1066 Choir & Organ

 

Bexhill and District Organists and Choirmasters Association met last night for their Annual General Meeting which may prove an important turning point in their history. They have adopted a new constitution and a new name – they are now

1066 Choir & Organ

welcoming any and all who enjoy organ or choral music, regardless of whether they are performer or enthusiast. Plans for events for the new season include a night at the Electric Palace Cinema for rare organ and choral films, a concert by composer and performer Tom McLeland-Young and a joint meeting with the Bexhill Hanoverian Society for A Day at Bath.

Following their very successful visit to Finchcocks Musical Museum earlier this month, a similar day visit is being planned for next summer.

Details of all events available from bhick1066@aol.com.

Join us to ring All The Bells

Work No 1197 – All the Bells

At 08:12 on 27th July 2012, thousands of people across the UK will be joining together to ring in the first day of the London 2012 Olympic Games. Everyone across the country is invited to take part.

The Editor and Friends will be ringing bells by Queen Victoria’s Statue in Warrior Square. Open to all – meet at 8.00am.

contact bhick1066@aol.com for more details

Summer at the De La Warr Pavilion

 
http://dlwp.com/Artists’ Talks and Blue Crystal Ball
Dryden Goodwin, Poised, 2012
© the artist, courtesy Film and Video Umbrella

This summer, we are presenting a full programme of Artists’ Talks associated with Everything Flows, Sean Dower:The Voyeur, Hercules and Richard Wilson’s Hang On a Minute Lads, I’ve Got A Great Idea…

If you have enjoyed the exhibitions and would like to understand more about them from the artists themselves, then make sure you book a ticket for one of these events.

Conversation Flows
A series of talks to accompany Everything Flows.
Sat 21 July
On Balance: A discussion with artists and scientists chaired by BBC Radio 4’s Quentin Cooper.
Sun 29 July
Dryden Goodwin will talk about his practice and film Poised, featured in Everything Flows.
Sun 5 August
Roderick Buchanan will talk about his practice and his work, featured in Everything Flows.
Sun 2 Sep
Matthew Cornford & David Cross will talk about their practice and their work, featured in Everything Flows.

Sat 18 August
Ian Jenkins, Senior Curator in the department of Greek and Rome at the British Museum, talks about The Greek Body Beautiful, in relation to the British Museum’s Hercules.

Sat 1 Sept
Sean Dower will give a performance on a towering platform in Gallery 2.

 

Sat 15 Sept
Going For Gold
Art Critic Richard Cork talks to artist and sculptor Richard Wilson followed by a screening of The Italian Job in the auditorium.

Special Weekend Exhibition : 11 & 12 August
Blue Crystal Ball: Samsung Olympic Games Media Art Collection
A London 2012 Festival Project
A collection of videos from nine international artists commissioned by the IOC
Featuring the work of Kota Ezawa, Cao Fei, susan pui san lok, Kimsooja, Torsten Lauschman,
Emily Wardill, Yeondo Jung, Hiraki Sawa and Kyungwoo Chun.
In the auditorium, Free.

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Kota Ezawa, Here, There and Everywhere, 2012

News
Click here to see news and pictures of Honourary Patron and Principle Sponsor of Hang On A Minute Lads, I’ve Got A Great Idea… Eddie Izzard carrying the Olympic Torch past the Pavilion on 17 July.

Baroque Opera Live – summer concerts

Lunchtime concert with Linda Grace and Friends
Free Admission
Friday 3rd August 2012, 1.10 pm at All Saints Church, Hastings Old Town

The programme will include Handel’s beautiful duet ‘Tanti Strali’ as well as works by Bach, Vivaldi and Purcell.

The Beauty of Baroque – Hastings Week Concert
Free Admission
Saturday 13th October 2012, 5.00 pm at Holy Trinity Church, Trinity Street, Hastings
A programme of Baroque organ and vocal music for one hour, followed by refreshments. The timing is ideal for those who would like to come to the concert, have a cup of tea and some finger food and then watch the Fireworks.

Further details from admin@baroque-opera-live.co.uk

Holy Trinity, Hastings: Lunchtime concerts

The summer series continues with the following events Wednesdays at 1.00pm

Further details from www.holytrinitychurchhastings.org

18 July              The Lucinda Sheppard School

25 July               Without Rhyme or Reason – Susan Griffiths-Jones & Nigel Howard

1 August            Jonathan Bruce, cello, & Timothy Willsone, oboe

8 August            Gary Marriott, tenor with Duncan Reid, piano

15 August          Thomasin Trezise, Toby Simms and Kenneth Roberts

22 August           Lucy Ashton, Anya Williams, Imogen Willets with Ivora Rees

29 August           Robert Weatherburn, International Concert Pianist

Bach’s Musical Offering in Pevensey

Friday 13 July, 8.00pm

For the fifth year running, Neil McLaren and his group of talented and internationally acclaimed professional musicians will be coming to St Nicolas Church to entertain and enthrall us. Alison Bury, violin, Catherine Rimer, ‘cello and Tom Foster, harpsichord, with Neil on flute will re-create the atmosphere of the “Sans Souci” palace in the mid-18th century with a performance, by candlelight, of J S Bach’s “Musical Offering”. You are invited to bring a picnic to enjoy in our churchyard from 7.00pm. Wine and soft drinks will be available, and entry to the concert will cost a very reasonable £10.00. You can pay at the door, but call 01323 764449 to reserve your places.

All Saints Organ Concerts, Hastings

The new series of concerts featuring the 1878 Father Willis Organ open on Monday 9 July with Richard Eldridge playing works by Bach,Mendelssohn, Franck and Lefebure-Wely. There are no prizes for guessing who ends the series!!

The following Mondays feature

16 July                D’Arcy Trinkwon

23 July                David Flood

30 July                Nigel Ogden

6 August             Timothy Wakerell

13 August           Stephen Disley

20 August           Tom Bell

27 August            Gordon Stewart

More details available from Marion Lovell 01797 222615 or via www.larksdw.co.uk