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Friday 22 August 2025 Mahler and the Folksong - songs from Des Knaben Wunderhorn, and traditional folksongs arr. Gemma Bass The Quire, Southwell Minster This took place in the beautiful and intimate surroundings of the Quire in Southwell Minster. The audience sat in the choir stalls while the musicians performed on the steps to the Chancel. …
Sunday 25 August 2024 7.30 pm The Nave Southwell MinsterAlison Rose (soprano), Susan Bickley (mezzo soprano), Mark Padmore (tenor), Frederick Long (bass-baritone), Festival Voices, Festival Sinfonia, Marcus Farnsworth (conductor) This was a special concert, celebrating ten successful years of the Southwell Music Festival. Before the concert began in a packed Nave, the Dean of Southwell, …
Friday 23 August 2024 Martin Bussey & Anthony Pinching on 'A Brother Abroad' Martin Bussey (composer) and Anthony Pinching (librettist)3.00 pm The Marquee, Palace Gardens Composer and conductor Martin Bussey Prof Anthony Pinching is the Director of Pinner Music Festival and a former clinical immunologist and academic. He wrote the libretto for A Brother Abroad …
Southwell Minster, where most of the events take place Southwell is a market town in the heart of Nottinghamshire, with a grade I listed cathedral, Southwell Minster. For the last ten years, the town has been the home of Southwell Music Festival, founded by the Artistic Director, Marcus Farnsworth. Marcus Farnsworth. Image © Andy Staples …
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