MUSIC AND ART
Tavistock Festival Plans for this year’s festival from 30th April to 21st May are well underway and we are looking forward to welcoming many well-known artists and ensembles, including Helen Porter, Mount Kelly Choral Society and Chamber Choir, North Devon Sinfonia, and Stannary Brass Band, and there will be several lunchtime concerts, a choral workshop and a children’s concert. Tavistock Library is also planning to offer a number of events and The Bedford Hotel will be hosting a tea with entertainment. Full details will be available at www. tavistockfestival.org and in the April/ May edition of Links magazines. All of this is possible thanks to a number of sponsors and we welcome any support, financial or otherwise to assist the development of the festival. Significant sponsors (£500 or above) receive complimentary tickets to all events but other sponsors also support in kind in a variety of ways. Festival chairman, Dr Sean Sweeney, would be delighted to discuss potential partnerships and can be contacted on 07732 586978 or sean. sweeney01@btinternet.com. In the
meantime, and thanks to the generous financial support of our long-standing significant sponsors Alistair Kinsey and Hansford Bell, we have planned four Friends of the Festival events:
Thursday 10 March Dr Sean Sweeney (Organ) One significant loss in 2020 was the diminution of the Mayflower 400 programme. Supported by Plymouth Culture, Plymouth Music Accord and Plymouth and District Organists’ Association two organ pieces were commissioned from Plymouth composer Clive Jenkins and American organist-composer Carson Cooman. This concert features both works together with music ‘from the New World’ and the Plymouth Suite by Percy Whitlock. St Andrew’s Church, Whitchurch at 1.00pm; admission free; refreshments available.
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Saturday 19 March South West Chamber Choir A Lenten feast of seasonal choral music to include works by Bach, Fauré, Ireland, Mendelssohn and others. Tavistock Parish Church, at 7.30pm; tickets available at the door; refreshments available.
Thursday 24 March Mary, Kamila and Leslie Mazur-Park (Piano and Oboe) This is one of the festival’s most popular events including music for solo piano, solo oboe and piano duet. Tavistock Parish Church, at 1.00pm; admission free; refreshments available.
Thursday 31 March Rosemary Turner (Soprano) and Andrew Wilson (Piano) A diverting compilation for voice and piano including a selection from a new set of songs ‘Stella’s Cycle’ by Andrew Wilson. Tavistock Parish Church, at 1.00pm; admission free; refreshments available.
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