'We are such stuff as dreams are made on...' (Act iv, scene 1).

William Shakespeare The Tempest

Now in their 25th year, the Festival Players are renowned for their open-air performances of Shakespeare.

Edward Gardner - Speaker

Open to all and a chance to hear Edward, a rising star on the conducting stage and a chorister under John Sanders

Simon Carrington
Musica Beata - Chamber Choir

Your chance to hear the result of the Byrd & Tallis morning masterclass, in just 15 minutes!

Philippe Graffin - Violin
Polly Ives - Narrator
Marisa Gupta - Piano

Alan Ridout Ferdinand the Bull
Philippe Graffin The Hidden Fairy

Join eminent violinist Philippe Graffin and friends as they discover the secret genie of the violin as it unlocks the mysteries of this most beautiful of instruments, sweeping between devilish virtuosity, soulful songs and gypsy dances.

Peter Holder ARCO - Organ

Edward Elgar  Imperial March
Bach  Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier BWV 731
Percy Whitlock Canzona, Scherzetto (2nd & 3rd movt's from Sonata in C minor)
Bach Prelude and Fugue in C (BWV 545)
Schumann Sketch in D flat
Guilmant March on a theme by Handel

The 2nd in the series of 4 recitals by young organists selected by the Royal College of Organists following their ARCO Diploma.

The Three Cathedral Choirs
Ashley Grote - Organ
Adrian Partington - Conductor

Graham Ross I Sing of a maiden
Joubert Responses
Leighton Collegium Magdalenae Oxoniense
Walton The Twelve

Three Choirs Festival Chorus
Music for Awhile Orchestra
Geraint Bowen - Conductor

Gillian Keith - Soprano
Heather Shipp - Mezzo soprano
Pascal Charbonneau - Tenor
Matthew Hargreaves - Bass

Mozart Symphony No 38 (Prague)
Mozart Mass in C minor

Kindly supported by the Ecclesiastical Insurance Group