Quilter Cheviot presents ORA Singers: Liberté

“This moving programme will be a special tribute to Jersey and its occupation survivors.” – Stephen Fry, ORA Singers President

The spirit of liberation echoes through this programme from the award-winning ORA Singers, presented by Quilter Cheviot International, which has been specially conceived to mark the 80th Anniversary of Jersey’s Liberation. It features the world premiere of a work by acclaimed composer Paweł Łukaszewski, specially commissioned by Jersey couple Debbie and Richard Prosser to mark the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the Liberation of Jersey from the German occupying forces. This work sets music to Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s Prayers in the Time of Distress; poignant writings born of the theologian’s faith under the grim shadow of a Nazi concentration camp, where he died just two weeks before its liberation.

Directed by Suzi Digby OBE, ORA’s 18-strong ensemble perform their programme Liberté as part of the Liberation International Music Festival. Beginning with the theme of The Armed Man, this programme uncovers expressions of mourning and consolation throughout the centuries – with music from Palestrina and Tallis, as well as contemporary composers such as Jonathan Dove and Thomas Hewitt-Jones. At the heart of this programme lies Herbert Howell’s deeply moving Requiem and to conclude, ORA will perform Poulenc’s great evocation of freedom – Liberté from Figure Humaine.

A limited number of complimentary tickets are available for survivors of the occupation – if you would like to claim one of these, please contact ORA Singers Development Director: [email protected]

General tickets can be booked via Music in Action: https://www.musicjersey.com/whats-on/ora-limf2025