Carols in the City at home 2021

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Virtual Christmas Concert

Hosted by Clive Myrie
Wednesday 8 December, 7pm

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Welcome

a record amount this year. Watching is free,
but if you can give a donation tonight, please
do. £10 pays for a patient’s Christmas dinner at
a hospice, £40 provides two hours of nursing
care and £82 pays for the uniforms for two
Marie Curie Nurses. Please give generously.

Welcome to Marie Curie’s Carols in the City It is such a pleasure to have been involved
at home. When I wrote my introduction last in organising this event. On behalf of Marie
year it did not occur to me that we would Curie, I would like to thank the Carols in the
again be welcoming you to a virtual concert City committee for all they have done giving
rather than the beautiful and majestic time, effort and generosity to help raise much
setting of Southwark Cathedral. In May the needed funds for Marie Curie:
committee had to decide whether or not
we could risk planning a live concert. Given Kate Cotton Carolyn Jones
the uncertainty of how the pandemic would Simon Culliford Katharine Langham
continue to disrupt our lives and events, James Cunliffe John Latham
we felt that a virtual event was the best way Chris Elliott Iain McCusker
forward for another year. This has allowed us Laetitia Glossop Ann Tully
to again invite and welcome all of you from Jenny Jasper
across the UK and Northern Ireland – and
further afield - to join us to celebrate Marie Sadly one of our stalwart members of the
Curie and start the Christmas celebrations. committee, Paul Evans, died earlier this year.
Our theme this year is new beginnings and He was not only a lovely man and sorely
bells to ring out the old and ring in the new missed by us all, but an inspirational and loyal
to look towards a better future. supporter of Marie Curie and was responsible
for bringing in much of the advertising and
Throughout the pandemic, Marie Curie sponsorship revenue each year for the carol
Nurses and hospice staff have continued their concert. Do please read the special tribute to
fantastic work in caring for people nearing the him on page 11.
end of their lives and supporting their families.
Tonight we will be thinking of those staff who My particular thanks to Susan Boissier, Head of
have been very much on the front line right Special Events and Ilona Beiboer, Special Events
across the country, and remembering our Manager and their team for their amazing
loved ones who are no longer with us. I am tenacity working remotely to keep everything
conscious that some of you may be grieving going to enable this event to take place. We
the loss of a relative and our special thoughts would like to thank all our sponsors, advertisers
go out to all of you. and donors for their generous support. A
special thank you to our host for this evening,
Tonight you will hear from Marie Curie’s Clive Myrie; to our wonderful performers who
Chief Executive, Matthew Reed, about the have all provided special recordings for tonight:
challenges faced by Marie Curie this year Greg Wise, Ian McNeice, Martin Clunes OBE DL,
and what plans the charity has for the year Sophie Thompson and Suzette Llewellyn, and
ahead, and Shirley Kelting will tell us about to Chaplain Katy Francis for reading our first
her experiences as a Marie Curie Healthcare lesson. We are also hugely indebted to Mark
Assistant. Hearing from them both will Forkgen, Canticum chamber choir and organist
leave you in no doubt about the absolutely Stephen Disley and to St Saviour’s Pimlico
invaluable work of Marie Curie Nurses for allowing us to record the concert in their
and hospice staff and the importance of beautiful church.
fundraising to enable this work to continue.
And finally, a big thank you to you all for joining
Carols in the City is a major event in the us from your homes tonight and for your
fundraising calendar and we hope to raise continuing support for Marie Curie. We hope
you enjoy the evening and wish you a very
Happy Christmas.

Heather Johnson OBE
Chairman and Concert Producer
Marie Curie Carols in the City Committee

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Bob   Brenda Entract  Pam McKibbin 
Katarzyna   John Entract  Glenn Millar 
Olga   Paul Evans  Jenny Mills 
David   Joyce Fay  Arthur Moore 
Granny May   Joy G   Alan Moore 
Winnie and Janet   Daphne Garrett  Pippa Noble 
Patricia Ashley  Edward Garrett  Glen and Jennie Ogilvie 
Brenda Ayres  Berkeley Gaunt  Sir Lincoln Ralphs  
Pauline Beiboer  André Gens  John Richardson 
Eric and Barbara Berry  Derek Goodliffe  Sarah Richardson 
Isla Bishop  Colette Hawes  Norman Richardson 
Martin and Margaret Boissier  Jean-Jacques Hessig  Barbara Sage 
Roger Boissier  Jenny Hooper  Sheila Sharp 
Janice Boyle  Irene Hozack  Henry Sharpley 
Ross Braid  Margaret Innes Williams  Maureen Singer  
Lt. Col. Oliver Breakwell LVO MBE  David Innes Williams  Norman Smith 
Iris Carson  Richard Jenner  Mary Smith  
Wilma Catton  Patricia Jiwa  Charlotte Spearing 
Mim Chapman  Joan Jones  Steven Spurrier 
Janet Mary Copland  Moira Jones  Bill Stead 
Sir Bill Cotton  Nicola Joubert (‘Nix Oceans’)  Margaret Stead 
Sheila Crossley  Christian Kay  Julia Stevens 
Barbara Culliford  Toby Langham  Judith Stuart 
Margot Cullingford  Roger Latham  Jean Terrieux 
Talbert Cullingford  Jennifer Lawrence  Richard Thomas 
Gayna Danity  Audrey M   Robert Thomas 
Margaret Davis  Frank Magarahan  Ceinwen Thomas  
John Dixon   Tony Magee                 Johanna Torre Vivas 
Mary Elliott  Erica McAteer  Nick Tott 
Harry Elliott  Diane McComb  John Weston 
Helen Ellis   Heather McDade  Len and Mildred Woolger
Barbara Elmes  Martin McGann 

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Carols and Readings

Welcome Canticum

Clive Myrie A Great and Mighty Wonder
Words: St Germanus tr J.M.Neale
Once in Royal David’s City Music: Old German Tune harmonised
by M.Praetorius
Words: C. F. Alexander
Music: H. J. Gauntlett This reading has been kindly
Arr: A. H. Mann sponsored by India Sargent-Evans

Once in Royal David’s city Reading by Suzette Llewellyn
Stood a lowly cattle shed,
Where a mother laid her baby The First Christmas
In a manger for His bed; Marian Swinger
Mary was that mother mild,
Jesus Christ her little child. This reading has been kindly
sponsored by Kate Cotton
He came down to earth from heaven,
Who is God and Lord of all, Thank you
And His shelter was a stable,
And His cradle was a stall; Matthew Reed
With the poor and mean and lowly, Chief Executive, Marie Curie
Lived on earth our Saviour holy.
The Holly and the Ivy
Not in that poor lowly stable,
With the oxen standing by, Words: Sharp’s English Folk-Carols
We shall see Him; but in Heaven, Music: English Traditional Carol
Set at God’s right hand on high; Arr: H Walford Davies
Where like stars His children crowned,
All in white shall wait around. The holly and the ivy,
When they are both full grown,
This carol is featured in memory of Of all the trees that are in the wood,
Carols in the City committee member The holly bears the crown.
Paul Evans, supported by a donation The rising of the sun
from friends and colleagues at The And the running of the deer,
Moving Company (New Zealand) The playing of the merry organ,
Sweet singing in the choir.
Reading by Katy Francis
The holly bears a blossom,
Chaplain, Marie Curie Hospice, As white as lily flower,
Newcastle And Mary bore sweet Jesus Christ,
To be our sweet Saviour.
The Birth of Jesus The rising of the sun
Luke 2 vs. 1, 3-7 And the running of the deer,
The playing of the merry organ,
This reading has been kindly Sweet singing in the choir.
sponsored by Ann Tully

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The holly bears a berry, About Marie Curie
As red as any blood,
And Mary bore sweet Jesus Christ, Shirley Kelting, Marie Curie Senior
For to do us sinners good. Healthcare Assistant, Scotland
The rising of the sun
And the running of the deer, Reading by Martin Clunes OBE DL
The playing of the merry organ,
Sweet singing in the choir. Protocol for the establishment
of cribs for Christmas.
The holly bears a prickle, Anon.
As sharp as any thorn,
And Mary bore sweet Jesus Christ, This reading has been kindly
On Christmas Day in the morn. sponsored by Ian and Pippa Southward
The rising of the sun
And the running of the deer, Ding Dong merrily on high
The playing of the merry organ,
Sweet singing in the choir. Words: G.R.Woodward
Music: French 16th Century Tune
The holly bears a bark. Arr: William Llewellyn
As bitter as the gall,
And Mary bore sweet Jesus Christ, Ding Dong! merrily on high
For to redeem us all. In heav’n the bells are ringing
O, the rising of the sun, Ding, dong! verily the sky
And the running of the deer Is riv’n with angel singing
The playing of the merry organ, Gloria, Hosanna in excelsis
Sweet singing in the choir.
E’en so here below, below
This carol has been kindly Let steeple bells be swungen
sponsored by Heather Johnson And i-o, i-o, i-o
By priest and people be sungen
Reading by Greg Wise Gloria, Hosanna in excelsis

An extract from The Rainbow Pray ye dutifully prime
D H Lawrence Your matin chime, ye ringers
May ye beautifully rime
This reading has been kindly Your evetime song, ye singers
sponsored by Simon Culliford Gloria, Hosanna in excelsis.

Canticum This carol has been kindly
sponsored by Simon Culliford
Carol of the Bells
Words: Peter J. Wilhousky
Music: M. Leontovich
Arr: Peter J. Wilhousky

This carol has been kindly
sponsored by Chris and Jenny Elliott

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Reading by Ian McNeice Reading by Sophie Thompson

Christmas Bells School Nativity Play
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Jane McCullloch

This reading has been kindly This reading has been kindly
sponsored by Chris and Jenny Elliott sponsored by Chris and Jenny Elliott

God rest you merry gentlemen Closing words

Words: 16th Century Clive Myrie
Music: Traditional English
Arr: Willcocks O come, all ye faithful

God rest you merry gentlemen, Words: John Frances Wade
Let nothing you dismay, Music: Adeste Fidelis, tr F.Oakley, W.T.Brooke
For Jesus Christ our Saviour Composer unknown
Was born on Christmas Day, Arr: Willcocks
To save us all from Satan’s power
When we were gone astray. O come, all ye faithful,
O tidings of comfort and joy, Joyful and triumphant,
Comfort and joy! O come ye, O come ye to Bethlehem;
O tidings of comfort and joy! Come and behold him
Born the king of Angels.
From God our heav’nly Father O come, let us adore him,
A blessed angel came, O come, let us adore him,
And unto certain shepherds O come, let us adore him, Christ the Lord!
Brought tidings of the same,
How that in Bethlehem was born Child, for us sinners, poor and in the manger,
The son of God by name. Fain we embrace thee, with awe and love;
O tidings of comfort and joy, Who would not love thee,
Comfort and joy! Loving us so dearly?
O tidings of comfort and joy! O come, let us adore him,
O come, let us adore him,
Now to the Lord sing praises, O come, let us adore him, Christ the Lord!
All you within this place,
And with true love and brotherhood Sing, choirs of angels,
Each other now embrace; Sing in exultation
This holy tide of Christmas Sing, all ye citizens of heaven above!
All other doth deface. Glory to God
O tidings of comfort and joy, All glory in the highest
Comfort and joy! O come, let us adore him,
O tidings of comfort and joy! O come, let us adore him,
O come, let us adore him, Christ the Lord!
This carol has been kindly sponsored
by Rathbone Investment Management This carol has been kindly
sponsored by Carolyn Jones

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Concert host
Clive Myrie

Clive Myrie is a multi-award-winning
journalist, one of the BBC’s most
experienced foreign correspondents and
a recognised face as a BBC News presenter.
In 2021 he took over as Host of the long
running BBC series, Mastermind.

Born in Bolton, Lancashire he studied law
at the University of Sussex.

Clive has served as the BBC’s Asia, Africa,
Washington and Europe Correspondent.
He has a particular interest in US politics,
having covered the administrations of
three Presidents (Clinton, Bush and Obama)
and reported on numerous Congressional
mid-term elections, as well as seven
Presidential races, including the elections
of Donald Trump and Joe Biden.

As well as presenting the One, Six
and Ten O’Clock News bulletins on
BBC One, and hosting news shows on
the BBC News Channel, Clive continues
to travel the world as a reporter, and
makes features and programmes for
Panorama, Newsnight and Radio 4.

Kindly supported by Jean Mellows

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Our dear friend,
Paul Evans

Paul was an inspirational philanthropist
and loyal supporter to Marie Curie.
Over the last 20 years his thoughtfulness
was embedded into all aspects of his life,
both personally and professionally. He set
a wonderful example of how to create and
sustain a meaningful relationship with a
charity that went beyond financial support.
We were enormously saddened by the
news of his death earlier this year, as
were his fellow Marie Curie Carols in the
City committee members. As a passionate
supporter of our work, and as a long
serving member of the Carols in the City
committee, Paul was very active amongst
his many colleagues and friends within the
‘relocation industry’ in persuading so many
to support our annual concert. Many have
continued to give their support this year –
Paul would have been delighted!
He is greatly missed by us all.

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Celebrity readers
Suzette Llewellyn

Suzette trained at LAMDA and has worked
in theatre, television and radio. She is
probably best known for her roles as Sister
Cheryl Patching in sitcom Surgical Spirit,
Estelle Vere in Doctors, Nanette Duval in
Holby City and Sheree Truman in EastEnders.
As a co-founder of the theatre troupe
BiBi Crew, she writes, produces and performs
material that combines comedy, drama and
music. Her interest in access issues led her
to study British Sign Language and she is
a qualified BSL communicator.
Her book Still Breathing, 100 Black Voices on
Racism co-edited with fellow actor Suzanne
Packer, was published by HarperCollins this
year. Proceeds from the book support the
Ashdon Jazz Academy - a charity set up by
Trisha Muirhead after her daughter took
her own life aged 14. The charity mentors
vulnerable young girls aged 11-21.

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Greg Wise, Marie Curie
Celebrity Ambassador

Actor and producer Greg Wise has appeared Greg was a carer for his sister Clare, who
in many British television works as well as received Marie Curie support after she was
several feature films. diagnosed with cancer for the second time
in 2015. Film executive Clare began writing
His television work includes four BBC a wonderfully irreverent cancer blog, full
period dramas: The Moonstone with Keeley of quirky facts coupled with a humorous
Hawes, The Buccaneers alongside Carla approach to living with a terminal illness.
Gugino, Madame Bovary with Frances As Clare’s health declined, Greg took over
O’Connor, and the 2007 five-part series the blog, and in 2017, a year after Clare sadly
Cranford. He also appeared in BAFTA- died, writings from the blog were released
nominated The Riff Raff Element in 1992 and as a book, Not That Kind of Love. The book,
1993. In 1999 he starred as Marshall in ITV’s part proceeds of which are kindly donated
seven-part drama Wonderful You alongside to Marie Curie, has been very well received.
his future mother-in-law Phyllida Law and
future brother-in-law Richard Lumsden. Greg is an extremely knowledgeable and
passionate spokesperson about end of life
Most recently Greg has been a care, and Marie Curie was proud to appoint
contestant in BBC One’s Strictly Come him as an Ambassador in 2018.
Dancing, played Rupert in the BBC
production of Strange Angel (seasons one Greg says: “I have seen first-hand the incredible
& two) and appeared in the Netflix drama difference Marie Curie makes and just how
The Crown as Lord Mountbatten. important their work is in caring for people with
a terminal illness, as well as those looking after
He is also the producer of the 2010 them. My sister, Clare, was cared for at one of
BBC/ Masterpiece production the Marie Curie Hospices and I can’t thank them
The Song of Lunch starring his wife, enough for the support both she and the rest
actress Emma Thompson, and the late of our family received. With more people living
Alan Rickman. Film credits include Sense with a terminal illness, and more of us needing to
and Sensibility with Emma Thompson, care for them, Marie Curie’s support is ever more
Mad Cows with Anna Friel, and Effie Gray vitally important in helping with end of life care.
with Dakota Fanning and Julie Walters. That is why I’m supporting the charity.”

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Martin Clunes OBE DL

Martin Clunes is one of Britain’s most Martin rose to prominence in the BAFTA
popular and well-regarded actors. He is award-winning sitcom Men Behaving Badly
probably best known for his roles as Martin which has been repeatedly voted one of
Ellingham in ITV’s Doc Martin, and before that the most successful British sitcoms of
as Gary Strang in BBC’s Men Behaving Badly. all time by viewers and has won multiple
awards. For his role as Gary, Martin won
His early career encompassed theatre a BAFTA for Best Comedy Performance
and television and apart from a guest and a British Comedy Award for Top TV
baddy in Doctor Who his first regular Comedy Actor. In 2002 he played the title
television roles were on television comedies role in Moliere’s Tartuffe at the National
like No Place Like Home, All at No 20, The Theatre. Martin’s role as Martin Ellingham
Harry Enfield show and The Smell of Reeves & in ITV’s long-running series Doc Martin
Mortimer. Amongst his other television credits has continued to bring in high viewing
are Jeeves and Wooster, Lorna Doone, A is for figures around the world, winning Best TV
Acid, Goodbye Mr. Chips, William and Mary, Comedy Drama and being shown in over
The Town, A Mother’s Son and as Sir Arthur fifty countries. Doc Martin is produced by
Conan Doyle in a three-part adaptation Martin’s wife Philippa Braithwaite and their
of Julian Barnes’ book Arthur & George. production company Buffalo Pictures. Other
recent TV credits include Arthur and George,
Vanity Fair, Man Hunt for ITV and Warren for
the BBC.

His film credits include Nativity 3, The Russia
House, Saving Grace, The Acid House Trilogy and
in the Oscar-winning Shakespeare in Love he
won a Screen Actors Guild of America award
for his portrayal of Richard Burbage.

Beyond acting, Martin is well known for
his documentaries, which include Buffalo
Picture’s A Man and his Dogs, Horsepower
and Heavy Horsepower, Man to Manta, The
Last Lemur Standing, The Islands of Britain
and Man & Beast not forgetting ITV’s award
winning The Secret Life of… series which he
narrates. In 2015 Martin was awarded an
OBE by HM The Queen for services to Drama,
Charity and the Dorset Community.

Martin is currently filming a new
documentary with his production
company and will be filming the final
series of Doc Martin next Spring.

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Ian McNeice

Ian McNeice’s early career was spent in Ian has also appeared in a number of
the theatre with four years at the Royal films, including Top Secret with Omar Sharif;
Shakespeare Company culminating The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne with
with the ground-breaking nine-hour Maggie Smith; 84 Charing Cross Road with
version of Nicholas Nickleby that played Anthony Hopkins; Day of the Dead with Ving
on Broadway in 1981. Rhames; No Escape with Ray Liotta; From
Hell with Johnny Depp; Valmont with Colin
Ian’s television breakthrough was as Firth; The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But
Harcourt in the BAFTA award-winning Came Down a Mountain with Hugh Grant;
series Edge of Darkness with Bob Peck. A Life Less Ordinary with Ewan McGregor
He played the alcoholic sous chef Gustave and Cameron Diaz.
La Roche in the television series Chef!, with
Lenny Henry and went on to appear in the His breakthrough into American
2000 miniseries Frank Herbert’s Dune as the films occurred when he played Fulton
evil Baron Vladimir Harkonnen with William Greenwall opposite Jim Carrey in
Hurt - a role he later reprised for the 2003 Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls (1995).
sequel Children of Dune. He played the Nazi Gerhard Klopfer in the
2001 BBC/HBO television film Conspiracy
His television appearances have included with Kenneth Branagh and Stanley Tucci.
all nine series of Doc Martin, in which Since then, he has been in Around the
he plays Bert Large. He appears as the World in 80 Days with Jackie Chan (2004)
Newsreader in the HBO/BBC historical and the 2005 supernatural thriller White
drama series Rome from 2005 onwards. Noise with Michael Keaton. He also
appeared as Potiphar in Joseph and the
Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat with Donny
Osmond. He had a cameo role as Joachim
von Kortzfleisch, a German general who
refused to put his troops under the
command of officers plotting to depose
Hitler’s government, in Valkyrie playing
opposite Tom Cruise.

He appeared as Winston Churchill in four
episodes of Doctor Who in 2010 and 2011;
he had previously played Churchill in the
2008 premiere production of the Howard
Brenton play Never So Good at the National
Theatre, and later played him again in the
2012 stage version of The King’s Speech
at the Wyndhams Theatre in London’s
West End.

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Sophie Thompson

Sophie is an award-winning theatre,
film and television actress.
Her films include Four Weddings and a
Funeral, Gosford Park and Harry Potter
and the Deathly Hallows.
Her television roles include EastEnders
(Inside Soap Awards - Best Bitch!),
Coronation Street, Detectorists, Inside No.9,
Sandylands, Feel Good, Sex Education and
After Ever After.
She was winner of Celebrity MasterChef 2014.
Sophie won an Olivier Award in the
1999 production of Into the Woods at the
Donmar Warehouse. She also received
Olivier nominations for the RSC production
of Wildest Dreams, the Donmar production
of Sondheim’s Company, the Royal Court/
West End production of Clybourne Park in
2011, for Adelaide in Guys and Dolls in 2016
Savoy theatre, and for Monica in the Old Vic’s
2019 production of Present Laughter.
She’s written two children’s books,
Zoo Boy and Zoo Boy and the Jewel Thieves,
and a recipe book My Family Kitchen, all
published by Faber & Faber.

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Mark Forkgen

Mark Forkgen is the Music Director of A specialist in the field of choral and
Canticum and of London Concert Choir contemporary music, he has given the first
as well as Principal Conductor and Artistic performances of over 150 works including
Advisor of Kokoro and Director of Music at Sir Peter Maxwell Davies’s Step by Circle,
Tonbridge School. He was Organ Scholar Rodion Shchedrin’s Concertino for Choir,
of Queens’ College, Cambridge University, Simon Speare’s Songs of Belonging and
and then studied conducting at the Guildhall Stephen McNeff’s The Chalk Legend, the
School of Music. Mark was Assistant BSO’s trailblazing project for the London
Conductor of the Bournemouth Symphony 2012 Cultural Olympiad in Dorset. His
Orchestra from 1992-1994, winning, during wide range of conducting also includes
this time, 2nd Prize and the Audience Prize performances with Deep Purple and
at the Leeds Conductors’ Competition. leading a project for the Chelsea Festival
Since then he has conducted major based on Pink Floyd’s Atom Heart Mother
orchestras in the UK and abroad including with David Gilmour. He has conducted
the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra in many European countries including in
of the Age of Enlightenment, City of London Denmark (performances of Stravinsky’s
Sinfonia, and the English Chamber Orchestra, The Rite of Spring), Italy (including
performing at the Royal Albert Hall, Royal performances of Handel’s Messiah in
Festival Hall, Barbican and the Royal Opera Siena and Israel in Egypt at the Viterbo
House, Covent Garden. Early Music Festival), and Bulgaria. Further
afield he has conducted Schubert, Bach
and Humperdinck at St John’s Cathedral,
Hong Kong.

Mark’s first performances since
lockdown have included Some Call It Home,
a multimedia opera commemorating the
400th anniversary of the Mayflower at the
Theatre Royal, Plymouth.

Kindly supported by Dinah Garrett

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Canticum

St Martin-in-the-Fields and performances
of Poulenc’s Figure Humaine and a new work
by Hywel Davies at the Cheltenham Music
Festival. Canticum was invited to sing BBC
Radio 4’s Christmas Morning Service, has
performed Bach’s Mass in B Minor with the
Orchestra of The Age of Enlightenment
at St John’s Smith Square and staged the
première of the late Sir Peter Maxwell
Davies’s Step by Circle, a work dedicated
to Mark Forkgen and the choir.

Susan Porter Thomas In 2008, Canticum opened the 2008 T
Chelsea Festival, providing choral voices
Now in its 30th season, Canticum for Pink Floyd’s Atom Heart Mother alongside
is one of London’s leading chamber soloist David Gilmour. The choir has made
choirs, praised both for accomplished regular trips abroad, touring with works
performances of major works and for including Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas and
exploring contemporary repertoire. Handel’s Messiah and Israel in Egypt –
The choir commissions new writing a performance which opened the Viterbo
and gives regular first performances. Early Music Festival. Canticum’s recording
catalogue includes: Sacred Choral Music by
Now singing once again following the end Christopher Wright; In The Gloom of Whiteness,
of covid-19 restrictions, the choir will stage with work by Colin Riley, Fraser Trainer and
its own carol concert on December 14 at St Keith Roberts; A Hymn to the Virgin, featuring
Saviour’s church in Pimlico. Victoria, Poulenc and Panufnik; and two
Christmas discs, A Christmas Carol and
The Christmas Story.

www.canticum.org.uk

Kindly supported by John Latham

The last full season saw a Venetian-
inspired programme in the unique layout
of St Stephen Walbrook and a concert which
combined Victoria’s polyphony with Part and
modern contemplative Tavener to a packed
St Sophia’s Cathedral in Bayswater. Canticum
joined the London Concert Choir in the
Barbican for a performance of Brahms’s
German Requiem and recorded a well-received
album of sacred music by contemporary
British composer Christopher Wright.
Other recent highlights have included
the premiere of Stephen McNeff’s
Armistice-inspired Walking Shadows combined
with a performance of Mozart’s Requiem at

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Stephen Disley

Stephen Disley won a joint Foundation
Scholarship to the Royal College of Music
and London’s Temple Church.

As a recitalist and accompanist, Stephen
appears frequently at the Royal Albert
Hall and has played at all of the UK’s
major venues. He has performed and
broadcast with ensembles such as the
Budapest Radio Choir, and the BBC Singers
– including a recording of Choir Book
for The Queen, conducted by Stephen
Cleobury. Other performances include
Poulenc’s Organ Concerto with the London
Mozart Players, Janacek’s Glagolitic Mass
in the Montepulciano Festival, and regular
Organ Galas with the Royal Philharmonic
Orchestra (RPO).

He has performed with the Mexico State
Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Enrico
Batiz, and the Moscow State Symphony
Orchestra, conducted by Alessandro
d’Agostini, also performing as a soloist
in Warsaw, Cologne, and at the Royal
Festival Hall with the RPO, conducted
by Charles Dutoit.

Stephen has also performed and recorded
premiers of music by Sir Peter Maxwell-
Davies, Judith Bingham, Bob Chilcott,
Gabriel Jackson, Tarick O’Regan, Philip
Moore and others.

He is also involved with the JAM (John
Armitage Memorial) Trust.

stephendisley.org

Kindly supported by William and
Vivien Blackburne

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Help make the last
wishes of future
generations possible

With a gift in your Will, you can
leave the gift of a Marie Curie
Nurse, helping to fulfil someone’s
last wish in their final days.
You can ensure that more people
in the future receive the best
end of life care in their homes,
surrounded by all that is dear to
them. By including one last wish in
your Will – a gift to Marie Curie –
you can continue to touch the
lives of future generations.

To find out more:

Search: Marie Curie Wills
Visit: mariecurie.org.uk/giftsinwills
Call: 0800 716 146

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Matthew Reed,
Chief Executive, Marie Curie

Matthew became Chief Executive of
Marie Curie in February 2019 having
previously served as Chief Executive of
The Children’s Society, Chief Executive
of the Cystic Fibrosis Trust and a director
at Christian Aid.

Before that, Matthew was a parish priest
where he had the privilege of caring for
a number of people in the last chapter
of their lives.

Matthew is passionate about social
justice and inclusion and ensuring that
everyone has the very best chance to
thrive and flourish in all aspects of their life.
This includes ensuring that everyone who
is dying – and their families and loved ones
– have the very best holistic support for life
and clinical care they can.

Matthew is now leading Marie Curie in our
aspiration for everyone who is dying – and
their loved ones – to have the best possible
quality of life and experience, and for it to
reflect what is most important to them.

Matthew is also chair of New Horizon
Youth Centre which provides unique,
holistic support for young people in
London experiencing homelessness.

He has a degree in Theology from
the University of Oxford, a degree in
Engineering and Management from
the University of Nottingham, and
a Masters in Management from the
University of Surrey.

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Katy Francis, Chaplain
Marie Curie Hospice, Newcastle

Katy Francis is an Anglican Priest and has
been in Healthcare Chaplaincy for 11 years.
She has worked at Marie Curie North East for
the past 6 years as their Spiritual Care Lead
and Chaplain and is currently training to be
a Mindfulness teacher. Before chaplaincy
she was a nurse and midwife working in this
country and overseas.
Katy says: ‘My role in Marie Curie allows me to
meet and support some amazing patients and
their loved ones. It is a privilege to work alongside
our dedicated staff and be part of the bigger
charity that campaigns and promotes excellence
in the care of those who are terminally ill.’

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Shirley Kelting, Marie Curie
Healthcare Assistant, Scotland

Shirley Kelting has worked for Marie Curie
for 16 years. She started in Rapid Response
but currently does day and night service.
She has supported hundreds of families and
patients who are facing an emotional and
sad time in their lives, providing expert care
and enabling patients to stay at home with
their loved ones by their side until the end.

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How you can help

This winter, you can bring someone compassionate, £20
expert support as they navigate the last weeks and
days of their life. You can bring bereaved families helps pay for a Marie Curie Nurse for one hour
a little bit of light in their darkest hours.
£82
At 10pm this evening, and every evening, Marie
Curie Nurses across the country will be caring for kits out two Marie Curie Nurses
people in their homes. They make it possible for
dying people to feel supported and cared-for in £124
the place where they’re most comfortable.
helps pay to heat a hospice for two days
The emotional support they give is a lifeline at
one of the most frightening and upsetting times £390
any family will face. For those facing death alone,
our nurses are sometimes the only people they sponsors a hospice bed for a day
see – ready to hold a hand, to listen and provide
companionship as well as give vital care. £500

Please support Marie Curie and light up Christmas could help to train a nurse for a year
for dying people and their loved ones.
£1,600
If you would like to donate to Marie Curie,
please visit www.mariecuriecarols.com sponsors a nurse for 12 days of Christmas

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Special and Corporate Events
for 2022

We’re delighted to present our 2022 programme of events to support
the work of Marie Curie.

Social Events

Private View of the Summer Exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts - 20 July
An exclusive private view of the Royal Academy’s annual summer exhibition
with champagne and canapés and the chance to bid for specially donated
artworks in the auction.

The Great Wine Dinner and Auction - November
Enjoy a fabulous feast and wine with the opportunity to bid for fine wines
and wine-related experiences in our live and silent auctions.

The Autumn Lunch at The Savoy, London - 4 November
A five-star occasion at which guests are treated to a sparkling reception,
three-course lunch, celebrity entertainment and live and silent auctions.

Carols in the City at Southwark Cathedral, London - 7 December
Celebrate the spirit of Christmas with carols by candlelight and festive
readings from celebrity guests, followed by a drinks and canapés reception.

Brain Games

Our highly regarded Brain Game series is the perfect occasion for top level
professionals and organisations to enjoy an evening of great entertainment.
The Brain Game is sure to bring out your team’s competitive streak. As well as
a celebrity-hosted corporate quiz, each event includes a sparkling reception,
three-course dinner and live and silent auctions.

• London Brain Game at The Brewery, London – 24 March
• Edinburgh Brain Game at Kimpton, Charlotte Square, Edinburgh - 31 March
• Yorkshire Brain Game - April/May
• Housebuilder Brain Game at The Brewery, London - 26 May
• West Midlands Brain Game at The ICC Birmingham - 22 September
• Glasgow Brain Game at The Hilton Glasgow - 29 September

We wouldn’t be able to achieve the level of success we do at our events
without our brilliant and enthusiastic event committees. If you’d like to get
involved behind the scenes and play a vital part in helping us raise money,
this is the role for you!

If you would like to find out more about how you can help, or if you
wish to enquire about tickets to any of these events, please contact
the Special Events team at [email protected]

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Thank you

Marie Curie would like to thank the following individuals and companies for their support
and generosity for this evening’s event:

Special thanks go to this evening’s headline sponsor - Rathbone Investment Management

And thank you also to
AGM Group
Ann Tully
Buckingham & Lloyds
Canticum
Carolyn Jones
Chris and Jenny Elliott
Clive Myrie
Dinah Garrett
Doerr Valuations
Fieldfisher
Goldschmidt & Howland
Greg Wise
Ian McNeice
India Sargent-Evans
Jean Mellows
John Latham
Kate Cotton
Katy Francis
Lewis & Tucker
Mark Forkgen
Martin Clunes OBE DL
Ian and Pippa Southward
Rathbone Investment Management
Shirley Kelting
Simon Culliford
Sophie Thompson
Stephen Disley
St Saviours Church
Suzette Llewellyn
The Moving Company (New Zealand)
William and Vivien Blackburne
W.Hawkes & Sons

Special thanks go to the Marie Curie Carols
in the City Committee and especially Heather
Johnson, Carols in the City Committee
Chairman and concert producer.

Thank you to all those who have so
generously donated in support of this event.

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