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If you are wanting to learn to sing you'll find just what you were looking for with us in the Rock Choir. Your friendly local Richmond choir is run by choir leader Rebecca Thompson. Our No.1 Album gave ordinary people the chance to become chart-topping singers, and Rock Choir is continually giving our members bigger and better opportunities to achieve things they never thought they could do - from supporting national charities like Comic Relief, Missing People and Refuge to singing at the UK's top performing arts venues such as the Royal Albert Hall. But through all this excitement, we never lose track of our local community roots. Visit this link https://rockchoir.com/events-and-performances-near-you to see more about our activities in . You've probably heard us singing in and around , or seen one of our many TV appearances, and never thought you'd have to courage to get up on stage and sing! But the unique teaching methods at the Richmond Rock Choir, along with no need to audition or read music, mean that we are accessible to all. Come along and try us out for FREE at a taster session, and experience singing with your local 'exceptional' Rock Choir for yourself. Here is a quote about our choir - 'I wanted to see if I could sing in a choir after being inspired by the 'Choir that Rocks' TV programmes in the Summer of 2011 and joined the new Bedford RC after a taster session. I am very proud of the choir and I find rehearsals inspiring as people are so friendly and the singing so uplifting.' - Jim (Rock Choir Member) Rock Choir is a winner of the Red Ribbon 'Big Heart' Award [https://rockchoir.com/awards-achievements/]. and holds 1 former and 2 current Guinness World Records. The choir is also credited with single handedly starting the contemporary choir movement.

Eye, the Witness concludes Charlotte Cooper’s year-long residency at Hogarth’s House, the long-term family home of the painter, engraver and satirist William Hogarth. Cooper responds to the history of the building and its former inhabitants with a body of work that explores the complex relational bonds between humans and their environment over time. Eye, the Witness ties in with the artist's critical inquiry into the dynamic relationship between art and psychoanalysis. Placing a particular focus on female narratives and interpretations, the exhibition title echoes the joint process of 'co-creation' as identified by the psychoanalyst and feminist theorist Bracha L. Ettinger. Based on the notion that subjectivity is formed in relation to each other, rather than in isolation, the “eye” becomes both a perceptual witness and a poetic doubling of the self, shaped through encounter with the other. Applying a contemporary approach to traditional printmaking techniques, Charlotte Cooper's delicate installations reveal the psychological work of damage and repair - as each human link carries with it a vestige of all others that came before, and holds the possibility of the infinite links yet to come.

This interactive panel discussion brings together two artists (Ania Ruszkowski [https://www.aniaruszkowski.com/] andZofia Wyszomirska-Noga [https://wyszomirska-noga.com/]) whose work is shaped by Polish heritage and the lived realities of Anglo-Polish identity. Olga Topol, curator of Slavonic and East European Collections at The British Library, will facilitate the discussions and contribute her experiences alongside Ania and Zofia. Through storytelling, artworks, and shared reflections, the panel explores how cultural memory, displacement, hybrid belonging, and language are expressed visually. More than a traditional talk, this session invites audience participation, live questions, and mini reflection activities to build dialogue and deepen mutual understanding.

Our chamber choir celebration of Christmas. This year we follow a Marian theme. In addition to the following there will be solos and group pieces sung by our choral scholars A Maiden Most Gentle Andrew Carter Marys Lullaby John Rutter Myn Lyking Richard Terry I sing of a Maiden Patrick Hadley Hath the Inn No Room? Hilary Campbell Bogoroditse Devo Sergei Rachmaninov Angelus ad virginem arr David Willcocks Silent Night arr John Rutter

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Performers: Darius Battiwalla, organ Programme: Demessieux Te Deum 8 Bach Pastorale 10 Gaston Litaize Intermezzo Pastoral (from 12 pieces) 5 Bach Trio Sonata 5 in C 15 (i) Allegro (ii) Largo (ii) Allegro Mendelssohn Sonata 1 in F minor 15 Allegro moderato e serioso; Adagio; Andante (recitativo); Allegro vivace assai Event Summary Renowned organist Darius Battiwalla, Music Director of the Sheffield Philharmonic Chorus and Leeds City Organist, presents a dazzling programme spanning Baroque to 20th-century French music .Battiwallas expertise across genres illuminates the Festivals theme of Musical Roots, which connect centuries of organ tradition. After the interval, Bachs Trio Sonata No. 5 in C showcases contrapuntal intricacy, leading to Mendelssohns Sonata No. 1 in F minor, which combines Romantic expression with Classical clarity.Battiwallas expertise across genres illuminates the Festivals theme of Musical Roots, which connect centuries of organ tradition.