About this Event
Ludwig van Beethoven – ‘Egmont’ Overture
Joseph Schwantner – Concerto for Percussion and Orchestra
Karl Jenkins – The Armed Man
Dame Evelyn Glennie joins the World Doctors Orchestra in celebrating 70 years of the NHS. In their first visit to the UK, the WDO join forces with a massed NHS choir in what will be an historic showcase event. Featuring Joseph Schwantner’s thrilling percussion concerto and Karl Jenkins’ eternally popular mass for peace ‘The Armed Man’, we present a celebration of global collaboration and living composers in aid of Pathway UK, a charity supporting health services for the homeless and marginalised in our society.
World Doctors Orchestra
Percussion: Dame Evelyn Glennie CH DBE
Mezzo-soprano: Angharad Lyddon
Muezzin: Osama Kiwan
Lewisham & Greenwich NHS Choir
Barts Chamber Choir
Lewisham Choral Society
Musical Director: Prof. Stefan Willich
Chorusmaster: Dan Ludford-Thomas
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