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Songs, violin and piano music by Fauré, Chopin, Duparc, Elgar, poetry by Baudelaire

Salon musical is a unique show of theatre and music where audience members escape the every-day and venture into a world of beautiful music and poetry as well as flirtation, gossip and intrigue. A cast of five young professional performers – two singers, an actor, a violinist and a pianist – all graduates from the top London music and drama conservatoires, play historical characters and weave together music and scripted dialogue. The show’s creation has involved academic research as well as professional direction and costume design.

Experience has shown that the shows bring alive the past in an informative yet entertaining way. The performers engage with the audience throughout the evening to create a relaxed, immersive and intimate social gathering.

Picture yourself as a guest at the home of celebrated 19th century singer, composer and pianist Pauline Viardot, being introduced to emerging composer, Gabriel Fauré, eminent and provocative poet Stéphane Mallarmé and their protégés. They will be performing their latest music and poetry and you will witness their spontaneous music making.

Jamaican Intuitives    13-26 October

This exhibition is a rare opportunity to see a unique Jamaican branch of contemporary art which was first acknowledged post-independence and which continues to flourish. There are no pretty beach scenes; no ‘tourist’ art. The work is challenging and powerful.

Until Jamaican Independence in 1962, the larger part of Jamaica’s art establishment took only European and North American style art seriously. This was a legacy of colonialism. With Independence, the importance of the arts and of acknowledging and exhibiting Jamaican artists was recognised in helping to shape a national cultural identity.

It was the late Dr David Boxer, Director and Chief Curator of the National Gallery of Jamaica for over 35 years, who coined the word ‘Intuitive’ – now an official art term. He defined the context in which these remarkable artists’ accomplishments should be considered:

‘These artists paint and sculpt intuitively. They are not guided by fashion. Their vision is pure and sincere, untarnished by art theories and philosophies, principles and movements. They are, for the most part self-taught…. Their visions (and many of them are true visionaries) as released through paint or wood, are expressions of their individual relationships with the world around them – and the worlds within.’

All five artists in this show were born and (have) spent their lives in Jamaica. Their work has been part of major exhibitions at the National Gallery of Jamaica, and has been shown across the Caribbean, the US and Europe.

• Christopher Harris was born in 1974. He was one of the fourteen selected exhibitors in the prestigious Young Talent V Competition at the National Gallery of Jamaica in 2010. Encouraged to draw from an early age by his father, a farmer and a portraitist, Christopher’s work connects to his Ashanti forefathers.
• Kingsley Thomas was born in 1941. He worked in Kingston as a journalist for the now closed Jamaica Daily News before moving back home to rural Portland. A number of his lyrical paintings and sculptures refer to stories he covered as a journalist.
• Leonard Daley 1930 – 2006. Partly surreal, partly realist, Daley’s images tap into Jamaica’s collective consciousness and history. In 1999, at the opening of Daley’s one-man show at the University of the West Indies, Dr David Boxer declared him to be ‘one of the truly great natural painters of the century.’ Daley was awarded the prestigious Bronze Musgrave Medal in 2002.
• Evadney Cruickshank, born c1950. Evadney started painting after observing her then partner, the artist Sylvester Woods, at work. Her narrative paintings record daily life in her rural community – Pocomania services (an African-based religion), street dances, clearing up after hurricane damage. Her dry sense of humour infuses her work.
• Birth ‘Ras Dizzy’ Livingstone c1932 – 2008. Ras Dizzy first came to public attention in the 1960s as a Rastafarian poet/philosopher selling his writings on the University of the West Indies campus. A remarkable colourist, he portrayed himself in his paintings as a prize-winning boxer, a judge, a horse race jockey. A poetic insight was written on the reverse of each work.

Opening Party on Sunday 15th October 2-5 pm featuring the Koromanti Mento Band. Mento is Jamaica’s folk music and the precursor to ska and reggae. The High Commissioner, His Excellency Mr Seth George Ramocan, will be guest of honour. Jamaican Intuitives is part of the official Jamaica55 celebrations.

For further information please contact Charlotte C Mortensson: cmortensson@aol.com

Exhibition continues until 26 October.

Highgate Gallery open Tue-Fri 1-5; Sat 11-4; Sun 11-5. Closed Mon

A Strange New Shape
A completely original one woman show without words, A Strange New Space melds physical theatre with stunning puppetry and original music. We travel on an imagined voyage into space, paralleled with Amira’s real-life journey as a refugee across continents, forming an unforgettable introduction to theatre for audiences of four years and older.
When the show ends please stay around as we’ll be running a free craft table for the children to create something to match the theme of the performance. Ages suitable for children of 2 – 8 years.

Ticket Prices:

Adults/Children ( Standard) – £8.50

Adults/Children ( Concession) – £6.50

Family Ticket ( 2 Adults/ 2 Children) – £28.50

Family Ticket (Concession) 2 Adults/2 Children – £20.00

Under 18 months free.

To Book Tickets:

Box office: 02083488716

Email: enquiries@lauderdale.org.uk

Website: http://www.lauderdalehouse.co.uk

The monthly Music Hall show with

Louisa Bayman, Peta Webb, Sheila Miller, Martin Nail and Mike Francis

with Pamela Munday in the Chair

and Derek Marcus at the piano.

Enjoy the show and join in the choruses with gusto!

killer shrimp

jazz in the house

TICKETS AVAILABLE BY PHONE ONLY

Due to technical issues with our online payment system tickets are not currently available to purchase online. If you would like to purchase tickets in advance please call 020 8348 8716 or email enquiries@lauderdale.org.uk. 

Damon Brown (cornet),  Ed Jones (tenor sax),  Adam King (bass),  Kim Minchan (drums)

Back in 2007 Killer Shrimp was voted ‘best live band’ in that year’s Parliamentary Jazz Awards. Since then co-leader Damon Brown has roamed the world’s stages from Poland to Mongolia and spent several years in Seoul, a good jumping off place for shows in Japan where he worked frequently with tonight’s special guest Kim Minchan.  Co-leader Ed Jones is an award-winning UK jazz saxophonist/composer who has been based in London for over 25 years and performed a stunning set at Lauderdale House last season.

This is the first date of a Shrimp Reborn Tour so it’s not to be missed.

in between music and photography

A complementary event for the THIRTEEN exhibition

Susanne Mecklenburg (voice), William Hancox (piano), Gareth Davies (photography and videos)

IN between MUSIC and PHOTOGRAPHY is a complementary event for the THIRTEEN exhibition at Lauderdale House (4 to 27 October 2017), offering a visual and sound experience, weaving together photography and music to tell a tale. The programme reflects the artistic paths that Susanne Mecklenburg (voice) William Hancox (piano) and Gareth Davies (photography and video) have chosen in their collaboration which unite them in their exploration of eclectic musical choices and photographic techniques.

Musically there will be a combination of styles, composers, musical periods, geographical origins, rhythms, stories and lyrics, spanning from Händel toPiazzolla and including music by Britten, Holst and Bridge as well as contemporary Spanish and South American composers. In the accompanying photography and videos, you will find a diverse set of imagery using techniques such as slitscan and panoramas, matching the breadth and depth of the music and including Gareth’s work in the THIRTEEN exhibition.

Susanne Mecklenburg (soprano) regularly performs in solo concerts in the UK, Italy, Germany and Switzerland. Her concerts are known to combine unusual styles, composers, musical periods, geographical origins, rhythms, stories and lyrics and are always motivated by the desire to tell a story. The searching for and discovering of new repertoire is one of the most enjoyable parts of creating such programmes and often leads to discovering rarely performed songs. For further details see www.susannemecklenburg.info

Gareth Davies (photography) lives and works in London and specialises in slitscan panoramic photography, enabling the capture of progress, repetition and time within a single integrated still image. Gareth is a member of the International Association of Panoramic Photographers, the Royal Photographic Society and London Independent Photography. Further information on www.tickpan.co.uk.

William Hancox (piano) has performed as a solo pianist, chamber musician and accompanist throughout the UK and abroad. He has played in all major concert halls in London and broadcast for Classic FM and the BBC. His teaching activities have included positions at London’s Guildhall School of Music and Drama and Trinity College of Music, as well as the Britten-Pears School in Aldeburgh.

  Image: Jockey Rider © Christopher Harris, 20176. All Rights Reserved

Christopher Harris, one of the exhibiting artists in the current Jamaican Intuitives exhibition, will be talking about his work.

Christopher Harris was born in 1974. He was one of the fourteen selected exhibitors in the prestigious Young Talent V Competition at the National Gallery of Jamaica in 2010. Encouraged to draw from an early age by his father, a farmer and a portraitist, Christopher’s work connects to his Ashanti forefathers.

Jamaican Intuitives is part of the official Jamaica55 celebrations.

christine tobin

jazz in the house

Christine Tobin (vocals), Phil Robson (guitar), Dave Whitford (bass)

Now living in New York, with her partner Phil Robson, this is the first date of an extensive tour for the UK’s most individual and moving singer. Winner of the 2014 original singers Jazz Award for Best Jazz Singer, Christine will present a rich mix from her extremely successful Leonard Cohen show, through songs from the Great American Songbook and Milton Nascimento, as well as some of her own material which was rewarded with a British Composer Award in 2012.

“One of the most gifted and original singers in today’s jazz world”  BBC Music Magazine

Highgate Watercolour Group Autumn Show, Lauderdale
House, Mon-Fri, 11am-4pm; Sunday 5th  and 19th  Nov, 12-5 pm. Check times at
www.highgatewatercolour.org.uk

Highgate Watercolour Group Autumn Show, Lauderdale
House, Mon-Fri, 11am-4pm; Sunday 5th  and 19th  Nov, 12-5 pm. Check times at
www.highgatewatercolour.org.uk

Highgate Watercolour Group Autumn Show, Lauderdale
House, Mon-Fri, 11am-4pm; Sunday 5th  and 19th  Nov, 12-5 pm. Check times at
www.highgatewatercolour.org.uk

leon greening trio

jazz in the house

Leon Greening (piano), Adam King (bass), Steve Brown (drums)

A long time favourite and one of the most popular side men in London, Leon makes a long overdue return with his superlative trio of Brown, the best straight-ahead swing drummer in the country and King, winner of a Worshipful Company of Musicians Best Young Musician Award.

For those who love their piano playing to be soaked in the bop, blues and gospel flavours of giants lke Wynton Kelly, Bobby Timmons and Horace Silver, Leon is THE man.  No-one builds a solo with ever mounting excitetment like he does. Well, not in the UK anyway!

Highgate Watercolour Group Autumn Show, Lauderdale
House, Mon-Fri, 11am-4pm; Sunday 5th  and 19th  Nov, 12-5 pm. Check times at
www.highgatewatercolour.org.uk

Highgate Watercolour Group Autumn Show, Lauderdale
House, Mon-Fri, 11am-4pm; Sunday 5th  and 19th  Nov, 12-5 pm. Check times at
www.highgatewatercolour.org.uk

russian fireworks

Come and join us for a memorable musical 5th of November!

The Rubenstein Trio of Mark Lacey, clarinet, Madeleine Ridd, cello and Robin Rubenstein, piano– present an evening of works by Glinka,Rachmaninoff, Prokofiev, Stravinsky and others to mark the centenary of the Russian Revolution.

Contact: Mark Lacey, markrichardlacey@aol.com

Highgate Watercolour Group Autumn Show, Lauderdale
House, Mon-Fri, 11am-4pm; Sunday 5th  and 19th  Nov, 12-5 pm. Check times at
www.highgatewatercolour.org.uk

Highgate Watercolour Group Autumn Show, Lauderdale
House, Mon-Fri, 11am-4pm; Sunday 5th  and 19th  Nov, 12-5 pm. Check times at
www.highgatewatercolour.org.uk

Highgate Watercolour Group Autumn Show, Lauderdale
House, Mon-Fri, 11am-4pm; Sunday 5th  and 19th  Nov, 12-5 pm. Check times at
www.highgatewatercolour.org.uk

Highgate Watercolour Group Autumn Show, Lauderdale
House, Mon-Fri, 11am-4pm; Sunday 5th  and 19th  Nov, 12-5 pm. Check times at
www.highgatewatercolour.org.uk

julian siegel quartet

jazz in the house

Julian Siegel (saxophones, bass clarinet), Liam Noble (piano),  Oli Hayhurst (bass) Gene Calderazzo (drums)

Another really outstanding saxophone player and composer. 2017 has been a very good year for Julian with tonight’s group having performed under the Brit banner at Bremen’s Jazzahead Festival and his first ever Jazz Orchestra fulfilling a highly successful Spring tour, including a sold out night at Ronnie Scott’s. He has also just completed a tour with the great US singer Dianne Schurr in Italy where he is an extremely popular visitor.

Liam Noble is considered to be one of Britain’s most significant pianists, a master of all styles and the Calderazzo/Hayhurst rhythm section generates all the fire you would want.

The Lauderdale House Cafe will be open from 6pm serving sausage rolls, frittata, cheese tarts, cakes and other light snacks along with a selection of teas, Illy coffee, wines, beers, including Peroni, Camden Pale Ale, London Pride, Aspall Cyder and Luscombe organic soft drinks.

TICKETS AVAILABLE BY PHONE ONLY

Due to technical issues with our online payment system tickets are not currently available to purchase online. If you would like to purchase tickets in advance please call 020 8348 8716

Highgate Watercolour Group Autumn Show, Lauderdale
House, Mon-Fri, 11am-4pm; Sunday 5th  and 19th  Nov, 12-5 pm. Check times at
www.highgatewatercolour.org.uk

The Captain Calamity Mega Show

The Captain Calamity Mega Show is a crazy mix of magic and hilarity like no other. Expect jaw dropping science stunts, enormous balloons, beautiful bubbles, calamitous custard pies, crazy puppet characters, action dances and games in this marvellous melting pot of momentous mayhem. If you want to see what all the fuss is about then check out The Captain’s very own YouTube channel at www.calamity.tv and book your ticket for a splendiferous adventure into the crazy world of Captain Calamity. Ages Suitable for children of 2 – 8 years.

Ticket Prices:

Adults/Children ( Standard) – £8.50

Adults/Children ( Concession) – £6.50

Family Ticket ( 2 Adults/ 2 Children) – £28.50

Family Ticket (Concession) 2 Adults/2 Children – £20.00

Under 18 months free.

To Book tickets:

Box office: 02083488716

Email: enquiries@lauderdale.org.uk

Website: http://www.lauderdalehouse.co.uk

alison guill

then and now

Alison Guill, once full-time singer, now teacher, mother and part-time gin sipper, is accompanied by Martin Leberman in this somewhat eclectic, hopefully entertaining and slightly indulgent musical journey. Between Schumann and Sondheim, Mozart and Menken, Michael Head and Kander & Ebb, Alison will share anecdotes about auditions gone wrong, mistaken casting, toddlers and terriers. There is bound to be something for everyone so come and join us for a varied and enjoyable evening.

Proceeds will go to support Mind and Cancer Research UK.

Highgate Watercolour Group Autumn Show, Lauderdale
House, Mon-Fri, 11am-4pm; Sunday 5th  and 19th  Nov, 12-5 pm. Check times at
www.highgatewatercolour.org.uk

Highgate Watercolour Group Autumn Show, Lauderdale
House, Mon-Fri, 11am-4pm; Sunday 5th  and 19th  Nov, 12-5 pm. Check times at
www.highgatewatercolour.org.uk

Highgate Watercolour Group Autumn Show, Lauderdale
House, Mon-Fri, 11am-4pm; Sunday 5th  and 19th  Nov, 12-5 pm. Check times at
www.highgatewatercolour.org.uk

An evening of Music Hall by The Lissenden Players with

Tommy Parsons, Sue Yager, Paul Kenealy, Barbara Kealy, Pamela Mundy,

with Mike Francis in the Chair

and Derek Marcus at the piano.

Highgate Watercolour Group Autumn Show, Lauderdale
House, Mon-Fri, 11am-4pm; Sunday 5th  and 19th  Nov, 12-5 pm. Check times at
www.highgatewatercolour.org.uk

companeros

jazz in the house

Georgia Mancio (vocals), Guillermo Rozenthuler (vocals / guitar), Arnie Somogyi (bass), Dave Ohm (drums)

The multi lingual singer Georgia Mancio has risen through a veritable forest of singers to become one of the UK’s most subtle and impressive artists whether performing classic standards or songs from Italy, Spain and Portugal.  Originally from Argentina, Guillermo has been described by Mark Murphy as “someone who rocked me with his amazing swinging versatility” For Georgia, who presented her co-written Songbook album with the legendary pianist Alan Broadbent all over Europe last Spring, this will be a contrast in style with the music of Cuba, Brazil and Chile to banish those early winter blues.  Don’t miss this, our London Jazz Festival show.

The Lauderdale House Cafe will be open from 6pm serving sausage rolls, frittata, cheese tarts, cakes and other light snacks along with a selection of teas, Illy coffee, wines, beers, including Peroni, Camden Pale Ale, London Pride, Aspall Cyder and Luscombe organic soft drinks.

TICKETS AVAILABLE BY PHONE ONLY

Due to technical issues with our online payment system tickets are not currently available to purchase online. If you would like to purchase tickets in advance please call 020 8348 8716 or email enquiries@lauderdale.org.uk. .

Highgate Watercolour Group Autumn Show, Lauderdale
House, Mon-Fri, 11am-4pm; Sunday 5th  and 19th  Nov, 12-5 pm. Check times at
www.highgatewatercolour.org.uk

Highgate Watercolour Group Autumn Show, Lauderdale
House, Mon-Fri, 11am-4pm; Sunday 5th  and 19th  Nov, 12-5 pm. Check times at
www.highgatewatercolour.org.uk

valerie cutko

cabaret at tea time

Where is home? And what does it mean to return there?

West End and Broadway actress and longtime host of Cabaret In The House Valerie Cutko returns from a season at the Pitlochry Festival Theatre where she led the cast of Alan Bennett’s People in its Scottish premiere. She and Musical Director Simon Beck present an evocative, witty, sophisticated set of songs on the theme of homecoming from composers from Cole Porter and Johnny Mercer to Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim and John Bucchino.

Valerie’s West End roles include Fraulein Kost in Cabaret, Marlene Dietrich in Piaf, Madame Egorova in Beautiful and Damned (the story of Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald, directed by Craig Revell Horwood) and The Queen ofTransylvania in My Fair Lady. She played Madame Giry in The Phantom of the Opera, Mrs Mullin in Carousel and Ninotchka – the role played by Greta Garbo in Ernst Lubitch’s 1939 film Ninotchka. In 2015 she played Rafaella in Grand Hotel at the Southwark Playhouse, the role she took over in Tommy Tune’s original Broadway production. Valerie has performed in cabaret at Birdland in New York and at London venues including the St James Studio, Jermyn Street Theatre, Soho Revue Bar, The Old Vic Theatre Bar, Freud’s in Covent Garden, Wimbledon Theatre Studio and Torch in King’s Cross.

Simon Beck

Alongside being a music supervisor/director in West End and touring theatre, Simon has enjoyed a varied concert and cabaret career conducting/playing piano for such stars as Christina Bianco, Stephanie J Block, Susan Boyle, Barbara Cook, Cynthia Erivo, Maria Friedman, Haydyn Gwynne, Andrew Lippa, Lorna Luft, Millicent Martin, Lee Mead, and Monty Python, as well as concerts with the BBC Concert Orchestra.

Full details at simonbeckmusician.com

Support: Kitty Whitelaw

Kitty is a Jazz singer and one half of the music duo Sealionwoman, who have played The Vaults, Union Chapel, Cafe Oto, Ikletik and numerous other London Venues.  Her theatre ​credit include Dr Warner in Metropolis, Assistant Choreographer for The Frogs, Delivery Kid/Various Ensemble in Wonderful Town, Jenna in Jagged Edge, Selkie in Selkie. Winner “Festive Spirit Award” for Vault Festival 2016.

Twitter: @KittyWhitelaw

Cabaret Tea A – £28.50

Glass of Prosecco

Hot smoked salmon with cream cheese and chive bridge roll

Free-range egg mayonnaise and mustard cress bridge roll

Rich chocolate brownie square

Cabaret Tea B – £25.50

Luscombe Wild Bubbly Elderflower Presse

Hot smoked salmon with cream cheese and chive bridge roll

Free-egg mayonnaise and mustard cress bridge roll

Rich chocolate brownie square

Times:

3.30 – doors open and tea served

4.30 – show starts

5 – interval

5.20 – second half starts

6.15 – end

Time: 15:30

Venue: Lauderdale House

If you just want to join us for Cabaret then you can purchase a full price ticket for £16.00 / £14.00 concession for students, unwaged & Equity members only.

chopin & champagne

nocturne – the romantic life of frederic chopin

HIGHGATEHASHEART is delighted to announce a fundraising concert, “Chopard & Champagne” on Sunday 19th November in support of vital refugee causes.

“Nocturne – The Romantic Life of Frederic Chopin“ is an evening of music and drama conceived by the internationally renowned concert pianist Lucy Parhamwith narrations by the celebrated actors Henry Goodman and Juliet Stevenson(a co-founder of Highgate Has Heart and local resident). The programme of words and music has been scripted and adapted from letters and diaries by Parham, chronicling the romantic life of one the greatest and most popular composers for solo piano – Frédéric Chopin. The narrative follows his turbulent relationship with the controversial literary figure George Sand, their time together in Majorca, his fragile health and his ultimate demise in poverty in Paris at the age of 39. The readings, with Frederic Chopin narrated by Goodman and George Sand by Stevenson, are interspersed with some of his most loved and poignant compositions played by Parham in the evocative setting of Lauderdale House.

Tickets includes drinks reception and concert performance.

Drinks reception from 7pm with concert starting at 8pm. The evening will end at 10pm with a short interval.

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“Lucy Parham’s trailblazing evening concerts in which she fuses music and words with the help of some of our most distinguished actors, have become one of the must-see events on the musical calendar.”

BBC Music Magazine 5 stars *****

Proceeds from the evening will be donated on behalf of HighgateHasHeart to the 4 refugees charities we support: Help Refugees, Safe Passage, Islington Centre and Young Roots.

Please download the booking form below and email it to Jenny Taylor at jim.taylor4@virgin.net

Payment is by bank transfer (please put reference name) and we will email you your tickets once payment has been received. Please bring a print out of your tickets or on your phone.

Highgate Watercolour Group Autumn Show, Lauderdale
House, Mon-Fri, 11am-4pm; Sunday 5th  and 19th  Nov, 12-5 pm. Check times at
www.highgatewatercolour.org.uk

Highgate Watercolour Group Autumn Show, Lauderdale
House, Mon-Fri, 11am-4pm; Sunday 5th  and 19th  Nov, 12-5 pm. Check times at
www.highgatewatercolour.org.uk

Highgate Watercolour Group Autumn Show, Lauderdale
House, Mon-Fri, 11am-4pm; Sunday 5th  and 19th  Nov, 12-5 pm. Check times at
www.highgatewatercolour.org.uk

Highgate Watercolour Group Autumn Show, Lauderdale
House, Mon-Fri, 11am-4pm; Sunday 5th  and 19th  Nov, 12-5 pm. Check times at
www.highgatewatercolour.org.uk

Free and open to all but do phone to book your place. In these lively debates, prominent and informed speakers argue their points of view on issues of current importance. They are ‘seconded’ by pupils from local schools, and audience members also have the opportunity to sway the opinion of those attending.

The motion: This House Believes that Gender Equality is Unachievable

Proposing: Ann Hussey, QC and barrister specialising in family law 

Opposing: Vicky Pryce, economist and former joint head of the UK government economic service

ivo neame quartet

jazz in the house

TICKETS AVAILABLE BY PHONE ONLY

Due to technical issues with our online payment system tickets are not currently available to purchase online. If you would like to purchase tickets in advance please call 020 8348 8716 or email enquiries@lauderdale.org.uk. .

Ivo Neame (piano), George Crowley (tenor saxophone), Tom Farmer (bass), Martin France (drums)

Pianist and composer Ivo Neame has now reached European star status with his work with piano trio Phronesis and with Norwegian superstar saxophonist Marius Neset. A considerable leap up from those Kentish Town Loop Collective sessions of a few years ago. Having heard his own Quartet at this year’s Swanage Festival, where he delighted a full church venue of typical elderly mainstream jazz fans with his innovative but beautifully melodic and accessible music, we are fortunate to be able to attract such a busy musician to the House. If you think new wave Euro jazz is all about ice-cold intellectualism, come and have your prejudice confounded. At some points George Crowley almost sounds like one of those classic Texas tenors; there are real jazz roots in this music.