Concert held at St. Mark’s Church, Woodthorpe
on Saturday, 19th November 2022
In aid of The Helen Loewenstein Memorial Trust (including pieces by Gounod, Saint-Saëns, Fauré and Sullivan)
AUDIENCE FEEDBACK
“Last night the Boots Orchestra played a great concert in aid of The Helen Loewenstein Memorial Trust
at St Mark’s Church, Woodthorpe.
A highlight was Saint-Saens’s 3rd violin concerto, with soloist Megumi Rolfe playing wonderfully.
Over ninety people enjoyed a lovely evening and over £1,000 was added to HLMT funds to provide grants to Liberian midwifery students who otherwise could not afford the study and accommodation fees.
Big thanks go to the Boots Orchestra, St Mark’s and the HLMT trustees
and supporters who helped on the night.”
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“This was a lovely evening and great to see old colleagues & friends.
What a great outcome to fund more midwifery students.”
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“It was a very worthwhile evening most enjoyable too. ……. such a good cause…. Fab musicians”
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Concert held at St. John’s Church, Mansfield
on Saturday, 10th November 2018
AUDIENCE FEEDBACK
“From people in the audience, we have only heard positive comments, of how there was varied content that was performed with an air of professionalism.
Whilst we have enjoyed previous concerts with the M&DMVC and the Singers,
the inclusion of the Boots Orchestra added a further enjoyable dimension to the evening.”
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Concert held at St Peter’s Church, Ruddington
on 20th June 2015
AUDIENCE FEEDBACK
“I particularly enjoyed the 2nd half, eg Sibelius and Bizet.
There were some lovely sections of string and wind ensemble playing respectively.
And it’s always good to hear Christopher Irvin’s pieces because they are tuneful.”
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Concert held at St Thomas’ Church, Aslockton
on 21st June 2014
AUDIENCE FEEDBACK
“I thought I must email you about the pleasant summer’s evening spent at Saint Thomas’s church last Saturday. For both Edward and myself, the concert was so much more than listening to beautiful music as we were totally awe-inspired by the realm of talent in front of us. As a mother who has had to nag her son constantly to practise the drums and piano to get to a mere grade three level, it made me contemplate how many hours of dedication must have been spent to achieve such a degree of musical proficiency. It was a such a delight and a real privilege to observe and listen to real musicians creating something so special.
My favourite piece of the evening was the one that was created by a musician within the orchestra,
Christine Snowdin. I found the piece so beautifully evocative of the natural landscape, water and countryside. How amazingly talented this woman must be to have the ability not only to play an instrument so skilfully but to also write music for a whole score of other instruments is beyond me.
I thought the piece was beautiful.
Thank you for arranging the Boots Orchestra to visit Aslockton. It was a very successful venture
and I do hope that they visit Saint Thomas’ again.“