A concert in memory of two talented Midland musicians Cannock and Willenhall has raised hundreds of pounds for charity.

The concert, organised by Wolverhampton centre for the London College of Music, was held at the Mayor's Parlour in the city and raised £787.  This will be split between the young cancer patients' unit at Birmingham's Queen Elizabeth Hospital and the Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) organisation. 

The event was dedicated to the memory of Harvey Hague-Armitage and Kerry Murray. 

Harvey Hague-Armitage, a Cardinal Griffin School pupil in Cannock, died suddenly last September aged 17.  He played the flute and the drums and had been looking forward to studying music at university with plans for a career as a professional drummer. 

The concert was also dedicated to the memory of Kerry Murray, from Willenhall, who died aged 26 in September 2002 after a year-long fight against cancer of the sinus.  She was a teacher at Musicland in Wolverhampton. 

Jayne Davis, the Wolverhampton representative for the London College of Music, said: "The concert was an immense success. 

"During the evening, with ticket sales, raffle and DVD orders we raised £787.  I am delighted with this considering that we could only seat 80 people.  Thank you to all who contributed." 

The evening included performances by some diploma students and candidates who had taken examinations during the course of this year on a range of instruments from xylophone, voice and piano to trumpet, violin, flute, cello and drum kit.