Drawing the Haydn Chamber Orchestra, January 27 in St Michael's, Highgate

Approaching 20 sketchers came to St Michael's Church, Highgate on Saturday, 27 January, to draw and paint Islington's prestigious Haydn Chamber Orchestra in rehearsal, thanks to a very kind invitation via Islington Art Society member, Alison Glaister.  (Three people went to the previous night's rehearsal in St Andrew's, Thornhill Square.)    People who had not been to St Michael's before were very impressed with the striking Evie Hone stained glass Last Supper in the East Window, but mostly managed to focus their art on the orchestra, whose music was breathtaking. 

The conductor was the distinguished Paul Daniel, and the piano soloist the equally distinguished Charles Owen.   The pieces were Schumann's Piano Concerto, Brahms' Symphony number 3, and Siegfried's Rhine Journey, from Wagner's Gotterdammerung.  It was such a treat and a privilege to be so close to such beautiful music, we are so grateful to the orchestra for allowing us to overlook them during their practice runs.   It was also good to see the love the musicians have for the intricacies of the music, and how Paul Daniel finessed the interpretation of certain phrases.

One or two artists went up to the galleries and took in the whole ensemble and church, but most people focused their concentration on selected performers.   The removal of the Steinway piano after the Schumann was a bit of a blow for some, but they soldiered on without its substantial presence in the middle of their compositions. 

We all enjoyed ourselves enormously.   It was such a delightful afternoon.  We thank the Haydn Chamber Orchestra for giving us the opportunity to sketch them.

Please enjoy looking at our images below.   Any further submissions will be added in later.

Image above by Daniel Lloyd-Morgan

Two images above by Ruijun Hu

 

 

 

Six images above by Vanessa Whinney

 

Two images above by Ann Kozlowski-Hunt

 

Two images above by Maureen Bocking

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three images above by Lorraine Peacock

Two images above by Janet Payne

Two images above by Do Burgess

 

 

 

Three images above by Peter Colley

Image above by Christian Cook

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Image above by Frank Burgess

Two images above by Alison Gardiner

Four images above by Janet Perkins

Three images above by Penny Spelling

Two images above by Cathy Burkinshaw

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                                                                             

Three images above by Sue Lees

 And finally, Pauline Cushnie sketched the sketchers: