Career That Chose Me – Remembering Dame Vera Lynn

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ISBN: 9780473595340
Title: Career That Chose Me – Remembering Dame Vera Lynn
Author: LEE VICKI

In April 2015, Vicki Lee performed a community concert at the Palmerston North Globe Theatre to commemorate 100 years since Gallipoli. Choosing the music of Dame Vera Lynn was appropriate and timely – the songs are synonymous with WW2 and they resonate so well with ‘those who remember’. Then began an exciting and nostalgic journey to not only share her music but also to share the context of that time – and in turn gather many stories from subsequent audiences right around New Zealand. A series of concerts took place with the
support of Rotary followed by a nationwide Ryman Village tour and many subsequent independent concerts throughout NZ This led to Vicki meeting with Dame Vera on numerous occasions right up until her passing in 2020. Her endorsement of Vicki’s approach has been integral to the concerts continuing, as in her words “when we sing these songs we remember those men and women who sacrificed so much for our freedom”

Format: Paperback
Publication date: 08/10/2021
Pages: 150
Available stock: 6