A choral performance is to be held in Bungay to remember a fateful visit by the infamous Black Shuck.
Black Shuck wreaked havoc in Bungay during a terrible storm on August 4, 1577.
The dog terrorised the congregation at St Mary’s church, killing and maiming before moving to Blythburgh church to cause similar chaos.
Composer William Drew-Batty, who composed The Black Dog Opera a few years ago, has reflected on these events to create a new piece.
This piece will be performed on the very anniversary of Black Shuck's visit at St Mary’s church. on Sunday, August 4.
Mr Drew-Batty, former chorister at St Paul’s and now leader of the Bungay’s Community Choir, is arranging a performance by a 75-member choir for the new piece.
This choir, brought together through various networks including social media, has not practised together before but will perform on the day itself.
Mr Drew-Batty said: "We are bringing together people who are already in choirs or who just love singing, to take part in this new piece.
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"We’ll start the workshop at 11am, have a short break for lunch then work together again until 4.30pm ready to open the doors of the church at 7pm for our evening performance."
The choir will be supported by a five-piece band drawn from varied musical backgrounds and joined by two soloists: award-winning Dide Siemonde and musical theatre tenor AJ Deane.
Black Shuck Festival artistic director Polly Wright said: “This promises to be a really exciting performance which really draws on the talent and power of the creative community – one that tells Black Shuck’s story through a new lens, with a huge choir, a group of incredible musicians and an intriguing exploration of fascinating local myth and history."
Tickets £10 in advance only from blackshuckfestival.com
The Black Shuck Festival is from Friday, August 3 to Sunday, August 4. Full programme at www.blackshuckfestival.com
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