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'Guildford
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~ for brave
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Rowan
SINGERS
from
Guildford,
P\ Salisbury and London will
3 join forces in Guildford
Cathedral on Saturday May
23 for a charity concert.
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A Concert for Rowan will
VD feature performances by 300
musicians of varying ages
and abilities, including the
- George Abbot and Tormead
School choirs.
Nine-year-old Rowan has
been fighting a brain tumour
for the past five years. In the
last two years, she has collected more than 550 ‘beads
of courage, each one representing a treatment, operation, injection or test.
~ Will Todd, Rowan'’s father,
is a well-loved world-famous
Guildford
composer
while
her mother, Beth, is a soprano jazz singer.
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'The concert aims to raise
funds for the Rainbow Trust,
which supports the families
of children with serious or
terminal illnesses.
Mr Todd said: “It’s hard
work supporting a seriously
ill child.
“As well as being a worrying experience, there are also
the practicalities of life which
must carry on - working, other children, normal things that become more difficult
when you are plunged into a
situation like ours.
~ “Our day-to-day life has
been wonderfully supported
* by the Rainbow Trust, and in
particular by Janet, our family
support worker, providing
practical and emotional support to all of us, taking Rowan
and her mum to the many
hospital appointments, leaving me free to work and look
after our other children”
Music communities and
celebrities from all over the
UK are pulling together and
showing support for Rowan,
her family and the Rainbow
Trust.
John Rutter, world-famous
composer, said: “As patron of
the Salisbury Community
Choir, I encourage you to
support this special concert”
Tickets are available by
calling 01483 444334 or online at vivacechorus.org.