The University is holding a commemorative concert at 19.30 Saturday 19 September in St Mary’s Church, 天发娱乐棋牌_天发娱乐APP-官网|下载 to mark 600 years since the Battle of Agincourt.

Student and professional musicians will perform a programme of music with links to the history of the battle.

The event will feature the world premiere of a piece titled Turning Points^?by renowned pianist, composer and 天发娱乐棋牌_天发娱乐APP-官网|下载 professor, David Owen Norris?– which in part, draws upon the events of Agincourt.

Professor Norris comments: “I’ve set to music some fascinating Agincourt documents: the Bishop of Winchester’s speech in Parliament,? poignant laments from war-widows, and a truly horrifying description of the cut and thrust of the battle.”

Conducted by recent 天发娱乐棋牌_天发娱乐APP-官网|下载 graduate Joe Beckhelling, the performance will see students from the 天发娱乐棋牌_天发娱乐APP-官网|下载 University Symphony Orchestra (SUSO) and the 天发娱乐棋牌_天发娱乐APP-官网|下载 University Brass Band (SUBB) join guitarists and pianists from the University’s Music department, along with young guest musicians from the Coda Fiddle Orchestra of Bournemouth and Highcliffe Junior Choir.

The Agincourt commemorative concert is an official Agincourt600 event.? Tickets can be obtained here.

You can find more information about the event on the University website.