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elcome to the January/February edition of Inside Magazine, the local magazine for Chingford and Highams Park.

Another year has just begun, and it’s a big one for me – I start a new decade. Instead of my age starting with X, it will start with X+1. Not that big of a deal, you’d think. Or is it?

The other day I triggered the security alarm while walking out of a well-known shop. The helpful assistant rummaged in my bag for the offending item. “I can show you the receipt,” I politely said. “No, no,” she replied. “You look trustworthy.” She may as well have said “You’re inconceivably ancient, sir.” Not at all what I wanted to hear.

“Come here, young fella,” I wished she’d said. “You look like a wrong ‘un.” I want the police to call me “sonny” and I want the off licence to refuse to serve me. But my features let me down, rounded and wrinkled and exuding a ripe old honesty. People now trust me, and you have no idea how upsetting that is.

I wish that I was still regarded as a yob, mercilessly grilled when alarms went off. I wish that I was still X-1. Worried, I asked my wife “Do I look like X+1?” She replied “Y?”. (PS – sue me if that ain’t the best algebra joke ever.)

David Young

NB. Copy deadline date for our next issue (Mar/Apr issue) is February 10th.

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LOUISE FARRENC

or Men, Mendelssohn and Kylie Minogue STORY: DAVID YOUNG

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his is another story of the quitegoods. Of the runners-up, the also rans and the ones that just ran away. Of the flames that never flared too fiercely, or flickered for a while and then faded. We’re not all immortals.

Some of us are quite good, though. And some of the quite-goods have their moments, when they flicker and fade.

By nature, I’m just a very annoying person. No. I really am. Don’t try to butter me up. I’m annoying now and I was annoying even at primary school in ill-fitting shorts and a tie that I couldn’t do up properly. I was deliberately annoying, which makes it worse, constantly looking for new ways in which to annoy my six-year-old friends. One method that must have been particularly irritating to everyone was my affected way of pretending never to have heard of The Beatles, extolling instead the virtues of classical music, especially, for no particular reason, Felix Mendelssohn. Don’t ask me why I did this. I just know that it annoyed everybody greatly and consequently I was happy. I remember that, while the rest of the school sang Yellow Submarine, I had a small book that listed the twenty great

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LOUISE FARRENC composers, which of course included Mendelssohn. Everybody was gratifyingly annoyed.

The odd thing about that book (sadly out of print now) is that every composer ever in the history of the world seemed to have been white and male.

Nobody ever said as much, but I naturally assumed that it must be quite impossible for women to compose music. This belief, of course, was disproved to me in my later years by the timeless canon of works by Kylie Minogue.

Women really can write music, it seems.

But had this, after all, been the case all along? As with literature, had there been women writers whose efforts had either been overlooked or conveniently forgotten? You will not be surprised to learn that the answer is ‘yes’. There is no parallel in music to George Eliot, no woman forced to assume a male identity, unless it turns out that Beethoven was a perky Australian woman. But there were female composers.

One such, largely forgotten by time, was Louise Farrenc. Highly esteemed by the highbrow world of music, she nevertheless failed to establish a name for herself and so a concert of Farrenc work would not command the appeal of, say, a Mendelssohn performance (or, these days, Kylie Minogue). She also never wrote an opera, and that was what you were supposed to produce to be taken seriously in 19th century France.

Louise Farrenc was born in Paris in 1804. At an early age, she showed great promise as a pianist, and her parents agreed to let her study at The Conservatoire when she was fifteen – although only men were allowed to study composition. She

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went on to establish a successful career as a performer, at first with her husband playing flute, and later on as a solo artiste.

Her success and fame earned her a post at The Conservatoire as Professor of Piano, one of the most prestigious musical posts in the world, although she was not entitled to earn as much as would a male counterpart.

She composed music which gained acclaim, especially with her 1850 nonet. Using this piece as leverage, she eventually achieved parity on pay.

Throughout her life, she was a composer, largely of chamber music, much of which was highly regarded, but very little of which caught on with the world at large. After her death, in 1875, her

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work was forgotten.

Perhaps it was the lack of that precious opera in her portfolio.

Or maybe, just maybe, it was her gender that was the problem.

Recent research has revived her reputation. It remains to be seen whether someday someone somewhere will write a book for primary schools that admits that – whisper it quietly everyone – women are capable of writing classical music in a way that not even Kylie could imagine.

She wasn’t the fiercest flame in the firmament of 19th century France, but she was a fire that burned for a while before some big male feet smothered the flickering.

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WORLD RENOWN PIANIST JOHN LILL LENDS HIS SUPPORT TO THE STRATFORD AND EAST LONDON MUSIC FESTIVAL

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“In an age, when we are experiencing the deliberate attempt to starve classical music and other fine arts out of existence, it is a near miracle that the Stratford and East London Music Festival is as dynamic and successful as it is after so many years of continuous activity.

When I was a boy living in Leyton, many London suburbs had their own music clubs and amateur symphony orchestras, but now most of them have been obliterated by lack of funds. In my early days, I well remember the Festival and the fact that it’s still so enthusiastically and expertly organised deserves total admiration and my hearty congratulations. Very well done and long may you show such a wonderful example!”

John Lill, November 2016.

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and WEDDING SHOW AROUNDS at Gilwell Park, Chingford. Sunday 22nd January 11am – 3pm. Meet local wedding suppliers including florists, dress makers and jewellers and see their products, meet our friendly team and take a tour of our venue. Free goodie bag, glass of bubbly on arrival and canapes.

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Monday 6th February. Mr. Andrew Babicz – Seasonal Container Garden. Venue: St. James’ United Reformed Church, Palmerston Road, Buckhurst Hill, IG9 5NG. Admission Free entry for members , £1. non-members.

Refreshments. Time: 7.30 – 9.30 p.m. For more information please contact the Chairman: Mrs. Maureen Briggs – email: mbriggs@uwclub.net or ring 0208 504 8436.

QUIZ NIGHT

Saturday 25th February at St Edmund’s Church Hall, Chingford Mount Road, E4 8J. Doors open 7:00 for 7:30 start, £10.00 incl. Fish & Chip supper, bring your own drinks & nibbles, concessions for children. Contact: Richard on 020 8529 1591.

BUCKHURST HILL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY Monday 6th March. Ms. Elizabeth Gowing – Travels in blood and honey. Venue: St. James’ United Reformed Church, Palmerston Road, Buckhurst Hill, IG9 5NG. Admission Free entry for members, £1.non-members.

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SPRING FLOWER SHOW

Buckhurst Hill Horticultural Society – Saturday 8th April.

2.00 p.m. – 4.30 - p.m. The Centenary Hall, St. John’s Church, High Road, Buckhurst Hill, Essex IG9 5RX Includes: Spring flowers, Cookery section,Photography, and junior entries, Plants for sale, teas and delicious homemade cakes.

Admission free for members (£1 for non-members) for more information contact Show

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Our walks vary from countryside, riverbanks and tow paths to informative London Walks where we pass many places of interest. We also have bi monthly lunches where we can all exchange news and views. We are a very friendly group and you would receive a warm welcome. For a free programme and newsletter contact. www.leavalleyfriends.org.uk Email; lvfwakers2001@hotmail.com phone 020 8529 1602 If you would like to discuss any of our details.

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INDEX

Electrical Services DMB Electric Estate Agents Space Agent

Motor Car Services 27 Paint Technik Oven Cleaning Services back cover Oven Wizards

Financial Advisers DGS Independent Financial Advisers Limited

of advertisers

Aerial & Satellite Installations Fitness - Misc Mediacoms 39 Nordic Walking Architect Maggie Tanner Architects

Function Hall 10 The Woodford Wells Club

Building Services CP Building Contractors Dendale Construction Ltd ML General Builders R Creed & Son

Gardening Services All Seasons Garden Maintenance Loughton Fencing Supplies MG Landscapes MGM Gardening 32 Town and Country Landscapes

Carpenter SK Carpentry Carpet, Curtain & Upholstery Cleaning M&K Cleaning Services Supreme Carpet Cleaning Catering Service Ridgeway Catering

12 20 24 24

7

Chiropodists D Dawe

15

Complementary Centre Willows

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Computer Services Problem Computers Simlatech

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Conference Centre The Scout Association

15

Decorating Services Martin Peskett Decorating Plaster Works Sullivan and Co Dental Practice Woodford House Dental Practice Domestic Appliance Repairs Standard Appliances 38

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Pet Services Cosy Catz 17 Funky Dogs Hugs and Tails Wags Grooming 14 Plumbing/Heating Services Eco-Gas London Ken 29 Roberts Quality Plumbing 21 6 Pre-School 18 CMBC Pre-School

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Reflexology Lilian

28 29 28 29 3 31 29 25 27

Glass & Glazing 20 Eco 22 Glazing Maintenance Services 17

Chartered Building Surveyor Simon Levy Associates

Pest Control GJB Pest Management

21

Replacement Windows & Doors 6 Eco Trade 11 T & L Windows & Doors 10 10 Restaurants - Indian Gold Buying Centre The Coriander 2 The Watch Shop 9 Roofing Services Graphic Design Service Cook & Son 23 Moo-Creative 35 Graham Willsdon 24 J & R Roofing 32 Hair Salon Paula Hair Designs 17 Security Systems Mediacoms 39 Handyman Mr Fix It 32 Slimming Services Slimming World 17 Home Care Services Valentus 33 Bluebird Care (Waltham Forest) 24 Solicitors and Mediators Adams Law 37 Locksmith Unique Services 12 Upholsterery Collards Upholstery Limited 33 Make Up & Mehndi Freelancer 32 Sabz Lush Beauty 27 Leadale Upholstery

5 18 7 Mediation Services JBM Solutions

Waste Disposal 5 Arbis

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Mobile Nail Salon 13 A Touch of Beauty

Watch Repair 27 The Watch Shop

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Mobility Services 5 Bradshaw Stairlifts

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