Events
dal 2/6/2002 al 22/6/2002
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2/6/2002
Events
Handel House Museum, London
Today: JC Smith. A costumed actor portraying J C Smith, Handel's friend and pupil, will take you round Handel's rooms drawing you into the world of the composer and his times. See below the others events of June 2002.
June 2002
Bank Holiday Monday 3 June, 1.00pm and 2.30pm
FAMILY EVENT: JC Smith
Handel House Museum
A costumed actor portraying J C Smith, Handel's friend and pupil, will
take you round Handel's rooms drawing you into the world of the composer
and his times. Great for all ages.
Free with admission. No need to book.
Wednesday 5 June, 10.00am - 1,00pm
CHILDREN'S EVENT: Handel Bag
Handel House Museum
Discover the Museum through individually designed activity packs. Smell
the smells of the eighteenth century, identify the materials used in the
House and paintings, try a magnetic puzzle of a Handel manuscript, help
a painter decide what a sitter should wear for a new portrait. Handling
Handel follow up activities available from the shop. Suitable for 6 - 12
year olds.
Free with admission. No need to book.
Wednesday 5 June, 10.00am - 1.00pm
CHILDREN'S EVENT: Costumes
Handel House Museum
Try on costumes similar to ones seen in portraits in the museum. Fiddle
with a corset or pose in a tricorn hat and frockcoat.
Handel House Museum
Free with admission. No need to book.
Thursday 20 June, 10.30am - 5.00pm
JUBILEE EVENT: Kind Hearts and Coronets - Patronage and Coronations
Swendenborg Hall, 20/21 Bloomsbury Way, WC1
Tube: Holborn/Tottenham Ct Rd
An exciting day which celebrates the Jubilee in Royal style. Robert
King, Director of the King's Consort, introduces the Coronation of
George II following his acclaimed representation of the music, and
Christine Riding, Curator at Tate Britain, explores the Coronation
Ceremony and the image of Kingship through art. Nicholas Bell from the
British Library looks at the Royal Music Library bequeathed to George
III. Professor Donald Burrows discusses Royal Patronage of Music and
Sebastian Edwards, Deputy Curator at the Historic Royal Palaces, looks
at Patronage of the Arts under the early Hanoverians.
£40 including lunch & wine (£20 students excl. lunch)
Thursday 20 June, 7.00pm
JUBILEE EVENT: Coronation Sing Along
St George's Hanover Sq Church
Tube: Oxford Circus
Come and join in the celebration by singing the anthems Handel composed
for George II's Coronation. Includes the thrilling Zadok the Priest.
Conducted by Laurence Cummings, Music Director of the London Handel
Festival, with instrumentalists from the Royal Academy of Music. Scores
provided.
£8 (£6 concs and Westminster Rescard)
In association with Westminster Jubilee Week.
JOINT TICKET: Kind Hearts & Sing Along £45
Friday 21 June, 4.00pm
JUBILEE EVENT: Jazz Coronation
Fayre in the Square, Berkeley Sq
Tube: Green Park
A performance of the coronation anthems with a difference. The
culmination of a composition project led by jazz musician Paul Griffiths
in which children from All Souls Primary School perform their own
versions of Handel's music.
No tickets needed, just turn up.
In association with Westminster Jubilee Week.
Saturday 22 June, 1.00pm and 2.30pm
FAMILY EVENT: JC Smith
See Monday 3 June.
Saturday 22 June, 10.00am - 1.00pm
CHILDREN'S EVENT: Handel Bag
See Wednesday 5 June.
Saturday 22 June, 10.00am - 1.00pm
CHILDREN'S EVENT: Costumes
See Wednesday 5 June.
Every Thursday, 6.00 - 8.00pm
Thursday Live
Handel House Museum
Informal recitals in the Museum's performance room. Contact Museum
details of programme.
Free with admission.
Open: Tues, Wed, Fri, Sat 10-6; Thurs 10-8; Sun and Bank Hol Mon 12-6.
Closed 1 May, 4 June.
Admission: £4.50/£3.50 students, disabled, unemployed and OAPs/£2
children.
To book for all Handel House Museum events, call 020 7495 1685 or pick
up a leaflet.
The Handel House Museum
25 Brook Street London W1K 4HB
T: (020) 7495 1685 F: (020) 7495 1759