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The 31st May 2022 will be the 150th anniversary of the birth of William Heath Robinson. He was trained as an artist at the Royal Academy Schools, and as past exhibitions at the Museum have shown, he was a great illustrator and a highly accomplished painter in watercolours, but it is as a humorous artist…
Maki Sekiya Our lunchtime recital is performed by virtuoso pianist Maki Sekiya, who gave her brilliant Wigmore Hall debut earlier this year. She has for some years been Musician-in-Residence at Green-Templeton College, Oxford. Born in Tokyo, she studied at The Purcell School and Moscow Conservatoire, has won many prizes, and gained honours (full marks) in…
The first half of this ‘night at the opera’ comprises a marvellous mix of arias and ensembles for young female voices, presented by the co-producers Sorelle. The fantastic selection of pieces include works by Mozart (Cosi fan tutte), Berlioz (Beatrice & Benedict), Bizet (Carmen), Verdi (the witches’ scene from Macbeth) & Puccini (Gianni Schicchi, Tosca),…
The Quartet began life in 2017 in a swimming pool, with a gala concert in aid of the historic Victoria Baths in Manchester’s Hathersage Road. Since then we have moved on from pools to perform for music societies and festivals across the UK. The day after PMF, we will make a return visit to Manchester's…
The 31st May 2022 will be the 150th anniversary of the birth of William Heath Robinson. He was trained as an artist at the Royal Academy Schools, and as past exhibitions at the Museum have shown, he was a great illustrator and a highly accomplished painter in watercolours, but it is as a humorous artist…
ROBIN BIGWOOD (synthesizers, vocorder) ANNABEL KNIGHT (wind synthesizer) MARTIN PERKINS (synthesizers) PAWEL SIWCZAK (synthesizers) Now something completely different: JS Bach played on Moog synthesizers. These four baroque specialists comprise – with technology – Art of Moog, in a varied, inventive and respectful recital, giving the great composer’s music a fresh perspective. Robin says: “In…
The 31st May 2022 will be the 150th anniversary of the birth of William Heath Robinson. He was trained as an artist at the Royal Academy Schools, and as past exhibitions at the Museum have shown, he was a great illustrator and a highly accomplished painter in watercolours, but it is as a humorous artist…
PINNER MUSIC FESTIVAL CHOIR & ORCHESTRA Leader: Rebecca Boyle REBECCA LEA (Soprano) GRAHAM NEAL (Tenor) ANDREW RUPP (Bass) Conducted by DAVID GOULD This year we perform Handel's dramatic ode Alexander's Feast, with text from John Dryden's poem of the same name, written to celebrate Saint Cecilia's Day. The work describes a feast held by Alexander the…
The 31st May 2022 will be the 150th anniversary of the birth of William Heath Robinson. He was trained as an artist at the Royal Academy Schools, and as past exhibitions at the Museum have shown, he was a great illustrator and a highly accomplished painter in watercolours, but it is as a humorous artist…
The 31st May 2022 will be the 150th anniversary of the birth of William Heath Robinson. He was trained as an artist at the Royal Academy Schools, and as past exhibitions at the Museum have shown, he was a great illustrator and a highly accomplished painter in watercolours, but it is as a humorous artist…