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Choir
The Choir meets at Harrow Arts Centre on Tuesday mornings and will always welcome new members especially men and altos. It isn't necessary to be able to read music as everything is explained very simply. We are a friendly group and always look forward to meeting new people. Leader: Joyce Davis Classical Music Appreciation The group has recently undergone some organisational changes and will now meet every four weeks at Harrow Arts Centre, presently in the Grimsdyke Room. The classes take place on a Wednesday morning, between 10.00am and Midday. We feature and discuss a range of works, generally spanning the Renaissance period up to the late-Romantic era, sometimes beyond, and also consider the background of both the music itself and the composers. Group members are encouraged to present their own programmes to give variety to the sessions. We have a few vacancies. Group Leader - Tony Clayden Comparisons in Music This group meets at the Harrow Arts Centre every 4 weeks. We listen to two or occasionally three different performances of the same work and discuss them. Members are encouraged to join in the discussion or just sit and listen. For more information about this class, check out their website. We have a few vacancies at the moment. Group leader: Tony Kaye Contrasts in Classical Piano Music The group meets on alternate Tuesdays at HAC. We aim to explore the classical piano repertoire through recordings, concentrating on works composed between the mid-18th and mid-20th centuries. The repertoire is enormous but at public concerts there is a tendency for the same works to crop up again and again. We do not avoid famous works but hope also to discover some unfamiliar works which are well worth a second hearing. Every meeting, the chosen music relates in some way to a different theme (Shakespeare, Water, Spain are recent examples of themes) and the aim is to listen to a range of contrasting music from different composers. Group Leader: Jim Niblett Jazz Appreciation This group meets every 2 weeks on a Wednesday morning to play, discuss and appreciate all types of jazz. The class began in 1988 and we try to appeal to a wide spectrum of Jazz tastes, though so-called ‘Modern Jazz’ is excluded. Recorded Jazz of all types from, say, 1930 onward, is covered, which includes recordings by soloists, small groups, big bands, singers etc and I provide explanatory comments with occasional anecdotes. Members are encouraged to comment on the items played. By and large our members, who are a very friendly group, prefer ‘Mainstream Jazz’. Deep knowledge of Jazz is not necessary – only a liking for the music. Group Leader – Gerry Livingstone Karaoke/Singing Group We are a new Group and will be meeting every 4 weeks at the Harrow Arts Centre on a Thursday afternoon starting on 22nd September 2022, at 2.00-3.30pm in the Stanmore Room. We will be asking for requests from individuals each week to sing Karaoke and also will be adding some group singing too which everyone will be able to join in and have fun with the lyrics on screen. You can sing to your heart’s content with whatever kind of voice you have, there are no competitions involved and we hope this will be a fun group that will get behind everybody when they have a turn at the mic. Group Leaders: Sandra & Barrie Berns Magic of Musicals Come along for an entertaining couple of hours to watch and listen to music through the years. We watch songs excerpts from films and stage shows too. We meet every 2 weeks on a Friday afternoon. Group Leader - Mike Morrow Opera (Hatch End) This group is being re-establised and will meet at the Harrow Arts Centre. Normally two sessions are required to cover a complete opera. Group leader - Geoff Bard PRG 24/1/2021 |