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2016/010: Benefit Concert in Support of the World Migratory Bird Day Campaign

The CMS Secretariat is pleased to announce that a benefit concert will be held on Sunday 8 May at 11 am in the Auditorium of the University of Bonnto markWorld Migratory Bird Day.

For the fourth consecutive year the operatic choir, Chorale Lirica San Rocco from Bologna, Italy will be delighting us with their songs and voices. This year, to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the campaign, they will take us on a journey through ten arias taken from major works each set in a different country, mirroring bird migration across different nations.

All proceeds from the concert, donations from participants in the concert and others will be given to a project combating poaching and illegal trade of birds.  

The programme of the concert together with further information on the event including banking details for making donations can be found here.

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