Local singer songwriter Liz Shea and her band will be performing songs from her brand new album 'Break the Mould' at St.George's Church on Saturday 17th November at 8pm. Tickets are £5 including light refreshments, and proceeds from ticket sales are going to support Kisizi hospital in Uganda. Please ring St. George's Church office for tickets Tel: 01780 481800. See our profile of Liz on page 69.
The magnificent setting of the Great Hall at Burghley House is to be the venue for a performance of Christmas music by the Girl Choristers of Peterborough Cathedral.
The Girls choir of Peterborough Cathedral performing in St Fin Barre's Cathedral, Cork under the direction of Andrew Reid, Director of Music.
Fresh from a successful tour of Ireland where they performed in St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin and St Fin Barre's Cathedral, Cork, the Choir returns to Burghley for the first time since their sell-out concert three years ago.
They will be accompanied by harpist Rowena Bass, a member of English Serenata. "The main work in our programme will be Benjamin Britten's masterpiece A Ceremony of Carols" said Director of Music, Andrew Reid. "With other works by Gabriel Fauré and Britten's English contemporaries Peter Warlock and Patrick Hadley, and above all with a number of well-known popular Christmas carols, Medieval music and plainsong we hope that many will join us for a wonderful evening of music in this marvellous setting." that 7.30pm.
Tickets, price £15 to include wine and canapés, are available by calling Jane Franks on 01780 740004.
The Cathedral Choir would like to thank E. Bowman and Sons, Duncan and Toplis, Hindmarch and Co. Ltd and The George Hotel for their generous sponsorship of this event.