THE Isle of Man Choral Society with the Isle of Man Symphony Orchestra will be peforming Mozart's Requiem and Vivaldi's Gloria on Sunday (February 20).
The performances will take place in the Royal Hall at the Villa Marina, Douglas at 3pm.
The conductor is Julian Power and the concert will feature Kristene Sutcliffe (soprano), Mandy Griffin (mezzo), Nicholas Roberts (tenor) and Graham Crowe (baritone).
Julian Power considers it a real honour and privilege to conduct the Isle of Man Choral Society.
He studied singing, piano and organ, harmony and counterpoint, choir training and conducting before moving to the Isle of Man over 30 years ago.
Since then he has sung with Island Opera, the Manx Operatic Society and the Douglas Choral Union and in recent years has directed the music for shows put on by the Manx Operatic Society, Douglas Choral Union, the Manx Gilbert & Sullivan Society and Taylorian Productions.
Julian is an official accompanist at the Manx Music Festival, organist at St Ninian's Church and a member of the Association of British Choral Directors.
Kristene Sutcliffe began singing at an early age. She has been a regular performer at the Manx Music Festival and a winner of the Sheffield Plate in 1992.
She was also the first ever Young Singer of Mann. She is a graduate and post graduate of the Royal Northern College of Music where she studied with Sandra Dugdale and was a Major Scholar of the Peter Moores Foundation.
In her final year she was a finalist in the prestigious Elizabeth Harwood Competition.
Kristene has performed in numerous concerts and Opera Galas all over England and Europe.
Performances of note include Gala Evenings at the British Embassy in Cyprus and the Ambassadors Residence in The Hague.
Mandy Griffin began singing first at Peel Clothworkers' School and later at Queen Elizabeth II High School.
She went on to study Music and Drama in Liverpool where she specialised in performance and she later took part in many productions, concerts and recitals while studying for her MA and PhD in Ethnomusicology at the University of Durham.
A keen competitor at the Manx Music Festival, Mandy is a forrmer Cleveland Medal winner.
Graham Crowe developed his Baritone voice in his mid-20s after spending several years as a folk singer and featuring in the Young Farmers' Concerts.
He has won the coveted Cleveland Medal at the Manx Music festival on three occasions.
Nicholas J Roberts came to the Isle of Man in 1992 and is a regular performer in the Manx Music Festival and has performed as far afield as Spain, Germany, France, Italy, Portugal, Estonia and Ireland.
His training was completed at Aberystwyth University and since then he has furthered his education in the area of Special Education and Composition.
He plays keyboard instruments including piano, harpsicord and organ as well as being a singer and vocal coach.
Sunday's concert is in support of the Manx Blind Welfare Society.
Tickets are £12.50 for adults and £2.50 for children and students and are available by ringing the ticket hotline on 600555.
For further information go to www.choral.im
