Events List 2013

Wednesday 16 October

Pub night, London Pitcher and Piano, Old Holborn Relaxed and informal gathering for those living and working in London. Food available to purchase.

Meet 6.30pm onwards.

Tuesday 12 November

Selwyn London Group Annual Lecture Drinks followed by a lecture by Dr Richard DavenportHines (SE 1972) at the Oxford and Cambridge Club.

Richard will talk about his latest book, An English Affair: Sex, Class and Power in the age of Profumo.

Time: 6.00pm. Cost: £15.

Selwyn Events 2013

Tuesday 3 December

Christmas Carol Service, London

Thursday 7 March

Friday 5 July

MA Dining Evening

Commemoration of Benefactors

An opportunity to use your alumni dining privileges to dine at High Table. One guest welcome at your own expense.

To book call 01223 335855.

All those who matriculated in 1968, 1978, 1988, 1998 or who came up prior to and including 1960 will be invited to Evensong, followed by a black tie dinner. Accommodation will be available in College.

Tuesday 12 and Friday 15 March

Booking forms and further information to follow.

Receptions in Singapore and Hong Kong All alumni and guests living and working in the area are invited to receptions to mark the visit of the Master.

Generously hosted by Robert Martin (SE 1984) at the Tanglin Club and Sir David Li OBE (SE 1961) at the Bank of East Asia.

Saturday 23 March

MA Congregation and Dinner Those who matriculated in 2006 are invited to take their MA and celebrate with a formal dinner in Hall.

Saturday 13 April

1963 and 1973 Reunions For all those celebrating 50 and 40 years since matriculation, a formal dinner in Hall and other events over the weekend.

Guests welcome. Accommodation is available in College.

Saturday 4 May

Retirement Dinner for Dr David Chivers All David’s old students and tutees are invited back to College to celebrate his retirement. Gibbon calls guaranteed!

Time: 6.30pm for 7.30pm.

Friday 10 May

Ramsay Murray Lecture The Crisis in Greece and the State of Europe: A Historian’s Perspective by Mark Mazower, Ira D Wallach Professor of History at Columbia University.

Saturday 6 July

Donors’ Garden Party

Saturday 28 September

Saturday 1 March

Alumni Day, incorporating the Alumni Forum

1882 Society Lunch

All alumni and guests are welcome to attend. There will be lectures and other events during the day and the Selwyn Alumni Association Annual Dinner will take place in the evening. Those who came up in 2003 are particularly encouraged to attend to celebrate 10 years since matriculation.

Friday 4 July

Sunday 6 October

Time: 10.30am. Cost: £45 per head.

Join us to explore the historic site of secret code-breaking activities during WWII. Guided tour and lunch, followed by free time.

Time: 10.30am. Cost: £23 per head.

Commemoration of Benefactors All those who matriculated in 1969, 1979, 1989, 1999 or who came up prior to and including 1960 will be invited to Evensong, followed by a black tie dinner.

Accommodation will be available in College.

Saturday 5 July

Donors’ Garden Party

Saturday 12 October All alumni are invited to come and play against the current Selwyn teams. Spectators also welcome! A formal dinner in Hall will round off the day. Organised jointly by the Hermes and Sirens Clubs.

Visit to Bletchley Park

1964 and 1974 Reunions

Accommodation is available in Selwyn. Booking will open in June.

MA Dining Evening

Saturday 22 June

Saturday 5 April Black tie dinner in College for those celebrating 50 and 40 years since matriculation. Guests welcome.

Accommodation available at Selwyn.

Old Boys and Girls Sports Day

A formal dinner to thank the College’s most generous benefactors (those who have given £10,000 or more excluding Gift Aid). By invitation only.

All those who are members of the 1882 Society and their guests are invited to a luncheon at Selwyn.

At the Alumni Forum all alumni are invited to meet and discuss alumni issues. Year Group Reps and Association Committee members are particularly encouraged to attend.

Thursday 16 May

Lyttelton Dinner

Further information to follow in September.

For all those celebrating 30 and 20 years since matriculation, a formal dinner in Hall and other events over the weekend.

Guests welcome. Accommodation is available in College.

Booking forms and further information will be sent in June.

Explore behind the scenes of this magnificent house with Estate Manager, Henry Rayment (SE 1974). Guided tour and lunch, followed by free time.

Saturday 8 June

Lunch at the Marriott Hotel followed by the match.

Guests welcome.

1983 and 1993 Reunions

Sunday 12 May

An opportunity to use your alumni dining privileges to dine at High Table. One guest welcome at your own expense.

To book call 01223 335855.

Varsity Match, Twickenham

Saturday 21 September

Visit to Castle Howard in Yorkshire

Evensong and supper open to all Friends of the Choir and their guests.

Thursday 12 December

A garden party, open to those who have made a recent donation (in the last three years) and members of the 1882 Society, will be held in the College grounds. Traditional English afternoon tea will be provided, as will an array of entertainments suitable for children. By invitation only.

Law Faculty. Time: 5.30pm. Cost: Free.

Friends of the Choir Evensong

Selwyn College Choir and the Dean of Chapel will lead a traditional carol service in the historic setting of St James’ Piccadilly followed by seasonal refreshments. Families welcome.

Saturday 20 September

1984 and 1994 Reunions Black tie dinner in Hall for those celebrating 30 and 20 years since matriculation. Guests welcome.

Accommodation available at Selwyn.

Saturday 27 September

Alumni Day, incorporating the Alumni Forum All alumni and guests are welcome. Those who came up in 2004 are particularly encouraged to attend to celebrate 10 years since matriculation. Accommodation available at Selwyn.

Information and online booking for all events is available on the website:

www.selwynalumni.com or telephone us on 01223 767844. Email: alumni-office@sel.cam.ac.uk for further information.

For further information about the Choir, please contact the Director of Music in Chapel, Sarah MacDonald, on 01223 335877 or at seam100@cam.ac.uk

Chapel Choir Saturday 16 February, 5.30pm Choral Evensong in Hereford Cathedral

Selwyn College Music Society Sundays, 8.30pm The Society presents a regular programme of recitals in Hall during term time.

Further information available at: www.sel.cam.ac.uk/news/SCMS

Thursday 21 March, 7.30pm John Armitage Memorial Concert in St Bride’s Church, Fleet Street, London

Thursday 20 June, 2.00pm, May Week Concert The College Orchestra will be playing a varied programme, followed by wine and strawberries in the Chapel garden.

Saturday 16 March, 5.30pm Choral Evensong in Ely Cathedral

July 2013 Choir Tour of Germany

News from Clubs and Societies

Selwyn College Boat Club Wed 12 – Sat 15 June, May Bumps Come and support Selwyn rowers at the exciting end-ofseason races. Spectators are welcome along the banks of the river.

If any anniversary crews would like to come back (2003, 1993, 1983 etc…) they are most welcome.

Cambridge Handel Opera Group

Other dates of interest Women’s Head of the River (9th March) - W1 will be racing

30 April, 1, 3, and 4 May, West Road Concert Hall The 2013 production of Handel’s Atalanta will be the last opera that Andrew Jones (Director of Studies in Music at Selwyn) will conduct for Cambridge Handel Opera. It will be a fully staged performance in a new English translation.

Atalanta was composed to celebrate the marriage, on 27 April 1736, of Frederick Prince of Wales to Princess Augusta of Saxe-Coburg. It is a masterpiece of Handel’s maturity, whose plot includes comedy, near-tragedy, disguise, deception, and a boar hunt. The stage director will be Victoria Newlyn, who assisted John Ramster in the CHO Ariodante in 2009. Victoria teaches at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and at the Royal Academy of Music, and has worked with other professional companies, including (recently) Opera North. The orchestra will be led by Kathryn Parry (SE 1983-86), who led the orchestra for the very first CHO opera, Rodelinda, in 1985.

The distinguished cast of professional soloists includes two singers who have sung principal roles with CHO before, and one (Sarah Power) who gave an outstanding performance at Andrew’s retirement concert on 27 April 2012 (website addresses are given in brackets):

Head of the River (23rd March) - M1 and M2 will be racing Henley Boat Races (24th March) (CUWBC and CULRC are racing) - 3 Selwyn women are likely to be representing Cambridge.

Atalanta Meleagro Irene Aminta Nicandro Mercurio

Sarah Power (sarahpower.com) Erica Eloff (ericaeloff.com) Anna Huntley (ycat.co.uk/node/200) Mark Chaundy Robert Gildon (robertgildon.com) Richard Latham (richardlatham.webeden.co.uk)

The Boat Race (31st March) Further information and tickets available from Matthias Schnellmann, Men’s and Overall Captain, email: mas227@cam.ac.uk www.selwynrowing.org.uk

Booking opens on 1 March 2013 (or 1 February for Friends, Patrons, and Benefactors: bookings by telephone or in person).

Tickets may be bought from the ADC Theatre box office: • via the website (www.adcticketing.com): no booking fee; • by telephone (01223 300085): Monday 12:30-16:00; Tuesday-Friday 12:30-19:00; Saturday 15:00-19:00); • in person: ADC Theatre Box Office, Park Street, Cambridge, CB5 8AS (same opening hours as above).

To check availability and to book rooms in College, contact the Accommodation Officer on (01223) 769339, email: accommodation@sel.cam.ac.uk For booking and availability please contact the Catering and Conference Office. Tel: 01223 335855 email: catering@sel.cam.ac.uk

Tel: +44 (0)1223 767844 www.selwynalumni.com Selwyn College Grange Road Cambridge CB3 9DQ

Members may wish to use their dining privileges at the termly MA Dining evenings (see main events list for dates in 2013). On these evenings, which occur on a designated Thursday evening during Full Term, members may bring one guest at their own expense and the cap on numbers is lifted.

As on a regular High Table evening, the cost of wine will be shared between all those dining.

MAs of the College and those with equivalent higher degrees are invited to dine at High Table. Please look at our website (www.selwynalumni.com) or contact the Catering Department (catering@sel.cam.ac.uk) for details of dining privileges.

Remember too, that as well as the official College events, you are welcome to stay and dine in College.

Alumni Privileges Keeping in touch is important. Please make sure you let us know changes of postal and email address so that we can continue to keep you informed of the latest news from Selwyn.

We often take photos at events and use them in our publications and on our website. If you have any concerns about this, please contact the Alumni Office.

You can also book events by telephoning the Alumni Office on 01223 767844.

Here you will also find photographs from previous occasions, and recordings from recent lectures and talks.

You can book online for all events on our website: www.selwynalumni.com We hope that our varied programme offers something for everyone and that we will have the pleasure of meeting many of you during the course of the year.

Welcome to the annual list of events for alumni and friends.