Regency Rout programme

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Programme edited by Claudia Bertel (cbertel@soane,org.uk)Prepared for press by Libanus Press, MarlboroughPrinting by Newgate Concise, London (www.newgateconcise.com)Text © Sir John Soane’s Museum 2012Cover design by Philippa Stockley

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The history of Little Sparta

A Classical Garden

Interview with the top-selling historian, writer and broadcaster Tom Holland

Meet the Moche

Picasso’s journey into the labyrinth

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Games for the Gods?

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The uninhibited potters of Peru

Well-oiled cheating, murder and mutilation at the ancient Olympics

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The Midas touch

Interview with Dr Bob Brier, the American Egyptologist known as ‘Mr Mummy’

130 years of the Egypt

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In Stratford-upon- Avon and London

Digging forShakespeare

Interview with Madeline Miller who won the 2012 Orange Prize for Fiction with her fi rst novel The Song of Achilles

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Forewordby Tim Knox, Director, Sir John Soane’s Museum

It is fitting that tonight’s Regency Rout, held in the Great Hall of the Royal HospitalChelsea, not only celebrates the remarkable survival for two hundred years of Soane’shouse and collections at No.13 Lincoln’s Inn Fields, but also the launch of our most important fundraising campaign to date: The Permanently Magical Endowment Fund.With your help, we look forward to safeguarding the future of Soane’s atmospheric creation for another two hundred years.

As the Museum moves into the final stages of completing nearly twenty years ofrestoration of the fabric of the building, including our most recent campaign, the £7 million restoration project, Opening up the Soane, it is time for us to address thefact that the Museum still has virtually no unrestricted income with which to supportitself in the future. Not only must the building itself be taken care of, but it is imperativethat we are able to continue looking after the vast collections accumulated by Soanethroughout his life: architectural models and drawings, fragments and plaster casts,sculpture, paintings, drawings, books, furniture and other artefacts. As the custodiansof this legacy, it is our duty to ensure that everything Soane left us remains permanentlymagical for generations to come.

Our target for tonight is to raise the first £200,000 towards the Permanently Magicalfund. The good news is that for every £2 that we raise, we’ll receive an extra £1 thanksto a £2 million challenge grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund Catalyst Programme.Help us to raise this sum still further by completing the Pledge Card with your nameon it in front of you – to be collected later this evening and entered in our Grand Prize Draw. Please be as generous as you can!

Special thanks must go to Marie Alexander, Molly Lowell Borthwick, Gisela Gledhilland the new Chairman of the Sir John Soane’s Museum Trust, Basil Postan, who havehelped make this celebration possible, whilst enabling all the money raised to directlybenefit Permanently Magical. Indeed, thank you to everyone who has bought a ticketor taken a table at this event – in particular Debby Brice, Christian Levett and KeithYoo who have been exceptionally generous friends of the Museum.

I do hope that you will enjoy tonight’s festivities and that this will remain a memorable evening for you all, especially in the knowledge that you have helped ensurethe future of the Soane Museum.

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Programme

Part I: The Figure CourtChampagne Reception

Part II: The Great HallA very brief welcome by Tim Knox, Director, Sir John Soane’s Museum

First course

Music performed by The Royal College of Music Piano Trio

The Waltz performed by Alex Robinson and Kirsty Sahota

Main course

Music performed by Dom James and his Dixie Ticklers

Dancing

Cabaret performance by Kit & McConnel

Pudding

Pledge Cards Collected

Dancing

Tea and Coffee

Grand Prize Draw by Amanda Vickery, historian, writer and broadcaster

Dancing


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Dickens and the Artists19 June – 28 October 2012

George Elgar Hicks, The General Post Office, One Minute to Six, 1860 © Museum of London

Exploring the significant connection between Dickens and visual art. Includes major works by amongst others Luke Fildes, William Powell Frith, John Gilbert and George Elgar Hicks.

Celebrating the 200th birthday of Charles Dickens. www.dickens2012.org

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Picked Cornish crab with Cox’s apple and lemon mayonnaise,sweet cucumber discs, radishes and leek vichyssoise

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Make a Pledge and Enter our Grand Prize Drawto win one of two special prizes to be announced later this evening!

Support the Permanently Magical Endowment Fund by completing the PLEDGE CARD with yourname on it.

All the Pledge Cards will be collected later this evening and entered into our Grand Prize Draw, with anannouncement of the two lucky winners to be made by Amanda Vickery, well-known historian, authorand radio and television presenter.

If everybody here tonight were to pledge at least £100 each then we could easily raise a further £25,000towards the Permanently Magical Fund! So please fill in your Pledge Card and keep your fingers crossedthat you’ll be the winner of one of the fabulous prizes described below:

*All performances start at 5.20pm with a 100-minute interval for dining.The prize is not available for Saturday performances and is subject to availability at the time of booking.The winner must please contact the box office before 1st December 2012.

Prize 1 A Day at Grange Park Opera

A Grand Tier Box for 10 people at Grange Park Opera (June –July 2013)The 2013 season includes I Puritani (Bellini), Dialogues des Carmelites (Poulenc) and Eugene Onegin (Tchaikovsky)

As the lucky winner of this fantastic prize, you and your friends will not only enjoy adventurousopera and exceptional talent, but discover an exquisite pink theatre with levitating chandeliers, enjoy a glass of champagne (ortwo) whilst admiring this astonishing GreekRevival country house in Hampshire. Dinewith friends inside the magnificent mansion or picnic in an Arcadian landscape . . . *

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Prize 1 also includes a case of 6 bottles of1996 Salon Champagne Brut Blanc de Blancs

Salon, a tiny house on the Côte de Blancs, produces what connoisseurs consider to be the quintessential Blanc de Blancs. Salon produces Champagnes in minuscule amounts (20,000 bottles a year, if at all) fromover 40-year-old vines in Le Mesnil-sur-Oger (one of the greatest crus of theCôte de Blancs). Salon produces the only wine in the world not to be madeevery year and is on average only declared about three times a decade.Salon is extremely delicate, subtly rich and with age (20–30 years or more) develops notable aromasand flavours of coconut, walnut, coffee and vanilla. All champagne lovers should experience Salon atsome stage. A superbly elegant, balanced, beautifully crafted and utterly delightful Champagne.

Prize 2Candlelit Dinner at Malplaquet House

A Private Dinner Party for up to 10 guests in a cabinet of curiosities in the heart of London’s East End, the home of Tim Knox and Todd Longstaffe-Gowan

The Director of Sir John Soane’s Museum, Tim Knox and the gardener and historian Dr Todd Longstaffe-Gowan will host a private dinner party at Malplaquet House, theirremarkable eighteenth-century merchant’s house in Stepney.One of the most atmospheric old houses in London, Malplaquet House is filled with their idiosyncratic collections, which range from portraits by Gainsborough and Van Dyck, to stuffed birds and architectural models.*

*This prize includes a superb catered dinner and private tour ofthis celebrated, but normally inaccessible, East End mansion.

Malplaquet House. Photograph: Christine Fleurent

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Adventurous operas with exceptional talent

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SIR JOHN SOANE’S MUSEUM FOUNDATIONis proud to support the Permanently Magical Endowment Fund

The Soane Foundation provides a lively forum for discussion of architecture, design, and the decorative arts. It also organizes study

trips abroad. In the Footsteps of Soane, we will be exploring Rome andNaples for eight nights in October 2013. Please consider joining us!

The Soane Foundation has also supported the Opening Up The Soanerestoration project and in particular the newly created‘John A. and Cynthia Fry Gunn Conservation Centre’

which was supportedby many friends in the United States.

The Board of DirectorsSir John Soane’s Museum Foundation

New York, San Franciscoand the entire United States of America

For further details regarding Sir John Soane’s Museum Foundation please contact:

Chas A. Miller III, Executive DirectorSir John Soane’s Museum Foundation

1040 First Avenue, No. 311New York, NY 10022

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Royal College of MusicProgramme

Part IPyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840–1893): 1812 Overture in E flat major, Op.49

Tchaikovsky was commissioned by Nicholas Rubinstein in 1880 to write a festive and patriotic piece to commemorate Russia’s defence against Napoleon’s invading forces in 1812. The 1812 Overture was

first performed on 20 August 1882 in the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour in Moscow, built as a memorial to the sacrifices of the Russian people.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791): Selections from ‘The Marriage of Figaro’Mozart’s masterpiece The Marriage of Figaro, which was premiered in Vienna in 1786, was first

performed professionally in London at the King’s Theatre, Haymarket on 18 June 1812. The Italian bassGuiseppe Naldi sang Figaro and the Italian soprano Angelica Catalani appeared as Susanna.

Joseph Haydn (1732–1809): Piano Trio 39 in G majorHaydn’s Piano Trio No. 39 was written in 1795. It is perhaps his best-known piano trio

and sometimes nicknamed the ‘Gypsy Rondo’ trio because of its Rondo finale in the ‘Hungarian’ style. Haydn dedicated the Trio to Rebecca Schroeter,

a Scottish widow whom he met on his visit to London in 1791–1792.

Part IILudwig van Beethoven (1770 –1827): Piano Trio in C Minor, Op.I, No.3 (II and III movements)

The trio in C Minor, part of a set of three, was first performed in Vienna in 1795 at one of the weekly soirees of Prince Karl Lichnowsky, to whom it is dedicated. It is the first of Beethoven’s published works in C Minor,

a key which he used frequently in other compositions.

John Erhardt Weipert (1766–1823): Variations on ‘Ach du lieber Augustin’ Piano SoloMarx Augustin, a ballad singer and bagpiper, composed this song in 1679 to entertain the people of Vienna during an outbreak of the bubonic plague in the city. After over-indulging in wine one

evening, Augustin fell into a gutter only to then end up in a plague pit himself ! Fortunately, he was rescued, and went on to live a healthy life.

In the early nineteenth century, Lady Caroline Lamb and others of her set practised theirwaltz steps to Augustin’s tune. The waltz, which first appeared in London ballrooms in

about 1812, initially drew much criticism and was described as ‘disgusting . . . a practice . . . equally destitute of grace, delicacy and propriety’!

Giuseppe Naldias Figaro

Members of the Trio are scholars from the Royal College of Music and the Guildhall School of Music and Drama.

pippa harrison (piano) studied at the Chetham’s School of Music and at the GuildhallSchool of Music and Drama with Joan Havill. She has appeared as a soloist and chambermusician throughout the UK, Ireland, Holland, Bulgaria and Norway. In 2009, Pippa wonFirst Prize in the Worthing Concerto Competition and in the same year was runner up in the Hastings International Piano Competition. She is a member of the Albany Piano Trio which was offered a place on the Live Music Now scheme this year and was also selected for the Chamber Studio at King’s Place.

charis jenson (violin) studied at the Royal College of Music with Maciej Rakowski andreceived her Masters in Performance degree with Distinction in July 2011, and her ArtistDiploma in 2012. She has performed at King’s Place, Wigmore Hall and Cadogan Hall, and recently played live on the Andrew Marr Show with Alison Balsom and Tom Poster. InAugust 2010, Charis led an ensemble in a BBC Proms Plus performance of Huw Watkins’sSad Steps, which was broadcast live on Radio 3. She has also recorded for Sony, the BBC,the Royal College of Music and Abbey Road Studios.

verity evanson (cello) studied music at St John’s College, Oxford before gaining a scholarship to the Royal College of Music to study on the Masters in Performance course.In addition to her work with the Albany Piano Trio, Verity is a founding member of theHolywell String Quartet, which won the Joan Conway Scholarship for chamber music performance at Oxford University. Verity has appeared on television (BBC 1/History Channel/More 4), recorded soundtracks for Channel 4 and appeared in pop music videos.She also featured as a soloist in the Bollywood Film ‘MOD’ (released in September 2011).She writes and performs string parts for the band Bastille.

Dancing at Almack’sDemonstration of the Waltz by Alex Robinson and Kirsty Sahota

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Coming Soon to Sir John Soane’s Museum

The Northern Vision: MasterDrawings from the S TchobanFoundation, Museum for Architectural Drawing, Berlin

In June–September 2013, as part of a partnership between the Soane (theworld’s first museum of architecture)and the Tchoban Foundation (Europe’s newest museum of architecture), there will be a rare opportunity to see German and Russian architectural drawings fromthe collection of the Berlin-basedRussian architect, Sergei Tchoban.Amongst the historical works on showwill be the earliest known drawing by the Prussian neo-classical architectKarl Friedrich Schinkel, as well asworks by Giacomo Quarenghi andGaertner.

Hercules of Gaul, or the Victorious French People in the image of Hercules, Project for amonument, 1800–01, Ennemond-AlexandrePetitot (1727–1801), dry brush, Indian ink and pencil. Courtesy of Sergei Tchoban


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Far left and centre, Regency costumes designed and made bythird-year students,Katarzyna Katner and Elena Marteaubased on contemporaryportraits of Eliza andJohn Soane (left)

All other costumes you see this evening have been designed and constructed by second-year undergraduates, whowere asked to create a full, head-to-toe period costume from the Regency era. The 1800–1812 period costume, withthe familiar slim silhouettes and fresh fine fabrics, seems deceptively simple, yet each shape is underpinned by aperiod corset and chemise, therefore requiring careful study, material choice and construction.

Models and props have also been created for this special evening by first-year students of Theatre Design. Guests may have also noticed other strange figures emerging from the past, linked to the neighbouring Ranelaghpleasure gardens, who provide a more exotic sensual atmosphere, theatrical and evocative of romantic assignationsand creatures of the night. The performers are all students taking part in the Theatre and Screen programme atWimbledon.

Most of the students involved in this project aspire to work in the costume and theatre industries, and for manyof them this event represents a huge step forward in achieving that ambition.

Hilary Baxter, Theatre and Screen Programme Director, Wimbledon College of Art

Wimbledon College of Art: Designing A Regency Rout

As you see before you, this evening has been brought to life by a spectacular array of beautiful costumes and eye-catching theatrical installations. This work is the result of a year-long project undertaken by the students ofCostume, Theatre and Screen design at Wimbledon College of Art, especially for the Soane Museum.

An exclusive and specialist art institution, Wimbledon College of Art, part of the University of the Arts London,is known the world over for its outstanding special effects, fine art and theatre design programmes. Having collaborated last year on a very successful theatrical event, the Soane Museum turned to Wimbledon again with itspool of fresh talent, to help stage A Regency Rout.

As part of their course, students have researched Sir John Soane and his Museum in great detail, taking inspiration from the collection’s historic paintings, drawings, books and sculpture. A Regency Rout showcases, forthe first time, the quality and body of work that has been produced by the students this year.

In addition to helping inject a sense of theatre into this evening’s event, as part of the Soane Museum’s bicentenary celebrations in 2012–2013, the wonderful Regency-inspired costumes produced by the students will alsobe exhibited at the Museum later this year for the enjoyment of the wider public.

Creating costumes and props for a production takes a serious amount of time, talent and commitment. Eachperiod costume created for A Regency Rout took a minimum of eight weeks to research, understand and construct.Students are expected to work independently and consider new information from a variety of sources including tutors, peers, booksand technical demonstrations. Using unfamiliar and complicatedconstruction techniques, investigating new materials and the pressureof delivering to a client under a specified deadline is a daunting experience. However, the Costume, Theatre and Screen undergradu-ates at Wimbledon have overcome these challenges with inspiring skilland professionalism.

Students were briefed to help create a Regency-themed eveningthat would introduce Sir John Soane, his wife Eliza, and dog Fannywalking amongst their guests, alongside small installations of contemporary works celebrating Soane’s architecture and collections.Third-year students took responsibility for interpreting the costumesof Mr and Mrs Soane, along with a couple of other famous Regencybucks, whilst the historically appropriate costumes worn by the eventwaiting staff have been created by teams of first-year costume students.

Costume fitting: the Director of Sir John Soane’s Museum, Tim Knox,with the Programme Director, Hilary Baxter, and third-year student,Elena Marteau, who researched, designed and accurately reproducedSir John Soane’s costume

Wimbledon’s partnership with the Soane Museum has not only created an invaluable opportunity for these studentsto gain hands-on industry experience, it has also paid for the cost of materials and extra teaching sessions whichhas done so much to encourage the students’ creativity, talent and belief that they can contribute to the culturalwealth of our country.

Wimbledon College of Art has worked hard to build links with industry and create mutually beneficial collaborations. Working in this way is not only an advantage for their students, it also connects partners to freshtalent and enables them invest in the future of the creative industries. If you would like to find out more about howWimbledon College of Art works with business and industry please contact the Enterprise Collective:

Enterprise Collective, Camberwell, Chelsea, WimbledonUniversity of the Arts London, 16 John Islip Street, London SW1P 4JU

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Sir John Soane and The Royal Hospital, Chelsea

The Royal Hospital was founded by King Charles II, who issued a Royal Warrant authorising the building of the Hospital on 22 December 1681, in order to make provision for old or injured soldiers. SirChristopher Wren was commissioned to design and erect the building. His design, which was based onthe Hôpital des Invalides in Paris has a distinctive red-brick exterior and beautifully designed interiorswhose appearance have changed little over time. To this day the Royal Hospital remains a retirementand nursing home for British soldiers who are unfit for further duty due to injury or old age. There are over three hundred soldiers who reside at the Royal Hospital, referred to as ‘in-pensioners’ (or morecolloquially, as ‘Chelsea pensioners’).

In 1807, Sir John Soane was appointed Clerk of Works at the Hospital where he oversaw the designand construction of a new Infirmary building, with space for eighty patients, located to the west of theHospital building and on the site of the current National Army Museum. Since the establishment of theWren buildings circumstances had changed – the Napoleonic wars in particular had increased the num-bers of pensioners at the Hospital to such an extent that many of the Wren buildings were completelyinadequate. Over the course of almost thirty years as Clerk of Works, Soane also built new offices for theSecretary and staff and some smaller buildings including a bakehouse, gardener’s house and Artificers’Yard. Soane even had a house on the premises which he enlarged and where he spent increasing amountsof time after his wife’s death in 1815. Although the Infirmary was sadly damaged by bombing in the Second World War and later demolished, many of Soane’s other buildings still remain – most notablythe Hospital Stables.

This drawing is a composite work by J.M. Gandy, showing different parts of theRoyal Hospital Chelsea as built by Soane.The drawing was displayed at the RoyalAcademy in 1818 and shows most of theSoane buildings at Chelsea – (from bottomleft clockwise) the Stables, Bakehouse,Gardener’s house, Secretary’s offices, thesouth front of the new Infirmary, the northfront of the new Infirmary and the Clerk of Works’ House


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TRIFORIUM GALLERIES Westminster Abbey is in the process of transforming its medieval 13th century Triforium into galleries and exhibition space. The Triforium is a gallery level

never before had public access.

Hawksmoor’s towers were added in 1745 and will give the Abbey world class gallery space in which to share with the public its vast collections of treasures.

If you would like to know more about the Triforium Galleries or how to become a part of this once in several generations opportunity, please contact:

Mrs Valerie HumphreyDirector, Westminster Abbey FoundationWestminster Abbey20 Dean’s Yard, London SW1P 3PATel: 020 7654 4872E: [email protected]

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Donors to the Permanently Magical Endowment Fund

By supporting tonight’s event all the individuals listed below have helped the Soane Museum to establish the Permanently Magical Endowment Fund

Lady Marie Alexander of WeedonSir Martyn ArbibJohn and Catherine ArmitagePrimrose and

Christopher ArnanderAnderson BakewellJoel BarkleyZoe and Richard Benyon, MPChristophe Noël BertelDavid and Molly Lowell BorthwickProfessor Stephan Braunfels Nico BrenninkmeijerThe Deborah Loeb Brice

FoundationThe Hon. Mrs Buchan of

AuchmacoyMargaret H CareyAnna and George CheveleyGeorge Clarke and

Catriona DrummondBirch CoffeySir Alan and Lady CoxNathaniel and Lucy DayMiel de BottonAnne EdgarRodney FitchGisela GledhillTimothy Gosling and

Jonathon ColemanAlderman Alison GowmanGavin Graham and Biddy O’GradyKarl GrossfieldJohn A and Cynthia Fry Gunn

Charles and Kaaren HaleSara Galbraith and

Robert Ham, QCThe Hon. John Harbord-HamondJonathan HarrisKatrin and Christoph HenkelPhilip Hewat-JaboorNiall HobhouseThe Earl and Countess of HomeDeirdre HopkinsLord and Lady HothfieldDavid HowdenSimon HurstJohn IkeYvonne Jacobs-JonesProfessors Lisa Jardine and

John StylesJohn F KentThomas A and Kristin KligermanJeremy LansdellThe Marquess and Marchioness

of LansdowneVictoria Legge-BourkeChristian and Gina LevettEuan and Annie MacDonaldJoseph and Karen McConnellRichard and Diana McLarenChas A Miller IIIWendy Lyon MoonanThe Countess Mountbatten

of BurmaThe Marquis and Marchioness

of Normanby

Crispin and Nichola OdeyMatthew and Sybil OrrWilliam ParkerLord and Lady PhillimoreBarbara PineThe Portland Art MuseumBasil and Maria PostanThe Rothschild FoundationJohn and Jane SharmanCharmian ShentonJames and Dr Shirley SherwoodRoderick and Mary SmithKathleen SpringhornStephanie StokesMr and Mrs George StoreyMark StoreyMrs A J M TeacherThe Tchoban FoundationSusie ThomsonRobin VousdenProfessor David WalkerFrancesca WallJohn WardroperNigel WaringThe Earl and Countess of WemyssAnthony WhartonRosemary WoodwardKeith YooThe Marquess and Marchioness

of ZetlandJonathan Zimmerman and

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on the Soane Museum’s recommended list of caterers for private functions at the Museum.

Wimbledon College of Art for Costumes and DesignHilary Baxter, Programme Director Theatre and Screen at Wimbledon College has overseen the project that hasbeen masterfully undertaken by the first-, second- and third-year students of Costume, Theatre and Screen to

create Regency and Soane inspired costumes and set designs especially for the Regency Rout.

The Royal College of Music for Classical MusicThe Royal College of Music is a conservatoire that trains musicians for international careers. Since its foundation

in 1882, by the Prince of Wales and later Edward VII, the College has been linked with the Royal family. With around 750 students from 64 countries studying at undergraduate, postgraduate or doctoral level,

the RCM is a community of talented and open-minded musicians where excellence, individuality, creativity and diversity are prized.

Alex Robinson and Kirsty Sahota for the WaltzAlex Robinson and Kirsty Sahota are Amateur Ballroom and Latin American dancers, who compete both

nationally and internationally. They have danced together for two and a half years, training regularly throughout the week. Their most recent achievement was coming 3rd in Latin and 4th in Ballroom

at the Inter-Varsity University Competition held in Blackpool.

Dom James and his Dixie Ticklers for Swing MusicDom James and his Dixie Ticklers are one of the UK’s most respected acoustic bands. As they revisit and

transform classic New Orleans music, this hard-working band is building a fierce live reputation within jazz, the vintage scene and Europe’s festival circuit. They have released three albums including ‘Live in London’

and ‘Parade: New Orleans Jazz for Kids’.

Kit & McConnel for EntertainmentKit Hesketh-Harvey, for 30 years singer/songwriter of ‘Kit and the Widow’ – a ‘national treasure’ (Daily

Telegraph), ‘No festival complete without...’ (Scotsman) – has teamed up with fellow Sondheim-student andaward-winning composer James McConnel, to perform an entirely new programme of original songs.


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Brunel’s Tunnel was leaking rawsewage, full of poisonous methane

and way over budget.It was time to have a party.

Flooding and fumes made excavating The Thames Tunnel a risky business. So much so, that investment was drying up.

It was then that Isambard Kingdom Brunel showed himself to be a great spin doctor as well as a great engineer.

needed shoring up as much as the tunnel itself, he organized a banquet.

to the music of the Coldstream Guards. (To Brunel’s

credit, he invited his workmen as well.)The party did its work and more

by several million gallons of untreated sewage, but that’s another story).

You can learn more about the science, stench and social life of the Thames Tunnel if you visit the Brunel Museum.

a lot more pleasant than it used to be.

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The Roving Artist for Silhouette CuttingThanks to the careful hand-eye coordination particular to the talented Mr Mike Herbert, who draws from life,

but without the luxury of time – a tradition that goes back to Georgian times – you will come away with a smallcut-paper portrait to place on your mantelpiece that will help you to remember this special evening.

McQueens for Table Decorations and FlowersFounded by Kally Ellis in 1991, her mission was simple: to spread her passion for beautiful flowers and her innovative style of flower design. With their sense of style and unbounded passion for flowers, McQueens’

reputation has quickly grown and their styling for the Vanity Fair post-Academy Award party set the benchmark for event flowers throughout the world.

Keith Yoo for Party BagsKeith Yoo is CEO of AHAE Press, and son of the photographer Ahae (meaning ‘child’ in ancient Korean). Ahaehas taken over one million photographs from a single window in his home in South Korea. His photography hasbeen exhibited in, amongst other places, London, Venice, Prague, New York City, Moscow, and most recently, atthe Louvre Museum in Paris. The Soane Museum hopes that you will enjoy the wonderful gifts from Korea that

Keith has generously given to each guest attending the event this evening.

Gisela Gledhill for Research and WritingGisela Gledhill, a member of the Soane Development Board and Patron of the Soane Museum, researched andwrote the charming booklet, Soane’s Life and Times: 1812–1813, which has been given to all of our guests here

tonight. We are grateful to Gisela for all her hard work in helping the Museum to produce the booklet, which we think is a wonderful way to celebrate Soane’s life 200 years ago.

Philippa Stockley for Design and EditingFamed author, exquisite artist, scrupulous editor – what is there that Philippa Stockley can’t do? Also a member

of the Soane Development Board, Philippa has been the genius behind the beautifully designed Regency Rout invitations and tickets, and helped to produce Soane’s Life and Times: 1812–1813 both editorially and artistically.


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For unique and exclusive gifts, the newly-opened Soane Shop is now open for business…

When looking to buy something that bit more special for a loved one this Christmas,look no further than Sir John Soane’s Museum.

This year, the Museum has collaborated with students and alumni from the Royal College of Art taking part in the ‘Goldsmithing, Silversmithing, Metalworkand Jewellery’ (GSM&J) MA course to produce an exclusive new range of jewelleryespecially for the Soane.

An architectural ground plan turns into a pair of hoop earrings; a curved Romancolumn becomes the centrepiece of a necklace: these are just a few examples of thecreative responses made by the designer-makers from the RCA to Sir John Soane’seccentric house and collection.

This range provides an opportunity to own a piece designed by some of tomorrow’s top designers and inspired by one of London’s oldest and most lovedmuseums. Prices range from £20 to £200.

All sales benefit Sir John Soane’s Museum and are available to buy in theSoane Shop soon.

Please contact the Retail Manager, Oliver Perry:T:020 7440 4257 [email protected] www.soane.org/shop

Also available are several items commissioned from cult-artist, Charlotte Cory, who has created a range based on her highly original cartes de visite. This includes a limited-edition print, ‘Catch Kitty’ and unique handkerchieves and scarves, all beautifully boxed to make the perfect gift.

And for the person who has absolutely everything? Why not consider this exquisite andbeautifully made ‘Temple of Vesta at Tivoli’, specially commissioned from and developedby master model-maker, Timothy Richards. It is a replica of an original plaster model byFrançois Fouquet, which forms part of Soane’s model collection consisting of over 80architectural models. A work of art in itself, with its wooden stand and hand-blown glassdome, it is available to order at a cost of £1,500.


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