A CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION SECOND PERFORMANCE ADDED!
By Popular Demand - Second Performance Added!
A Christmas Celebration (Afternoon Performance)
A Christmas Celebration (Afternoon Performance)
A Christmas Celebration (Afternoon Performance)
We are delighted there has been such great demand for our concert! With thanks to our wonderful artists, we can now announce that we will perform exactly the same programme at 2.30pm on Thursday 21 December in St Nicholas Church, lasting for 75 minutes with no interval. Doors will open at 1.30pm and seating is unreserved.
....including Festive Refreshments
A Christmas Celebration (Afternoon Performance)
A Christmas Celebration (Afternoon Performance)
Your ticket price for the afternoon performance will include festive refreshments (tea, coffee, sweet treats, maybe even a cheeky glass of prosecco!) Please note these will be served BEFORE THE CONCERT from 1.30pm, concluding before the concert starts at 2.30pm
A note from Lucy
Welcome to our Christmas Celebration!
It is a particular pleasure for me to return home for this special time of year. I am delighted to welcome the brilliant actors Joanna David and Michael Maloney, the fabulous mezzo Janet Shell and outstanding young singer Khadija Davies, with my wonderful pianist collaborator Richard Sisson. We can't wait to see you!
Lucy Parham
Joanna David
Joanna David
Daughter of Shackleford and internationally acclaimed pianist, Lucy returns home to lead a concert of Christmas delights both well known and less discovered in words and music.
Joanna David
Joanna David
Joanna David
From War and Peace to Rebecca, Death in Paradise to Gogglebox, Joanna is known and loved by audiences everywhere for her wonderful character interpretation, perfect for festive fun!
Janet Shell
Joanna David
Michael Maloney
A highly respected singer whose career has spanned opera, oratorio and recitals across the UK and abroad, Janet also teaches singing at Eton College, offering a wonderful wide repertoire for our concert.
Michael Maloney
Michael Maloney
Michael Maloney
A Shakespearean specialist and television favourite, Michael is widely recognised for performances from The Young Victoria to In the Thick of It, bringing classical style with comedy brilliance to our celebration.
Khadija Davies
Michael Maloney
Khadija Davies
Recently graduated from the Wales International Academy of Voice where she studied with Dennis O'Neil, Khadija is now based in Surrey where she has been spotted as 'one to watch' in musical circles across the South East. We are delighted to welcome her!
Richard Sisson
Michael Maloney
Khadija Davies
Widely acclaimed as one of the finest composers, arrangers and pianists in the country we are delighted to welcome Richard to Shackleford Concerts, both to perform solo and to share a piano stool with Lucy!
Discover the Best Live Music with Shackleford Concerts
Early programme announcement....
We are having such pleasure in assembling a programme to bring Christmas joy to this concert. While the full repertoire has yet to be confirmed, we hope the following will whet your appetite....
Tchaikovsky: Sleigh Ride and Excerpts from The Nutcracker - piano duet
TS Elliot: Journey of the Magi - Handel: Excerpts from The Messiah
Readings from Dylan Thomas, John Julius Norwich and Carol Anne Duffy
Winter Wonderland, White Christmas and some less well known festive discoveries!
Peper Harow hosts our first Christmas Celebration Concert
Shackleford Concerts is honoured to stage this special concert in the intimate church of
St Nicholas, Peper Harrow. Minutes from our home at St Mary's Church Church Shackleford,
St Nicholas offers the perfect surroundings for a joyous performance of Christmas music and words to celebrate the festive season.
Friends of Shackleford Concerts
Shackleford Concerts is funded by the generosity our audience and the support of our artists who perform for reduced fees. So we can plan realistically for the future, we wish to build reserves to cover our costs and programme with confidence. Our FOUNDER FRIENDS MEMBERSHIP will help us do this.