This Year's Events: 9 charity concerts 2008 and a sale in aid of streetchildren in Honduras, Central America


This is the 9th year of the Friends of El Hogar fund-raising concerts for The Home of Love and Hope and Project Micah and more than £33,000 has been raised so far. 

Amongst this year's Musica Buena concerts, 4 feature Handel's 'Messiah' with vocal consort and baroque instruments. Please come and join us at a concert whenever you can - all are free with refreshments provided, and you are invited to contribute to a retiring collection for the Honduran children

We may have room for another concert or talk this year, so please contact us if you would like an event in e.g your church or school.

Year Date and Time Location Concert Details
2008 Sat April 19th 7.30pm St Andrews Parish Church, Chew Stoke Handel, Mozart, Pergolesi 'Stabat Mater' with Mary Yates soprano, Josephine Reece piano/alto, Rosalyn Hodson organ

For both Honduran street children and St Andrew's Church
2008 Sat May 10th 7.30pm Cornerstone Ministries at Christ Church, Redland Road, BS6 6AG Chopin, Purcell, Handel's Messiah, Part 1
Musica Buena vocal consort with baroque instruments

Alicia Little/Lucy Metcalfe/Mary Yates sopranos, Marianne McAleer/Norma Minors altos, Michael Ladomery/Ian Henderson tenors, Niall Hoskin/Stephen Metcalfe basses; Sarah Dodds/Anne Somersert-Harding baroque violins, Sue Thomson baroque viola, Kate Barrows baroque cello, Josephine Reece piano/keyboard
2008 Sun May 18th 7.30pm Clifton Hill House, Lower Clifton Hill BS8 1BX Bristol University Students with Musica Buena

Mary Yates voice/recorders, Sophie Cottrell oboe/piano

For both Honduran street children and Children of the Andes Colombia
2008 Sat July 19th 3.00pm River of Life Christian Centre, Lampton Avenue BS13 0PT Nikki Furst flute, Mary Yates voice/recorders, Josephine Reece, organ/keyboard
2008 Sat July 26th 7.30pm St Mary the Virgin Church, Leigh Woods BS8 3PG Handel's Messiah, Parts 1 & 2
Musica Buena vocal consort with baroque instruments

Victoria Bremner/Lucy Metcalfe/Mary Yates sopranos, Marianne McAleer/Norma Minors altos, Michael Ladomery/Bill Bowers Broadbent tenors, Niall Hoskin/Stephen Metcalfe basses; Claire George reader; Sarah Dodds/Anne Somersert-Harding baroque violins, Liz Fowler baroque viola, Kate Barrows baroque cello, Josephine Reece piano/keyboard
2008 Sun Aug 3rd 2.00pm Goldney House, Lower Clifton Hill, BS8 1BH The Friends of El Hogar host a super bric-à-brac sale table at the Amnesty International Garden Party - if you would like to contribute goods to sell, please call 01275 810126
2008 Fri Aug 8th 8.00pm St Bonaventure's RC Church, Egerton Road, BS7 8HP Handel's Messiah Part 1, Pergolesi Stabat Mater
Musica Buena vocal consort with organ/keyboard

Victoria Bremner/Lucy Metcalfe/Mary Yates sopranos, Audrey Barns/Norma Minors altos, Michael Ladomery/Steven Crake tenors, Stephen Metcalfe/to be announced basses; Claire George reader; Sarah Dodds/Josephine Reece organ/keyboard
2008 Sat Aug 16th 7.30pm All Saints Church, Ham Lane, Kingston Seymour Musica Buena: Lavinia Redman oboe, Mary Yates voice/recorders, Josephine Reece piano/keyboard
2008 Sat Oct 4th 7.30pm Tyndale Baptist Church, Whiteladies Road, BS8 2QG Handel's Messiah
Musica Buena vocal consort with baroque instruments

Victoria Bremner/Lucy Metcalfe/Mary Yates sopranos, Marianne McAleer/Norma Minors altos, Michael Ladomery/Steven Crake tenors, Niall Hoskin/Stephen Metcalfe basses; Sarah Dodds/Anne Somersert-Harding baroque violins, Liz Fowler baroque viola, Kate Barrows baroque cello, Josephine Reece piano/keyboard
2008 Sat Nov 8th 7.30pm St Mary's Church, Castle Road, Clevedon BS21 7BY Musica Buena: Val Giltrow-Tyler recorders, Marianne McAleer mezzo, Maria Priest cello, John Talbot organ/keyboard, Mary Yates soprano/recorders