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Sing with Strings presents ‘Beware the Mackerel Sky’ a smugglers’ folk opera for massed choir and orchestra hosted by the Bernardi Music Group String Academy in association with the Yehudi Menuhin School and Lancing College, as part of their 175th Anniversary Celebrations.
Bringing together school choirs, community choirs, a large string orchestra and professional opera singers, this musical spectacular will feature over 400 performers including the Lancing College Chapel Choir, College Singers and string players alongside the Yehudi Menuhin School, Bernardi Music Group String Academy and choirs from Sussex schools, including Lancing Prep Hove and Lancing Prep Worthing.
Presenting a dramatic tale of smugglers and spies, conflict, mystery, heartache and kindness, this one-act folk opera brings to life the rich smuggling heritage of an early 19th-century Sussex community in Shoreham and Lancing, weaving real-life characters and events with fiction.
Performance dates are:
Saturday 27 April 2024 18:00 Performance 1 – Saturday Evening (doors open 17:45)
Sunday 28 April 15:30 Performance 2 – Sunday Matinee (doors open 15:15)
18:00 Performance 3 – Sunday Evening (doors open 17:45)
Performance lasts approximately 75 minutes (no interval)
Artistic Director Andrew Bernardi
Composer Christopher Hussey
Book/Stage Director Theresa Gooda (based on an original book by Charlie Olsen)
Lyrics Charlie Olsen
Conductor Steve Dummer
Chorus Directors Emily Barden and Aedan Kerney MBE
Tickets available from www.bernardimusicgroup.com/events/on a first come, first served basis. Adults @ £12.50, Children aged 5+ @ £5. No refunds will be offered for tickets purchased.
Seating for all performances will be unreserved and will be in the Chapel nave and both north and south aisles. Please note there is a restricted view in the aisle seating, however, TV monitors in these areas provide a direct and close-up view of the performers which may provide better visibility than the nave seating depending on position. Please arrive early to ensure when the doors open you have the opportunity to choose your preferred seating position.