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SUMMARY:VE Day 80 Years
DESCRIPTION:  \n  \n80th Anniversary of VE/VJ Day – Commemoration Concert\nOn the day war was declared\, lives were changed here in Leeds and across the world overnight. Loved ones went off to war and to do important work across the country leaving behind families and friends. \nJoin us to celebrate\, commemorate and reflect on the 80th Anniversary of VE and VJ Days.  \nListen as we learn about life as a Land Girl\, a firefighter in Leeds as bombs rained down on the city and hear what life was like and how Loiners celebrated in 1945. \nSupported by our armed forces family in Leeds\, any money raised including ticket sales will go to the Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal to continue its valuable work with our veterans. \nTickets are £5 with all proceeds being donated to the Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal. \nAvailable online from https://my.leedstickethub.co.uk/29884 \nWith delightful music from the Bridge Ensemble\, \nLeeds Philharmonic Chorus and a wonderfully evocative musical tribute to the popular songs of the day from Leeds’ own Hummingbirds along with the poignant playing of a lone piper from Leeds Pipe Band. \nProgramme of EventsOrchestral performance of Light Music – Bridge EnsembleWelcome – Rev’d Canon Paul MayburyMarching in of the standards To Ralph Vaughan Williams’ – Old Hundredth – Leeds Philharmonic Chorus and Bridge EnsemblePresentation of the Leeds Award to D-day veteran\, Jack Mortimer – The Lord Mayor of LeedsThe Lord Lieutenant of West Yorkshire – Ed Anderson CBEC H H Parry – Crossing the Bar – Leeds Philharmonic ChorusThe HomefrontA Leeds Girl in the Land Army – James PawlowskiEric Coates – Youth of Britain (Princess Elizabeth) – Bridge EnsembleThe Front Line – Rev’d Canon Paul MayburyElgar – Nimrod – Bridge EnsembleThe Leeds Blitz – Auxiliary Firefighters     Shane Ewan – Professor of History\, Leeds Beckett University     With Leeds District Fire Brigade Commander Lee MillerRussell Pascoe – The Last Rose of Summer – Leeds Philharmonic ChorusD-Day 1944Road to the Isles / Highland Ladie – Fergus McClellan – Leeds Pipe BandVE/VJ Day 1945 – Jen BoyleMedley of Wartime Songs – The HummingbirdsThe Lord Mayor of Leeds – Councillor Abigail Marshall-KatungThe National Anthem‘We’ll Meet Again’ – The Hummingbirds\, chorus\, orchestraand audienceReception – Church café \nBook here…  \n  \n 
URL:https://www.leedsphil.com/events/ve_day_80/
LOCATION:Leeds Minster\, 2-6 Kirkgate\, Leeds\, LS2 7DJ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Community,Concert Performance,Leeds Philharmonic Chorus,Music
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