The Berkeley Ensemble has long championed the music of Dorothy Howell and in this concert presents Howell in her milieu, with her music alongside works by her teacher at the Royal Academy of Music, John Blackwood McEwen, her friend Herbert Howell and that of Edward Elgar, a towering figure of her earlier life, and whose grave she tended in the Malvern Hills.
Discover Conway Hall in a series of exclusive tours for Open House London. Artistic Director Simon Callaghan will introduce the sublime acoustics of the Main Hall – home to Europe’s longest-running chamber music series. Discover the Library and Archives with Librarian Olwen Terris, and explore the home of the UK’s most comprehensive humanist archival collection. Along the way, hear some of the stories of the people who have walked its floors, and those who helped to make Conway Hall Ethical Society what it is today.
After your tour, drop in to the Brockway Room to see a pop-up display of material from our archives, including original plans and drawings, tracing the history of the building back to its origins in 1929.