From Marlow to the Somme

A celebration of Frederick Septimus Kelly (1881-1916)

Saturday 12 November 2016

7.30 p.m. All Saints Church, Marlow

A celebration of the life and music of the Australian-born composer from Bisham, Frederick Septimus Kelly, who was killed while serving with the Royal Naval Division at Beaucourt-sur-l’Ancre on the Somme on 13 November 1916. A noted oarsman, who won Olympic Gold for Britain in 1908, Kelly was a friend of Rupert Brooke and was one of those present at Brooke’s burial on Skyros in 1915. Kelly’s Elegy for String Orchestra, composed in memory of Brooke, will be among the works performed by the Chiltern Camerata.

With Andrew Green (narrator), Geraldine Rowe (soprano) and Jeremy Rowe (piano)

Tickets £10 (Under 18s free).

Enquiries and bookings: 01494 883112 and info@chiltern-camerata.org.uk


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