A Christmas Celebration: Benjamin Britten is centre stage for this concert in aid of the Britten as a Boy statue appeal at St Peter and St John Church, Lowestoft on Saturday 2nd December 2023

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A Christmas Celebration

Benjamin Britten is centre stage for this concert in aid of the Britten as a Boy statue appeal

Add to my Calendar 02-12-2023 19:00 02-12-2023 21:00 36 A Christmas Celebration The Pakefield Singers present A Christmas Celebration, fundraising for Lowestoft’s Britten as a Boy statue. Britten’s Ceremony of Carols will form the centrepiece, along with works by other composers, living locally, including Alexander Campkin. Lucinder Pennick accompanies on the Harp and Vetta Wise will conduct. The choir’s patron, Zeb Soanes (Classic FM) will present the concert and read his children’s story Gaspard’s Christmas, with its carol by Jonathan Dove and live illustration by James Mayhew. There will be a chance to win James’ beautiful artwork in the interval raffle. See www.pakefieldsingers.com.Pakefield Singers is proud to support Britten as a Boy, a community project to erect an inspiring statue of the composer, as a boy, opposite his childhood home in Lowestoft. Proceeds from the concert will go to the statue fund. About Britten as a Boy project Benjamin Britten is Lowestoft’s most accomplished son. Born in 1913, he showed musical talent at an early age and went on to become a central figure of 20th-century British music as an outstanding composer, conductor, and pianist. Britten as a Boy is a project to raise funding for a statue of Britten depicted as a child, by sculptor Ian Rank-Broadley. The statue will be placed, facing out to sea, between Britten’s childhood home and the promenade. The fundraising target is £95k and it is hoped to unveil the statue by 2025 Full details at  www.brittenasaboy.com   St Peter and St John Church, Lowestoft DD/MM/YYYY

Details

St Peter and St John Church
Rectory Road
Kirkley
Lowestoft
Suffolk
NR33 0ED
England

Saturday 2nd December 2023
7:00 PM

Programme

Benjamin Britten – A Ceremony of Carols, Op.28

Performers

Lucinder Pennick – Harp
Vetta Wise – Conductor
Zeb Soanes – Presenter
Terry Cunnane – Accompanist

Pakefield Singers

Programme Note

The Pakefield Singers present A Christmas Celebration, fundraising for Lowestoft’s Britten as a Boy statue. Britten’s Ceremony of Carols will form the centrepiece, along with works by other composers, living locally, including Alexander Campkin. Lucinder Pennick accompanies on the Harp and Vetta Wise will conduct. The choir’s patron, Zeb Soanes (Classic FM) will present the concert and read his children’s story Gaspard’s Christmas, with its carol by Jonathan Dove and live illustration by James Mayhew. There will be a chance to win James’ beautiful artwork in the interval raffle. See www.pakefieldsingers.com.
Pakefield Singers is proud to support Britten as a Boy, a community project to erect an inspiring statue of the composer, as a boy, opposite his childhood home in Lowestoft. Proceeds from the concert will go to the statue fund.

About Britten as a Boy project

Benjamin Britten is Lowestoft’s most accomplished son. Born in 1913, he showed musical talent at an early age and went on to become a central figure of 20th-century British music as an outstanding composer, conductor, and pianist.

Britten as a Boy is a project to raise funding for a statue of Britten depicted as a child, by sculptor Ian Rank-Broadley. The statue will be placed, facing out to sea, between Britten’s childhood home and the promenade. The fundraising target is £95k and it is hoped to unveil the statue by 2025

Full details at www.brittenasaboy.com

The statue to stand on Lowestoft seafront opposite Britten's childhood home

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