The Hap'ning Place
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The Hap'ning Place Events in Pictures 2017

Arias with Orchestra Master Class
Experienced singers at The Hap'ning Place have the rare opportunity to rehearse and perform an aria with a professional orchestra. Led by Amy Luyendijk, the singers had the chance to rehearse their aria with the orchestra and then offer a public performance in the evening.
Performers included Julia Chaplin, Peter East, Mary Eckert, Anne-Marie McCooey, Liz Sagar, Hitomi Sakamoto, and Sarah Warren.

Jazz Singers Workshop 2017 with Stefano Marzanni

Experienced jazz pianist Stefano Marzanni coaches The Hap'ning Place "Jazzstars" on their interpretation and jazz style. Participants in the class then perform at a local venue in the evening. Participants this year are Matthew Calwellian-Brown, Julia Chaplin, Mary Eckert, Angela Elliott, Corrie Heale, Alexia Hodgson-Cross, Angela Joyce, and Jim Rose.

The Hap'ning Place Schubertiade 2017 with Patrick Leresche

The Hap'ning Place Schubertiade 2017 is an all day Master Class of coachings of Schubert songs and a public performance in the evening. Patrick Leresche, an experienced and professional coach worked with the singers to explain the nuance of the poetry and language of this romantic composer.
Participants in the class are Julia Chaplin, Ellen Durkin, Peter East, Anne-Marie McCooey, Liz Sagar and Hitomi Sakamoto
The singers and Patrick also repeated their performances as a part of the Crouch End Festival in June 2017.

The Hap'ning Place Concert Series with the Crouch End Festival June 9-18, 2017

Performers in The Hap'ning Place Concert Series during the Crouch End Festival 2017
The Hap'ning Place Fiddle Club directed by Janet Fischer
Innamorata Sarah Warren, soprano with Caroline Soresby, piano
Dolce Ardor Julia Chaplin, soprano with Stefano Marzanni, piano
Dulcet Delights Ellen Durkin & Anne-Marie McCooey, sopranos with Caroline Soresby, piano
HappyUnhappy Andrew Moriarty, bass with Maryliese Happel, piano
Cinema Paradiso Hitomi Sakamoto, soprano with Stefano Marzanni, piano
Con Espressione Nigel Hamilton, baritone & Liz Sagar, mezzo with Stefano Marzanni, piano
Sweeter Than Roses Divya Krishnamurthy & Shanti Lall, sopranos with Caroline Soresby

The Hap'ning Place Concert Series with the Hornsey Music Festival July 2017

This year the performers in the Hornsey Music Festival sang for the first time at the newly restored St Mary's Tower in Hornsey.
A wonderful intimate space with excellent acoustics!
Innamorata Sarah Warren, soprano with Caroline Soresby, piano
Dolce Ardor Julia Chaplin, soprano with Stefano Marzanni, piano
Cinema Paradiso Hitomi Sakamoto, soprano with Stefano Marzanni, piano
Sweeter Than Roses Divya Krishnamurthy & Shanti Lall, sopranos with Caroline Soresby

The Hap'ning Place Ensemble Concerts 2017

The talented musicians at The Hap'ning Place treated everyone to a lovely summer afternoon of duets and ensembles. It's so important to the training of our musicians that they learn how to sing and play together. Listening to the other musicians means the performers have to be very confident with their parts and requires a lot of effort and practice.

The Hap'ning Place Singers Workshop and Holiday in Greece 2017

The beautiful Aegean island of Chios once again hosted The Hap'ning Place Singers Workshop and Holiday in Greece . This year we found our new "home" at Maria's in Ag. Ermioni which is near to several of the wonderful beaches on the islands. The singers work in the mornings and are then free to pursue various leisure activities. ( along with a little studying of their new Greek folk songs!) It is so wonderful to see everyone recover from work and travels and in just a week, everyone leaves with renewed energy. See if you can spot the before and after pictures!

Jazz Singers Workshop with Stefano Marzanni March 2016

Singers participated in an all day jazz workshop with pianist Stefano Marzanni

The Hap'ning Place Students Recitals April 2016

Singers, pianists, flautists and string players participate in our three recitals each year.

The Hap'ning Place Concert Series with the Crouch End Festival June 2016

Performers in the concerts this year included
The Hap'ning Place MadriGals in A Dream is a Wish
with Ellen Durkin, Angela Joyce & Anne-Marie McCooey & Mary Zweck with Amy Luyendijk, piano
Ellen Durkin with Amy Luyendijk in Fairies to Felines
Angela Elliot with Stefano Marzanni in LeGrande Chapeau
Natasha Hardy with Stefano Marzanni in Verismo
Hitomi Sakamoto with Stefano Marzanni in Mio Diletto
Alexia Hodgson-Cross with Stefano Marzanni in Secrecy's Song
Oona Knowles & Divya Krishnamurthy with Amy Luyendijk in The Spice of Life
Ellen Durkin & Anne-Marie McCooey with Amy Luyendijk in Cara Amici
Shanti Lall & Plum Ossa-Richardson with Amy Luyendijk in Venite
Schubertiade with Patrick Leresche and singers Jess Baker, Julia Chaplin, Peter East, Alexia Hodgson-Cross, Angela Joyce, Divya Krishnamurthy, Emma Leedham, Anne-Marie McCooey, James Rose, Elizabeth Sagar, and Hitomi Sakamoto

The Hap'ning Christmas Carolers and Fiddle Club

The Hap'ning Place Christmas Carolers and Fiddle Club collected a record amount for Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital and Marie Curie Hospice Care this year. Caroling at Alexandra Palace Palm Court and various locations around north London, the choir collected a record £1200 for the charity! The Hap'ning Place MadriGals and the Shanti Lall and Divya Krishnamurthy Duo with Amy Luyendijk on piano, performed in concert for the charity as well. Everyone is welcome to join the choir, so please check out our newsletter for rehearsal times.