Join us for a community concert celebrating the power of music to bring people together. The Pimlico Musical Foundation presents Everyday Wonders: The Girl from Aleppo, Cecilia McDowall’s powerful musical adaptation of Christina Lamb’s award-winning book telling the true story of Nujeen Mustafa — a young girl with cerebral palsy who travelled in her wheelchair from war-torn Syria to Germany in search of safety, education and freedom. The evening will begin with a communal Middle-Eastern supper — a chance for audience and performers to share food, conversation, and community before the performance.

As part of our 10th year anniversary programme, we are reprising our favourite pieces. The concert will be performed by over 100 local children from PMF’s six partner schools alongside the Pimlico Children’s Choir, Pimlico Foundation Choir, Pimlico Chorus and professional Teacher-Singers.

About

This five-movement cantata, scored for children’s choir, adult choir, violin and piano, vividly depicts Nujeen’s journey through chorales, rhythmic spoken sections, body percussion, and violin melodies infused with Middle-Eastern colours.  The book tells the true story of Nujeen Mustafa, a young girl with cerebral palsy who braves inconceivable odds to travel in her wheelchair from Syria in search of a new life. The story recounts the details of her childhood and disability, as well as the specifics of her journey across the Mediterranean to Greece and finally to Germany to seek an education and the medical treatment she needs. 

With special thanks to: (Patrons) Mr Gavin Hall, Susan Bulmer, Lady Diana Brittan, Alexandra (Julie) Easton, Ms Laura Ayn Holleman, Angela Bunbury, Alan Cole, Mary Pearson, Dr George Gross, (Nightingales) Mr Ralph Allwood, Dr Stephen Richard Sklaroff, Eve White, Mrs Elizabeth Bennett, Sandie Dawe, Roger Lloyd, John Ridley, Jude Goffe, Debbie Speed, Lucy Taylor, Michael Wade, (Robins) Laurence Hemming, James Le Fanu, Katherine Rimell, Lady Maiko Rothermere, Carolyn Leigh, Marcus Perry, Tamara Oppenheimer, Philip Griffin, Michael Crane, Peter Leon, Peter Lilley, Marion Parsons, Capucine de Hennin, Mr Peter Watkins, Andrew Mitchell, Chantal Brown, Felicity Rice, Simon Clark

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ONLINE TICKETS ARE CLOSED. You can now get tickets on the DOOR. We take card/cash. Tickets £15, Under 30’s go FREE.

Music in Action

This performance brings together three of our programmes, the Sing Out! Pimlico, our In-Schools Programme and the Pimlico Children’s Choir. Our special guest is Ansumana Suso who is a vocalist and percussionist specialising in West African music. 

The concert explores songs that have changed the world in a variety of contexts from different cultures, periods and social causes.  Expect pieces such as Labi Siffre, ‘Something Inside So Strong’, and Bob Dylan, ‘Blowing in the Wind’ - just a couple of the many songs that have inspired change.

Music has helped shape our society. We are celebrating how powerful music can be.

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Our original community production of Noye’s Fludde (2023)

On 5th July 2023, two hundred young performers and four hundred audience packed out St Gabriel’s, Pimlico for our original production of Benjamin Britten’s community opera. The performance followed six weeks of educational workshops in five of our partner schools using the story as a tool for teaching about climate change, rewriting traditional hymn texts and unleashing the creativity of the Pimlico community.

After being tipped off that a flood is coming, Noye (played by Gareth Brynmor John) enlists the help of the Pimlico community to help build a boat big enough to survive. This summer, the Pimlico Musical Foundation launches its most ambitious project yet, bringing together hundreds of local schoolchildren, teachers, volunteers, and professional musicians to transform St Gabriel’s, Pimlico into the world of Noye’s Fludde.

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