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Members' Events
We hold many events for Members in College, in the UK and all over the world: lectures, concerts, visits, reunions and much more. Details are below and do come and join us.
Tuesday 12 SEP 2017
City and Central London Drinks
6:00pm – The Bottlescrue, Foster Lane
The annual City Drinks for Members working in the City and Central London will be on Tuesday 12 September at The Bottlescrue, Foster Lane, EC2V. Please save the date and encourage your Emma friends to come along for drinks from 6pm.
There is no need to book, but to give us a rough idea of numbers to expect please register your interest.
Friday 3 NOV 2017
Dinner in Oxford
7:00pm – Exeter College, Oxford
The Emmanuel Society will be holding a dinner for members and their guests at Exeter College, Oxford on Friday 3 November. The evening will begin with a drinks reception in the Rector's Drawing Room, followed by dinner in Hall and the guest speaker will be the Master, Dame Fiona Reynolds.
Drinks will be served from 7pm with dinner at 7.30pm. Most people like to wear black tie, but this is not essential.
Pricing:
Places for Members who graduated before 2013: £70
Places for all guests: £70
There is a limited number of places for Members who graduated between 2013-17 & current students at Oxford, at £40.
Saturday 11 NOV 2017
Society Day: Medical Ethics, Messiah and AGM
10:30am
This year's Society Day will consist of talks on Medical Ethics and a sing- and play-through of Handel’s Messiah from Scratch.
The AGM will be held in the Queen's Building at 10.30am, followed by coffee at 11am in the Harrods Room.
Talks by The Revd Jeremy Caddick, Dean, and Dr Stephen Barclay, University Senior Lecturer in General Practice and Palliative Care, will take place at 11.30am, followed by a buffet sandwich lunch in the Old Library.
The Scratch Messiah will take place in the afternoon in the College Chapel, from 2pm, conducted by Richard Latham (1997). We will be joined by the Chapel Choir and members of the College Music Society, and singers, players and even brave listeners are all welcome. Messiah is scored for strings, oboes, bassoon and trumpets.
Friday 17 NOV 2017
Burnaby Recital
6:15pm
The Choir of King¹s College, London, directed by Joe Fort will give a recital in the Queen's Building Lecture Theatre at 6.15pm.
All are welcome to the concert, which will last approximately 45 minutes. It will be followed by dinner at High Table for Members and their guests.
Thursday 7 DEC 2017
Varsity Match
The College has once again been allocated a limited number of tickets to attend the Varsity Match at Twickenham on Thursday 7 December. Tickets also grant access to the Blues Village – a two-storey structure in the West carpark which provides a meeting point for each college, with its own bar, food and live music.
The squads are yet to be announced, but we have it on authority that there is a good chance that Emma players will be on both the Men’s and Ladies’ teams.
The Blues Village is open from 11am to 7pm (Kick-off: Ladies 11.30am; Men 2.30pm) with live music and great food and drink.
Spring2018
City of London Dinner
The Society are planning a dinner for those who work in or around the City of London next year.
If you would be interested in attending, please follow the link below.
Friday 2 FEB 2018
Burnaby Recital
6:15pm
Simon Ponsford (countertenor) and David Ponsford (virginals) will give a recital in the Chapel at 6.15pm.
All are welcome to the concert, which will last approximately 45 minutes. It will be followed by dinner at High Table for Members and their guests.
Spring2018
Visit to Stowe House and Landscape Gardens
Stowe, Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, MK18 5EQ
The Society is planning a visit to Stowe for a tour of the restoration of the house and a visit to the gardens, landscaped by Capability Brown in the spring/summer.
If you would like to attend, please express your interest; further details will be sent when available.
To be arranged
Channel Islands
The Society is considering holding events in the Channel Islands.
To be arranged
USA
Dr Stephen Thompson (1983) is organising meetings in Washington and Boston as well as in New York. Events are also being arranged for Chicago, Los Angeles and San Francisco.
To be arranged
Cornwall
The Society is considering holding an event in Cornwall.
To be arranged
Other events overseas
Further events are planned for France, Germany, Mexico, New Zealand, Japan, Sydney and Toronto.
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