Statue of Liberty Big Band Gala Concert

Refugee Week in Hastings includes a gala concert on Friday 19 June at the Henry Ward Hall. It features two contrasting (but equally amazing) groups. Statue of Liberty is an avant-garde big band - a monument in sound, built to welcome those crossing the Channel. The 21-piece group features draws on a vast array of local talent with a global repertoire of works by American free-jazz pioneer Sun Ra; Chile’s sublime protest singer Victor Jara and Renaissance composer John Dowland. The Copper Family have been singing in East Sussex since the 17th century. They are the globally acknowledged custodians of English traditional music. They embody a living folk music audibly tied to the land - and which has become an integral part of the local landscape.

Statue of Liberty instrumentalists include Otti Albietz, Matt Armstrong, Ted Barrow, Kit Bula, Toby Bula-Edge, Adam Bushell, Fritz Catlin, Stuart Griffiths, Julian Humphries, Vladimir Mille, Jude Montague, Anthony Moore, Tullis Rennie, Robbie Robson, Tom Ward plus guest vocalists including Helen Hilinia and Kitty McCarron. A frankly spectacular line up!

£12.50/£7.50/£PWYC

Henry Ward Hall, 45 Robertson Street, Hastings TN34 1HL

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