The Festival Brochure and Booking form will be published in mid march, and you can send us your details in order to receive one by filling in this form.
CAN I PURCHASE TICKETS VIA TELEPHONE OR OVER THE INTERNET?
Yes: Telephone and online booking will be available from Tuesday 8th May. Telephone booking can be made via (+44) (0)1452 381 638
CAN I PURCHASE TICKETS IN PERSON?
Yes, the booking office opens in Wardle House, College Green in on 24th July 2007.
Opening Hours
10.00am until 5.00 pm Monday to Friday
10.00am until 1.00pm on Saturday
During Festival Week
10.00am until 15 mins before evening performance
1.00pm until 15 mins before evening performance (Sunday)
CAN I EXPECT TO SEE THE PERFORMANCE?
Gloucester Cathedral provides a glorious setting for festival performances, particularly given the raked audience seating that we provide. Clearly, the Cathedral is not a modern concert hall however, and vision is restricted in some areas. Where necessary we have arranged closed circuit television. All 'A' seats have a guaranteed view, as do most 'B' seats. ‘C’, ‘D’ and ‘E’ seats have partially restricted view of the stage (they are side aisle seats) but CCTV is provided. Unreserved ‘F’ seats, do not have a direct view but do have CCTV.
CAN I HAVE A REFUND IF I CHANGE MY MIND?
Unfortunately due to the nature of these types of events tickets cannot be refunded unless a performance is cancelled or abandoned when less than half the performance has taken place.
I HEAR STEWARDSHIPS ARE EXCELLENT VALUE FOR MONEY, WHAT DO THEY OFFER?
Stewards are entitled to the following benefits:
- A discount on overall ticket price
- Priority booking (after Society Stewards) up to April 27th
- Priority booking (after Society Stewards) for the Opening Service
- A reserved seat for each of the main cathedral concerts
- Free admission to rehearsals in the cathedral
- Admission to the Festival Club
Stewardships will be allocated in the order in which applications are received, up to the maximum number available. Names of all Stewards are also printed in the programme book.
Prices (package includes 8 evening concerts, Thursday afternoon orchestral concert and Three Cathedral Choirs concert):
A Stewardship £300 (centre nave)
B Stewardship £275 (front four rows)
C/D Stewardship £200 (side aisles)
We are also offering half stewardships this year for the first time, including all major concerts:
Saturday to Wednesday (5 evening concerts)
Thursday to Saturday (3 evening concerts, afternoon orchestral concert and Three Cathedral Choirs)
A half stewardship: £170
B half stewardship: £155
C/D half stewardship: £120
SHOULD I JOIN THE THREE CHOIRS FESTIVAL SOCIETY?
Benefits include: priority booking, member’s name printed in the festival programme book, a member’s badge, cathedral rehearsal pass and purchase of tickets for the Society’s buffet lunch on Saturday 11th August. Stewards (see above) who are members of the Society will have priority booking over other Festival Stewards up to 5th April. A Society member ordering a Stewardship and/or single tickets for a non-Society member cannot be guaranteed an adjacent seat. Whilst every effort is made to allocate any particular seats that you may request, this cannot be guaranteed.
If you wish to become a Society member, please contact:
Three Choirs Festival Society, 88 Worcester Street, Gloucester GL1 3AS.
AM I ABLE TO ATTEND CATHEDRAL REHEARSALS?
Admission is restricted to those holding a rehearsal pass; in addition to Stewards and Society members, passes are available from the ticket office for senior citizens and bona fide music students only. A rehearsal schedule will be available from the ticket office during festival week.
AM I ABLE TO ATTEND THE OPENING SERVICE?
Tickets for this are free but strictly limited; applications will be processed with ticket orders, subject to availability. You may queue for unreserved seats at the Pilgrim door of the cathedral. Reserved seats not occupied by 10.30am will be offered to those waiting in the queue.
ARE DISABLED VISITORS ABLE TO ATTEND?
We welcome disabled visitors to the festival and will be happy to help with special needs. A separate fact sheet is available on request giving details of access to all venues. It will help us to help you if, when booking tickets, you indicate the nature of your disability and any special requirements you may have.
WILL THE FESTIVAL CLUB BE OPEN THIS YEAR?
Yes, the Festival Club will be open in the King’s School as a meeting place for visitors and performers, with a small entry charge. The Club will provide light refreshments, bar, meals and information, as well as the Festival Shop. As in previous years, we are grateful to the Friends of Gloucester Three Choirs festival for running the club.
