Our lunchtime concerts have been a tradition since 1948, providing inspiration and respite from the world outside for an hour a week in a relaxed performance environment. We always pay our musicians for these performances, but the concerts are free to audiences. Help support these concerts by donating here.

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Lunchtime Concert: Thomas Isherwood & Erika Gundesen
Fri 10 Dec

#FROMTHE ARCHIVES

Married in 1950, Chris and Betty Birch have been involved in political, trade union, and LGBTQ+ activism for over 60 years. Sharing similar interests, they were both Communist Party Members and involved with organisations such as the Aid to Spanish Youth Committee. After the death of his friend, Mark Ashton, Chris became involved in forming the Mark Ashton Memorial Trust, which was created to raise money for individuals living with HIV. The archive includes the truncheon taken from the police by Mark Ashton, correspondence, personal scrapbooks, press cuttings, and various other papers relating to the couples activism.

Bishopsgate Institute

Lunchtime Concerts

This season's programmes

1 October: Hannah Catherine Jones

8 October: Alba Cabral

22 October: Lyle Barton

29 October: Hinako Omori

5 November: Conrad Murray

12 November: Jenni Hogan & Alexander Rider

19 November: Basin Street Brawlers

26 November: Heather Roche

Learn more about the history of our Lunchtime Concerts

Explore our upcoming concerts

Activities in Lunchtime Concerts

Lunchtime Concert: Thomas Isherwood & Erika Gundesen

Fri 10 Dec

#FROMTHE ARCHIVES