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Music
Concerts and Recitals
Regular series of lunchtime recitals are
arranged by our organist and Director of Music,
Jonathan Bunney for both the Spring and Autumn.
The varied programme includes both secular and
sacred music.
These recitals take place on a Friday between
1.10 -1.50 pm and are free - there is a retiring
collection for voluntary contributions.
Any musicians wishing to be considered for future
series can contact Jonathan at the church.
As well as our lunchtime recitals we arrange occasional pre-dinner concerts and the church is often used by outside groups for concerts - in the next few months the following concerts will be held:
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| Saturday 22nd November |
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7.30 p.m |
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The Local presents: Shearwater plus special Guests
Following their breathtaking performances at The End Of The Road Festival in Dorset, and The Bush Hall in London in September, we're all a dither about this show at St Giles in the Fields church in Covent Garden. Get your tickets quick sharp.
This year's much-anticipated album Rook takes the band into realms both richer and stranger. Though a similarly haunted, elegaic mood - punctuated by flashes of dread and menace - pervades the album, Rook is its own animal, at once more accessible (the near-title track, "Rooks", anchored by Thor Harris' thunderous kick drum, a booming organ, and a stately trumpet line, could almost be mistaken for radio-friendly) and more accomplished than its predecessor, with a depth and grandeur that seem improbably packed into the album's tidy 35 minutes. Squalls of feedback have largely given way to sudden gusts of strings and woodwinds, though the band's fondness for unusual instrumentation remains intact - harp, hammer dulcimer, and a curiously carved metal box all take featured roles. Each song is a mini-epic, from the in-medias-res opening of "On the Death of the Waters" to the pounding (but drumless) urgency of "Leviathan, Bound", the abrupt rock of "Century Eyes", the crystalline depths and heights of "I Was a Cloud" and "The Snow Leopard", and the final, elegant flourish of "The Hunter's Star". Rook is unlike any other album you'll hear this year.
Tickets are at www.wegottickets.com/thelocal
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| Friday 5th December |
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8.00 pm |
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Medici Choir Concert
A Concert for Winter
Vivaldi – Gloria and 'Winter' from Four Seasons
Brahms – 'How lovely are thy dwellings' from German Requiem
Baird - Five Gold Rings (first full performance)
Medici Choir and Brandenburg Sinfonia conducted by John Baird
Soloists Luci Briginshaw (soprano) Friederike Krum (mezzo) David Gostick (organ) Martin Everett (harpsichord) Fabian Baird (percussion)
Tickets £10 (£8 students/unemployed) available on the door.
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| Thursday 18th December |
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7.30 p.m |
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4 Girls 4 Harps by candlelight
Join 4 Girls 4 Harps to celebrate the festive season in style in a candlelit concert featuring music from Mother Goose Suite by Ravel, The Carnival of the Animals by Saint-Saëns, Handel's water Music, Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker Suite as well as some Christmas favourites
Performing on their stunning concert harps, 4 Girls 4 Harps are one of the leading harp quartets in the world today. Their flawless playing, exciting repertoire and great looks have captivated audiences around the world having performed at international music festivals and events, in concert halls, theatres and broadcast on BBC radio and ITV television.
Mulled wine and mince pies will be available during the evening.
Tickets: £10 (£7 concessions)
For more information or to reserve a ticket contact: info@4girls4harps.co.uk or telephone 07980803933
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