Join us at Old House as the barn will be transformed into a haven of peace and tranquility! With dimmed lights, candles, sofas, cushions, mattresses and blankets! Come and relax – bring your own duvet, pillow or both and snuggle up and listen, meditate and enjoy the calming music for harp, guitar, sitar, piano, sax…
DetailsJoin us for a three course French meal with music! Menu: French Onion Soup (alternative available) Boeuf Bourguignon (Ratatouille as vegetarian alternative), Served with potatoes dauphinois and salad Many desserts…… Complimentary glass of wine Tea/ coffee Musical entertainment, provided by Daniela and friends; Piano-Emiliano Ramniceanu and Christiane Behn. Soprano – Daniela Bechly. Music by Chopin,…
DetailsJoin us at Old House for an evening of singing with Der Kleine Chor, a choir from Bielefeld in Germany. Their repertoire encompasses early music through to the Romantic and beyond. “We enjoy the challenges posed by music of different ages and will be singing music by Fanny, Felix and Arnold Mendelssohn, Lechner and Isaac…
DetailsFrancis Knights and Dan Tidhar, the world’s busiest early keyboard duo, bring the harpsichord right into the 21st century with an afternoon concert of some of the best in new writing for two harpsichords. They will present works selected from an international competition organised by Colchester New Music, whose aim was to encourage today’s composers…
DetailsFor our next event on Sunday 13 May, at 5pm at Old House Barn, we welcome Luana Kaslin – piano, Iona McDonald – violin and Laura Macdonald – cello, for a late afternoon concert of piano and chamber music. Music will include No.7 ‘Funerailles’, from Lizt’s ‘Harmonies poétics et religieuses’ and No 2 ‘Consolation’, 4…
DetailsOn Saturday 9th June and Sunday 10th June Old House Gardens (Old House Road CO6 4EQ) will be open in aid of the Colchester Cancer Campaign. Come and enjoy an early summer garden, including rose garden, herbaceous border, cottage garden, woodland, ponds, peacocks, maze… 10am – 4pm. Entry £5.00, children free. Refreshments will be available.…
DetailsOur first meeting of the Family Choir since the Summer Break, with Adey Grummet. All welcome, no experience needed. Book your place, please phone us on 01206 271291 / 07814 506988.
DetailsAlissa Firsova will be returning to Old House This time to play a programme that she will be performing in October at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam. Alissa will play: Chopin Ballade No 4 Bartok 2 Elegies Lizt Lugubre Gondola II and Wagner/ Liszt Liebestod Mahler/ Firsova Adagietto Beethoven Sonata Op 111 Tickets are £11, students…
DetailsA concert in conjunction with Red Lion Bookshop, Colchester. Celebrate their 40th Anniversary in words and music. Red Lion have selected books that have been important to them over the past 40 years. Readings from these books will be accompanied by music including the Beatles, Bernstein, Haydn, Humperdinck, Elgar – and more. Performed by…
DetailsSinging for Health with Amy Mallett. Enjoy a day of fun singing, relaxing …and feeling better! Research shows that……! No experience needed. Meet new people, sing new songs, do new things! All ages welcome Schedule: 11-11.15 Arrival and introductions 11.15-12.00 Icebreaker warm ups and exercises 12.00-12.30 Group songwriting workshop 12.30-1.30 Lunch 1.30-2.30 Good old…
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