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A Christmas Celebration

Sat 2 Dec 23
7pm
Tickets - £15 (accompanied under16’s free) Unreserved Seating
From www.ticketsource.co.uk/pakefield-singers and on the door.
See www.pakefieldsingers.com and follow us on Facebook Church of St. Peter and St. John Rectory Road, Kirkley, Lowestoft NR33 0ED “A Christmas Celebration” Pakefield Singers fundraising for a statue of Britten as a Boy Benjamin Britten - A Ceremony of Carols Lucinder Pennick – Harp Pakefield Singers - Conductor Vetta Wise Zeb Soanes reads 'Gaspard’s Christmas' Pakefield Singers is pleased to present this fundraising concert and is proud to be associated with this endeavour to raise a statue of the composer opposite his boyhood home in Lowestoft, facing the Sea which inspired much of his music. The programme is as a celebration of Lowestoft born composer Benjamin Britten, with his popular A Ceremony of Carols, taking centre stage. The work of three other composers living locally is also acknowledged including Alexander Campkin. Sandwiched between the carols is Zeb Soanes’ heart-warming story of 'Gaspard's Christmas' with a carol by Jonathan Dove and live illustration by James Mayhew. There will be a chance to win James’ completed artwork in the interval raffle. Proceeds from the concert will go to the Britten as a Boy statue fund. 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. The statue by sculptor Ian Rank-Broadley, depicts Britten as a boy and will be placed, facing out to sea, between his childhood home and the promenade. The fundraising target is £110k and over half has now been raised. It is hoped to unveil the statue by 2025 Full details at www.brittenasaboy.com... READ MORE>

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