(Christopher Cockburn)
More than 250 choral singers will perform in Let The People Sing!, a special festival
of popular hymns and inspiration songs to be held in the Pietermaritzburg City
Hall on October 22.
The Michaelhouse Chapel Choir, Epworth Prep School and High
School choirs and the Howick Choristers will sing individual numbers and
combine for massed choral works in this festival of popular hymns and
inspirational songs, which aims to bring together communities, audiences and
choirs.
They will be accompanied by Christopher Cockburn on the magnificent
City Hall pipe organ, pianist Christopher Duigan, brass players, Malcolm
McKinley, Clair Cumming and Andrew Arbuckle, Bernard Kisbey-Green on timpani,
Nafas Agha on cymbals and Serena Armstrong and Pierre Frenzel on violin. David
Orr, head of music at Epworth, will conduct.
The concert was devised by Epworth’s Chaplain, Rev Frenchye
Magee, and Orr who said: “It’s not a religious event, but it is a festival of
sacred music ranging from Siyahamba to Thine Be the Glory.”
Members of the audience will be encouraged to join in with singing
some of the popular hymns, said Magee, adding: “It will be a very uplifting
experience for those who are able to come out and enjoy it.”
Let The People Sing!
takes place on October 22 at 19h00 in the Pietermaritzburg City Hall and is
supported by ParklaneSuperSpar, Msunduzi Municipality, CPW Printers, The Witness and
Duigan’s Music Revival.
Tickets R100 (R80 children and scholars) booked through ParklaneSuperSpar
on 033 342 3487. Money raised will benefit the Epworth Foundation Bursary Fund.
Secure parking is provided in the City Hall precinct.
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