Genootschap Nederland Engeland

Breda Branch

Events
13 September 2010 (Monday)
"AGM. Subject of the talk: "Life in a symphony orchestra and some tales of conductors"." by Mr. Noel Ross-Russel
Event starts at 20:00 hrs at Venue A (see below)
Remarks: Contact our chairman if you want to join the pre-lecture dinner at 18:30
11 October 2010 (Monday)
"A photographic evening: The Antarctic Experience or The global climate change" by Julian Paren
Event starts at 20:00 hrs at Venue A (see below)
Remarks: Subject of the talk: `Exploring the islands and western coast of Scotland`. Contact our chairman if you want to join the pre-lecture dinner at 18:30
22 November 2010 (Monday)
"Exploring Unexplained Mysteries, Global Cover-Ups and 2012 Prophecies" by Andy Thomas
Event starts at 20:00 hrs at Venue A (see below)
Remarks: Contact our chairman if you want to join the pre-lecture dinner at 18:30
17 December 2010 (Friday)
"Christmas Party"
Event starts at 18:30 hrs at Venue B (see below)
Remarks: Only for members and their guests
17 January 2011 (Monday)
"Dutch Connection in British History: Dutch Lives in the Oxford Dictionary of Nat Biography" by Lawrence Goldman
Event starts at 20:00 hrs at Venue A (see below)
Remarks: Contact our chairman if you want to join our pre-lecture dinner at 18:30
14 February 2011 (Monday)
"Wonderful Things: Museums and Galleries in London or Dickens in the 21st Century" by Florian Schweizer
Event starts at 20:00 hrs at Venue A (see below)
14 March 2011 (Monday)
"A Stroll through the Axis of Evil" by John Pilkington
Event starts at 20:00 hrs at Venue A (see below)
Remarks: Contact our chairman if you want to join the pre-lecture dinner at 18:30
15 April 2011 (Friday)
"Tyger, Tyger or The Rime of the Ancyent Marinere" by John Gilroy
Event starts at 20:00 hrs at Venue C (see below)
9 May 2011 (Monday)
"Caste Howard (`Building it` or `Art collecting` or `Castle Howard and Brideshead`)" by Christopher Ridgway
Event starts at 20:00 hrs at Venue A (see below)
Remarks: Suject of the talk will be: `Castle Howard and Brideshead: Fact, Fiction and In-Between`. Contact our chairman if you want to join the pre-lecture dinner at 18:30

Venue "A"Sociëteitsgebouw `t Turfschip
Wilhelminapark 19
4818 SL  Breda

Venue "B"Waalse Kerk
Catharinastraat 83 B15
4811 XG  Breda

Venue "C"De Pekhoeve
Dorpstraat 94
4851 CN  Ulvenhout

Chairman: Mrs H.M.C.Clarke-Sips 
Phone: 076-5613875    E-mail  mandbclarke@wanadoo.nl
Secretary: vacancy 

Welcome to the Genootschap Nederland-Engeland Breda Branch.
Our aim is to promote friendly relations between The Netherlands and the United Kingdom, chiefly by making England and the English point of view on literature, art and politics more wideley known in our country.
The Genootschap Nederland-Engeland was established in 1920; the Breda Branch in 1987. Our branch now has about 90 members. On September 1st, 2007, Breda Branch celebrated its 20th anniversary.

Coming up next: Monday, 13 September 2010 :

19.30: Algemene Ledenvergadering 

20.30:  Life in a symphony orchestra and some tales of conductors by Mr Noel Ross-Russel

Our speaker of the evening, Mr Noel Ross-Russell, gave a much appreciated lecture on Film Music some years ago. This time, as the title indicates, we will hear, straight from the horse’s mouth as it were, about life in a symphony orchestra. Also he will tell us some behind-the-scenes tales about conductors that he has met and worked with.

Noel was trained at the Royal College of Music and Guildhall School of Music. He has played the trumpet with the London Philharmonic and Royal Philharmonic orchestras and freelanced as a conductor. During the last twenty years he has lived in Montreal, London and The Hague and, as a writer, he has published several novels and a biography in which music is central. He has a new book coming out in November: a historical novel, which deals with the love story between William III and Mary II. (Sounds interesting, doesn’t it?)

A musical subject is sure to appeal to many of our members and we shall be glad to welcome many of you to this first lecture of the season.

When lectures are held at Sociëteitsgebouw `t Turfschip in Breda (see picture below) you may join the pre-lecture dinner, which starts at 18.00 hrs. (contact the Chairman)
 
 
 
Everyone is welcome to attend our meetings. Admission is free for members; non-members pay € 7,50. Christmas and End of Season Parties are only for members and their guests.
 
The membership fee 2010/2011 amounts to:
€ 55,--  for couples
€ 31,-- for singles
€ 16,--  for students up to the age of 25.
If you wish to become a member, please contact the editor at:
 AssmanRT@xs4all.nl
 

Lectures

During the GNE lecture season, talks are given about once a month and unless otherwise stated, these are delivered in English. The visiting speakers are all experts in their chosen fields and their lectures are both informative and entertaining. They may feature different aspects of British life, arts and culture, places and people. Occasionally we are also treated to a traveller`s tale. Wherever possible, lectures are illustrated.
An overview of this year`s programme is given below. For more details on the talks please click talks. For the full programme with dates, venues and entry fees per branch, please click branches.
John Pilkington: A Stroll through the Axis of Evil
John`s talk is titled `A Stroll through the Axis of Evil`; Lebanon, Syria, Iraq and Iran are in the news for all the wrong reasons. Starting in Beirut, John will unravel a picture quite different to the news stories as he followed a winding route via the Euphrates, the Caucasus and the Valley of the Assassins to finish on the Persian Gulf. John Pilkington has been called “one of Britain’s greatest tellers of travellers’ tales”. Read more...
John Gilroy: Tyger, Tyger or The Rime of the Ancyent Marinere
John Gilroy retired from his post as Senior Lecturer in English at Anglia Ruskin University in Cambridge in 2005, but still teaches in its department part-time. He also teaches for the University of Cambridge Institute of Continuing Education on both its residential courses and its international summer schools for which he is a course director.
John has lectured widely in Britain and internationally for organisations such as The English-Speaking Union, ‘Inscape’ Fine Art Tours and for GNE. He specialises in literature of the Romantic period and has published on Wordsworth, Gerard Manley Hopkins and Philip Larkin. His latest book, ‘Romantic Literature’, for the new York Connections series will appear in 2010.
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Julian Paren: A photographic evening: The Antarctic Experience or The global climate change
Julian has a choice of three talks:
1. A photographic evening:  Going South  - the Antarctic Experience
2. The global climate challenge
3. Exploring the islands and western coast of Scotland
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Andy Thomas: Exploring Unexplained Mysteries, Global Cover-Ups and 2012 Prophecies
Andy is a leading researcher into unexplained mysteries and is the world’s most prolific writer on crop circles. His many books include Vital Signs, described widely as the definitive guide to the circle phenomenon. His newest and much acclaimed title, The Truth Agenda, explores the link between paranormal mysteries and global cover-ups.
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Lawrence Goldman: Dutch Connection in British History: Dutch Lives in the Oxford Dictionary of Nat Biography
The illustrated lecture uses the Dictionary as a means of exploring the historic connections between Britain and the Netherlands in both directions, examining the Dutch who came to live and work in Britain from the Reformation onwards, and Britons who visited the Low Countries. Read more...