Summer 2017 Concert SeriesMAY | JUNE | JULY

Organ Recital Series

London Mozart Players

Central Band of the Royal British Legion

Saturday Co� ee Chamber Concerts

� e musicians of St John’s parish, the Central Band of the Royal British Legion and London Mozart Players are delighted to present a series of chamber recitals to showcase the individual talent amongst the ranks.

Saturday 6th May @ 11.30am FREE

Saturday 3rd June @ 11.30am FREE

Saturday 1st July @ 11.30am FREE

Central Band of the Royal British Legion

Saturday 6th May @ 7.00pm £7*

Including iconic pieces such as Rossini’s William Tell Overture, � e Entrance of the Gladiators by Fucik, and Maurice Jarre’s epic score to Lawrence of Arabia this is an upli� ing and energetic programme not to be missed.

Saturday 22nd July @ 7.00pm £7*

From Purcell’s Trumpet Tune and Air and William Walton’s Crown Imperial March, through to the soundtrack of 007 himself, this concert is a celebration of all things British, plus much much more!

*Under 16s go FREE

Strings, Wind, Brass, Organ and Percussion - concerts for everyone to enjoy. It will be a delight to welcome you to St John’s, Upper Norwood not only to enjoy the musical creativity of local musicians; � e London Mozart Players, � e Central Band of the Royal British Legion, European and World Famous Organists and more, but to experience the wonderful music of such talented musicians in such a beautiful and unique architectural space.

Come to SE19 and revel in both the ‘cra� man’s art and music’s measure’ which for your pleasure

combine in this place. I very much hope you will enjoy browsing this brochure and that you will � nd some concerts which you would like to attend. We expect them to be very popular so please do book in good time

We hope that the mix of local and international-ly renowned artistes will attract you to St John’s, a warm welcome awaits you.

Yours, Fr. John Pritchard

SUMMER 2017 www.sjun.org.uk

Welcome to St John’s Programme of Musical concerts for 2017...

centralband.com

Tickets: www.sjun.org.uk

‘St John’s has one of the � nest TC Lewis organs in a parish church. It was built in 1882 and restored by Harrison & Harrison Ltd in 1999. Its lo� y position in JL Pearson’s superb building and � ne acoustic makes hearing this organ an exhilarating experience.’

Adrian Adams, Master of Music

ORGAN RECITALS

� ursday 18th May @ 7.30pm FREE

Adrian Adams and Bridget West are the resident ‘Masters of Music’ overseeing the musical tradition at St John’s. � ey will play music by Howells, Guilmant, Bach, Elgar and Francis Jackson who celebrates his 100th birthday this year.

� ursday 22nd June @ 7.30pm FREE

Adrian Gunning is currently organist at the catholic church of St John the Evangelist, Islington. He will play works by Langlais, Buxtehude, Tournemire, Ireland and the wonderful 3rd Symphonie of Louis Vierne.

� ursday 20th July @ 7.30pm FREE

Geo rey Morgan is the organist at Christchurch Priory. His programme will include works by Stanley, Hollins, Bach, Par-ry and � e Overture ‘Iolanthe’ by Sullivan.

SUMMER 2017 www.sjun.org.uk

SUMMER 2017 www.sjun.org.uk

Sunday 14th May @ 2.00pm & @ 4.15pm Adults £18 Children FREE

Bach to Baby: Back by popular demand! � e UK’s exciting orchestral experience for ages 0+ returns to our home at St John the Evangelist, Upper Norwood in partnership with Bach to Baby, with an exhilarating programme of Bach, Beethoven and Brahms!

Saturday 17th June @ 7.00pm £15

Joined by world renowned organist � omas Trotter for a performance of Poulenc’s stunning organ concerto, the LMP are delighted to present a programme in assocation with Crystal Palace Overground Festival. Also featuring the massed voices of the Harris Academy and Crystal Palace Community Choirs (Karl Jenkins’s Adiemus) and the stunning Croydon Gospel Choir (Vivaldi’s Gloria).

Sunday 18th June @ 12.00pm Adults £8 Children £3

Paul Patterson’s musical arrangement of Roald Dahl’s Little Red Riding Hood takes centre stage for what promises to be a thoroughly entertaining family concert.

Sunday 18th June @ 4.00pm £15

Featuring BBC Young Musician of the Year 2016, Sheku Kanneh-Mason (Haydn’s Cello Concerto in C), and Mozart’s ‘Ha ner’ Symphony, this concert is set to celebrate young musical talent with students of Croydon Music and Arts sitting side-by-side with LMP musicians for a spectacular and moving performance of Shostakovich’s Chamber Symphony.

For box o� ce and more information: www.lmp.org

� is season sees a growing programme of exciting concerts, recitals and events at our home of SJUN. Featuring world class soloists and drawing from the community around, we will be delivering collaborations with schools, community choirs, artists, poets and many local groups to bring a colorful array of talent to SJUN, world class concerts on your doorstep!

Julia Desbruslais, Executive Director, LMP