Music lovers won’t want to miss The Occasional Singers Baroque Masterworks concert at St. Mary’s Church in Dorchester, on Saturday 30th April. Entrance is FREE and there will be a retiring collection for Alzheimer’s Research UK. The concert will begin at 7.30 pm.
The Occasional Singers present a concert of short Baroque masterworks for voices, oboe and strings. They will be joined by the Soprano Alison Rose and the Tenor Lawrence Thackeray as they run the gamut of emotions from the gentle romantic passion of Handel’s duet As steals the morn to the high drama of Vivaldi’s Magnificat.
All proceeds from the concert will go to Alzheimer’s Research UK, the UK’s leading dementia research charity. The event was organised by The Occasional Singers, who were inspired by the death of the husband of one of their members. Susan Adams’ husband Graham died of early onset dementia, and was himself a great supporter of the choir.
The choir, which always raises money for various causes at their concerts, is keen to support research into dementia as it impacts so many people in the UK, with more than half of the population having been affected by dementia. Susan’s Grandmother, Mother-in-law, Father and Mother all lived with various types of Dementia – as well as Graham, so she has a particular affinity with the cause.
Susan said “Graham would have loved the music at the concert and would have been delighted that we are performing for such an important cause”. As Graham was renowned for wearing flamboyant socks at concerts, Susan will have a pair with her.
The Occasional Singers hope to raise at least £1250 for Alzheimer’s Research UK, which powers world-class studies focusing on prevention, diagnosis and treatments for dementia. There are now nearly 1 million people in the UK living with dementia.
James Warren, Regional Fundraising Officer at Alzheimer’s Research UK, said:
“We’re so grateful to Susan and all of The Occasional Singers for supporting Alzheimer’s Research UK. Dementia affects a significant proportion of the population – one in three people over 65 in the UK will die with some form of the condition. Fantastic fundraising efforts like this will help us to make life-changing research breakthroughs for people with dementia.”
For more information about the event visit https://occasionalsingersdorset.wordpress.com or contact Susan Adams at g_s_adams@btinternet.com or Susie Hosford, Chair of the Occasional Singers at shosford@btinternet.com. For further information about Alzheimer’s Research UK, or to find out more about fundraising for the charity, call 0300 111 5555 or visit www.alzheimersresearchuk.org
