Tuesday 8th September 2015
at 7pm for 7:30pm
at 7pm for 7:30pm
St. James's Church,
197 Piccadilly,
197 Piccadilly,
London
Alexander Woods writes:
Dear William,
My name is Alexander Woods and I
am writing from Starfish Greathearts Foundation. We are a charity working to
alleviate poverty and disadvantage amongst South African children who have been
orphaned or made vulnerable as a result of HIV/AIDS.
Starfish Greathearts Foundation
would like to invite you to an enchanting musical evening, ‘A South African Songbook: Sounds for Hope and
Progress’ on September
8th at 7pm.
In collaboration with five other
South African charities, this inspiring concert intends to raise awareness and
funds to improve the lives of the most vulnerable in South Africa, and we would
be very appreciative if you were able to share this event with residents of
Kensington and Chelsea.
The evening will be led by South
African-born baritone Njabulo Madlala, whose concerts, I understand, you have covered
in the past, and a host of his fellow musicians. Njabulo has won many
prestigious awards, including the Kathleen Ferrier
prize and most recently the 2014 Standard Bank Young Artist Award in
South Africa. He has just completed the Spring tour with English Touring Opera
2015 and has performed widely in the UK, USA and South Africa.
Held at the beautiful St. James’s Church in
Piccadilly, the evening will feature a mixture of opera, classical and
traditional songs from South Africa. Old favourites will include Malaika, The Click Song - Uqonqothwane, Thula baba, Heimwee, Nkosi
Sikelela, Shosholoza, Asimbonanga uMandela Thina, Thula Sizwe and many
others. It promises to be a night to remember with uplifting
music combining intricate rhythms and harmonies of South Africa with the sounds
and sentiments of gospel
It would be fantastic if you could advertise the details of
the concert for readers of AfriClassical. I have attached a poster of the
concert which has a link to our website for your pleasure.
Tickets
range from £15 to £30, and can be purchased from http://southafricansongbook.brownpapertickets.com/
Please do not hesitate to contact us with any queries you may have; call us at
020 7597 3797 or email ukinfo@starfishcharity.org.
Thank you very much for your time.
Yours sincerely,
Alexander Woods
STARFISH
GREATHEARTS FOUNDATION
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