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Category Archives: Music
There’s A Bit Of A Do going on in Croydon’s Front Room
There is going to be A Bit of A Do in Croydon later this month. Ahead of Croydon’s turn as London’s Borough of Culture (details of which we await with bated breath), the Drunken Chorus Theatre Company sets out its … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Comedy, Dance, Music, The Front Room, The Wreck, Theatre
Tagged A Bit Of A Do, Drunken Chorus, Fairfield Halls, The Front Room, The Fun House, The Oval Tavern, The Wreck
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The Sixteen’s return adds up to wonderful music at The Minster
Slowly life, and arts, are getting back to ‘normal’, as our veteran culture correspondent, BELLA BARTOCK, was delighted to discover at a concert by the choral group The Sixteen at Croydon Minster on Monday I was getting impatient. I had … Continue reading
St Paul’s Jubilee Barn Dance, South Croydon, Oct 1
Posted in Church and religions, Dance, Music, South Croydon
Tagged South Croydon, St Paul's Croham Road
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Coleridge-Taylor hits the right notes for Black History Month
Croydon’s very own black classical composer is to be celebrated in a prestigious concert at Fairfield Halls on Sunday, October 9, part of the arts venue’s programme of events marking Black History Month. Samuel Coleridge-Taylor wrote his epic choral work … Continue reading
Black British Classical Foundation concert, St Mildred’s, Oct 1
Posted in Art, Music
Tagged Addiscombe, Black British Classical Foundation, Black History Month, St Mildred's
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Crystal Palace Festival is going back to its roots for return
After a three-year wait, the Crystal Palace Festival is back, on September 17 and 18. The Festival marks its return post-covid by going back to its high street roots, with festival hubs popping up all around the high street area … Continue reading
CODA’s Old Time Music Hall, Sanderstead, Sep 30-Oct 1
Posted in CODA, Music, Sanderstead, Theatre
Tagged CODA, Croydon Operatic and Dramatic Association, Sanderstead
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Two Days At The Opera: Fairfield’s match with Glyndebourne
It’s been a non-stop summer of social whirl for our veteran arts correspondent, BELLA BARTOCK, who has popped her corks at Glyndebourne one week and found herself sitting in the ‘cheap seats’ at the Fairfield Halls the next… The expensively … Continue reading
Posted in Art, BH Live, Fairfield Halls, Music
Tagged Alexandra Oomens, Croydon, Croydon Council, English National Opera, ENO, Fairfield Halls, Glyndebourne, La Boheme, Long Long, Trinity Boys' Choir, Yaritza Véliz
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Police issue apology to residents for Lloyd Park festival
Local police issued an apology on Saturday night to residents living around Lloyd Park after the first day of the weekend-long Garage Nation music festival staged in the public park. The event organisers claimed to have sold out all its … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Business, Community associations, Croydon Council, Croydon parks, Friends of Lloyd Park, Lloyd Park, Music, Park Hill and Whitgift, Policing, South Croydon
Tagged Croydon, Croydon Council, David White, Friends of Lloyd Park, Garage Nation, Josi Kiss, Lloyd Park, London Borough of Croydon, Park Hill and Whitgift
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Lloyd Park locals confront council vacuum over two-day ‘rave’
For the second time this summer, Croydon Council has caused anger among the people they are meant to serve, with wide-ranging complaints from residents living in and around Lloyd Park they have had little or no information about a major … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Community associations, Croydon Council, Croydon parks, Friends of Lloyd Park, Health, Jade Appleton, Lloyd Park, Music, Park Hill and Whitgift, Policing, South Croydon, South Croydon Community Association
Tagged Croydon, Croydon Council, Garage Nation, Jade Appleton, Lloyd Park, MattsBBQ, Park Hill and Whitgift, South Croydon, South Croydon Community Association
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Opera House’s BME mentorship scheme is a ‘game changer’
The orchestra at the Royal Opera House has launched a groundbreaking pilot programme for young musicians from underrepresented backgrounds, to provide mentoring tailored to the participants’ needs whilst enhancing skill sets, insight and training in the classical music field. The … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Education, Music, Schools
Tagged Black Lives In Music, Royal Opera House
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Carnival returns to London Road with free festival of music
In its 11th year, Carnival returns on London Road this Sunday, celebrating local communities and culture in what someone at the council has described as “Croydon’s summer of fun”. London Road will host the party from noon to 5pm on … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Broad Green, Dance, Music
Tagged Broad Green, Croydon Carnival, London Road
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Martin How: organist who devoted his life to church music
DAVID MORGAN pays tribute to the emeritus organist at Croydon Minster, who has died, aged 91 Martin How, who died on Monday, aged 91, spent a lifetime working in music, much of it with the Royal School of Church Music … Continue reading
Kate Moss is a model of good behaviour on Desert Island Discs
Kate Moss, among the most famous people ever to emerge from Croydon, has sparked a fashion industry row this week with a revealing interview on Desert Island Discs in which she said she was targeted by a sex pest photographer … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Business, Music, Surrey Street
Tagged BBC, BBC Radio 4, Desert Island Discs, Kate Moss
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London Mozart Players return with ‘revamp’ of the Messiah
The London Mozart Players, the “resident orchestra” of the Fairfield Halls that has been notable by their rare concert appearances at the council-owned venue in the last three years, has now published its performance dates into 2023, including what they … Continue reading
ENO’s revolutionary £5 tickets for La Bohème at Fairfield
The English National Opera chose Bastille Day to announce some revolutionary ticket pricing for a special, one-off performance of La Bohème at the Fairfield Halls next month. Tickets are just £5 (plus a £1 booking fee) for the ENO’s performance … Continue reading
Posted in Art, BH Live, Fairfield Halls, Jonathan Higgins, Music
Tagged BHLive, English National Opera, ENO, Fairfield, Fairfield Halls, Jonathan Higgins, La Boheme
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Founder of Secret Cinema makes bid to move in to Allders
EXCLUSIVE: The old department store could be about to get a new lease of life with ‘immersive’ performances of movies such as Dirty Dancing, Blade Runner or Guardians of the Galaxy. By STEVEN DOWNES Fabien Riggall, the man who has … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Allders, Art, Business, Cinema, CPO, Croydon Council, Dance, Music, Planning, Secret Cinema, Theatre, Whitgift Centre
Tagged Allders, Conservative, Croydon Council, Fabian Riggall, Hammersfield, Hammerson, London Borough of Croydon, Secret Cinema, Tory, Westfield, Whitgift Centre, Whitgift Foundation
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Proms composer Demuth’s music is overdue an encore
SUNDAY SUPPLEMENT: A Croydon-born composer whose works have been forgotten deserves a revival, writes DAVID MORGAN The BBC Proms begins next month. Eighty years ago, in the war-torn summer of 1942, among the varied concerts performed at the Royal Albert … Continue reading
Posted in Church and religions, Croydon Minster, David Morgan, History, Music
Tagged BBC Proms, Croydon Minster, David Morgan, Norman Demuth, World War I, World War II
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Minster choir hits right notes alongside Abbey and St Paul’s
Croydon Minster’s choirs have been named among some of the best-known singing groups from cathedrals around the country as recipients of a special grant in recognition of their outstanding work and performances. The Cathedral Music Trust has named Croydon Minster … Continue reading
