It has always been a star-studded evening. Last year we had readings from Lyse Doucet CM OBE, award-winning Chief International Correspondent and Senior Presenter for BBC World News television and radio, together with our wonderful Patron the Lord Cope of Berkeley PC. Soprano Bibi Heal, accompanied by Stephen Barlow, entertained us with stunning solos. In 2023 our Patron, Dame Joanna Lumley, joined us as Guest Reader!
This year we are delighted that Thames Fanfare Brass will once again raise the roof. What would a Christmas Concert be without a Trumpet Fanfare?! The angelic voices of the Queen’s Gate School Choirs will fill the church with gorgeous songs, together with wonderful harp music by Lesley Magee, and of course, plenty of favourite Christmas Carols too! More Guests to be announced soon.
We look forward to welcoming you again in 2025 for the most magical start to the Festive Season, with every penny raised in profit helping Kids for Kids provide basic essentials to children in Darfur who are in desperate need. The violence over the past 23 months has been far worse than anything we have experienced over the years. Darfur continues to face bitter conflict and the indirect effects of violence are almost worse – disease and starvation. Hunger in this century. We are providing sacks of seed for planting and Kids Kitchen Kits for families with small children which include pulses, lentils, powdered meat, ground nuts and even fresh produce.
By attending our Candlelit Christmas Concert you will enable us to reach many more families! We look forward to seeing you there.