Together with singers Nataliia Cioban and Marnie Baumer, I joined the Band of Liberation for a fundraising concert for their trip to Normandy this June. The band will support ceremonies of one of the British Parachute Regimental Association. Although I won’t be able to join them in Normandy, I was glad to support their tour by singing during their concert in Leiden’s City Hall: it was so much fun sharing the stage with Nataliia and Marnie!
This spring I’ll be singing at several wonderful events.
On Palm Sunday, I’ll join concert pianist Willem Brons, a national treasure in the Netherlands, to perform Liszt’s “Via Crucis.” Liszt is well-known for his flamboyant piano music, but “Via Crucis” is much more intimate and vulnerable: it’s a very powerful piece.
I’ll travel to Arras in northern France to sing for the commemoration of the Battle of Arras which took place 109 years ago. The ceremony will take place at dawn at the Wellington Tunnels where many of the allied soldiers involved in the attack spent their last night.
On ANZAC Day I’ll be singing in CWGC Ockenburg in the Netherlands during a dawn ceremony organised by the Australian Embassy to the Netherlands.
Then on 29th April I’ll launch my new LP with Simple Harmonic Motion, “Voices in a Modern Style,” in a beautiful church in the Cotswolds in the heart of England. For more information and tickets, please follow this link.
But first, I’ll be singing during a fund raising concert to support a Dutch band who plan to travel to Normandy to support the ceremonies of the Parachute Regiment over D-Day, on 28th March in Leiden’s City Hall.