Brent Singers will perform a new work by Devon composer to commemorate Holocaust Memorial Day.

Shoah, a Hebrew word meaning catastrophe or devastation, is the word used to describe the Holocaust when six million European Jews and millions of others were murdered by the Nazis during the Second World War.

It is also the title of a new work by Devon composer Philip Arkwright, Master of the Music at Buckfast Abbey, that will be performed by local choirs Brent Singers and the choir of Cullompton Community College to commemorate Holocaust Memorial Day 2018 in Exeter.

This is held annually on Saturday, January 27, as the day when the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp was liberated.

The performance will be at the Mint Methodist Church, Exeter at 6pm under the direction of Richard Lea of the Abbey with Philip himself on piano accompaniment. Entrance is free with a retiring collection but seats need to be booked with [email protected].

For more information contact [email protected] or at Devon Faith and Belief Forum.

The concert is supported by Devon County Council, Babcock, SACRE, The Diocese of Exeter and Exeter City Council.