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# Hullabaloo Quire to present ‘A Glass of Laughter’ with Vyvienne Long and LGBTQ+ singer-songwriter Paul Diello
- URL: https://www.scenemag.co.uk/hullabaloo-quire-to-present-a-glass-of-laughter-with-vyvienne-long-and-lgbtq-singer-songwriter-paul-diello/
- Published: 2022-04-07T13:00:32.000Z
- Updated: 2022-04-07T10:02:20.000Z
- Description: Hullabaloo Quire is to present A Glass of Laughter – a collaborative concert with Irish cellist and composer Vyvienne Long and LGBTQ+ singer-songwriter Paul Diello on Saturday, May 14 at St George’s Church in Kemptown.
- Author: Graham Robson
- Tags: Arts, Brighton Fringe, Brighton, Brighton & Hove, Community, LGBTQ, music, Paul Diello

**Hullabaloo Quire**, Brighton’s natural voice community choir, is to present ***A Glass of Laughter*** – a collaborative concert with Irish cellist and composer **Vyvienne Long** and LGBTQ+ singer-songwriter **Paul Diello** on **Saturday, May 14** at **St George’s Church** in Kemptown.

*A Glass of Laughter* is hosted by Hullabaloo Quire and features original new choral music by their MD, choral composer **Kirsty Martin**, as well as a set co-arranged and conceived by Vyvienne and Kirsty. The show, which is part of **Brighton Fringe**, will feature solo sets from Vyvienne Long, Hullabaloo and local singer-songwriter Paul Diello.

The evening will culminate with Vyvienne and Hullabaloo together – featuring songs from her latest album – enhanced by the harmonic Hullabaloo treatment!

![](https://www.scenemag.co.uk/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/diello-paul600-400-2.jpg)

Paul Diello

Kirsty Martin, Hullabaloo’s Musical Director, explains: “I first heard Vyvienne’s lockdown anthem *A Glass of Laughter* on Radio 6\. Its humour, wistfulness, hope and pathos spoke to me instantly, so I contacted Vyvienne to ask if I could arrange it. She said yes!

“What followed is an evolving collaboration – and half a choral album, four videos and a virtual cabaret later, we are so looking forward to finally performing in real life with Vyvienne as part of the Fringe Festival.

![](https://www.scenemag.co.uk/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/vyvienne-long-cc2401ff-ceae-4a39-bffe-377c45665ad-resize-750-e1649325478728.jpg)

Vyvienne Long

“Vyvienne’s hopeful and thoughtful songs really helped get the choir through lockdown and our online cabaret transformed a difficult time into a creative one. It means a great deal that she is coming to sing live with the choir. We’re all really excited for people to hear what we’ve been working on.”

**Tickets, £12/£8, are available in advance [from Brown Paper Tickets](https://m.bpt.me/event/5315113?ref=scenemag.co.uk). Some tickets will be available on the door. Doors 7pm; show 7.30pm.**