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A DATE FOR YOUR DIARY . . . .

Ryedale Festival 2012

Friday 13th July  -  Sunday 29th July

Full details of the 2012 Ryedale Festival programme will be available at the end of April and will be announced initially at the Festival Launch Concert on 13th April  -  Thereafter it will appear on this site.

In the meantime, keep an eye on our news section for further information and details of other events.

Twelth Night Concert

The
BENYOUNES QUARTET

performed

in a 12th night
concert

at

St. Michaels Church,

Malton.

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A Look at the 2011 Festival

THE 2011 RYEDALE FESTIVAL ‘ANIMAL KINGDOM’ was a great success - many of the events being sold out with people eager to find tickets. Here we take a look back at the concerts and happenings that audiences have enjoyed throughout the fortnight.

The Festival got away to a happy start with over 100 local primary school children being joined by a professional orchestra and conducted by Iain Farrington – soon to go onto conducting his brilliant orchestration for  The Cunning Vixen  the following day.     The Festival Chairman Robin Andrews was the narrator for Peter and the Wolf and a former Chairman, Martin Vander Weyer read the poetry accompanying Iain Farrington’s Animal Parade.  An enthusiastic performance of the Flanders and Swan classic  Hippopotamus song had the audience singing along !
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Final Gala Concert - Northern Sinfonia, Bradley Creswick, director - at Hovingham Hall

Click here to see the 2011 RYEDALE FESTIVAL PROGRAMME

Visit our Gallery to see photographs of the 2011 Festival

Some of the artists in the 2011 Ryedale Festival

Now in its 30th year, Yorkshire Bach Choir has been regarded for some time as one of the UK’s leading chamber choirs, specialising in performing renaissance, baroque and classical music.  The Yorkshire Baroque Soloists (YBS) was formed in 1973 by Peter Seymour to perform a repertoire from the 17th and 18th centuries for forces ranging from chamber to orchestral size. The group has performed and recorded in most European countries and forms the basis of the Baroque and Classical parts of York Early Music Festival.

Joan Rodgers is one of Britain's best loved singers, and is equally established in opera, concert, and as a recitalist. She has received international praise for her interpretations of songs and operas.

 

The Elias String Quartet take their name from Mendelssohn's oratorio, Elijah (Elias in its German form) and have quickly established themselves as one of the most intense and vibrant quartets of their generatio

The Paul Trippett Jazz Quintet:  Jessica Berry Vocalist

Sang a light-hearted and nostalgic celebration of composer Harold Arlen, including hits such a 'It's Only a Paper Moon', 'That Old Black Magic', 'Stormy Weather' and lots more .  Formed during their time at the Royal Academy of Music, the Paul Trippett Quartet play a broad range of creative jazz styles. Hear them here !

Sir Thomas Boaz Allen, is an internationally renowned English operatic baritone.   He is widely admired in the opera world for his beautiful voice, his versatility in repertoire, and his prowess as an actor - leading many to regard him as one of the world's best lyric baritones.

Julian Bliss, the clarinet prodigy, was the artist in residence at the Ryedale Festival.
Julian started playing clarinet at the age of four and graduated with a Postgraduate Artist's Diploma when he was all of twelve !  Now established on the international concert scene Julian Bliss has appeared in festivals and major events in many countries. In 2007 he was asked to design a range of affordable clarinets and the result is the Bliss range.
He has just finished recording a CD with the Ryedale Festival's Artistic Director, Christopher Glynn.

Dame Emma Kirkby, whose crystal-clear voice has won her the respect and admiration of classical music fans from around the globe, will be one of the artists performing in the 2011 Ryedale Festival. She will be accompnied by David Miller. The performance takes place in the beautiful church at Sledmere House and is part of a double concert (with Ensemble 360) where concert-goers swap between the venues of the church and Sledmere House - each concert being performed twice.

 

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