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November 2009
Saturday 21st
Wimbledon Music Festival 'CORNO DI BASSETTO'
TIMOTHY WEST plays George Bernard Shaw as a music critic
Timothy West
Towards the end of his life, when he was eighty, Shaw compiled a volume of his music criticisms, and prefaced it with a long autobiographical piece, one of his most self-revealing works. As he searches through his writings, quoting from pieces he wrote in his youth, he makes revealing observations about himself, and the changed musical landscape as it developed from late romanticism in the 1880s, through the a-tonal revolution, to idioms quite unknown to the young Corno di Bassetto.
Many consider GBS’s early writings as a music critic to be amongst the most witty and engaging of all his works.
This is a once only opportunity especially created for Timothy West and the Festival
Event details
- Time:
- 2.30-4.00pm
- Forum:
- Education
- Posted by:
- WCF
- Venue:
- Wimbledon College Theatre
- Entry:
- TICKETS: reserved £20 Rows 1-7 ; £15 Rows 8-14
- Website:
- www.wimbledonmusicfestival.co.uk
Friday 20th
Wimbledon Music Festival Gala Opening Concert
RAPHAEL WALLFISCH cello, RIVKA GOLANI viola,
DAVID GAMMIE, organ
DANTE QUARTET – Krysia Osostowicz, Giles Francis violins,
Judith Busbridge viola, Bernard Gregor-Smith cello Raphael Wallfisch
Haydn:
Quartet Op2 ‘The Joke’
Rachmaninov:
Vocalese, for Cello and Organ
Max Bruch:
Kol Nidrei, for Viola and Organ
Liszt:
Prelude and fugue on the name ‘B.A.C.H.’, for solo Organ
Beethoven:Duo for Viola and Cello
Brahms: Sextet No 1 in B flat, Op 18
An exciting assembly of world class musicians combine to launch the new festival, and in conjunction with the Sacred Heart, to benefit the restoration fund for their fine listed organEvent details
- Time:
- 7.30-10.00pm
- Forum:
- Education
- Posted by:
- WCF
- Venue:
- Sacred Heart Church
- Entry:
- reserved £25.00 & £20.00 unreserved £15.00
- Website:
- www.wimbledonmusicfestival.co.uk
Friday 20th
WIMBLEDON MUSIC FESTIVAL
From November 20th – 29th the new Wimbledon Music Festival will be playing host to the most remarkable gathering of world-class musicians in Wimbledon’s history. Long a bye-word for quality in the world of tennis, its cultural life is following suit.
No recording comes close to the experience of live music making at its very best. The Wimbledon Music Festival credo is ‘musical excellence’ – not just artists with bravura techniques, but those imbued with the capacity to ‘make music’ – to make the soul ‘sing’, to inspire, and build new audiences for the future.
The line up is truly impressive:
World renowned cellist RAPHAEL WALLFISCH; Israeli viola legend RIVKA GOLANI; multi award-winning DANTE QUARTET; Russian pianist NIKOLAI DEMIDENKO; Cardiff ‘Singer of the World’ CHRISTOPHER MALTMAN with pianist JULIUS DRAKE; Australian pianist PIERS LANE; American violin virtuoso JACK GLATZER; LSO Principal clarinet, ANDREW MARRINER; renowned horn player, RICHARD WATKINS; American harpsichordist MAGGIE COLE; actors HARRIET WALTER, HENRY GOODMAN, and TIMOTHY WEST. The BURNING BUSH KLEZMER BAND; the TONY KINSEY ALL STAR JAZZ ORCHESTRAThe theme for the first festival is a concentration on Masterworks: the six Bach cello suites – Schubert ‘Die Winterreise’, and his Octet – a programme of Russian Masterworks for Viola – Romantic Masterpieces for French Horn – Mozart’s Clarinet Quintet – Mussorgsky’s ‘Pictures from an Exhibition’ – Brahms String Sextet – Bach’s ‘Goldberg Variations’…
The Festival is keen to build strong roots in the community. ‘Friends’ and volunteers form the backbone of any successful festival with local pride of ownership. November is a good month to plant a Festive tree. We must hope for good audiences to nurture it, and a fertile community of music-lovers to sustain and help it grow into future seasons.
Tickets: 0871 2300 0010, or www.seetickets.co.uk, or visit
www.wimbleondmusicfestival.co.ukEvent details
- Time:
- 12.00-12.00am
- Forum:
- Education
- Posted by:
- anthony wilkinson
- Venue:
- Sacred Heart/St John's/ All Saints,Putney/KCS/Wimbledon College/Southside House/Wimbledon Synagogue/St Cecilia's School, Southfields
- Entry:
- £5-£25 [special events at Southside House £40-£65 with wine and food]
- Website:
- www.wimbledonmusicfestival.co.uk
Thursday 19th
Nelson Hospital Site Development Proposals
Public Meeting:
7.00-8.30pm Thursday 19th November 2009The NHS London Capital Investment Committee has approved plans for projects in Sutton and Merton which include the development of a Local Care Centre on the Nelson Hospital site. It is proposed the centre will provide a range of services including two GP practices, diagnostic equipment, rooms for visiting consultants and various clinics. The project managers have now reached a stage at which they wish to present their proposals to a wider public and listen to comments before final decisions are made.
Issues for discussion include:
The range of services to be provided directly and in cooperation with other social and voluntary organisations. The overall use of the Nelson site (not all of which will be required for the Local Care Centre) Traffic, parking and other environmental issues
Event details
- Time:
- 7.00-8.30pm
- Forum:
- Health
- Posted by:
- WCF
- Venue:
- Wimbledon College of Art, Merton Hall Road
Wednesday 18th
Merton Children's Trust Three Year Plan
Merton Children’s Trust is about to update its three-year plan for children, young people and their families.
At the next meeting of Merton’s voluntary sector Children and Young People forum, you can help shape the development of this plan. Come along to: hear Michael Sutherland, Policy, Planning and Performance Service Manager in LBM’s Children, Schools and Families department, explain the latest research into the needs of children and young people in Merton,
make sure that the views of the local voluntary and community sector are heard, and
help make a positive impact on the lives of children and young people in the borough.November 18th, 2009
10:30 AM–12:30 PM
The Vestry Hall
336–338 London Road
Mitcham
CR4 3UDBook your place at http://www.mertonconnected.com/civicrm/event/register?id=27&reset=1
or call Justin on 0208 685 1771Event details
- Time:
- 10.30-12.30pm
- Forum:
- Youth
- Posted by:
- WCF
- Venue:
- The Vestry Hall 336–338 London Road Mitcham CR4 3UD
- Website:
- www.mertonconnected.com
Saturday 14th
Visions For Wimbledon
The third major public workshop on THE FUTURE OF WIMBLEDON – Current status and proposed improvements to the station forecourt. Chaired by Stephen Hammond MP with speakers including John Hill Head of Planning LB Merton
We have held 2 major public workshops facilitated by the Urban Design Task Force of the Civic Forum and Chaired by Stephen Hammond MP for Wimbledon (and Shadow Minister for Transport), that looked at the future of the town centre and the village, and launched the creative plan Visions for Wimbledon aiming to shape it for the future in a way that is planned and well thought through. See the plan online at: http://www.wimbledoncivicforum.org.uk/sites/default/files/Visions_1s_0.pdf
Summary conclusions to date : – Wimbledon Town Centre (WTC) can and should be improved – WTC needs a clear identity building on the culture, heritage and distinctive
features of Wimbledon past, present and, most importantly, future – There should be more individual shops rather than chain stores – There should be more trees, greenery and better public spaces and art – There should be better buildings, more consistency and cohesive design, better materials, quality not quantity, remove street debris, improve litter – Community facilities are important and should be improved – WTC should be more like Richmond and less like Kingston or Croydon – Streets should be narrower, pavements wider with more pedestrian space – Less traffic, no one way system, improve the station and surroundings – The UDP should be enforced, LDF should include a WTC Creative Plan – Recognition that the Council needs to get behind this to make it work.PROPOSED RUNNING ORDER
Introduction S Hammond 10 mins.
Visions – update on council’s visions 10 mins
Station Forecourt presentation 10 mins.
Questions on S Forecourt 10 mins.
Agree workshop topics 5 mins.
Workshops 25 mins.
Facilitated by WCF and planning personnel
Plenary 15 mins.
Closing comments and next steps 5 minsEvent details
- Time:
- 2.00-4.00pm
- Forum:
- Urban Design Task Force
- Posted by:
- WCF
- Venue:
- St Marks Church, St Marks Place London SW19 7ND
October 2009
Friday 30th
Nelson Hospital Community Reference Group
The development proposals have been progressing and a meeting of the community reference group will be held on 30th October 2009.
Event details
- Time:
- 9.30-11.30am
- Forum:
- Health
- Posted by:
- WCF
- Venue:
- Nelson Hospital
Monday 26th
Edit eventSports Week Wimbledon
Celebrate sport in Wimbledon during half term with lots of sporting activities, promotions, giveaways and competitions with fantastic prizes donated by our sporting partners. During Sports Week the Wimbledon Station forecourt and the Piazza will be given over completely to the cause. There will be different things happening every day from 10am – 4pm (26-30th October).
Event details
- Time:
- 10.00-4.00pm
- Posted by:
- Anonymous
- Venue:
- Wimbledon Station Forecourt & Piazza Wimbledon (outside Morrisons)
- Website:
- www.wimbledongoingforgold.co.uk
Thursday 22nd
Transition Town Wimbledon public film screening
Free public screening plus speaker and discussion, bookstall and refreshments.
The film, just released this month, is a moving and inspiring story of the generation that looked peak oil and climate change square in the face, and responded with creativity, compassion and geniusregister your interest in attending this event
http://www.projectdirt.com/events/transition-town-movieFind out more about the speaker here…
http://transitionculture.org/shop/the-transition-timeline/Event details
- Time:
- 7.00-9.00pm
- Forum:
- Miscellaneous
- Posted by:
- Terry Patterson
- Venue:
- Bishop Gilpin Primary School
- Entry:
- Free - donations welcome
- Website:
- www.multimap.com
Monday 19th
Raynes Park Community Forum
Leader of the council David Williams will be at the Raynes Park Forum to answer you questions. Agenda includes: Police update, Scrutiny review of Parks and Open Spaces, Planning Update, Raynes Park Enhancement Plan, Q&A with the Leader of the Council, and Soapbox. Visit http://www.merton.gov.uk/communityforums for more information.
Event details
- Time:
- 7.15-9.15pm
- Forum:
- Urban Design Task Force
- Posted by:
- WCF
- Venue:
- Raynes Park Library, Approach Road, London SW20 8BA
- Website:
- www.merton.gov.uk