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BREMF celebrates late artistic director Deborah Roberts & creates fund as a way of continuing her inspirational legacy

BREMF celebrates late artistic director Deborah Roberts & creates fund as a way of continuing her inspirational legacy
Deborah Roberts
Deborah Roberts

BREMF (Brighton Early Music Festival) is celebrating the life of its late artistic director (and co-founder) Deborah Roberts with a concert at St Martin’s Church, Brighton on 9 February 2025. 

Performers taking part including BREMF Live alumni and BREMF performing groups including Apollo’s Cabinet, Voice, Ensemble Tempus, Rune, Musica Secreta and Celestial Sirens, plus BREMF Consort of Voices, BREMF 415 Workshop Orchestra, and BREMF Community Choir.

The music has been selected to feature repertoire that Deborah loved and performed, including music by Josquin, Monteverdi, Byrd, and William Boyce plus scenes from Francesca Caccini’s Ruggiero and Blow’s Venus & Adonis, Cozzolani’s Magnificat a 8 and Striggio’s Mass in 40 parts.

The event is almost full, though there will be a limited number of places available on the door, see website for details, but do consider donating to BREMF in Deborah’s memory (details on the website).All donations will be added to the Deborah Roberts Memorial Fund, which will be used to support the projects that Deborah championed and loved as a way of continuing her inspirational legacy.


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