Abbeydale and Millhouses Parish

20/09/2023

Guild of Strings lunchtime concert this Sunday 24 September 12 noon at St. John's Abbeydale

01/09/2023

Guild of Strings concert - All welcome!!!
Sunday 24 September 2023
12 noon at St.John's Abbeydale Church, Abbeydale Road South S17 3LE
Entry free but donations to our Harvest Appeal welcome.

Founding member David Willington writes:
We will be playing two works for chamber groups. Johannes Brahms wrote his first of 2 string sextets (Opus 18 number 1 in B♭ major) in 1860, and it was premiered on 20 October that year. It's scored for two violins, two violas, and two cellos and has four movements: Allegro, Andante, Scherzon and Rondo. The outlines of the main themes of the first movement and finale are similar (the first four notes of the cello theme of the first movement are almost identical with those of notes two to five of the finale, and there are other similarities more easily heard). In the same year of its composition, Brahms transcribed the second movement for solo piano, dedicating the arrangement to Clara Schumann.

Felix Mendelssohn wrote his String Octet in E-flat major, Op. 20, during the autumn of 1825 and completed it on October 15. Written for four violins, two violas, and two cellos, this work created a new chamber music genre. Conrad Wilson summarizes much of its reception ever since: "Its youthful verve, brilliance and perfection make it one of the miracles of nineteenth-century music."This was one of the first works of Mendelssohn to be very well received and it's loved by string players everywhere.

04/03/2023

10am Family Eucharist from HT tomorrow will be streamed on Zoom. The usual joining details apply.

19/02/2023

Tuesdays during Lent 7-8pm

Meeting via Zoom. Meeting ID 750-957-6115 and Password 233588

19/02/2023

Sunday 19th February 10 am Family Eucharist at St. John's
https://youtu.be/8ZUYsI4bh78

13/02/2023

Parish Eucharist 10am at Holy Trinity Sunday 12th February https://youtu.be/wxE9DocuwOI

05/02/2023

Family Eucharist at Holy Trinity 10 am on Sunday 5 February
https://youtu.be/eWw7zMoGnqg

31/01/2023

Saturday 4th March - don't miss it!

A wonderful afternoon of music-making and cake featuring Fauré's Requiem.

22/01/2023

Parish Eucharist at St. John's Abbeydale at 10 am on Sunday 22 January 2023
https://youtu.be/d3A01E2HyOU

16/01/2023

Family Eucharist 10 am Sunday 15th January at St. John's

Family Eucharist held at St John's, Abbeydale on 15 January 2023

11/01/2023

Unless the Lord builds the house,
those who build it labour in vain.
Unless the Lord guards the city,
the guard keeps watch in vain. Ps 127.1

We have certainly been praying for the gift of patience but the day is finally here. Thank you SO much to David C for his tireless efforts in getting us to this point.

11/01/2023

***new chairs have arrived at St John's*** if anyone is able to help unbox and arrange please head over there now.