Festivals 2014

[Old Grumpy]

Which festival(s) are you looking forward to this year?

I regularly attend the Brinkburn Music Festival, which is held in the atmospheric location of Brinkburn Priory on the banks of the Coquet, not far from Rothbury. The festival was established by Paul McCreesh, but he stepped down as artistic director last year due to other commitments. The new team have an intersting programme. I am looking forward to catching the Hilliard Ensemble in their final tour before disbanding.

OG

[Black Swan]

For me it will my annual attendance at the York Early Music Festival in July. The program is very interesting and this will be my 10th year.

[DracoM]

Sedbergh [Cumbria ] Festival - the fantastic Ashley Wass, no less, in June!

[hmvman]

Northern Aldborough Festival and perhaps also the Ryedale Festival.

We'll also make a trip south to a little festival called The Proms!

[aeolium]

I hope to be going to at least one concert from each of the following festivals in the summer and early autumn:

Hellens Manor, Herefordshire
Carducci Highnam Festival, Gloucestershire
Cheltenham Festival
Gower Festival
Swansea Festival (John Lill giving a 70th birthday recital concert there)

[Tony Halstead]

Does anybody from the MBs go to the English Haydn Festival in Bridgnorth ( Shropshire)?

[Old Grumpy]

Does anybody from the MBs go to the English Haydn Festival in Bridgnorth ( Shropshire)?

No, never been able to find it!

[Tony Halstead]

No, never been able to find it!

Hmm... well it is marked on UK road maps, situated pretty well equidistant from Telford and Wolverhampton, on the A442 road about 30 minutes north of Kidderminster.

[MrGongGong]

No, never been able to find it!

How about a Haydn Seek festival ?
Where you are given clues and have to go on a treasure hunt to see if you can find string quartets in remote locations.

(Actually, that's not a bad idea ! Any takers ?)

[teamsaint]

They are all in the wrong place, or at the wrong time.

except lovely Wickham, but that is folk/pop/rock/world, so I won't mention that, although its a really fabulous 4 days. And I'm going.

[David-G]

I am looking forward to the East Neuk Festival (based in Crail) in early July, the last week of the Edinburgh Festival, and of course to visiting Glyndebourne.

[Old Grumpy]

How about a Haydn Seek festival ?
Where you are given clues and have to go on a treasure hunt to see if you can find string quartets in remote locations.

(Actually, that's not a bad idea ! Any takers ?)

Hole in one Mr GG!

[Honoured Guest]

The Haydn Sikh Festival - Classical Music in the Punjab

[MrGongGong]

The Haydn Sikh Festival - Classical Music in the Punjab

I was waiting for that one