Celebration Concert for David Fanshawe (1942 - 2010)

David Fanshawe: Fanfare to Planet Earth
David Fanshawe: La dame étrange
David Fanshawe: Dover Castle
David Fanshawe: Overture, Tarka the Otter
David Fanshawe: Serenata
David Fanshawe: English Suite (World premiere)
David Fanshawe: When the boat comes in
David Fanshawe: The owl and the pussy cat (World premiere)
David Fanshawe: Lament of the seas
David Fanshawe: Trafalgar
David Fanshawe: African Sanctus
David Fanshawe: Dona nobis pacem

David Fanshawe was a pioneering composer and musical explorer.

This concert celebrates and pays tribute to him and presents a complete programme of his music - orchestral works, world premieres and his iconic African Sanctus.
Promoted by the London Chorus, the concert is performed by over 400 musicians and David's closest colleagues, conducted by Jeremy Backhouse, Ronald Corp and Neville Creed.

Artists include a 300 voice choir, Southbank Sinfonia, BackBeat Percussion and solo Maureen Brathwaite.

The evening is presented by Brian Kay, with a backdrop of photographs, in what promises to be a truly memorable occasion.

Southbank Sinfonia
Neville Creed conductor
Jeremy Backhouse conductor
Ronald Corp conductor
Maureen Brathwaite soprano
David Fuest clarinet
Alan Parker guitar
Geth Griffiths guitar
Brian Kay presenter
BackBeat percussion
Bournemouth Symphony Youth Choir
Bournemouth Symphony Chorus
The London Chorus
Vasari Singers
Yorkshire Philharmonic Choir
The Elgar Chorale
UWE Choir