DATES OF MUSIC, ART AND CULTURAL EVENTS IN WIMBLEDON IN 2010

DIARY  AUGUST  2010 ONWARDS

Please send in details of your Autumn 2010 and any 2011 events as soon as possible . Even if you do not have the programme details, sending in your dates can  help other performers to shedule their respective events and to avoid clashes. 
NB  e-mail address is wimbledonmusic@btinternet.com

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This list is by no means comprehensive and absolute accuracy is not guaranteed.  Details can change and should be checked.  Send items for inclusion to wimbledonmusic@btinternet.com

For programmes of the Professional Theatres in Wimbledon see their respective websites listed on the Organisations page.     Merton Scientific Society, Putney Music,West Wimbledon Society, West Wimbledon Opera Club, Wimbledon Decorative & Fine Arts Society(Widfas) all hold regular meetings; Raynes Park & Wimbledon Public Libraries offer monthly adult reading and drama discussion groups;  Lantern Arts Centre is a performance venue which in addition runs classes for children and adults and offers live entertainment every Friday night in the Cafe Studio; Putney Arts Theatre, in addition to the performances and exhibitions listed below, runs courses and hold auditions from time to time.  
Details of events of some of the aforementioned organisations are not listed in the Diary below. For information about them and for their respective website addresses please go to the Organisations page 4.

Merton U3A (University of the Third Age) offers over 50 study and activity groups as well as visits, talks,and study days in subjects ranging from the Arts, Music, Languages and  Bridge,  to Gardening, Table Tennis and Walking. New members are warmly welcomed, as well as suggestions for setting up new groups. New programme for 2010/11 begins in September.  For further information go to  Organisations, Page 4 or log on to : http://mertonu3a.org.uk 

Further details of all the other organisations listed in the Diary below may also be found on  the Organisations page 4.

 LOCAL PROFESSIONAL THEATRES

Rose Theatre Kingston  For programme details http://www.rosetheatrekingston.org/ or telephone 0871 230 1552

New Wimbledon Theatre   Full programme available from  Box Office  0870 060 6646 or see  http://www.newwimbledontheatre.co.uk/

The Broadway Studio Theatre (next to New Wimbledon Theatre)  Box office 020 8690 0002

Polka Theatre, The Broadway, Wimbledon SW19  http://www.polkatheatre.com/

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SPECIAL WIMBLEDON NOTES

2010 promises to be even more musical than last year with events already planned well into the year by most of our regular performers, and some new ones.

In particular The Wimbledon Music Festival is to build on its very successful launch last November and will expand to 18 events over 15 days embracing the last three weekends of November.  The 2010 Festival  offers another galaxy of great international artists performing great music.  Programme details are listed in the Diary below and  on  www.wimbledonmusicfestival.co.uk .

The Academy Choir and Orchestra are performing their November concert to launch the Wimbledon Music Festival.  Details below or at www.academychoirwimbledon.co.uk

Jigsaw Players - the group of very talented young professional chamber music players, will continue their series of concerts at Christ Church, SW20  with 6 performances between September 2010 and June 2011 -details in Diary below or at www.jigsawplayers.com  

Putney Music will recommence its fortnightly Monday meetings with some very prestigious speakers in the |Autumn. Details below when available or at   www.putneymusic.org.uk

St John's Church Wimbledon will recommence the Friday Lunch Club 45 minutes before the monthly Friday Lunchtime Recitals.(usually the last Friday of the month) on September 24.  Audience members are invited to bring their own sandwiches to have with coffee and home made cakes provided by the church,before the recital which lasts about one hour. Also, anyone requiring transport  can telephone 020 8946 2854 or 020 8946 7312.  Dates listed in the Diary below.

Also at St John's Church there will be,  in addition to the several Academy Choir concerts, the usual regular monthly performances by Music by the Commons, and other monthly recitals by professional soloists and ensembles from September,  Details below when available. 

Sunday Evening Music Among Friends, now in its 14th year, is continuing its monthly Sunday evening chamber concerts throughout the Summer at the Colour House Theatre, Merton Abbey Mills(usually the last Sunday of the month). Season tickets for the next three concerts available from Sunday Evening among Friends, 10 Spenser Rd, London SE24 4NR, or on door at next performance.  Season ticket £30 or £21conc. for three events,(a saving of £2 per concert).   Details below or  www.mertonabbeymusic.com

West Wimbledon Opera Club continues its monthly meetings for opera addicts with a varied programme of fascinating insights into Opera up to September. Details below. 

Wimbledon Chamber Choir are next performing on Decenber 11. Details below or at

www.wimbledonchamberchoir.org.uk

Wimbledon Choral Society ended their 2009-10 programme with a concert in  Waterloo in June.  Details of 2010/11 season below or at www.wimbledon-choral.org.uk when available.

Wimbledon Symphony Orchestra begins its its 2010/11 season on 21 Nov.  Details below  or at www.wso.org when available.

Wimbledon Film Club has moved its fortnightly Thursday meetings to the new hmvcurzon cinema at 23 The Broadway, Wimbledon, or for some events, to The Odeon.  Membership fees have been reduced from last year's. For Autumn/Winter programme and membership details pick up a leaflet from the cinemas or log onto  www.wimbledonfilmclub.com       or email membership@wimbledonfilmclub.com

Abbeyfest opens its 13th year at Merton Abbey Mills on 6 July and continues until 31 August

Bookfest, now in its 4th year, is from 2 to 10 October

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DIARY  2010/2011

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AUGUST 2010

2-6 Aug                   Putney Arts Theatre -Summer Showdown Mash Up  

                               One week for  for 6-11's.   £90

10am-4pm daily

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11-13 Aug               Pirates and Princesses - an exploration thro' fantasy lands for

10am-4pm                One day  4-7 year olds.    £45 

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AUGUST 2010 

Mon 2 Aug             Lauriston Trio - Church of St Lawrence Jewry Festival of Chamber

1pm                         Music in the City of London, Gresham St, EC2V 5AE.

                                Lunchtime Concert

                                Babette Lichtenstein, cello,  Catherine Tait, violin  and  

                                Anthea Fry, piano, perform

                                Schumann:   Piano Trio in D minor op. 63.

                                Admission free.

                                This programme will be repeated at the Church of St Anne and St

                                Agnes, Gresham St. EC2V 7BX  on Mon 6 Sept at 1.10pm 

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Sun 23 Aug             Sunday Evening Music Among Friends at Colour House Theatre

7.30pm                    Merton Abbey Mills, SW19

                                Arcadian String Quartet perform

                                Purcell:  Fantasia on One  Note      Bridge:  Lament for Two Violas

                                Vaughan Williams:  Phantasy for String Quartet

                                Mozart:   String Quartet in G minor, K516 

                                £12, conc. £9.  Season ticket for three concerts £30. Send cheque

                                (Merton Abbey Mills) to 10 Spenser Rd SE24 0NR or pay at door

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SEPTEMBER 2010

1 - 26 Sept             Merton's 8th Celebrating Age Festival for the over-50s

                               Over 150 events showcasing all the activities which Merton has to

                               offer people over 50.  Pick up the yellow brochures at  Civic Centre,

                               libraries,community centres and churches or call

                               Festival Line to book 8545 4712

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Fri 3 Sept                University of the Third Age(U3A) Talk at Drake house,

2pm                         St Georges Rd, SW19.  A light-hearted but informative talk on

                                18th Century Dublin by Peter Ticher

                                Admisson £1. Visitors who might think of joining U3A are welcome.

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Mon 6 Sept            Lunchtime Recital at Church  of St Anne and St Agnes, Gresham St.

1.10pm                   EC2V 7BX.  For programme details see Mon. 2 August above.

                               Free admission.

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Wed 8 Sept            Wimbledon Society Walk -"Ghost Walk" led by Clive Whichelow,

7.50pm                   author of books on Mysterious Wimbledon. The walk which takes in

                               sites of reported ghost activity, including The Swan on Ridgway, will

                               end about 9.45pm at the Rose & Crown in the Village High Street.

                               Meet at Wimbledon Theatre.

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Sat 11 Sept             The Jigsaw Players at Christ Church, Copse Hill, SW20 0HG

7.30pm                   "A Late Summer's Evening"

                              Brahms:       Clarinet Trio Op. 114;

                              Schumann:   Fantasiestucke Op.43

                              Dvorak:      Piano Trio Op. 90 "Dumky"

                              Tickets £12/£10 conc.  Season Ticket for 6 performances £54/45

                               07738-707516  www.jigsawplayers.com

                              Other Jigsaw concerts on  4 October, 18 December and

                               5 February, 2 April and  25 June 2011.

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Sat 11 Sept            Psalm Workshop at St Mary's Church, Wimbledon Village, SW19

2pm                        "Ten Ways to Sing the Psalms" 

                               led by Music Director Christopher Thomas.  no experience necessary.

                               A good tea will be provided during the afternoon and the workshop will

                               be followed from 6 to 6.45pm by a short service using psalms learnt in the

                               workshop.  Admission free but donations are invited to cover expenses.

                               To join email parishoffice@stmaryswimbledon.org  or

                                telephone 020 8946 2605

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Tues 14-Sat 18 Sept     Putney Arts Theatre, SW15 presents:

7.45pm                   "The Children's Hour" by Lillian Hellman

                               Tickets Tues £7/£5;  Wed - Sat  £10/7

                               Box Office 020 8788 6943

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Wed 15 Sept          U3A(University of the Third Age) Drop In- as part of Merton's

2-4pm                    Celebrating Age Festival - at Morden Park Baptist Church Hall,

                              Lower Morden Lane, SW20.  Come and meet members of

                              Merton U3A and learn about its many groups and their respective

                              activities and its new Programme for 2010/11.

                              Tea, coffee and home-made cakes.  Bring your friends and

                              neighbours.  Admission 50p.     

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Wed 22 - Sat 25 Sept.  Putney Arts Theatre, SW15 - Cygnet Players present:

7.45pm                  "Rent" by Jonathon Larson (also score by Jonathon Larson)

                              A rock opera based on Puccini's "La Boheme" set in New York.  

Sat mat 2.30pm    Tickets £15/£12 www.ticketsource.co.uk/cygnetplayers.

                              or Box Office 0ffice  07941 448 689  

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Fri 24 Sept            Lunchtime Piano Recital with Muriel Levin at St John's Church

1pm                       Spencer Hill, SW19 4NZ. 

                              Rachmaninoff:  Prelude in D Op 23/4    Bach:  Partita no. 4 in D

                              Haydn:    Sonata

                              Doors open at noon  for coffee and home made cakes.  Bring your

                               own sandwiches if you wish.

                              Admission free. Retiring collection.

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Sun 26 Sept          Wimbledon Society Walk - "Fungi on the Common".

9.50am                  Lady Elizabeth Carbury will help us to find the different fungi on

                              the Common when they are at their most plentiful in the Autumn. (90

                              minutes).

                              Meet at the Windmill on Wimbledon Common.

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Sun 26 Sept          Sunday Evening Music Among Friends at Colour House Theatre

7.30pm                  Merton Abbey Mills, SW19

                              Justin Hyer guitar, Lyn Cook violin, Gill Tarlton viola, and

                              John Kirby cello 

                              Bach:          Trio Sonata No. 5 in C;  

                              Dohnanyi    Serenade in C for String Trio

                              De Falla:     Spanish Popular Songs

                              Schubert:     String Trio in B flat

                              Vivaldi:         Guitar Concerto in D major

                              £12, conc. £9  to include interval drink at the Wheelhouse next door

                              Season ticket for three concerts £30. Send cheque

                              (Merton Abbey Mills) to 10 Spenser Rd SE24 0NR or pay at door.

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OCTOBER 2010

2-10 Oct                4th Wimbledon Bookfest opens on Sat 2 Oct at St Mark's Church.

                              There will be a variety of events at venues throughout Wimbledon.

                               programme details from www.wimbledonbookfest.org

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Fri 1 - Sat 2 & Thurs -Sat 9 Oct  

                              Putney Arts Theatre, SW15 presents:

7.45pm                  "Life X 3" by Yasmin Reza translated  by Christopher Hampton

                              A chic Parisien comedy from the author of "Art".

                               In Antony Bridges Studio

                              Tickets £10/£7                               Box Office 020 8788 6943

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Sun 3 Oct              Hill Singers - at the |Lantern Centre, Tolverne Rd, SW20

2-4pm                    As part of a joint initiative promoted by Classic FM and Making

                              Music, the Hill Singers Chamber Choir invites you to 

                              Come & Sing . It is part of a nation-wide celebration of singing

                               so come and find out about one of your local choirs by joining us at

                               the start of our 60th Anniversary Season.  Further information

                               from 020 8644 3794 or www.hillsingers.co.uk

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Mon 4 Oct            The Jigsaw Players at Christ Church, 16 Copse Hill SW20 0HG

8pm                        " Music and Literature"   celebrating Czech composers with a selection

                               from Dvorak's "Cypresses" and Janacek's "Intimate Letters" as part of

                              Wimbledon Bookfest. 

                              Tickets £10 from Polka Theatre 020 8543 4888

                               

                              Jigsaw Player's concert series continues at Christ Church on 18 Dec    

                              and February 5, April 2 and 25 June 2011/ 

                               www.jigsawplayers.com

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Fri 8 Oct               University of the Third Age(U3A) Talk at Drake House,

2pm                       St George's Rd, SW19.

                              Complementary Therapies: how effective and safe are they?

                              by Maria Lis-Balchin.

                              Admission £1.  Visitors interested in joining U3A welcome.

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Fri 15 Oct              Lunchtime  Recital with Weingarten Trio at St John's Church

1pm                       Spencer Hill, SW19 4NZ

                               David Chadwick, violin and Michael Higgins, piano.

                               Debussy:   Sonata in G minor    Brahms:   Sonata in G major op.78

                               Doors open at noon  for coffee and home made cakes.  Bring your

                               own sandwiches if you wish.

                              Admission free. Retiring collection.

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Fri 22 Oct              Marryat Players 10th Anniversary Concert at The Great Hall,

7.30pm                   King's College School, Southside Common, Wimbledon..

                               Conductor: Robert Max

                               Admission free.  Programme tba.

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Fri 22-Sat 23 Oct Putney Arts Theatre, SW15 - Putney Theatre Company presents:

7.45pm                   "If Music be---"  by the PTC Writing Workshop

                               In Antony Bridges Studio  

                               Tickets Tues £10/7   020 8788 6943

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Fri 29 Oct              Lunchtime Recital with Julie Dewhurst ,soprano and

1pm                        David Elwing, piano, at St John's Church Spencer Hill, SW19 4NZ.

                               Music by Purcell,Poulenc, Chopin, Schubert, Elgar and  Britten.

                               Doors open at noon  for coffee and home made cakesBring your

                               own sandwiches if you wish.

                              Admission free. Retiring collection.

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NOVEMBER 2010  

Tues 2 - Sat 6 Nov     Putney Arts Theatre, SW15 presents:

7.30pm                   "Angels in America"  Pt 1 by Tony Kusher

                               Tickets Tues £7/£5;  Wed - Sat  £10/7

                               Box Office 020 8788 6943. 

                               (Part 2, "Perestroika" to be presented in April 2011)

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 Wed 10 -Sun 14 Nov   Putney Arts Theatre, SW15 presents:

7.45pm                   "Children of Eden"  score by Stephen Schwartz

                               Tickets £15/12   Sat and Sun matinees also 2.30pm 

                               Box Office 020 8949 2901 or  www.swanbankmusic.com

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Fri 12 Nov             Lunchtime Recital at St John's Church Spencer Hill, SW19 4NZ

1pm                        John Crawford, violin, Babette Lichtenstein, cello, and

                               Daniel Salamon, piano.

                               Brahms:   Piano Trio no.1 in B major, Op. 8     

                               Doors open at noon  for coffee and home made cakesBring your

                               own sandwiches if you wish.

                              Admission free. Retiring collection.

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Fri 12 Nov             University of the Third Age(U3A) Talk at Drake House,

2pm                        St Georges Rd, SW19.

                               "Women I Have Married"  by Richard Selby - a romp through the

                               history of marriage including the role of the Registrar and the

                               Registration Service.

                               Admission £1.  Visitors who are interested in joining U2A welcome.

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From Sat 13 to Sun 28 November - Second Wimbledon Music Festival - 18 events featuring many acclaimed international artists at a variety of local venues.

www.wimbledonmusicfestival.co.uk

Festival Office 152 Durham Rd SW20 0DG  020 8946 5078  info@wimbledonmusicfestival

Friends priority booking opens September 1.  General box office opens September 10.

NB  ** indicates a change in a programme or venue since the Festival details were originally published.

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Sat Nov 13             The Academy Choir & Orchestra at St John's Church, Wimbledon.

7.30pm                   The Choir's 30th Anniversary Concert will launch the second year of

                               Wimbledon Music Festival with Haydn's "Creation"

                               Conductor:  Andrew Edwards  Soloists: Katherine Fuge soprano 

                               Andrew Staples tenor   Jonathan Lemalu  bass.

                               Tickets £25 £20 £15

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Sun 14 Nov            Family Concert - "The Family of Instruments" at Wimbledon

                               Synagogue, Queensmere Rd, SW19.**

2.30pm                   Presented by John Barber with soloists from the

                               Aurora Orchestra.   Tickets £4.50, adults £7.50

                               The concert takes the theme of friendship with musicians from different

                               families coming together  to play .  It introduces instruments in families

                               and builds up from solo players to full ensemble near the end of the

                               programme.

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Sun 14 Nov            Klezmer She'koyokh at Wimbledon Synagogue.

7.30pm                   Exhilarating Eastern European Jewish and Balkan dance music, Gypsy

                               anthems, Yiddish and Sephardic love songs from this internationally-

                               acclaimed and award-winning Klezmer Ensemble which won first prize at

                               the International Jewish Music Festival in Amsterdam in 2008. 

                               £15.

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Mon 15 Nov          Michael Chance, countertenor and

                               Maggie Cole harpsichord and modern piano, at St John's Church

8pm                        Spencer Hill SW19 4NZ

                               A beguiling recital by one of the world's greatest

                               countertenors with songs by Dowland, Byrd, Purcell, Handel,

                               Schubert, Tippett and Butterworth.

                               Tickets £25 £20 £15

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Tues 16 Nov          "The Best is Yet to Come" - Jazz Cabaret at Royal Wimbledon

8pm                        Golf Club with Claire Martin and Sir Richard Rodney Bennett

                               £30, £50 with food and wine.

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 Wed 17 Nov         An Evening of Song at St John's Church, Spencer Hill, SW19 4NZ

8pm                        with Mark Padmore tenor  Richard Watkins horn and

                               Julius Drake piano. 

                               Britten: Canticles No 1 and No 3  Strauss:  Nocturne for Horn

                               Schubert: "Auf dem Strom"            Schumann"Dichterliebe"

                               Tickets £25 £20 £15

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Thurs 18 Nov        Celebrity Viola Concert at St John's Church, Spencer Hill, SW19

8pm                        Riva Golani, viola and  Michael Hampton piano, perform:

                               Schumann:  Fairy Tales               

                               Grieg:  Cello Sonata **

                               Brahms: Sonata for viola and piano 

                               Enescu: concert piece for viola and piano

                               Tickets £25, £20, £15

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Fri 19 Nov             Wihan Quartet "A quartet made in Heaven" at

7.30pm                   St Mary's Merton Park.

                               Raphael Wallfisch guest cello 

                               Beethoven:       String Quartet No 4 in C minor Op 18

                               Mendelssohn:   String Quartet No.6 in F minor Op. 80

                               Schubert:          Quintet in C major, D956

                               Paganini:           Caprices ** 

                                £25, £20, £15.

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Sat 20 Nov             Celebrity Piano Recital at Great Hall, Kings College School SW19

7.30pm                   Pascal Roge  performs "Homage to Chopin, linking the worlds of

                               Chopin, Debussy, Faure,Ravel and Poulenc in an original and exciting

                                programme

                                £25, £20, £15

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Sun 21 Nov            Special Event at Southside House, Wimbledon Common, Southside

6.30 for 7pm           "One Finger Too Many

                               Alfred Brendel, poet and Adrian Brendel, cello, present a

                                humorous evening of poetry and music.

                                £65 to include wine and food.  NB only 60 tickets available.

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 (Sun 21 Nov          Wimbledon Symphony Orchestra  see below at end of

                               Wimbledon Music Festival listings) Also Putney Arts Theatre 27/27 Nov.

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Tues 23 Nov          Celebrity Violin Recital at St John's Church, szpencer Hill SW19

8pm                        Alina Ibragimova violin and Cedric Tiberghein piano

                              

                               Beethoven:  Sonata No. 9 in A major "Kreutzer"

                               Ravel:           Sonata (1897), Sonata (1923-7),

                                                       Tzigane1924), Berceuse sur le nom de Gabriel Faure,

                                                        Piece en forme de Habanera.                                   

                               £25,£20, £15.

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Wed 24 Nov          London Winds at St John's Church, Spencer Hill, SW19  

8pm                       Gareth Hulce  oboe              Michael Collins  clarinet

                              Richard Watkins  horn          Robin O'Neill  bassoon

                              John York  piano 

                              Mozart:        Quintet in E flat for Piano and Winds K 42

                              Poulenc:       Trio for Oboe, Bassoon and Piano,

                                                    Sonata for Clarinet and Piano 

                              Beethoven:  Quintet in E flat for Piano and Winds 

                               £25, £20, £15

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Thurs 25 Nov       Celebrity Cello Recital at St John's Church Spencer Hill SW19

8pm                       Raphael Wallfisch  cello          John York  piano

                              Schumann:    Adagio and Allegro Op. 94

                              Martinu:        Sonata No. 2

                              Chopin:          Introduction and Polonaise brillante Op 3

                               York:             Sonata(1971 rev. 2004)

                               Chopin:           Sonata Op. 65          

                               £25, £20, £15

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Fri 26 Nov             Lunchtime Piano Recital at St John's Church Spencer Hill, SW194NZ

1pm                        Kerem Hassan  plays:                                                                   

                               Liszt:         Sonata in B minor

                               Schubert:  Sonata in A minor D. 784

                               Admission free   Donation  Refreshments served from noon.

                              

                               Karem, an exceptional 17 year old pianist, began his musical studies here

                               in Wimbledon before moving to the Purcell School and now the Royal

                               Scottish Academy of Music 

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Fri 26 Nov             Czech Masterworks at All Saints Church, Putney

7.30pm                   The Wihan Quartet 

                               Leo Cepiky              John Schulmeister  violins

                               Jiri Zigmund  viola    Ales Kasprik  cello

                               perform

                               Martinu:      Quartet No. 2    Janacek:     Quartet No.1

                               Dvorak:       Quartet no. 12 in F, Op. 96, the "American"                                         

                               £25 £20 £15

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Sat 27 Nov             Gala Finale at St John's Church, Spencer Hill, SW19

8pm                        The Dante Quartet & Friends

                               Krysia Osostowicz       and      Giles Francis  violins

                               Judith Busbridge  viola          Bernard Gregor-Smith  cello

                               Richard Hosford  clarinet       Adam Mackenzie   bassoon

                               Stephen Stirling    horn          Stacey Watton   double bass

                               perform

                                Haydn:           Quartet "The Emperor" 

                               Brahms:          Clarinet Quintet in B minor, Op. 115

                               Beethoven:    Septet in E flat Op. 20                                 

                               £25, £20, £15

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Sun 28 Nov            "A Portrait of Gustav Mahler"   at Orange Tree Theatre**                                                                                             Richmond .

2.30pm                    by Actor, John Sessions

                               £15

ALSO                                                                                                     

Sun 28 Nov            Special Event at Southside House, Wimbledon Common

6.30 for 7pm           Elizabeth Wallfisch violin plays JS Bach Sonatas and Partitas for

                                solo violin.

                                £65 to include wine and food.  Only 60 tickets available.

                               End of Wimbledon Music Festival

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** Alterations to programmes as originally listed

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Diary continues

Sun 21 Nov            Wimbledon Symphony Orchestra at St Paul's Church, Augustus Rd, 

                                SW19 6EW  with Kathryn Rudge, mezzo soprano.

                               Verdi:     Overture; "Force of Destiny;

                               Mahler:  Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen

                               Elgar:    Symphony no. 2

                                £13 conc. £10 ( under 12 yrs free) 

                               .www.wimso.org   

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Fri 26-Sat 27 Nov  Putney Arts Theatre, SW15 presents:

Fri 7pm Sat 3pm    Group 64's Cabaret & Comedy Show

                               Tickets £7/£5   020 8788 6943

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Sat 4 Dec               Putney Choral Society at St Paul's Church, Southfields.

7.30pm                   Vaughan William's Cantata "Hodie"

                               Further details to follow.

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Thurs 9 -Sun 12   Putney Arts Theatre, SW15 presents:

7.45pm                   "His Dark Materials" pt 2. from book by Philip Pullman

                               Sat and Sunday matinees 3pm  No evening perf. on Sunday

                               Tickets  £10/£7  Family ticket £30(2 adults 2 children)

                               Box Office 020 8788 6943  Suitable for 8+yrs

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Sat 11 Dec             Wimbledon Chamber Choir Christmas Concert of Carols

                                at St John's Church, Spencer Hill SW19.

                               Music for choir and harp including:

                                Britten:  Ceremony of Carols and works by Bliss and

                                Peter Smith(Conductor).  Further details to follow.

                                £10 and £7 on door.  Information 020 8947 6303

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Wed 14-Sat 18 Dec  Putney Arts Theatre, SW15 presents:

7.45pm                   Black Christmas double bill - "Harry's Christmas"

                                by Steven Berkoff and "The Night before Christmas" by

                               Anthony Neilson - two blackly comic dramas. 

                               Tickets £10/7

                               Box Office 020 8788 6943

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Sat 18 Dec              The Jigsaw Players at Christ Church, Copse Hill, SW19 0HG

7.30pm                    "Bach by Candlelight" 

                               Bach:  Goldberg Variations arr. for String Trio.

                               Tickets £12/£10 conc.  Season Ticket for 6 performances £54/45

                                07738-707516  www.jigsawplayers.com

                               Other concerts Feb 5, April 22 and June 25 2011.

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JANUARY 2011

Tues 18 - Sat 22 Jan   Putney Arts Theatre, SW15 presents:

7.45pm                   New Writing 2011 by the Putney Theatre Company Workshop,

                                showcasing the best short plays developed over months of intensive

                               workshop by the Company's most talented writers, directors and actors.

                                In Antony Bridge Studio. 

                               Tickets Tues £7/£5;  Wed - Sat  £10/7

                                Box Office 020 8788 6943

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Sat 29 Jan               Wimbledon Symphony Orchestra at St Paul's Church, SW19

                                 in aid of Macmillan Support.  Prograsmm tba.

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FEBRUARY 2011

SAT 5 FEB             THE JIGSAW PLAYERS  at Christ Church SW20 0HG

7.30pm                    "Music and Art"

                                BRAHMS:   String Quartet Op. 51 No 2

                                STRAUSS:    Metamorphosen

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APRIL 2011

SAT 2 APRIL         THE JIGSAW PLAYERS at Christ Church, SW20 0HG 

7.30pm                     "Music and Photography"

                                 STRAVINSKY:  Suite Italienne

                                 BEETHOVEN:   Piano Trio Op.70 No.1  "Ghost" 

                                 FAURE:               Piano Quartet Op 26 

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WED 13 APRIL      MARRYAT PLAYERS at The Great Hall, King's College

7.30pm                     School, Southside Common, Wimbledon.

                                 Conductor Alexander Baillie.

                                 Admission free.  Programme to follow.

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MAY 2011

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JUNE 2011

SAT 25 JUNE         THE JIGSAW PLAYERS at Christ Church, SW20 0HG

7.30pm                     "A Ladies Evening"

                                 REBECCA CLARKE:  Viola Sonata

                                 ALMA MAHLER:        Selection of Sogs for Soprano and

                                 piano

                                 CLARA SCHUMANN:  Piano Trio Op. 17

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WED 20 JULY        MARRYAT PLAYERS  at The great Hall, King's College  

7.30pm                     School, Southside Common, Wimbledon.

                                 Conductor ROBERT MAX

                                 Admission free.  Programme to follow.                          

 

 

Please let us have details of your next 2010/11 events asap.