Again, the Festival brings celebrated musicians to Tunbridge Wells for the enjoyment of the people of the towns and villages of the Weald and our tourist visitors.
This year’s Festival starts with a special salute to the excellent concert series held at King Charles the Martyr Church: and, with their kind permission, we shall open the Festival, in association with them, with their attractive Friday 16th September concert featuring the fine singing and humour of Cantabile – The London Quartet.
The Festival then moves to Trinity Theatre where the film of Handel’s life God Rot Tunbridge Wells will be introduced by its director, Tony Palmer.
Next is a concert with Lincoln Cathedral’s Organist Laureate, Colin Walsh, at Salomons.
And September closes with a treat for guitar aficionados with a Trinity recital by the celebrated virtuoso guitarist Craig Ogden.
In October there will be a Literary Lunch at Hotel du Vin and the Britten-Pears Ensemble returns to Kent with a charming Trinity concert featuring flute, viola and harp. The distinguished Ensemble’s Karen Jones will give a Flute Master Class for talented local children before the Britten-Pears concert.
At Trinity in November, the baroque ensemble La Serenissima will perform “Great Sonatas of Venice”; and finally, by popular demand, the superb musicians of the City of London Sinfonia return with their inspirational new Principal Conductor, Michael Collins, for a Festival Last Night Concert on 24th November to be followed by a Festival Club Reception, with an Encore by CLS musicians.
There will be fun and musical delights for us all to enjoy in our new Autumn Festival!
