Events for the Church Street Market piano

Under fives storytime singalong

25th June: 11:00

Piano: Church Street Market

Posted by: Alison Clarke

The Church Street Library under fives storytime will cross the road and play with the piano! For babies and toddlers, children under five, and their parents or guardians.

Ivory Pearl on the old Joanna

27th June: 14:00

Piano: Church Street Market

Posted by: Anne Clements

Chloe Coggin, a talented 16 year old ivory pearl (Cockney rhyming slang for girl) makes her debut at Church Street Market, playing a mixture of pop ranging from A Thousand Miles to Let it Be. Piano decoration by Anne Clements, whose exhibition, “Cockney Coded”, is on at the Old Joanna Gallery, 90 Church Street. So comb yer barnet, come on down, and ‘ave a ding dong round the old Joanna!

(15-20 minute session)

Sing Market Songs

27th June: 14:30 and 15:30 (two half-hour sessions)

Piano: Church Street Market

Red Eyed Suburbanites lead the whole market in song round the Church Street Piano. Sing Market songs from Molly Malone to Obladee Obglada. There will be two half hour sessions for people of every age. Live a little... Sing a little... Sing Church Street Market.......

TN Music

27th June: 16:30

Piano: Church Street Market

Posted by: Tanya Nyari

Sing-a-long round the piano plus children playing pieces they are learning for their Guildhall Piano Exams.

Local Professional Pianist

30th June: 16:00

Piano: Church Street Market

Posted by: Alexander Vydelingum

Alexander plays professionally at the Landmark Hotel, Marylebone and will be playing for the local community.

Home Start Sing Along

1st July: 11:00

Piano: Church Street Market

Posted by: Emily Henderson

A sing along session led by a non professional piano player. Light refreshments will be provided.

Chatterbooks singalong

3rd July: 16:30

Piano: Church Street Market

Posted by: Alison Clarke

The Church Street Library Chatterbooks group will cross the road and play with the piano.

Pearly Kings & Queens round the old Joanna

4th July: 12:00

Piano: Church Street Market

Posted by: Anne Clements

Decked out in their shiniest pearl buttons, the Pearly Kings and Queens will sing a 20 minute set of London songs around the Cockney themed Joanna, including "My old Man", "Maybe it's because I'm a Londoner" and “Barrow Boy”. After the Pearlies ‘ave poured pour out their “jam tarts”, come on down to the Old Joanna Gallery at 90 Church Street for the last day of the Cockney Rhyming Slang exhibition.

Charlie Stacey

4th July: 13:30

Piano: Church Street Market

Posted by: Charlie Stacey

Charlie, 14, will be doing half an hour of improvisation. He rehearses with the National Jazz Youth Orchestra (NYJO) in the Cockpit Theatre, and will either play solo or perform as part of a trio. In 2007, he appeared on BBC 1's The One Show with Jools Holland. Expect the unexpected!

Tango on the Triangle 2.30-4pm

4th July: 14:30

Piano: Church Street Market

Posted by: Anne Clements

Calling all Tango lovers! Tango music and dance enthusiasts are all welcome to turn up to dance the tango al Fresco, accompanied by a pianist, on the triangle next to The Old Joanna Gallery. As part of the celebration, the gallery will be holding an end of exhibition sale to the sounds of Tango between 2.30pm and 4pm!

Traditional Sing-a-Long

7th July: 14:15

Piano: Church Street Market

Posted by: Tresham Day Centre

Come and join us singing around the piano all the golden oldies…from Tipperary to the White Cliffs of Dover we will be belting it out!

A group from our day centre and their friends and family hope to join us for a fun afternoon.

Charlie Stacey 2

11th July: 13:30

Piano: Church Street Market

Posted by: Charlie Stacey

Charlie, 14, will be doing another half hour of improvisation. He rehearses with NYJO in the Cockpit Theatre. He will either play solo or in a trio. In 2007 he appeared on THE ONE SHOW with Jools Holland. Expect the unexpected (unless you saw him last time!)