Ruislip, Northwood and Eastcote Local History Society
Tuesday October 15, 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm
St Martin’s Church Hall
For our October meeting (which will be proceeded by a short AGM) we welcome back Dr Justine Bayley, Honorary Associate Professor, UCL Institute of Archaeology, who will give us a talk on the fascinating history of the Tudor Mint at the Tower of London. Established in the late 13th century, the Mint operated within the Tower’s walls until 1810, producing the majority of the country’s coins.
Visitors are welcome (£3 donation). Any changes to these arrangements will be posted on the RNELHS website. For further information please contact the Membership Secretary at membership@rnelhs.uk.orgHarrow Choral Society Autumn Concert Draw on Sweet Night
Saturday October 19, 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm
st albans church
As the days shorten Harrow Choral Society hopes to capture the autumnal mood with an early evening concert entitled ‘Draw on, Sweet Night’. The 80-strong choir will sing a varied programme of songs from the 16th to the 21st centuries on the theme of autumn and the lengthening nights under the baton of Music Director Sam Evans and accompanied by composer and arranger Paul Ayres.
The earliest piece is John Wilbye’s Draw on, Sweet Night, a poetic evocation of darkness and melancholy from the 16th century. There are several German and English songs from the Romantic era: Mendelssohn’s Herbstlied (Autumn Song) and Brahms’ Im Herbst (In Autumn) are both poignant laments for the passing of summer. This theme is continued in Samuel Coleridge-Taylor’s Summer is Gone, a setting of words by Christina Rossetti. Other highlights include powerful and emotional works by Victorian composers: Elgar’s My Love Dwelt in a Northern Land, Arthur Sullivan’s renowned part-song, The Long Day Closes and Charles Wood’s sacred anthem, Hail Gladdening Light.
Among the other items, two modern pieces bring the programme up-to-date: Peggy Seeger’s moving Love Call Me Home and a new work by award-winning composer and arranger Paul Ayres, HCS’s regular accompanist: Goin’ Home is set to the familiar Largo theme from Dvorak’s New World Symphony.The concert starts at 5.30 pm and tickets, which are £15 for adults and £2 for under-18s, may be obtained online at www.harrowchoral.org.uk, by email at boxoffice@harrowchoral.org.uk or by telephoning 07794 253463.
Ruislip, Northwood and Eastcote Local History Society
Tuesday November 19, 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm
St Martin’s Church Hall
For our meeting on Tuesday 19th November our speaker is Keith Piercy, Chairman of Harefield History Society. Keith, who is described by Harefield History Society as their resident super sleuth, will lead us through an account of Harefield’s industrial past, from the chalk quarry on the Grand Union canal to The Air Ministry at Harefield House and the Bell rubber works. Visitors are welcome (£3 donation). Any changes to these arrangements will be posted on the RNELHS website. For further information please contact the Membership Secretary at membership@rnelhs.ukEastcote and Ruislip Choral Society Christmas Concert
Saturday December 14, 3:30 pm to 5:30 pm
Eastcote and Ruislip Choral Society Christmas Concert
Our Christmas Concert is at Ickenham United Reformed Church, Swakeleys Road Ickenham, Middlesex UB10 8BE.We will be singing Geoffrey Bush’s “Christmas Cantata”, and there will be carols for choir and audience. Tea will follow in the church hall.
Tickets: £15, under 12s free, from a choir member or on the door, (where only cash can be taken).
We welcome new members. We rehearse on Tuesdays at 8.00 pm in Ruislip Methodist Church Hall, Ickenham Road, Ruislip. Go to our website for more details and to contact us.
Our Summer concert was a blast! We sang a very challenging work: Will Todd’s “Mass in Blue” but we pulled it off, thanks to hard work by choir members, a brilliant soprano soloist and a great jazz combo who pulled it all together. If you don’t know this work, have a listen to it on Youtube.
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