Things To Do: Music

TUESDAY 15 MAY
Davina & the Vagabonds
A fresh spin on an old sound: a combination of Blues, Jazz, Dixieland and Ragtime. Sassy and feisty, Davina could be described as the Memphis Minnie of today, except for the fact that she doesn’t play guitar, instead playing piano in a gin-house style.
8pm; tickets £10.
Half Moon, 93 Lower Richmond Road, Putney SW15 1EU
020 8780 9383
www.halfmoon.co.uk

TUESDAY 15 MAY
The Temperance Seven
Who could have predicted that a band, which hit the top of the charts in 1961 with a song and style that were already forty years out of date, would still be around in 2012, still playing the same style of music…… now over eighty years out of date!
7.30pm, £14.00
Epsom Playhouse
01372 742555
www.epsomplayhouse.co.uk

WEDNESDAY 16 MAY
Carousel
Banstead Operatic Society is presenting Rogers & Hammerstein’s Carousel - one of the most powerful books of musical theatre and perfectly matches its extraordinary score. With its ever-present social themes still relevant today, Carousel includes the classics If I Loved You, Mr Snow, Blow High, Blow Low and June Is Bustin Out All Over.
Till Sat 19 May; 7.30pm, Sat mat 2.30pm; tickets £12-£14.
Adrian Man Theatre, Nescot, Reigate Road, Ewell KT17 3DS
07716 496878
www.banaos.org.uk

WEDNESDAY 16 MAY
Banstead Operatic Society's 'Carousel'
'Carousel' was named 'Best Musical of the 20th Century' by Time Magazine. Orders by post to: Banstead & Nork Amateur Operatic Society, 181 Maiden Road, Cheam, Surrey SM3 8QY. Payment with order, enclose SAE.
7.30pm & 2.30pm, £12.00 Saturday Matinee £13.00 Wednesday/Thursdasy £14.00 Friday/Saturday
Till Saturday 19 May
Adrian Mann Theatre, Nescot, Reigate Road, Ewell, KT17 3DS
07716 496878
john@banaos.org.uk
www.banaos.org.uk

THURDAY 17 MAY
Counterfeit Stones
The Counterfeit Stones celebrate their 21st anniversary with yet another ‘Sham Rock’ experience - 19th Bogus Breakdown - at the Epsom Playhouse on Thursday 17 May.
£19.50
Epsom Playhouse
01372 742555
www.epsomplayhouse.co.uk

FRIDAY 18 MAY
Radio Daze
Radio Daze formed in 2004 as a duo - David Ahmed and Faebhean Kwest - from a chance meeting at the QuecumBar. Their cosmopolitan music encompasses both 30s, 40s and even 50s/60s sounds. 18+.
6pm; free before 8pm, £5 after.
Le QuecumBar, 42-44 Battersea High Street, Battersea SW11 3HX
020 7787 2227
www.quecumbar.co.uk

SATURDAY 19 MAY
Organ Recital
Third Annual Organ Recital by David Adkins, organist at St Saviour, Raynes Park. Programme includes Prelude & Fugue in E minor J.S. Bach Elgar’s Organ Sonata, plus music by Saint-Saens, Karg-Elert and David Adkins.
7.30-10pm; tickets £10 inc programme and refreshments.
St Saviour’s Church, Grand Drive, Raynes Park SW20 9DG
020 8397 0805
www.stsaviour.net

SATURDAY 19 MAY
Alan Brown Piano Recital
Piano concerto soloist Alan Brown will again be playing the Steinway, but this time in a solo recital of colourful and exciting romantic, virtuosic repertoire. Each piece on the programme has a special memory or significance for him, from going out at night to listen for nightingales with his first piano teacher, to performing the romantic concerto repertoire.
7.30pm; tickets £10-£15.
Epsom Playhouse, Ashley Avenue, Epsom KT18 5AL
01372 742555
www.epsomplayhouse.co.uk

SATURDAY 19 MAY
Discover Dance!
Whether you are a committed dancer or someone who just loves to watch, this event will showcase tap, tango, street & contemporary dance in the Discover Dance! Show and there is also a chance for you to have a go yourself at two Discover Dance! Workshops.
1.30pm, £5.00 Adults, Under 16s Free
Landmark Arts Centre, Ferry Road, Teddington, TW11 9NN
020 8977 7558
www.landmarkartscentre.org

SUNDAY 20 MAY
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Acclaimed British clarinettist Sarah Williamson takes centre stage to perform Mozart’s ethereal and beautiful Clarinet Concerto. This magnificent concerto is framed by two equally well-loved works: Mendelssohn’s sunny ‘Italian’ Symphony and Beethoven’s masterful Symphony No.4.
7.30pm; tickets £12-£32.
Rose Theatre, 24-26 High Street, Kingston KT1 1HL
0844 4821 556
www.rosetheatrekingston.org

WEDNESDAY 23 MAY
Bjorn Berge
Bjorn Berge’s finger picking style is unique and has made him a popular performer on the European stage, as well as Canada and the US. For the last 15 years he has been fully occupied with his solo career as a guitarist and to cultivate and explore the possibilities of playing 6 and 12-string guitar.
8pm; tickets £10.
Half Moon, 93 Lower Richmond Road, Putney SW15 1EU
020 8780 9383
www.halfmoon.co.uk

SATURDAY 26 MAY
Saturday Night Live! Errol Linton
Errol Linton and band The Blues Vibe, play eclectic British blues, but with a nod to his Caribbean heritage. Singer, songwriter, harp player and bandleader, Errol carries the legacy of Little Walter, Junior Wells and Sonny Boy Williamson, moving the genre forward by combining 50s Chicago blues with gentle Jamaica rhythms.
8pm; tickets £10, concs £8.
The Colour House Theatre, Merton Abbey Mills SW19 2RD
020 8542 5511
www.colourhousetheatre.co.uk

SATURDAY 26 MAY
I Was Glad: Music for the Diamond Jubilee
This choral concert by Fulham Camerata will feature Coronation music (Parry, Vaughan Williams, Walton), celebrations of Queen Elizabeth I, and a world premiere in praise of our current Queen by Julian Marshall, whose Dancing in the City was a big 1970s hit.
7.30pm start; tickets £12, concs £10.
St Mary’s Church, Church Path, Merton Park SW19 3HJ
020 8542 8687
www.stmarysmerton.org.uk

SUNDAY 27 MAY
Sunday Evening Music Among Friends
The Colour House Ensemble with Caroline Marwood (oboe) and Sarah Thurlow (clarinet) plays two great chamber classics, Bach’s Concerto for Violin and Oboe and Brahms’s Clarinet Quintet, together with music by Albinoni and Martinu.
7.30pm; tickets £12, concs £9
07949 593431
The Colour House Theatre, Merton Abbey Mills, Merantun Way SW19 2RD

WEDNESDAY 30 MAY
Curtains
Wimbledon Light Opera Society presents a musical comedy whodunit. As the show opens, the egregiously untalented leading lady, Jessica Cranshaw is a threat: she can’t sing, act, or dance. She is murdered during her opening night curtain call and the entire company comes under suspicion. Can Lt. Frank Cioffi solve the case, save the show, and get the girl before the curtain rises without getting falling victim himself?
Till Sat 2 Jun; 7.30pm, Sat mat 2.30pm; tickets £16, concs £13.
London Oratory School Arts Centre, Fulham
07722 316101
www.wlos.org.uk/tickets

SUNDAY 3 JUNE
Sung Eucharist & Jubilee Lunch
A special sung Eucharist at St Mary’s Church (10am). This service will include Coronation anthems and a dramatic re-enactment of the Coronation Service. Afterwards St Mary’s joins with local residents groups to hold the Merton Park Big Jubilee Lunch (12 noon) in the adjoining glebe fields. People will picnic to the music of the Cobham Brass Band and there will be races, games and a best crown competition for children with a tug of war for grown-ups. Tickets required for Big Jubilee Lunch.
St Mary’s Merton and Merton Park.
events.stmarys@gmail.com
www.stmarysmerton.org.uk

SATURDAY 16 JUNE
Celebrations of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee
Thames Philharmonic Choir celebrate the Jubilee in song. The Triumphs of Oriana was compiled in honour of Queen Elizabeth 1, Handel’s anthems adorned the Coronation of George II. A Garland for the Queen and Britten’s opera on the life of Elizabeth I celebrated the Queen’s accession in 1952.
7.30pm; tickets £10-£15.
St Paul’s Church, Augustus Road, Wimbledon Park SW19 6EW
07522 524081
www.thamesphilchoir.org.uk

SATURDAY 23 JUNE
It’s the Ritz!
Diamond Jubilee Attic Theatre Company and the Merton & Morden Guild return with It’s The Ritz! The show is a celebration of dance, music and song; young and old, singing and dancing their way through the decades of the Queen’s reign!
Charles Cryer Studio, 39 High Street, Carshalton SM5 3BB
020 8770 6990
www.suttontheatres.co.uk

WEDNESDAY 27 JUNE
A Right Royal Knees Up
Feel good performance packed with sing-a-long memories spanning four weddings and a Coronation. From the 1940s to the new millennium, this is a show will get your spirits soaring, your hands clapping and your voices bellowing out these timeless classics in the rousing flag waving finale.
2.30pm.
Epsom Playhouse, Ashley Avenue, Epsom KT18 5AL
01372 742555
www.epsomplayhouse.co.uk

MONDAYS
Salsa Classes
Salsa classes for all levels, from beginners to advanced, every Monday.
8pm-9pm, with dancing after; £6.
La Tasca, 52 High Street, Kingston KT1 1EU
will@suavesalsa.com

TUESDAYS
Lantern Singers
Lantern Singers is an informal choir who meet every Tuesday to have fun singing a range of songs and different styles of music together. Led by Tim Boniface.
7.30-9.30pm; £60 per term.
Lantern Arts Centre, Tolverne Road SW20 8RA
020 8944 5794
www.lanternarts.org

WEDNESDAYS
Dove House Singers Weekly Meeting
Non-auditioned community choir meets every Wednesday. Directed by Ross Jelf, there’s no need to read music. All welcome.
8-9pm; £6 per week.
St Margaret’s Church, Putney Park Lane, SW15 5HU

THURSDAYS
Acoustic Open Mic
Running for just over two years - Sign Up, Plug In and Perform!
Sign up 8pm, performances start 9pm.
The Nelson Arms, 15 Merton High Street SW19 1DF
020 3132 4590
www.thenelson.co.uk

THURSDAYS
Open Mic Sessions
Live acoustic music – if you would like to play get your name down at 8pm. There will be a showcase of the best acts on the last Thursday of every month.
8pm.
The Duchess, 101 Battersea Park Road SW8 4DS
020 7627 4711
www.theduchessbattersea.com

THURSDAYS
Live at Bosco lounge
Ben Matthews and friends - Acoustic sets live in the lounge. Mojitos £5 all night. Nuffield Health members eceive 20% off food.
Bosco Lounge, St. Marks Hill, Surbiton KT6 4LQ
020 8339 5720
www.hotelbosco.co.uk

FRIDAYS
Jazz Trumpet and Guitar
Weekly live Jazz Standards, Latin, Ballads and Bebop at Baroque
Antiques and Fine Art.
2.30-5pm.
Baroque Antiques and Fine Art, 148 Arthur Road, Wimbledon SW19 8AQ

FRIDAYS & SATURDAYS
Club Crawdaddy
The main bar at Half Moon plays host to free Crawdaddy nights. Resident DJs play vintage rock ‘n’ roll, rhythm and blues, rockabilly, jump, jive and swing, surf, ska and other retro sounds to a mixed crowd in a fun, candlelit vibe.
9.30pm-1am; free.
Half Moon Putney, 93 Lower Richmond Road SW15 1EU
020 8780 9383
www.halfmoon.co.uk

SATURDAYS
Monkeyfunk
Features house and club classics in the Theatre, and funk, soul ska, rock ‘n’ roll and original jump blues in the Ballroom.
11pm-2am; £6, free with Banana Cabaret tickets.
77 Bedford Hill, Balham SW12 9HD
020 8682 8940
www.thebedford.co.uk

SATURDAYS
Jazz Sessions
Sessions with the best of London’s jazz and Latin musicians and singers.
2pm.
The Duchess, 101 Battersea Park Road SW8 4DS
020 7627 4711
www.theduchessbattersea.com

SUNDAYS
The Church
If you fancy a few drinks, a laugh, a dance and the chance to sing your heart out to some new and classic rock on a Sunday afternoon then Church is the place for you.
12-4pm.
Clapham Grand, 21-25 St John’s Hill, Clapham Junction SW11 1TT
020 7223 6523
www.claphamgrand.com

WEEKLY
Live Jazz
Live music concerts every night of the week, with lunchtime gigs every Sunday. First come, first served.
7.30pm, Sun lunchtimes 1pm.
Bulls Head Jazz Room, 373 Lonsdale Rd SW13 9PY
020 8876 5241
www.thebullshead.com

WEEKLY
Euphonix
Euphonix is the community choir which holds weekly rehearsals at the Rose Theatre. Please contact the choir for more information.
10am-12pm.
Rose Theatre, 24-26 High Street, Kingston, KT1 1HL
020 8546 4086 (Marylin Mason)
info@euphonix.org.uk

ONGOING
Surbiton Farmers’ Market Needs Talent
The award-winning community market, held on the third Saturday of the month on Surbiton’s Maple Road, is looking for musicians to enhance the ambiance of the street with live music. Auditions will take place in early May. Apart from winning an appreciative audience, chosen musicians will also be presented with a grand trophy and treated to a box of market goodies.
April-May, Times TBC
Maple Road, Surbiton, KT6 4AG
talent@mapleroadsurbiton.co.uk

ONGOING
Motown Fridays
The soul of Detroit, in the heart of Putney. Fish & Grill Live presents Mr Smooth C playing 60's & 70's Motown, soul and classic pop.
Till Friday 18 May
8.00pm, £8.00
Fish & Grill Putney, 200-204 Putney Bridge Road, Putney, SW15 2NA
02082464140
info@fishandputney.co.uk
www.fishandgrillputney.co.uk

ONGOING
Starlight Express
One of the best loved and longest running musicals in theatrical history, Starlight Express is back for a new production. With two hours of speed, spectacle, energy and turbo charged excitement, an electrifying sound track, dazzling sets and costumes, extraordinary roller-choreography and some of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical hits.
Till Sat 19 May; 7.30pm, Thur & Sat mat 2.30pm; tickets £19.50-£46.
New Wimbledon Theatre, The Broadway, Wimbledon SW19 1QG
0844 871 7646
www.atgtickets.com/wimbledon