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Jan
25
Sun
I Maestri Orchestra present: Journeys and Tales of Romance @ Highgate United Reformed Church
Jan 25 @ 6:30 pm

I Maestri is a London based orchestra for training conductors. It presents its first concert of the New Year with an evening performance from its conducting Master Class Series.

Conductor and Mentor, John Landor guides his students and the orchestra through the works of Mendelssohn and Beethoven, and the Orchestras musical director George Hlawizcka conducts the works of Dvorak and Sibelius.

There will be a Masterclass and Workshop for the conductors with the Orchestra from 2 – 4pm on the day of the performance which is free and open to anyone who wishes to see how conductors work with an orchestra.  Please note that if you would like to attend we ask that members of the public be respectful and not to disturb the event.

Evening Concert Programme:

Ludwig van Beethoven – Symphony No. 1

Antonin Dvorak, Romance, Op. 11 (Violin and Orchestra)

Felix Mendelssohn – Hebrides Overture, Op. 11

Jean Sibelius – Pelléas et Mélisande, Op. 46
Soloist: Malcolm Allison – Violin

Conductors: Ho Tun Wong, Mikhail Shilyaev, Isabel Stoppani de Berrié, George Hlawiczka

Tickets: Adult, £10, Concessions and Members, £8 (On the door)

Advance tickets: Adult, £8, Concessions and Members, £6

Please note that tickets will not be posted out and must be collected from the box office on the day of the performance.

Box Office and Doors open at 6pm

Apr
12
Sun
I Maestri present: Northern Temperaments @ Highgate United Reformed Church
Apr 12 @ 6:45 pm

To celebrate the 150th birthday of two great composers; Carl Nielsen and Jean Sibelius, the orchestra and conductors of I Maestri present: Northern Temperaments, an evening that will transport you through Northern Europe from Finland, to Norway, and crossing the waters of the Baltic to Denmark.

 

The musical journey begins with Jean Sibelius’s Lemminkäinen in Tunoela (from Molto Lento); a tone poem based on Rumos (Elk, Horse and Swan and “Resurrection”). Lemminkäinen is in Tuonela, the land of the dead, to shoot the swan of Tuonela to be able to claim the daughter of Louhi, mistress of Northland, in marriage.  However, the blind man of the Northland Kills Lemminkäinen, whose body is then tossed in the river and then dismembered. Lemminkäinen’s mother learns of the death, travels to Tuonela, recovers his body parts, reassembles him and restores him to life.

 

This piece will be bridged together with Sibelius’s Luonnotar, based on the same Finnish text from Kalevala. Luonnotar is the Spirit of Nature and Mother of the Seas, the words coming from the first part of Kalevala that deals with the creation of the World.

 

In Norway there is a celebration with, Edvard Grieg’s Wedding Day at Troldhaugen that congratulates the best wishes to young newlyweds. From his Lyric pieces for piano, Book VIII,Op. 65, this along with the Cradle Song is an orchestration from this score.

From Story telling we travel onwards where the journey becomes more of a musical conversation with Carl Nielsen’s Concerto for Flute and Orchestra. Neoclassical in style and consisting of only two movements it resembles a different landscape altogether, less mystical and more real, cosmopolitan and visual, with its busy dialogue between solo flute and the different instruments of the orchestra.

Nielsen’s Symphony No. 2, ‘The Four Temperaments’ is a musical sketch of humour, titled; ‘The Choleric,’ The Sanguine,’ ‘The Melancholic,’ and ‘The Phlegmatic.’ Influenced by painting of the same titles, Nielsen characterises a Young Man who believes the whole world belongs to him and tells the tale of his naïve journey.

The music in this evenings programme will take your senses and imagination to illustrious places and we hope you can join the orchestra on this enigmatic journey.

 

Evening Concert Programme:

 

Jean Sibelius – Lemminkäinen in Tuonela (from Molto Lento), and Luonnotar

 

Edvard Grieg – Wedding Day at Troldhaugen, (from the Lyric Pieces, Op. 65, No. 6)

 

Carl Nielsen – Flute Concerto

 

Carl Nielsen – Symphony No. 2 (The Four Temperaments)

 

Edvard Grieg – At the Cradle, (from the Lyric Pieces, Op 68. No 5)

 

Soloists: Mia Huhta – Soprano and Caroline Welsh – Flute

 

Conductors:  Cathal Garvey, Ian Helen and George Hlawiczka

 

Tickets: Adult £10, Concessions and Members £8 (On the door)

Advance Tickets: Adult £8, Concessions and Members £6

 

Please note: tickets will not be posted out and must be collected from the box office on the day of the performance.

Box Office and Doors open at 6pm

Jun
14
Sun
I Maestri present: A Summers Evening with Dvořák @ Highgate United Reformed Church
Jun 14 @ 6:30 pm – 8:45 pm

The Orchestra and Conductors of I Maestri present a Bohemian Summers Evening with an all Dvořák programme of musical delight; full of energetic and jubilant festive sounds, melodic riches of love and beauty, turbulence and drama, just as you would expect from a typical night out!?

Concert Programme:

Antonín Dvořák:

Carnival Overture, Op. 92

Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104

Symphony No. 7 in D minor, Op. 70

 

Soloists: Thomas Gregory – Cello

Conductors: Stacey Richard Watton and Rachael Young

 

Concert begins at 6:30pm

 

Tickets:

Adult £14, Concessions and Members £10 (on the door)

Advance Adult £10, Concessions and Members £8.00

To purchase tickets visit: http://www.wegottickets.com/event/322107

 

Please note: Tickets will not be posted out and must be collected from the box office on the day of the performance.

Box Office and Doors open at 6pm

 

We hope you can join us for this performance of wonderful music.

Sep
27
Sun
I Maestri Orchestra present: Mastering the Masters @ Highgate United Reformed Church
Sep 27 @ 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm

I Maestri Orchestra present: Mastering the Masters

 

The orchestra of I Maestri begins its 15th season with an Autumn programme of Beethoven and Mendelssohn.
Conductor and conducting mentor John Landor of LMA Orchestra collaborates for the second time with I Maestri with his students for a Masterclass workshop and evening performance on Sunday 27th September 2015.

I Maestri is a unique organisation that helps talented young conductors explore their skills and learning with an orchestra through a programme of workshops, masterclasses and public performances.

Evening programme:

Beethoven Symphony No. 4, Op. 60

Mendelssohn Symphony No. 4, Op. 90 ‘Italian’

Performance begins at 6:30pm

We hope you can join us for a wonderful performance and to experience different conductors in their making.

Tickets: Adult £12 and Concessions £9 (on the door)

Advance tickets: Adult £9 and Concessions £7

(10% booking fee applicable)

 

Visit: http://wegottickets.com/event/332544

 

Box Office opens at 5:45pm

 

Please note that tickets will not be posted out and need to be collected from the Box Office on the day of the performance.

Apr
4
Mon
Eight week Mindfulness Programme at Jacksons Lane @ Jacksons Lane
Apr 4 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm

What is Mindfulness?

‘Mindfulness’ is at the very heart of meditational practice and trains us to focus on the present moment. This allows us to gain insight into mental patterns that sometimes cause negative emotions. We also learn, through experience what it means to spend less time with our thoughts and spend more time in our bodies enjoying life. It can be practiced by people from all walks of life and is becoming more and more popular as a means of psychological treatment. There is now a strong evidence base demonstrating that it can be very beneficial for those experiencing depression and anxiety, as well as many other conditions. Mindfulness allows us to make friends with our thinking mind making us less vulnerable to negative mental activity. Such practice can bring about a deep sense of inner peace and a fresh acceptance of reality itself.  

The Eight Sessions 

 This new and innovative group will take place over eight weekly sessions, each of 2-hours duration and covers the fundamentals of mindfulness meditation, applied theory and practice. Some aspects of CBT will also be used within the course syllabus where required to help group members to deal with dysfunctional thought patterns and behaviours. This specific group has been successfully taught in several London universities and also within the NHS. This group will help you to:

  • improve your focus and concentration levels
  • lower bodily stress and increase relaxation
  • explore how your mind works
  • explore how your mind habitually creates unhealthy thought processes and worry
  • help you to prevent the arising of depressive moods before they spiral
  • achieve a robust and healthy mind, accepting reality and the world around you
  • work towards acceptance of unhealthy emotions
  • achieve a deep sense of calm, patience and stillness
  • grow and mature as a true human being and explore what it means to be ‘me’

This will be particularly helpful for those people experiencing stress, depression, anxiety, attention problems or any condition involving a fast-thinking anxious mind.

 

IMPORTANT NOTE 

Commitment to the full x8 weekly sessions is imperative, as is the diligent undertaking of daily life meditation tasks between sessions. Only those people who are willing to make the commitment and complete the between session tasks should attend.   Places are limited to ensure a high quality of client support. This course is open to everyone but attendance must be booked in advance and approved by the course leader before the beginning of the programme. All attendees must be 18+ with any exceptions discussed prior to the beginning of the course.

 

Venues:

* Monday Highgate Class – Jackson’s Lane, 269a Archway Road, London, N6 5AA (directly opposite Highgate tube)

* Tuesday Colchester (Essex) Class – Firstsite, Lewis Gardens, High St, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1JH

 

Course Start Dates:

Highgate (North London) Class – Monday evenings beginning on 4th April 2016 for 8 weeks

   Highgate Dates (8-weeks minus bank holidays)

 

 

   04 Apr 2016 – Session 1                  

 

   11 Apr 2016 – Session 2

 

   18 Apr 2016 – Session 3

 

   25 Apr 2016 – Session 4

 

 

   09 May 2016 – Session 5

 

   16 May 2016 – Session 6

 

   23 May 2016 – Session 7

 

   06 Jun 2016 – Session 8

 

 

* Colchester (Essex) Class – Tuesday evenings – Awaiting New Dates

 

Times:

* Highgate, North London – 6.30pm to 8.30pm.  

 

Price: £225 (Concessions £195 for OAPS, F/T students, unemployed, if booking as a pair/couple) – please note this can be paid in x2 instalments, with half the payment being made as a deposit prior to the course and the balance being due just before session 1.  

 

HOW TO BOOK? – To book your place please email:   info@jamieshavdia.com or call 07792 755132. Booking instructions will then be emailed to you, including how to make your payment online. 

 

 

Apr
11
Mon
Eight week Mindfulness Programme at Jacksons Lane @ Jacksons Lane
Apr 11 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm

What is Mindfulness?

‘Mindfulness’ is at the very heart of meditational practice and trains us to focus on the present moment. This allows us to gain insight into mental patterns that sometimes cause negative emotions. We also learn, through experience what it means to spend less time with our thoughts and spend more time in our bodies enjoying life. It can be practiced by people from all walks of life and is becoming more and more popular as a means of psychological treatment. There is now a strong evidence base demonstrating that it can be very beneficial for those experiencing depression and anxiety, as well as many other conditions. Mindfulness allows us to make friends with our thinking mind making us less vulnerable to negative mental activity. Such practice can bring about a deep sense of inner peace and a fresh acceptance of reality itself.  

The Eight Sessions 

 This new and innovative group will take place over eight weekly sessions, each of 2-hours duration and covers the fundamentals of mindfulness meditation, applied theory and practice. Some aspects of CBT will also be used within the course syllabus where required to help group members to deal with dysfunctional thought patterns and behaviours. This specific group has been successfully taught in several London universities and also within the NHS. This group will help you to:

  • improve your focus and concentration levels
  • lower bodily stress and increase relaxation
  • explore how your mind works
  • explore how your mind habitually creates unhealthy thought processes and worry
  • help you to prevent the arising of depressive moods before they spiral
  • achieve a robust and healthy mind, accepting reality and the world around you
  • work towards acceptance of unhealthy emotions
  • achieve a deep sense of calm, patience and stillness
  • grow and mature as a true human being and explore what it means to be ‘me’

This will be particularly helpful for those people experiencing stress, depression, anxiety, attention problems or any condition involving a fast-thinking anxious mind.

 

IMPORTANT NOTE 

Commitment to the full x8 weekly sessions is imperative, as is the diligent undertaking of daily life meditation tasks between sessions. Only those people who are willing to make the commitment and complete the between session tasks should attend.   Places are limited to ensure a high quality of client support. This course is open to everyone but attendance must be booked in advance and approved by the course leader before the beginning of the programme. All attendees must be 18+ with any exceptions discussed prior to the beginning of the course.

 

Venues:

* Monday Highgate Class – Jackson’s Lane, 269a Archway Road, London, N6 5AA (directly opposite Highgate tube)

* Tuesday Colchester (Essex) Class – Firstsite, Lewis Gardens, High St, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1JH

 

Course Start Dates:

Highgate (North London) Class – Monday evenings beginning on 4th April 2016 for 8 weeks

   Highgate Dates (8-weeks minus bank holidays)

 

 

   04 Apr 2016 – Session 1                  

 

   11 Apr 2016 – Session 2

 

   18 Apr 2016 – Session 3

 

   25 Apr 2016 – Session 4

 

 

   09 May 2016 – Session 5

 

   16 May 2016 – Session 6

 

   23 May 2016 – Session 7

 

   06 Jun 2016 – Session 8

 

 

* Colchester (Essex) Class – Tuesday evenings – Awaiting New Dates

 

Times:

* Highgate, North London – 6.30pm to 8.30pm.  

 

Price: £225 (Concessions £195 for OAPS, F/T students, unemployed, if booking as a pair/couple) – please note this can be paid in x2 instalments, with half the payment being made as a deposit prior to the course and the balance being due just before session 1.  

 

HOW TO BOOK? – To book your place please email:   info@jamieshavdia.com or call 07792 755132. Booking instructions will then be emailed to you, including how to make your payment online. 

 

 

Apr
18
Mon
Eight week Mindfulness Programme at Jacksons Lane @ Jacksons Lane
Apr 18 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm

What is Mindfulness?

‘Mindfulness’ is at the very heart of meditational practice and trains us to focus on the present moment. This allows us to gain insight into mental patterns that sometimes cause negative emotions. We also learn, through experience what it means to spend less time with our thoughts and spend more time in our bodies enjoying life. It can be practiced by people from all walks of life and is becoming more and more popular as a means of psychological treatment. There is now a strong evidence base demonstrating that it can be very beneficial for those experiencing depression and anxiety, as well as many other conditions. Mindfulness allows us to make friends with our thinking mind making us less vulnerable to negative mental activity. Such practice can bring about a deep sense of inner peace and a fresh acceptance of reality itself.  

The Eight Sessions 

 This new and innovative group will take place over eight weekly sessions, each of 2-hours duration and covers the fundamentals of mindfulness meditation, applied theory and practice. Some aspects of CBT will also be used within the course syllabus where required to help group members to deal with dysfunctional thought patterns and behaviours. This specific group has been successfully taught in several London universities and also within the NHS. This group will help you to:

  • improve your focus and concentration levels
  • lower bodily stress and increase relaxation
  • explore how your mind works
  • explore how your mind habitually creates unhealthy thought processes and worry
  • help you to prevent the arising of depressive moods before they spiral
  • achieve a robust and healthy mind, accepting reality and the world around you
  • work towards acceptance of unhealthy emotions
  • achieve a deep sense of calm, patience and stillness
  • grow and mature as a true human being and explore what it means to be ‘me’

This will be particularly helpful for those people experiencing stress, depression, anxiety, attention problems or any condition involving a fast-thinking anxious mind.

 

IMPORTANT NOTE 

Commitment to the full x8 weekly sessions is imperative, as is the diligent undertaking of daily life meditation tasks between sessions. Only those people who are willing to make the commitment and complete the between session tasks should attend.   Places are limited to ensure a high quality of client support. This course is open to everyone but attendance must be booked in advance and approved by the course leader before the beginning of the programme. All attendees must be 18+ with any exceptions discussed prior to the beginning of the course.

 

Venues:

* Monday Highgate Class – Jackson’s Lane, 269a Archway Road, London, N6 5AA (directly opposite Highgate tube)

* Tuesday Colchester (Essex) Class – Firstsite, Lewis Gardens, High St, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1JH

 

Course Start Dates:

Highgate (North London) Class – Monday evenings beginning on 4th April 2016 for 8 weeks

   Highgate Dates (8-weeks minus bank holidays)

 

 

   04 Apr 2016 – Session 1                  

 

   11 Apr 2016 – Session 2

 

   18 Apr 2016 – Session 3

 

   25 Apr 2016 – Session 4

 

 

   09 May 2016 – Session 5

 

   16 May 2016 – Session 6

 

   23 May 2016 – Session 7

 

   06 Jun 2016 – Session 8

 

 

* Colchester (Essex) Class – Tuesday evenings – Awaiting New Dates

 

Times:

* Highgate, North London – 6.30pm to 8.30pm.  

 

Price: £225 (Concessions £195 for OAPS, F/T students, unemployed, if booking as a pair/couple) – please note this can be paid in x2 instalments, with half the payment being made as a deposit prior to the course and the balance being due just before session 1.  

 

HOW TO BOOK? – To book your place please email:   info@jamieshavdia.com or call 07792 755132. Booking instructions will then be emailed to you, including how to make your payment online. 

 

 

Apr
25
Mon
Eight week Mindfulness Programme at Jacksons Lane @ Jacksons Lane
Apr 25 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm

What is Mindfulness?

‘Mindfulness’ is at the very heart of meditational practice and trains us to focus on the present moment. This allows us to gain insight into mental patterns that sometimes cause negative emotions. We also learn, through experience what it means to spend less time with our thoughts and spend more time in our bodies enjoying life. It can be practiced by people from all walks of life and is becoming more and more popular as a means of psychological treatment. There is now a strong evidence base demonstrating that it can be very beneficial for those experiencing depression and anxiety, as well as many other conditions. Mindfulness allows us to make friends with our thinking mind making us less vulnerable to negative mental activity. Such practice can bring about a deep sense of inner peace and a fresh acceptance of reality itself.  

The Eight Sessions 

 This new and innovative group will take place over eight weekly sessions, each of 2-hours duration and covers the fundamentals of mindfulness meditation, applied theory and practice. Some aspects of CBT will also be used within the course syllabus where required to help group members to deal with dysfunctional thought patterns and behaviours. This specific group has been successfully taught in several London universities and also within the NHS. This group will help you to:

  • improve your focus and concentration levels
  • lower bodily stress and increase relaxation
  • explore how your mind works
  • explore how your mind habitually creates unhealthy thought processes and worry
  • help you to prevent the arising of depressive moods before they spiral
  • achieve a robust and healthy mind, accepting reality and the world around you
  • work towards acceptance of unhealthy emotions
  • achieve a deep sense of calm, patience and stillness
  • grow and mature as a true human being and explore what it means to be ‘me’

This will be particularly helpful for those people experiencing stress, depression, anxiety, attention problems or any condition involving a fast-thinking anxious mind.

 

IMPORTANT NOTE 

Commitment to the full x8 weekly sessions is imperative, as is the diligent undertaking of daily life meditation tasks between sessions. Only those people who are willing to make the commitment and complete the between session tasks should attend.   Places are limited to ensure a high quality of client support. This course is open to everyone but attendance must be booked in advance and approved by the course leader before the beginning of the programme. All attendees must be 18+ with any exceptions discussed prior to the beginning of the course.

 

Venues:

* Monday Highgate Class – Jackson’s Lane, 269a Archway Road, London, N6 5AA (directly opposite Highgate tube)

* Tuesday Colchester (Essex) Class – Firstsite, Lewis Gardens, High St, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1JH

 

Course Start Dates:

Highgate (North London) Class – Monday evenings beginning on 4th April 2016 for 8 weeks

   Highgate Dates (8-weeks minus bank holidays)

 

 

   04 Apr 2016 – Session 1                  

 

   11 Apr 2016 – Session 2

 

   18 Apr 2016 – Session 3

 

   25 Apr 2016 – Session 4

 

 

   09 May 2016 – Session 5

 

   16 May 2016 – Session 6

 

   23 May 2016 – Session 7

 

   06 Jun 2016 – Session 8

 

 

* Colchester (Essex) Class – Tuesday evenings – Awaiting New Dates

 

Times:

* Highgate, North London – 6.30pm to 8.30pm.  

 

Price: £225 (Concessions £195 for OAPS, F/T students, unemployed, if booking as a pair/couple) – please note this can be paid in x2 instalments, with half the payment being made as a deposit prior to the course and the balance being due just before session 1.  

 

HOW TO BOOK? – To book your place please email:   info@jamieshavdia.com or call 07792 755132. Booking instructions will then be emailed to you, including how to make your payment online. 

 

 

May
9
Mon
Eight week Mindfulness Programme at Jacksons Lane @ Jacksons Lane
May 9 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm

What is Mindfulness?

‘Mindfulness’ is at the very heart of meditational practice and trains us to focus on the present moment. This allows us to gain insight into mental patterns that sometimes cause negative emotions. We also learn, through experience what it means to spend less time with our thoughts and spend more time in our bodies enjoying life. It can be practiced by people from all walks of life and is becoming more and more popular as a means of psychological treatment. There is now a strong evidence base demonstrating that it can be very beneficial for those experiencing depression and anxiety, as well as many other conditions. Mindfulness allows us to make friends with our thinking mind making us less vulnerable to negative mental activity. Such practice can bring about a deep sense of inner peace and a fresh acceptance of reality itself.  

The Eight Sessions 

 This new and innovative group will take place over eight weekly sessions, each of 2-hours duration and covers the fundamentals of mindfulness meditation, applied theory and practice. Some aspects of CBT will also be used within the course syllabus where required to help group members to deal with dysfunctional thought patterns and behaviours. This specific group has been successfully taught in several London universities and also within the NHS. This group will help you to:

  • improve your focus and concentration levels
  • lower bodily stress and increase relaxation
  • explore how your mind works
  • explore how your mind habitually creates unhealthy thought processes and worry
  • help you to prevent the arising of depressive moods before they spiral
  • achieve a robust and healthy mind, accepting reality and the world around you
  • work towards acceptance of unhealthy emotions
  • achieve a deep sense of calm, patience and stillness
  • grow and mature as a true human being and explore what it means to be ‘me’

This will be particularly helpful for those people experiencing stress, depression, anxiety, attention problems or any condition involving a fast-thinking anxious mind.

 

IMPORTANT NOTE 

Commitment to the full x8 weekly sessions is imperative, as is the diligent undertaking of daily life meditation tasks between sessions. Only those people who are willing to make the commitment and complete the between session tasks should attend.   Places are limited to ensure a high quality of client support. This course is open to everyone but attendance must be booked in advance and approved by the course leader before the beginning of the programme. All attendees must be 18+ with any exceptions discussed prior to the beginning of the course.

 

Venues:

* Monday Highgate Class – Jackson’s Lane, 269a Archway Road, London, N6 5AA (directly opposite Highgate tube)

* Tuesday Colchester (Essex) Class – Firstsite, Lewis Gardens, High St, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1JH

 

Course Start Dates:

Highgate (North London) Class – Monday evenings beginning on 4th April 2016 for 8 weeks

   Highgate Dates (8-weeks minus bank holidays)

 

 

   04 Apr 2016 – Session 1                  

 

   11 Apr 2016 – Session 2

 

   18 Apr 2016 – Session 3

 

   25 Apr 2016 – Session 4

 

 

   09 May 2016 – Session 5

 

   16 May 2016 – Session 6

 

   23 May 2016 – Session 7

 

   06 Jun 2016 – Session 8

 

 

* Colchester (Essex) Class – Tuesday evenings – Awaiting New Dates

 

Times:

* Highgate, North London – 6.30pm to 8.30pm.  

 

Price: £225 (Concessions £195 for OAPS, F/T students, unemployed, if booking as a pair/couple) – please note this can be paid in x2 instalments, with half the payment being made as a deposit prior to the course and the balance being due just before session 1.  

 

HOW TO BOOK? – To book your place please email:   info@jamieshavdia.com or call 07792 755132. Booking instructions will then be emailed to you, including how to make your payment online. 

 

 

May
16
Mon
Eight week Mindfulness Programme at Jacksons Lane @ Jacksons Lane
May 16 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm

What is Mindfulness?

‘Mindfulness’ is at the very heart of meditational practice and trains us to focus on the present moment. This allows us to gain insight into mental patterns that sometimes cause negative emotions. We also learn, through experience what it means to spend less time with our thoughts and spend more time in our bodies enjoying life. It can be practiced by people from all walks of life and is becoming more and more popular as a means of psychological treatment. There is now a strong evidence base demonstrating that it can be very beneficial for those experiencing depression and anxiety, as well as many other conditions. Mindfulness allows us to make friends with our thinking mind making us less vulnerable to negative mental activity. Such practice can bring about a deep sense of inner peace and a fresh acceptance of reality itself.  

The Eight Sessions 

 This new and innovative group will take place over eight weekly sessions, each of 2-hours duration and covers the fundamentals of mindfulness meditation, applied theory and practice. Some aspects of CBT will also be used within the course syllabus where required to help group members to deal with dysfunctional thought patterns and behaviours. This specific group has been successfully taught in several London universities and also within the NHS. This group will help you to:

  • improve your focus and concentration levels
  • lower bodily stress and increase relaxation
  • explore how your mind works
  • explore how your mind habitually creates unhealthy thought processes and worry
  • help you to prevent the arising of depressive moods before they spiral
  • achieve a robust and healthy mind, accepting reality and the world around you
  • work towards acceptance of unhealthy emotions
  • achieve a deep sense of calm, patience and stillness
  • grow and mature as a true human being and explore what it means to be ‘me’

This will be particularly helpful for those people experiencing stress, depression, anxiety, attention problems or any condition involving a fast-thinking anxious mind.

 

IMPORTANT NOTE 

Commitment to the full x8 weekly sessions is imperative, as is the diligent undertaking of daily life meditation tasks between sessions. Only those people who are willing to make the commitment and complete the between session tasks should attend.   Places are limited to ensure a high quality of client support. This course is open to everyone but attendance must be booked in advance and approved by the course leader before the beginning of the programme. All attendees must be 18+ with any exceptions discussed prior to the beginning of the course.

 

Venues:

* Monday Highgate Class – Jackson’s Lane, 269a Archway Road, London, N6 5AA (directly opposite Highgate tube)

* Tuesday Colchester (Essex) Class – Firstsite, Lewis Gardens, High St, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1JH

 

Course Start Dates:

Highgate (North London) Class – Monday evenings beginning on 4th April 2016 for 8 weeks

   Highgate Dates (8-weeks minus bank holidays)

 

 

   04 Apr 2016 – Session 1                  

 

   11 Apr 2016 – Session 2

 

   18 Apr 2016 – Session 3

 

   25 Apr 2016 – Session 4

 

 

   09 May 2016 – Session 5

 

   16 May 2016 – Session 6

 

   23 May 2016 – Session 7

 

   06 Jun 2016 – Session 8

 

 

* Colchester (Essex) Class – Tuesday evenings – Awaiting New Dates

 

Times:

* Highgate, North London – 6.30pm to 8.30pm.  

 

Price: £225 (Concessions £195 for OAPS, F/T students, unemployed, if booking as a pair/couple) – please note this can be paid in x2 instalments, with half the payment being made as a deposit prior to the course and the balance being due just before session 1.  

 

HOW TO BOOK? – To book your place please email:   info@jamieshavdia.com or call 07792 755132. Booking instructions will then be emailed to you, including how to make your payment online. 

 

 

May
23
Mon
Eight week Mindfulness Programme at Jacksons Lane @ Jacksons Lane
May 23 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm

What is Mindfulness?

‘Mindfulness’ is at the very heart of meditational practice and trains us to focus on the present moment. This allows us to gain insight into mental patterns that sometimes cause negative emotions. We also learn, through experience what it means to spend less time with our thoughts and spend more time in our bodies enjoying life. It can be practiced by people from all walks of life and is becoming more and more popular as a means of psychological treatment. There is now a strong evidence base demonstrating that it can be very beneficial for those experiencing depression and anxiety, as well as many other conditions. Mindfulness allows us to make friends with our thinking mind making us less vulnerable to negative mental activity. Such practice can bring about a deep sense of inner peace and a fresh acceptance of reality itself.  

The Eight Sessions 

 This new and innovative group will take place over eight weekly sessions, each of 2-hours duration and covers the fundamentals of mindfulness meditation, applied theory and practice. Some aspects of CBT will also be used within the course syllabus where required to help group members to deal with dysfunctional thought patterns and behaviours. This specific group has been successfully taught in several London universities and also within the NHS. This group will help you to:

  • improve your focus and concentration levels
  • lower bodily stress and increase relaxation
  • explore how your mind works
  • explore how your mind habitually creates unhealthy thought processes and worry
  • help you to prevent the arising of depressive moods before they spiral
  • achieve a robust and healthy mind, accepting reality and the world around you
  • work towards acceptance of unhealthy emotions
  • achieve a deep sense of calm, patience and stillness
  • grow and mature as a true human being and explore what it means to be ‘me’

This will be particularly helpful for those people experiencing stress, depression, anxiety, attention problems or any condition involving a fast-thinking anxious mind.

 

IMPORTANT NOTE 

Commitment to the full x8 weekly sessions is imperative, as is the diligent undertaking of daily life meditation tasks between sessions. Only those people who are willing to make the commitment and complete the between session tasks should attend.   Places are limited to ensure a high quality of client support. This course is open to everyone but attendance must be booked in advance and approved by the course leader before the beginning of the programme. All attendees must be 18+ with any exceptions discussed prior to the beginning of the course.

 

Venues:

* Monday Highgate Class – Jackson’s Lane, 269a Archway Road, London, N6 5AA (directly opposite Highgate tube)

* Tuesday Colchester (Essex) Class – Firstsite, Lewis Gardens, High St, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1JH

 

Course Start Dates:

Highgate (North London) Class – Monday evenings beginning on 4th April 2016 for 8 weeks

   Highgate Dates (8-weeks minus bank holidays)

 

 

   04 Apr 2016 – Session 1                  

 

   11 Apr 2016 – Session 2

 

   18 Apr 2016 – Session 3

 

   25 Apr 2016 – Session 4

 

 

   09 May 2016 – Session 5

 

   16 May 2016 – Session 6

 

   23 May 2016 – Session 7

 

   06 Jun 2016 – Session 8

 

 

* Colchester (Essex) Class – Tuesday evenings – Awaiting New Dates

 

Times:

* Highgate, North London – 6.30pm to 8.30pm.  

 

Price: £225 (Concessions £195 for OAPS, F/T students, unemployed, if booking as a pair/couple) – please note this can be paid in x2 instalments, with half the payment being made as a deposit prior to the course and the balance being due just before session 1.  

 

HOW TO BOOK? – To book your place please email:   info@jamieshavdia.com or call 07792 755132. Booking instructions will then be emailed to you, including how to make your payment online. 

 

 

Jun
6
Mon
Eight week Mindfulness Programme at Jacksons Lane @ Jacksons Lane
Jun 6 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm

What is Mindfulness?

‘Mindfulness’ is at the very heart of meditational practice and trains us to focus on the present moment. This allows us to gain insight into mental patterns that sometimes cause negative emotions. We also learn, through experience what it means to spend less time with our thoughts and spend more time in our bodies enjoying life. It can be practiced by people from all walks of life and is becoming more and more popular as a means of psychological treatment. There is now a strong evidence base demonstrating that it can be very beneficial for those experiencing depression and anxiety, as well as many other conditions. Mindfulness allows us to make friends with our thinking mind making us less vulnerable to negative mental activity. Such practice can bring about a deep sense of inner peace and a fresh acceptance of reality itself.  

The Eight Sessions 

 This new and innovative group will take place over eight weekly sessions, each of 2-hours duration and covers the fundamentals of mindfulness meditation, applied theory and practice. Some aspects of CBT will also be used within the course syllabus where required to help group members to deal with dysfunctional thought patterns and behaviours. This specific group has been successfully taught in several London universities and also within the NHS. This group will help you to:

  • improve your focus and concentration levels
  • lower bodily stress and increase relaxation
  • explore how your mind works
  • explore how your mind habitually creates unhealthy thought processes and worry
  • help you to prevent the arising of depressive moods before they spiral
  • achieve a robust and healthy mind, accepting reality and the world around you
  • work towards acceptance of unhealthy emotions
  • achieve a deep sense of calm, patience and stillness
  • grow and mature as a true human being and explore what it means to be ‘me’

This will be particularly helpful for those people experiencing stress, depression, anxiety, attention problems or any condition involving a fast-thinking anxious mind.

 

IMPORTANT NOTE 

Commitment to the full x8 weekly sessions is imperative, as is the diligent undertaking of daily life meditation tasks between sessions. Only those people who are willing to make the commitment and complete the between session tasks should attend.   Places are limited to ensure a high quality of client support. This course is open to everyone but attendance must be booked in advance and approved by the course leader before the beginning of the programme. All attendees must be 18+ with any exceptions discussed prior to the beginning of the course.

 

Venues:

* Monday Highgate Class – Jackson’s Lane, 269a Archway Road, London, N6 5AA (directly opposite Highgate tube)

* Tuesday Colchester (Essex) Class – Firstsite, Lewis Gardens, High St, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1JH

 

Course Start Dates:

Highgate (North London) Class – Monday evenings beginning on 4th April 2016 for 8 weeks

   Highgate Dates (8-weeks minus bank holidays)

 

 

   04 Apr 2016 – Session 1                  

 

   11 Apr 2016 – Session 2

 

   18 Apr 2016 – Session 3

 

   25 Apr 2016 – Session 4

 

 

   09 May 2016 – Session 5

 

   16 May 2016 – Session 6

 

   23 May 2016 – Session 7

 

   06 Jun 2016 – Session 8

 

 

* Colchester (Essex) Class – Tuesday evenings – Awaiting New Dates

 

Times:

* Highgate, North London – 6.30pm to 8.30pm.  

 

Price: £225 (Concessions £195 for OAPS, F/T students, unemployed, if booking as a pair/couple) – please note this can be paid in x2 instalments, with half the payment being made as a deposit prior to the course and the balance being due just before session 1.  

 

HOW TO BOOK? – To book your place please email:   info@jamieshavdia.com or call 07792 755132. Booking instructions will then be emailed to you, including how to make your payment online. 

 

 

Jun
19
Sun
I Maestri present: A Heroic Journey @ Highgate United Reformed Church
Jun 19 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm

The orchestra of I Maestri ends its 15th season with a programme of Mozart and Beethoven; music written before and after the French Revolution.

Conductor and mentor John Landor of LMA Orchestra collaborates for the third time with I Maestri with his students for a Masterclass workshop and evening performance on Sunday 19th June 2016.

We will be joined by soloists; Chiawen Kiew – Flute and Tomos Xerri – Harp who will perform Mozart’s sublime Flute and Harp Concerto.

I Maestri is a unique organisation that helps talented young conductors and soloists explore their skills and learning with an orchestra through a programme of workshops, masterclasses and public performances.

Evening programme:

Mozart Flute and Harp Concerto in C, K. 299/297c

Beethoven Symphony No. 3 in E – Flat major, Op. 55 “Eroica”

Performance begins at 7pm

 

Tickets: Adult £12 and Concessions £9 (on the door)

Advance tickets: Adult £9 and Concessions £7

(10% booking fee applicable)

 

Visit: http://wegottickets.com/event/362365

 

Box Office opens at 6:15pm

 

Please note that tickets will not be posted out and need to be collected from the Box Office on the day of the performance.

 

We hope you can join us for a wonderful performance and to experience different conductors in their making.

Sep
25
Sun
I Maestri present: Nature’s Idyll @ Highgate United Reformed Church
Sep 25 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
I Maestri present: Nature's Idyll @ Highgate United Reformed Church | London | England | United Kingdom

The orchestra of I Maestri begins its 16th season with a programme of Brahms, Sarasate and Schumann.  Music that reflects nature’s seasonal change from Summer to Autumn; nature turns from being fruitful and full of vitality to a more calm pace and state of resting. Soon it will be harvest and a time to enjoy nature’s bounty.

A return to nature is the theme for this evenings programme as the music carries a pastoral mood, sounds of the romantic idealisms of rustic beauty, with Gypsy Airs and Idyll’s of a time once before.
We will be joined by returning soloists Leora Cohen – Violin and Thomas Gregory – Cello

I Maestri is a unique organisation that helps talented young conductors and soloists explore their skills and learning with an orchestra through a programme of workshops, masterclasses and public performances.

Conductors: Miguel Esteban and George Hlawiczka
Venue: Highgate United Reformed Church, Pond Square Chapel, South Grove, Highgate, London. N6 6BA
Concert programme:

Brahms Tragic Overture, Op. 81

Sarasate Carmen Fantasy, Op. 25

Schumann Cello Concerto, Op. 129

Brahms Symphony No. 2, Op. 73

Performance begins at 6:30pm

Tickets: Adult £12 and Concessions £9 (on the door)

Advance tickets: Adult £9 and Concessions £7

(10% booking fee applicable)

Box Office opens at 5:45pm

Please note that tickets will not be posted out and need to be collected from the Box Office on the day of the performance.

Feb
23
Thu
THE MOERAN QUARTET @ Lauderdale House
Feb 23 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm

THE MOERAN QUARTET Thu 23 Feb, 7.30pm | £12/£10 With pieces by Beethoven, Bach, Elgar, Mascagni, Mozart, and Borodin, as well as 20th century works by Irving Berlin and Cole Porter.

May
21
Sun
I Maestri present: Songs of Love @ Highgate United Reformed Church
May 21 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm

I Maestri’s May Concert introduce a UK premiere of Riccardo Romano’s, ‘The Passion’ which is based on Bach’s St Matthew Passion.  Nino Rota is a composer of many well-known film scores including The Godfather and we shall present one of his orchestral works which is based on a song about love.  To end our programme, we present Dvorak’s ‘New World’ Symphony with the beautiful Cor Anglais solo in the slow movement.

Concert programme:

Riccardo Romano – The Passion (UK premiere)

Nino Rota – Sinfonia sopra una canzone d’amore

Dvorak Symphony No. 9, Op. 95 ‘From the New World’

I Maestri is an established orchestra under the patronage of the late Sir Neville Marriner which gives a platform to aspiring conductors and soloists wishing to develop their experience and knowledge in an environment of mutual co-operation. The orchestra is made of the best orchestral players to the best amateurs as well as recently graduated students. I Maestri have helped soloists such as Nicola Bennedetti, Yuri Zhislin, Maxim Rysanov, Dóra Kokas and many others, in giving them a platform to explore their potential and develop their early musical careers in a more relaxed setting.

Tickets: Adult £15 and Concessions £12 (on the door)

Advance tickets: Adult £11 and Concessions £9

(10% booking fee applicable)

Box Office opens at 6pm

Please note that tickets will not be posted out and need to be collected from the Box Office on the day of the performance.

May
31
Wed
Omvedgardens Talk @ Omvedgardens
May 31 @ 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm

Sarah Walton talking about the Creative Process

Nov
25
Sat
Highgate International Chamber Music Festival @ St. Michael's Church
Nov 25 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Highgate International Chamber Music Festival @ St. Michael's Church | England | United Kingdom

Programme

Haydn: Piano Trio No.39 in G, Hob XV:25, ‘Gypsy’

Arensky: String Quartet No.2 in A minor Op.35

Dvorak: String Sextet in A, Op.48

 

 

Artists

Evgenia Epshtein, Benjamin Gilmore & Natalie Klouda – violin

Ruth Gibson & Alexandros Koustas – viola

Matthijs Broersma & Ashok Klouda – cello

Irina Botan – piano

Nov
23
Fri
Highgate International Chamber Music Festival @ St Anne's Church
Nov 23 @ 10:00 pm – 10:30 pm
Highgate International Chamber Music Festival @ St Anne's Church

The Highgate International Chamber Music Festival brings together distinguished chamber musicians from around the world for a celebration of chamber music in venues around Highgate. In the intimate setting of Highgate’s beautiful churches, a stone’s throw from Hampstead Heath, HICMF presents varied programmes with masterworks of the repertoire set alongside lesser-known gems, delivered with fresh, energised performances by world-class musicians performing alongside one another in combinations not heard anywhere else.

This concert, part of the new ‘Sonatas by Candlelight’ series offers a short, intimate late-night concert performance to round off an evening of music-making.


Sergei Prokofiev Violin Sonata No.1 in F minor Op.80

Performers

Natalie Klouda, violin

Qian Wu, piano

https://www.chambermusicfestival.co.uk/2018-festival

Nov
19
Sun
The Italian tenor: a tribute to Beniamino Gigli. @ Lauderdale House
Nov 19 @ 7:00 pm – 8:45 pm

A celebration of the legendary Italian tenor Beniamino Gigli!

This concert will feature the talented Yuri Sabatini, accompanied on the piano by the graceful playing of Caroline Jaya-Ratnam.

 

The program is a mesmerising mix of Gigli’s most iconic pieces, showcasing the tenor’s incredible vocal range and emotional depth. Lauderdale House sets the stage for this special night. It’s a tribute not to be missed for all the music lovers out there!

PROGRAMME:

Buzzi-Peccia – Lolita

Bixio – La canzone dell’amore

Di Chiara – La Spagnola

Bixio – Mamma

Caccini – Amarilli

Boito – Giunto sul passo estremo

Cilea – E’ la solita storia del pastore

Puccini – Che gelida manina

Donizetti – Una furtiva lagrima

Tosti – L’ultima canzone

De Curtis – Non ti scordar di me

Bixio – Parlami d’amore Mariu’

Innocenzi – Addio, Sogni di gloria

Denza – Funiculì Funiculà

Leoncavallo – Mattinata

Verdi – La donna è mobile