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by Robin Orton
13 Jun 2010 21:28
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Susan Bullock concert at St Barts on 13 June
Replies: 0
Views: 1448

Susan Bullock concert at St Barts on 13 June

I thought Im Treibhaus , the third song in the Wesendonck Lieder was the highlight in this great concert; Susan Bullock's voice had really opened up by then and she got right to the heart of this wonderful, passionate song, the music of which Wagner used again in the third act of Tristan . In the se...
by Robin Orton
8 Jun 2010 20:59
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: London Conchord Ensemble at the Dolphin on 8 June
Replies: 0
Views: 1356

London Conchord Ensemble at the Dolphin on 8 June

Can't enthuse quite so uninhibitedly about this Sydenham International Music Festival recital. A technically superb wind quintet, but I found their programme (mostly American and all new to me) a bit insubstantial - too much Fun for my taste. The highlight, I thought, was Beethoven's variations on L...
by Robin Orton
2 Jun 2010 21:44
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Fidelio Piano Quartet at the Dolphin on 2 June
Replies: 4
Views: 3948

Fidelio Piano Quartet at the Dolphin on 2 June

More superlatives, I'm afraid. I've got a CD of the Brahms op 60 piano quartet with Emanuel Ax, Isaac Stern, Jaime Laredo and Yo-Yo Ma, but listening to this lot play it live tonight was like watching a show in colour when you've only known it in black and white, or looking at a newly-cleaned Old Ma...
by Robin Orton
30 May 2010 20:52
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Sergey Dogadin/Martin Roscoe recital
Replies: 1
Views: 2431

Sergey Dogadin/Martin Roscoe recital

Sydenham International Music Festival laid on another corker this evening. Dogadin's beautiful pure creamy tone sounded just right in the Beethoven 'Spring' and Cesar Franck sonatas, and he and Martin Roscoe seemed really to gell. There were also some virtuoso items, of which the Ysaye 'Ballade' son...
by Robin Orton
23 May 2010 21:04
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Sydenham Music Festival opening concert
Replies: 0
Views: 1456

Sydenham Music Festival opening concert

Great concert tonight, and seemed to be a sell-out. Best version of the St Bartholomew Festival Orchestra I remember - superb wind section. Lyrical and really thoughtful account of the Brahms violin concerto with Sergey Dogadin. My only criticism is that I thought the last movement of the Jupiter sy...
by Robin Orton
10 May 2010 06:50
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Ducks - where do they live?
Replies: 1
Views: 1936

Ducks - where do they live?

The last two mornings I've seen mallards - three males and a female, I think - grazing in Baxter Fields, in upper Sydenham. Presumably they are based in a pond somewhere not too far away, but I can't think where that might be. Anybody got any ideas?
by Robin Orton
5 May 2010 07:42
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Lewisham 2010 Mayoral election odds
Replies: 4
Views: 3743

Here is a picture I took of the mayoral hustings:

http://www.se23.com/forum/showthread.ph ... 0#pid25040
by Robin Orton
1 May 2010 14:23
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Lewisham 2010 Mayoral election odds
Replies: 4
Views: 3743

7.30. And it's being organized by the Lewisham Borough Deans, not Churches Together in Sydenham and Forest Hill.
by Robin Orton
28 Apr 2010 19:20
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: General election forum - in the flesh!
Replies: 3
Views: 3280

Don't forget the election forum tomorrow night - see my original post. Still time to submit questions through http://www.ctsfh.org.uk. You can also write questions down on the night, before the forum starts, although obviously candidates will have time only to answer only a limited number
by Robin Orton
9 Apr 2010 20:24
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: General election forum - in the flesh!
Replies: 3
Views: 3280

It's now up again.
by Robin Orton
9 Apr 2010 08:55
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: General election forum - in the flesh!
Replies: 3
Views: 3280

The email link on http://www.ctsfh.org.uk for people who want to submit questions to the forum is down at the moment. We hope to have it restored soon.
by Robin Orton
8 Apr 2010 10:15
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: General election forum - in the flesh!
Replies: 3
Views: 3280

General election forum - in the flesh!

Churches Together in Sydenham and Forest Hill are organizing a (live!) 'general election forum' for the Lewisham West and Penge constituency. Candidates from the Conservative, Green, Labour and Liberal Democrat parties have agreed to take part. It will be held at 7.30 pm on Thursday 29 April at Livi...
by Robin Orton
1 Apr 2010 13:48
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Sydenham Society: AGM.
Replies: 4
Views: 4744

'Cliquey'?
by Robin Orton
31 Mar 2010 21:28
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Shooting on Kirkdale
Replies: 14
Views: 12007

I believe that in some countries the police routinely give local publicity to all (significant?) crimes as soon as they are reported. Why don't the Met do the same and set up a website for this purpose? Then we shouldn't have to waste all this time arguing and speculating (cf. also the other thread ...
by Robin Orton
23 Mar 2010 14:58
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: WHERE DO YOU GO?
Replies: 40
Views: 35420

You might get a better response, Lee, if you explained why you wanted the information and what you're going to do with it when you've got it.
by Robin Orton
21 Mar 2010 09:08
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Sydenham Swimming Pool Misery
Replies: 11
Views: 17290

I assume we are talking about The Bridge here. My wife and I go every week. We find the pool itself fine. Routine maintenance seems to be a issue however - I agree with Andy about malfunctioning showers and there is also the usual swimming pool problem about broken/missing locks/keys for the lockers...
by Robin Orton
6 Mar 2010 09:07
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: 20 mph zones?
Replies: 11
Views: 7541

Nobody on this thread seems to have mentioned the possibility of encouraging speed limit compliance by installing the indicative warning signs that flash at you when you're exceeding the limit. I always slow down when I activate one of these, although I recognize that not everyone might. Much more u...
by Robin Orton
26 Feb 2010 14:10
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Noisy and persistent alarm last night (Wednesday)
Replies: 17
Views: 10174

OK, Bensonby, you win, it's a fair cop. If the police are reading this, I apologize to them for wasting their time.
by Robin Orton
25 Feb 2010 16:39
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Noisy and persistent alarm last night (Wednesday)
Replies: 17
Views: 10174

I'm not criticizing the police for referring me to the council environmental health people. I automatically assumed, as I'm afraid I always do except in the case of immediate neighbours, that the alarm was a false one. Isn't that almost always the case? Or is Bensonby suggesting that we should ring ...