Thank-you to soprano Danielle Louise Thomas, the Gilbert Scott Singers and accompanist/director Stephen Mannings for a stirring evening of vocal and choral music on Friday 6 March. The event raised more than £400 towards the 16th Annual Prescot Festival of Music & the Arts (Friday 19-Sunday 28 June 2020). Photographer Sue Mannings was on hand…
04Mar
Press release: Cathedral choirs among choral lineup at Prescot Festival this June
The 2020 Prescot Festival promises a feast for fans of choral music, with an impressive array of local choirs on the 10-day programme. First up, on Saturday 20 June, is the Prescot Festival Chorus (pictured), a ‘Come & Sing’ choir that gathers once a year and attracts 100+ singers from across the region. This year’s…
11Feb
Press Release: Prescot Festival Plans Jazz, Film, Literature & More for 2020
The Prescot Festival has announced a stellar lineup of arts and music from 19 to 28 June this year. Opening the 16th annual festival will be Dr Jazz & the Cheshire Cats, on its third performance in the town since the festival was founded in 2005. Foremost musicologist Dr Catherine Tackley heads up the Lymm-based…
22Jan
2020 Prescot Festival Come & Sing: Handel’s Messiah
Sopranos, altos, tenors and basses are once again invited to join the Prescot Festival Chorus for its annual ‘Come & Sing.’ This year’s event takes place on Saturday 20 June, and the main programme item is Handel’s Messiah (excerpts). The performance opens with the anthem For Mary, Mother of Our Lord, a setting of John Raphael…
22Jan
‘Voice of Liverpool’ Returns to Prescot for Festival Fundraiser
Following the overwhelming success of her appearance at the 2019 Prescot Festival, singer Danielle Louise Thomas will be back in town on Friday 6 March (7pm, Prescot Parish Church). The mezzo-soprano known as the ‘Voice of Liverpool’ was the star guest at last year’s festival finale. This time she will headline an evening of entertainment…