NOTTING HILL MAYFEST 201309 MAY - 24 MAY 2013

www.nottinghillmayfest.org.uk 020 3219 0078

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Welcome

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Join us in May 2013 when the

festival brings you two fantastic

weeks of the very best of local,

emerging and internationally

renowned talent right in the

heart of Notting Hill. Here you

will find music, opera, sound

art, dance, theatre, visual art,

lectures, and workshops.

For 2013 the Mayfest continues with its commitment to an emerging talent theme, and presents an array of talent including the Outcry Orchestra, Orfeas String Quartet and

the future stars of opera, featured in the Aeolian Court Opera production of La Boheme. This year, musicians and artists were also invited to respond to our creative theme ‘Organ, Wind and Air,’ inspired by a historic organ which has been a part of Notting Hill since 1845 at St John’s Church on Lansdowne Crescent. We are honoured that Thomas Trotter, internationally renowned organist, will perform a concert to celebrate the return of this newly restored organ, and the opening of an exhibition about its history and the surrounding area. Mercury Prize nominee and folk singer Sam Lee will also be gracing us for an evening of folk, supported by The Collectress and Nancy Wallace.

So come and explore the hidden histories of this neighbourhood by visiting a unique exhibition about a hippodrome that once was on St John’s hill, immerse yourself in the sound of a laptop orchestra, see Quasimodo in our spectacular screening of the Hunchback of Notre Dame with live organ, experience a premiere of new music with the Outcry Orchestra and Orfeas String Quartet, or hear local talent from West London in Community Choirs and the Young Lyric Voices.

The organ in St John’s Notting Hill is a significant heritage item and continues to inspire creative community activity. The organ is directly

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Silent Film Night with live organ:The Hunchback of Notre Dame

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Friday, May 10,

2013 - 8:30pm

St John’s Church

3Aeolian Court Operapresent La Boheme

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Wednesday, May 22 & Friday, May 24, 2013 - 8:30pm

St John’s Church

Theatre The Collector

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Friday, May 17,

2013 - 8:00pm

Saturday, May

18, 2013 -

8:00pm

St Peter’s Church

connected with William Wilberforce, the Clapham Sect and the anti-slavery movement, as its original home, when new in 1794 was Holy Trinity Clapham, the church where Wilberforce and his colleagues developed their political crusade to rid the world of slavery. The organ arrived in Notting Hill in 1845 where it has been a working part of the community since.

2013 Creative Theme: Organ, Wind and Air

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4FOLK:

Sam Lee, Nancy

Wallace and

The Collectress

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Thursday, May 23,

2013 - 8:00pm

St John’s Church

Organ Concert: Thomas Trotter with Lecture by John Norman

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Saturday, May 11, 2013 -6:00pmSt John’s Church

May Fair

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Saturday, May 18, 2013 - 1:00pmSt John’s Church

Our pick of the choice

events across the 2 weeks

of the festival

Tickets

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The organ also contains a now very rare action mechanism installed in the nineteenth century called a Barker Lever action, invented by Charles Spackman Barker. Inspired by steam engines, Barker developed pneumatic power for the organ to replace finger power to open the valves that allow wind to enter the pipes in the organ. This action is now very rare; it was only made for a relatively short period and this organ

is one of only six organs in the UK with a working Barker Lever action.

The organ has now been newly restored, and Mayfest 2013 celebrates its return. The organ continues to inspire and make history through music, art, historical research, and community engagement. William Wilberforce counts among the people who listened to the organ. Will you be next to join him?

Get Involved

We are looking for festival stewards to help with running the events. Duties will include ushering, ticket sales, bar sales, front of house, stage management and artist liaison. It’s a great opportunity for anyone looking to get into Arts Administration or Events Management.

We require friendly, enthusiastic and reliable volunteers to invigilate the gallery on various occasions during the festival, and to assist with the launch night. This will involve welcoming and greeting visitors to the gallery space, talking to them about the work, being a link between artists and buyers, and ensuring the security of the artworks.

If you’re interested in volunteering or invigilating please get in touch at info@nottinghillmayfest.org.uk

Volunteering

Exhibition Assistants and

Invigilators Required

Springtime stalls and face-painting fun

To book tickets please visit

www.nottinghillmayfest.org.uk.

To book tickets for The Hunch...please visit

www.filmfugitive.com

Or pay on the door - cash only. For ticket prices

please see event listing. Concessions include

senior citizens, under 16’s, students, and

benefits. Proceeds of the events go to the various

charities that Notting Hill Mayfest supports.

Please visit our website more information or call

020 3219 0078.Charity number 1131808

SILENT FILM

In this unique concert the iconic film Hunchback of Notre Dame, based on the novel by Victor Hugo, will be accompanied

by live improvisation on the pipe organ with celebrated classic silent film organist Donald Mackenzie. Presented by Film Fugitive, a cinema that’s always on the run, screening films in unusual and unique locations turning a trip to the movies into an event to remember. Join us for an unforgettable movie experience in a candlelit church, immersed in the awesome and atmospheric sound of the organ, played in Donald’s inimitable style. With delicious food and fantastic drinks, this is an enjoyable and engaging night out with friends and family.

Carl Laemmle’s 1923 production for Universal helped establish this picture company as one of the finest. Much of the success depended on the actor who played the lead role. Lon Chaney, who began his silent film career in 1913, was paid $2,000 a week during the 6 month shoot. Chaney designed his own make-up for the role he took of Quasimodo, and referred throughout to Victor Hugo’s descriptions and sketches. The gruelling three-hour make-up session resulted in Chaney looking as if he had walked off the pages of Victor Hugo’s novel. It was often

said that Chaney (as an actor) could express in two or three gestures what pages of dialogue could not.

The film is also an enormous milestone in set design and art direction. The set, which reconstructed Paris in 1482, filled 19 acres on the Universal back lot, and these buildings were also used in other films, until, tragically, the set was destroyed by fire in 1967.

The film employed 200 costume staff, 230 electricians, and more than 2,000 extras for the climatic scene in which French peasants storm the hallowed portals of Notre Dame Cathedral. The premiere took place at the Astor Theatre on 2 September 1923. The success for Universal and Carl Laemmle was immediate, and turned Lon Chaney into a screen legend.

The score will be improvised on the organ by Donald MacKenzie.

Silent Film Night with live organ:The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923)

Like the sound of this? Why not try:

Organ, wind and air

(preview p13)

Friday, May 10, 2013 - 8:30pm - St John’s Church, doors open 8pm

Film Fugitivewww.filmfugitive.com

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Tickets £14.50, Concession £8.50, tickets available on door, cash onlywww.filmfugitive.comwww.nottinghillmayfest.org.uk

Donald Mackenzie

Programme

8.00pm 1920s music,

snacks and drinks

8.30pm The Hunchback of Notre

Dame screening

Thomas Trotter is one of Britain’s most widely admired musicians, and has wowed audiences around the world

as “one of the foremost exponents of the organist’s art.” We present this thrilling inaugural solo concert on the newly restored historic organ at St John’s Church in a programme that will include Bach, Elgar, and Messiaen. The evening will open with the launch of the new permanent exhibition about the history of the organ and its links to William Wilberforce, the history of St John’s, and the history of Notting Hill. This will be followed by a short talk entitled ‘The Curious History of the St John’s Organ’ by organ specialist John Norman, who will explain the historical provenance of the organ at St John’s Church.

Join us for an historic evening of musical performance and culture, with complementary drinks reception.

ORGAN CONCERT

Organ Concert: Thomas Trotter with Lecture by John Norman and Exhibition Launch

Saturday, May 11, 2013 - 6:00pm, St John’s Church

6.00 Exhibition Opening and drinks

7.00 John Norman, Talk

8.00 Thomas Trotter, organ

J.S. Bach Toccata and Fugue in D

minor, BWV 565

J. Bull Four Early English Pieces

O. Messiaen Alléluias sereins

and Transports de joie (from

L’ascension)

E. Elgar Vespers Voluntaries

Introduction – Andante –

Andantino – Poco lento – Poco

allegro

L. Vierne Carillon de Westminster

R. Goss-Custard Chelsea Fayre

E. Coates arr Thomas Trotter

Knightsbridge March

A. Guilmant March on a Theme

of Handel

Programme

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Tickets £15, Concession £10, tickets available on door, cash onlywww.nottinghillmayfest.org.uk, www.patrickgarvey.com

Ascension Day EucharistThursday, 9th May 2013, 8pm

St John’s ChurchJoin St John’s for a Sung Eucharist to commemorate the Ascension, on Thursday 9th May at 8pm, with the Bishop of Kensington, and a blessing of the restored organ. Following the service there will be fireworks and a party. All welcome.

ProgrammeWorks include –

Alessandro Scarlatti Missa in IV

Tono

Stanford Coelos Ascendit Hodie

Musical Director Ben Atkinson

Choir Discantus

Organist Dean Ryan

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An evening of Folk with Sam Lee, Nancy Wallace and The CollectressThursday, May 23, 2013 - 8:00pm,

St John’s Church

An evening of folk with Sam Lee, Nancy Wallace and The Collectress, some of the best musicians performing on

the folk scene in London today.Sam Lee, the Mercury Prize and

Folk Music Awards nominated folk singer will be gracing us with an intimate performance of songs from his much praised album Ground of Its Own. Sam Lee is one of Britain’s finest singers and the most cogent force of his generation in British folk music; an heir to the great revival during the 1950s and 60s led by Martin Carthy and the Watersons, and Fairport Convention in their wake, Lee brings contemporary folk music back to whence much of it came: Roma, Gypsies and Scottish and Irish Travellers, who have passed these songs from generation to generation over centuries.

“You will be dumbfounded by Sam Lee with duck-egg eyes,

a horseshoe smile and an honest, confiding baritone”

The Guardian

Nancy Wallace is a singer and musician guitarist and concer- tina player, her approach to both instruments, and her interpreta- tions of both traditional material and her own songs, sets her apart on the contemporary folk scene. Wallace creates an atmosphere and intimacy with her audience which is not to be missed.

The Collectress, an all-female multi-instrumental quartet described as a cross between the Elysian Quartet and ‘’possessed Bronté sisters teasing an un- suspecting dinner party’’ (Foxy Digitalis), bring experimental and lyrical music performed with strong visual play. Performed in the beautiful surroundings of St John’s Church, this will be an evening of contemporary folkish charm.

Like the sound of this?

Why not try:

London Youth Gospel Choir and

Hammersmith Young Lyric Voices

(preview p12)

Tickets £7, Concession £5, tickets available on door, cash onlywww.nottinghillmayfest.org.ukwww.samleesong.co.ukwww.nancywallace.co.ukwww.myspace.com/collectressmusicwww.myspace.com/nancywallace/music

Aeolian Court Opera

present La BohemeWednesday May 22, 2013 - 7:00pm

St Peter’s Church

La Boheme comes to the heart of Notting Hill! The Aeolian Court Opera is an exciting new chamber opera company based

in Devon. Over the last four years they have provided Devon audiences with the luxury of operatic concerts of the highest standards ,performed by singers and accompanists enjoying national and international careers. The Notting Hill Mayfest marks ACO’s London debut in which it will present Puccini’s timeless story of love in an exciting new production, conducted

by virtuoso pianist and conductor Pavel Timofejevsky, directed by up-and-coming director Alexander Hargreaves, and featuring a top international line-up of emerging artists including Amy Radford (Mimi), James Harrison (Marcello) & Anando Mukerjee (Rodolfo), and accompanied by the Aeolian Consort. This exciting production boasts stunning talent, and everyone is welcome to enjoy Puccini’s masterpiece in a most intimate and friendly setting.

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Pavel Timovejevsky

Anando Mukerjee

Alexander Hargreaves

James Harrison

Like the sound of this? Why not try:

Threads of Sound (preview p13)

Amy Radford

Tickets £15, Concession £10, tickets available on door, cash onlywww.nottinghillmayfest.org.ukwww.aeoliancourtopera.com

Starring

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John Fowles 1963 novel of a man whose obsession with a woman drives him to ‘collect’ her too, and add her to his butterfly

collection, is a story of obsession, power, and tragedy. Adapted into a play by Mark Healy in 1998, The Collector is performed by emerging artists for the first time in the UK following a successful production in Romania this year. Directed by Theo Herghelegiu, the audience is assured an evening of intense suspense accompanied by the eerie sound design of pipe organ, drawing them in to the disturbed psyche of the protagonist Frederick Clegg, and his victim Miranda Grey.

Like the sound of this? Why not try:

The Lahing Kayumanggi Dance

Company (preview p12)

Director Theo Herghelegiu

Frederick Clegg Archie Whyld

Miranda Grey Adriana Parvu

Set design Dan Titza

Costume designer Sandra Galan

Composer Bitza

Choreographer Andreea Dutza

Cast

TheatreThe CollectorFriday, May 17, 2013 - 8:00pm - Saturday, May 18, 2013 - 8:00pm

Doors open at 7.30, St Peter’s Church

Dan Titza

Andreea Dutza

Adriana Parvu

Bitza

Sandra Galan

Theo Herghelegiu

Archie Whyld

Tickets £7, Concession £5, tickets available on door, cash only www.nottinghillmayfest.org.ukhttp://m.youtube.com/watch?v=4oZT5dLERn0

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Laptop Orchestra:

Tuesday, May 14, 2013 - 7:00pm

St John’s Church

Organ as you have never heard it before! A concert that explores ways that the sounds of breath can inspire instrumental music. From the sounds

of the organ, its wind, pipes, and the sounds of its construction, to the sounds of foghorns recorded in Vancouver harbour, together with Japanese Shakuhachi flute and a laptop orchestra.

Directed by composer and sound artist Duncan Chapman, and joined by Caryl Mann, Mike McInerney and Carly Lake. This unique concert will immerse you in a unique sonic experience that reveals another side of the organ, and a new way of listening.

Community Choir:

of Wind and Breath

Durufle Requiem

Sunday, May 12, 2013 -

7:00pm, St John’s Church

Join us for an evening of beautiful music as local talent and emerging talent come together to perform Durufle’s exquisite Requiem Opus 9, a work that has deservedly

retained its place as one of the most popular and admired works of the French Romantic period. Led by St John’s Director of Music Ben Atkinson, and joined by a number of London’s finest young professional musicians, the Requiem will be sung by a Community Choir drawn from the West London area. The concert will be combined with a selection of music written by other French composers of the romantic period, and promises an evening of beautiful music.

Tickets £6, Concession £3tickets available on door, cash onlywww.nottinghillmayfest.org.uk

Conductor Ben Atkinson

(below)

Organist Annie Lydford

Cello Anup Biswas

Soprano Hannah Berridge

Alto Toni Beardsall

Tenor Edward Leach

Bass Chris Webb

Act1

A selection of

French Organ and

Instrumental pieces

and French Song.

Repertoire includes

Maurice Durufle,

Francis Poulenc,

Gabriel Faure and

Cesar Franck.

Act2

Maurice Durufle

Requiem, Op. 9

Tickets £7, Concession £5

tickets available on door, cash onlywww.nottinghillmayfest.org.ukwww.duncanchapman.org

Duncan Chapman Pipes around

Hildegard Westerkamp Fantasie for Horns 2

Duncan Chapman and Mike McInerney

Speaking breath

Duncan Chapman and Caryl Mann Distributed Pipes

Director, laptops, sounds Duncan Chapman

Laptops Caryl Mann

French Horn Carly Lake

Shakuhachi Mike McInerney

Programme

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London Youth Gospel Choir and Hammersmith Young Lyric VoicesTuesday, May 21, 2013 - 8:00pm

Come and hear extraordinary local talent from across west London showcase their musical skills and enthusiasm. Opening with the London Youth Gospel Choir, artistically driven by Naveen Arles and also musically directed by Santino Fabbricatore, the choir will perform a selection of songs ranging from classic spirituals to modern gospel music, by artists such as Kirk Franklin, Richard Smallwood, Israel Houghton and Kurt Carr. This musical high is followed by the creative energy of the Hammersmith Young Lyric Voices led by the esteemed artist and vocal coach, Byron Gold

May FairSpringtime stalls and face-painting funSaturday, May 18, 2013 - 1:00pm

Join us at May Fair for festivities and the ancient ritual of traditional Maypole dancing, performed by children from the local community. Wander around an array of stalls, from vintage jewelry to cakes, jam, books and plants. Take the kids face painting. Join in the coconut shy, tombola, raffle, and win prizes at some of Notting Hill’s top restaurants. Or head straight for the bbq and pimms, or sample cakes and scones with tea. We would like to extend a special welcome and thank you to Strutt and Parker who will be supporting the face painting fun!

Directors

Tickets £10, Concession £5tickets available on door, cash onlywww.nottinghillmayfest.org.ukwww.lygc.org.uk

Tickets £1, Children FREEtickets available on door, cash onlywww.nottinghillmayfest.org.uk

Artistic Director of the London Youth Gospel Choir

Naveen Arles

Musical Director of the London Youth Gospel Choir

Santino Fabbircatore

Director of the Young Lyric Voices

Byron Gold

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New musicOrgan, Wind & Air

Wednesday, May 15, 2013 - 7:00pm

St John’s Church

Dance music & food

The Lahing Kayumanggi Dance CompanySunday, May 19, 2013 - 7:00pm

Come and hear the premier of new music inspired by and composed for the organ, in this evening of contemporary music with the Outcry Orchestra and The Orfeas String Quartet. Formed of graduates and students from London’s leading music conservatoires, these are the stars of tomorrow. The Outcry Orchestra is fast becoming known as a strong

Enjoy an evening of dance, music and food with the Lahing Kayumanggi Dance Company. Rooted in the folk culture and traditions of the Philippines, LK demonstrates the rich and diverse culture of the Philippines, enriched by the influences of its Southeast Asian neighbours, the legacy of Spain’s 400 years of colonisation, and, not least the many indigenous groups that are still alive and thriving up and down the country. This will be an evening of heart thumping rhythms of the north, regal swaying of the Royal south and whirling, twirling dances in the fields – in a breath taking blaze of colours as festivals are celebrated in the Philippines. Join us for a dazzling evening of beauty, followed by food and drinks reception.

7.00pm Performance

8.00pm Food and drinks reception

Programme

Violin Orpheus Papafilippou

Violin Tom Newell

Viola Jason Diaz

Cello Dan James

Pianist Rimantas Vingras

Orfeas String Quartet and Denise Mangiardi

Heart Without Measure

Densie Mangiardi Premier of new work for Violin

and Piano World Premier written for the 2013

Mayfest

Aziza Sadikova Premier of new work ‘Untitled’ for

Violin and Piano World Premier written for the 2013

Mayfest

Aziza Sadikova ‘Kamni’ for String Quartet and Tape

Outcry Orchestra

Conductor James Henshaw

Organ Chad Kelly

John Adams Chamber Symphony

Kate Whitley Organ Concerto

Programme

Tickets £10, Concession £5tickets available on door, cash onlywww.nottinghillmayfest.org.ukwww.lkdance.org.uk

Tickets £10, Concession £5tickets available on door, cash onlywww.nottinghillmayfest.org.ukwww.orfeas-stringquartet.com

voice for making new music not a novelty in the world of performance music. The Orfeas String Quartet, praised highly for their unique sound and beauty of line and unity, are acclaimed for presenting new music. Don’t miss a rare event of new music and sound in a concert consisting of organ concerto, string quartet and tape, all inspired by organs, wind and air.

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EVENT SELECTION & INFO

Threads of Sound

WorkshopThursday, May 16, 2013 - 1:00pm

Monday, May 20, 2013 - 1:00pm

St John’s Church

PerformanceMonday, May 20, 2013 - 7:00pm

St John’s Church

An exciting opportunity to participate in a series of workshops with artist Jess Smulders Cohen. Inspired by the 2013 Mayfest theme of Organ, Wind and Air, attendees will explore what it means to use wind or air to make sound through conversation, visual experimentation and sound making. This will culminate in a showcase on Thursday 20th May at 7pm. Don’t miss it!

Attendees should bring an image, object or

piece of text to share with the group as a

starting point.

Info

Tickets £5, Concession £3tickets available on door, cash only www.nottinghillmayfest.org.uk

Art Exhibition & Workshop:

Art Exhibition

Open EveningMonday, May 13, 2013

7:00pm St John’s Church

In celebration of the return of the newly restored organ in the north transept of St. John’s Church, there will be an exhibition opening during Mayfest in the Sacred Space Gallery, stimulatingly situated directly opposite the organ’s new location. Encompassing both our emerging talent and creative theme, the overreaching theme will be ‘Threads of Sound’. This invitation to both visual and sound artists summons a response to the multiple threads of the transformed church, and the organ’s threads into different cultures and periods of history, including investigations inspired by the architectureof the space; the new mechanics and visual appearance of the organ; and how these may resonate sonically. The exhibition showcases the work of photographer Philip Pinchin and textile artist Jess Smulders Cohen, amongst others.

Join us for the opening event on the 13th May to initiate the show, and for an evening of performances by London based practitioners who will explore the sonic characteristics of the organ. Complementary wine included.

Free admissionwww.nottinghillmayfest.org.uk

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Support UsNottinghill Mayfest is deeply grateful for the

support it has received this year and which

has made the Mayfest possible. We would

like to publicly thank our sponsors Strutt and

Parker and the Heritage Lottery Fund, and our

anonymous donors for their generous and

continued support.

The 2013 festival has been created with public funding and cash sponsorship from local businesses. To support the Mayfest please read on to see how you can make a contribution and shape the future of the festival, and the charities the festival supports:

Sign up for membership and become a Festival Friend, and receive a range of benefits including free tickets. For details and how to apply visit www.nottinghillmayfest.org.uk

By sponsoring the Mayfest your company will increase its profile and esteem in the local area through its support for giving emerging talent a platform to perform, and for the development of a quality event at the heart of the community. By sponsoring the festival your company will receive the following benefits for your business:free advertisement and credits in the festival

Sponsorship

Individual Support

“Strutt & Parker are absolutely delighted to be

sponsoring the Mayfest for the second year running.

It is such an excellent series of cultural, artistic and

musical events culminating in the ever popular May

Fair itself. We wish you every success.”

www.struttandparker.com

The Heritage Lottery Fund generously awarded a

grant to St John’s Church for the restoration of the

organ. This grant has been used for new education

and community projects based around the organ,

and two permanent exhibitions.

brochure, and website links from the mayfest website to yours.Charity number: 1131808

Lansdowne Crescent,

Notting Hill,

London,

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Holland Park, Notting Hill Gate

Ladbroke Grove 228, 52

Holland Park Avenue 31, 94, 148

St John’s Church St Peter’s ChurchKensington Park Road

Notting Hill

London

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Notting Hill Gate

Kensington Park Road 52, 452

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Event calender

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Your 2 week planner for the entire festival

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Silent Film Night with live organ

Thomas TrotterOrgan concert

Community Choir

Theatre:

The Collector 17th/18th May Fair

Laptop orchestra

New Music

Workshop:Threads of sound

Youth Gospel Choir

La Boheme

Sam Lee, Nancy Wallace & The Collectress

Art Exhibition Open Evening

Dance, music and food

Workshop& Performance:Threads of sound

La Boheme

Festival Director Caryl Mann, Assistant Director Evgeniya Kondrashina, Folk Curator – Gemma Tortella

May Fair Director Charlotte Fisher Marketing team – Heidi Goldsmith, Oli Black, Izabel Muratt, Christina

Neou-North Art Exhibition Jess Smulders Cohen, Harriet Cory-Wright, Website Tom Keene,

Special thanks to Jamie Singleton Logo production Blossom Carrasco

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Ascension Day Eucharist

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