The Jenner Project 2022 | 23
2023 will mark the bicentenary of Dr. Jenner's passing. The Jenner Project aims to celebrate Dr Jenner's incredible achievements and contribution to humanity through the realisation of a community opera and an accompanying heritage trail
The Project will take place throughout 2023, centred on Dr Jenner's lifetime home - now The Jenner Museum - in Berkeley, Gloucestershire. It is aspired that the Project will feature:
January 2023
Memorial Service & Dinner
The year will open with a memorial service to mark the bicentenary of Dr Jenner's passing on Thursday January 26th, at Dr Jenner's resting place of the Church of St Mary, Berkeley, to be followed by a dinner celebrating Dr Jenner's extraordinary life and achievements. Both the Service and Dinner will feature excerpts of music from the Opera project
May | June 2023
Outdoor Opera Performance
Dr Jenner was born in the month of May - the 17th of May 1749, to be precise. During Dr Jenner's birthday month, it is envisaged that, in addition to events to mark the birthday itself, a community wide celebration will take place in Berkeley during May | June, to include tableau performances at various points along the Jenner Heritage Trail, plus with a large scale, outdoor performance of a new community opera by Dr. Liz Lane, celebrating Dr Jenner's life and achievements, written in partnership with the community of Berkeley
October 2023
Indoor Chamber Performance
To close the year of celebrations, smaller scale indoor performances of the opera will take place featuring professional chamber performers, soloists and local schoolchildren. It is envisaged that both the indoor and outdoor performances will be captured both aurally and visually, and made available online as a lasting tribute from the community of Berkeley to one of their most famous sons
For further information on the Opera and Heritage Trail projects, visit the links below
The Project will take place throughout 2023, centred on Dr Jenner's lifetime home - now The Jenner Museum - in Berkeley, Gloucestershire. It is aspired that the Project will feature:
January 2023
Memorial Service & Dinner
The year will open with a memorial service to mark the bicentenary of Dr Jenner's passing on Thursday January 26th, at Dr Jenner's resting place of the Church of St Mary, Berkeley, to be followed by a dinner celebrating Dr Jenner's extraordinary life and achievements. Both the Service and Dinner will feature excerpts of music from the Opera project
May | June 2023
Outdoor Opera Performance
Dr Jenner was born in the month of May - the 17th of May 1749, to be precise. During Dr Jenner's birthday month, it is envisaged that, in addition to events to mark the birthday itself, a community wide celebration will take place in Berkeley during May | June, to include tableau performances at various points along the Jenner Heritage Trail, plus with a large scale, outdoor performance of a new community opera by Dr. Liz Lane, celebrating Dr Jenner's life and achievements, written in partnership with the community of Berkeley
October 2023
Indoor Chamber Performance
To close the year of celebrations, smaller scale indoor performances of the opera will take place featuring professional chamber performers, soloists and local schoolchildren. It is envisaged that both the indoor and outdoor performances will be captured both aurally and visually, and made available online as a lasting tribute from the community of Berkeley to one of their most famous sons
For further information on the Opera and Heritage Trail projects, visit the links below