14th August 2023
Orpheus in England
Lute songs and continuo songs by three of the greatest songsmiths of the 17th century: John Dowland, Henry Lawes and Henry Purcell. With Alysha Paterson (soprano) and Din Ghani (lute and archlute).
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9th August 2023
Tudor Dance workshop
Do you know the difference between a Pavane and a Brawle? Did you know that Shakespeare mentioned both music and dance in several plays, including Romeo and Juliet, Twelfth Night, Much Ado About Nothing? He even included dance in the stage directions!
Come to the Charterhouse for a unique opportunity to discover some of the music and dances from the age of the Tudors and have a go yourself, to live music.
No need to book – drop-in sessions will be taking place in the museum on Wednesday 30 August, 11am-1pm and 2pm-4pm.
Expert tuition provided by Historical Dance Society teachers.
23rd June 2023
Fantasy in F concert
Come and enjoy a beautiful programme of chamber music from Mozart to Dessner performed by students from Guildhall School of Music and Drama in Charterhouse Chapel.
Programme:
Mozart String Quartet in F major, K 590
Aquilae Quartet: Ola Lenkiewicz violin Maja Uzarska violin
Jake Montgomery-Smith viola Alexander Scott-Brown cello
Bryce Dessner Le Bois for string quartet
Seren Ann Nickson violin Flora Yeung violin Somerset Peede viola Nia Williams cello
Mozart Fantasy in F minor, K 594
KwanNok Ho flute Catriona Lockhart oboe
Fred Bareham clarinet
George Strivens french horn Verity Burcombe bassoon
Beethoven String Quartet No 16 in F major, Op 135
Violetta Suvini violin Esme Lewis violin Georgia Russell viola Alex Acomb cello
26th May 2023
Plucked Byrd
Musicke in the Ayre resume their concert series in the Chapel with a programme marking the 400th anniversary of the death of William Byrd, one of the foremost composers of the Tudor period. Byrd did not write for the lute – most of his secular songs were originally written as part-songs or consort songs: for their “Plucked Byrd” programme soprano Jane Hunt and lutenist Din Ghani will perform some gorgeous examples of his work, arranged for voice and lute. They also include works by his close associates Thomas Tallis and Thomas Morley. Din will also play some of his keyboard music arranged for solo lute.
23rd May 2023
The Pegasus Choir Summer Concert
Performed in the Great Chamber. The Pegasus Choir returns to the Charterhouse with a delightful programme which will thrill the ear and stimulate the soul.
The concert will include madrigals by William Byrd, Thomas Weelkes and their contemporaries to commemorate the 400th anniversary of their deaths in 1623.
These will be followed by a range of folk songs from the British Isles and beyond, as well as lively arrangements of spirituals from across the Atlantic.
William Byrd, Thomas Weelkes and their contemporaries.
12th May 2023
Open Gardens
Come and join us in the sunshine! The final date for our summer open gardens is 13 July.
Hidden away behind the high walls of a medieval monastery is a large garden.
Spend a relaxing early evening with us enjoying live music, food, and drink, while wandering around our beautiful gardens, designed to enhance and complement this extraordinary historic site.
These private gardens are tended with care all year round by our Head Gardener Kate Robinson and her team for the benefit and pleasure of the residents who live here in the almshouse and are rarely opened to the public.
If you haven’t already discovered this urban oasis—here’s your opportunity. It’s only a short walk from Barbican or Farringdon stations.