Enjoy Music, Movies and Art at St Peter's Church

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Cultural programme Quidam offers free and low cost events throughout autumn

In the coming weeks it is offering music, art, talks and a pantomime is also on the cards.

Quidam co-ordinator Caroline Langton says: "Our principal aim in setting up the Quidam events programme was to attract more local people into our beautiful church as it is as much their heritage as the worshipping community.

"We want the profile of St Peter's to be raised and for people to regard it as a friendly, interesting, beautiful, historic place of culture and fellowship, with no overt religious messaging at all."

Here's what's happening in October:

Friday 12 October 12, 1 pm - Sound and Space

Mindful music in peaceful places.

Sound | Space is an immersive presentation of music and meditation designed to focus the mind and relax the body. Soprano Laura Wright, guitarist John Bailey and percussionist Lauren Kosty blend folk songs, classical preludes and early sacred music.

The performance will also feature a live guided meditation by yoga therapist, Tatum De Roeck. Featuring the music of JS Bach, Gounod and Hildegard Von Bingen.

Free concert with retiring collection.

Friday 12 October, 7.45pm - Quidam Film Night, Cinema Paradiso

A showing of the beautiful, charming and multi-award winning film Cinema Paradiso, introduced by Sir Ivor Roberts, former UK Ambassador to Italy and recently retired President of Trinity College, Oxford.

Young Salvatore Di Vita (Salvatore Cascio) discovers the perfect escape from life in his war-torn Sicilian village: the Cinema Paradiso movie house, where projectionist Alfredo (Philippe Noiret) instills in the boy a deep love of films. When Salvatore grows up, falls in love with a beautiful local girl (Agnese Nano) and takes over as the Paradiso’s projectionist, Alfredo must convince Salvatore to leave his small town and pursue his passion for filmmaking.

Sunday 21 October, 3.30pm - Music from the Baroque

A recital in memory of Patricia Watts, with Michael Bochmann (violin) and Andrew Wells (organ, piano), performing music by Charpentier, Corelli, Vivaldi, Buxtehude, and Bach. Admission free, with a retiring collection in aid of St Andrew's Evangelical Mission in Peru (a charity supported by Patricia Watts), who work with abandoned, orphaned and disabled children in Lima City, Peru.

Monday 22 - Thursday 25 October, 1pm - 4pm - Open Studio Art Week

Still life arrangements and natural subjects will be on offer over four friendly, relaxed sessions led by Sarah Kensington, a professional art tutor. Come for as many sessions as you like; stay for as long as you like. Perhaps you would like a chance to improve your drawing, or maybe you are a complete beginner.

Suitable for all levels of drawing ability. Ideal for GCSE and A-Level art students too. £10 per session – all are welcome. Most materials included.

Find out more at St Peter's Hammersmith.

 

October 9, 2018