part of the V&A Museum collection. Other prints relate to illustration such as the mysterious works combining collage and print by Lynn Hatzius whose clients include Random House, Bloomsbury and Faber and Faber. Pages from handmade linocut artist books by Graham Smith are another highlight. The exhibition will feature many traditional print techniques including etching, lithography, silkscreen, linocut and woodblock plus new contemporary techniques such as photopolymer and computer-based artwork.

The Printmakers Council was established in 1965 with the primary aim of forming a ‘pressure group’ to promote and encourage printmaking, especially experimental and contemporary work. Eminent artist Michael Rothenstein, the first Chairman, set up the association with a committee comprising of Anthony Gross, Stanley Jones and other leading artist printmakers of the time. The PMC, a non-profit making organisation run by artists, has exhibited worldwide. It continues to emphasise education through lectures and demonstrations, to promote printmaking in all its forms and to support its members via newsletters and the website: www.printmakerscouncil.com

For further information, please contact: Theresa Pateman, Printmakers Council: printpmc@googlemail.com

18 November – 1 December 2016.  Gallery open Tuesday-Friday 1-5pm, Saturday 11am-4pm, Sunday 11am-5pm; closed Mondays.

Image: ©Graham Smith, 2016. All Rights Reserved
Image: ©Graham Smith, 2016. All Rights Reserved

 

Nov
27
Sun
PRINTMAKERS COUNCIL: Loosely Bound – a playful take on the subject of books & printed matter @ Highgate Gallery
Nov 27 @ 11:00 am – 5:00 pm

Highgate Gallery at the Highgate Literary and Scientific Institution is the perfect venue for hosting this wide-ranging multimedia collection of new artworks by members of the Printmakers Council. With a multitude of techniques on show, visitors will be offered the chance to see some of the very best printmaking in the UK today. ‘Loosely Bound’, as the title suggests, has given the artists an opportunity to respond to this rich theme.

On show will be artworks inspired by literature in all its forms – novels, plays, poetry and much more. Examples of new pieces include those by Invited Artist Liz Collini, whose beautifully printed lettering or word pieces have been commissioned by various corporate organisations and are also part of the V&A Museum collection. Other prints relate to illustration such as the mysterious works combining collage and print by Lynn Hatzius whose clients include Random House, Bloomsbury and Faber and Faber. Pages from handmade linocut artist books by Graham Smith are another highlight. The exhibition will feature many traditional print techniques including etching, lithography, silkscreen, linocut and woodblock plus new contemporary techniques such as photopolymer and computer-based artwork.

The Printmakers Council was established in 1965 with the primary aim of forming a ‘pressure group’ to promote and encourage printmaking, especially experimental and contemporary work. Eminent artist Michael Rothenstein, the first Chairman, set up the association with a committee comprising of Anthony Gross, Stanley Jones and other leading artist printmakers of the time. The PMC, a non-profit making organisation run by artists, has exhibited worldwide. It continues to emphasise education through lectures and demonstrations, to promote printmaking in all its forms and to support its members via newsletters and the website: www.printmakerscouncil.com

For further information, please contact: Theresa Pateman, Printmakers Council: printpmc@googlemail.com

18 November – 1 December 2016. Gallery open Tuesday-Friday 1-5pm, Saturday 11am-4pm, Sunday 11am-5pm; closed Mondays.

Image: ©Graham Smith, 2016. All Rights Reserved
Image: ©Graham Smith, 2016. All Rights Reserved
Nov
29
Tue
PRINTMAKERS COUNCIL: Loosely Bound – a playful take on the subject of books & printed matter @ Highgate Gallery
Nov 29 @ 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Highgate Gallery at the Highgate Literary and Scientific Institution is the perfect venue for hosting this wide-ranging multimedia collection of new artworks by members of the Printmakers Council. With a multitude of techniques on show, visitors will be offered the chance to see some of the very best printmaking in the UK today. ‘Loosely Bound’, as the title suggests, has given the artists an opportunity to respond to this rich theme.

On show will be artworks inspired by literature in all its forms – novels, plays, poetry and much more. Examples of new pieces include those by Invited Artist Liz Collini, whose beautifully printed lettering or word pieces have been commissioned by various corporate organisations and are also part of the V&A Museum collection. Other prints relate to illustration such as the mysterious works combining collage and print by Lynn Hatzius whose clients include Random House, Bloomsbury and Faber and Faber. Pages from handmade linocut artist books by Graham Smith are another highlight. The exhibition will feature many traditional print techniques including etching, lithography, silkscreen, linocut and woodblock plus new contemporary techniques such as photopolymer and computer-based artwork.

The Printmakers Council was established in 1965 with the primary aim of forming a ‘pressure group’ to promote and encourage printmaking, especially experimental and contemporary work. Eminent artist Michael Rothenstein, the first Chairman, set up the association with a committee comprising of Anthony Gross, Stanley Jones and other leading artist printmakers of the time. The PMC, a non-profit making organisation run by artists, has exhibited worldwide. It continues to emphasise education through lectures and demonstrations, to promote printmaking in all its forms and to support its members via newsletters and the website: www.printmakerscouncil.com

For further information, please contact: Theresa Pateman, Printmakers Council: printpmc@googlemail.com

18 November – 1 December 2016.  Gallery open Tuesday-Friday 1-5pm, Saturday 11am-4pm, Sunday 11am-5pm; closed Mondays.

Image: ©Graham Smith, 2016. All Rights Reserved
Image: ©Graham Smith, 2016. All Rights Reserved

 

Nov
30
Wed
PRINTMAKERS COUNCIL: Loosely Bound – a playful take on the subject of books & printed matter @ Highgate Gallery
Nov 30 @ 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Highgate Gallery at the Highgate Literary and Scientific Institution is the perfect venue for hosting this wide-ranging multimedia collection of new artworks by members of the Printmakers Council. With a multitude of techniques on show, visitors will be offered the chance to see some of the very best printmaking in the UK today. ‘Loosely Bound’, as the title suggests, has given the artists an opportunity to respond to this rich theme.

On show will be artworks inspired by literature in all its forms – novels, plays, poetry and much more. Examples of new pieces include those by Invited Artist Liz Collini, whose beautifully printed lettering or word pieces have been commissioned by various corporate organisations and are also part of the V&A Museum collection. Other prints relate to illustration such as the mysterious works combining collage and print by Lynn Hatzius whose clients include Random House, Bloomsbury and Faber and Faber. Pages from handmade linocut artist books by Graham Smith are another highlight. The exhibition will feature many traditional print techniques including etching, lithography, silkscreen, linocut and woodblock plus new contemporary techniques such as photopolymer and computer-based artwork.

The Printmakers Council was established in 1965 with the primary aim of forming a ‘pressure group’ to promote and encourage printmaking, especially experimental and contemporary work. Eminent artist Michael Rothenstein, the first Chairman, set up the association with a committee comprising of Anthony Gross, Stanley Jones and other leading artist printmakers of the time. The PMC, a non-profit making organisation run by artists, has exhibited worldwide. It continues to emphasise education through lectures and demonstrations, to promote printmaking in all its forms and to support its members via newsletters and the website: www.printmakerscouncil.com

For further information, please contact: Theresa Pateman, Printmakers Council: printpmc@googlemail.com

18 November – 1 December 2016.  Gallery open Tuesday-Friday 1-5pm, Saturday 11am-4pm, Sunday 11am-5pm; closed Mondays.

Image: ©Graham Smith, 2016. All Rights Reserved
Image: ©Graham Smith, 2016. All Rights Reserved

 

Dec
1
Thu
PRINTMAKERS COUNCIL: Loosely Bound – a playful take on the subject of books & printed matter @ Highgate Gallery
Dec 1 @ 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Highgate Gallery at the Highgate Literary and Scientific Institution is the perfect venue for hosting this wide-ranging multimedia collection of new artworks by members of the Printmakers Council. With a multitude of techniques on show, visitors will be offered the chance to see some of the very best printmaking in the UK today. ‘Loosely Bound’, as the title suggests, has given the artists an opportunity to respond to this rich theme.

On show will be artworks inspired by literature in all its forms – novels, plays, poetry and much more. Examples of new pieces include those by Invited Artist Liz Collini, whose beautifully printed lettering or word pieces have been commissioned by various corporate organisations and are also part of the V&A Museum collection. Other prints relate to illustration such as the mysterious works combining collage and print by Lynn Hatzius whose clients include Random House, Bloomsbury and Faber and Faber. Pages from handmade linocut artist books by Graham Smith are another highlight. The exhibition will feature many traditional print techniques including etching, lithography, silkscreen, linocut and woodblock plus new contemporary techniques such as photopolymer and computer-based artwork.

The Printmakers Council was established in 1965 with the primary aim of forming a ‘pressure group’ to promote and encourage printmaking, especially experimental and contemporary work. Eminent artist Michael Rothenstein, the first Chairman, set up the association with a committee comprising of Anthony Gross, Stanley Jones and other leading artist printmakers of the time. The PMC, a non-profit making organisation run by artists, has exhibited worldwide. It continues to emphasise education through lectures and demonstrations, to promote printmaking in all its forms and to support its members via newsletters and the website: www.printmakerscouncil.com

For further information, please contact: Theresa Pateman, Printmakers Council: printpmc@googlemail.com

18 November – 1 December 2016.  Gallery open Tuesday-Friday 1-5pm, Saturday 11am-4pm, Sunday 11am-5pm; closed Mondays.

Image: ©Graham Smith, 2016. All Rights Reserved
Image: ©Graham Smith, 2016. All Rights Reserved

 

Jan
24
Tue
Max Wall and Me – a talk by Michael Pointon @ Highgate Cemetery
Jan 24 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
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Max Wall

Max Wall, who is buried in Highgate Cemetery East, is one of the great British comedians of the 20th century, as anyone who saw his character Professor Wallofski will attest. Born Maxwell George Lorimer in Brixton, he made his stage debut as Jack in Mother Goose, going on to appear in many musicals and stage comedies in the 1930s. His distinctive facial expressions and mournful voice led to many parts in films after the war including Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. He played serious parts, too: Vladimir in Beckett’s Waiting for Godot being perhaps the best known.
Max’s close friend Michael Pointon, who is writing a personal memoir about him, will regale the audience with anecdotes and insights. Max was a friend of another star buried at Highgate, Leslie ‘Hutch’ Hutchinson, and Michael will tell us about that friendship and play music Max and Hutch recorded together. The talk will be illustrated with film clips and excerpts from Max’s performances.

Sep
18
Mon
Mondays @ The Mills: Women and revolution from the bluestockings to Virginia Woolf @ Mills Centre, Highgate School
Sep 18 @ 7:00 pm – 8:15 pm

Mondays @ the Mills: Women and revolution from the bluestockings to Virginia Woolf

18 September 2017

In an exciting and engaging lecture illustrated by contemporary cartoons, Highgate’s Head of History and Foundation Historian Dr Benjamin Dabby will draw upon his ground-breaking research into the culture of Britain’s ‘long nineteenth century’ to overturn the conventional account that women were confined to the domestic sphere and excluded from public life.  In revealing a world in which public debate about the progress of the nation was shaped increasingly by women, he will show how women’s and men’s gendered identities were as hotly debated then as they are today. Dr Dabby’s latest book: Women as Public Moralists in Britain has been published recently by the Royal Historical Society, and copies will be on sale for £30.

Talks take place on Mondays at 7pm in the AV Room in the Mills Centre. Refreshments, including wine, are available from 6.30 pm and afterwards.

Oct
9
Mon
Mondays @ the Mills: Ecuador and the Galápagos @ Mills Centre, Highgate School
Oct 9 @ 7:00 pm – 8:15 pm

Mondays @ the Mills: Ecuador & the Galápagos

9 October 2017

Dr Scott Crawford and Dr Ben Weston, Highgate SchoolThe Biology department organises biennial international expeditions for sixth form pupils; past visits include Honduras in 2012 and Madagascar in 2015.  This year a party of twenty four pupils visited the Amazonian region of Ecuador and the Galápagos Islands to take part in active conservation research in association with a group of university scientists. In this presentation, the group leaders, Dr Crawford and Dr Weston, will review the expedition and outline the biological significance of the various habitats that the pupils explored.

 

Talks take place on Mondays at 7pm in the AV Room in the Mills Centre. Refreshments, including wine, are available from 6.30 pm and afterwards.

Nov
17
Fri
PRINTMAKERS INC. – OPEN & CLOSED SPACES – an exhibition of Original Prints and their processes @ Highgate Gallery
Nov 17 @ 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Meditative Walk on the Heath, by Aimee Birnbaum

PRINTMAKERS INC.     OPEN & CLOSED SPACES     an exhibition of Original Prints and their processes

“Open & Closed Spaces” refers to the breadth of the locality – the area of almost rural calm within a city – which is the view from Highgate so enjoyed by Coleridge. The title also refers to the surfaces in printmaking of the plate or matrix when bitten, scraped, burnished, painted, inked or wiped.

Printmakers Inc. was formed in 2010 with a pop-up shop in Woburn Place, supported by Camden Council. Since then this group has expanded and shown in a number of Affordable Art Fairs in Hampstead.

The group works in a variety of printmaking media including: etching, drypoint, mono print, collagraphy, solar plate, photo/transfer etching and screenprint.

The group will exhibit their work, and their ways of practice, to create a lively and engaging show in the Gallery at HLSI.

Drop-in Printmaking on Saturday 25th November, 2-4pm.
Members of the public are invited to create their own prints fitting with the title “Open & Closed Spaces”. Places are free but are offered on a first-come basis. Participants should bring their own protective clothing but all other materials are provided.

For further information about Printmakers Inc. please contact: theresapateman@hotmail.com
www.printmakers-inc.co.uk

Exhibition continues until 30 November. Highgate Gallery open Tue-Fri 1-5; Sat 11-4; Sun 11-5. Closed Mon.

Nov
21
Tue
PRINTMAKERS INC. – OPEN & CLOSED SPACES – an exhibition of Original Prints and their processes @ Highgate Gallery
Nov 21 @ 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Meditative Walk on the Heath, by Aimee Birnbaum

PRINTMAKERS INC.     OPEN & CLOSED SPACES     an exhibition of Original Prints and their processes

“Open & Closed Spaces” refers to the breadth of the locality – the area of almost rural calm within a city – which is the view from Highgate so enjoyed by Coleridge. The title also refers to the surfaces in printmaking of the plate or matrix when bitten, scraped, burnished, painted, inked or wiped.

Printmakers Inc. was formed in 2010 with a pop-up shop in Woburn Place, supported by Camden Council. Since then this group has expanded and shown in a number of Affordable Art Fairs in Hampstead.

The group works in a variety of printmaking media including: etching, drypoint, mono print, collagraphy, solar plate, photo/transfer etching and screenprint.

The group will exhibit their work, and their ways of practice, to create a lively and engaging show in the Gallery at HLSI.

Drop-in Printmaking on Saturday 25th November, 2-4pm.
Members of the public are invited to create their own prints fitting with the title “Open & Closed Spaces”. Places are free but are offered on a first-come basis. Participants should bring their own protective clothing but all other materials are provided.

For further information about Printmakers Inc. please contact: theresapateman@hotmail.com
www.printmakers-inc.co.uk

Exhibition continues until 30 November. Highgate Gallery open Tue-Fri 1-5; Sat 11-4; Sun 11-5. Closed Mon.

Nov
22
Wed
PRINTMAKERS INC. – OPEN & CLOSED SPACES – an exhibition of Original Prints and their processes @ Highgate Gallery
Nov 22 @ 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Meditative Walk on the Heath, by Aimee Birnbaum

PRINTMAKERS INC.     OPEN & CLOSED SPACES     an exhibition of Original Prints and their processes

“Open & Closed Spaces” refers to the breadth of the locality – the area of almost rural calm within a city – which is the view from Highgate so enjoyed by Coleridge. The title also refers to the surfaces in printmaking of the plate or matrix when bitten, scraped, burnished, painted, inked or wiped.

Printmakers Inc. was formed in 2010 with a pop-up shop in Woburn Place, supported by Camden Council. Since then this group has expanded and shown in a number of Affordable Art Fairs in Hampstead.

The group works in a variety of printmaking media including: etching, drypoint, mono print, collagraphy, solar plate, photo/transfer etching and screenprint.

The group will exhibit their work, and their ways of practice, to create a lively and engaging show in the Gallery at HLSI.

Drop-in Printmaking on Saturday 25th November, 2-4pm.
Members of the public are invited to create their own prints fitting with the title “Open & Closed Spaces”. Places are free but are offered on a first-come basis. Participants should bring their own protective clothing but all other materials are provided.

For further information about Printmakers Inc. please contact: theresapateman@hotmail.com
www.printmakers-inc.co.uk

Exhibition continues until 30 November. Highgate Gallery open Tue-Fri 1-5; Sat 11-4; Sun 11-5. Closed Mon.

Nov
23
Thu
PRINTMAKERS INC. – OPEN & CLOSED SPACES – an exhibition of Original Prints and their processes @ Highgate Gallery
Nov 23 @ 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Meditative Walk on the Heath, by Aimee Birnbaum

PRINTMAKERS INC.     OPEN & CLOSED SPACES     an exhibition of Original Prints and their processes

“Open & Closed Spaces” refers to the breadth of the locality – the area of almost rural calm within a city – which is the view from Highgate so enjoyed by Coleridge. The title also refers to the surfaces in printmaking of the plate or matrix when bitten, scraped, burnished, painted, inked or wiped.

Printmakers Inc. was formed in 2010 with a pop-up shop in Woburn Place, supported by Camden Council. Since then this group has expanded and shown in a number of Affordable Art Fairs in Hampstead.

The group works in a variety of printmaking media including: etching, drypoint, mono print, collagraphy, solar plate, photo/transfer etching and screenprint.

The group will exhibit their work, and their ways of practice, to create a lively and engaging show in the Gallery at HLSI.

Drop-in Printmaking on Saturday 25th November, 2-4pm.
Members of the public are invited to create their own prints fitting with the title “Open & Closed Spaces”. Places are free but are offered on a first-come basis. Participants should bring their own protective clothing but all other materials are provided.

For further information about Printmakers Inc. please contact: theresapateman@hotmail.com
www.printmakers-inc.co.uk

Exhibition continues until 30 November. Highgate Gallery open Tue-Fri 1-5; Sat 11-4; Sun 11-5. Closed Mon.

Nov
24
Fri
PRINTMAKERS INC. – OPEN & CLOSED SPACES – an exhibition of Original Prints and their processes @ Highgate Gallery
Nov 24 @ 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Meditative Walk on the Heath, by Aimee Birnbaum

PRINTMAKERS INC.     OPEN & CLOSED SPACES     an exhibition of Original Prints and their processes

“Open & Closed Spaces” refers to the breadth of the locality – the area of almost rural calm within a city – which is the view from Highgate so enjoyed by Coleridge. The title also refers to the surfaces in printmaking of the plate or matrix when bitten, scraped, burnished, painted, inked or wiped.

Printmakers Inc. was formed in 2010 with a pop-up shop in Woburn Place, supported by Camden Council. Since then this group has expanded and shown in a number of Affordable Art Fairs in Hampstead.

The group works in a variety of printmaking media including: etching, drypoint, mono print, collagraphy, solar plate, photo/transfer etching and screenprint.

The group will exhibit their work, and their ways of practice, to create a lively and engaging show in the Gallery at HLSI.

Drop-in Printmaking on Saturday 25th November, 2-4pm.
Members of the public are invited to create their own prints fitting with the title “Open & Closed Spaces”. Places are free but are offered on a first-come basis. Participants should bring their own protective clothing but all other materials are provided.

For further information about Printmakers Inc. please contact: theresapateman@hotmail.com
www.printmakers-inc.co.uk

Exhibition continues until 30 November. Highgate Gallery open Tue-Fri 1-5; Sat 11-4; Sun 11-5. Closed Mon.

Nov
28
Tue
PRINTMAKERS INC. – OPEN & CLOSED SPACES – an exhibition of Original Prints and their processes @ Highgate Gallery
Nov 28 @ 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Meditative Walk on the Heath, by Aimee Birnbaum

PRINTMAKERS INC.     OPEN & CLOSED SPACES     an exhibition of Original Prints and their processes

“Open & Closed Spaces” refers to the breadth of the locality – the area of almost rural calm within a city – which is the view from Highgate so enjoyed by Coleridge. The title also refers to the surfaces in printmaking of the plate or matrix when bitten, scraped, burnished, painted, inked or wiped.

Printmakers Inc. was formed in 2010 with a pop-up shop in Woburn Place, supported by Camden Council. Since then this group has expanded and shown in a number of Affordable Art Fairs in Hampstead.

The group works in a variety of printmaking media including: etching, drypoint, mono print, collagraphy, solar plate, photo/transfer etching and screenprint.

The group will exhibit their work, and their ways of practice, to create a lively and engaging show in the Gallery at HLSI.

Drop-in Printmaking on Saturday 25th November, 2-4pm.
Members of the public are invited to create their own prints fitting with the title “Open & Closed Spaces”. Places are free but are offered on a first-come basis. Participants should bring their own protective clothing but all other materials are provided.

For further information about Printmakers Inc. please contact: theresapateman@hotmail.com
www.printmakers-inc.co.uk

Exhibition continues until 30 November. Highgate Gallery open Tue-Fri 1-5; Sat 11-4; Sun 11-5. Closed Mon.

Nov
29
Wed
PRINTMAKERS INC. – OPEN & CLOSED SPACES – an exhibition of Original Prints and their processes @ Highgate Gallery
Nov 29 @ 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Meditative Walk on the Heath, by Aimee Birnbaum

PRINTMAKERS INC.     OPEN & CLOSED SPACES     an exhibition of Original Prints and their processes

“Open & Closed Spaces” refers to the breadth of the locality – the area of almost rural calm within a city – which is the view from Highgate so enjoyed by Coleridge. The title also refers to the surfaces in printmaking of the plate or matrix when bitten, scraped, burnished, painted, inked or wiped.

Printmakers Inc. was formed in 2010 with a pop-up shop in Woburn Place, supported by Camden Council. Since then this group has expanded and shown in a number of Affordable Art Fairs in Hampstead.

The group works in a variety of printmaking media including: etching, drypoint, mono print, collagraphy, solar plate, photo/transfer etching and screenprint.

The group will exhibit their work, and their ways of practice, to create a lively and engaging show in the Gallery at HLSI.

Drop-in Printmaking on Saturday 25th November, 2-4pm.
Members of the public are invited to create their own prints fitting with the title “Open & Closed Spaces”. Places are free but are offered on a first-come basis. Participants should bring their own protective clothing but all other materials are provided.

For further information about Printmakers Inc. please contact: theresapateman@hotmail.com
www.printmakers-inc.co.uk

Exhibition continues until 30 November. Highgate Gallery open Tue-Fri 1-5; Sat 11-4; Sun 11-5. Closed Mon.

Nov
30
Thu
PRINTMAKERS INC. – OPEN & CLOSED SPACES – an exhibition of Original Prints and their processes @ Highgate Gallery
Nov 30 @ 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Meditative Walk on the Heath, by Aimee Birnbaum

PRINTMAKERS INC.     OPEN & CLOSED SPACES     an exhibition of Original Prints and their processes

“Open & Closed Spaces” refers to the breadth of the locality – the area of almost rural calm within a city – which is the view from Highgate so enjoyed by Coleridge. The title also refers to the surfaces in printmaking of the plate or matrix when bitten, scraped, burnished, painted, inked or wiped.

Printmakers Inc. was formed in 2010 with a pop-up shop in Woburn Place, supported by Camden Council. Since then this group has expanded and shown in a number of Affordable Art Fairs in Hampstead.

The group works in a variety of printmaking media including: etching, drypoint, mono print, collagraphy, solar plate, photo/transfer etching and screenprint.

The group will exhibit their work, and their ways of practice, to create a lively and engaging show in the Gallery at HLSI.

Drop-in Printmaking on Saturday 25th November, 2-4pm.
Members of the public are invited to create their own prints fitting with the title “Open & Closed Spaces”. Places are free but are offered on a first-come basis. Participants should bring their own protective clothing but all other materials are provided.

For further information about Printmakers Inc. please contact: theresapateman@hotmail.com
www.printmakers-inc.co.uk

Exhibition continues until 30 November. Highgate Gallery open Tue-Fri 1-5; Sat 11-4; Sun 11-5. Closed Mon.

Feb
24
Sat
Highgate Heritage Weekend Free Children’s History Activities @ Lauderdale House
Feb 24 @ 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Highgate Heritage Weekend Free Children’s History Activities @ Lauderdale House | England | United Kingdom

To celebrate the Highgate Heritage Weekend we have a wide range of free history themed children’s activities including:

  • Dress up with your parents as one of the colourful characters in Lauderdale House’s history
  • Pretend to be royal – take a photo behind our cut out of King Charles II, Nell Gwynn and their baby
  • Explore our ‘artefacts’ box – a selection of curious household objects from the past. Guess what they are; what they were used for and how old they might be!
  • Go around the House with our family trail

We also have the Arts Award Discover Trail -Free but £6 if you wish to apply for a certificate (latest start 3.30pm).

If you’re arty, love Lauderdale House and aged 6 to 11 you could receive an Arts Award!

This is an opportunity to go around as a family with our Arts Award Trail looking at the House and gardens in a new light, drawing pictures and making observations.  It will take about an hour to complete.  Children can do it just for fun or if you’d like recognition of all your hard work you can hand it in with the £6 fee and we will send it off and Arts Award so the child receives a certificate to say s/he has completed the first stage in a series of awards recognising their interest in the arts.

History Fair (Highgate History Weekend) @ Lauderdale House
Feb 24 @ 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm
History Fair (Highgate History Weekend) @ Lauderdale House | England | United Kingdom

Curious about Highgate, its origins, stories, green spaces and buildings?  Come in and talk to people who have an interest in and passion for local history.  There will be representatives and stalls from the Roman Kilns in Highgate Woods, Camden Tour Guides, HLSI, Lady Gould’s Charity, Highgate School Museum, Friends of Kenwood, Highgate Horticultural Society, Friends of Hornsey Church Tower, Friends of Highgate Library Shepherds Hill, Highgate Society and lots of information about Lauderdale House.

Lauderdale New Discoveries (Free Highgate Heritage Weekend Talk) @ Lauderdale House
Feb 24 @ 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm
Lauderdale New Discoveries (Free Highgate Heritage Weekend Talk) @ Lauderdale House | England | United Kingdom

Lauderdale House experts Nick Peacey and Peter Barber OBE join forces with our Heritage Education Officer Maddy Gilliam to share new discoveries about our fascinating former residents.

The Exciting Discovery of a Roman Kiln in Highgate Woods Free Talk @ Lauderdale House
Feb 24 @ 5:00 pm – 5:45 pm
The Exciting Discovery of a Roman Kiln in Highgate Woods Free Talk @ Lauderdale House | England | United Kingdom

Friends of the Highgate Roman Kiln – Michael Hammerson and Nick Peacey – will tell you about its remarkable discovery in 1969 in Highgate Woods, how it was lifted out of the ground and divided for safekeeping at Bruce Castle Museum and the hut in Highgate Woods; and their mission to reunite it in its original location. Find out also how local people have tried to recreate the way it worked.

Stay on after for refreshments before the next talk.

Lord Lauderdale, Ladies and Music! with Naomi Hutchinson (Free Highgate Heritage Weekend Talk) @ Lauderdale House
Feb 24 @ 6:00 pm – 6:45 pm
Lord Lauderdale, Ladies and Music! with Naomi Hutchinson (Free Highgate Heritage Weekend Talk) @ Lauderdale House | England | United Kingdom

Former General Manager of Ham House where Lord Lauderdale made his home when he married its owner Elizabeth Tollemache 2nd Countess of Dysart after the death of his wife and he left Lauderdale House. She will talk about Lauderdale, Elizabeth and Ham House – and Lauderdale’s music.

Feb
25
Sun
Highgate Heritage Weekend Free Children’s History Activities @ Lauderdale House
Feb 25 @ 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Highgate Heritage Weekend Free Children’s History Activities @ Lauderdale House | England | United Kingdom

To celebrate the Highgate Heritage Weekend we have a wide range of free history themed children’s activities including:

  • Dress up with your parents as one of the colourful characters in Lauderdale House’s history
  • Pretend to be royal – take a photo behind our cut out of King Charles II, Nell Gwynn and their baby
  • Explore our ‘artefacts’ box – a selection of curious household objects from the past. Guess what they are; what they were used for and how old they might be!
  • Go around the House with our family trail

We also have the Arts Award Discover Trail -Free but £6 if you wish to apply for a certificate (latest start 3.30pm).

If you’re arty, love Lauderdale House and aged 6 to 11 you could receive an Arts Award!

This is an opportunity to go around as a family with our Arts Award Trail looking at the House and gardens in a new light, drawing pictures and making observations.  It will take about an hour to complete.  Children can do it just for fun or if you’d like recognition of all your hard work you can hand it in with the £6 fee and we will send it off and Arts Award so the child receives a certificate to say s/he has completed the first stage in a series of awards recognising their interest in the arts.

Insieme Time Travellers Concert @ Lauderdale House
Feb 25 @ 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm
Insieme Time Travellers Concert @ Lauderdale House | England | United Kingdom

Soundworlds of Lauderdale House from Tudor times to today, a programme specially created for the Lauderdale House Local History Weekend (24 and 25 February), featuring words and music by Henry VIII, Charles I, Purcell, Beaumarchais, Haydn, Verdi, Debussy and Zeigenmeyer.

Insieme – Italian for ‘together’ – share their love of music and words with you through skilful, imaginative and joyful performances.

‘we listen with rapture and watch with glee; a sensational two hours bursting with charm’ Fringe Opera

www.insieme.co.uk

Insieme, chamber opera ensemble are a new creative residency for 2018 at Lauderdale House featuring 10 talented singers and musicians who combine strings, woodwind, piano, voice and the spoken word:

Johanna Byrne – Artistic Director

Clare Clements – Musical Director

Eleanor Hemmens – Soprano

Brian Parsons – Tenor

Joe Corbett – Baritone

Caoimhe de Paor – Recorders

Mona Kodama – Violin

Guillem Calvo – Violin

Juan Drown- Viola

Frederique Legrand – Cello

Clare Clements – Piano

Johanna Byrne – Spoken Word

May
19
Sat
Bernstein Chichester Psalms @ St Michael's Church, Highgate
May 19 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

2018 marks the centenary of the birth of composer, conductor, author, music lecturer and pianist Leonard Bernstein, whose most famous scores include West Side Story, On the Town, Candide and On the Waterfront.

Commissioned from Bernstein by the Dean of Chichester Cathedral for the 1965 Southern Cathedrals Festival, the Chichester Psalms received its UK premiere on 31st July 1965 and has gone on to become a highly popular staple of choral societies to this day. Consisting of three short movements, the Chichester Psalms is sung in Hebrew.

Our programme of 20th- and 21st-century compositions is completed with choral works by Janacek, Morten Lauridsen and Vaughan Williams.

Oct
13
Tue
Virtual Tour – The Heights of Dickens @ Virtual tour
Oct 13 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

From the comfort of your home, follow in a virtual tour in Charles Dickens’ footsteps in a walk from Highgate to the hamlet of North End on the border with Hampstead and Hampstead Garden Suburb. We will follow some of Bill Sikes escape route after murdering Nancy in Oliver Twist, see houses that Dickens stayed in; learn about his friendship with philanthropist Baroness Angela Burdett-Coutts; view the house that inspired Steerforth’s mother’s house in David Copperfield and peep into Highgate Cemtrey where several members of the Dickens family were buried and follow the Gordon rioters in Barnaby Rudge towards Lord Mansfield’s country estate at Kenwood (Caen Wood). We will pay a visit o the Spaniard’s Inn featured in the Pickwick Papers and continue with Bill Sikes’ journey in Oliver Twist from Highgate Hill across the grounds of Kenwood towards Northend and Hendon. We finish in North End where we view the 17th farmhouse that Dickens lodged in after the death of his sister in law Mary Hogarth.

Dec
10
Fri
“Now May We Singen”: A Christmas concert @ St. Mary Brookfield Church
Dec 10 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm

Get into the Christmas spirit with an evening of sacred music, popular festive songs and traditional carols from acclaimed choir Voxcetera. 

Enjoy beautiful choral works spanning 400 years, from anthems by Byrd and Praetorius to contemporary composers including John Rutter, Eric Whitacre, Morten Lauridsen and Cecilia McDowall. And there’ll be dazzling arrangements of popular songs and carols such as Winter Wonderland, Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas and Ding Dong Merrily on High.

It isn’t Christmas without a Christmas concert – so why not start the season in beautiful surroundings with joyous, tranquil and uplifting music.

Mar
26
Sat
Fauré: Requiem and sublime short works @ St. Michael's Church
Mar 26 @ 7:30 pm – 9:15 pm

Voxcetera chamber choir sings Gabriel Fauré’s much-loved, moving masterpiece, with soloists Ellie and Jamie Sperling, accompanied by violin, cello, harp and organ.

The concert will also feature Fauré’s Cantique de Jean Racine; a selection from Gustav Holst’s Choral Hymns from the Rig Veda, a collection of ancient Indian sacred texts; and Henry Balfour Gardiner’s dramatic Evening Hymn.

And you’ll hear beautiful music from contemporary composers: the hypnotic Northern Lights by Ola Gjeilo; and Paul Aryes’ sun-drenched love song Quanto sei bella.

Voxcetera is a north London-based chamber choir, directed  by its founding conductor Jane Hopkins. Recent activity includes concerts at St Martin-in-the-fields, East Finchley Arts Festival, overseas tours and recording work.

 

Mar
16
Sat
Concert – Vivaldi: Gloria and Gjeilo: Sunrise Mass @ St Michael's Church
Mar 16 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm

Voxcetera returns to the beautiful St Michael’s Church with two dazzling works for choir and strings, written nearly 300 years apart.

Vivaldi: Gloria

In a crowded field, little beats this for exuberant Baroque joy. Yet it is full of variety, from the slow and tender “Et in terra pax” to the effervescent “Domine, Fili unigenite”, the choir accompanied throughout by sprightly strings, oboe and trumpet.

Ola Gjeilo: Sunrise Mass

“Most of my favourite composers are film composers working in America today” says the New York-based Norwegian composer Ola Gjeilo, and this thrilling mass pays tribute to the emotions, adrenaline and sense of wonder of film music. Scored for choir and strings and using traditional Latin texts, the 30-minute piece is strong on melody and rich in harmony, opening with gorgeous shimmering chords that emerge magically out of silence. It’s unmistakably modern, but it’s also in touch with early sacred music including Gregorian chant.

with:
Voxcetera chamber choir
Jane Hopkins, conductor
Ellie Sperling & Bethany Partridge, soloists
String orchestra, oboe, trumpet, organ

Voxcetera is a chamber choir celebrating sacred and secular music from medieval times to the present day under the direction of its founding conductor Jane Hopkins. The choir’s achievements include its popular Christmas concerts; performances with chamber ensembles of Fauré’s Requiem, Saint-Saëns’ Requiem and Brahms’ Ein deutsches Requiem, at St Michael’s Highgate; tours to Germany and Ireland; performances at St Martin-in-the-Fields, St. John Smith Square, St. Stephen Walbrook and East Finchley Arts Festival; appearances at the Science Museum, British Library and the Southbank Centre; and a variety of recording work.