Our free Friday lunchtime concerts at Bishopsgate Institute are back – in person and online.

Activities in Lunchtime Concerts

Lunchtime Concert: Lyle Barton
Fri 22 Oct
Lunchtime Concert: Hinako Omori
Fri 29 Oct
Lunchtime Concert: Conrad Murray
Fri 5 Nov
Lunchtime Concert: Jenni Hogan & Alexander Rider
Fri 12 Nov
Lunchtime Concert: Basin Street Brawlers
Fri 19 Nov
Lunchtime Concert: Heather Roche
Fri 26 Nov
Lunchtime Concert: The Courtney Quartet
Fri 3 Dec
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.

Activities in Lunchtime Concerts

Lunchtime Concert: Lyle Barton

Fri 22 Oct

Lunchtime Concert: Hinako Omori

Fri 29 Oct

Lunchtime Concert: Conrad Murray

Fri 5 Nov

Lunchtime Concert: Jenni Hogan & Alexander Rider

Fri 12 Nov

Lunchtime Concert: Basin Street Brawlers

Fri 19 Nov

Lunchtime Concert: Heather Roche

Fri 26 Nov

Lunchtime Concert: The Courtney Quartet

Fri 3 Dec

Lunchtime Concert: Thomas Isherwood & Erika Gundesen

Fri 10 Dec

#FROMTHE ARCHIVES