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Harpenden Highland Gathering 2008The 2008 Harpenden Highland Gathering was held on Sunday 13th July in Rothamsted Park, Harpenden.
Highland Gathering Picture Gallery 2008CeremonyClick on an image to see the full-size version. 
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Original Announcement of the Event
[Top] Charity Concert 'Solo to Sextet' - 26 April 2008This sell-out concert, played to a capacity audience of 120 in the Great Drawing Room of Rothamsted Manor, Harpenden, raised close to £1000 for the Towersey Foundation to support "Music on Wheels", a complementary music therapy project centred on the Pasque charity. A CD of the concert is now available to order on-line. See below.  Pictured, after a glorious evening of music making are, from left to right, Guy Button, Tom Poster, Alice Gledhill, Chang-Ho Yoon, Sophie Gledhill and Rosalind Ventris.  From left to right: Lion President Neville Osmond, Guy Button, Tom Poster, Anna Ludwig (Pasque), Alice Gledhill, Chang-Ho Yoon, Sophie Gledhill, Rosie Ventris and Kathryn Barker (Pasque). Buy CD OnlinePurchase a double CD of this concert securely on-line using PayPal. You may make additional donations to the charity supported by this concert in units of £5.00. (If you would like to make a donation in support of other Lions projects, see the 'Please Support the Lions' donation form at the top of this page.) Click 'Add to Basket'. You will be taken to the PayPal Shopping Basket page, where you can change the quantity required.
Original Announcement of the Event
Tom Poster 
Alice Gledhill 
Sophie Gledhill 
Rothamsted Manor Charity Concert in aid of the Towersey Foundation to support "Music on Wheels", a complementary music therapy project centred on the Pasque charity, to be held in the Great Drawing Room, Rothamsted Manor, Harpenden, AL5 2BE, 7:30pm, Saturday 26th April 2008. Tom Poster - Piano
Tickets, which include a complimentary glass of wine or soft drink during the interval, may be purchased on line for £13.00 (see below) or by post for £12.50 from Stuart Rabbitt, 8 Stewart Road, Harpenden, AL5 4BQ. Tel. 07734 922 246. Please make cheques payable to 'Harpenden Lions Club'. Enquiries to 0845 833 7426 or e-mail music@harpenden-lions.co.uk. This concert will present a variety of works, opening with one musician and adding to the ensemble one by one. The evening will begin with a solo performance from Tom Poster, who will then be joined by clarinettist Alice Gledhill to play Baermann's lyrical Adagio. Before the interval Tom Poster will join the string players of the Pellizon Piano Trio (Guy Button, violin and Sophie Gledhill, cello), an established ensemble of Instrumental Award Holders from Cambridge University, to perform Rachmaninov's beautiful Trio Elégiaque and Piazzola's fiery Primavera Porteña (Spring) from the Argentine composer's tango-influenced Four Seasons. The second half will open with a short string quartet work, Crisantemi (Chrysanthemums) by Puccini played by the four string principals of the Cambridge University Chamber Orchestra: Chang-Ho Yoon, Guy Button, Rosalind Ventris and Sophie Gledhill. The evening will end in style with the popular and well-loved Mozart Clarinet Quintet and promises to be a thoroughly enjoyable and memorable occasion.
Buy Tickets OnlinePurchase tickets for this concert and order a CD in advance securely on-line using PayPal. Bookings now closed.
 The Towersey Foundation is a unique charity providing music therapy in palliative care for people living with life-threatening illnesses. Music therapy is valued for the beneficial effect it has in a variety of illnesses and disabilities. Professionals working in hospices and special schools are increasingly appreciating what a powerful tool music therapy is in the total care of their patients. www.towerseyfoundation.org.uk. The Pasque Hospice wanted to include music therapy as part of its care in 1991 when the children's hospice service was started. This was achieved through a unique collaborative working arrangement between the Towersey Foundation, Jessie's Fund and the Pasque Charity. The Pasque Charity music therapy service is now regarded as one of the leading proponents and experts in the provision of music therapy in palliative care. www.pasque.org  There is also growing demand for the Music on Wheels music therapist to support children in the community - at school for example. This presents an opportunity for the music therapy service to be more efficient because many of the children who use the hospice attend the same school. Music therapy can therefore be provided to a number of children in the community in one location. Many children and families are now opting for care in their own homes or on an "outpatient" basis. The project is currently being managed by the Towersey Foundation in conjunction with the Pasque Charity music therapy service. The project covers to Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and Milton Keynes. The Towersey Foundation's input will be for one year, thereafter the project will be handed over to the hospice in its entirety. |
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Harpenden Lions Club is a member of the International Association of Lions Clubs incorporating Harpenden Lions Charitable Trust. Registered Charity Number 1058236 |
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