Be part of this year's Voices for Hospice Choir event being held at Thornden Hall, Eastleigh on Sunday 20^th September!

Join the event to sing - or watch - for a unique opportunity to be part of The Armed Man - a Mass for Peace performance. Conducted by John Sutton MBE, and accompanied by the VfH Sinfonia.

There is no need to prepare! Singers will be taught on the day.

• Rehearsals at 2pm and 7pm
• Performances at 3pm and 8pm

This fantastic event will be raising funds for eight Hampshire hospices, including Oakhaven! Come and visit us in the hospice village on the day!

More Information from Voices for Hospices:

Come and join Voices for Hospices Choir as they sing and raise their voices, and funds, for Hampshire Hospices.

Many people have witnessed at first hand just how music can move and unite performers and audiences. The messages of peace, tolerance and acceptance within “The Armed Man”, originally conceived in the wake of the war in Kosovo, have proven to be ones that people find universal, both in times of peace, and with life limiting and end of life issues.

 We at Voices for Hospices Choir have used “The Armed Man” many times over the years at our Come and Sing concerts, both in UK, Italy and France, and we not only raise our voices in unity for peace and understanding, but also we have also raised many hundreds of thousands of pounds for our Hospices.

The last unaccompanied movement “God shall wipe away all tears”, often accompanied only with the lights on our mobile phones, is almost unbearably moving and heartfelt.

We hope that our performances will inspire such reflection and provide solace.

We are performing in Thornden Hall Arts Theatre on Sunday 20^th September.

There will be two performances (to accommodate the usual numbers of singers and audience that we expect.)

Usually singers outnumber our audiences, and so we will have the singers in the audience tiered seating and the audience where the choir normally sits!

There is a lovely special prize for those that book the two concerts, plus a price reduction! There is a short rehearsal before each performance at 2.00pm and 7.00pm, with concerts starting at 3.00pm and 8.00pm.

There will be a two-hour meal/rest break between the two. Bring a picnic and drinks (although the theatre bar will be open.)

As always, we ask that singers wear a splash of purple.

For more information and to find out how you can be part of the choir or in the audience, please visit www.vfhchoir.com