Sep-Dec 2016 programme Greenwich A2 Royal Parade Mont- Tranquil Vale pelier Row London Bridge 12 mins Cannon St/Charing X 23 mins Victoria 21 mins Lawn Terrace Bexleyheath & Dartford 23 mins Blackheath Halls Lee Road Lee Lee Terrace Classical Comedy Children’s Events Music Spoken Word Community Exhibitions 020 8463 0100 blackheathhalls.com CLARE HAMMOND SEP-DEC 2016 DIARY Your at-a-glance guide SEPTEMBER SUNDAY 16 Box office Blackheath Halls Orchestra MONDAY 5 Rehearsal 2.30pm-5.30pm Blackheath Goes Gospel MONDAY 17 Advanced Level Rehearsal 020 8463 Blackheath Goes Gospel 7.30pm-9.30pm 0100 Rehearsal 7.30pm-9.30pm MONDAY 12 Monday-Friday TUESDAY 18 Blackheath Goes Gospel Beats in the Bar 7.30pm Advanced Level Rehearsal 10am-5pm 7.30pm-9.30pm WEDNESDAY 19 Beats in the Bar 7.30pm WEDNESDAY 14 Blackheath Goes Gospel MONDAY 24 Advanced Level Rehearsal Blackheath Goes Gospel 7.30pm-9.30pm OCTOBER Rehearsal 7.30pm-9.30pm SUNDAY 18 SUNDAY 2 TUESDAY 25 Blackheath Sundays: Blackheath Sundays: Beats in the Bar 7.30pm Leon Bosch, double bass & Tzigane Piano Trio 11am Sung-Suk Kang, piano 11am WEDNESDAY 26 Blackheath Halls Orchestra Spoken Word: Rehearsal 2.30pm-5.30pm MONDAY 19 Celia and John Lee 8pm Blackheath Goes Gospel MONDAY 3 THURSDAY 27 Advanced Level Rehearsal Blackheath Goes Gospel Trinity Laban Symphony 7.30pm-9.30pm Rehearsal 7.30pm-9.30pm Orchestra 7.30pm WEDNESDAY 21 SUNDAY 9 FRIDAY 28 Spoken Word: Joan Ruddock Blackheath Halls Orchestra Trinity Laban Showcase 8pm Rehearsal 2.30pm-5.30pm Series: Volt & Potenza 6pm SUNDAY 25 Spoken Word: MONDAY 10 Blackheath Halls Orchestra Michael Portillo 8pm Rehearsal 2.30pm-5.30pm Blackheath Goes Gospel Rehearsal 7.30pm-9.30pm SATURDAY 29 Children’s Event: MONDAY 26 SATURDAY 15 Jack and the Beans Talk 3pm Blackheath Goes Gospel Children’s Event: Alice In Rehearsal 7.30pm-9.30pm Wonderland 3pm Comedy: Rich Hall 8pm FRIDAY 30 Comedy: Marcus Brigstocke SUNDAY 30 Trinity Laban Showcase 8pm Blackheath Halls Orchestra Series: Duo Asteria 6pm Rehearsal 2.30pm-5.30pm SEP-DEC 2016 DIARY Box office Your at-a-glance guide 020 8463 0100 Monday-Friday 10am-5pm MONDAY 31 FRIDAY 11 SUNDAY 20 Lunchtime Recital: Early Music Festival Age Exchange Christmas Sky Ingram & John Paul Exhibition 2016 Fair 10.30am-4.30pm Ekins 1.10pm 10am-5pm MONDAY 21 Blackheath Goes Gospel SATURDAY 12 Rehearsal 7.30pm-9.30pm Blackheath Halls Chorus Early Music Festival Rehearsal 7.30pm-9.30pm Exhibition 2016 10am-5pm TUESDAY 22 NOVEMBER Beats in the Bar 7.30pm SUNDAY 13 TUESDAY 1 - WEDNESDAY 30 Blackheath Halls Orchestra WEDNESDAY 23 Art Exhibition: Adult Dress Rehearsal Instrumental Gala: Royal Learning Lewisham 1.30pm-4.30pm Greenwich 7pm 10am-5pm Blackheath Halls Orchestra THURSDAY 24 TUESDAY 1 Performance 6.30pm Instrumental Gala: Royal Beats in the Bar 7.30pm Greenwich 7pm MONDAY 14 FRIDAY 4 Lunchtime Recital: FRIDAY 25 Eltham College Music An-Ting Chang, piano Trinity Laban Showcase Scholars Concert 7pm 1.10pm Series: Emily Gray & Comedy: Russell Kane 8pm Blackheath Goes Gospel Francesca Fierro 6pm Rehearsal 7.30pm-9.30pm SUNDAY 6 SUNDAY 27 Blackheath Halls Orchestra TUESDAY 15 Blackheath Sundays: Rehearsal 2.30pm-5.30pm Beats in the Bar 7.30pm Clare Hammond 11am Spoken Word: Joe Swift 3pm Trinity Laban and English WEDNESDAY 16 Touring Opera: Bach’s St Spoken Word: MONDAY 28 John Passion 7.30pm Poetry South East 8pm Blackheath Halls Chorus MONDAY 7 THURSDAY 17 Rehearsal 7.30pm-9.30pm Blackheath Goes Gospel Trinity Laban Chorus 7.30pm Turning of the Year Rehearsal 7.30pm-9.30pm (keystage 1) 6.30pm SATURDAY 19 THURSDAY 10 Blackheath Goes Gospel TUESDAY 29 Early Music Festival Dress Rehearsal 2pm-5pm Turning of the Year Exhibition 2016 Children’s Event: (keystage 2) 7pm 10.30am-5.30pm The Selfish Giant 3pm WEDNESDAY 30 Blackheath Goes Gospel 2016 Turning of the Year Performance 7.30pm (keystage 2) 7pm SEP-DEC 2016 DIARY MONDAY 12 Blackheath Halls Chorus DECEMBER Rehearsal 7.30pm-9.30pm THURSDAY 1 TUESDAY 13 Trinity Laban Chamber Blackheath Halls Chorus Choir and Shapeshifter: Rehearsal 7.30pm-9.30pm Double Bill 7.30pm FRIDAY 16 FRIDAY 2 Blackheath Halls Christmas Trinity Laban Contemporary Concert 7.30pm Music Ensemble 7.30pm SUNDAY 18 SATURDAY 3 Blackheath Sundays: Blackheath Village Day John Lenehan – A Christmas 12pm onwards Fantasia 11am Children’s Events: Jack Frost 3pm MONDAY 19 Village Day: Carols by Lunchtime Recital: Lana Candlelight tba Trotovsek, Boris Bizjak & Friends 1.10pm MONDAY 5 Beats in the Bar 7.30pm WEDNESDAY 21 Tea Dance 1.30pm-4pm Blackheath Halls Chorus Rehearsal 7.30pm-9.30pm WEDNESDAY 7 Trinity Laban Jazz: Double Bill 7.30pm THURSDAY 8 MUSIC APPRECIATION Beats in the Bar 7.30pm WITH MATTHEW TAYLOR Trinity Laban Wind MONDAYS: 19 & 26 SEPTEMBER; 3, 10, 17 & 31 OCTOBER; Orchestra 7.30pm 7, 14, 21, 28 NOVEMBER 10.15am-12.15pm SATURDAY 10 Children’s Events: A Due to extensive roof repairs at Blackheath Halls, this series Christmas Carol 3pm of lectures will take place at the Old Library, Charlton House, Charlton Road, London SE7 8RE Haven’t Stopped Dancing Yet! 7.30pm For further details email Lionel Lewis at LJL@lioneljlewis. org.uk or visit blackheath-music.co.uk SUNDAY 11 Glenn Tilbrook 8pm BLACKHEATHCONTENTS SUNDAYS Classical Leon Bosch Community Blackheath Halls Goes Gospel Sung-Suk Kang Come and join in Comedy Russell Kane Community performances Christmas concert Children’s Events Alice in Wonderland Exhibitions Music Glenn Tilbrook Booking information Spoken Word Michael Portillo Support us BOOK MORE — SAVE MONEY! Multibuy discounts are available on selected events – look out for the logo throughout the brochure. See page 27 for terms and conditions. Contacts General Manager Technical Manager Tel: 020 8318 9758 Keith Murray Malcolm Richards Email: Operations Manager Hires and Programming [email protected] Hannah Benton Manager Box office: Marketing Managers Clare Fisher 020 8463 0100 Janine Howlett Development Officer All event details correct at Nicola Metselaar Ruth Thomas time of going to print. blackheathhalls.com 3 CLASSICAL LEON BOSCH double bass SUNG-SUK KANG piano Blackheath Sundays SUNDAY 18 SEPTEMBER 11am | Recital Room Bach Gamba Sonata No.2 in D major, BWV.1028 Mozart Sonata No.21 in E minor, K.304 Beethoven Sonata in F major, Op.17 Schubert Sonata in A minor for Arpeggione and Piano, D.821 Now a British citizen, Leon Bosch grew chamber music and solo performing, up in 1960s and 70s South Africa, both internationally and at home. Until enrolling at the University of Cape Town recently principal double bass with the to study the cello only because he was Academy of St Martin in the Fields, he prevented by apartheid authorities has also held the post of principal with from studying law. He soon switched the Manchester Camerata. to the double bass, dedicating himself He is joined by pianist Sung-Suk to it with the kind of commitment that Kang who has gone on to develop a remains characteristic of him today. distinguished and varied career in After graduating, and thanks to the concertos, recitals and chamber music. generosity of private benefactors, Bosch Engagements have taken her as far moved to the UK to continue his afield as the UK and Singapore, Canada studies at the Royal Northern College of and Austria, the Czech Republic, Italy Music. He has remained in the country and Peru.. since, combining orchestral work with TICKETS: £14 | £12 concessions 4 blackheathhalls.com CLASSICAL DUO ASTERIA Trinity Laban Showcase Series FRIDAY 30 SEPTEMBER 6pm | Recital Room Corinna Hentschel violin Giulio Poggia piano Dvorˇák Sonatina in G major for violin and piano, Op.100 Respighi Violin Sonata in B minor, P 110 TZIGANE PIANO TRIO Brahms Scherzo from F-A-E Sonata Blackheath Sundays SUNDAY 2 OCTOBER 11am | Recital Room Mozart Piano Trio in G major K.564 John Marson Nocturne Op.2, No.1; Song without Words Op.2, No.3; Fantasia Stravagante Op.2, No.4 Schubert Piano Trio No.1 in B flat major Op.99. D.898 Chaminade Sérénade Espagnol Op.150 Gillian Findlay, Jennie Brown and Elizabeth Marcus formed the Tzigane Piano Trio over 20 years ago. They have released a CD of the complete music for Piano Trio by Cécile Chaminade and plan to make a recording of music by John Marson which has been composed for them. ADMISSION FREE but ticketed TICKETS: £14 | £12 concessions Want to be part of our brochure? Find out how your business can benefit from advertising in our next brochure Contact marketing managers: Janine Howlett, [email protected]; Nicola Metselaar, [email protected] Box office: 020 8463 0100 5 CLASSICAL MUSIC SCHOLARS CONCERT Eltham College FRIDAY 4 NOVEMBER 7pm | Recital Room Featuring the finest talent from Eltham College. TICKETS: £7 adults | £5 senior citizens FREE under 18s To reserve tickets please email your request TRINITY LABAN SYMPHONY to: [email protected] ORCHESTRA English Radicals: Music of Progress and Transformation JS BACH’S ST JOHN PASSION THURSDAY 27 OCTOBER 7.30pm | Recital Room Trinity Laban and English Touring Opera SUNDAY 6 NOVEMBER 7.30pm | Great Hall Szambolcs Zempleni Horn Conductor Jonathan Peter Kenny Conductor Martyn Brabbins Director James Conway Holst The Perfect Fool Orchestra Old Street Band Benjamin Pearson* New Work Knussen Horn Concerto Tippet Symphony No.1 As part of the English Radicals – Music of Progress and Transformation series, hear the Trinity Laban Symphony Orchestra perform works by composers who pushed boundaries and challenged traditions. TICKETS: £12 | £7 concessions Deeply personal, inspiring and questioning, *Trinity Laban student Bach’s St John Passion is a brilliant reflection of an extraordinary gospel.