'She spent the intervals of the London season in ragged schools and workhouses. When she went abroad with her family, she used her spare time so well that there was hardly a great hospital in Europe with which she was not acquainted, hardly a great city whose slums she had not passed through.' Lytton Strachey...
Between 19 and 23 June, FitzFest, the annual festival of arts and culture centred on Fitzrovia, will be holding events throughout the area, with many taking place in the chapel. We are again pleased to host concerts, yoga, poetry readings and Wireless Contemplation sessions. Some of these are free, others low cost. We have listed...
Come along to the opening night of FitzFest 2019. The annual cultural festival presents a gala chamber music concert called An Evening with Benjamin Britten. Britten was a famous Fitzrovian! Event details Opening Night Gala Chamber Music Concert: An Evening of Benjamin Britten Programme Phantasy Quartet (1932), Elegy for solo viola (1929), Cello Suite no.1...
Between 19 and 23 June, FitzFest, the annual festival of arts and culture centred on Fitzrovia, will be holding events throughout the area, with many taking place in the chapel. We are again pleased to host concerts, yoga, poetry readings and Wireless Contemplation sessions. Some of these are free, others low cost. We have listed...
Come along to the wonderful surroundings of the historic Fitzrovia Chapel as annual cultural festival FitzFest presents a Chamber Music Concert. The concert will feature the JS Bach Quintet. There will be music by JC Bach, Mozart and other Fitzrovian composers. It will be performed on historical instruments made in Fitzrovia by the festival musicians,...
FitzFest 2019 presents The Fitzrovian Flute at the Fitzrovia Chapel. It is a late night solo concert. Neil Mclaren plays William Alwyn and Gordon Jacob. He performs on an original 1890s Rudal Carte flute. These instruments were made on Berners Street, Fitzrovia. Tickets are £10 on the door or you can buy via Eventbrite. The...
Between 19 and 23 June, FitzFest, the annual festival of arts and culture centred on Fitzrovia, will be holding events throughout the area, with many taking place in the chapel. We are again pleased to host concerts, yoga, poetry readings and Wireless Contemplation sessions. Some of these are free, others low cost. We have listed...
As part of FitzFest 2019, come along to the Late Night Duo Concert at the Fitzrovia Chapel. It is an evening of English Folk Songs, including Vaughan Williams's Blake Songs for oboe and soprano. Charlotte Beament: soprano Daniel Bates: oboe FitzFest keeps ticket prices as low as possible. Entry is £10. You can pay cash...
Between 19 and 23 June, FitzFest, the annual festival of arts and culture centred on Fitzrovia, will be holding events throughout the area, with many taking place in the chapel. We are again pleased to host concerts, yoga, poetry readings and Wireless Contemplation sessions. Some of these are free, others low cost. We have listed...
Spend a wonderful lunchtime listening to chamber music as part of FitzFest 2019. There are details of other events at www.fitzfest.co.uk. Bach Solo Violin Music Maria Polish solo violin This is event is free. Please just turn up. You don't need a ticket.
Come along to the Closing Night Gala Chamber Music Concert “Pure Bliss” at the Fitzrovia Chapel. The composer is Sir Arthur Bliss (a famous Fitzrovian!) Programme: Bliss- Oboe Quintet Bliss- Clarinet Quintet Musicians: Daniel Bates oboe Katherine Spencer clarinet Bea Phillips violin Laura Lutzke violin Adam Newman viola Hanna Sloane cello FitzFest tries to keep...
Join FitzFest for the final event at the chapel for 2019. Enjoy the splendour of the Fitzrovia Chapel as you listen to this Late Night Solo Concert. Music: Pip Eastop ‘Set the Wild Echoes Flying’ – for Solo Natural Horn The music will be interspersed with poetry by Keats, Tennyson and Auden. These are poems...
The historical area of Fitzrovia, London, has a rich cultural past and fascinating stories attached to its nightlife (and indeed daylife). Starting at Goodge Street Underground Station, we explore the lives of actors, musicians, artists and literary figures that made their home in the pubs and cafes of Fitzrovia. Come and meet the people like...
