Lord Mayor of London pulls out all the stops for fundraising concert
Howard Lake | 15 March 2017 | News
The Lord Mayor of London has attended a fundraising concert in aid of the Lord Mayor’s Appeal, and he was the guest soloist at the organ.
The Rt Hon The Lord Mayor, Alderman Dr Andrew Parmley, performed at St Paul’s Cathedral last night with the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Fabio Luisi and the St Paul’s Cathedral Choir.
Dr Parmley was the organ soloist in Saint-Saëns’ Organ Symphony.
Has it ever been done before? @citylordmayor playing the @StPaulsLondon organ…once in a lifetime concert this evening .a few tickets left pic.twitter.com/lxFGFAj5SY
— Lord Mayor's Appeal (@LMAppeal) March 14, 2017
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Tickets for the fundraising concert ranged from £20 to £100, with Gala Dinner tickets available for £500 per person, or £4,500 per table of 10.
This year’s Lord Mayor’s Appeal has chosen musical charities as its beneficiaries – LSO Discovery programme, St Paul’s Music Outreach and Music in Hospitals.
Alderman Parmley was educated at the Royal Academy of Music, and has been Honorary Organist of St James Garlickhythe in Vintry Ward for over 30 years. He is also patron of several choirs.
OC @LMAppeal @londonsymphony breathtaking musical beauty in a heart stopping space #speechless pic.twitter.com/ncT4sZqjrX
— St Paul's Cathedral (@StPaulsLondon) March 14, 2017
The fantastic @StPaulsLondon event may be over but it still makes a fabulous backdrop for @CityAM leading light article for #cgd pic.twitter.com/XMmxy5WDUK
— Lord Mayor's Appeal (@LMAppeal) March 15, 2017
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