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…
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…
25Jun
‘Voice of Liverpool’ to Star in Festival Closing Weekend
A Merseyside arts festival draws to a close with the singing sensation known as the ‘Voice of Liverpool’ on Sunday 30 June. Mezzo-soprano Danielle Louis Thomas joins the Maghull Wind Orchestra for the Prescot Festival Finale, bringing to an end 10 days of arts, music, culture and entertainment in the historic Lancashire town. Also known…
29May
Press Release: Summer Cultural Season Underway in Prescot
It’s almost time for the Prescot Festival, and already the summer season of culture and entertainment has begun. On 4 May hundreds of visitors were whisked back in time at the town’s most successful Elizabethan Fayre yet. School choirs, street entertainers, birds of prey and animals of every variety took part in the celebration of…