Chatteris Parish Church will be the setting for “Concert of Hope”, an evening of uplifting musical entertainment, a charitable event in aid of Hospices of Hope ( for Nadvirna, the First Children’s Hospice in Ukraine

https://hospicesofhope.co.uk/locations/ukraine/ and

East Anglia Children’s Hospice for the children’s hospice in Milton, Cambridgeshire.

https://www.each.org.uk/our-care/our-hospices/milton-cambridgeshire

All proceeds from the Concert will be divided between these charities.

TICKETS £10 each

Tickets are now available. You will be able to buy tickets from the following places:

Elizabeth’s Florists

Online Tickets and extra donations can be made by following this link on Eventbrite

PROGRAMME

Professional musicians of international repute have generously offered their services freely to help our cause and to give us all a wonderful opportunity to listen to fine music in Chatteris Church.

We invite you, your families and friends to join us, the perfect way to begin our celebration of Christmas.

The entertainment will begin with a jazz duo for piano and guitar. Eileanora & Tap will present a lively programme of Jazz, Swing and Boogie Woogie.

Eileanora, a talented pianist and singer was initially taught by the nuns in County Cork where she grew up. After University she gave solo performances in Scandinavia, The Middle East, Portugal and Germany

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Alessandro Cortello, a celebrated Italian tenor has given solo performances in the finest opera houses, concert halls, cathedrals and chapels in Europe often singing alongside the greatest, such as Placido Domingo, Zubin Mehta and many others.

We look forward to some operatic treats from Alessandro in the second half of the Concert.

https://YouTu.be/rkgiTridOEXs

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Alessandro will be joined by a highly acclaimed soprano, Alina Rybina who graduated from the National Music Academy in Odessa, Ukraine.

Alina took an opera course at Morley College, London. Next year she plans to do an internship at an opera studio at The Royal Academy.

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Alessandro and Alina will be accompanied by Ralph Woodward, an organist, pianist and composer who has given performances in Europe and the USA.

Ralph is Musical Director of the Fairhaven Singers and is Interim Director of Music at King's College, Cambridge.

This is a Concert not to be missed!

We are expecting a full house.