Excitement is building on the exquisite Caribbean island of Anguilla, as the star-studded and first ever international orchestral concert on the island draws near!
Morlens School of Music, The Anguilla Music Academy, Sunset Homes, and CSuite Business Consulting, have united to bring a first of its kind, world-class orchestral musical event to Anguilla on stage on January 22, 2022. Featuring the 40-member World Doctors Orchestra, conducted by Artistic Director Stefan Willich, the benefit concert will feature Grammy nominated pianist and composer Emily Bear and premier local artists and musicians including Omalie360, Jaine Rogers, Myisha Letang, Alaina Carty and The St. Augustine Chorale. This one night only performance will be open to attendance for Anguilla’s residents and visitors. In addition, the concert will be streamed around the world, shining an international spotlight on Anguilla.
The World Doctors Orchestra members consist of medical doctors who are also professional musicians, who travel from all corners of the globe to unite in concerts to benefit local communities around the world.
Anguilla has a rich cultural heritage of music and this small island exceeds its weight in terms of musical talent and creative output emanating from this vibrant nation. Anguilla, ranked for several consecutive years as No. 1 on the Travel & Leisure World’s Best Awards List for Top Islands, will proudly feature premier local musicians and artists from the island performing alongside visiting international musicians to create beautiful music together – truly creating a night to remember!
Anguillian vocalists Omalie360, Jaine Rogers, Myisha Letang and Alaina Carty will be making their orchestral debut singing in several numbers with the World Doctors Orchestra, conducted by artistic director, Stefan Willich. The St. Augustine Chorale, directed by Lennox Vanterpool, will also be performing several songs with the orchestra and soloists. The concert will also feature the World Premiere of a new work for orchestra, piano and choir composed by GRAMMY Nominee, Emily Bear, conducted by Dr. Noreen Green.
The concert will be held on Saturday, January 22, 2022, at 7 pm at the Mount Fortune Seventh Day Adventist Church. Entrance is free, and donations are welcomed.
The event is non-profit in nature and aimed at showcasing Anguilla on the world stage and stimulating and creating networking and collaboration opportunities for one of our main tourism pillars – the music industry.
Members of the orchestra will also host master classes for local youth musicians and medical students, creating valuable networking opportunities. This initiative will give rise to many exciting off-shoot future opportunities for our local musical and medical sectors and will bring repeat and future visitors to the island.
Lennox Vanterpool, Founder/Director of Morlens School of Music, says: “We at the Morlens School of Music are thrilled to be collaborating with WDO, Emily Bear and our local organising committee principals to make this event possible. Even beyond the one-of-a-kind concert, we are also excited about the potential collaborations and capacity building opportunities that this extraordinary moment will present for our young musicians and Anguilla as a whole. Music makes everything possible indeed!”
Proceeds from the concert will be donated to Anguillian music initiatives to continue to develop and support local talent on the island. The Anguilla Community Foundation will be handling the finance process for this initiative.
A special thank you is extended to our sponsors who have committed to supporting this world-class performance and cause:
? Platinum: World Doctors Orchestra, Emily Bear, Morlens School of Music, Anguilla Music Academy, Sunset Homes, CSuite Business Consulting
? Gold: Digicel, Anguilla Tourist Board, 5Starmedia.ai, Austin’s Violin Shop, Aurora Anguilla Resort and Golf Club, Anguilla Community Foundation and IN Anguilla
? Silver: National Commercial Bank of Anguilla, Titanium Audio Visual, IWAS and Confetti Dust
? Bronze: Tranquility Beach Resort, Anguilla Rotary Club, Anguilla Social Security Board, Anguilla Development Board, The Department of Youth and Culture, The Anguilla Hotel and Tourism Association, Axcess.ai, Best Buy Supermarket, Lloyds Live, Belmond Cap Juluca Hotel, BEP Services, Villa Nevaeh, Malliouhana Hotel, Chinnicks and generous US-based donors of musical instruments.
We welcome and encourage all corporate and community members to take this opportunity to support us through sponsorship and attendance to help make this event a grand success!
For more information, please contact Janine Edwards at 1-264-235-3666 or sunsethomesanguilla@gmail.com or Lennox Vanterpool at 1-264-476-4514 or lennoxvanterpool@gmail.com.
– Press Release
