Recitals

A room, not a hall.

Twice a year the downstairs salon becomes The Walnut Room. Students play one thing they can stand behind. Families sit close. Nobody is amplified.

A lounge with a grand piano, armchairs and chandeliers
Library photo, not the school.

Coming up

Autumn Recital

Saturday 21 November 2026 · 4:00 in the afternoon

The Walnut Room, downstairs at 18 Lark Street. Doors at 3:40. About 70 minutes, with a short pause.

Twelve students, one room, no microphones. Pieces are short. If memory slips, the teacher is at the side.

The programme

  1. 01Hana ItoPiano · Burgmüller, Arabesque
  2. 02Leo HartViolin · Seitz, a short first movement
  3. 03Priya NairViola · a folk song, then a study
  4. 04Jonah EllisCello · Bréval, the first page, all the way through
  5. 05Nico AlvarezGuitar · the easier Tárrega prelude
  6. 06Sable OrtizVoice · Handel, then one verse her grandmother asked for
  7. 07Tuesday singersVoice ensemble · a round, quietly
  8. 08Wes AdeyemiDrums · two minutes with a recorded bass line

Sample content from the original theme

Dress. As you would for dinner with people you like. Not a gala.

From the book

Recent afternoons

Recital photos are the original theme's artwork.