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Welcomesyou
How do you write a welcome for an international
The
summer
season
is
often
our
busiest,
arts festival when there is no festival, the country is
but never have the team worked as hard as they
in lockdown and the natural rhythms of live
have in the last 100 days. We could have gone
performance, audience and community haven’t
dark and closed up shop for the season but
been experienced for months?
instead the entrepreneurial spirit of the team and our dedication to bringing just a little light to our
Our
venues
have
closed
their
doors,
large
gatherings are banned, half our already small
audiences lives through the arts meant this wasn’t an option.
team is furloughed and we have had to cancel and refund for over 80 events in July alone.
We have created HIF Player, podcasts from our
In monetary terms, we have lost over £800k of
archive that have achieved the dizzy heights of
income since March.
charting in the arts podcast chart with over 6000 hours of free
Yes, times are bleak for the arts.
entertainment
downloaded
For festivals and those without
worldwide. We have participated in
buildings they are particularly dire,
the Fun Palace’s #tinyrevolutions
but this is when you have to
supporting
remind yourself that the arts is
celebrations of street galleries and
more than buildings. It is people,
created our 10 word crime stories.
small
community
it is participation, it is showcasing young artists and authors, it is
We have launched the Theakston
keeping artists and freelancers in
Old Peculier Crime Novel of the
work so that there is a future for
Year showcasing 18 of the best
them in the arts.
books from UK and Irish authors in the last 12 months. Have managed
It is working in partnership to achieve opportunities
to bottle up the festival into one big weekend of
and programmes for everyone. Regardless.
digital activity celebrating our favourite musicians, authors and speakers and commissioned a new
I’d hope that this is reflected in our 2020
work from Dr David Lancaster, which will premiere
programme
as part of the weekend with musicians young and
of
work.
Since
March
we
have
delivered free books, shopped for those unable to get out and often just chatted to a number of people who were without their families. For HIF, connections and community has long been at the heart of what we do. We have had to be agile, learn a host of new skills, and learn to expect the unexpected as to what could happen and when for the next week, let alone the next month.
old from across the world.
The last few weeks have been focussed on maintaining the light the arts provide during dark times for our audiences. We are proud that what is created in Harrogate has been enjoyed across the world.
hadn’t
received
support
from
a
number
of
organisations and individuals. We remain incredibly grateful that our supporters continue to trust us to deliver arts opportunities for our community during this time. However, if we are to continue the future of the festivals we will need your support to raise vital funds in the coming weeks and months. There has been a lot of shouting about arts funding and theatres and our arts ecology disappearing recently. We can’t deny
that
his
is
an
incredibly
challenging time but there are also significant opportunities. We believe that festivals fill the gaps that
others
are
unable
to
reach.
Festivals are often a small team of people bringing vitality, freshness and creativity
that
make
better
communities to live in, that attract tourism and visitors, change the way places look and connect communities to the world.
We are proud to create festivals in Harrogate that
Organisations
International
are enjoyed around the world, but we miss you
Festivals add value, are agile and cannot stand still.
all, friends, audiences, artists, and we cannot wait
such
as
Harrogate
until we can welcome you to our amazing live This may not be our usual summer season but we
events in the future.
are determined to continue to deliver arts and culture to our audiences and community. For the
Look after yourself, look after one another and
arts are needed now, perhaps more than ever.
we’ll see you soon,
It is a time to adapt, reinvent, reflect and press on, continuing to deliver great programmes to ensure our survival in the new normal, where so much is uncertain about when we may be able to re-open the doors to our many spaces that we use to
Sharon Canavar, Chief Executive.
deliver our work. The recent weeks have been an immense challenge and HIF wouldn’t be delivering in this way if we
ExperienceourWeekenderasit suitsyouanddon’tforgetto lookoutforourtimedevents.
With HIF Player You’ve Always Got The Best Seats In The House Enjoy the Festivals’ great thinkers, writers and performers on film and audio, available whenever you are, with HIF Player. The most iconic performances, talks and shows from the Festival archive. From Wynton Marsalis to Julian Lloyd Webber, JK Rowling to Eddie Izzard, HIF Player brings these specially curated HIF events into your home.
Created in the very first days of lockdown to ensure we could continue bringing the Festival to our audiences, this digital adventure brings together events to suit all tastes, with a new event added each week.
With the breadth on offer you can choose to listen whenever or wherever suits you: we can be your 2am feeding the baby arts fix, your house cleaning mix or your Sunday brunch accompaniment. The choice is yours.
Enjoy HIF player on our website, or if you prefer to listen on the go, enjoy our HIF Player podcast available wherever you get your podcasts. Start enjoying this digital adventure with HIF, whether it’s your first, second or 54 th HIF experience.
In the last twelve weeks:
The number of people who have enjoyed our HIF Player music events is equivalent to 6.6 sell out Royal Hall concerts. That’s a sell out concert, every two weeks.
Our live streamed DJ set with Graeme Park, saw over 6000 views in one weekend alone, with audience members tuning in across Harrogate, the UK and from as far away as the Italian hills.
The podcast has been downloaded 6518 �mes which equals over 6000 hours of the Fes�val being enjoyed by our audiences during lockdown.
The podcast has a�ained heady heights with the unexpected plaudit of char�ng in the arts podcast charts: it reached number 42 in the UK and 37 in Ireland. We also charted in Germany Turkey and the USA!
HIF Player might be made in Harrogate, but it’s certainly enjoyed by the world with listeners tuning in from across the globe: Croa�a to Canada, Ireland to Israel and Austria to Australia to name but a few.
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Following the cancella�on of the 2020 Summer Fes�val in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, HIF commissioned interna�onally renowned, Yorkshire based composer Dr David Lancaster to compose Eclipse. Scored for brass band and penned in just 5 days during the beginnings of lockdown, the project called for all brass players, from young to old, from novice to professional, from all over the world, to be a part of the virtual performance and the online world premiere of Eclipse.
Newcommission andonlineworld premiere With over 120 submissions flooding in from across the globe, from the USA, South Korea, New Zealand, South Africa, Kuala Lumpa, India, Canada, Ireland, to name a few, the project also saw submissions coming in from top orchestral players.
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The online world premiere, featuring guest soloist, virtuoso trumpeter and Professor of Trumpet at the Royal Academy of Music, Mike Lova�, will be streamed online as part of the HIF Weekender.
David Lancaster | Composer Howdidthisproject comeabout?
Whyisitcalled eclipse?
“I was approached by HIF to write a piece at the �me when they were having to cancel the 2020 summer fes�val and at the same �me for me as a composer, I was losing all of my performances, so this came at the perfect �me. The idea was that I composed something that could be performed and recorded by brass players literally all around the world and then assembled and broadcast online.” “The �tle came a�er the piece had been composed, but it’s just right for the piece. What we were thinking was that what happens in an Eclipse is that something moves in front of the sun and blocks the light, and everything goes dark. This is exactly what’s happened with theatres and concert halls being closed. Everywhere has gone dark in our ar�s�c and musical life, but of course with the Eclipse the object moves out of the way and light returns. Ul�mately, light will return.”
Mike Lova� | Trumpet Soloist “I was really chuffed to be asked to do this, what a great project, and something posi�ve to come out of this tough �me, especially in the arts.”
Haveyouappeared athifbefore?
Whatdoyouthink ofthepiece?
“Yes, on several occasions with the fabulous John Wilson Orchestra, which I’m very proud to be the principal trumpet of. It’s always been a great event to come up to Harrogate for, it’s such a lovely Fes�val and great to be a part of.” “I loved it. It’s got a fantas�c shape to it, it’s very rhymical, and I think all the people who are recording this virtually will be enjoying feeling connected to the other players that are on the recording. That’s what it’s all about, bringing the community together, both players and audience.”
Beyond the screen There’s a whole host of ways to get involved with the Festival this summer beyond a computer screen. Brass On A Bus We’ll be sharing the power of music on 18th July as the brilliant New York Brass Band take to the open-air stage of an open top Harrogate Bus. They’ll be popping up around the town with their signature style and the jazzy beats, so make sure to crack open your windows to welcome the music in. We hope you haven’t forgotten how to dance!
10 word crime story Hannibalism: Would you like your kidneys with fava beans and chianti? Val McDermid Dark House: Picked off one by one. Four… Three… Two… It’s You! Simon Kernick How dastardly a crime story can you tell in just ten words? This is the opportunity for the wordsmiths out there to get your imagination whirring. Share your story with us and we’ll publish it on our website. Keep your eyes peeled for 10-word crime stories around Harrogate, on floors, walls and ceilings – it would be a crime to miss it.
Festival cd’s We’re producing a CD of several our events for those of you who don’t have easy access to a computer or would find it difficult to access our digital events. These are free of charge to those who would like a copy and will enable all our audience to bring the Festival into their home this summer. Please get in touch if you would like more details.
Read the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year shortlisted books Why not dive into the six books shortlisted for the biggest award in crime fic�on: the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel Of The Year Award. You can make your vote count here too…
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history’s maid Discover the skill of Dick Turpin in Highway Men, watch as historical ne’er do wells battle it out to be the Worst Historical Person In History and learn the fascinating facts from Britain’s past battles with the help of salt and pepper pots with The Battle With HouseHold Objects. All brought to you by History’s Maid.
Join our super friendly Zoom children’s concert, specially designed for tumbling toddlers up to the age of 5. Tune in from the comfort of your own house at 11am on Saturday 25th and sing, clap and dance along with Back Chat Kids.
activity to do with children. Happy singing!
Family song time
Family resources
Brighten your day by singing along to some of your favourite nursery rhymes with our Family Song Time videos on HIF Player. Remember, that singing aloud can improve your day, bring a smile to your face, and is a great
Keeping children busy, after a long time of home schooling may be quite the test this summer. On our website we’ve put together our favourite children’s activities from story books, to interactive online activities. Don’t forget to pop down to our blue Community Library outside our office to pick up your colouring packs to help us to bring the Festival to life this summer.
It is an honour to be a Guest Curator for the festival this year. I very much enjoyed bringing my band to Harrogate two years ago for the Spiegeltent Festival on what felt like the hottest day of the year. Although we aren’t making it in person this time we will be streaming a performance from my home instead, and I am very happy to have had my first opportunity ever to recommend other musicians to come and play in addition to myself. Naturally I immediately thought of some of the talented bandleaders currently on the prestigious Royal Academy of Music jazz course given that I did my masters there. Sean Payne and Noah Stoneman have both been composers and bandleaders for some time now and are brilliant writers and players. If you don’t believe me, ask the BBC - they were both finalists of the BBC Young Jazz Musician of the Year competition at different times. But seriously, you’re in for a treat if you manage to catch either of these two sets.
Misha Mullov-Abbado HIF’s 2020 Guest Curator needs no introduction after his hit show at the Spiegeltent in 2018. Winner of the 2014 Kenny Wheeler Jazz Prize, London based Misha MullovAbbado is an in-demand bass player, composer and arranger. No stranger to a much needed spotlight on young performers he is a BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artist and along with being awarded a commission from HIF he has also chosen his favourite young jazz artists to perform as part of the HIF 2020 Weekender programme. Misha will also be performing a live show straight from his new album Dream Circus released in 2020. “Certainly one of the most talented bassists to have emerged on the UK jazz scene in many years Misha Mullov-Abbado’s ‘Dream Circus’ is his most convincing and enjoyable album so far”
Guest Curator
HIF Tasmin Little |
Mahan Esfahani
Violin
| Harpsichord
Firmly established as a leading international violinist, Tasmin Little is a firm festival favourite. First appearing in Harrogate in 1998, Tasmin revisited in 2002 and 2004. Tasmin has performed on every continent and her multi-award winning and varied career encompasses international concerto and recital performances, master classes, workshops and community outreach work. After announcing her retirement in January 2019, this performance marks one of her last.
Steven Isserlis | Cello Acclaimed worldwide for his profound musicianship and technical mastery, British cellist Steven Isserlis enjoys a uniquely varied and distinguished career as a soloist, chamber musician, educator, author and broadcaster. As a muchloved previous festival artist, Steven joins the Weekender programme performing unaccompanied works for cello.
Graeme Park In June, Hacienda DJ Graeme Park created an online rave as he mixed a 3-hour set from his home, with over 5,000 partygoers tuning in and dancing the night away on their virtual dance floors. If you missed out, or just can’t wait to listen again, the entire set will be back as part of the Weekender, alongside a full-length interview with the man himself.
Hailed as the leading champion of his instrument, Mahan Esfahani has made it his life’s mission to rehabilitate the harpsichord in the mainstream of concert instruments and has drawn audiences across Europe, Asia, and North America. As the only harpsichordist to be a BBC New Generation Artist, Mahan continues to blaze the trail for this unique instrument.
Momo Kodama | Piano Born in Osaka, Japan, Momo Kodama spent her early years in Germany. In 1991, she became the youngest winner of the Concours International ARD in Munich. Momo’s repertoire extends from the classical and romantic periods to contemporary works and she is a distinguished interpreter of Olivier Messiaen, the music by whom she is one of the best exponents in the world.
Navarra String Quartet Since its formation in 2002, the Navarra String Quartet has been commended for their poetic lyricism, haunting intensity and stylistic understanding. Taking its name from a bottle of red from the wine region famously known for its multi-coloured landscapes, the quartet distinguishes itself as one of the leading ensembles of its generation.
Young Musicians have always been at the heart of our HIF programmes and the Weekender is no different. A unique platform to celebrate the best young talent curated directly onto the HIF stage.
George Harliono | Piano
Abigail Hammett & Iwan Owen | Viola & Piano Supported by the Dorothy Parkinson Memorial Award for Young Bri�sh Musicians
George was selected by Young Classical Artists Trust in 2019
Abigail Hammett (Viola) and Iwan Owen (Piano) met
and in the same year was the only British pianist selected for
whilst studying at the Royal Northern College of Music.
the Tchaikovsky Competition. In 2017 George became one of
The duo has enjoyed collaborating for over two years,
the youngest ever students to take up a scholarship at the
performing a variety of repertoire; from the Brahms
Royal College of Music. Now at just 19 years of age, George
sonatas, to their own arrangements of folk songs.
has won multiple competitions and already performs
Along with many individual musical
worldwide.
successes, the duo has recently become Live Music Now artists.
Granny's Attic | Folk Trio Granny's Attic are a folk trio who play the tradition with verve, energy and their own inimitable style. They are all exceptional musicians, fine singers, and play traditional songs and tunes from the British Isles alongside selfpenned material. Formed in 2009, they have since played at clubs and festivals in the UK and across Europe and have been
heralded
performances their years.
and
for
their
maturity
lively beyond
Rachael Green | Tenor Saxophone
Silas Bassa | Piano Born in Argentina, Silas Bassa began his piano studies at the age of five, moving to Buenos Aires to study
Rachael holds a Music Scholarship at
at the Conservatorio Nacional Superior de
St Peter’s School in York, where since
Música from the age of 18. Silas currently resides
2014 she has studied clarinet, piano
in Paris and performs worldwide. A talented
and voice. Her passion for jazz led
composer, Silas releases his third album in 2020.
her to take up tenor saxophone in
Composer and performer of every piece, he
2017. She was winner of the
unfolds a fascinating world, simultaneously both
2019 Harrogate Competitive Music
Festival
on
very modern and resolutely timeless.
tenor
saxophone, as well as winning the individual under-18 clarinet category.
Noah Stoneman | Piano Noah Stoneman is a London based pianist and composer. Noah competed for the 2016 BBC Young Jazz Musician of the Year Award and has since gigged regularly across the country in a variety of jazz, electronic and improvised music contexts. He has shared the stage with many of Britain’s foremost musicians and is about to enter his
Sean Payne | Alto saxophone Growing up in a musical family, Sean started learning the saxophone at the age of 8. In 2014, at just 13, Sean was the youngest ever finalist in the first ever BBC Young Jazz Music of the Year Award. Sean currently lives in London and plays regularly with Clark Tracey’s new quintet, who recorded their first album in April 2018. In September 2018 he formed the Sean Payne Quartet, playing original music, and most recently in August 2019, Sean was a semi-finalist in the first ever Michael Brecker International Saxophone Competition held in Eilat, Israel.
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An interview with... Ben Palmer Chief Conductor of the Deutsche Philharmonie Merck in Darmstadt, Founder and Artistic Director of Covent Garden Sinfonia and one of Europe’s foremost specialists in conducting live to film, Ben Palmer chats to interviewer Matthew Stadlen about life in the music profession during lockdown.
Stella Duffy Stella Duffy, author and creative revolutioner joins interviewer Jenny Harris to discuss how the pandemic has impacted on culture and how important work such as Fun Palaces can help people to co-create their own cultural offering off-line. Celebrating arts for everyone.
John Suchet ClassicFM powerhouse John Suchet presents his Sunday Times bestselling book Beethoven: The Man Revealed, revised and updated for the 250th anniversary of Beethoven’s birth. Despite being considered as one of the greatest composers of all time and a crucial figure in the transition between the classical and romantic eras, little is known about the man behind the music. Suchet delves into this complex character, bringing him faithfully and vividly to life. Interviewed by Ma�hew Stadlen.
Anthony Horowitz Anthony Horowitz is one of the most prolific and successful writers working in the UK – and is unique for working across so many media. Anthony shares anecdotes from his career and discusses his new novel the Moonflower Murders alongside the celebrated Alex Rider YA series. Interviewed by Joe Haddow.
Special Operations Executive Lecture With Dr Kate Vigurs Chosen to work in a secretive, clandestine and mainly male domain, the women of the Special Operations Executive, French section (SOE F) were remarkable women. Ranging from housewife’s to princesses, thirty-nine women infiltrated behind enemy lines to work as couriers and wireless operators, operating undercover and beyond the protection of the Geneva Convention. Join Dr Kate Vigurs as she examines how these women were selected, the training they received, and evaluates the operational lives of several agents.
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Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award, hosted by Mark Lawson Thursday 23 July | 6.30pm | The HIF Weekender Crime Writing’s most wanted accolade, the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel Of The Year Award returns to highlight the cream of the crop, celebrating excellence, originality, and the very best in crime fiction from UK and Irish authors over the last year. A highlight in the literary calendar, this year’s events will be streamed online in its usual spot on the Thursday evening of what would have been the biggest crime fiction weekend of the year. Broadcaster Mark Lawson hosts as the 2020 award is presented to the lucky winner.
Discover our six shortlisted books.
“Seeing the huge variety and originality within this shortlist, it comes as no surprise to hear that crime fiction is dominating our lockdown reading habits. Offering both escapism and resolution, these exceptional titles transport readers around the world and I can’t wait to see where we settle on 23 July when one of these extraordinary authors takes home the 2020 Theakston Old Peculier cask.” Simon Theakston Executive Director of T&R Theakston
Have you voted yet?
Your vote helps to decide the winner of the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel Of The Year. Vote online at harrogatetheakstoncrimeaward.com until noon on the 17th July, then tune in to find out the winner on Thursday 23rd. Don’t forget you can meet the full list of authors longlisted for this coveted crime award and watch their author interviews on our website: harrogateinternationalfestivals.com
The World’s leading crime fes�val, live and online. We’ve brought some of our HIF favourites to HIF Player as part of our Weekender, relax and enjoy….with a pint of Old Peculier….cheers!
Theakston Old Peculier Crim e Writing Festival New Blood with Val McDermid The undisputed ‘Queen of Crime’ Val McDermid talks with the hot new talent she has handpicked for 2020. Val has hosted the annual panel celebrating and creating opportunity for debut authors since 2004 and the unveiling of her selection has become one of the most anticipated moments of the publishing calendar. Joining Val for 2020 are Deepa Anappara, Elizabeth Kay, Jessica Moor and Trevor Wood.
Writing in the Age of a Pandemic Has writers block worsened in the pandemic? As the public increasingly turn to crime fiction during this crisis, what does this mean for the genre? Will next year see a run of books set in the pandemic? Steve Mosby is joined by A.A. Dhand, Emma Kavanagh and Amanda Jennings to explore writing in the age of a pandemic.
Mark Billingham: Twenty Years Of Thorne 2020 marks the 20th Anniversary of Mark Billingham’s Tom Thorne novel series. In a celebratory interview with Joe Haddow, Mark looks back at the series beginning with the debut novel Sleepy Head.
Lee Child in conversation with Joseph Finder With a writing career spanning more than 20 years, Joe Finder delves into the life of firm festival favourite and past programming chair, Lee Child. Best known for his Jack Reacher novel series, the debut of which was published in 1997, with the 25th book The Sentinel set to be published later in 2020.
Aninterviewwith... Val McDermid Val McDermid unpacks the success of the iconic New Blood panel revealing how she picks the chosen four each year, whether she has seen trends change over the years and expressing what the platform means to debut authors and the industry. In this interview Mark Lawson ekes out the heritage and impact of 17 years of the New Blood panel.
Ian Rankin Ian Rankin, who was set to be the 2020 Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival Programming Chair, sits down with N. J. Cooper to reflect on his lost programming chair year. The pair also dig into Ian’s upcoming novel A Song for the Dark Times, the next of the Inspector Rebus books.
Two Crime Writers and A Microphone Authors Steve Cavanagh and Luca Veste present an episode of their popular podcast for readers and writers, which brings the latest news in the book world, interviews with the best writers, agents,
publicists,
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literary agents in the business.
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Secrets and Lies Secrets, lies and the aftermath are the recipe for a great crime read. Heat and Crime Monthly Magazine’s Lisa Howells is joined by Araminta Hall, Louise O’Neill, Sabine Durrant and Dorothy Koomson.
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HIF Aboutus Whilst the Festival explodes across Harrogate for our summer season in July each year, our work goes on year-round, working with schools, the local community, disadvantaged young people, delivering off-season festivals and supporting emerging authors and artists.
For an arts charity, with an average of just 2% of public funded support each year, we survive and deliver year-round on the money raised in the summer from ticket sales, sponsorships and donations. The cancellation of our summer season has devastating consequences for our work. In 2019 our summer season saw over 30,000 tickets sold; this summer will see zero.
The funds we raise each year through you, our kind supporters, and audiences, allow HIF to create a wide range of year-round events for the town and wider district, including 72,000 visits to free to access events and over 100,000 personal live arts experiences. Garnering along the way national press coverage celebrating our fabulous town worth millions. Most importantly, it allows us to create an arts and cultural offer that is fun, vibrant, and life changing, whether you’re a young parent or a young at heart octogenarian.
What makes us unique as an arts charity is that we have no confirmed year to year funding from the Arts Council; no guaranteed financial cushion. This means that our reliance on the income we gain through selling tickets is significantly higher than other arts organisations. The unfolding crisis is therefore taking an unprecedented toll on our resources and is impacting our ability to continue serving the community; indeed, its continuation threatens our very existence.
The work we are currently delivering is all free to access, because we believe the arts are vital in times of darkness, and through our work we are supporting our audiences, not just in Harrogate, but across the world. But, of course, this work is not free to us, and we continue to pay fair wages to our artists and suppliers, a vital necessity for the arts to survive.
Wecertainlyface manychallengesthis summerbutthereis alwaysopportunity. It may not be our usual summer season, but our tiny team of 3.5, with the support of our Trustees, are determined to continue to deliver the arts and culture to our audiences. It would benefit no one for us to disappear into darkness, for the light of the arts is needed now, perhaps more than ever before in recent history. For us, the first days of lockdown were spent unpicking over a year’s worth of work, including refunding over £100,000 worth of ticket sales. Our attention then turned to survival, our audience and the future. It is a time to adapt, reinvent, reflect and to press on. We have worked resolutely in a difficult situation to continue to deliver our work in new ways, to ensure our continued existence in this new world where so much is uncertain about when we may be able to open our doors once again.
When this crisis subsides, we are going to need culture more than ever to lift the spirits, bring joy, revive the community and to look forward to the future, and we thank you for any support you can offer us at this time.
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Patron HRH Prince of Wales Honorary President Dame Fanny Waterman DBE Vice-Presidents: Lady Solti Mrs Frainy Ardeshir Lesley Garrett CBE Malcolm Neesam Peter Blackburn CBE David Haxby Christine Woods David Salter
Trustees: Fiona Movley (Chairman) Matthew Osbourne (Treasurer) John Bywater Jenny Harris Craig Ratcliffe Susan Rumfitt Richard Webb Observer: Councillor, Stan Lumley on behalf of Harrogate Borough Council. Festival Team: Sharon Canavar Charlotte Woods Lizzie Brewster Ruth Moody
Suppliers: Dot + Diode Conrad Davies Creative Solutions Avenue Printing House Dan Mizen TGE Events This Film Image Credits: Gerard Binks Ed Fielding Charlotte Graham Simon Hill Richard Maude Alex Reah David Simister Mike Whorley
Thanks to the following for their work on the Eclipse Project: Dr David Lancaster Mike Lovatt Craig Ratcliffe
Thank you to all our audience, whether you’ve shared a kind word or memory of the Festival with us, or if you’ve been able to donate funds in lieu of ticket income this summer to help us to continue our work, your support is greatly appreciated.
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A FUTURE FORTHE
We’ve been creating life changing events,
town
defining
moments,
bringing the community together, and drawing the eyes of the world to Harrogate with the arts since 1966, and now your Festival needs you. This is a dark time for the arts, and Festivals like ours, with no performance space to call our own have no clear path for funding ahead. We need your help to ensure our future.
FESTIVAL During this challenging time you can help ensure that our future is bright.
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