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Dec
1
Tue
YOUR VILLAGE FAIR NEEDS YOU! @ The Woodman
Dec 1 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm

The Highgate Fair in the Square is a highlight in the Highgate Summer calendar

when friends and neighbours come together in the Village for a fun day out and

welcome visitors from further afield.  The Fair promotes local societies, charitable

causes and businesses, provides a stage for talented local groups, children’s

activities and an exciting selection of stalls.

This event is free and takes place thanks to a team of volunteers.  Without their help

in setting up the Fair, stewarding and clearing up afterwards, the whole occasion

could not take place.  Several long serving members of the organizing committee are

standing down this year so we really need new faces to make next year’s Fair on

Saturday 11 June 2016 a success.

If you would like to help and become part of this amazing team we would like to hear

from you.  If you want to find out how you can help and what is entailed, the team

invites you to an open evening from 7.30pm on Tuesday 1 December at The

Woodman, 414 Archway Rd, N6 5UA.  If you can’t make this or would like further

details, please email: thefairinthesquare@gmail.com.

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

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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.

 

Apr
13
Sat
Saturdays at Six: Meditations for Holy Week (Paul Dean, organ) @ St Michael's Church
Apr 13 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Paul Dean (Director of Music, St Michael’s, Highgate) presents a recital of organ music for Holy Week as part of St Michael’s Saturdays at Six concert series. Refreshments are available. Entry by donation.

May
10
Fri
Saturdays at Six: Excalibur Voices @ St Michael's Church
May 10 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Excalibur Voices, directed by Duncan Aspden, present a recital of choral music as part of St Michael’s Saturdays at Six concert series. Refreshments are available. Entry by donation.

Aug
3
Sat
HGO Summer Concert 2019: ‘Around the World with HGO’ @ St. Michael's Church
Aug 3 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm

AROUND THE WORLD WITH HGO
A perfect summer evening – Sparkling opera, song and musical theatre from around the world with stars from HGO, North London’s leading opera company  – Mozart, Handel, Puccini, Delibes and much much more!

Luci Briginshaw (soprano) – Donna Anna in ‘Don Giovanni’ (HGO 2015)
Beth Moxon (mezzo-soprano) – Nancy in ‘Albert Herring’ (HGO 2014)
Nick Pritchard (tenor) – Ferrando in ‘Così fan tutte’ (HGO 2012)
Dan D’Souza (baritone) – Count Robinson in ‘The Secret Marriage’ (HGO 2018)

with Juliane Gallant at the Steinway

“There are few more lovely places to present an informal concert…excellent acoustic…delightful interval….an immensely enjoyable evening” (Ham and High review of our 2016 concert)

Tickets: £25 (front nave/gallery), £20 (rear nave/gallery), £15 (side-aisles) on-line or at the door.
Wine and soft drinks available at the interval

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.