The Towersey Foundation  Charity Concert 18th June

The Towersey Foundation is a local charity founded some 10 years ago by Ann Daymond, then a resident in Highweek. The Foundation funds Music Therapy in palliative care and has successfully placed therapists in many hospices up and down the country. In addition it now funds therapists who visit Care and Residential homes on a regular basis , mainly in and around the Newton Abbot and Bovey area.

A Charity Concert is being held at Stover School on Saturday June 18th when the pianist Nicholas McCarthy will perform. He has kindly offered to give his services free on this occasion. Nicholas who is 22 only took up the piano at the age of 14 and has already passed through the Junior Department of the Guildhall School of Music winning the Annual Piano Prize just before he left in 2008. Since then he has been studying at the Royal College of Music where he presently is. He has given numerous recitals throughout the UK and has 6 booked for this year.

What makes Nicholas so special is that he was born without his right hand. Happily there is a great deal of music written for single hands and his programme includes work by Bach, Liszt, Scriabin and Reinecke.

It is our belief that we are witnessing the start of a wonderful musical career and hope that we see as many people as possible at Stover School on 18th June, 7.30pm.

Tickets at £10 can be obtained from David Winckles at 01626 832479 and Tony Brooks-Daw at 01803 812100.