2010 EAST FINCHLEY ARTS FESTIVAL
2nd - 10th October
All Saints’ Church, Durham Rd, East Finchley, N2
Registered Charity: 1135374
Includes recitals by some outstanding young performers who were prize winners at this year’s North London Competitive Music Festival
East Finchley Arts exists to promote Arts Events in East Finchley, North London, particularly the annual East Finchley Arts Festival which is held in October.
It was founded by Geoffrey Hanson, the present Artistic Director, in 1997, and the first Arts Festival was held in that year. Performers include International, National & local talent.
Booking opens on Wednesday 1st September.
Saturday 2nd October
12.30pm Young Artists’ Recital
given by winners of the 2010 North London Music FestivalKayleigh Anger
mezzo-soprano
is studying at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama where she has performed in opera and oratorio, including Verdi’s Requiem and Walton’s Belshazzar’s Feast. She enjoys a parallel career as choreographer.
Sayaka Kurata violin
is a graduate of the Royal Academy of Music. She has led the Toho Gauken Orchestra and played with the Orchestra Europa and the New York Symphonic Ensemble, and appeared as a soloist at the Bowdoin and Lake District Festivals.
Tickets: £5 Snack lunch available
11.30am & 2.30pm
Punch & Judy
for the children
Geoff Felix presents his traditional Punch & Judy Show in the Church garden, or inside if it’s wet.
Bucket collection
7.30pm
The Beggar’s Opera
John Gay & William Pepusch's satirical take on 18th century London low life.A sensation in its day and frequently revived, its tuneful score uses folk song and popular music of the time. This semi-staged performance is given by the London Ripieno Singers and soloists.
Tickets: Nave £15; conc. £12
Side aisles £10; conc. £8; under 18s £1
Supper by Amici Delicatessen £6 extra, must be prebooked.
Sunday 3rd October
Choral Evensong at 4pm
at Holy Trinity Church, Church Lane, N2Sung by the choir of All Saints’, East Finchley in one of the oldest buildings in East Finchley.
Choral Evensong is almost an art form in itself and the service will be sung to music contemporary with this fine Victorian building.
7.30pm
Finchley Children’s Music Group Musical Director: Grace Rossiter
This nationally-famous group found its beginnings in East Finchley. Giving concerts of both choral and solo items, the group has become a Festival favourite.
Tickets: £10; conc. £8; under 18s £1
Monday 4th October
7.30pm
Simon Purcell Trio with
Liane Carroll voice
Julian Seigel sax & bass clarinet
Recent performers at Ronnie Scott’s Club, these five musicians will present a range of combinations of instruments and voice, some familiar, some less so, but all drawn from the jazz tradition.
Tickets: Nave £15; conc. £12
Side aisles £10; conc. £8; under 18s £1
Tuesday 5th October
7.30pm
East Finchley Writers
For many years a group of local writers has met weekly to read and share thoughts on their work. They present a selection across many styles and genres to move, amuse and surprise you.
Admission free. Bucket collection
Wednesday 6th October
6.30-8.30pm
Art Exhibition
Private View
The exhibition of works by London and international artists will be open on evenings when concerts and events are held, and from 12 noon at the weekends during the Festival.
In aid of the North London Hospice
Thursday 7th October
7.30pm
English Eccentrics in Love Sally Bradshaw, Kevin Moore, Mark Etherington
An entertaining evening given by Words & Music on the eternal theme with songs ranging from Purcell to Gracie Fields via art songs, swing, and readings including the lovelorn Henry VIII, Rupert Brooke on a paradise island, Philip Larkin sulking in a library, and the most gauche Victorian proposal letter ever written.
Tickets: Nave £15; conc. £12
Side aisles £10; conc. £8; under 18s £1
Friday 8th October
7.30pm
David Juritz violin
Milos Milivojevic
piano accordion
A recital with a difference! David Juritz, soloist and leader of the London Mozart Players is joined by Milos Milivojevic to give a programme which includes Tartini’s The Devil’s Trill, Mendelssohn’s Variations Op 65, Victor Vlasov’s Five Sights on Country Gulag (‘Once heard, never for-gotten’), a Bach Partita in D minor, Schnittke’s Suite in the Old Style and Le Grand Tango by Astor Piazzolla.
Tickets: Nave £15; conc. £12
Side aisles £10; conc. £8; under 18s £1
Saturday 9th October
12.30pm
Young Artists’ Recital
given by winners of the 2010 North London Music FestivalAgnieska Pluta piano
prizewinner of competitions in Poland, Germany, the Ukraine and the UK, has been studying at the Royal College of Music, making her London debut in 2007.
Rosanna Ter-Berg flute
has a Leverhulme scholarship at Trinity College of Music. Winner of three classes at NLMF, she was awarded a prize as ‘the most outstanding flautist of the festival’.
Tickets: £5 Snack lunch available
7.30pm
Fretwork & James Bowman
In 2006, Fretwork celebrated 20 years of performing music old and new, and look forward to a challenging and exciting future as the world’s leading consort of viols. The English counter-tenor, James Bowman, has been one of the world's leading counter-tenors for nearly 30 years; his career spanning opera, oratorio, contemporary music and solo recitals.
Tickets: Nave £20; conc. £18
Side aisles £15; conc. £12; under 18s £1
Sunday 10th October
7.30pm
London Mozart Players
Acknowledged as one of the UK’s leading chamber orchestras, the LMP makes a welcome return visit to the Festival. Its programme will include Mozart’s Coronation Mass, Schubert’s Fifth Symphony and a new work for Organ & Orchestra: ‘Let the pealing organ blow’ by Festival Director Geoffrey Hanson.