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Musical Moments in May - Gaggia Charity Concert & Community Gala (Lindley)

About the event

As part of the 75th anniversary of Gaggia in the UK, we are delighted to host our third Gaggia Charity Concert at Lindley Methodist Church, Huddersfield.

Morning Community Event

Lindley Methodist Community Centre

Coffee, cakes, music and local fundraising stalls.

Charity Concert – 2:30pm

Featuring:

Huddersfield Men’s Voices

Marsh Ladies Choir

Musical Hands (sign language choir)

The concert will also be live streamed on Zoom, allowing supporters around the world to participate.

Funds raised will support children’s education, particularly in Kenya.

This year we are again delighted to welcome Paul Whittaker, OBE, with Musical Hands Signing Choir to join Huddersfield Men's Voices, (formerly Gledholt Male Voice Choir) and Marsh Ladies Choir, both having admirably performed for us at the last year’s concert.

Paul Whittaker, OBE - Born in Huddersfield in 1964, has been Deaf all his life. A pianist and organist, he has a music degree from Wadham College, Oxford and a PG Diploma from the RNCM. For 27 years Paul ran a charity helping Deaf people access music before starting a freelance career in 2015. In 2007 he was awarded an OBE for Services to Music.

Musical Hands Signing Choir was the first one Paul set up, 10 years ago, and was originally called Paul’s Signing Choir. They have both Deaf and hearing members; some have been signing for years, others have only started recently, and they all share a love of signing songs.?

Thom Meredith will again be our compere and soloist. In addition to his passion for conducting, Thom has established a reputation as a fine baritone soloist, an arranger of music for female, male and mixed voice choirs. He has taken solo bass/baritone roles in a wide variety of concerts, operas and oratorios including first performances of contemporary works.

Please click on the link under Further Information for more details and online booking.

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Themes

Charity and fundraising Events designed to raise money for charity - volunteer helpers are often welcome.
Music Kirklees has a culture rich in all forms of music: At a glance under Events: Concerts, shows, workshops etc relating to music of all kinds.