Hackney Proms Concerts
Hackney Empire Spice Festival: 5th July 2009, 6pm
The Helen Chadwick Group: Hackney Empire Sings.
This concert is a tribute to those who inspire. One voice, many voices, many voices as one. An uplifting feast of vocal harmony with lyrics from poets across the world.
To celebrate the life and work of the late Hackney GP, Dr. Gaby Tobias, a new trust fund, Helping Hackney Health will be launched in her name.
Helen Chadwick Group • Book Tickets
Hackney Empire Spice Festival: 14th July 2009, 6pm
To celebrate the 200th anniversary of Felix Mendelssohn this year, Hackney Proms and Battuta return to the Hackney Empire for another fascinating historical concert: No. 3, Leipziger Straße
We present a thrilling evening of music and drama, set in 1820s Berlin at the home of the remarkable Mendelssohn family. The programme will include chamber works and songs by the child prodigies, Fanny and Felix, as well as pieces by the old masters they admired; Bach, Handel and Haydn.
The period-instrument ensemble Battuta are joined once again by the hugely popular baritone Thomas Guthrie, and by David Owen Norris, renowned as one of the most innovative and brilliant pianists of our generation.
Christmas 2008
A Christmas concert on Sunday December 21st, featuring the wind ensemble Circle of Fifths.
Christmas 2007
A Day in the Life of Baroque London
Christmas 2006
Autumn 2005 Series
Battuta's second series featured a wonderful array of music including works by Bach, Boccherini, Corelli, Haydn, Mozart and Handel, with a performance by award-winning countertenor Iestyn Davies.
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Spring 2005 Series
In its inagural season, The Hackney Proms and Battuta presented 3 concerts at the Hackney Empire, with a selection of favourites from the Baroque period including Vivaldi's Four Seasons, Biber Battalia and Bach's 5th Brandenburg Concerto.
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