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Malcolm Arnold Festival - a day of live music for all the family!
Celebrated cellist Julian Lloyd Webber launches a day of live performances from 11:00am honouring the music of Sir Malcolm Arnold at Cripps Hall (School for Boys) and St Matthew’s Church in the composer’s hometown of Northampton.
CRIPPS HALL, NORTHAMPTON SCHOOL FOR BOYS
The Malcolm Arnold Festival, a community-focused annual celebration, showcases the composer’s sparkling chamber, brass and orchestral music performed by ensembles including the Northampton Symphony Orchestra, Albion Orchestra and Towcester Studio Band amongst a roster of guest artists and rising stars from the premier international music academies and conservatoires. Enjoy all the day’s events with an affordable Day Ticket offering low-cost entrance, with free admission for students and those under 18.
ST JAMES’S CHURCH, NORTHAMPTON
The evening’s Gala Concert at 7:30pm features the Northampton Symphony Orchestra playing works by Malcolm Arnold, Ruth Gipps and Shostakovich is hosted at St Matthew’s Church. Tickets for this concert are priced separately. Find full details on the website.
FESTIVAL CONTINUES WITH FREE-TO-VIEW LIVE-STREAM
The Malcolm Arnold Festival continues online with a free-to-view live stream on Sunday 1st November presenting an additional programme themed around the composer’s music of 1956 and a discovery of his piano repertoire. The live-stream can be accessed from the website.
CRIPPS HALL, NORTHAMPTON SCHOOL FOR BOYS
The Malcolm Arnold Festival, a community-focused annual celebration, showcases the composer’s sparkling chamber, brass and orchestral music performed by ensembles including the Northampton Symphony Orchestra, Albion Orchestra and Towcester Studio Band amongst a roster of guest artists and rising stars from the premier international music academies and conservatoires. Enjoy all the day’s events with an affordable Day Ticket offering low-cost entrance, with free admission for students and those under 18.
ST JAMES’S CHURCH, NORTHAMPTON
The evening’s Gala Concert at 7:30pm features the Northampton Symphony Orchestra playing works by Malcolm Arnold, Ruth Gipps and Shostakovich is hosted at St Matthew’s Church. Tickets for this concert are priced separately. Find full details on the website.
FESTIVAL CONTINUES WITH FREE-TO-VIEW LIVE-STREAM
The Malcolm Arnold Festival continues online with a free-to-view live stream on Sunday 1st November presenting an additional programme themed around the composer’s music of 1956 and a discovery of his piano repertoire. The live-stream can be accessed from the website.
Saturday 24 October
Cripps Hall, Northampton School for Boys, Billing Road, Northampton, Northamptonshire NN1 5RT
- DAY TICKETCripps Hall, Northampton NN1 5RT
£18.00, Under 18s / Student FREE
- GALA CONCERT
Saint Matthew's Church, Northampton NN1 4RY
£15.00, Concession £12.00, Under 18s £5.00
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