Events in 2007 and Jan/Feb/March /April /May/June 2008 (For events in 2006  see page 6)


(Current events from July 2008 page 3  Future events from November 2008 page 4)


                                                                                                 
 
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at Christchurch every  month for 11 months from September 2008. They are giving a preview concert on Saturday 5 July followed by the first four of the series on September 20,October 18,November 22  and December 20.  Further details in the Diary below.

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JUNE 2008

Fri 6 June         Talk - U3A(Universiity of the Third Age) at Drake House, St Georges Rd, SW19

2pm                   Edward Poulter on Growing Old (Dis)Gracefully

                           Visitors welcome £2  Members £2

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Sat 7 June        Wimbledon Choral Society at St Paul's Church, Augustus Rd, SW19

7pm                   Vivaldi:   Gloria;  Rachmaninov:  Songs of the Church ("Vespers")


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Sun 8 June      Wimbledon Society Walk " A History of Pubs" by Clive Wichelow

2.15pm             Meet at the Dog & Fox, Wimbledon Village       Free

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Mon 9 June      Wimbledon Choral Quiz Night at Drake House with special guest
7.30pm              Quizmaster, William G Stewart
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Thurs 12 June  Midsummer Music Festival at St John's Church, Spencer Hill, SW19

8pm                    Iskenderian Quartet.  Tami Iskenderian, violin; Emmanuela Buta, violin;

                            Diana Matthews, viola;  Julie-Anne Manning,cello.

                            Haydn : Quartet in G major, Op. 54 No 1;          Ravel: Quartet; 

                            Mozart: Quartet in D minor, K421.

                            Tickets on door £10 (free to under 18 years and unemployed)

                            Ticket for all Festival events £50 ( June 12, 14, 15, 19, 21,22) 

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Sat 14 June      Midsummer Music Festival at St John's Church, Spencer Hill, SW19

12 noon            Coffee Piano Recital by Salome van der Walt 

                           Beethoven:  Thirty two Variations in C minor; Schumann: Kinderzenen, Op. 15

                           Messiaen: "Regard de L'esprit de joie.  Je dors mais mon coeur veille"

                           Stefans Gove: "Nonyana - The Ceremonial Dancer"

                           Refreshments by Delichez will be available from 11am

                           Tickets on door £8

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Sat 14 June      Midsummer Music Festival at St John's Church, Spencer Hill, SW19

8pm                    Matt Fripp Jazz Quartet

                            Tickets on door £12

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Sat 14 June      Hill Singers at St Matthew's Church, Durham Rd, SW20

                             Brahm's  "Liebeslieder"

                             Tickets  £9; concessions £7   http://www.hillssingers.co.uk/

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Sat 14 June      Kingston Chamber Orchestra at Kingston Parish Church, Market Place, Kingston

7.30pm               with Lesley Shrigley-Jones,cello and Jonathan Strange, violin, perform:

                             Bantock:  Old Eglish Suite;                      Brahms: Double Concerto;

                             Mozart:    Symphony No 1, "Paris";         Kodaly: Maroszek Dances. 

                             Tickets £10   concessions £7 -  to include glass of wine in interval,

                             available on door or online http://www.kcomusic.org/  

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Sun 15 June     Midsummer Music Festival at St John's Church, Spencer Hill, SW19

8pm                    Concordia Voices, conductor Neil Ferris;  Alex Chaplin, organ

                             Bruchner: "Ave Maria";  Mozart: "Ave Verum Corpus";

                              Mendelsohnn: " Verlieh uns Frieden richte mich Gott"

                              Franck: "Panis Angelicus;  Faure: " Cantique de Jean Racine";

                              Vaughan Williams: " Songs of Shakespeare" Shearing: Songs and Sonnets;

                              Rutter: "The Heavenly Aeroplane"

                              Tickets £12

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 Tues 17-Sat 21 June

                            Putney Arts Theatre, SW15

                            "Love Play" by Moira Buffini A historical comedy travelling 2000 years, a 

                            piece linked by its location which remains fixed.

                            £7/5  020 8788 6943    


                           http://www.wimbledon-choral.org/ .uk

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Thurs 19June Midsummer Music Festival at St John's Church, Spencer Hill, SW19

8pm                   " A Life behind curtains"            

                           Linda Esther Gray talks with Ian Partridge about her career in Music

                           Tickets £8 

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Fri 20 June      Free Lunchtime Recital at St John's Church, Spencer Hill, SW19

1.10pm             Rufus Frowde, organ

                           Leighton: "Veni Creator Spritus" Prelude;  Byrd: "A Fancy"

                           Purcell: Sonata in G minor for violin and organ

                           Howells: "Master Tallis is Testament"; Bridge: Allegretto grazioso

                           Britten; Prelude and Fugue on a theme of Vittoria

                            Leighton: "Paean"

                            Donations to St John's Music Fund

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Sat 21 June     Wimbledon Village Fair  on Rushmere Common in aid of The Wimbledon

                           Guild.  Details from http://www.wimbledonguild.com/

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Sat  21June     Midsummer Music Festival at St John's Church, Spencer Hill, SW19

8pm                   "Music for a Summer Evening"

                            Anthea Fry and Michael Higgins, piano;  Averil Williams, flute and

                            Tom Emlyn Williams, tenor,  perform music to include

                           Vaughan-Williams: "Songs of Travel" and Messiaen: "Le Merle Noir"

                           Tickets at door £14 

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Sun 22 June    Festival Choral Evensong at St John's Church, Spencer Hill, SW19

6.30pm             Rufus Frowde, organ and St John's Singers

                           Bruchner: "Locus Iste";  Vaughan Williams: Antiphon

                           Murrill                          

                           All welcome.

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Tues 24-Fri 27 June

                            Putney Arts Theatre SW15   The Baked Bean Company present

7.45pm              "Special Needs"    the latest masterpiece from the highly acclaimed

                            group of actors with learning difficulties.  A groundbreaking study of

                            addictive behaviour from most obvious to the more subtle and commonplace.

                            020 8944 0023

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Thurs 26 June Wimbledon Film Club at Polka Theatre, The Broadway, SW19

8pm                    Doors open at 7.15.  Refreshments available.

                             "After the Wedding"   Dir. Susanne Bier. 2006, Denmark/Sweden

                             Cert. 15,  120mins, subtitles  Family drama

                             Day members £7.50.  Further information and membership details

                             http://www.wimbledonfilmclub.com/       membership@wimbledonfilmclub.com

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Fri 27 June        West Wimbledon Opera Club at Avenue Hall, Avenue Rd, SW20

8pm                    "From Love's Philosophy to Love at the Inn"   Dr Valerie Langfield, author of

                             "Roger Quilter - his Life and Music"(the Boydell Press 2002) will talk about

                             the composer, including reference to his stage work

                             Admission by ticket:  members £2; visitors £5

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  Sat 28 June     Wimbledon Symphony Orchestra at St Matthew's Church, Durham Rd
7.30pm                SW20       
                              Robin Browning, Music Director; Adam Walker, flute*
                            
                             Nielson:  Helios Overture  and Flute Concerto;
                             Sibelius:  Symphony no 2.

                             Tickets £12, conc.£9(children of 12 and younger free)  020 8947 2413

                             * Adam Walker is the youngest ever winner of the British Flute Society
                            Competition, and Concerto finalist for the BBC Young Musician of the Year.

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Sat 28 June      Pre-tour Fundraising Concert - King's College School Chamber Choir & Orchestra

7.30pm              at St John's Church, Spencer Hill, SW19.

                            Music by Telemann, Purcell, Mozart, Brahms, Parry and Piazzolla

                            Admission free.  Retiring collection in aid of Italian concert tour. 

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Sat 28 June      West Barnes Singers at New Malden Methodist Church

7.30pm               Musical Medley

                             Tickets £8, conc. £6;  children free

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Sat 28 June      Concert - "A World of Music" at Merton Hall, 76, Kingston Rd, Wimbledon

7pm                    hosted by A Hanna & Sons ,Pianos  to celebtrate the 70th Anniversary of

                             the Institute of Musical Instrument Technology. 

                             Music for piano and voice by  Chopin, Rachmaninov, Scubert, Mozart, Lizst,

                             and other classical composers and also Spanish, Hungarian, Latin and Cuban

                             music. 

                             John Paul Ekins, Piano. Singers: Scilla Stewart, Antonia Cuiic and the Celtic Angels.

                             Tickets £10 to include refreshments.

                             To book telephone Hanna & Sons  on  020 8540 5541.

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Sun 29 June      Sunday Evening Music Among Friends at The Colour House Theatre, Merton

7.30pm               Abbey Mills, SW19.

                             Khac-Uyen and Lynn Cook, violins; Gill Tarlton, viola, John Kirby, cello and

                             Cathy Riley, piano, perfom:

                             Britten: Suite for String Quartet  and Brahms: Piano Quartet  in A major.

                            Tickets £10, concessions £7. Advance booking adviseable from 10 Spenser Rd,

                             London SE24 ONR  enclosing cheque to Marton Abbey Mills or tel. 07949 593431


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MAY 2008  

Thurs 1 May     Wimbledon Film Club at Polka Theatre, SW19

8pm                   Doors open at 7.15.  Refreshments

                           "The Singer"  Dir. Xavier Giannoli 2006 France

                            Gerard Depardieu; Cecile de France, Matthieu Almaric

                            (12A) 112minutes, subtitles 

                            Day members £7.50   Full membership details http://www.wimbledonfilmclub/

                            email membership@wimbledonfilmclub.com

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Sat 3 May         Wimbledon Symphony Orchestra at St Matthew's Church, Durham Rd,
                            SW20.
7.30pm              Robert Browning, Music Director, with Lee Bisset,* soprano.
  
                            Elgar:                           Cockaigne Overture;
                            Tchaikovsky:              Letter Scene from Eugene Onegin;
                            Vaughan Williams:   Symphony no 2 (A London Symphony). 
                         
                            * 
Lee Bisset represented Scotland in the 2006 BBC Cardiff Singer of the World
                            Competition and sings with English National Opera  
                             
                            
Tickets £12, conc. £9.  (Children 12 and under free)  020 8947 2413

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3 May         The Floristan Trio at The Wathen Hall, St Paul's School, Barnes
7.30pm               
                           Haydn:     D major Trio, Hob. XV: 24;  
                           Arensky: Piano Trio in D minor, Op. 32
                           Brahms: Piano Trio in B major, Op. 8.

                            Tickets £21, £16, £13 from Floristan Concerts, 42 Hurlingham Rd, SW6.  
                            Discount available when booking all 5 concerts.  Limited number of
                            student concessions.   http://www.floristantrio.com/  
                       
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Fri 9 May           Talk -   UBA (University of the third Age) at Drake House, St Georges Rd, SW19

2pm                   Monty Moss, ex-President of Moss Bros on 150 Years of Moss Bros

                           Visitors are welcome.  £1 members;  £2 visitors

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Fri 9 May           Spring Fair and Plant Sale at The Wimbledon Club, Lakeside Church Rd SW19

10am-3pm        in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support- Merton

                            Stalls, refreshments and Cake Stall.

                            Admission £2    Parking free

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Sat 10 May       Worple Group Spring Art Exhibition at St Mark's Church, St Mark's Place, SW19

10am-5.30pm  Admission free.  Refreshments available.

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Mon 12-Sat 17 May

                            Exhibition by Merton Art Society  Upstairs at Wimbledon Library during normal

                            library hours.  Free admission

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Tues 13-Sat 17May

                            Putney Arts Theatre, SW15 - Studio Production of

                            "A Number" by Caryl Churchill, Part paranoid, scientific fantasy, part psychological

                            thriller, part  family tragedy.

                            Tickets £10/7   020 8788 6943

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Thurs 15 May   Wimbledon Film Club at Polka Theatre, SW19

8pm                    Doors open 7.15pm  Refreshments available.

                            "Yojimbo"  Dir. Akira Kurosawa, 1961, Japan PG subtitles

                            Day members £7.50  Further information http://www.wimbledonfilmclub.com/

                            membership@wimbledonfilmclub.com

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14-17 May         Wimbledon Light Opera Society at The Seccombe Theatre, Sutton
 
                            Stephen Sonheim's "F


  

                            Tickets £15; students and unemployed £10 at door (you may apply for tickets

                            for concerts on March 8 and May 17 at the same  time) 

                            or  email events@stjohnswimbledon.org.uk

                              http://www.academychoirwimbledon.co.uk/

                             (NB Change of date from that previously announced)

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Sat 17 May       Wimbledon National Trust Association

7pm                    Westminster Abbey Musical Tour

                            Open to non-members  £22  Tickets and details from 020 8540 6754

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Sat 17 May        Putney & City Philharmonic Choral Societies 

7.30pm              at St Paul's Church, Augustus Rd Southfields

                            Conductor:  Stephen Rhys MBE              

                            Mozart: Requiem;  Liszt:  Malediction Concerto  and selected operatic

                            works including "Carmen"  " Cosi Fan Tutte" and "The Magic Flute".

                            Tickets £13, conc. £10

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Sun 18 May       Wimbledon Society Walk "Double gates to single gate" led by Cyril Maidment

2.15 for 2.30pm  Meet at South Wimbledon Tube Station.  Free

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Mon 20 May     Exhibition of Marine Paintings by Ken Zier at Wimbledon Fine Art

For 2 weeks     41 Church Rd, Wimbledon Village.

                            http://www.wimbledonfineart-ltd.com/

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 20-24 May       Carlton Dramatic Society at New Wimbledon Studio Theatre present

                           "The Country Wife" by  William Wycherly, a Restoration Comedy.

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Fri 23 May         West Wimbledon Opera Club at Avenue Hall, Avenue Rd, SW20

8pm                    From North to South - or vice versa A look by our Treasurer, Rosemary Bolingbroke,

                            at singers from two hemispheres.

                            Visitors £5

                            For information about membership see ORGANISATIONS  page. 

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Sun 25 May      Sunday Evening Music Among Friends at The Colour House Theatre, Merton

7.30pm              Abbey Mills, SW19

                            Tanya Houghton, harp and the Ashe Quartet - Emily Steinitz, Tom Evans,

                            Toby Hawks and  Ros Acton , perform

                            Debussy: Danse Sacre et Danse Profane for harp and strings;

                            Saint-Saens: Fantasie for violin and harp:

                            Ravel: String Quartet in F

                            Tickets £10, concessions £7. Advance booking adviseable from 10 Spenser Rd,

                            London SE24 ONR,  enclosing cheque to Marton Abbey Mills or tel. 07949 593431.

                           Season ticket for all three concerts( inc. 20 April/29 June) £24 or conc. £18

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Tues 27 May      Wimbledon Society AGM at Mansel Road Centre, next to Trinity Reformed Church

                             Mansel Rd SW19.             New members welcome.

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Thurs 29 May    Wimbledon Film Club, at Polka Theatre, The Broadway, SW19

8pm                     Doors open 7.15pm  Refrehments available

                              "Four Months - Three weeks and Two Days"  Dir.Christian Mungiu 2007

                              Romania, cert. tbc, subtitles, 113 minutes

                             Day members £7.50  Further information about programme and membership

                             http://www.wimbledonfilmclub.com/    email membership@wimbledonfilmclub.com

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Fri 30 May       Free Lunchtime Recital at St John's Church, Spencer Hill, SW19

1.10pm            Julia Raeburn, flute

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JUNE 2008

Fri 6 June         Talk - U3A(Universiity of the Third Age) at Drake House, St Georges Rd, SW19

2pm                   Edward Po r on Growing Old (Dis)Gracefully

                           Visitors welcome £2  Members £2

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Sat 7 June        Wimbledon Choral Society at St Paul's Church, Augustus Rd, SW19

                                                                       
 
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APRIL 2008

Thurs 3 April      Wimbledon Film Club at Polka Theatre, The Broadway, Wimbledon

                              Refreshments available from 7.15pm.  Film starts 8pm 

                              "The General"   1927 USA  Dir. Buster Keaton/ Clyde Bruckman

                              A Buster Keaton classic  - a Civil War tale.     75mins   Silent

                              Day members £7.50.  For membership details see Organisatons page

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8-12 April            "Madame Butterfly" at New Wimbledon Theatre

                              Russian State Opera of Siberia with Russian State Opera Orchestra

                              http://www.newwimbledontheatre.com/  Box office  0870 060 6646

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 Sat 12 April        Wimbledon National Trust Association at Christchurch Hall, SW20

2.15pm                Lecture "An Historical and Anecdotal View of Parliament"  by

                              RM Skelton MBE, former Door Keeper at the House of Lords

                              Members £2.50;  non-members £3

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Sat 12 April        Mozart Gala Concert at All Saints Parish Church, Kingston upon Thames

7.30pm                Thames Chamber Orchestra   Conductor  Keith Marshall

                             with the acclaimed young pianist,  Karem Hasan

                             Mozart:         Piano Concerto No 27 in B flat K595   

                            Handel:         Concerto for two oboes and strings    

                            Purcell:         Chacony

                            Borodin:       Nocturne

                             Tickets £15 £12  £10 at the door or in advance from 020 8939 8172  or

                             email  musicadmin@kingston-grammar.surrey.sch.uk 

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Sat 12 April        West Barnes Singers invites you to join them to sing in their

7.30pm               Spring Concert  with professional solists and organ at St Saviour's Church

                             Grand Drive Raynes Park. 

                             Mendelssohn"Elijah"   

                             Rehearsals Wednesdays 8-10pm at Holy Cross Church Hall, Motspur Park

                             from30 Jan to 9 April.  Rehearsals and concert £20.  Music available.  To apply

                              email:  mailto:sallyareeves@hotmail.com    http://www.westbarnessingers.co.uk/

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Mon 14 April      Putney Music at Dryburgh Hall, Dryburgh Rd, Putney, SW15
8pm                     
www.thefrms.co.uk/putney.htm  
                              President, David Cairns, on "Humour in Music from Haydn to Spike Jones"
  
                              Meetings usually include recorded musical illustrations.  
                              Light refreshments available in the interval. 
                              Temporary visitor's membership £5.
                               For membership and other details see ORGANISATIONS PAGE

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Thurs 17 April     Wimbledon Film Club at Polka Theatre, The Broadway, Wimbledon

                                Refreshments available from 7.15pm.  Film starts 8pm

                                "Red Road"         2006    UK/Denmark   Dir. Andrea Arnold

                               Scottish Thriller        Cannes Jury Prize                 18 115 mins English language

                               Day members £7.50.  For membership details see Organisatons page

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Fri 18 April         Wimbledon Society Walk  with Una Sutcliffe, "Commons Flora"

2 for 2.15pm     Meet at Windmill Car park.  Free

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Mon 21 April      For 2 weeks.  Wimbledon Fine Art in association with the David Curzon Gallery

                              Exhibition of Paintings by Pascal Magis   

                              Also Glass Mosaics sculpted by Rebecca Newnham

                              Free admission

                              Wimbledon Fine Art Ltd and David Curzon Gallery,

                              41 and 35 respectively, Church Rd, Wimbledon Village, SW19 

                              http://www.wimbldonfineart-lyd.com/        email andrew@wimstop.plus.com

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Sun 20 April      Sunday Evening Music Among Friends at The Colour House Theatre, Merton

7.30pm               Abbey Mills, SW19

                             The Colour House Ensemble with Simon Ballard, piano, Caroline Marwood,

                             Janice Knight, and Neil Black, oboes, perform:

                             Mozart: Oboe Quartet in F;  Violin Sonata in E minor

                             Simon Ballard: Rondoletto; Telemann: Concerto for 3 Oboes

                             Tickets £10, concessions £7. Advance booking adviseable from 10 Spenser Rd,

                             London SE24 ONR  enclosing cheque to Marton Abbey Mills or tel. 07949 593431

                             Season ticket for all three concerts( inc. 25 May/29 June) £24 or conc. £18

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Mon 21 April     at St John's Church, ( SMITH SQ, LONDON SW1)

6pm                    Sacconi Quartet with Kerem Hassan,* the brilliant young Kingston pianist.

                            Mozart: Fantasy in C minor, K745;  Salter: "Firefly";

                            Haydn: Quartet in E, op.54 no. 3.      Schumann: Piano Quintet in Eb op.44

                            NB.There will be no interval; the concert will end at approximately 7.15pm

                            Tickets £10, conc. £8 - in person from Box office (10am-6pm) or

                            online http://www.sjss.org.uk(booking/ (fee £1.50 per transaction)  or

                            telephone 020 7222 1061( booking fee £2 per transaction).

                            The concert is sponsored by Lord Lipsey.

                           *Kerem, who performed very recently with the Thames Chamber Orchestra

                           and Wimbleon Symphony Orchestra, became Merton Young Musician of the Year

                           at the age of eight .  He is currently a music scholar at Kingston Grammar School

                           and also holds a scholarship at the Junior Royal Academy of Music. 

                           He won Richmond  and Kingston competitions in

                           2003 and 2004 respectively and in 2005 won the London International Music

                           Competition against adult musicians from 15 countries. 

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Tues 22-Sat 26 April

7.45pm               Putney Arts Theatre, SW15

                              "Six Degrees of Separation" a comedy -drama  by John Guare 

                              Box Office : 020 8788 6943   Saturday matinee 2.30pm 

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23 April- 23 May Kingston Readers' Festival

                              For details of talks and other events see www.kingston.ac.uk/krf   or 

                              http://www.rosetheatrekingston.org/

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Thurs 24 - Sat 26 April  Raymond Gubbay presents "Madam Butterfly" at New Wimbledon Theatre 

7.30, Sat mat 2.30pm    The Russian State Opera of Siberia

                                           The Russian State Opera Orchestra

                                           Details from 0870 060 6646  or http://www.newwimbledontheatre.co.uk/

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Fri 25 April           West Wimbledon Opera Club at Avenue Hall, Avenue Rd, SW20

8pm                      Singers of Handel introduced by John T Hughes, Chairman of the

                              Recorded Vocal Art Society

                               Visitors £5

                               For information about membership see ORGANISATIONS  page. 

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Fri 25 April           Free Lunchtime Recital at St John's Church, Spencer Hill, SW19

1.10pm                 Leonie Adams, cello

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Mon 28 April        Putney Music at Dryburgh Hall, Dryburgh Rd, Putney, SW15
8pm                      
www.thefrms.co.uk/putney.htm  
                               AGM followed by wine, buffet and raffle
  
                               Meetings usually include recorded musical illustrations.  
                               Light refreshments available in the interval. 
                               Temporary visitor's membership £5.
                               For membership and other details see ORGANISATIONS PAGE

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29 April-1 May     "The Thebans" - "Oedipus Rex" & "Antigone" adapted by Kristen McGarry

                                at The Broadway Studio Theatre, Wimbledon.

                                Details from http://www.broadwaytheatre.org.uk/  Tel. 8690 0002 

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Wed 30 April    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra at New Wimbledon Theatre
7.30pm              with Jennifer Pike, violinist; conductor: Bramwell Tovey
                            
Classical Favourites
                            Sibelius: Finlandia; Mendelsohn: Violin Concerto; Dvorak: Symphony No. 8
                             Online bookings http://www.newwimbledontheatre.co.uk/   Tel. 0870 060 6646

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Wed 30 April - Sat 3 May

7.45pm                Putney Arts Theatre SW15

                              Putney Light Opera Society presents its 60th annual production

                              "Crazy for You" by George Gershwin

                              Box office 07809 439 488

 
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MAY 2008  

Thurs 1 May     Wimbledon Film Club at Polka Theatre, SW19

8pm                   Doors open at 7.15.  Refreshments

                           "The Singer"  Dir. Xavier Giannoli 2006 France

                            Gerard Depardieu; Cecile de France, Matthieu Almaric

                            (12A) 112minutes, subtitles 

                            Day members £7.50   Full membership details http://www.wimbledonfilmclub/

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                                       MARCH 2008   

Sat 1 March       Wimbledon National Trust Association at Christchurch Hall, SW20

2.15pm                Lecture "Treasures and the Tower"  by Garry Wykes

                              Members £2.50;  non-members £3

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Sat 1 March      Wimbledon Light Opera Society at Lingfield Hall, Lingfield Rd, SW19

                            present a shortened version of  their production (November 24/25 2007)
                            "Jack the Ripper"
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Sat 1 March     Thames Philharmonic Choir at All Saints' Parish Church, Kingston

2.30 & 7.45pm  Come & Sing Rehearsal and Public Performance of

                              Mozart   Requiem

                              All singers welcomed ; music supplied.

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Sun 2 March     Wimbledon Symphony Orchestra at Cadogan Hall, Sloane Terrace, SW1
6pm                     Concert in aid of The Stroke Association with Charles Owen,* piano.

                              Beethoven:  Egmont Overture; Piano Concerto no 5, "The Emperor";
                              and Symphony no 5  

                              * Charles Owen was winner of a Classical Brit Award in 2005
                             
Tickets £20
                              Box Office at Cadogan Hall  020 7730 2413

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Mon 3 March       Putney Music at Dryburgh Hall, Dryburgh Rd, Putney, SW15
8pm                      www.thefrms.co.uk/putney.htm  

                              Change from advertised programme
                              Christopher Nourse, Director of Youth Dance and Administrator of the

                              National Dance Awards will be Guest Speaker for this date, replacing

                              Dame Beryl Grey who is unfortunately unable  to attend. 
  
                               
Meetings usually include recorded musical illustrations.  
                               
Light refreshments available in the interval
                               
Temporary visitor's membership £5.
                               
For membership and other details see ORGANISATIONS PAGE

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FRI 7- Sat 8 March

7.45pm                 Putney Arts Theatre, SW15

                               "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory"  by Roald Dahl adapted by Richard George                 

                               Tues £7/5conc.    Wed-Sat £10/7           020 8788 6943

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Sat 8 March        Icons of Russian Music

7.30pm                The Academy Choir at St John's Church, Spencer Hill, SW19
                             Conductor Andrew Edwards  with   Charlotte Edwards, violin

                              Julia Debruslais, cello    Michael Freyhan,  piano,  perform:
                             

                              Stravinsky        "Symphony of Psalms"  
                              Rachmaninov:   Vespers Music from the All-Night Vigil
                             Shostakovich:   Piano Trio in E minor
                             

                              Tickets £15; students and unemployed £10 at door ( you may apply for

                              tickets for Academy concert on May 17 at the same time)

                              or  email events@stjohnswimbledon.org.uk

                              http://www.academychoirwimbledon.co.uk/

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Sun 9 March     Concert and Buffet Supper at Southside House, Wimbledon Common, SW19

6 for 6.30pm     Virgil Boutellis*, violin  and Mark Kinaid, piano, perform

                             Schumann:   SonataNo 1 in A minor for violin and piano,  Op. 105

                              Bloch:           Nigun(Baal Shem Suite)

                              Ernst:           Der Erikonig (from Schubert) Grand Caprice, OP. 26

                              Tartini:         Andante-Allegri assai from Sonata in G minor for violin and piano,

                                                    "Devil's Trill".

                              Tickets £25 to include buffet.  Apply by 29 February to: The Administrator,

                              Southside House, 3-4 Woodhayes Rd, Wimbledon Common, or email                                           info@southsidehouse.com 

                              *For more information about this brilliant young violinist contact Southside House   

                               http://www.southsidehouse.com/

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Sun 9 March       John Stainer's "Crucifixion" at St John's Church, Spencer Hill, SW19

7.30pm                 performed by the St John's Singers & Guests with soloists:  

                               Tom Emlyn Williams, tenor and  Garrick Forbes, bass-baritone

                              Organist: Rufus Frowde          Conductor: Michael Higgins 

                               Admission free         Retiring collection

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Mon 10- Sat 15 March

                              Putney Arts Theatre SW15  CP Theatre Productions present

                             "The Life of Timon" by William Shakespeare

                             £10-£8  07586 919227  http://www.cp-theatre.org.uk/

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Thurs 13 Mar    Wimbledon Film Club at Polka Theatre, The Broadway, Wimbledon

                             Refreshments available from 7.15pm.   Film starts 8pm

                              "Aprile"  1998  Italy/France  Dir. Nanni Moretti
                             Documentary lampoon about Italian politics and life

                              Language Italian  Subtitles             

                             Day members £7.50.  For membership details see Organisatons page

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Sat 15 March    Wimbledon Choral Society at Guilford Cathedral

                             Duruffle:  Requiem
                             Rutter:     Mass of the Children ( with Farnham Youth Choir)
                             Faure:      Cantique de Jean Racine 
                             Tickets £15-£12.50 ( STUDENTS £7.50)

                             01483 547870  tickets@wimbledon-choral.org.uk
                             http://www.wimbledon-choral.org.uk/

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Sat 15 March    Music by the Commons at St John's Church. Spencer HIll, SW19
8pm                     Collegium Musicum 90

                             Simon Standage  a
nd Catherine Martin, violins;
                             Jane Coe, cello, and Nicholas Parle, harpsichord

                             A contrast of musical personalities - Torelli, irregular and virtuosic,
                             Corelli, balanced and serene.    
                              
                             Tickets on door:  £10, £8 concessions.

                             Date to be announced
                              Another performance by students of the Historical Performance Dept. of the 
                             Royal Academy of Music -  A Celebration of the Concerto 
                      
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Sat 15 March    Wimbledon Chamber Choir at venue to be announced

                             Concert with Orchestra to include Bliss: "Pastoral"
                          
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Sat 15 March       The Hill Singers at St Matthew's Church, Durham Rd, SW20

8pm                        Programme features Puccini's Messa di Gloria and music by

                                Faure, Grieg, Franck and Mozart

                                Tickets £9, £7conc. on the door or in advance £8 from 020 8644 3794

                                http://www.hillsingers.co.uk/ 

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Sun 16 March      A Festival of Psalms in traditional and modern settings in different languages

 3pm                       at Wimbledon & District Synagogue, 1 Queensmere Rd, (corner Parkside)SW19.

                                presented by The Wimbledon & District Council of Christians & Jews and

                                featuring  Wimbledon & District Synagogue Choir and Youth Choir and

                               The Choral Scholars of St Sepulchre-without-Newgate, City of London

                               (National Musicians' Church).

                               Conductors: Andrew Earis and Ralph Gonley 

                               Tickets: £7 (£5 members and concessions)  to include refreshments

                               Available on the door 

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Sun 16 March    Putney Arts Theatre SW15

7.45pm                Actors' Richmond Centre present

                              "Vice & Virtue"  a revue with songs, sketches and poems which takes a

                              light-hearted look, panto-like, through the eyes of Fairy Virtue and Fairy Vice.

                              Tickets £12, £10.  Box office 020 8785 6880

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 Mon 17 March    Putney Music at Dryburgh Hall, Dryburgh Rd, Putney, SW15
8pm                      www.thefrms.co.uk/putney.htm  
                               "A History of the Brass Band" by Malcolm Simpson  MBE, including his

                               involvement with Brass Bands as player and conductor.
  
                               
Meetings usually include recorded musical illustrations.  
                               
Light refreshments available in the interval
                               
Temporary visitor's membership £5.
                               
For membership and other details see ORGANISATIONS PAGE

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 Sat 22 March    Wimbledon Choral Society at Fairfield Hall, Croydon as guests of the
7.30pm               Salvation Army in celebration of its 125th anniversary

                              Handel:  'Brass'  Messiah

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Fri 28 March       West Wimbledon Opera Club at Avenue Hall, Avenue Rd, SW20

8pm                      "Favourites up my Sleeve"      John Passmore presents some of his favourite

                              singers.  (Please note change of programme from that previously announced).

                               Visitors £5

                               For information about membership see ORGANISATIONS  page. 

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Sat 29 March    Marryat Players at The Great Hall, King's College School, SW19

7.30pm               http://www.marryatplayers.com/                   Free Admission

N.B.Future Dates for Marryat Players' Concerts are Thursday 17 July and Friday 24 October 2008

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Sat 29 March    The Jigsaw Players play chamber music at Christchurch, 16 Copse Hill, SW20

                             Ellie Fagg and Tom Norris,  violins;  Emmanuella Reiter, viola; Oliver Coates, cello. 

                             Mozart: Due in Bb major;  Beethoven: String Trio in G major;