The Villa Marina will be the venue next weekend for a concert celebrating its 100 years as a major entertainment venue in Douglas.
The concert will see the Isle of Man Symphony Orchestra performing along with a number of the island’s most popular and best known singers including Karen Elliott, Kristene Sutcliffe, Mandy Griffin, Ernest Thorn and Graham Crowe.
Among the others taking part will be current Young Musician of Man, Illiam Quane, and the The Rushen High School Big Band with their conductor John Kinley.
The orchestra’s conductor Maurice Powell said: ‘The Villa Marina was opened on July 19, 1913 with much pomp and ceremony and an afternooon concert.
‘The Centenary Concert is designed to pay tribute to the amazing diversity of music performed at the island’s premier concert venue over the last 100 years, and will include music actually performed at the opening concert.’
Mr Powell added he hoped the programme would reflect the great artists of the music hall era, the bands of the Swing era, the eminent classical singers who performed there, and the wealth of music and talent displayed during the Manx music festivals.
The evening will be be compered by Charles Guard who will also show some archive film footage of the development of the Villa Marina and Gardens over the years.
The concert is at the Villa Marina on Friday, July 12, starting at 7.30pm