Kings Place Community Club Campaign
📢 Help us share the transformative power of live music today.
Kings Place Music Foundation are proud to introduce our Community Club, our new initiative partnering with organisations across Islington and Camden to offer exciting opportunities for local people to participate in our work.
Despite the incredible changes seen around King’s Cross in recent years, we know that financial barriers and lack of knowledge are a huge factor excluding local people from enjoying cultural activities. Through the Community Club, we will give away up to 500 free tickets to youth programmes, families in need, older people and more, who wouldn’t otherwise have the opportunity.
Giving away free tickets is part of a wider plan for the Community Club and with your support, we can offer even more engagement opportunities for people living across Islington and Camden.
But we can’t do this alone. We need your help to get the scheme off the ground.
Join us in making a difference today:
1️⃣ £25 is enough to support an older person to see one of our world-class concerts for free
2️⃣ £100 could ensure a family of four can take part in our child-friendly performances
3️⃣ £500 might inspire the next generation of young musicians with an after-school
You can donate £5 by texting COMMUNITYCLUB to 70085 or donate online via the link: kingsplace.co.uk/DonateToday
Award-winning composer Linda Buckley sharing the inspirations, meanings and materials behind her transportive work, Thar Farraige (Over Sea).
An ‘immersive experience for the listener drawing upon themes of emigration/migration, and our sense of home and how that can be carried with us’ (Buckley), don’t miss your chance to hear Thar Farraige live at Kings Place, performed with Brìghde Chaimbeul and Maxwell Quartet 🌊
Tickets available now: https://www.kingsplace.co.uk/whats-on/folk/thar-farraige-over-sea/
Video by Louise Mather
Black String
Next Wednesday, join us for an extraordinary performance by Black String, led by the legendary geomungo master Youn Jeong Heo, with Jean Oh on guitar, Aram Lee on daegeum and yanggeum, and Min Wang Hwang on percussion and vocals.
2024 K-music Festival presented by @kccuk
⭐⭐⭐⭐ "A spellbinding experience" - The Guardian
Tickets are available here: https://www.kingsplace.co.uk/whats-on/contemporary/k-music-festival-2024-black-string/
What better way to mark Black History Month than with our favourite Black History podcast, The History Hotline?
Just off-stage from their brilliant London Podcast Festival show, we caught up with host Deanna Lyn Cook and her special guest Dr Jade Bentil to ask them all about the history of our King’s Cross neighbourhood, and which historical figures they’d like to hear on a podcast...
A calming wave of Don MacDonald's When the Earth Stands Still to ease you into the week...
On Fri 24 Jan, US a cappella ensemble Lyyra join us for their long-anticipated UK debut, performing in the world-class acoustics of Hall One, creating an environment where you can be present in the moment, away from the distractions of modern life.
🎟️ https://www.kingsplace.co.uk/whats-on/classical/lyyra/
For this October we asked Rosie for her top programme pick at Kings Place 🎻
Join our waiting list for Frankie Archer Music Archer sell out show 💚
While it might not seem it in this recent sunny stroll around our King’s Cross neighbourhood, Autumn is truly here, which means Piatti Quartet's new concert season is almost here, too!
We spoke with Michael, Jessie, Emily and Miguel from the Kings Place resident quartet to hear all about their Soundbites series and what’s in store for the opening concert, Glass and Company.
Reserve your seats and browse the full series now: https://www.kingsplace.co.uk/whats-on/soundbites/
In the meantime, listen to ‘Film Sequence’ movement by Joseph Phibbs, written for Piatti and out today on Spotify and Apple music. Hear this along with the rest of Phibbs' 4th Quartet in its London premier on the 9 Oct.
London Piano Festival
🎹 In just 4 weeks, pianists and co-Artistic Directors Katya Apekisheva and Charles Owen return with the ninth annual edition of London Piano Festival.
Three days of classical and jazz piano performances will see Festival debuts from exceptional pianists Lara Melda, Kit Armstrong, Rose McLachlan, Michael Wollny and Pianist Reinis Zarins. Other instruments feature in the Festival lineup for the first time with the esteemed Carducci String Quartet performing in the Mozart gala, and pianist and writer Susan Tomes returns to close this year’s Festival.
Find out more & book 🎟️ www.kingsplace.co.uk/whats-on/london-piano-festival/
Tech Vs. Touch: Making Sculpture in the Digital Age at Pangolin London
COMING SOON from Pangolin London
🛠️ Tech Vs. Touch: Making Sculpture in the Digital Age
🗓 3 Sep 6pm
📍 Kings Place
Come for a captivating panel discussion exploring the coexistence of digital technologies and traditional sculptural techniques in contemporary art.
Featuring artists Zachary Eastwood-Bloom and Hannah Lim, the in-person event will delve into their unique practices, the impact of digital tools on their work, and the evolving role of sculpture in the digital age.
Panelists: Zachary Eastwood-Bloom, Hannah Lim, Joseph Carpenter (Director of Pangolin Digital), and Polly Bielecka (Director of Pangolin London). Moderated by Katy Wickremesinghe (Cultural Commentator and Founder of The Wick).
Tickets available: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/tech-vs-touch-making-sculpture-in-the-digital-age-tickets-992611948057?aff=oddtdtcreator
On Fri 20 Sep, Aidan O'Rourke, guest curator for our 2024 #ScotlandUnwrapped programme, celebrates the grit, calibre and charisma of Edinburgh’s grassroots scene with a unique night of music alongside Rachel Sermanni, Brìghde Chaimbeul, @bashir Saade and Graeme Stephen ✨
Tickets are on the move! Secure yours here: https://www.kingsplace.co.uk/whats-on/folk/aidan-orourke-friends/
🎞️ A clip from @edintfest’s My Light Shines On series during Lockdown when the group first collaborated.