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Internationally renowned Lyric Tenor Benjamin Makisi will be performing at Heythrop College on 24 August to raise funds for the work of Jesuit Relief Services-UK among refugees.

Benjamin is currently based in London and his concert on 24 August will raising funds on behalf of the Day Centre for destitute asylum seekers run by the Jesuit Refugee Service UK at the Hurtado Jesuit Centre in Wapping, East London.

The Day Centre provides a service for destitute asylum seekers who are not eligible for and do not receive asylum support or assistance from social services. It welcomes people of all nationalities and all faiths (or none), offering practical assistance tailored to an individual’s needs, whether they find themselves destitute or detained under immigration rules.

Born in Wellington, New Zealand, of Tongan and Samoan descent, Benjamin Makisi began singing with the Tongan Wesley Methodist church choir in Wellington and was encouraged to pursue singing as a career by his parents. He graduated with a Master of Performance (Opera) with High Distinction from the University of Sydney Conservatorium of Music and a Bachelor of Music (Performance) from Victoria University in Wellington. He had also received his tutoring in New York, London and in Italy.

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• ICN
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