The Pinner Music Festival takes place over eight days from Saturday for the 47th year running, with the organisers choosing to donate profits from this year’s varied array of concerts to the Pinner Parish Church restoration fund.

A classical clarinet player, local musicians and young musical lovers will raise the volume on the High Street in Pinner for another year of the festival which, as always, is expected to bring people of all ages to the church.

Founder of the festival Michael Turvey usually chooses a local charity to receive the profits from the week-long event, but this year decided to honour the building which has become the festival’s home.

The village resident and organ player at the church said: “The festival turns a profit each year and we always cover our costs and give the rest to charity. Over the past few years, we have made roughly £7,000 to £9,000 each year, and almost reached £10,000, and we hope we might reach that figure this year.

“This is the first time we are doing it for our own building or charity, but this is such a big appeal we felt we had to do it for that. As it is our charity we are supporting, apart from Emma Johnson, it is all local people giving their talents and with some professional musicians giving their time.”

The highly-acclaimed clarinet player and former BBC Young Musician of the Year Emma Johnson will perform on Wednesday next week, and the festival has attracted some big names in its history such as John Lill and the Grenadier Guards Brass Ensemble.

In addition to highlights from music written centuries ago, the festival aims to attract musicians and audience members of all ages.

Elise Allanson, the youth minister at the church, is also looking forward to her debut performance of a selection of upbeat numbers from the West End’s finest shows with a group of her friends.

The 23-year-old said: “I am a little bit nervous as although I work at the church I have never sung there like this. A lot of people who are watching will know me and I am hoping they won’t say I should just stick to being the youth minister.”

Elise, who has been singing since she was three, will perform songs from Oklahoma, Les Miserables, The Wizard of Oz and West Side Story.

She said: “It’s a whole evening of musicals and anyone who loves musicals will have a great time, and anyone who doesn’t know anything will leave at the end of the night knowing a lot.

“Michael Turvey is always encouraging people to add some variety and hopefully that is what we are doing. This is our first year at the festival so we are the newcomers.

“I have been going to the festival for quite a few years and it is always such a mix that there is something for everyone. It’s great to have access to such a range of music each year on your doorstep.”

She and her friends, who met through Harrow Light Opera, will be performing on Friday next week and injecting some variety and high notes into the festival.

The restoration appeal for Pinner Parish Church was launched last year and aims to raise £1million to carry out essential work to the roof and tower.

Mr Turvey set up the festival with his wife Margaret in 1966 and the annual event has become a favourite in Pinner’s calendar.

He was made an MBE for service to the community and is celebrating his own jubilee, having spent 50 years playing the organ at the church.

The former music teacher said: “I set it up with my wife, as we wanted the church to be part of the community. It is a very nice venue for having concerts in and there is such atmosphere in the church. The idea was to give a platform for people in the local community and for them to see professional musicians.

“We have tried to open it up as much as possible and we have had schoolchildren performing and always have lots of school groups coming to see the performances in the church.”

Lewis Beddison, who is on the organising committee said: “Michael’s aim from the very beginning has been to encourage audiences to enjoy wonderful music in a beautiful setting.

“He has always encouraged young performers and local schools to take part in the festivals and enabling their names to appear in the same programme as some very notable classical music artists he has tempted to perform in Pinner’s small church. From quite modest beginnings, the festival has developed considerable local sponsorship and support enabling in raising money for local charities.”

In the last four years, more than £30,000 has been raised for local charities. The organisers hope this will be the most successful year yet, so they can ensure the festival will be able to remain in its loyal home for the foreseeable future.

The Voices of Cambridge Ensemble, which will be accompanied by Mr Turvey, will also perform, and there will also be an evening of choral music, a performance by the Linley Trio and a gala performance to mark the end of the festival.

For tickets and full details of the festival’s events, visit www.pinnermusicfestival.co.uk.