On Thursday 5th
May at 7pm there will be a special concert in St Mary’s Church Berkeley, given by the
Berkeley Ensemble conducted by Lord Berkeley of Knighton CBE; the
great-grandson of the 7th Earl of Berkeley.
Michael Berkeley is the
internationally renowned classical composer and conductor, who also presents
the radio programme “Private Passions” weekly on BBC Radio 3. The concert will
include Michael’s Clarinet Quintet, a String Trio by his father Lennox and two
works by Mozart. After the concert there will a reception in the Great Hall of
the Castle, where concert-goers can chat with the performers and enjoy a fork
buffet with wine. Before the concert there
will be fascinating early evening guided tours of the Castle, starting between 5pm and
5.30pm.
The concert has been organized by one of the Patrons, Rt. Hon. Lord Cope of Berkeley, former MP for
Berkeley and Minister of State in Margaret Thatcher’s and John Major’s
Governments.
Concert tickets cost £30
for Nave seats and £20 for Aisle seats. Tickets for the Reception, which are limited
and only available with a concert ticket, also cost £30 while pre-concert tours
are £15. Tickets are only available from the booking agency; Brown Paper
Tickets on 0800 411 8881 (24 hrs, ask for the Special Berkeley Concert) or at http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2511095
This exciting concert
will help to raise the £50,000 still needed to complete the restoration of
St Mary’s bell tower so that these ten bells, including the two Great War
memorial bells, can ring out for the Armistice centenary in 2018.
If you aren't able to attend the event but would like to help support the Bell Tower Appeal, please contact Reverend Richard Avery for any queries or to make a donation- http://www.stmarys-berkeley.co.uk/contact-us.html
Written By: Steve Chandler JP
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