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P a g e | 1 Arts Events in Richmond upon Thames Arts Richmond (est. 1966) is an independent charity (251359) supporting 100+ Arts and Cultural Organisation in and around the borough of Richmond upon Thames September 2015 Not just a great Rugby World Cup September 2014 ut also a great Music and Drama centres and libraries. In most cases, Watch out too, in subsequent editions, Festival. From Monday 28 booking is direct to the organisation for details of the annual Richmond bSeptember to Sunday 18 producing the event. The schedule for upon Thames Literature Festival from October - with the Rugby World Cup the Rugby World Cup, with the 10 6 to 27 November, when LBRuT, itself running from 18 September to 31 Twickenham-based matches including supported by Arts Richmond, invites October - Richmond upon Thames will the Final on Saturday 31 October, is at many leading authors to Richmond be celebrating its riches in the arts as rugbyworldcup.com. upon Thames to discuss their books well as its great sporting traditions, and much more. Bookings will be echoing the Cultural Olympiad which taken from the end of September and gave such pleasure to the tens of this year's programme includes thousands who came to London from acclaimed biographer and critic Claire all over the world not just to enjoy the Harman with her new biography of games but to savour the great variety Charlotte Bronte, Michael Billington, of cultural activity the city has to offer. David Crystal and Virginia Nicholson. Arts Richmond's literary highlights are For three glorious weeks, Richmond Claire Tomalin in conversation with upon Thames's flourishing arts John Carey, noted literary critic and organisations and societies, many of author of The Unexpected Professor, them affiliated to Arts Richmond, the and the latest in the topical Books for voluntary body that promotes the arts Our Time series, Cambridge historian across the borough, are joining in Robert Tombs, author of the brilliant LBRuT's celebratory Festival alongside Most of the events in the Richmond The English and Their History, on The the World Cup, itself centred at the upon Thames Music and Drama English Question, a fascinating topical RFU's splendid Stadium in Festival in September and October are issue. Twickenham. listed below, together with pre- Festival and other events in Across this Newsletter, you will find Our Editor September. details of many of the arts events Unfortunately our dedicated editor, during the Festival. If you would like There is also a new literary festival Clive Bradley, CBE, is out of action this to become a regular recipient of this coming to Richmond upon Thames in month, following heart surgery. We Newsletter why not sign up a six- September. Write on Kew at the Royal wish him a speedy recovery. In the month taster membership (for details Botanic Gardens, Kew, will have over meantime, whilst every care has been see page 8). 80 events, including many of today's taken to ensure the accuracy of the leading authors from Thursday 24 to You can get the full Music and Drama information in this newsletter, we Monday 28 September. Go to the Festival brochure at richmond.gov.uk/ urge you to check details with venues website for details. kew.org musicanddrama and at information before attending an event. Richmond upon Thames Arts Council (Arts Richmond) www.artsrichmond.org.uk [email protected] 020 8892 9446 ETNA Community Centre, Room 16, 13 Rosslyn Road, Twickenham, TW1 2AR P a g e | 2 Special Festival events include: Hampton Court. Doors open at 3.00 Massed Come and Sing pm - first come, first seated. Orleans House Gallery performance of Karl Jenkins’s Sunday 11 October at 7.30 pm: Gloria celebrating the Rugby World Cup with The Armed Man its exhibition Team Spirit: Rugby, and Requiem with the Twickenham Rowing and Beyond until 8 Sunday 27 September at Choral Society at the Landmark Arts November. The exhibition brings Kempton Park Racecourse, conducted Centre, Teddington. landmarkartscentre.org sports stories to life and includes by John Sutton in the presence of historic sporting equipment, objects composer Karl Jenkins, CBE (a patron Sunday 11 October at 7.30 pm: From and photographs alongside their of Arts Richmond). Doors open 10.00 the Thames to the Trenches with the present day counterparts. am for rehearsal at 11.00 am, with Richmond Symphonic Concert Band at performance at about 3.00 pm. the Normansfield Theatre, Langdon . Pop-up Performances from All proceeds in aid of local hospices. Down Centre, Teddington. 10 to 11 October in unusual locations vfhchoir.com langdondowncentre.org.uk as The Streets bring EFG London Jazz Festival artists to Twickenham town Thursday 1, Monday 5 and Thursday Saturday 17 October at 7.30 pm: With centre. thestreets.london 15 October at 4.45 pm: The Helen Heart and Soul and Voice with Cantanti Camerati at St Mary's . a Pop-up Eel Pie Island Astrid Singing Academy will be Celebrating Songs of the Nations, at Church, Hampton. 020 8898 8020 Museum celebrating its iconic role in the British RnB explosion of the ‘60s the Richmond Adult Community Saturday 17 October at 7.30 pm: with an exhibition in the upstairs College. richmond.gov.uk/musicanddrama Music Makers of London: Clouds of room at Twickenham Library until the Thursday 1 October at 7.30 pm: Voices Dream at the Normansfield Theatre, end of October. eelpiemuseum.co.uk of Lions, male voice choir of award- Langdon Down Centre. langdondowncentre.org.uk . The Music and Drama Festival winning young singers, at the Concert organised by Richmond Landmark Arts Centre in Teddington. More classical music events in wegottickets.com 020 8977 7558 Music Trust: Thursday 1 October at September: 7.00 pm in the Clarendon Hall at York Friday 2 October at 7.30 pm: Loki Garrick’s Temple to Shakespeare: Loki House, with the Richmond Youth Music with a harpsichord recital by Music with The League of Harmony Concert Band and Richmond Youth Yeo Yat-Soon with Children and playing music from Georgian England. Brass Band. richmondmusictrust.org.uk Gentlemen of the Chapel Royal at Friday 4 September at 7.30 pm. Nationally renowned Garrick's Temple to Shakespeare, Richmond Performing Arts Festival Hampton Riverside. 020 8941 4917 The newly established Ormond Opera, is performing its first opera concert, has a Festival 'Super Showcase’ on Saturday 3 October from 2.00 to 5.00 Puccini Chunks, with extracts from Sunday 11 October at 2.30 pm in the pm: Music on the Riverside with the Turandot, Suor Angelica, Tosca, new Queen Charlotte Hall at the Manontroppo Clarinet Quartet at Madama Butterfly and La Boheme at Richmond Adult Community College Richmond Bridge Boat Club. No the Unitarian Church, Ormond Road, in Parkshot, Richmond, with award- booking required. winning performances and drama Richmond, on Saturday 26 September Saturday 3 October at 7.30 pm: The at 7.30 pm. ticketsource.co.uk/ormondopera interlude. richmondfestival.org.uk Aidan Woodcock Charitable Trust Richmond Concert Society's new . To conclude the Festival, on Chamber Music Concert with Maiastra season opens on Tuesday 29 Sunday 18 October there's Choral at St Anne's Church, Kew. No booking September at 7.45 pm at St Mary's Evensong sung by the Howells required. maiastra.org Singers at St Mary's Church, Church, Twickenham, with the Sunday 4 October at 7.30 pm: Swing Carducci Quartet with Simon Rowland Twickenham at 6.00 pm. No booking Low, Sweet Chariot, music for all required Jones (viola) with Haydn, Pärt, nations performed by Concordia Beethoven and Mozart. Music: mostly classical Voices with guests Surrey Brass, richmondconcerts.co.uk conducted by William Petter at St Barnes Music Society has Sam Sunday 27 September at 6.30 pm: Mary's Church, Twickenham. Haywood (piano) playing Rameau, Organ recital at All Saints' Church, richmond.gov.uk/musicanddrama Handel, Schumann, Schubert, Mozart, East Sheen, with Richard Lyne, director Sunday 4 October at 7.30 pm: Another Chopin and Julius Isserlis, on Thursday of music at All Saints and conductor of Night at the Opera with TJM 1 October at 7.30 pm at St Mary's the Howells Singers, with Fiona Productions at the Normansfield Church, Barnes. Huggett (violin) and the Barnes Village Theatre, Langdon Down Centre, barnesmusicsociety.org.uk String Quartet. Tickets at door. Teddington. langdondowncentre.org.uk The Dysart in Petersham: classical Wednesday 30 September at 7.30 pm: Sunday 11 October at 3.30 pm: Choral recitals on the first Sunday of the Schubert's Winterreise performed by Evensong at the Chapel Royal, month. Dinner music on Thursday, David Crown at Garrick's Temple to Fridays and Saturdays. Shakespeare. garrickstemple.org.uk thedysartpetersham.co.uk 07967 481 625 P a g e | 3 Golden In September, Twickenham Jazz Club Old Sorting Office Arts Centre on has: Tuesday 1 September: Kelvin Barnes Green. osoarts.org.uk Anniversary Christiane Allstars; 8 September: Gilad Richmond Jazz School has its 30th We will be celebrating our 50th Atzmon Quartet; 15 September: ‘Shanti’ Jayasinha’s Wind Jazz Project. Birthday Concert on 17 October at Anniversary in 2016. In readiness, we 7.00 pm in the Queen Charlotte Hall, have adopted a new logo and will use Way Out West, collective of jazz RACC, Parkshot, Richmond. It also has a new format for our title. musicians in West London, meets free jazz in The Link at Richmond Adult The anniversary will be marked by a every Wednesday at the Bull’s Head, Community College, Parkshot, range of special events and activities 373 Lonsdale Road, Barnes: Richmond – 2, 9, 16 and 17 October at including an exhibition in the Stables Wednesday 30 September at 8.00 pm: 1.00 pm.