English Chamber Choir
Conductor: Guy Protheroe Pianists: Simon Callaghan & Hiro Takenouchi Schubert : Ständchen D920 Schubert : Gebet D815 Schubert : Marches Caractéristiques D968b Brahms : Liebeslieder Waltzes Op.52 Fauré : Cantique de Jean Racine Op.11 Fauré : Madrigal Op.35 Britten : Gloriana Op.53: Choral Dances Sellars : Kissing Songs The English Chamber Choir celebrates its Fortieth […]
Dobrinsky / Blaumane / Foo Trio
‘- Shlomy Dobrinsky violin – Kristina Blaumane ‘cello – Mei Yi Foo piano Saint-Saëns : Trio No.1 in F Op.18 Tchaikovsky : Trio in A minor Op.50 £9 tickets £4 for full-time students (free entry for under-16s) Doors open at 17.30. Start 18.30
Gala Concert
Featuring our patron – the actor Timothy West, virtuoso violinist Thomas Gould and other distinguished musicians. Performances of: Vivaldi: The Four Seasons Messager: Suite from ‘The Two Pigeons’ (arr. Palmer) [UK Premiere] Saint-Saens: Carnival of the Animals £12 tickets on the door (free entry for under-16s), box office opens at 17.30.
Sunday Lecture – The Ethics of Open Borders
In this lecture I argue that immigration controls have no place in liberal political theory. At present the movement of people across national borders is seen as an anomaly to be tolerated by nation states who maintain close control over border crossings. This strikes me as itself an anomaly given the ease with which we […]
Betty Bourne: “It goes with the shoes”
GALHA presents; Betty Bourne: “It goes with the shoes”; It Goes With the Shoes tells the story of gay rights icon Bette Bourne who took on the establishment with high heels and lipstick playing a vital role in the fight for gay liberation during the 70’s & 80’s.; With camp-wit and outrageous humour the film […]
Stand up for Russia!
London LGBT Humanists presents; Galha is proud to present an evening of stand-up featuring some of the country’s very finest comic talent to raise money for the Russian LGBT Network.; Featuring:; Tom Allen; One of the funniest acts on the circuit…he has continued to storm every gig he does. GQ Magazine Gives the tradition of […]
Things That Go Bump in the Night
The Central London Humanist Group present; Please come and join us if you dare and have survived Halloween for a special spooky CLHG talk. Skeptics Chris French and Deborah Hyde will be discussing all things that go bump in the night but will mainly concentrate on two of our favourite supernatural beings ghosts and vampires. […]
Sunday Lecture: Spirits on the Brain
Spirits on the brain: Insights from psychology and neuroscience; Belief in spirits can be found in all human societies and a substantial proportion of the population claim to have had direct contact with a spiritual realm beyond ordinary experience. This talk presents an overview of scientific research into sleep paralysis near-death/out-of-body experiences and reincarnation claims […]
Believing in Free Will – Do We Have Any Choice?
The Central London Humanist Group presents; Believing in Free Will – Do We Have Any Choice?; CLHG members Jeffrey Herrmann and Alice Fuller will present two short presentations exploring these classic questions of philosophy and science. There will then be an opportunity for questions and discussion.; Door at 6.30 pm for talk at 7.00 p.m.; […]