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Jan
26
Thu
HLSI Debate: the NHS should be attempting the impossible @ Highgate Literary and Scientific Institution
Jan 26 @ 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm

THE HIGHGATE DEBATE

This house believes that …
the NHS should be attempting the impossible

Proposing:
PHILIP STEER
Emeritus Professor, Imperial College, London; Editor Emeritus, BJOG, an International Journal of Obstretrics and Gynaecology
Opposing:
DR MALA RAO
Professor and Senior Clinical Fellow, Dept of Primary Care and Public Health, Imperial College

Reserve your free place: 020 8340 3343 or admin@hlsi.net

Sep
2
Sun
Highgate Woods Heritage Community Day @ highgate woods
Sep 2 @ 11:00 am – 4:00 pm

enjoy a fun day out with events and stalls centred on the field edge, including live music, arts and crafts, local bee keepers, conservation and heritage groups, a dog show and more

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/highgate-wood-community-heritage-day-tickets-43124755304

Mar
9
Sat
Highgate Choral Society Spring Concert @ All Hallows' Church
Mar 9 @ 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm

hcs_JGM_A5_2pp March final

Janacek’s Glagolitic Mass, so-named as it uses a ninth century text written in Old Church Slavonic, is also known as the Slavonic Mass. Rather than a traditional sacred piece, Janacek is thought to have conceived his mass as a celebration of Slavic culture and the pan-Slavic movement that he supported.

The Glagolitic Mass was first performed in Brno, Czechoslovakia, in April 1926. It is a highly original work for choir, organ and orchestra that expresses dramatic energy and tenderness in equal measure, and is recognised today as one of most significant contributions to choral music in the twentieth century.

Poulenc’s Gloria is a joyful rendering of the Gloria text from the Catholic Mass, and one of Poulenc’s most celebrated works. Scored for soprano, choir and large orchestra, it was composed in 1959 and first performed in 1961 in Boston to critical acclaim. Poulenc was known for composing music of sharp contrasts and his Gloria, which is jocund as well as solemn, is no exception.


Always Moving On is a brand new work for choir and orchestra, written by newcomer Christopher Ashley. An eight-minute orchestral march of aspiration and healing, it provides a modern twist to the familiar and popular format pioneered by Elgar and Walton in the early 20th century. The piece gives expression to the timeless virtues of hope, joy, patience and tolerance, offering respite from uncertainty and gloom.