Help2Ukraine: Messiah

Paul Jackson conducts a special charity concert performance of Handel’s Messiah, in aid of Help2Ukraine (Suffolk) Ambulances for Ukraine.

In 2024 and 2025, Help2Ukraine (Suffolk) sent four ambulances fully equipped with life-saving supplies to Lviv, as part of a convoy of eight. In 2026, we will do the same. There is an urgent need to continue to send ambulances to Ukraine. It is not about politics but life and death. It often feels as though there is nothing we can do to make the world a better place, but supporting this cause is something you can do to make a direct and positive difference.

Each year our successful fund-raising has included donations from private individuals, an auction, a cake & coffee morning, a dog show, mini-fete and sponsored walk. In 2026, in addition to having another dog show in May, this April we are holding a special concert.

The concert will be based on a Come-and-Sing rehearsal and performance of highlights from Handel’s masterpiece Messiah. This will be a joyous as well as a thought-provoking event, bringing together singers from choral societies across East Anglia alongside professional singers, instrumentalists and actors. There will be readings to help link the music, and to place it in the context of vulnerability and war, peace and reflection. It is neither a religious nor a political event, but takes the spirit of Messiah and invites us all to make a difference.

The rehearsal is from 2pm to 5pm, and the performance starts at 6pm.

The cost will be £20 for singers, and £25 for the audience (£10 under-21s). There will be refreshments between rehearsal and concert, and in the interval.

Registration and tickets: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/help2ukraine/t-plqaoln