Concerts
October 5 2008
West Forest Wind "off the leash" £10
The woodwind section of the West Forest Sinfonia will present a colourful and unusual programme of two well-known works for piano and wind, with the pianist Andy Spicely as soloist, and a selection of short pieces for wind dectet conducted by Gwyn Parry-Jones.
Reference: SAC 5
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March 15 2009
A musical journey for recorder and piano £10
Helen Hooker, music adviser to the Society of Recorder Players, and Karen Kingsley an experienced piano soloist and accompanist, will be performing the music of Van Eyck, Telemann and Lennox Berkeley in the afternoon concert.
Helen Hooker (recorders) and Karen Kingsley (piano)
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19 April 2009
Piano music of France and Spain £10
John Clegg's name will be familiar to those who have listened to BBC Radio 3 over the years. He studied with Herbert Fryer and after three years at Jesus College Cambridge made his London debut in 1951. He has toured widely as an International concert pianist and was Pianist-in-residence at Lancaster University before his retirement. In this afternoon concert he’ll be playing the music by Albeniz, Granados, Mompou, Debussy and Ravel.
John Clegg (piano)
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Talks and Performances
Sunday 21 September 2008
Curating the Art of of Lee Miller, 7pm
Antony Penrose and Mark Haworth-Booth
Antony Penrose and Mark Haworth-Booth will be talking on how they researched and mounted last year’s extraordinary Lee Miller centenary exhibition and celebrations which presented a profile of Lee Miller, told through the art works of those who were inspired by her and through the medium of her own photograph and words.
Saturday 1 November 2008
How to listen to music with greater perception £10
A fascinating afternoon with international conductor John Gibbons, Principal Conductor of Worthing Symphony Orchestra. Musical examples abound, as well as humour, discussion and thought-provoking analysis and comment. Perfect for anyone intimidated by classical music!
John Gibbons
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Sunday 23 November 2008
Connections - Art and the environment
Chris Drury talks about two projects: Antarctica, A Heartbeat of the Earth: his experience of going South and the work which emerged from it. The Second Project is Mushrooms | Clouds a site specific show in Reno, Nevada about place, which emerged from a residency in the Sierras and collaborations with the Dessert Research Institute.
Frances Lord’s illustrated talk focuses on case studies of internationally sourced art and environment projects, highlighting common issues and strands. Examples, which range from Andy Goldsworthy Moonlit Path and Chalk Stones, West Sussex and Four Shores: artworks from the Isle of Sheppey to Naoshima Island Artist Installations, Japan and Snow Show, Finland, refer to cross disciplinary work and collaborations between artists, architects, writers and filmmakers.
Chris Drury has an international reputation as a land artist whose ‘work explores nature and culture, inner and outer’ and seeks ‘to make visible the patterns of nature’. His work has been widely shown in solo and group exhibitions in this country and abroad and in 2006 both a grass and permanent maze were commissioned by Brighton and Hove City Council.
Frances Lord is a consultant and curator based in Sussex specialising in public art and commissioning. She works with both individuals and organisations, including local authorities and environmental agencies.
Sunday 1 March
Sullivan (...and Gilbert!) £8
Ian Gledhill will spend the afternoon looking at and listening to the life and music that Arthur Sullivan composed outside of his impressive partnership with W.S. Gilbert.
Ian Glenhill
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Saturday 7 March 2009
A poetry evening with Wills, Davies and Thorpe
An evening of poetry bringing together three of Britain’s most diverse voices. Jackie Wills, John Davies and Lorna Thorpe create a dynamic line-up in reading and talking about their work.
In addition, Jackie Wills will be running a Poetry Workshop from 11am – 4pm on Saturday 7 March for anyone wanting to try out various starting points for writing poetry. The workshop will be a mixture of writing exercises, reading and sharing work written during the day.
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Bookings: Admissions 0844 4994408 or +44 (0)1243 811301.
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