Jersey Opera House Events Guide August 2016 - January 2017

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OCTOBER

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JERSEY ACADEMY OF MUSIC AND CHETHAM’S SCHOOL OF MUSIC PRESENT:

THE GREAT WAR MUSIC PROJECT All profits in aid of the Poppy Appeal.

SONGS AND POETRY FROM THE TRENCHES Award-winning composer Laura Rossi’s new commission, based on poems written by children from Jersey and Manchester, will be performed by the combined VCP, Janvrin, Grouville and Samarès school choirs, alongside visiting young musicians from Chetham’s School of Music, Manchester.

Tickets Full: £8 Children/Students:£5 Performance Time 11am

BATTLE OF THE SOMME/ VOICES OF REMEMBRANCE FEATURING VANESSA REDGRAVE

Two moving and powerful works by Laura Rossi combining dramatic orchestral and choral music alongside poetry and film footage of World War One, performed by Vanessa Redgrave with the Jersey Youth Chamber Orchestra, Victoria College Choral Society and Beaulieu Chamber Choir and conducted by Stephen Threlfall, Director of Music at Chetham’s School of Music. www.jerseyacademyofmusic.co.uk 28

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Tickets Full: £15 Children/Students:£5 Performance Time 7.30pm


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