Music 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

Ealing Choral Society Saturday 16 June

Made in America

Join us for a summer’s evening of choral favourites, celebrating music from a selection of some of the great American composers - Bernstein, Gershwin, Porter, Wallace and Whitacre.

7.45pm. St Barnabas Church, Pitshanger Lane, Ealing W5 1QG
£17 (concessions £15, 16 and under £3)

Box office: www.wegottickets.com/event/406889

07957 923341 • ealingchoralsociety.org.uk

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

Ealing Common Choir Saturday 30 June

Summer Concert and BBQ: The Birds and the Bees

Simply summery music from Byrd to bees and all in ‘Un Jardin Extraordinaire’.

Followed by a simple BBQ in the garden, with a paying bar

6 for 6.30pm. St Matthew’s Church, North Common Road, Ealing W5 2QA
£12 includes post-concert BBQ; paying bar

chair@smce.org.uk • www.smce.org.uk

July

Questors Choir Saturday 7 JULY

QUESTORS CHOIR SUMMER CONCERT – ‘Don’t Eat String!’

We hope you’ll discover both favourite pieces and new ones to love in our quirky collection of unusual and familiar songs from the 20th century, and a mix of traditional British and American folk songs.

7.30pm. St Martin’s Church, Hale Gardens, West Acton W3 9SQ
£14 (concessions or in advance £12, under 12s free). Complimentary glass of wine or soft drink

07802 720333 • more@questorschoir.org • www.questorschoir.org

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

HEOS Musical Theatre Friday-Saturday 20-21 JULy

Music & Lyrics

A review show with songs from the works of Alan Menken and Tim Rice.

Songs taken from Beauty and the Beast, Little Shop of Horrors, Chess, Jesus Christ Superstar, Evita, The Lion King, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Sister Act, Aladdin...

Evenings 7.30pm, Saturday matinee 2.30pm.
St Thomas The Apostle Church Hall, 182 Boston Road, Hanwell W7 2AD
To 20 June: £11, then £12.50

07758 841523 • boxoffice@heos.org.uk • www.heos.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

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24 June, 7.30pm: West London Sinfonia Instrumental Groups

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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

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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

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5 June: Alim Beisenbayev

12 June: Florian Mitrea

19 June: Michelle Candotti

26 June: Olga Stezhko

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3 July: Simon Watterton

10 July: Riyad Nicolas

17 July: Andrew Yiangou

24 July: Viv McLean

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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

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

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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

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11 July: Trio Oreade and Yuki Negishi (piano)

18 July: Caterina Grewe (piano) / The Gelachter Wind trio

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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

Hosted by the OddFellas. Listeners, singers, players, all welcome – as long as it’s unplugged, anything goes.

First Wednesday of every month, 8-11pm
Upstairs in the Reading room at the Grange pub, Warwick Rd, Ealing, London W5 3XH

020 8567 2955 • bob_little@ntlworld.com

Questors Choir Wednesdays

COME AND SING WITH QUESTORS CHOIR

Like singing choral music? Not sure? Free on Wednesday evenings? If ‘Yes’, and you’re over 16 years old, why not come along and try us? We’re a well-established, friendly, West Acton-based, Ealing community choir of around 60 members. First three sessions are free of charge, with no obligation to join. You will not be asked to audition: just turn up, join in and do your best!

8 - 10pm. St Martin’s Church hall, Hale Gardens, W3 9SQ. Just a short walk from Ealing Common tube station (Piccadilly & District lines), 207, 427, 607 and 440 bus routes, and with on-street parking outside.
£140 yearly / £130 early birds / £110 concessions. £60 (£50 for concessions) each term. Free for 16-25’s.

07802 720333 • more@questorschoir.org • www.questorschoir.org

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

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

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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

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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)

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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