Southwell Music Pageant returns this August for its tenth anniversary 12 months. The four-day competition runs from Friday 23 – Monday 26 August.
Established by Creative Director Marcus Farnsworth and music-loving members of the Southwell group in 2014, the Pageant is celebrating 10 years of welcoming skilled musicians and performers from throughout the UK, in addition to shining a highlight on the very best of Nottinghamshire’s home-grown expertise.
tenth anniversary fee and Mozart’s Requiem
To mark this particular 12 months, we’re commissioning a brand-new 15-minute piece for choir and orchestra, written by award-winning British composer, Cheryl Frances-Hoad, with textual content by poet Kate Wakeling.
The as-yet-untitled new work will probably be premiered as a part of the Pageant’s Sunday night time efficiency of Mozart’s Requiem and will probably be a recent companion piece to Mozart’s fascinating choral masterpiece.
As a part of the fee, award-winning poet Kate Wakeling will go to Southwell on 26 February to run a sequence of workshops with native folks. Working with college students from Lowes Wong Junior College and The Minster College, plus two grownup group teams, Kate will accumulate texts about what music means to them, embedding their phrases and experiences into the ultimate piece.
Book your place on a free workshop (locations are free, however there may be restricted availaibility). You may as well submit your reflections on music to Kate by way of e mail – find out more.
The brand new fee can even premiere in Scotland later this 12 months after which in Northern Eire and Wales in 2025, with the piece being made obtainable for choirs worldwide by way of writer Chester Music.
Come and Sing returns to Southwell Minster
Persevering with the Mozart theme, the ever-popular Financial institution Vacation Monday Come and Sing will probably be a efficiency of Mozart’s Coronation Mass. Following a singing day and morning rehearsal, eager singers of all talents will carry out alongside skilled soloists and the Pageant Sinfonia within the good acoustic of Southwell Minster, led by Pageant Director Marcus Farnsworth.
Artist-in-residence – Mark Padmore
This 12 months we can even welcome the celebrated British tenor Mark Padmore to Southwell as Pageant headliner and artist-in-residence.
Mark will carry out alongside the Pageant Strings on Friday night, curate and carry out a Saturday lunchtime live performance of English Tune, carry out as a soloist in Sunday’s Mozart Requiem, and also will function as a part of our Pageant Marquee talks programme.
Mark has a longtime worldwide profession in opera, live performance and recital and has beforehand carried out on the Royal Opera Home, Glyndebourne Pageant and with Sir Simon Rattle and the Berlin Philharmonic.
For kids and households
Returning for its second 12 months, Saturday afternoon’s Musical Picnic is a free household occasion open to all within the Minster Gardens. Plans are afoot for a day of reside performances by native ensembles, musical workshops, crafts and actions for all ages.
E-book your free launch live performance ticket
The complete four-day Pageant line-up will probably be revealed at a free Launch Live performance on Saturday 11 Could at Southwell Minster. Reserve your free tickets.
Tickets for the 2024 Pageant are on sale from Monday 17 June. Festival Friends get pleasure from Precedence Reserving for all live shows and occasions. More about joining the Festival Friends.
As a registered charity, Southwell Music Pageant additionally welcomes new sponsors and donors. If you happen to or your small business desires to make a distinction to arts within the area by supporting Southwell Music Pageant 2024 please e mail sar@southwellmusicfestival.com.
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