Music
Music MAY
West London Sinfonia Saturday 12 May
Celebrating a Benefactor – Ida Dodderidge
BEETHOVEN: Egmont Overture
BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No 5 ‘The Emperor’ (soloist Ashley Fripp)
DVOŘÁK: Symphony No 7
Conductor Philip Hesketh, leader Iwona Boesche
7.30pm. St Michael’s Church, Elmwood Road, W4 3DY
£14 (concessions £12, student or child £5). Buy at the door, cash or cheque
Online box office via website
020 3475 4200 • www.westlondonsinfonia.org
Ealing Symphony Orchestra Saturday 19 May
DVOŘÁK: Carnival Overture
BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No. 1
George LLOYD: Symphony No. 4
Rhys Concessao (piano: winner of 2017 Ealing Festival Award), conductor John Gibbons
A rare chance to hear one of the 20th century’s greatest symphonies live.
‘I am in no doubt what the musical event of this year will be’ (Simon Heffer in the Daily Telegraph)
7.30pm. St Barnabas Church, Pitshanger Lane, W5 1QG
£14 (concessions £12, under 25/student £6, accompanied child £1)
Box office (no booking fee): www.ealingso.org.uk/tickets
020 8567 4075 • secretary@ealingso.org.uk • www.ealingso.org.uk
June
The Friends of St Mary’s Perivale Friday - Sunday 15 - 17 June
The St Mary’s Perivale Chopin Festival
This major weekend festival involves 21 pianists playing most of Chopin’s piano works, in 5 sessions – evening sessions on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, and afternoon sessions on Saturday and Sunday. 12 hours of glorious piano music.
7pm (evening sessions), 2pm (afternoon sessions)
St Mary’s Church, Perivale Lane, Middlesex UB6 8SS
£15 per session
020 8997 7691 • hmather@btopenworld.com
www.st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-chopinfestival.shtml
Petros Singers Saturday 30 June
Glad Greetings and Fond Farewells
Our summer concert explores musical portraits of ‘hellos’ and ‘goodbyes’, whether love at first sight or burying one’s beloved. The centrepiece is Parry’s Songs of Farewell, marking the 100th anniversary of their composition and their composer’s death, alongside music by Haydn, Lassus, Rutter and Stanford. Join us for an evening of beautiful and touching music.
7.30pm. St Michael & All Angels, Bedford Park, Chiswick, W4
£17 (concessions £15, students/under 18s £5)
Box office: http://www.wegottickets.com/petrossingers • Enquiries: tickets@petrossingers.org
July
West London Sinfonia Saturday 7 JULY
‘Dangerous Romantics’: West London Sinfonia end of season London concert
RACHMANINOV: Piano Concerto No. 3 (soloist Viv McLean)
RIMSKY-KORSAKOV: Scheherazade
Conductor Philip Hesketh, leader Iwona Boesche
7.30pm. St James’s Church, Piccadilly, W1J 9LL
£14 (concessions £12, student or child £5). Buy at the door (cash or cheque) or online
Online box office via website
020 3475 4200 • secretary@westlondonsinfonia.org • www.westlondonsinfonia.org
Ealing Symphony Orchestra Saturday 14 JULy
KODÁLY: Háry János suite
BRITTEN: Sinfonia da Requiem
DEBUSSY: Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune
SCRIABIN: Le Poème de l’Extase (Symphony No. 4)
Conductor John Gibbons
7.30pm. St Barnabas Church, Pitshanger Lane, W5 1QG
£14 (concessions £12, under 25/student £6, accompanied child £1)
Box office (no booking fee): www.ealingso.org.uk/tickets
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.
The Hanwell Voice Studio, W7
Enquiries (Lydia Marchione, AGSM): 07791 170662 • www.lydiamarchione.com
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 20 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.
8.30am - 1.30pm. Twyford CofE High School W3 9PP. Spring term starts Jan 6th.
Charges vary, depending on course taken.
admin@ejms.org.uk • www.ejms.org.uk
The Friends of St Mary’s Perivale SUNDAYS
SUNDAY CONCERTS AT ST MARY’S PERIVALE
29 April: The Blaze Ensemble
6 May: Fenella Humphreys (violin) Sam Armstrong (piano)
27 May: Ensembles from the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire
24 June, 7.30pm: West London Sinfonia Instrumental Groups
1 July, 3pm: Vitaly Pisarenko piano recital
8 July, 7.30pm: Ealing Symphony Orchestra Instrumental Groups
22 July, 3pm: The Temple Ensemble play Schubert’s Octet
3pm except as shown. St Mary’s Church, Perivale Lane, Perivale UB6 8SS
Free with a retiring collection
020 8997 7691 • hmather@btopenworld.com • www.st-marys-perivale.org.uk
Ealing Chamber Music Club Mondays
New playing members (and visitors) are always welcome at our regular evenings. Free refreshments.
Second Monday in the month, except August.
8pm. St Mary’s Church, Perivale
020 3143 3206 • ealingchambermusic@gmail.com • www.ecmc.org.uk
Capital Chorus Mondays
WEEKLY REHEARSAL
We’re a friendly, diverse and welcoming group of men who love to sing close-harmony songs in the barbershop style. Whatever your age or experience, come and meet us at our weekly open rehearsal. Barbershop could be the exciting, rewarding, fun hobby you’re looking for.
7.45 - 10.15pm. Kingsdown Methodist Church, Northfield Avenue, Ealing W13 9PR
07963 595930 • www.capitalchorus.co.uk
West London Strings Mondays
Come and join us! We are a friendly, supportive string orchestra which plays classical music on Monday evenings in West Kensington. Anyone is welcome, from 18 to 80+. Grade 4 upwards, no auditions.
7.15 - 9.30pm. St Mary’s Church Hall, Edith Road, London W14
£90 per term
Enquiries (Sheila Metcalfe): 020 8946 6185 • www.westlondonstrings.org.uk
The Love2sing Choir Mondays
THE LOVE2SING EALING CHOIR – Daytime
Take part in fun, friendly and informative rehearsals and twice yearly concerts. Choir meets 35 rehearsals a year (term lengths vary 10-13wks). Styles include musical theatre, pop, rock, big band, Motown, traditional choral and more.
1-3pm. North Hanwell Baptist Church, Cuckoo Avenue, W7 1BW
Monthly: £20.40 Termly: £70 (10 wks) - £91 (13wks)
07989 560603 • admin@love2sing.co.uk • www.love2sing.co.uk
The Friends of St Mary’s Perivale Tuesdays
TUESDAY AFTERNOON PIANO RECITAL SERIES
1 May: Alexander Karpeyev
8 May: Victor Maslov
15 May: Renata Konyicska
22 May: Richard Uttley
29 May: Iyad Sughayer
5 June: Alim Beisenbayev
12 June: Florian Mitrea
19 June: Michelle Candotti
26 June: Olga Stezhko
3 July: Simon Watterton
10 July: Riyad Nicolas
17 July: Andrew Yiangou
24 July: Viv McLean
2pm. St Mary’s Church, Perivale Lane, Perivale UB6 8SS
Free with a retiring collection
020 8997 7691 • hmather@btopenworld.com • www.st-marys-perivale.org.uk
Petros Singers Tuesdays
We are a well-regarded chamber choir known for our communicative singing and varied repertoire – from major oratorios to exquisite miniatures. In 2018 we’re collaborating with the Marian Consort to perform the work of Thomas Tallis; and exploring musical portraits of hellos and goodbyes with Parry’s Songs of Farewell as a centrepiece, marking the centenary of his death.
We rehearse at St Peter’s Church, Black Lion Lane, W6 on Tuesdays during term-time from 8-9.45pm. Annual subscription £190. Tenors and basses are welcome to audition. We’d also love to hear from young singers; members aged 27 or under can join free of charge under our bursary scheme, subject to audition. Supporting The Upper Room (www.theupperroom.org.uk).
Please contact membership@petrossinsgers.org
and see our website www.petrossingers.org for full details.
The Love2sing Choir Tuesdays
NEW CHOIR: The Love2sing South Ealing Choir – Evening
Due to popular demand Love2sing is opening a brand new South Ealing Choir this autumn (September 2018). Take part in fun, friendly and informative rehearsals and twice yearly concerts. Choir meets for 35 rehearsals a year (term lengths vary 10-13wks). Styles include musical theatre, pop, rock, big band, Motown, traditional choral and more. Book a free taster today.
7.15-9.15pm. The University of West London Vestry Hall, Ranelagh Road, Ealing, W5 5RJ
Monthly: £26.25 Termly: £90 (10 wks) - £117 (13wks)
07989 560603 • admin@love2sing.co.uk • www.love2sing.co.uk
The Friends of St Mary’s Perivale Wednesdays
WEDNESDAY EVENING CONCERTS AT ST MARY’S PERIVALE
25 April: Alexandra Lomeiko (violin) Gamal Khamis (piano) / James Gilbert (clarinet) Miguel Sobrinho (viola) Alim Beisembayev (piano)
2 May: The Accia Piano Trio
9 May: Lisa Ueda (violin) Daniele Rinaldo (piano) / The Esposito String Quartet
16 May: Eriko Nagayama (violin) Yi-Shing Cheng (piano) / The Coriolis Wind Quintet
23 May: Julia Pusker (violin) / The Salome Quartet
6 June: Huw Wiggin (saxophone) John Lenehan (piano)
13 June: Jiafeng Chen (violin) Alexis White (piano) / The Opal Piano Trio
20 June: Nora Braun (cello) Rosie Richardson (piano)/ Rosa Hartley (violin) Christine Zerafa (piano)
27 June: Albert Lau & Yau Cheng (piano duo)/ The Bridgetower String Quintet
11 July: Trio Oreade and Yuki Negishi (piano)
18 July: Caterina Grewe (piano) / The Gelachter Wind trio
7.30pm. St Mary’s Church, Perivale Lane, Perivale UB6 8SS
Free with a retiring collection
020 8997 7691 • hmather@btopenworld.com • www.st-marys-perivale.org.uk
Ealing Folk Club Wednesdays
Listeners, singers, players, all welcome. As long as it’s unplugged, anything goes! See ealingsessions.wordpress.com in Blogroll section for more information.
First Wednesday of every month, 8-11pm
The Grange, Warwick Road, Ealing W5 3XH
Free entry
Questors Choir Wednesdays
COME AND SING WITH QUESTORS CHOIR
Don’t be shy – come along and see what you make of us. Newcomers can attend up to three sessions on a free trial basis. There are no auditions, and all abilities and voice parts are welcome. Try us out and you’ll soon have a passion for choral singing!
Our repertoire is deliberately varied. Past concert performances include major works ranging from baroque to contemporary, as well as folk songs, spirituals and carols. Above all, we aim to enjoy ourselves through singing. In addition to performing in three to four concerts a year, we also organise or take part in open singing days, choral workshops and singing festivals. Each Christmas we sing for a national or local charity selected by choir members.
8 - 10pm. St Martin’s Church, Hale Gardens, W3 9SQ
Full year £140 or £130 early bird or £110 concessions; term £60 or £50 concessions.
Anyone over 16 can join, and if you are 25 or under your annual membership is free of charge.
020 8816 7734 • 07802 720333 • www.questorschoir.org.uk
The Love2sing Choir Wednesdays
THE LOVE2SING EALING CHOIR – evening
Take part in fun, friendly and informative rehearsals and twice yearly concerts. Choir meets 35 rehearsals a year (term lengths vary 10-13wks). Styles include musical theatre, pop, rock, big band, Motown, traditional choral and more.
7.30-9.30pm. St Christopher’s, Bordars Road, Hanwell, W7 1AG
Monthly: £26.25 Termly: £90 (10 wks) - £117 (13wks)
07989 560603 • admin@love2sing.co.uk • www.love2sing.co.uk
Gregorian Chant: Ealing Abbey Lay Plainchant Choir Wednesdays
Director Fr Peter Burns OSB.
Exploring the riches of the Gregorian Chant tradition. New members always welcome. We usually sing at a Parish Liturgy once each month at 12 noon. A group also sings at a local care home monthly.
6.30 for 6.40 - 8pm. Bulbeck Room of the Ealing Abbey Parish Centre
Voluntary contribution of £2 per session
020 8862 2160 • gregorianchantealing@gmail.com
Julian Light Operatic Society Wednesdays
NAUTICAL NICETIES – our Spring Musical Entertainment
We’re starting rehearsals for our Spring show, Nautical Niceties, featuring extracts from HMS Pinafore and many more. New members will be made very welcome, especially (shock) sopranos and altos.
7.45pm. Nelson Room, Ealing Town Hall
No charge. If you stay with us, we do have a membership fee.
07976 577 232 • inform@julianoperatic.org • www.julianoperatic.org
Ealing Common Choir Thursdays
Where singers are welcome
Experience the pleasure of singing an amazingly wide repertoire to a high standard. We give 3/4 concerts a year interspersed with workshops and social events.
You should be able to read music, sing in tune and sight read a simple line.
7.30 - 9.30pm. St Matthew’s Church, North Common Road, Ealing W5 2QA
£40 per term. Try the choir for free for your first ever 3 weeks. Concessions for all students.
chair@smce.org.uk • www.smce.org.uk
St Barnabas Church Fridays
FRIDAY LUNCHTIME CONCERTS AT ST BARNABAS CHURCH
27 April: Milena Simovic (viola) Olga Sitkovetsky (piano)
4 May: Tolga Atalay Un (piano)
11 May: The Armorel piano trio
18 May: Adam Heron (piano)
25 May: to be arranged
1 June: Ke Ma (piano)
8 June: The English Piano Trio
15 June: Michal Szymanowski (piano)
22 June: The Blaze Ensemble
29 June: The Anern String Trio
6 July: The Tee Piano Trio
13 July: Tim Posner (cello)
20 July: Ghislaine Reece-Trapp (organ)
27 July: Anna Hashimoto (clarinet) Florian Mitrea (piano)
1pm. St Barnabas Church, Pitshanger Lane, London W5 1QG
Free with a retiring collection
020 8997 7691 • hmather@btopenworld.com
www.barnabites.org/page/12/friday-lunchtime-concerts
Ealing Youth Orchestra Fridays
Regular Friday term-time rehearsals, 5 concerts a year plus annual European tour. Aged 13-19, Grade 6 standard and above.
6-9pm. Twyford CofE High School, Acton
Full audition details at www.eyo.org.uk or email EYO Chair Chris Brown chair@eyo.org.uk
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