21 November 2014
Chickenshed Community Chorus - an ongoing series of vocal sessions at which you can develop your singing skills as part of an ensemble and learn a number of arrangements. Sessions are led by Jo Collins – Chickenshed’s Director of Music.
The next series of workshops starts on Wednesday 21st January and runs until Wednesday 25th February 2015 (fiveweeks not including Wednesday 4th February)
Time: 6.30-8.30pm
Cost: £7.50 each session
Age: 21+
Running Time: 2 hours.
The.......
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21 November 2014
After the success of their last show Mack & Mabel. Finchley & Friern Barnet Operatic Society are soon to begin work on their next adventure on stage, Hot Mikado. A modern day adaptation of Gilbert & Sullivan's The Mikado - expect Zoot Suits instead of Kimonos and hot jazz numbers instead of the traditional operatic fare and a whole lot more!
If you're interested in being part of the Hot Mikado, you're invited to an Introductory Evening on Wednesday 26th November, or if you can't.......
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12 November 2014
Ask your average music-lover to name half-a-dozen Germanic or Italian or Russian composers and he or she will rattle off a list with ease. But Scandinavian composers? Hmm. Well, Sibelius, of course, and Grieg, then, let's see, Nielsen, er ......
On the cold northern fringe of Europe, Scandinavia tends not to be thought of as a fully paid-up part of the continent's culture, at least as far as classical music is concerned. Except for the justly well-known Sibelius and Grieg, concert planners.......
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13 October 2014
For the past couple of years every Friday evening has seen St Monica's Parish Centre on Cannon Hill transformed into "St Harmonica's Blues Club" - three hours of excellent music, swift service of very reasonably priced drinks, and a great sociable atmosphere. Starting this month, the same venue will be open on Sunday evenings too for "Unplugged Sundays at St Monica's".
The Sunday night gigs have been set up by Sharon Crowe and Colin Hook, the music loving team who run the Parish Centre.......
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11 October 2014
If you travel to Bowes Park station, walk up the stairs from the platform and turn right (towards Bounds Green), the first building you encounter when leaving the station is Shaftesbury Hall, a former chapel now known locally as the "Tin Tabernacle". It's a rare survivor of a type of metal self-assembly church that sprang up the Victorian era, but is now in a state of disrepair.
Shaftesbury Hall aka the Tin TabernacleSince 1974 the Tin Tabernacle has belonged to North London.......
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03 October 2014
The haunting Greek musical style Rembetika (the "Greek Blues") will be the theme of a trilogy of events - two concerts and a film - which will be raising money for the Leukaemia Cancer Society, starting this month. And appropriately enough, given the large Greek-speaking presence in our area, the first two events in the Trilogy of the Greek Blues will be taking place locally.
The Trilogy begins with Rembetika and Beyond - A Journey into the Greek Blues, a concert at the Millfield Theatre.......
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26 September 2014
FFBOS is a thriving amateur musical theatre society based in Southgate.
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21 September 2014
Enfield Film Orchestra - entry in Palmers Green Community Directory
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16 September 2014
Symphonic Tots - Mondays at Baskervilles
Weekly 40 min classes cover all areas of the early years foundation stage.
Class sizes are small to maintain quality and interaction with every child and carer, chance to try a small instrument and develop active listening skills. Quality percussion kits for each child, orchestral instruments are introduced by Marianne and her team of professional musicians throughout the course, alongside live Cello & Kodaly Method musical training.
Symphonic Tots.......
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29 July 2014
The sun came out for the special Love Parks Week events in Broomfield Park last Sunday, and so did the people.
In Broomfield Conservatory, Marc Harris played and sang while visitors admired the Angels' Trumpets and many other plants.
In the Community Orchard, there were apple cakes, apple wine, country dancing and "Celtic Folk Americana" played live.
At the Bandstand, Bowes Park Folk Club gave their first event north of the North Circ.
On the former Bowling Green, people were able to play.......
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27 July 2014
Winchmore String Orchestra - entry in Palmers Green Community Directory
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27 July 2014
The Latymer Saturday Music Centre - entry in Palmers Green Community Directory
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27 July 2014
St Harmonica's Blues Club - entry in Palmers Green Community Directory
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27 July 2014
Southgate Symphony Orchestra - entry in Palmers Green Community Directory
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15 July 2014
Following last August's resoundingly successful revival, Broomfield Blues is returning this year with five servings of the very best Blues and music loosely derived from the Blues. The concerts at the bandstand in Broomfield Park will be held every Sunday in August. Each Sunday afternoon will see a different mix of music organised by the Vintage Music Association, the people behind the local St Harmonica's Blues Club (every Friday at St Monica's Club in Cannon Hill).
Each concert.......
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27 May 2014
Saturday sees the start of the first ever Lamb Festival, a week of free events in All Saints Church, Edmonton, to commemorate the lives and work of Edmonton's most celebrated literary siblings - Charles and Mary Lamb.
All the events are free (though donations are welcomed). They include:
a new puppet play about the Lambs
a recital of music produced by composers who struggled with their mental health. With Anna Tilbrook and three members of the Keats Quartet.
an illustrated talk
a.......
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22 July 2013
Photograph by Craig Boulton
A North London community brass band is looking for new members - both experienced musicians for their public performances and non-players who would like to learn a brass instrument.
Fortismere Community Brass was set up in March 2013 in association with Fortismere Music Centre to provide a quality community-focused, not-for-profit brass band in the local community in Muswell Hill, Fortis Green and the surrounding area.
The band rehearses on Friday evenings at.......
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11 May 2021
Palmers Green born and bred mezzo soprano Stephanie Wake-Edwards has been selected to represent England in the prestigious BBC Cardiff Singer of the World competition in June.
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