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Events & Dining
Thursday
25
APR
2024
Mendelssohn's Nos. 3 & 5 at the Southbank Centre: Concert, exclusive tour and reception
5:30pm – Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road, London, SE1 8XX
The Emmanuel Society invites you to a very special evening of music at London’s Southbank Centre.
Following the sell-out success of its Beethoven Piano Concerto series in 2022, the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment reunites with Sir András Schiff for an immersive journey through the quintet of masterworks that spanned Mendelssohn’s tragically short life.
Over this evening event, you’ll enjoy Mendelssohn's Symphonies No. 3 and No. 5, known as Scottish and Reformation respectively, performed on period instruments.
Before the performance starts, you'll be treated to an exclusive tour with Harry Hickmore (2011), Development Director at the OAE, giving you a fascinating look at the Orchestra, programme and historical context. Following the tour, you'll enjoy a Champagne Reception with fellow members before taking your seats.
Tickets for this event are priced at £65, which includes a drink before the performance. Members are welcome to bring a guest along for the evening.
This event is now closed to new bookings.
Thursday
2
MAY
2024
Emma Connects: Monthly Puzzle
Get your thinking hats on with Bobby Seagull's next mind-bending puzzle (No. 84), which will feature in our next full edition of Emma Connects on 2nd May.
Bobby's last puzzle (No. 83) coincided with our Easter Edition of the publication, and featured a challenge involving an Easter Bunny. Can you manage to work out the weights of the bunny's different Easter eggs? The answer will be revealed on 2nd May. Solutions to all of Bobby's previous puzzles can be found in the PDF link below.
If you like Maths and want more puzzles you can visit Bobby's YouTube channel where he and Susan Okereke post every Tuesday and Thursday.
Friday
3
MAY
2024
Burnaby Recital: James Oldfield
6:15pm – Queen's Building Lecture Theatre, Emmanuel College
Our Burnaby Recital for the Easter Term will be given by bass-baritone and singing teacher James Oldfield. James trained at Trinity College, Cambridge, and the Royal College of Music, and has sung all the major oratorio repertoire in concert halls around the world.
Entry is free on the door. Members and guests are warmly invited to attend and make use of their dining privileges by booking to dine at High Table afterwards.
Tuesday
21
MAY
2024
Entrepreneurs' Workshop with Anthony Newman (1991)
6:00pm – Online, via Zoom
Join us for May's Entrepreneurs' Workshop with Anthony Newman (1991). Anthony is the founder of ape2o, a sustainable water brand. Anthony will talk about his personal journey with ape2o – sharing lessons on coming up with an idea, researching it, building a team, preparing for fund-raising, launching, gaining traction and staying motivated all the way through that journey. Hopefully some lessons and tips that might help budding founders on their journeys.
About the speaker
Anthony Newman started out working 10 years in the music and media industries after Cambridge, then got involved in the drinks industry – starting in functional soft drinks in UK in 2005, then building a microbrewery in Queensland Australia which ran for 7 years. Then since 2015 he has been developing the sustainable water brand ape2o which launched in 2019. It was inspired by the damage done to marine fauna by ocean plastics. ape2o has been gaining traction ever since, providing a circular alternative on-the-go to single use plastic water bottles.
Register
This free-to-attend online workshop will be delivered via Zoom.
Book your place. Booking closes on Monday 20 May 2024.
Monday
27
MAY
2024
Emma in Zürich - Meet the Development Director
6:00pm – Marktgasse Hotel, Marktgasse 17, 8001 Zürich, Switzerland
Join Dr Sarah Bendall, Development Director and Fellow, for an informal drink and catch-up on all things Emma in Zürich. This is a great opportunity to (re)connect with Emma members from across the city and further afield. Members are warmly invited to attend with guests.
Please RSVP by 20 May 2024.
Thursday
30
MAY
2024
Emma in Geneva - Meet the Development Director
6:00pm – Hôtel Les Armures, Rue Puits-St-Pierre 1, 1204 Geneva, Switzerland
Join Dr Sarah Bendall, Development Director and Fellow, for an informal drink and catch-up on all things Emma in Geneva. This is a great opportunity to (re)connect with Emma members from across the city and further afield. Members are warmly invited to attend with guests.
Please RSVP by 20 May 2024.
Tuesday
25
JUN
2024
Wren churches walking tour with architectural historian Canon Janet Gough (1980)
2:00pm – Meet near Monument Underground Station, London
Join architectural historian Canon Janet Gough OBE (1980) for a walking tour to discover the extraordinary genius of Sir Christopher Wren, as he rebuilds the City of London out of the disasters of the Black Death and Great Fire.
Starting at the Monument, with its royal propaganda, you will visit several highly varied and ingenious Wren churches, not forgetting their iconic towers and spires. The tour ends at Wren’s masterpiece - domed St Paul's Cathedral, containing highlights of British Baroque while firmly rooted in the gothic tradition.
The tour includes a very special visit to the triforum or first floor at St Paul's Cathedral to see Wren’s Great Model, his newly restored library and the extraordinary geometric staircase. There will also be an opportunity to view the special tercentenary Wren exhibition at St Paul’s.
About Canon Janet Gough OBE (1980)
Janet Gough is an architectural historian and senior heritage manager specialising in historic churches. She deliver lectures; gives bespoke tours; advises on fundraising and campaigning; advises on conservation, renewal and new uses for churches, and develops options and business plans; writes books on historic churches; commission beautiful, accessible books for historic religious buildings across Europe; and presents and produces on heritage for television.
Formerly Director of cathedrals and church buildings at the Church of England, a Director at Sotheby’s with City and finance experience, read history and history of art at Emma, and was awarded an OBE for services to heritage in the New Year’s Honours 2017. In 2021 she became one of the first lay canons of Bangor Cathedral.
Important information
This walking tour will take just over two hours and involves city walking, not many opportunities to sit, and climbing 141 steps at St Paul's Cathedral. Before registering, please make sure you are comfortable with this level of walking.
Book your place. Tickets are £45 per person. Numbers are strictly limited to 23. Members are welcome to attend with one guest.
With thanks to St Paul’s Cathedral, which has waived its normal visitor fee. The ticket price includes donations to St Paul's cathedral and the churches we visit, and visitors are of course able to contribute any further amounts to the churches as they see fit.
Saturday
6
JUL
2024
Emmanuel Society Garden Party
Emmanuel College, Cambridge
Save the date!
The Emmanuel Society is delighted to invite all Emma members back to our beautiful gardens for this year's summer garden party. The programme for this very special afternoon event will be published soon. Expect great food, games, storytelling, talks, and much more!
Registration opens soon.
Saturday
28
SEP
2024
Gathering of Members (1984, 1985 & 1986)
Our September 2024 Gathering sees us welcome back Members who matriculated in 1984, 1985 and 1986. Further details and invitations will be sent out towards the end of July 2024.