PROMS AT ST JUDES - HAMPSTEAD HEATH 2012

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PROMS AT ST JUDES

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Saint Jude's ~

is the parish church of the world-renowned model community of Hampstead Garden Suburb.

It is a Christian community worshipping in the Anglican/Episcopal tradition.

Our style of liturgy and spirituality is catholic.

However, Christians of all types of churchmanship have found a home here.

The church is in the West Barnet Deanery of the Edmonton Area of the Diocese of London, Church of England.



This magnificent Grade I Listed building is generally considered to be Lutyens' finest church.

It is one of only two 20th Century churches to feature in Simon Jenkins' recent and highly acclaimed book, "England's Thousand Best Churches".

The church has a strong musical tradition and is the venue for The 'PROMS AT ST JUDE'S' annual music festival each June.

Proms at St. Jude's Festival 2011
Hampstead Garden Suburb        
London NW11 7AH
18-26 June 2011



Dame Felicity Lott and Sir Thomas Allen are to lead a star cast in this year's Proms at St Jude's Festival.

The midsummer celebration of music and heritage will take place from 18 to 26 June 2011 at Lutyens's landmark church of St Jude-on-the-Hill in Hampstead Garden Suburb, north-west London.

Other festival highlights include:

  •   an Opera Gala by the London International Orchestra under the baton of Toby Purser to    open the festival

  •   a piano recital by Leeds prize-winner Alessandro Taverna

  •   the Wihan String Quartet with cellist Raphael Wallfisch

  •   a performance of Carmina Burana featuring members of the choir of Merton College,    Oxford

  •   the Greenwich Trio with a programme including Mozart, Rachmaninov and Mendelssohn

  •   Last Night of the Proms with the Southbank Sinfonia

CLICK ON THE IMAGE BELOW TO SEE THE FULL 2011 PROMS LEAFLET

Free lunchtime events will support rising young musicians and include concerts for children.  Local conductor Robert Max and his pupils will be performing a cello quartet; there will be a string quartet from students at the Royal Academy of Music; and the Purcell School's Elastic Band will open with a concert entitled 'Round the World in 60 minutes'.

Jazz lovers will be pleased to welcome back Stacey Kent and her band, who last performed at Proms in 2008.  Maria Friedman, leading lady of Broadway and London's West End, will be making her debut at the Festival.

As in previous years, funds raised will go to support Toynbee Hall, the charity helping the disadvantaged in Tower Hamlets, and the North London Hospice, which cares for people with terminal illness in the boroughs of Barnet, Enfield and Haringey.

Four guided heritage walks in the Suburb and two starting at Toynbee Hall will give visitors the cultural context to this fantastic festival.
Booking information

Book securely online at www.promsatstjudes.org.uk.   Booking for the general public opens on Tuesday 26th April, but earlier for Friends.  To become a Friend, visit www.promsatstjudes.org.uk and click on 'Friends' or call 020 8455 1025.

Telephone booking opens on 1st June on 020 8458 8798.

Venue details

St Jude-on-the-Hill, Central Square, Hampstead Garden Suburb, London NW11 7AH. http://bit.ly/8DN8wF

Travel to Golders Green station by bus or on the Northern Line. From there St Jude's is a pleasant 10-15 minute walk or a short journey on the H2 bus.

www.promsatstjudes.org.uk

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