Hear a Talk on the Welfare State or Join a Christmas Concert at St Peter's
Cultural programme Quidam continues at church in Black Lion Lane
Here's what's coming up:
Friday 1 February 7pm -
2 Sound | Space 2
Mindful music in peaceful places a free concert with retiring collection
Sound | Space is an immersive presentation of music and meditation designed to focus the mind
and relax the body. Soprano Laura Wright, guitarist John Bailey and percussionist Lauren Kosty
blend folk songs, classical preludes and early sacred music. The performance will also feature a live
guided meditation by yoga therapist, Tatum De Roeck. Featuring the music of JS Bach, Gounod
and Hildegard Von Bingen.
Soprano - Laura Wright | Guitar - John Bailey | Percussion - Lauren Kosty | Meditation - Tatum De Roeck
Thursday 7th February | 8.15pm |
suggested £10 donation / students free
‘In Discussion’ with Victoria McDonald
The tensions currently seen between the rural and the metropolitan
populations of the UK.
David The tensions currently seen between the rural and the metropolitan
populations of the UK.
David Goodhart is Head of Policy Exchange’s Demography, Immigration,
and Integration Unit, and Director of the Integration Hub website. He is a
former Director of Demos, and former Editor of Prospect magazine, which he
founded in 1995. David is a prominent figure in public debate in the UK, as a
well-known broadcaster, author, commentator, and journalist. He was a
correspondent for the Financial Times, including a stint in Germany during the
unification period. In 2013, he published The British Dream, a book about post-war
multiculturalism, national identity, and immigration. In 2017 he published The Road to Somewhere:
The Populist Revolt and the Future of Politics - a Sunday Times best-seller.
Saturday 23rd February | 7.30pm | £15 (£10/£5 conc)
The Whispering Trees – A Winter Recital
A very beautiful and atmospheric recital by Alex Pullinger,
countertenor, and Andrew Charity on piano, with visual elements
by Christian Hey. The performance will be staged by candlelight
with scenic elements.
It depicts a singer who has disappeared during his previous
recital. We first encounter him lost in a mysterious wood, cold
and alone, gradually forgetting his origins and clinging to music in
the darkness. By the end, he has transcended the human realm to
become an ethereal Jack Frost figure.
The programme will include songs by Purcell, Britten, Ravel,
Quilter, Dowland, Warlock and Vaughan Williams.
Alex Pullinger is a freelance countertenor and singing teacher, based in
London. Andrew Charity is a freelance conductor/pianist and singing
teacher/coach. He is also resident conductor of madrigal singing at RADA.
Friday 8th March | 7.30pm | £15
Nowruz Evening | Persian Music and Poetry
A feast of Persian music and poetry to herald the festival of Nowruz which
celebrates the coming of the Spring Solstice and the Persian New Year! As well as
the music and poetry, we will share a selection of Persian food and drink.
Dr Peyman Heydarian is an internationally renowned classical musician.
Peyman’s main instrument is the santur, a beautifully resonant dulcimer played
with felt hammers, and forerunner of the harpsichord. For more than thirty years
Peyman has performed solo santur recitals all over the world including Iran, USA,
Syria, Jordan, Turkey, Greece, Italy, Hong Kong, Poland, and the UK.
For our first ever Nowruz celebration, Peyman will perform solo santur
and daf, as well as accompanying Roshan Ravan and Saara Hasan as they perform
poems in Farsi (with English translations) by poets such as Rumi, Hafez and Saadi
and a range of contemporary and traditional Persian folk songs.
Friday 29th March | 7.30pm
‘Forget-Me-Not’ Recital
a free concert with retiring collection
Mother’s Day on Sunday 31st March is a special time of the year for many of us as we show our
love and appreciation for our mums who are at the heart of our whole family. But for those of us
who have lost our mothers – perhaps recently or many years ago - it is a day of quiet reflection
and we may look for a different expression of gratitude for all that they gave us. For the second
year running we are dedicating the Forget-Me-Not song recital to the memory of our mothers
and grandmothers whom we love but see no more. This time we will be holding the recital in the
evening to allow more people to attend.
If you would like to sponsor a song in memory of a loved one, please contact us on
QuidamW6@gmail.com We are asking for a minimum donation of £30 per song which will go
to support the Quidam W6 Lunchtime Recital programme.
St Peter’s Church Mother’s Day service is always very special and joyful; full of children and
flowers. Do come and join us on Sunday 31st March at 10.30am. We’d love to see you there.
