Event: Grand Orgue, The Nineteenth Century Explored (1/28/2012)

Grand Orgue, The Nineteenth Century Explored

http://www.organistsonline.org/grand.orgue/

Saturday 28 January 2012, from 2.00pm

Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church
235 Shaftesbury Ave, London WC2 8EP

Introduction

Following the success of the Organists Online Open House on 29 January 2011, Music in Bloomsbury (Philip Luke) and Organists Online (Philip Norman) invite all organists and other musicians to an afternoon and early evening of recitals, displays, and presentations.

 The theme of the event, Grand Orgue, The Nineteenth Century Explored, gives a panoramic view of the symphonic organ and its music. Apart from the recitals, each taking a closer look at the music of England, France, and Germany, and the presentations filling in the background to the period, there will be ongoing refreshments, displays of relevant material and sales of CDs and books, and a substantial buffet.

 The two Philips look forward to seeing you, and sharing an afternoon of fine performances, interesting viewpoints, and tasty food.

 Programme
 1.30     Light refreshments
 2.00     Recital 1 - Mo Wah Chan
 French music
 2.30     Presentation 1 - Will Fraser
 Capturing Cavaillé on DVD
 3.00     INTERVAL
 3.15     Recital 2 - Jonathan Hope
 English music
 3.45     Presentation 2 - The Rhinegold Singers
 Choral Music of the Period
 4.15     INTERVAL
 4.30     Recital 3 -Tim Wakerell
 German Music
 5.00     Presentation 3 - Gerard Brooks
 The background to his recital
 5.30     BUFFET
 6.00     Celebrity Recital - Gerard Brooks
 7.00     End

Victorian-focused Wikipedia event at the British Library (6/4/2011)

The British Library's English & Drama department is hosting a Wikipedia editing event on Saturday, June 4th. The purpose of the event is to improve Wikipedia's coverage of some of the important literary individuals and collections represented at the British Library.

It just so happens that the majority of the subjects highlighted for improvement hail from the Victorian period, including the Library's Dexter Collection of Dickensiana, the Lady Eccles Oscar Wilde Collection and the Barry Ono Collection of Penny Dreadfuls. We are also hoping to improve the encyclopaedia's entries for individuals such as Thomas Hardy, Bram Stoker and Lewis Carroll. Full details of the event can be found at

http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Editathon,_British_Library

The day will be greatly enhanced by the attendance of some Victorian experts and enthusiasts so, if you're interested, please feel free to register (no Wikipedia-editing experience necessary). We will be showing some interesting items from the Library's collections, and refreshments will be provided ... a win-win situation!

Tim Pye
Curator, Printed Literary Sources
British Library
tim.pye@bl.uk