TATTON Singers will be joined by special guests from the Royal British Legion for a concert to mark the centenary of the end of the First World War.

The concert is on Saturday, November 17 at St John’s Church at 7.30pm, when the choir will present a highly suitable work to mark the date – The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace by Karl Jenkins.

The choir’s musical director, John Powell, said: “Written nearly 20 years ago, The Armed Man has achieved a phenomenal level of popularity, unparalleled in contemporary classical music.

“Karl Jenkins is the most performed living composer in the world today.

“On average there are two performances of The Armed Man every week, and Tatton Singers is very proud to bring this music to Knutsford.

“It is work that advocates peace through the use of texts and musical styles from a wide variety of religious and cultural traditions.

“The choir will be accompanied by trumpets, keyboards, wonderful solo parts for piccolo and cello and an extraordinary array of percussion.

“The mezzo-soprano role will be taken by Amy Williamson, a fine young singer with a particularly close association with the music - she has performed and recorded it at The Royal Albert Hall.

“To begin the concert Tatton Singers will sing three short pieces, all on the theme of peace – a new work written for the choir by Martin Lessons and two very stirring anthems by Hubert Parry and John Ireland.”

Tickets are £13 (£10 concessions), available from Knutsford Heritage Centre, online at thetattonsingers.co.uk, by calling 07912 541125 or on the door. The ticket price includes a glass of wine/soft drink at the end of the concert.