Music

JULY

West London Sinfonia Saturday 5 July

West London Sinfonia Concert

MOZART: Symphony No. 40 in G

NANCY VAN DE VATE: Gema Jawa

DVOŘÁK: Romance, Op. 11 (violin Iwona Boesche)

PROKOFIEV: Classical Symphony

Conductor Marc Dooley, Leader Grace Burns

7.30pm. St Anne’s Church, Kew Green, TW9 3AA

£15 (concessions £12, child/student £5)

020 3475 4200 • info@westlondonsinfonia.org • www.westlondonsinfonia.org

Facebook: www.facebook.com/westlondonsinfonia

Questors Choir Saturday 12 July

40 Years of Singing Together

1985 saw Questors Choir’s first performance, and the choir will celebrate its birthday with a retrospective programme, with repertoire highlights from the choir’s four decades together.

7.30pm. St Barnabas Church, Pitshanger Lane, W5 1QG

£16 (under-12 free). No booking fee.

07821 587670 • more@questorschoir.org • www.questorschoir.org

Facebook: www.facebook.com/QuestorsChoir/

Dalcroze Eurhythmics Ealing THURSDAY - SATURDAY 24-26 July

Dalcrozemoves Summer school

Enjoy three days of music and movement with Kaye Barker (Diplôme Supérieur, Institut Jaques-Dalcroze, Geneva) and friends. Discover your creativity and improve your flexibility, balance and coordination. No prior experience necessary.

9am-5pm. St Andrew’s Church Centre, Mount Park Road, Ealing, London W5 2RS

£300 (seniors & students £270)

07773 461087 • dalcrozemoves@gmail.com • www.dalcrozemoves.com/dalcroze-courses/

HEOS Musical Theatre Thursday - Saturday 24-26 July

From Here to There: A Musical Journey

Join us on a journey around the globe as we look at musical highlights from across the Americas, Europe, Asia and Australia, and finish back in the UK.

Thursday & Friday 7.30pm, Saturday matinee 2.30pm.

St Thomas the Apostle Church Hall, 182 Boston Road, Hanwell W7 2AD

Early bird £15 until 21 June, then £17

Box office: www.thelittleboxoffice.com/heos

Information: 020 8567 4075 • info@heos.org.uk • www.heos.org.uk • Facebook: @heosmusicaltheatre

SEPTEMBER

Ealing Symphony Orchestra Thursday 4 September

New season

First rehearsal of 2025-6 season, preparing for a concert on 11 October.
The orchestra always welcomes good new players. Lots of info on our website.

Thursday evenings in central Ealing

020 8567 4075 • secretary@ealingso.org.uk • www.ealingso.org.uk

REGULAR EVENTS

The Hanwell Voice Studio

SINGING LESSONS

Singing lessons with a professional opera singer from English National Opera. Master a solid vocal technique, essential for success in performance. Tuition for all musical styles. Beginners welcome. Virtual singing lessons also now available.

The Hanwell Voice Studio, W7

Enquiries (Lydia Marchione, AGSM): 07791 170662 • www.lydiamarchione.com

Questors Young Musicians Club Saturdays In Term-Time

Music lessons for ages 18 months - 18 years Younger Years

We offer a variety of music lessons to students aged 18 months - 18 years, including introduction to music group classes for Early Years, a wide range of ensembles, instrumental lessons and group classes for students with SEND.

8.30am - 1pm. Little Ealing Primary School, Weymouth Avenue W4 5EA

Prices vary according to classes. See website for details.

cara.qymc@gmail.com • www.qymc.org

Ealing Junior Music School Saturdays

Younger Years

EJMS is a Saturday morning music school for 3–18-year-olds; we are based at Twyford C of E High School in Acton. We provide individual instrumental tuition on almost every instrument of the orchestra, as well as guitar and singing lessons, in a relaxed and fun environment. We run some 22 orchestras and ensembles and three choirs, including one for parents, along with musicianship classes for our youngest pupils. Parents can relax in the café. Ensemble-only pupils are welcome. Sorry, we do not do piano lessons.

Every Saturday in term-time. Twyford CofE High School, Uxbridge Road, Acton, W3 9PP

020 8566 8393 • admin@ejms.org.uk • www.ejms.org.uk • www.facebook.com/www.ejms.org.uk/

Music at St Mary’s Perivale SUNDAYS

St Mary’s Perivale SUNDAY Concerts – audience welcome, and online

Sunday 6 July: Mark Viner (piano)

Sunday 13 July: John Gallant (violin), Julian Gallant (piano)

Sunday 20 July: Charles Economou (piano)

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Sunday 31 August: Diana Cooper (piano)

Sunday 14 September: Madeleine Mitchell piano trio

Sunday 28 September: Victor Braojos (piano)

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3pm. St Mary’s Perivale, Perivale Lane, Middlesex, UB6 8SS

Free but donations invited, whether at the church or watching online.

020 8997 7691 • hmather@btopenworld.com • www.st-marys-perivale.org.uk

Ealing Chamber Music Club Mondays

The club allows amateur players to find other people with similar interests and abilities, and then to put together groups for works they’d like to play. Players can perform to other club members at the monthly meeting, which takes place at 8pm on the second Monday of every month except January and August at St Mary’s Perivale, Perivale Lane, UB6 8SS.

Please check our website nearer the time for further details.

djrsmith@aol.com • www.ealingchambermusic.wordpress.com

Ealing Choral Society Mondays

Sing with Ealing Choral Society: New Members Welcome!

Rehearsals begin Monday 8 September for our 2025-26 season. Concerts include Haydn’s Mass in the Time of War, Handel’s Israel in Egypt at the Cadogan Hall, our annual charity carol concert and a fun summer concert, Songs of the Sea.

7.35-9.45pm. Ealing Green Church Hall, Ealing W5 5QT

Free membership for 16-23, substantial reductions for under 30 years, and 50% reduction for new tenors and basses

07932 460388 • membership@ealinghoralsociety.org.uk • www.ealingchoralsociety.org.uk

Facebook: EalingChoralSoc

Dalcroze Eurhythmics Ealing Mondays

Dalcroze Eurhythmics for adults

Explore music through movement in this fun method developed by Emile Jaques-Dalcroze. Improve your flexibility, balance, coordination and self-expression while learning more about music and meeting others who enjoy moving to music. Your tutor is Kaye Barker (Diplôme Supérieur, Institut Jaques-Dalcroze, Geneva, BA (Oxon), PGCE). Visit her website www.dalcrozemoves.com for further information.

29 September - 8 December except for 27 October. 6.30-8pm.

St Andrew’s Church Centre, Mount Park Road, Ealing, London W5 2RS

Drop-in £15 (seniors or students £13)

£88 for any 6 sessions (students or seniors £68). No need to be on consecutive weeks.

07773 461087 • dalcrozemoves@gmail.com • www.dalcrozemoves.com

West London Sinfonia Tuesdays

Symphony orchestra

Weekly rehearsal, 6 concerts per year; see website for repertoire. New members welcome to apply, especially upper strings.

Tuesday, 7.30-10pm. Haven Green Baptist Church, Castlebar Road, W5 2UP

info@westlondonsinfonia.org • www.westlondonsinfonia.org

Music at St Mary’s Perivale TUESDAYS & THURSDAYS

St Mary’s Perivale WEEKDAY Concerts – audience welcome, and online

Thursday 3 July: The Larisa Piano Trio

Tuesday 8 July: Hao Zi Yoh (piano)

Thursday 10 July: Henry Tozer (jazz piano and vocals)

Tuesday 15 July: Simon Mulligan (piano)

Thursday 17 July: Sandro Russo (piano)

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Tuesday 2 September: Tessa Uys & Ben Schoeman (piano duo)

Thursday 4 September: Jacky Zhang (piano)

Tuesday 9 September: Thomas Luke (piano)

Thursday 11 September: Nikita Burzanitsa (piano)

Tuesday 16 September: Andrzej Wiercinski (piano)

Thursday 18 September: Luke Hsu (violin)

Tuesday 23 September: Jed Distler (piano)

Thursday 25 September: The Steve Vintner Jazz Quartet

Tuesday 30 September: Ignas Maknickas (piano)

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2pm. St Mary’s Perivale, Perivale Lane, Middlesex, UB6 8SS

Free but donations invited, whether at the church or watching online.

020 8997 7691 • hmather@btopenworld.com • www.st-marys-perivale.org.uk

Questors Choir Wednesdays

TRY OUT YOUR VOCAL SKILLS IN OUR VARIED PROGRAMME

We are a friendly mixed voice group of around 70 singers. Led by our inspiring MD Paul Ayres, we love to learn and perform everything from folk to classical including opera, musical theatre, popular songs and much else besides. There are no auditions, and no previous experience is required – only enthusiasm!

Come and join us on Wednesday evenings.

8-10pm. St Barnabas Church, Pitshanger Lane, London W5 1QG

First 3 sessions free of charge

07821 587670 (musical director) • more@questorschoir.org • www.questorschoir.org

www.facebook.com/QuestorsChoir

Julian Light Operatic Society Thursdays

Come sing with us in Gilbert & Sullivan’s famous comic opera The Gondoliers at the Judi Dench Playhouse, Questors, in October; rehearsals are just beginning. There will be four fully-staged performances with a live orchestra and leading soloists. Everyone is welcome, especially more sopranos and altos. No auditions for chorus members. Don’t be shy; please come and join us.

7.45-9.45pm. Haven Green Baptist Church, Castlebar Road, W5 2UP

inform@julianoperatic.org • www.julianoperatic.org

Ealing Voices Thursdays

Sing with us

Join our friendly, un-auditioned choir! We welcome new singers with some choral experience in all voice parts. We perform three concerts per year in Ealing – please see the website for our current programme and schedule. Music Director: Michael Veazey.

Term-time, 7.30-9.30pm. St Matthew’s Church, North Common Road, W5 2QA
£60 per term (concessions available)

info@ealingvoices.org.uk • www.ealingvoices.org.uk

Brentham Ladies’ Choir Thursdays

Brentham Ladies’ Choir is a small, friendly choir that always welcomes new members. We sing a variety of music including folk songs, light classical, and songs from the musicals. This choir has existed for more than 40 years, and is now under the enthusiastic direction of John Hudson. There is no formal audition, and we do not require previous experience or for you to read music, but you must be able to sing in tune! We offer a free three-week trial period, so why not find that voice again?

Next concerts:

2pm. Thursday 17 July, Pitshanger Methodist Church (please check time and venue)

1.30pm. Thursday 11 December, St Barnabas Church Hall.

1.30-3pm in school term time. St Barnabas Church Hall, Pitshanger Lane W5 1QG, W5 1QS (on E2 and E9 bus routes)

£40 per term.

Secretary (Genevieve Ellis): 079797 52424

Capital Concert Brass Thursdays

Come and play brass!

CCB is a small group mostly playing brass instruments, plus other instruments too sometimes.

Our aim is to enjoy ourselves and entertain others. We welcome brass players, including ‘rusty’ ones, music readers interested in learning brass, and others with compatible instruments.

Weekly at 8pm. Holy Cross Church, Ferrymead Gardens, Greenford, UB6 9NJ

Modest subscription

alan@capitalconcertbrass.co.uk • www.capitalconcertbrass.co.uk