Immaculate to host concert in aid of Franciscan Ministries

High-riding singjay Wayne Marshall will join the Chamber Ensemble of the Immaculate Conception High School in aid of the Franciscan Ministries for a concert dubbed Classical Harmony.

Marshall has been having a 'career moment' since the release in May of his chart-topping single Glory to God, the tune of which interpolates and reworks the late 1960s hit If I Only Had Time by John Rowles. He has enjoyed frequent appearances on local and regional hit parades with a variety of tunes in a largely dancehall vein, including Overcome and Smoke Clears.

Admission is $5,000, and ticket outlets are South Avenue Pharmacy, Loshusan Supermarket in Barbican, and the Music Mart.

Franciscan Ministries is a non-profit organisation of the Franciscan Sisters of Allegany at Immaculate. For the last 20 years, Franciscan Ministries has served the poor and marginalised in the depths of inner-city communities across Jamaica. Through their efforts, they have provided medical surgeries, critical medical supplies, and housing for the impoverished.

Through education and mentorship programmes, the organisation empowers and guides at-risk youth, with the aim of sustainably eliminating poverty through its work. Franciscan Ministries is also committed to environmental preservation, as well as cultivating justice and peace through community development.

The event will be held tomorrow at New Kingston's Courtleigh Auditorium. Also featured are Velia Espeut with Yekengale and Bunny Rose. Showtime is 7:00 p.m., preceded by cocktails at 6:30 p.m.