Day 1 of rehearsals for @chilternarts collaboration with ith @feriosax . Dancers @liezl_dewouters and @robyn.gamston creating material for the Balkan Suite. Come and see us on May 18th at St Mary’s in Henley. Message for ticket details #dewdance #contemporarydance #chilternartsfestival #henley
The Chiltern Arts Festival 2026 is officially open for booking! 🥳 chilternarts.com | link in bio
Lose yourself in the sounds of the world around you as we present eight days of music, walks and events that are inspired by nature 🌳🎶
Did you know we don't just do music here at Chiltern Arts? Almost every event has some kind of literature woven in this year — but we also have four events that really are for lovers of language. Featuring Roger McGough, James Runcie, Cathi Rae, and a woodland walk with talks and poetry, you won't be short on words to inspire you here...
Roger McGough: 10th May (LAST FEW TICKETS)
James Runcie with Fenella Humphreys Violin: 12th May
Poetry in the woods: 13th May
Cathi Rae Workshop & Spoken Word: 16th May
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We have three fabulous Take Note ensembles at this year's Festival — all selected in collaboration with our partners, The Worshipful Company of Musicians.
🎺 Natrio Ensemble, a fabulous trumpet trio join us in Henley for a programme inspired by dances 💃 11th May | 3pm
🎻* Samuel Ng & Kristiina Watt, viola da gamba and theorbo duo take us to Holy Trinity Church Bledlow for an afternoon of French music and fables 📖12th May | 3pm
🎶 The Alinde Quintet, all the way from Prague, celebrate the Year of Czech Music at St Michael and All Angels Church, Hughenden with an all-Czech programme including the an arrangement of Dvorak's famous American Quartet 🇨🇿 16th May | 6pm
Perfect afternoon and early evening interludes: come join us! /whats-on-2024
*we know, it's a violin not a viola da gamba. Why isn't there an emoji for a viola da gamba?!
On Good Friday in 1727, the St Matthew Passion was performed for the first time in Leipzig. Can you imagine being the first to witness or even perform such sublime music?! James Runcie does exactly this in his masterpiece of a novel The Great Passion. He writes: "The piece was determined to master music's every possibility, to recognise its ability to understand the depths of all our sorrows, to console us through our every desolation, and lift our hearts with unexpected joy."
Did you know that this year marks 100 years since the death of composer Gabriel Fauré? We thought it would be appropriate to mark it with a performance of his beautiful Requiem — and we thought we'd invite you to join us!
And not only that — we asked Owain Park, founder and director of The Gesualdo Six to conduct you. What are you waiting for? Sign up to join the Festival Chorus by 31st March! /festival-chorus-2024 🎶
This gorgeous Requiem has earned the affectionate moniker "lullaby of death" owing to its remarkably soothing and tranquil nature. Fauré, influenced by personal grief and his own philosophical outlook, sought to evoke a sense of comfort and serenity in the face of mortality — there's no judgment or fear to be found here. The tender melodies and ethereal harmonies here give both performer and listener a sense of profound peace, akin to being cradled in a comforting embrace...
Booking for the 2024 Festival is now open! 🤩
Join Roger McGough on the Thames for afternoon tea; explore Shostakovich with Stephen Johnson, the Carducci Quartet and Anton Lesser; dive into Bach's world with Fenella Humphreys and James Runcie; join The Gesualdo Six in concert; hear 17th century choral gems from I Fagiolini... and so much more...
Explore at chilternarts.com/whats-on-2024/
Huw Wiggin Brompton Quartet @brompton.quartet Natrio Ensemble @natrioensemble The Gesualdo Six @thegesualdosix Fenella Humphreys Violin @fenellaviolin Carducci String Quartet @carducciquartet@cathirae I Fagiolini @i_fagiolini Hobbs of Henley Ltd The Worshipful Company of Musicians @chilternrailway Chiltern Railways Marlow Town Council
Did you know that Shakespeare loved music almost as much as he loved literature? Many of the songs in his plays would have been written with music in mind, and he may even have commissioned some of the tunes we know today, including Thomas Morley's setting of that lovely poem, It was a Lover and his Lass.
Rowan Pierce and Christopher Glynn making glorious music here... come and hear them, along with Ed Lyon, at Wycombe Abbey in November 🎶
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Ryedale Festival
Shakespeare in Song: NOW ON SALE!
Rescheduled from our May 2023 Festival, six outstanding artists join us for an afternoon of music and words exploring the many worlds of Shakespeare. Book now for these two concerts at Wycombe Abbey this November...
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