Thursday 17th December at 7.30 at The Chapel of St Barnabus

We are delighted to announce our next event in association with Quintessentially Soho and The House of St Barnabus.  Ticket holders for the show will have access to the non-profit making private members club Quintessentially Soho at The House of St Barnabus for the evening and will be able to enjoy a unique experience combining music, wonderful surroundings and raising money for a very worthwhile charity.

Jemima Phillips The Prince of Wales’ former Harpist.

Jemima Philips

Despite her recent appearances in the news, Jemima is first and foremost a classical musician and we will be lucky enough to hear her perform as a soloist in the chapel and to experience at first hand why she was chosen to play for The Prince of Wales.

Donna McKevitt performing excerpts from Transluscence

Transluscence

Donna was offered the opportunity to set some of Derek Jarman’s poetry to music by Derek himself. The resulting piece of work, Transluscence, has been described as a haunting work of unpretentious honesty that deftly captures the essence of Jarmans words and images in an work combining influences of Anglican Chant, Late Romanticism and expressionism into  coherent and moving whole.   Translucence is described in its five Star review in Gramophone magazine as a secular stations of the Cross and was first performed in the City of London festival and had it’s New York Premier in the chapel at Columbia. To see elements of this work performed in The Chapel of St Barnabus in such intimate surroundings will undoubtedly be a unique experience.

Justine Armatage and Charlie Finke from The Cesarians

The Cesarians

Had rock and roll been born in 1930’s urban Europe, and not 1930’s rural America, it would have been like this; part Kurt Weil, part Jacques Brel, part Ernst Kirchner, part klezma. Looking like a band formed in the mind of George Grosz, The Cesarians capture the urban zeitgeist via the junk shop instruments of old Europe . In their hands, a clarinet, trombone, piano, and drums beaten in waltz time, make raw and raucous rock and roll. Over this beautiful chaos Charlie Finke preaches his own intense message. This evening Charlie and Justine will be performing as a duo and it will be fascinating to see how the intensity of their material and performance will translate in such a minimal setting and hallowed surroundings.

Tickets are just £15 and a large proportion of ticket revenue will go to charity.

For tickets please contact

NATHANIEL-ANTONIO LLOYD
MEMBERS’ EVENTS MANAGER
Tel: 0207 183 3900
Mobile: 07984 462 400

QUINTESSENTIALLY SOHO at the HOUSE OF St BARNABAS

1 Greek Street, London, W1D 4NQ

The event starts at 8pm and doors will be open from 7.00pm.

Please follow the links below for more information about each artist.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wt9GCNE7bn8

www.TheCesarians.com <http://www.TheCesarians.com>  - Debut Album Out Now

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qClPMkKc-iw

http://www.16tons.co.uk/donnamckevitt

http://www.16tons.co.uk/amusicalmemoir

http://www.jemimaphillips.co.uk/

A few more shirts and matching ties just in stock in Newburgh Street.

Red Liberty print shirt and matching tie

Red and white print shirt with matching tie

Purple and grey water colour effect print shirt with matching tie.

Shirts with matching ties are proving very popular these are a few examples in stock now at the Blaqua shop,  9 Newburgh Street, London W1

Red and Green print shirt with matching tie

Daisy print shirt and tie

Water colour effect print shirt and matching tie

Green and cream liberty print shirt and matching tie

Black and Brown circles jacquard shirt and matching tie

I had the idea some time ago while working with a print mill that it would be great to make a suit in printed velvet. The first one arrived this week.

Floral Printed Velvet Suit Jacket

Spent a great morning with The Congo Faith Healers at The Star in Bethnal Green Road where they are shooting their new video.  Tom was looking very sharp in Blaqua

Following the shoot the after party at Baroque in New Burlington Street featured live music from the amazing Congo Faith Healers. The fabulous Kenny Boots played funk and Paolo Regis took the pictures.

The Blaqua launch and photo shoot saw 35 friends all wearing Blaqua’s distinctive flamboyant shirts invade Carnaby Street on Thursday evening with a fire eater for added excitement.