Charity Concert in Heaton Moor

Marc Gwynne had lived on the same street as Rebecca Aldersea and her husband Chris Hoyle for many years, but they only met properly when the neighbours got together to discuss hosting Ukrainian refugees.

When the war broke out, several residents of Broomfield Road in Heaton Moor opened their homes to Ukrainian families and were supported by the whole street. As it became clear that the war would continue and the sufferings of Ukrainian people are far from over, they felt they needed to do more and the idea of a concert came to life.

It was agreed that Chris (Head of Strings RNCM) and Rebecca (Cellist at the BBC Philharmonic) would ask their many colleagues to participate, offering musicians the freedom to choose their own piece of music to perform. The response was overwhelming and the choice of music was powerful and personal at the same time.

Marc Gwynne (until recently a member of William Byrd Singers, one of the North-West’s leading amateur chamber choirs, based in Manchester) in turn asked his fellow singers to join him in vocal music in Ukrainian and English, and he too was humbled by the willingness of his colleagues to participate completely on a voluntary basis.

The concert aims to bring together the local community, both British and Ukrainian, through this broad range of classical music. Every penny from ticket sales will be passed to small charities in Ukraine, which are not bound by the same red tape as their larger counterparts. Using local knowledge, they can get to the places where help is needed the most.

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