Montserrat Events Presents
Summer
Concert
2025
A Story in Music - Commemorating 80 Years Since VE & VJ Day
Performers
Portsmouth Philharmonic Orchestra
with Jennifer Parker-Lummis
About the Concert
A Story in Music
The concert tells a story - not of one battle or one person, but of a shared experience. The music follows a path from the outbreak of war, through suffering and reflection, to resolution and remembrance.
This year we mark 80 years since VE & VJ Day - a milestone that deserves to be felt as much as remembered. The Portsmouth Philharmonic Orchestra, joined by soprano Jennifer Parker-Lummis, will guide you through one of the most significant chapters in human history, told entirely through music.
80
Years since VE & VJ Day
2 Acts
With interval refreshments
£15
Adult tickets
£5
Junior tickets (5-15 yrs)
The Programme
An Evening in Two Acts
Into Battle, Through Loss
Mars - The Bringer of War
Gustav Holst - The Planets
The cold, mechanical rhythm of war opens the concert without words. There is no glory here - only tension, movement, and a sense of something irreversible.
Casta Diva
Bellini - Norma (Aria)
A single voice rises from this harsh landscape. A prayer is offered for peace. The music slows, softens, and reaches upward - a plea that war may not consume all.
The Battle of Britain Suite
Ron Goodwin
The orchestral sweep evokes the courage and intensity of 1940, with flying sequences, moments of suspense, and hard-won triumph.
Field of the Dead
Prokofiev - Alexander Nevsky
A soprano walks through the battlefield, calling out to the fallen. The sorrow is heavy but not hopeless - this is remembrance, not despair.
Intermission
A Pause in the Story
A time to reflect and breathe before the final chapter begins. Tea, coffee, and soft drinks available to purchase.
Memory, Resolve, and Home
Requiem for a Soldier
Made famous in Band of Brothers - both personal and universal. A single voice sings for all who were lost.
Band of Brothers Suite
Themes of unity, sacrifice, and loyalty. It holds both mourning and pride, capturing how friendships formed under fire often lasted a lifetime.
Symphony No. 3 - Eroica (Mvt. I & IV)
Beethoven
Bold, conflicted, triumphant - like the 20th century itself. Originally written for Napoleon, it captures the complexity of heroism.
I Vow to Thee, My Country
Holst - Jupiter Theme
More than patriotic. It is personal - a promise, a memory, a quiet kind of strength.
The National Anthem
We rise together.
Land of Hope and Glory
Elgar
Not about victory in the loud sense, but in resilience. A recognition that through loss and trial, something held firm.
Event Details
Everything You Need to Know
Date
Saturday 28th June 2025
Doors open prior to performance
Venue
St Faiths Church
Victoria Square, Lee-on-the-Solent PO13 9NF
Setting
Indoor Concert
Held inside the church - weather independent
Ticket Prices
Adults (15+) - £15.00
Juniors (5-15 yrs) - £5.00
Entry
QR Code Ticket
One QR code covers your full booking
Format
Two Acts with Interval
Refreshments available at intermission
Ticket & Entry Information
Depending on what you have purchased, you will receive one QR code for your booking. This single code gives you access to the event and contains all the elements you have purchased.
The QR code can be shared with others in your group, allowing them to arrive at different times on the event date. Each scan admits one visitor.
Please be sure to give the correct number of visitors when arriving in a split group. Once all allocated scans have been used, the QR code becomes completed and no further admissions are available.
Please have the QR code ready for scanning, whether printed out or on your phone. If using your phone, enlarge the QR code to fill the screen as much as possible.
Common Questions
Frequently Asked Questions
Venue
St Faiths Church
Set in the heart of Lee-on-the-Solent, St Faiths Church provides a stunning and acoustically rich setting for this commemorative concert. The historic stone interior creates a profound atmosphere perfectly suited to the evening's programme.
Address
Victoria Square, Lee-on-the-Solent PO13 9NF
Setting
Indoor concert - fully protected from weather
Saturday 28th June 2025
Secure Your Seat for an
Unforgettable Evening
Join us at St Faiths Church as the Portsmouth Philharmonic Orchestra tells the story of a generation. Adults from £15. Juniors from £5.
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