BARBICAN LIFE


Anne Sofie von Otter (Opera Course 1982) is joined by pianist Bengt Forsberg and accordionist Bengan Janson for a concert of French chansons including works by Debussy, Fauré, Ravel and Saint-Saëns. Von Otter studied on the School’s Opera Course with Vera Rózsa.


Thomas Adès Photo by Brian Voice


The series continues in 2014, on 26 February, with a concert from violinist Tasmin Little (Violin 1986) with pianist Martin Roscoe, who also teaches at the School. The concert will include sonatas by Mozart, Fauré, Ravel and Franck. Tasmin Little studied with Pauline Scott and won the School’s prestigious Gold Medal. She was awarded an OBE in the 2012 Birthday Honours.


Anne Sofie von Otter Photo by Ewa-Marie Rundquist


The final recital in the series will be given by Toby Spence (Opera Course 1995) with pianist and fellow alumnus Julian Milford on 2 May 2014. Spence will sing a selection of songs by Schubert including Im Abendrot, Bei dir allein, Des Fisch


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Liebesglück and Am Fenster, set alongside Beethoven’s An Die Ferne Geliebteand Schubert’sDich


terliebe.


Toby Spence studied with David Pollard whilst at the School. The Alumni Recital Series is in support of the School’s Scholarships Fund.


Guildhall Symphony Orchestra The first two Guildhall Symphony Orchestra concerts in the new Milton Court Concert Hall take place on 4 October and 29 November. James Gaffigan returns to conduct the orchestra and chorus in a performance of Elgar’s Cockaigne Overtureand Beethoven’s Symph


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October in the first public event at Milton Court. Soloists include alumni Katherine Broderick, Cátia Moreso, Timothy Robinson and Derek Welton. On 29 November the Guildhall Symphony Orchestra is conducted by Takuo Yuasa at the Barbican Hall in a performance of Schoenberg’s Pelleas & Melisandeand Strauss’ Ein Heldenleben. Tickets: £15 (£10 concessions) for the Alumni Recital Series, £10-15 (£5 concessions) for Guildhall Symphony Orchestra, available from the Barbican Box Office 020 7638 8891 (www.barbican.org.uk)


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Growbags to Gourmets


rowbags to Gourmets is a new project being run by the St Luke’s Community


Centre. If you are aged over 55 and living in the Barbican then you are invited to take part and have a go at growing your own food at home - even if you’ve not grown anything before or don’t think you have green fingers. It could be something as simple as a few herbs on your kitchen windowsill, a window box for fresh salad leaves or even a few pots of edible flowers. Home visits can be arranged to see what space you have available, what you’d be interested in growing and what support you might need. Everything that you need to get started will be provided.


There are regular cookery classes at the Central Street Cookery School at St Luke’s so that you can learn how to use what you have grown. The first class will be on Friday 14 June, which unfortunately is too early for readers of this magazine – although was posted on the Barbican Life website - and was to focus on all the different ways that you can use herbs - from putting them in simple home-made breads, to including in salads, to flavouring a variety of dishes. The following one is scheduled for July 12th. There will also be some trips out to various places of interest in and around London over the summer, including markets, farms, kitchen gardens and inspiring community food growing projects.


The project is free to take part in. If you are interested then please contact Heather Stabler on 0207 549 8197 or 07983 508 076. Heather looks forward to hearing from you soon and working with you to get growing!


C Barbican residents survey


lara Weber is working with Professor David Uzzell, from the Environmental


Psychology department at the University of Surrey, on a research project about the Barbican estate. As very few studies have been undertaken of the Barbican estate, this study aims to shed light on45 years of exceptional housing experience. The interest lies in


finding out how the Barbican estate has matured and is now imbedded in the lives of its residents. Specifically, the researchers are interested in respondents’ emotional ties to the estate. This survey is the second stage of an ongoing project and is based on previous interviews with Barbican residents.


The survey organisers are looking for residents who have lived in the Barbican estate for at least three years to complete an online survey. The survey can be accessed by using the following link: http://surveys.fahs. surrey.ac.uk/barbican_estate It will take between 20 to 30 minutes to complete. Residents’ participation is requested as the survey organisers are seeking to publish this “45 years retrospective” project on the basis of a successful response rate.


The questionnaire will ask residents (1) to provide some demographic details, (2) to express their agreement or disagreement with specific statements relating to their life in the Barbican estate and (3) to rate the extent to which they feel emotionally connected to the physical and social environment of the Barbican estate. Those who do not want to answer specific questions are free to omit them and continue the survey. At the end of the survey, respondents will be able to leave any comments or feedback they may like to share in relation to this survey or any additional information on the experience of living in the Barbican estate.


Respondents who would like to receive a summary of the final findings should add their email address at the end of the survey. This information will be stored separately to the answers and will be deleted once the findings have been sent. Participation is strictly confidential and anonymous; a respondent’s name or any other identifying characteristics cannot be identified by completing the survey. Additionally, survey information will not be released to or viewed by anyone other than Ms Weber and Professor Uzzell. Participation in this study is voluntary and participation may be withdrawn at any time.


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