The Friends of Holy Trinity Church is following up its blockbuster musicalsthemed concert last spring with a new concert – Magic of the Movies – featuring music and film extracts. On Sunday afternoon, 17th March the Friends are partnering again with top Sussex choir Coro Nuovo and outstanding young mezzo soprano Rebecca Leggett for an unforgettable cinematic journey.
Friends Chairman Colin Sewell-Rutter says: “Last year we had an audience of 250 filling the church to capacity, meaning that we had to turn people away, so we’re hoping that this latest concert will achieve the same but without any disappointments. We’re inviting everyone to join us for an afternoon where the magic of the movies meets the power of live music so we’re pretty confident!”
Accompanied by film extracts and stills on the church’s cinema system, Coro Nuovo will be singing a programme of several beloved film scores from Saving Private Ryan, Amadeus, Empire of the Sun and Henry V amongst several others. The choir has 38 members, led by Kate Kent, and this will be their first concert in their second decade, having celebrated their 10th anniversary in 2023. The concert will be conducted by Neil Matthews, who is also Director of Music at Hurst College, and accompanied on both organ and piano by David Moore, who teaches at the London Oratory School.
Rebecca Leggett – who received rapturous reception from the audience last year – has been described by the Daily Telegraph as singing with ‘grace and beauty’. A winner of the Sussex Young Musician competition in 2018, she has since completed studies at the Royal College of Music and has performed at the Het Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, Glyndebourne, with The Sixteen and at many other prestigious places. At Cuckfield she will be applying her glorious voice to songs from the movies Mamma Mia, Lord of the Rings, Toy Story, A Star is Born, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes and Beaches (yes, you guessed, it’s the guaranteed tearjerker Wind Beneath My Wings!) “All in all,” says Colin, “a wonderful feast of captivating live performances guaranteed.”
Tickets for Magic of the Movies are available now at £20 from www.ticketsource.co.uk - search Magic of the Movies. Members of the Friends of Holy Trinity get a 20% discount on this and most other Friends’ events, so why not join first? Just contact friends@ holytrinitycuckfield.org.