Warwick Fused IV: Global Songbook

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Musical Directors – Ruairi Edwards, Lucy Griffiths and Paul McGrath

The ground-breaking Warwick Fused returns for its biggest show yet! Having established a reputation for wowing audiences and obliterating musical barriers, Warwick Fused IV promises once again to take its audience on a spectacular and unforgettable journey. Warwick University-based musicians from all over the world come together, under one roof and on one stage, to share their music with each other and with their audience.

Supported by the University of Warwick Symphony Orchestra and University of Warwick Chorus, Warwick Fused is an epic – and completely unique – celebration of diversity.

This year, Warwick Fused IV features songs from the Warwick Global Songbook, a collection of 50 songs from 50 countries around the world as represented by students and staff at the University of Warwick. Warwick Global Songbook; let’s get global.

The proceeds from this concert are being donated to the Lord Mayor of Coventry’s Charity Appeal 2014/2015. This year’s beneficiaries are:

• Grapevine – a Coventry based charity which offers support and runs projects to help adults with learning difficulties to lead active and meaningful lives

• UHCW Charity Trust which is raising money to build a new breast screening centre in the heart of Coventry

• ABF The Soldiers’ Charity which offers help and support to families of ex-servicemen and women.