There will be a fundraising concert for the Cancer Fund for Children on June 11, in Christ Church, Castlebar.
The Music Generation Mayo Harp Ensemble will be joining The Shamrock Choir from America and their Award-Winning music director Sarah Hart for the free concert, with a collection to raise funds for the construction of a Daisy Lodge in Cong.
Sarah Hart is from Nashville and has been a singer, songwriter and music producer for over 25 years. Her love of ministering through the medium of music has taken her all over the world. She has been nominated for a Grammy and her songs have been recorded by numerous recording artists and have appeared in TV, film and advertisements. She is leading the Shamrock Choir, a choir of singers from all over America.
The Music Generation Mayo Harp Ensemble gives opportunities for young harpers from throughout the county to play and work together. The Harp Ensemble operates under the musical direction of Gráinne Hambly and William Jackson, acclaimed musicians and composers with many years of experience performing worldwide.
The ensemble has performed on RTÉ, at Mayo International Choral Festival, Westport Mac Luí Children’s Arts Festival, Achill International Harp Festival, Tionól for Harps and Pipes, St Patrick's Festival 2022 in Dublin and most recently at Music Generation Mayo’s #youngmusiciansofmayo concert in the Royal Theatre Castlebar. They are currently preparing to attend the World Harp Congress 2022 in Cardiff, Wales.
All funds collected after the concert will go to support the Cancer Fund for Children and their mission to construct a Daisy Lodge in Cong. Daisy Lodge provides short breaks for families of children living with a cancer diagnosis.
The Cancer Fund for Children runs a Daisy Lodge located in County Down which caters to the island of Ireland. With the construction of a Daisy Lodge in County Mayo they would double the number of families it can provide short therapeutic breaks to.
