Hullabaloo Quire, Brighton’s natural voice community choir, is to present A Glass of Laughter – a collaborative concert with Irish cellist and composer Vyvienne Long and LGBTQ+ singer-songwriter Paul Diello on Saturday, May 14 at St George’s Church in Kemptown.
A Glass of Laughter is hosted by Hullabaloo Quire and features original new choral music by their MD, choral composer Kirsty Martin, as well as a set co-arranged and conceived by Vyvienne and Kirsty. The show, which is part of Brighton Fringe, will feature solo sets from Vyvienne Long, Hullabaloo and local singer-songwriter Paul Diello.
The evening will culminate with Vyvienne and Hullabaloo together – featuring songs from her latest album – enhanced by the harmonic Hullabaloo treatment!
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Kirsty Martin, Hullabaloo’s Musical Director, explains: “I first heard Vyvienne’s lockdown anthem A Glass of Laughter on Radio 6. Its humour, wistfulness, hope and pathos spoke to me instantly, so I contacted Vyvienne to ask if I could arrange it. She said yes!
“What followed is an evolving collaboration – and half a choral album, four videos and a virtual cabaret later, we are so looking forward to finally performing in real life with Vyvienne as part of the Fringe Festival.
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“Vyvienne’s hopeful and thoughtful songs really helped get the choir through lockdown and our online cabaret transformed a difficult time into a creative one. It means a great deal that she is coming to sing live with the choir. We’re all really excited for people to hear what we’ve been working on.”
Tickets, £12/£8, are available in advance from Brown Paper Tickets. Some tickets will be available on the door. Doors 7pm; show 7.30pm.
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