What do you get with a rock star, a classical pianist, an opera singer, 70 community voices, and two Little Match Girls?

….A multi generational creative experience not to be missed.

The Westben Festival Chorus and Westben Youth Chorus are busy preparing a brand new musical presentation co-written by Brian Finley & Ken Tizzard. George Frederick Handel meets Hans Christian Andersen in Little Match Girl Messiah. This semi staged musical journey brims with imagination, poignancy and glorious music new and old.
Ken Tizzard (solo artist as well as former member of Thornley and Watchmen Bands) has composed beautifully haunting melodies for the Little Match Girl and explosively colourful arrangements of Handel’s masterpiece The Messiah. Co-creator and Director Brian Finley (classical pianist, composer and Artistic Director of Westben) poignant comic scenes turn local children into colourful characters such as matches, knives, forks, stove, kettles, street children and even oven mits! Westben’s adult chorus is preparing the traditional choruses of the Christmas portion of Handel’s Messiah. Three weeks to go before all the various musical styles and community members of several generation come together. Everyone is invited to a chat with the composers November 7, 5:30pm to 6:30pm to hear about the conception and creation of this production.
Performances are November 18, 19 at 2pm at St. John’s United Church in Campbellford, and November 25 at 2 & 7pm & 26 at 2pm at The Barn. Please call the Westben Box Office for tickets and information at (705) 653-5508, toll free at (877) 883-5777 or visit online: www.westben.on.ca.
Westben congratulates its community sponsor partners: Bradley Bay Consulting, Eclectic Mix, Giant Tiger, Havelock Pharmacy, Paula Meier Associates and Weaver Family Funeral Home