Following the sad death of Humphrey Lyttelton last month, the Lichfield Cathedral event on Friday 11 July will now take the form of a concert to celebrate the life of the great trumpeter and I’m Sorry I Haven’t A Clue chairman. It will feature the current Humphrey Lyttelton Band playing Humph favourites and originals and will include special guests Wally Fawkes and Brian Perkins. More information
Selling fast - avoid disappointment
The Lichfield Festival box office has been busier than ever in the last three weeks, and tickets are selling so fast for some of the events that the house full signs will soon be going up.
Festival director Richard Hawley said: “The Ukulele Orchestra’s appearance at the 2006 festival set the record as our fastest-selling concert ever, so it is no surprise that they are proving just as popular this year.“We are delighted that the public shares our enthusiasm for the great performers we have coming to this year’s Lichfield Festival.”
The 2007 Lichfield Festival has been shortlisted for a prestigious Royal Philharmonic Society award in the 'Concert Series and Festivals' category alongside the RNCM International Cello Festival, Peter Sellars’ New Crowned Hope, and Opera Holland Park. The annual RPS Music Awards are regarded as the UK's most prestigious recognition of achievement for live classical music. Each award reflects the RPS’s stated values of creativity, excellence and understanding. The shortlist was announced on BBC Radio 3 on Thursday 27 March, and the final winners will be announced at an Awards Ceremony in London in May. See www.rpsmusicawards.com
Marin Alsop to open 2008 Festival
Conductor Marin Alsop will bid her final farewell to the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra as their principal conductor at the opening concert of this year’s Lichfield Festival (3-13 July 2008). Already in place at the Baltimore Symphony, Alsop relinquishes her Bournemouth role in May but returns for a final emotional evening in Lichfield Cathedral on 3 July. Russian pianist Alexei Volodin is the soloist in a programme which will include Tchaikovsky, Dvořák and Copland.
Lichfield Festival Chorus
The next meeting will be on the weekend of 19/20 April. If you are still keen to be part of the Chorus but have not yet applied please contact the festival office - see below for details. Singers of all ages have the chance to develop their skills in this specially-formed choir, working with professional musicians of the highest calibre, as part of the 2008 Lichfield Festival' s Confluences project. Email
putting Festival Chorus in the subject line of the email. Telephone 01543 306270 Monday to Thursday, 9.30am-5.30pm. Out of hours, leave a message on this same number.
Confluences is a Lichfield Festival commission in partnership with the Salisbury and Chelsea festivals
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Conductor Marin Alsop will bid her final farewell to the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra as their principal conductor at the opening concert of this year’s Lichfield Festival (3-13 July 2008). Already in place at the Baltimore Symphony, Alsop relinquishes her Bournemouth role in May but returns for a final emotional evening in Lichfield Cathedral on 3 July. Russian pianist Alexei Volodin is the soloist in a programme which will include Tchaikovsky, Dvořák and Copland.