Presenter Linley Hamilton with Soprano Rebekah Coffey and The Mayor of North Down, Councillor James McKerrow launch the free tickets for The Ulster Orchestra’s Special Jubilee Concert, taking place in Castle Park, Bangor this June Bank Holiday weekend.
Music lovers are to be treated to a feast when a spectacular line-up of musicians will be taking to the stage to celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. The grand finale of this special two day event, on Monday June 4th, will be an open-air concert performed by the Ulster Youth Jazz Orchestra and The Ulster Orchestra. The wonderful Youth Jazz Orchestra will take to the stage at 6pm followed at 8pm by The Ulster Orchestra. Presented by Linley Hamilton and conducted by Stephen Bell, this special Jubilee concert will also feature international soprano star Rebekah Coffey performing to her home crowd! Join us as they perform popular classics from around the world – from Tchaikovsky to Morriconi concluding with Rebekah performing Lerner & Loewe’s beautiful “I Could Have Danced All Night” as finale.
Rebekah Coffey is fast becoming a household name in her native Northern Ireland. The winner of the 2004-2006 Young Artist Platform Scheme, she has seen her career develop on both the operatic stage and the concert platform.
Newtownards-born Rebekah has performed roles with Opera North, English Touring Opera, Opera Theatre Company, Castleward Opera, Buxton Festival, Opera 2005, Lyric Opera, Castleward Opera. She has also performed at the Aldeburgh Festival, Buxton Festival and Belfast Festival at Queens. In 2009, Rebekah made her Proms debut at Proms in the Park at Hillsborough Castle and recent débuts have also included her appearance on BBC Radio 2’s Friday Night is Music Night performing an evening of Gilbert and Sullivan music with the BBC Concert Orchestra.
The evening will conclude at 10.30pm when you’ll see the Town Hall move like it’s never moved before with a spectacular 3D Light Projection Show followed by the National Lighting of the Jubilee Beacon.
Please note the Monday evening activities are by ticket only. Tickets are free and are currently available for collection only from Bangor Leisure Centre, North Down Museum, Bangor Tourist Information Centre, Bangor Library and Holywood Library, however availability is limited so don’t delay, get your tickets now and come to Bangor to celebrate the Jubilee in style! Don’t forget to bring your picnic but please note that alcohol will not be permitted at this event.
For further information, please phone our Tourist Information Centre on: 028 9127 0069 or visit www.northdowntourism.com