A galaxy of talents, ranging from the world famous Wihan Quartet, a Shakespeare play and the Yorkshire Imperial Band to Classic Rhythm and a Freddie Mercury evening.
NEW FOR 2008!
By clicking on the title of each event, you can find out more and hear samples of most. Listen to them and then book your tickets!
Opening night: The Wihan Quartet
Sat July 19th 7.30pm Concord College £18
The Wihan Quartet had standing ovations during a recent concert tour
in the USA, and we are delighted to welcome this outstanding Czech
quartet to open our 42nd Festival. They are playing
music by Haydn and Mozart, together with the “American Quartet” by
Dvorak, the most famous composer of their native country. This
concert will sell out, so book your tickets now!
A Mid Summer Night's Dream
Sunday July 20th
7.30pm Church Stretton School £15
Presented
by Heartbreak Productions
Renowned for exciting and innovative
productions, Heartbreak Productions has become one of the most
prestigious and high quality professional, touring theatre companies in
the country
ART AND CRAFTS EXHIBITION
Church Stretton School
Official opening on Monday 21st July at 7.30pm £2.00
Thereafter, Tuesday 22nd July – Friday
1st Aug 11.00am – 6.00pm. £0.50
The exhibition will
stay open until 7.30pm on the evenings
when there is a performance at
the school
MORNING COFFEE CONCERT
Mon July 21st 10.15am St Laurence’s Parish
Church Free of charge
MORNING COFFEE CONCERT
Tue July 22nd
10.15am St Laurence’s Parish Church Free of charge
Song recital by Roderick
Williams
accompanied by Susie Allan
Tue July 22nd 7.30pm Church Stretton School £12
Roderick
Williams is one of the UK’s most successful baritones. His exciting
programme ranges from Schumann to Rachmaninov, and concludes with
Ravel’s Don Quixote songs.
Susie Allan will be known to many, as she lives locally while maintaining a career of teaching and performing at the highest level.
Wed July 23rd 10.15am
St Laurence’s Parish Church Free of charge
Janet Spotswood and Mark Smith (clarinet and piano)
Wed July 23rd 3.00pm Methodist Church £5
The versatility of the clarinet will be shown to its fullest extent in this concert, using many different sizes of instrument. Janet and Mark are both experienced soloists and teachers in London, and as a husband and wife team have performed together extensively, particularly for Music in Hospitals for whom they have appeared on BBC radio. An excellent tea will be served after the concert.
Thur July 24th 10.15am St
Laurence’s Parish Church Free of charge
Music from Handel’s London with Concert Royal
Thur
July 24th 7.30pm
Church Stretton School £12
A
presentation recreating an evening of musical entertainment from the
Georgian drawing room
with Handel’s
fine music and Dr Arne’s popular Shakespearian songs providing a
familiar
framework.
Fri July 25th 10.15am St Laurence’s
Parish Church Free of charge
Sat July 26th 10.15am St Laurence’s Parish
Church Free of charge
Sat July 26th 7.30pm Church Stretton School £12
One
of the best Brass Bands in the world
“The Yorkshire Imperial Urquhart
Travel Band”
(usually known as “The Imps”) will bowl you over
with their
virtuosity, dynamic range, the variety
of music played and the wonderful
exuberance of all the players.
Freddie Mercury Tribute Evening
Mon July 28th 7.30pm
Church Stretton School £12
“Queen”
recordings are classics now. They are part of history, like Beethoven
and The Beatles. Tony Grant recreates the style, the excitement, the
arrogance, the energy and the mystery of the original Freddie Mercury
who created this phenomenon. He is a very experienced “Queen” performer
who has appeared throughout the world and has even appeared by Royal
Appointment. Bring the family and share with them this milestone in
musical development.
Bring the family and show
them what music used to be like!
Me and
Marlene
Tuesday July 29th
7.30pm Church Stretton School £12
Presented by
Patricia Hartshorne
Alternating between herself and Marlene, Patricia Hartshorne engages
with her audience, employing humour, innuendo, irony and pathos, as well
as many of Dietrich’s most famous songs, to entertain and surprise.
Tue July 29th Noon Little Stretton
Church Free of charge
The
Last Forbidden Kingdom,
Mustang in the Himalayas
Wednesday July 30th
3.00pm
Parish Centre £5
Presented by
Tony Caldwell.
An illustrated adventure talk given by Tony Caldwell. The trip which
Tony will be describing is to the Kingdom of Mustang in the Himalayas,
until 1992 completely closed to visitors, but now opened to very limited
numbers each year.
Wed July 30th 7.30pm
Church Stretton School £12
A
return of this excellent trio of flute, keyboard and percussion
presenting skilful arrangements of well-known classical favourites and a
wide variety of other pieces.
Thu July 31st Noon Little Stretton
Church Free of charge
Harriet Bartlett – Folk Accordion
Fri Aug 1st 7.30pm Rushbury Village Hall £10
This will be a highlight of the local Folk calendar by an up-and-coming star who is increasingly popular on the national Folk circuit and becoming one of the country’s leading piano-accordionists.
Sat Aug 2nd Noon Little Stretton
Church Free of charge
