Past Concerts

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Saturday, 25 June, 2011

3:00 pm

Olivers Montessori Nursery
52 Belsize Square
Hampstead
London
NW3 4HN

 

Bonsai Aspidistra Charity Concert

Members of the Aspidistra Drawing Room Orchestra - Elizabeth Menezes, Camilla Cutts and Rosi Ward - will give a charity concert of 'Aspidistra Songs' in aid of the Children's Ark Project in Rwanda.

www.childrensarkproject.org

Tickets from: 020 7435 5898

Monday, 30 May, 2011

2.30pm

Lauderdale House
Highgate
London
N6 5HG

Spring Bank Holiday Concert

Flier 30 May 2011Tickets
  • Standard price: £9.00
  • Concession price: £7.50
    Concessions are available for students, people on benefit and over 60s.
    Proof must be provided when collecting tickets.
  • Tickets

 Programme

  • Jegermarsj - Leif Orvan
  • Little Serenade - Ernest Tomlinson
  • På Vestlandsk Bondestemna - Konrad Grimstad
  • The Sun whose Rays - Gilbert and Sullivan
  • Baseler Leckerli - Fritz Gerhardt
  • Russian Romance - Rudolf Friml
  • The Elephant and the Nightingale - Mario Consiglio
  • Mignon Romanze (Connais-tu le Pays) - Ambroise Thomas
  • O Mia Bella Napoli - Gerhard Winkler
  • Blue Tango - Leroy Anderson
  • Won't you Come Over and Play Croquet - Franklin Ardelle
  • Fra Frederiksværn - Ole Bull
  • The Hot Canary - Paul Nero
  • The Mill in the Valley - Max Rhode
  • Rhythm on Rails - Charles Williams
  • Flower Duet - Léo Delibes
  • Aus Eigensinn -Heinz Munsonius
Friday, 1 April, 2011

5:30pm

1 Lower Marsh, London SE1 7NT

Concert in aid of the Osteoporosis Society

Our Viola Player Zoltan Abbott is running the London Marathon in aid of the Osteoporosis Society. This is our fundraising concert to help him on his way. The programme will include numbers from our latest CD Happy Frog & Hot Canary.

Tickets available from 07830 183139

Programme

På Vestlansk Bondestemna    Konrad Grimstad

Dreaming                               Haydn Wood

Happy Frog                           Rudolf Hanf

By the Sleepy Lagoon            Eric Coates

Waters of Minnetonka            Thurlow Lieurance

The Hot Canary                      Paul Nero

Romances de la Neva             Barnabás Bakos

Too Pretty to be True             Peter Kreuder

The Goosetrot                        Will Glahé

Donkey Serenade                   Rudolf Friml

Fra Fredriksværn                    Ole Bull

Over the Rainbow                   Harry Arlen

 

Saturday, 25 September, 2010

3.00pm

Church of Our Holy Redeemer
Exmouth Market
London
EC1R 4QE

Albert Kennedy Trust

Music and Variety by Aspidistra and other artists in aid of the Albert Kennedy Trust. www.akt.org.uk

Sunday, 5 September, 2010

3.30pm

St Anne's Church
Kew Green
London
TW9 3AA
England

Anne’s Pantry

This concert is part of a series of recitals that take place in this lovely church through out the summer.

The concerts last 45 minutes and there is no interval but traditional cream teas are served afterwards in ‘Anne’s Pantry’ known on other days as the church hall.

On the programme, amongst others:

  • Roter Teufel (Eric Plessow)
  • The Happy Frog (Rudolf Hanf)
  • The Goosetrot (Will Glahé)
  • I love Your Eyes of Grey (Haydn Wood)
  • The Hot Canary (Paul Nero)
  • Aus Eigensinn (Heinz Munzonius)
Monday, 23 August, 2010

7.30pm

Kunstmuseet KUBE
Apotekergt 16
Ålesund
Norway

Jugendstil centre

The Jugendstil centre  forms the perfect setting for this intimate evening concert.

Sunday, 22 August, 2010

3.00pm

Edvard Grieg Museum
Troldhaugen
Bergen
Norway

Troldhaugen

Troldhaugen, the home of Edvard Grieg, is now a Museum with an adjacent concert hall with spectacular views over the Hardanger Fjord.

Aspidistra will play a selection of music by Grieg and by other composers inspired by Grieg.

Saturday, 21 August, 2010

2.15pm

Lysøen
Lysekloster
Bergen
Norway
 

Ole Bull

This is concert to commemorate Ole Bull, Norway's most famous violinist (born 200 years ago), in the sumptuous music room of his villa on the small island of Lysøen, near Bergen.

  • Ole Bull was a pioneer of introducing folk music into classical music performances
  • The concert will demonstrate how folk music from different countries has shaped Salon Music since that time
Wednesday, 18 August, 2010

6.30pm

Hardanger Folke Museum
Utne
Norway

Norwegian Salon Music

A programme of songs and salon music from Norway and elsewhere.

Monday, 3 May, 2010

2.30pm

Burgh House
Hampstead
London

 

Annual May bank holiday concert

  • Girls In Grey (Charles Williams)
  • Tambourin (Francois-Joseph Gossec)
  • Italian Boat Song (Hermann Lõhr)
  • Romances de la Neva (Barnabas Bakos)
  • Dream o’ Day Jill (Edward German)
  • The Goosetrot (Will Glahé)
  • Musik ! Musik ! Musik ! (Peter Kreuder)
  • That Lovely Weekend (Moira & Ted Heath)
  • Fiddle Faddle (Leroy Anderson)
  • Vilia (Franz Lehár)
  • Stork’s Bills (Philipp Fahrbach Jr.)
  • Carissima (Edward Elgar)
  • Down in Zanzibar (Charles Ancliffe)
  • Roses of Picardy (Haydn Woood)
  • Tango, Du Bist Doch Meine Lieblingsmusik (Jupp Schmitz)
  • Wouldn’t it be loverly (Frederick Loewe)
  • Roter Teufel (Eric Plessow)
  • An Eriskay Love Lilt (Arr. Roy Bell)