Are you joining us next Sunday night for the Trio Notturno?
This is a 6 single string guitar – the latest thing in early 19th century Vienna and markedly different from the five double stringed baroque guitars of the previous century. The perfect instrument for the intimate salons of Europe’s great cities and the small chamber groups, both amateur and professional, that played in them.
Trio Notturno – Jamie Akers on his 19th century guitars, Rachel Stott on her gut stringed viola and Eva Caballero on her wooden flute – will be exploring the music that they played.
Followed by a suitably 19th century flavoured supper!
£30 to include supper and wine – to book go here.
Music for children
You may remember that back in the summer I was singing the praises of Highgate Primary School for the splendid musical opportunities they offer their pupils: all children throughout the school learn the recorder and sing in a number of choirs; Year 4s onwards get the chance to learn piano, violin, trumpet or clarinet, and Year 6s get to perform in song and dance shows and put on a musical.
But, as I said in that post, this does not come cheap and if the school are to continue to offer this range of musical activities (not to mention arts, languages, cooking etc) they need to raise money outside their government grants.
They are therefore seeking ‘friends’ who will make small but regular donations to the school. As head teacher William says, if every parent in the school would donate just £5 a month the school’s funding problems would be solved. However, I am sure he would also be more than happy to have £5 a month (or more if you felt so inclined!) from any of us who want to support the great work that they are doing in keeping music education alive in the state sector.
For more information or to donate, go here.
OAE Tots
Meanwhile….. The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment has taken on the job of prepping our pre-school toddlers for that muscial education if they get offered it.
I took my nearly three-year-old grandson to OAE Tots at the OAE’s home at Acland Burghley school last weekend. Aimed at 3-5 years olds, it was a delight. The show, which lasts around 45 minutes, was perfectly compered by double bass player Cecilia Bruggemeyer and accompanied by about 15 members of the orchestra. The children got to sing some simple and familiar songs, help the OAE’s playful dancer solve some knotty problems, learn about some of the different instruments and the sounds they make and – best of all – listen to some ‘real’ music. No dumming down here – Bach or nothing! And the kids totally bought into that.
The OAE do other shows for older children which I am sure are equally well judged. Meanwhile, I am already booking up for the next Tots in January at the South Bank.
For more details on the OAE’s childrens’ show and all of their shows for adults – check into their site.
Imeneo
The first of the London Handel Festival‘s autumn productions happened last week in the delightfully intimate setting of the Handel Hendrix House. The Cambridge Handel Opera Company’s Lisa Dafydd and Angharad Rowlands, accompanied by Julian Perkins on the harpsichord, gave us a slimmed down, but charming, version of Handel’s rarely performed opera, Imeneo.
Still to come, the 2026 Festival launch on October 15th, the London Handel Players’ 25th Anniversary concert on November 19th and then….. On December 4th in St George’s – the annual outing of the Messiah with the London Handel Orchestra conducted by Richard Gowers and the Choir of St George’s.
For more details on all and to book – go here.
And do not forget to look at our Upcoming Events page for other concerts not listed in this post.
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