Comments on: Chamber Music

By: Nick

Nick — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 07:56:22 +0000

Thanks for the support everyone, the first of these events is now sold out but do get touch and you’ll be the first to know about future events

By: Capability Bowes

Capability Bowes — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 23:06:47 +0000

Oh, I just remembered.

Ripley Arts Centre is a decent (relatively local) concert venue. Its along the main road that eventually leads to Bromley, but dont hold that against it. The acoustics are good, the grand piano is in tune and there is a good sized room leading into it for interval drinkies and mibbles and hobnobbing. Alas, no hobnobs though.

By: Capability Bowes

Capability Bowes — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 23:03:34 +0000

Phantoms are not generally awake at 1030hrs. Phantoms wait until the crepuscular darkness and then materialise slowly and ethereally from the place where their mortal body expired. They then hang around for a bit going woogy woogy woogy before fading like the morning mist just before cock-crow, having stayed up all night writing blogs.

By: Sailor Saucy

Sailor Saucy — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 08:45:26 +0000

This is a brilliant idea. I’ve recently moved back to East Greenwich after three years in the wilderness north of the river, and I’m so glad to hear about a positive development for the place.

By: Lara

Lara — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 21:15:24 +0000

Good luck Nick and Louisa! x

By: The Greenwich Phantom

The Greenwich Phantom — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 20:20:19 +0000

“when everyone’s awake”

Speak for yourself…;-)

By: Miaomiao

Miaomiao — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 20:18:15 +0000

Nick and Louisa,
What a wonderful initiative! I’m sure your concerts will be a great success.

Greenwich Phantom:
Thanks for mentioning my concert series, Bach to Baby. We have loads of fun for children from newborns to toddlers to school age, at a time when everyone’s awake: 10:30am.

Miaomiao, founder of Bach to Baby http://www.bachtobaby.com/greenwich

By: Capability Bowes

Capability Bowes — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 16:19:33 +0000

Nick and Louisa

How about “Introduce your children to opera” afternoons?

A friend of mine runs her own opera company and regularly does these during the holidays.

A typical programme would be:
Tell the story (abridged!) of The Magic Flute
Make animal bird/masks
Sing the Papageno/Papagena duet from the last act

Tell the story of The Merry Widow
Sing the “Merry Widow Waltz”
Teach the children how to dance a waltz

Tell the story (abridged!) of La Traviata
Sing the Brindisi(explaining what a “drinking song” is)
Pour juice for everyone and get them to join in

and so on……

By: The Greenwich Phantom

The Greenwich Phantom — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 15:11:32 +0000

Franklin – I can help you there – you need to check out Bach with my Baby at St Alfege Church

http://www.bachtobaby.com/greenwich

By: Franklin

Franklin — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 13:04:55 +0000

Hi Nick and Louisa

Would you consider holding ‘kids-friendly’ recitals?

We’d love to take our two little ones to a concert locally, but would never dream of disturbing a ‘grown-up’ performance.

I’m sure there’d be huge demand locally – see the success of the Picturehouse’s ‘Big Scream’ (although I’d open it to under-5s, not just under-1s).

You’d have less attention to the artistry, of course, but I’m sure it would be profitable. More importantly, you’d be laying the foundations for relationships with future students, as well as more generally turning children on to classical music.

Just a thought…