Thank you so much to everyone who supported our concert last September. We are delighted that the Amersham Music Festival have given us the opportunity to raise some more funds for UNICEF with a repeat performance at Amersham St Mary’s Church  on Sunday 23rd of April starting at 2:30pm. Having exceeded our first fundraising target - we’ve set a higher second target to encourage your support. 

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Below is the information from the Wendover event in September for historical reference…

Thank you so much for supporting us! The concert takes place on Sunday 25th of September at 4pm at St. Mary’s Church, Wendover HP22 6NL. The concert is expected to last about 2 hours with an interval with drinks and cakes available!

We are not issuing tickets for the event but instead ask that you make a contribution on this page or in person on the day. 

Emma Harrington, Jude Kayakiran and Lucy Howitt have organised this event, and are delighted to have guests Thomas Harrington, Iris Kayakiran and Jozef Hatton. 

The program consists of classical music and opera arias, and includes extracts from Chopin’s piano concerto no. 2, Bach’s double violin concerto, the Flower Duet by Delibes and many more!  

Emma (voice, Royal Academy of Music), has recently sung the lead in Dido and Aeneas, performed in Jenufa by Janacek as Jano, and has won many competitions around Buckinghamshire.

Jude (diploma-level pianist), has won prizes in competitions and performed solo across Buckinghamshire. He plays first violin and viola in several orchestras, including BCYO and Chiltern Music Academy.

Lucy (harp, Royal Academy) won 2021 Bucks Young Musician of the Year as well as being a part of National Children’s Orchestra.

Thomas is an accomplished pianist, clarinettist and composer, playing in both Bucks County Youth Orchestra and Bucks Youth Wind Ensemble. Iris, who also performed solo in Dido and Aeneas, plays trumpet and violin in several jazz bands and orchestras. Joseph is the senior first violinist in Bucks County Youth Orchestra.

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