LEADING COMPOSER AND 1€ SONGWRITER HERE 4th JULY What’s in a name?
The Magazine ABOUT and FOR Jávea - that you can hold in your hand
He will only be singing to a capacity crowd of 100 at Jávea Baptist Church on Thursday 4th July, but singer, composer and song-writer NOEL RICHARDS has provided a ‘musical escape route’ for his audience to feel they are in the presence of God. There are 18 of his compositions in the Top 500 tunes played in churches throughout the world, according to the Churches Copyright Licensing annual statistics. He will feel ‘at home’ and ‘at ease’ in Jávea as much as he does in front of the 2 million audience he has on BBC’s “Songs of Praise”.
Noel has been compared to 'David' - who wrote many of the Psalms in the Old Testament - because he combines voice and words to praise God, who everyone agrees is beyond being described adequately by human words or music. Noel’s programme has yet to be finalised, having announced his intention (and Jávea may be ‘a first’) where, instead of leading believing worshippers in their praise of God, Noel intersperses compositions of his and other popular composers, to explain his 'personal relationship with the Creator of the world' and the way in which God guides Noel (and his wife Tricia) to write songs and tunes that are sung in churches throughout the world. Noel arrives in Jávea from 'events' in Germany, as well as Perth, in Scotland. Noel’s songs are more like 'ballads', and he will be explaining the process which has brought about 'Songs of Worship' that have been sung in every country of the world. 'At home' in 'housegroups' of a dozen or so people or to 40,000 or 60,000 people at Wembley Stadium, Noel sees his visit to Jávea as
the start of a more ‘intimate’ relationship between himself and Tricia, and the people who sing their compositions. The 5€ adult ticket entitles the driver to FREE parking in the nearby underground parking (beneath the Thursday market site in Plaza de la Constitución). More details on page 9. Tickets can be reserved by phoning 669 386 702 or sending an eMail to noelconcert@javeachurch.com
Nº 3
June 2013
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THE QUEEN’S NEW MAN IN MADRID
Mr Simon Manley CMG has been appointed Her Majesty's Ambassador to Spain, and non-resident Ambassador to Andorra. He will succeed Mr Giles Paxman CMG LVO. Mr Manley will take up his appointment during October 2013.
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