Date/Time
Friday 12 July 2024 - Sunday 21 July 2024
7:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Categories chamber Music Festival 2024
Book here now: £16 full price • £12 or £8 if you prefer – please pay what you can* Free events on 14 July: Meet the Musicians, and 16 July: Family Concert – see below
Hausmusik: The audience chooses the music from a selection, and the musicians sight-read it! These are fun, informal gatherings in some beautiful private homes. Magical and unique!
Friday, 12 July 2024 at 7pm Hausmusik #1, The Brick House, 26 East St, Ashburton, TQ13 7AF Saturday, 13 July 2024 at 7pm Hausmusik #2, Combe Bridge Cottage, Higher Combe, TQ11 0HT
Sunday, 14 July 2024, 4 – 5.15pm Meet the musicians, with Richard Gonski, Ashburton Arts Centre Conductor Richard Gonski introduces the musicians and this year’s concert music. We’ll hear some snippets and learn more about it and the players.
Tuesday, 16 July 2024, 5 – 6pm Family Concert, Ashburton Arts Centre A relaxed performance of short pieces, with a bit of explanation about them, and all of the instruments. Everyone welcome, of any age.
Wednesday, 17 July 2024 at 7.30pm Concert #1, Ashburton Arts Centre Bach, Prokofiev, Vaughan Williams, Haydn
Thursday, 18 July 2024 at 7.30pm Concert #2, Bremridge Prokofiev, Kurtág, Vaughan Williams, Haydn
Friday, 19 July 2024 at 7.30pm Concert #3, St Pancras Church, Widecombe Bach, Kurtág, Philip Sawyers, Andrew Sterling, Ravel
Saturday, 20 July 2024 at 7.30pm Concert #4, St Andrews Church Ashburton Philip Sawyers, Haydn, Tom Vignieri, Andrew Sterling, Ravel 6.30pm Pre-concert talk
Sunday, 21 July 2024 at 5pm Concert #5: The Highlights, Ashburton Arts Centre Another chance to hear the best bits from the festival – let us know what you’d like to hear again.
Open Rehearsals 14, 15 & 17 July, 10am – 1pm at Ashburton Arts Centre Drop in and out of these free sessions – watch the musicians working out their approach to each piece, the tricky bits, discussing interpretation…
== See Access, Tickets & Finding Us for more about why there are three ticket prices, plus other useful info about coming to events at Ashburton Arts Centre: getting here, parking, loos, PA tickets, etc.