SHEFFIELD: St Mark's Church

Saturday 12th March, 2022

6:15pm

Event information

The Chorus started working on Rachmaninov’s All Night Vigil during lock-down, rehearsing online from their own homes. Following a performance to a restricted audience in June 2021, we are thrilled to finally present the full concert in St Mark’s Broomhill. Also on the programme is mezzo-soprano Charlotte Badham, singing a series of beautiful songs accompanied by our pianist Rachel Fright.

The Chorus has been shocked by the news coming out of Ukraine. The hostile invasion of a nation by a neighbouring country has rightly been condemned by people of all nationalities all around the world. The Chorus would like to join those voices in condemning the Russian invasion. We also feel it is important to emphasise that none of these terrible events is the fault of the Russian people, nor of the many Russian artists who have bravely criticised the actions of their government. And equally, none of it is the fault of Rachmaninov or Tchaikovsky, whose beautiful music we present on 12 March. The international language of music, so important to the identity of Russia and Ukraine, can perhaps speak more powerfully to us than words. It’s in this spirit that we offer this concert as a symbol of our solidarity and friendship with the Ukrainian people

There will be a retiring collection for the Red Cross Disasters Emergency Committee Ukraine Appeal.

All members of the Chorus have been double vaccinated and most have had boosters. We will wear face coverings except when singing. We ask audience members to follow the same precautions, and to not attend if they have symptoms of Covid-19.