Concert pianist Julia Wallin, Royal Academy of Music graduate and competition prize winner, invites you to an evening of piano music ranging from playful Debussy to profound and moving Rachmaninoff.
Programme:
Debussy: Suite Bergamasque
Haydn: Sonata in E flat Major Hob. 49
Rachmaninoff: Etude-tableaux, selection
Messiaen: Premiere Communion de la Vierge
Rachmaninoff: Moments Musicaux op.16
Doors open: 6.45pm, Concert starts: 7.15pm, 20 minute interval: 8.00pm, Concert ends: 9.00pm
Bar serving wine, beer, soft drinks and water will be available during interval and after concert
Venue is located in the Lower Gallery of the historic and beautiful Lauderdale House originally build in 1582. Lauderdale House is behind the gates to Waterlow Park on Highgate Hill.
Thursday – Saturday 7.30pm
Sunday 22nd at 4pm
Charles Dickens neglected his children, disgraced his wife, kept a mistress half his age, frequented brothels, practised hypnosis on impressionable ladies and humiliated his friends! But none of these are surprising enough to feature in The Secret World of Charles Dickens: a show that reveals Charles Dickens to have been a clandestine conjurer and even asks whether he was a Spiritualist on the quiet.
Ian Keable, winner of The Magic Circle Comedy Award, performs the favourite magic tricks of Charles Dickens and divulges the spooky practices of Victorian psychics. Sub-titled ‘mirth, marvels and the mysterious’, The Secret World of Charles Dickens delivers on all of these: so much so that you don’t need to have read a word of Dickens to discover an intriguing and fascinating side to this great writer’s personality.
The Secret World of Charles Dickens premiered at The Charles Dickens Museum in London.
www.charlesdickensmysteryshow.co.uk
Tickets:
Thursday, Friday & Sunday: £14/£12 concessions
Saturday: £16/£14 concessions
Thursday – Saturday 7.30pm
Sunday 22nd at 4pm
Charles Dickens neglected his children, disgraced his wife, kept a mistress half his age, frequented brothels, practised hypnosis on impressionable ladies and humiliated his friends! But none of these are surprising enough to feature in The Secret World of Charles Dickens: a show that reveals Charles Dickens to have been a clandestine conjurer and even asks whether he was a Spiritualist on the quiet.
Ian Keable, winner of The Magic Circle Comedy Award, performs the favourite magic tricks of Charles Dickens and divulges the spooky practices of Victorian psychics. Sub-titled ‘mirth, marvels and the mysterious’, The Secret World of Charles Dickens delivers on all of these: so much so that you don’t need to have read a word of Dickens to discover an intriguing and fascinating side to this great writer’s personality.
The Secret World of Charles Dickens premiered at The Charles Dickens Museum in London.
www.charlesdickensmysteryshow.co.uk
Tickets:
Thursday, Friday & Sunday: £14/£12 concessions
Saturday: £16/£14 concessions
Thursday – Saturday 7.30pm
Sunday 22nd at 4pm
Charles Dickens neglected his children, disgraced his wife, kept a mistress half his age, frequented brothels, practised hypnosis on impressionable ladies and humiliated his friends! But none of these are surprising enough to feature in The Secret World of Charles Dickens: a show that reveals Charles Dickens to have been a clandestine conjurer and even asks whether he was a Spiritualist on the quiet.
Ian Keable, winner of The Magic Circle Comedy Award, performs the favourite magic tricks of Charles Dickens and divulges the spooky practices of Victorian psychics. Sub-titled ‘mirth, marvels and the mysterious’, The Secret World of Charles Dickens delivers on all of these: so much so that you don’t need to have read a word of Dickens to discover an intriguing and fascinating side to this great writer’s personality.
The Secret World of Charles Dickens premiered at The Charles Dickens Museum in London.
www.charlesdickensmysteryshow.co.uk
Tickets:
Thursday, Friday & Sunday: £14/£12 concessions
Saturday: £16/£14 concessions
Highgate United Reformed Church, South Grove, London N6 6PH.
http://www.highgatehorticulturalsociety.org.uk
The first of the year’s shows is always a great delight as our daffodils, tulips and flowering shrubs take centre stage, bursting with spring scent and colour!
> Floral Art: including exhibits on a theme of “woodland walk” and “morning glow”
> Novice entries
> Children’s classes: easter cards and eggs
The 12:30pm call up is for the Highgate Camp exhibition at Jacksons Lane
Repeated at 1.05pm; 2pm and 2.35pm
Hidden Heroes on your doorstep
In Highgate you are never far from a WW1 memorial giving the names of the brave men who gave their lives in this devastating conflict.
Join us for our special exhibition to honor our local heroes supported by the Heritage Lottery.
Over the past months local people aged 8 to 80’s have become heritage detectives led by practitioner D R Corgan. After taking part in research workshops, talks and trips they have created their own WWI exhibition.
This unique, interactive exhibition will be a fitting tribute to our Highgate Heroes. It will give an insight into their WWI experiences from the optimistic call up to the horrors of battle.
Suitable for Ages 6+
Call up’s: see the exhibition at Jacksons Lane
Highgate Camp Trail walks: see Highgate’s WW1 memorials
Sign up at: http://bit.ly/HighgateCamp
7.30pm Music, film & some questions on other things! London’s longest running music quiz returns on a new weekly Wednesday night slot… plus there is a full kitchen open so you can even have your dinner here before participating. We have a great new league and great prizes with your fantastic host Scott to take you through it… Please book tables by emailing the website.
A new weekly after-work early-evening chill out with sounds of soul, motown and 1960’s garage. Starting at 8pm and building into a very lively night after 10pm once the early weekend crowd come out!
Fri 1st Lost in the Supermarket 10pm – 2am A night for dancing! Hosted by the very glamorous Ms Ali Rose, it’s got soul, Elvis, RnB, Motown, Indie dreams and a little Bruce… All brought to you lovingly by the girl with the rosette!
Sunday Roast lunches served all day 12 noon to 8p! 5pm Ok folks this is an extra special extra cosmic session!! Not only is it Easter weekend which means much more guinness and much more music as no one has to go to work on Monday! BUT even more important we will be taking a little break from our Cosmic Sessions as we are needed in a galaxy far far away! So…we’ve invited some of our favourite acts from the past nearly 3 years (woah!) to come join us in a last cosmic horraaah (well just for now) So come join us for all things good!!! PERKELT http://www.perkelt.com/perkelt_uk.php COSMO HOUSE https://www.facebook.com/CosmoHouseMusic TARA MINTON https://www.facebook.com/Taramintonmusic VARIOUS GUISES https://www.facebook.com/variousguises TOM HYATT https://www.facebook.com/tomhyattmusic KAYA LABONTE-HURST EMILY KRAEMER https://www.facebook.com/pages/Emily-Kraemer ELANA JOSH & CAI LILY IVGY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYlbByIsDxU JAMIE SEECHURN
8.30pm New for 2015, a weekly slot of traditional Irish musicians playing the most uplifting intoxicating music known to man in the pub around a table every Sunday evening.
6pm Kav and crew give a master-class in dancing and rock ‘n’ roll, they give Highgate a proper old school 50’s style ‘Hop’! Freestyle Dance Session with DJ’s Suzy Q and Kav Kavanagh playing 50′s RnR & RnB and some Classic Rockabilly…If its 50′s and you dance to it, we’ll play it. 1st Monday of every Month. Come early, we are close to capacity and would hate to have to turn people away
A new writing night where casting, rehearsing, and performing takes place in the course of a single evening. Once a fortnight, writers are given the chance to see their words brought to life by performers, who in turn get to hone their improvisation and worshipping skills in a relaxed atmosphere, and be on the pulse of new work. Stitchin’ Fiction strives to create new networks and links between passionate creatives to make words on screens and paper, a reality. Join in or come along to watch the newest of new writing! Suggested donation £2
7.30pm Music, film & some questions on other things! London’s longest running music quiz returns on a new weekly Wednesday night slot… plus there is a full kitchen open so you can even have your dinner here before participating. We have a great new league and great prizes with your fantastic host Scott to take you through it… Please book tables by emailing the website.
Explore the park with trails, quizzes and scavenge hunts
A new weekly after-work early-evening chill out with sounds of soul, motown and 1960’s garage. Starting at 8pm and building into a very lively night after 10pm once the early weekend crowd come out!
10pm – 2am A night hosted by Georgy & Guests. Soul, Motown, R n B, old time rock & roll… anything that makes you dance; he has got it!
Bringing an event to the local community offering a beautiful range of hand-produced gifts and vintage accessories, clothing,homemade cakes and sweets, Raffles …and lots lots more from various local small creative businesses! This is a one off event, and a great opportunity to bag yourself a bargain, or pick up something unique + and support a great cause. RedBellyBlack Theatre Company are hosting Tumble Sale, raising funds for their up and coming production “Tumbling After” bound for performances in London at The Proud Archivist July 7-10th 2015 and Edinburgh Fringe Festival August 2015 Entry is free, however we suggest a £1 donation at the door Facebook Event https://www.facebook.com/events/845791652161296/ Twitter @red_belly_black
Swing Patrol – ”Swing Dancing in north London” Class starts at 3pm Boogaloo Bounce – Swing & Blues session: 3-7pm Starting with a taster lesson 3.00-3.45. 3.45-6.00 social dancing. Cost: £8. No partner or experience required. Lindy Hop, Charleston, Balboa, Blues… we teach the great swing dances of the 20s 30s and 40s for your dancing pleasure. No partner required, two left feet owners welcome, you just need to want to have a whole lot of fun. See you there! Sharing what we think are the most joyful and wonderful dances in the world… Lindy Hop, Blues, Charlestonand Balboa. Welcome to our north London team. See you on the dance floor soon!
9pm – 2am Things just got retro! Sonny and Spare present the club night that time forgot. Playing the best Northern Soul, 60′s psychedelia, funk, Rock ‘n’ Roll, and whatever else you want to hear. Put simply it’s the most fun you can have with a drink in your hand! The Boogaloo is proud to present … Sonny and Spare
Learn how to develop your singing voice from total scratch
You don’t need to have previous singing experience or be able to read music as this workshop will teach you the singing essentials of breathing techniques and vocal skills in four hours for £25.50.
Kieran and Idit will show you how to transform your speaking voice into a singing voice through practical techniques. Not only will these techniques help improve your singing but also your voice for presentations and public speaking. And that’s not all, for completing the Level 1 workshop you will receive a certificate.
It will be fun and entertaining and to help you we will email the song sheets upon booking so you become familiar with the chosen songs.
Feedback from Elaine who attended our Beginners Workshop in January: “I loved the workshop. I thought it was very well organised. As a complete beginner, the focus on interactive learning (i.e. theory, practice and feedback) was very helpful. I came away with a lot more confidence but, rather than just a feeling of increased confidence, I have learnt techniques that could develop my singing voice.”
Find out more and book via our Workshops page.
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