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Another Grand Musical Festival

As well as the annual fundraising sermon with musical performances, to raise money for the Norfolk and Norwich Hospital, this year also saw one of the Grand Musical Festivals.

This year was organized by St Peter Mancroft organist Alfred Pettet, along with John Charles Beckwith.

Amongst the celebrity musicians to attend was the cellist, Charles Ashley.

One paper reported: “A more splendid concentration of talent has seldom been concentrated in this city”.

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