Breathe lunchtime concert programme Jan - Mar 2015

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St Thomas’ Hospital

FREE Performances Mondays 1– 2pm in Central Hall

January to March 2015

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These free lunchtime concerts are brought to you by Breathe Arts Health Research in partnership with Guy’s & St Thomas’ Charity.

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Mondays 1–2pm, in Central Hall,St Thomas’ Hospital

Performances at St Thomas’ Hospital are held:

Please see map towards centre of programme.

This season’s programme of concerts focuses on the voice as an instrument in its own right and how that gives expression and meaning to our lives. We are featuring works by poets and writers, a capella groups, choirs, classical singers and artists who like to experiment with the incredible sounds the human voice is capable of producing. Naturally, we are taking in some cultural events along the way, launching 2015 with a celebration of The King, Elvis Presley.

Breathe aims to deliver a diverse and engaging performing arts and health programme across the clinical and public spaces of Guy’s and St Thomas’ hospitals and the local communities of Lambeth & Southwark. Breathe works in collaboration with health and cultural partners to design innovative ways to use the arts and creativity in healthcare to:

Improve clinical outcomes for patients

Enrich the healthcare environment for patients, staff and visitors

Develop individual and community engagement with their health and wellbeing

Provide unique training opportunities for clinical and non-clinical staff

Website: www.breatheahr.org Twitter: @BreatheAHRFacebook: www.facebook.com/breatheahrEmail: [email protected]: 020 3290 2013

Our Performers

Kai Hoffman QuartetMonday 12th January

Truly rocking & rolling us into the new year — Kai  has been a fan of The King since early childhood. Today she gives a sizzling concert to celebrate his 80th birthday. Forget your winter blues and instead pull on those blue suede shoes!

Maria RazumovskayaMonday 19th January

The piano is possibly the most versatile and exciting of  all instruments. However, making it evoke the human voice has possibly been its greatest challenge. Maria explores how the Romantic composer Ferenc Liszt saw this potential hurdle as the inspiration behind some of his greatest piano works.

January 2015

Monday 5th January

NO CONCERT

Celebrating Elvis’ 80th Birthday

Flekd play beautiful world folk-inspired melodies from a contemporary jazz perspective, creating a  unique, fresh sound that is uplifting and  stirring. Balancing weaving melodies and intricate improvisations with world music grooves and  rich textures, they create “a beautiful blend that satisfies, while lightening the spirit and soothing the soul.”

Monday 26th January

Flekd

As famous for her extravagant costumes as for her soulful, classically trained voice, Gabby has been likened to that of Kate Bush, Tori Amos and Edith Piaf. Today the Gabby Young Quartet will perform a unique arrangement of Gabby’s own songs, stripped back to showcase her amazing stories.

Newent Community School and Sixth Form Centre are on a mission: to bring their musical talent out to the community for pure entertainment. The students present a lively and mixed programme of classical, pop music and jazz.

Monday 2nd February

Monday 16th February

Gabby Young Quartet

Newent Community School & Sixth Form College

February 2015

Truly appreciating the art of swing and knowing its place in history, The Shirt Tail Stompers are one of Europe’s leading swing bands. Influenced by the prohibition-era speakeasies and the rich sounds of Dixie and New Orleans, their music harks back to the swing and trad-jazz of the 20s, 30s and 40s.

Monday 9th February

The Shirt Tail Stompers

Monday 2nd March

Breathe Harp Ensemble

Come and experience the mesmerising sound of a harp ensemble. The performance is given by Breathe’s resident harpists who usually play solo in the wards and clinical spaces around the two hospitals but who have joined together for a unique and special concert.

March 2015

Monday 9th March

Airlie Scott & Friends

This all female jazz band bring you a  special concert for International Women’s Day celebrating the joy &  strength of women in jazz — from the women that sang the blues through jazz divas to  contemporary women songwriters and  lyricists. The  performance includes an original composition from each member of the band.

Come jive like it’s 1955! The Milkshakers are the consummate Rock ‘n’ Roll band who will whisk you back to the fifties and  really get you frothed up and shaken out. Join them for some lively swinging numbers and rockin’ hits all served up in a big bubble of fun.

Monday 23rd February

The Milkshakers

Celebrating International Women’s Day

St David’s Day Celebrations

Relax to an afternoon of Javanese gamelan music performed by the Southbank Gamelan Players. Enjoy a  blend of soothing gongs, metallophones and drums mixed with mesmerising vocals, and be transported to the mystical island of Java.

Monday 23rd March

Monday 16th March

Ranagri

Featuring flutes, harp, bodhran, guitar, bouzouki and vocals, Ranagri fuse Celtic folk with original song writing and vibrant instrumentals. Individually they have recorded with Peter Gabriel, Tony Christie, Jonny Greenwood and on film soundtracks including The Hobbit. They will perform a vibrant set of Irish folksongs and  original music to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day.

Southbank Gamelan Players

With an immediately arresting voice and a unique guitar style that takes elements of folk fingerpicking, Flamenco and West African music, Jamie Doe’s songs sound deceptively simple at first but open up to reveal a real warmth, humour and wisdom. The Magic Lantern is an artist with a truly unique voice and original song-writing talent.

Monday 30th March

The Magic Lantern

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Please Join Us

Lunchtime Performances are held Mondays 1–2pm,

in Central Hall, South Wing within St Thomas’ Hospital

www.breatheahr.org

arts health research

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www.breatheahr.org

LunchtimePerformanceProgramme

FREE Performances Wednesdays 1–2pm in the Hospital Chapel

Guy’s Hospital

arts health research

Creative

Approaches

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Protect our environment, please recycle after use

Contains material sourced from responsibly managed forests

These free lunchtime concerts are brought to you by Breathe Arts Health Research in partnership with Guy’s & St Thomas’ Charity.

arts health research

Creative

Approaches

to Healthcare

Website: www.breatheahr.org Twitter: @BreatheAHRFacebook: www.facebook.com/breatheahrEmail: [email protected]: 020 3290 2013

Improve clinical outcomes for patients

Enrich the healthcare environment for patients, staff and visitors

Develop individual and community engagement with their health and wellbeing

Provide unique training opportunities for clinical and non-clinical staff

a warm welcome

Performances at Guy’s Hospital are held:

Wednesdays 1–2pmGuy’s Hospital ChapelDuring the ongoing development of the Atrium spaces at Guy’s, concerts will be taking place in the Hospital Chapel. This is located to the side of the car park directly on St Thomas’ Street. Many thanks to the Chaplaincy in supporting us with this move.

This season’s programme of concerts focuses on the voice as an instrument in its own right and how that gives expression and meaning to our lives. We are featuring works by poets and writers, a capella groups, choirs, classical singers and artists who like to experiment with the incredible sounds the human voice is capable of producing. Naturally, we are taking in some cultural events along the way, launching 2015 with a celebration of The King, Elvis Presley.

Breathe aims to deliver a diverse and engaging performing arts and health programme across the clinical and public spaces of Guy’s and St Thomas’ hospitals and the local communities of Lambeth & Southwark. Breathe works in collaboration with health and cultural partners to design innovative ways to use the arts and creativity in healthcare to:

Our Performers

Inspirational songs of enchantment and soul quests by Joanna Foster weave a magical fusion of world influences, jazz and soul. Following in the footsteps of Bobby McFerrin and Sweet Honey in The Rock, Anima blend their voices together a  cappella style with sublime skill.

Wednesday 14th January

Anima

January 2015

Rising star Lánre is a singer song-writer who is  rapidly making a name for herself on the music scene. Her unique sound is a potent mix, combining acoustic folk and soul, blended with captivating storytelling, all influenced by her Nigerian Yoruba heritage.

LánreWednesday 21st January

Wednesday 7th January

NO CONCERT

World famous tenor Yuri Sabatini is joined by  friends Birgit Beer (soprano) and Mauricio Barra (piano) in a  lyrical concert dedicated to the work of Mozart. Singing pieces from some of Mozart’s most famous operas, be swept into a world of passion, drama and magic.

Wednesday 28th January

Celebrating Mozart’s Birthday

February 2015

Forming a new trio for voice, keyboard instruments and percussion are Melanie Pappenheim Genevieve Wilkins and Kate Halsall. With their diverse range of musical experience in classical, theatre, film and pop music, the trio draws together their mutual interests in experimental sound worlds and intimate visual effects with some stunning results.

Melanie Pappenheim & GuestsWednesday 11th February

Kathleen Ferrier — Whattalife!

World Cancer Awareness Day

Wednesday 4th February

A superb and poignant show with music, portraying Kathleen’s vivacious love of life, tragically cut short by breast cancer, incorporating her songs and great sense of fun. Lucy Stevens has created a charming and totally engaging performance, directed and accompanied by Elizabeth Marcus.

Yuri Sabatini

To celebrate Chinese New Year (The Year of the Sheep), we take you on a seasonal journey through the music of China, performing a selection of solo and group pieces from traditional and regional repertories as well as popular melodies and modern pieces. The  trio’s signature sound is a fresh interpretation and  arrangement of traditional and  contemporary Chinese musical works.

Wednesday 18th February

The Silk String Trio

Step into a magical world of words, imaginative storytelling, inspired poetry and  music. Prize-winning wordsmiths Cath  Drake and Mima Khalvati, together with cellist Shirley Smart will take you on a literary journey to  celebrate world book day and inspire you to dive into reading.

Wednesday 4th March

Cath Drake & Guests

Singing a collection of songs in gospel style that you wouldn’t expect a gospel choir to  sing, Gospel Essence fuse numerous genres of music — jazz, rock, classical, African, contemporary — and then give it a new twist. Singing straight from the heart, this is music to uplift the soul and raise the roof.

Wednesday 25th February

Gospel Essence

Chinese New Year Celebrations

March 2015

Celebrating World Book Day

The Riot Ensemble’s co-principal pianist Claudia Maria Racovicean performs a concert of stunning and intensely expressive art songs, giving life to Hugo Wolf’s famous poems Mörike Songs. These songs have been transcribed for Claudia by her husband. Other songs for voice and piano will be accompanied by an artist painting live.

Wednesday 11th March

The Riot Ensemble

Rimsky-Korsakov is one of the Big Five composers in Russian classical music. The Gilbert Trio are all musicians drawn from the Royal Academy of Music who will be celebrating a variety of  Rimsky-Korsakov’s works for piano, flute and cello, including a beautiful rendition of the ‘Piano Trio in C minor’.

Wednesday 18th March

Royal Academy of Music: Gilbert Trio

Wednesday 25th March

Titled Creative Madness in Song this concert is  a  ground-breaking project in collaboration with the The Maudsley Charitable Trust. Taking texts written by mental health service users, young composers have combined these texts with music and poetry and created new songs, with the aim of de-stigmatising mental illness.

Song In The City

Celebrating Rimsky-Korsakov’s birthday

Lunchtime Performances are held Wednesdays 1–2pm, in The Guy’s Hospital Chapel, close to the St Thomas’ Street entrance

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Breath, voice and the art of expression... arts health research

This concert season we present a number of performances that show how using the voice itself as an instrument of expression can become a powerful tool that allows us to give life to our thoughts, emotions and imagination.

The performers explore this theme in their own unique ways — be it through traditional song (both accompanied or a cappella), through singing collectively, through the poetry and lyrics of their song-writing and experiences of the world, by turning the traditional process of song-writing on its head or simply by experimenting with the amazing sounds that the human voice can produce. Throughout history artists have sought creative ways to express themselves, sometimes without ever being able to use the voice at all, and we include this element to show the amazing skill of composers to do this effectively.

New Year New ConnectionsWe also welcome some exciting new partnerships — London’s Southbank Centre and Song in the City make their debut appearances with us this season and we look forward to working with them over the coming year.

Reading GroupFrom March we take our theme of the voice a step further; partnering with The Reader organisation, we will be offering patients and staff the opportunity to experience how writers use their voice to express their thoughts and emotions and explore what impact this may have on our own life. A regular reading group is planned for St Thomas’ in the Knowledge & Information Centre. Watch out for more information on this in the new year.

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12 Kai Hoffman Quartet Rock & Roll

19 Maria Razumovskaya Classical Piano

26 Flekd Jazz

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14 Anima A Capella

21 Lánre Contemporary Song

28 Yuri Sabatini Classical Opera

02 Gabby Young Quartet Modern Swing

09 The Shirt Tail Stompers Jazz & Swing

16 Newent Community School & Sixth Form College Mixed Music

23 The Milkshakers Rock & Roll

02 Breathe Harp Ensemble Classical Harps

09 Airlie Scott & Friends Jazz

16 Ranagri Irish Folk Music

23 Southbank Gamelan Players Gamelan

30 The Magic Lantern Folk

04 Cath Drake & Guests Song & Spoken Word

11 The Riot Ensemble Classical Music

18 Gilbert Trio Classical Music

25 Song In The City Song

04 Whattalife! One-Woman Show

11 Melanie Pappenheim & Guests Contemporary Classical

18 The Silk String Trio Classical Chinese Music

25 Gospel Essence Gospel Singing

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