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Concert Diary 2009/10 season
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March 2010
Saturday 6th – at 7.30 pm. St Barnabas Church, Snakes Lane West, Woodford Green. The Meljon Singers present “A Suitable Job for Women” - music by women composers from the 19th to 20th Centuries. Tickets: £12 (conc. £10) from box office on 020 8550 7481.
Saturday 6th – at 7.30 pm. Parish Church of St John the Baptist, Church Lane, Pinner. Sine Nomine Singers with orchestra perform Beethoven’s Mass in C and works by Finzi incl. Lo the full final sacrifice. Tickets: £10 incl. refreshments and programme, phone 020 8933 7908.
Saturday 6th – at 7.30 pm. St Barnabas Church, Pitshanger Lane, Ealing. Ealing Choral Society with Backbeat Percussion and choristers of Ealing Abbey Choir perform David Fanshawe’s African sanctus and Tippett’s Spirituals. Tickets: £16 (conc. £13), phone 020 8894 5998.
Friday 12th – at 7.30 pm. York House, Twickenham. Cantanti Camerati present “Just a Song at Twilight No. 34”. Tickets from 020 8898 8020 (6-7 pm).
Saturday 13th – at 2.30 and 7.30 pm. Cantanti Camerati as above.
Saturday 13th – at 7.30 pm. All Hallows Church, Gospel Oak, NW3. Highgate Choral Society perform Bach’s B minor mass. Tickets: £13 to £28 (conc. £10), phone box office on 07952 508 234.
Saturday 13th – at 7.30pm. The Drive Methodist Church, The Drive, Ilford, Essex. New Essex Choral Society is performing Duruflé Requiem and Motets plus Cantique de Jean Racine. Tickets: £10, £8 concessions, under-18s free. Contact tel. 020 8551 9895.
Saturday 13th – at 7.30 pm. St Paul’s Church, Thurlestone Rd., Ruislip Manor. Hillingdon Choral Society perform Rutter’s Requiem and Vivaldi’s Gloria. Tickets: £10, children £3, phone 020 8582 0931.
Saturday 13th – at 7.45 pm. Methodist Church, Bromley Rd., Beckenham. South London Singers present “Come Gentle Spring” – music by Haydn, Quilter, Geoffrey Lawrence, Morley and Ireland on a seasonal theme, and Sir Arthur Somervell’s The Passion of Christ. Tickets: £10 at the door, £9 in advance (children £5), phone 020 8656 2815.
Sunday 14th – at 7.30 pm. St Margaret’s Church, Brandram Rd., Lee. Blackheath Choir concert incl. Morten Lauridsen’s Lux Aeterna, Samuel Wesley’s The Wilderness, Mendelssohn’s Hear my Prayer and Bach’s Jesu, meine Freude. Tickets: £10, phone 020 8303 3439.
Thursday 18th – at 7.30 pm. St Andrew’s Holborn Church, St Andrew St., EC4. Orlando Chamber Choir present “Two Fathers of Musick” – Tallis and Byrd in Elizabeth’s England. Tickets: £12 (conc. £8), phone 020 8893 4322.
Thursday 18th – at 7.30pm. Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank Centre. Corinthian Chamber Orchestra perform Britten Four Sea Interludes, Barber Violin Concerto with soloist Laura Samuel and Beethoven Symphony No. 7. Tickets: £20 / £18 / £15 (conc. 50% off). Reserve by e-mail: tickets@corinthianorchestra.org.uk or phone: 0871 663 2500.
Saturday 20th – at 8.00 pm. St Matthew’s Church, Durham Rd., Raynes Park. The Hill Singers present “Reflections” incl. music by Bach, Victoria, a choral setting of Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater and William Schuman’s Carols of Death. Tickets: £9 (conc. £7, children £5) on the door and £8 in advance from 020 8644 3794.
Saturday 20th – at 7.30 pm. St Gabriel’s Church, Aldersbrook Rd., Wanstead, E12. South West Essex Choir give a concert incl. Fauré’s Requiem, Britten’s Jubilate Deo and Te Deum and Finzi’s God is Gone Up. Tickets and info. from box office on 0127 721 9853.
Saturday 20th – at 7.30 pm. St Michael’s Church, Flower Lane, Mill Hill. London Pro Arte Choir concert incl. Haydn’s Stabat Mater and Bach’s Cantata No. 9. Tickets: £12 (conc. £10), phone 020 8346 8367.
Saturday 20th – at 7.30 pm. St John’s Church, St John’s Rd., Epping. Felicitas Chamber Choir concert incl. Palestrina’s Missa Pape Marcelli and Poulenc’s Stabat Mater. Tickets: £10 (children and students £5), phone 020 8498 0561.
Saturday 20th – at 7.30 pm. Holy Innocents Church, Paddenswick Rd., Hammersmith. St Peter’s Singers with English Cornett and Sackbut Ensemble give a concert on the theme “Polychoral Venice” celebrating Gabrieli’s 500th anniversary. Tickets: £10 (conc. £8), phone 020 8749 9943.
Saturday 20th – at 7.30 pm. St Peter’s Church, Mount Park Rd., Ealing. Questors Choir perform Howard Goodall’s Requiem Eternal light and Vittorio Antegnati’s Missa brevis. Tickets: £12 at the door and £10 in advance (children under 12 free), phone 020 8560 1005.
Saturday 20th – at 7.45 pm. Hampstead Garden Suburb Free Church, NW11. Finchley Choral Society concert incl. Duruflé’s Requiem, Poulenc’s Litanies à la vierge noire and other settings by Fauré, Laloux, Villette and Casals. Tickets: £10 and £13 (children free), phone 020 8883 5631.
Saturday 20th – at 7.30 pm. St Mary the Virgin, King Henry Rd., NW3. The Camden Choir present a concert of music by Purcell, Aldrich, Wise and Turner. Tickets: £10, phone 020 7794 6300.
Thursday 25th – at 7.00 pm. St George’s Cathedral, Westminster Bridge Rd., SE1. London Orpheus Choir and Orchestra perform Handel’s Messiah (in its entirety). Tickets: £16, phone 020 8657 4772.
Friday 26th – at 7.30 pm. St Albans, Holborn, EC1. City Chorus concert incl. works by Haydn, Mozart and Mendelssohn. Tickets: £12 and £15, contact: tickets@citychorus.info.
Friday 26th – at 7.30 pm. St Alban the Martyr Church, 18 Brooke St., Holborn. City Chorus with Sarabande Ensemble present “A Spring Evening of Music by Haydns, Mozarts and Mendelssohns”. Tickets: £13 – phone 07880 681867 or go to www.citychorus.info.
Saturday 27th – at 7.00 pm. St Luke's Church, Thurleigh Road, SW12. Festival Chorus performs Bach's St Matthew Passion (in English). Tickets £10 (conc. £6). Contact Ann on 020 8685 1373.
Saturday 27th – at 7.30 pm. Barnardo’s Church, Tanners Lane, Barkingside. Woodford Symphony Orchestra Spring Concert incl. Schubert’s Overture in the Italian style, Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto in E minor and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 2. Tickets incl. programme and refreshments: £7 (conc. £6, children £3) – phone 020 8504 7783.
Saturday 27th – at 5.30 pm. Chingford Parish Church, The Green, E4. London Forest Choir perform Bach’s St Matthew Passion. Tickets: £13 (conc. £10) from box office, phone 020 8531 4837.
Saturday 27th – at 7.30 pm. St Mildred’s Church, Bingham Rd., Addiscombe, Croydon. Croydon Bach Choir give a golden jubilee performance of Bach’s B minor Mass with orchestra. Tickets: £10, phone 020 8405 2172.
Saturday 27th – at 7.30 pm. Christ Church URC, Chase Side, Enfield EN2 6NJ. Enfield Choral Society perform Rossini’s Petite messe solonnelle. Tickets: £10 (conc. £8) in advance, £12 (conc. £10), phone 020 8882 2598.
Saturday 27th – at 7.30 pm. St Augustine of Canterbury Church, Archway Rd, Highgate. Islington Choral Society perform Bruckner’s Mass No. 2, Rutter’s Gloria and Gabrielli’s In ecclesiis. For tickets phone 020 7359 6461.
Saturday 27th – at 7.30 pm. St Francis of Assisi Church, Ravenswood Ave., West Wickham. Allegri Singers give a concert of English Anthems celebrating Wesley’s 200th anniversary incl. works by Wesley and Parry’s Songs of Farewell. Tickets: £8.50 (conc. £6.50) in advance or £9 (£7) at the door, phone 020 8857 0308.
Saturday 27th – at 7.30 pm. St Mary Magdalene Church, Paradise Rd., Richmond. Barnes Choir with Baroque Orchestra perform Monteverdi’s Vespers of 1610. Tickets: £12 (conc. £10, children free), phone 020 8940 0949.
Saturday 27th – at 7.30 pm. Church of St Mary the Virgin, Lewisham High St., SE13. Harmony Sinfonia present an evening of works by German composers incl. Weber’s Der Freischutz overture, Brahms’s Variations on a theme of Haydn and Mahler’s Symphony No. 1. Tickets: £9 (conc. £6), phone 020 8857 8725.
Saturday 27th – 7.30 pm. All Saints Church, Poplar. The London Dockland Singers and Marcel Sinfonia perform Schubert’s Mass in G and Brahms’s German Requiem. Tickets: £12 (conc. £9), phone 020 7538 3176.
Sunday 28th – at 7.30 pm. St John’s Church, Friern Barnet Lane, N11. Barnet Symphony Orchestra concert incl. Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake, Mussorgsky’s Night on a Bare Mountain and Prokofiev’s Sinfonia concertante with Natalie Clein, cello. Tickets: £8 (children under 16 free), phone 07990 510102.
Wednesday 31st – at 8.00 pm. Barbican Hall, EC2. London Concert Choir sing Britten’s War Requiem. Tickets: £7 to £26 from box office on 0845 120 7550.
April 2010
Saturday 17th – at 7.00 pm. St Clement Danes Church, The Strand, WC2. Bromley Philharmonic Choir and Bromley Youth Music Trust perform Bach’s St Matthew Passion. Tickets: £15 (conc. £12), phone 020 8460 4898.
Saturday 17th – at 7.00 pm. St Clement Danes Church, Strand, WC2. Bromley Philharmonic Choir and Bromley Youth Music Trust perform Bach’s St Matthew Passion. Tickets: £15 (conc. £12), phone 020 8460 4898.
Saturday 24th – at 7.30 pm. St Barnabas Church, Ealing. Ealing Youth Orchestra concert incl. works by Bach, Schumann and Mussorgsky. Tickets: £10 (conc. £6, children under 11 free), phone 020 8998 1928.
May 2010
Saturday 8th – at 7.30 pm. Cadogan Hall, Sloane Terrace. Thames Philharmonic Choir perform Verdi’s Requiem. Tickets from box office: 07522 524081.
Saturday 8th – at 7.30pm. St. Martin's Church, Hale Gardens, Acton W3. Ealing Symphony Orchestra perform Mendelssohn's A Calm Sea and a Prosperous Voyage, Roussel's Symphony No. 4, Elgar's Sea Pictures and Debussy's La Mer. Tickets £10 (conc. £8, accompanied children £1), phone 020 8567 4075.
Saturday 15th – at 7.30 pm. Trinity Church, Nether St., North Finchley. Finchley Chamber Choir present a concert of sacred music incl. Pizzeti’s Requiem, Duruflé’s motets, Verdi’s Pater noster and Elgar’s Go song of mine. Tickets: £10 (conc. £8), phone 020 8446 6151.
Saturday 22nd – at 7.30 pm. Cadogan Hall, Sloane Terrace, SW1. Ealing Choral Society perform Mozart’s Great Mass in C minor. Tickets: £16 and £22, phone 020 7730 4500.
July 2010
Saturday 3rd – at 7.30pm. St Barnabas Church, Pitshanger Lane, Ealing W5. Ealing Symphony Orchestra perform Ravel's Concerto for Piano Left Hand and Mahler's Symphony No. 9. Tickets £10 (conc. £8, accompanied children £1), phone 020 8567 4075.
