Dartmouth Music Festival

ASTONISHING LINE-UP FOR THIS YEAR’S FESTIVAL!

This is the eleventh year for the Dart Music Festival, now a well established event in the calendar. From its inception the ethos of the Festival has been to provide music to suit all tastes and to have unticketed events wherever feasible to ensure the majority of music is accessible to the majority of visitors. Despite this year’s top line-up this policy is continuing this year. Of course some events have to be ticketed but the Festival, which receives no grants and is run professionally by a voluntary Committee, relies mainly for its funding on donations made to the official collectors who circulate during performances. All contributions as well as programme and merchandise sales go directly to the supporting the cost of the Festival.

This year during the three days of the Festival over eighty events will be taking place in a variety of venues across this ancient town will be jazz, choral, acoustic guitar, blues, opera, big bands, organ recitals, orchestral and a string quartet.

To mention but a few:

Snake Davis – among the top Saxophonists in Britain. Snake will also be giving a (free – retiring collection only) masterclass.

The Eberle String Quartet – Superb musicians playing together since 1993, in Britain and on the continent, well known for the rapport they establish with their audiences - chamber playing of the highest order (Ticketed event)

Amy Carson – one of the stars of Kenneth Branagh’s 2007 of The Magic Flute – will be singing with Devon Baroque, acknowledged as the South West's leading Baroque Orchestra, with a reputation for exuberant and polished performances of music from the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries (ticketed event)

Andrew Millington – Director of Music for Exeter Cathedral
Christopher Gray – about to take up the position of Organist for Truro Cathedral
For the first time in Dartmouth a screen will be installed inside the church so the audience will be able to watch these distinguished organists as they play. (Retiring collection for these two recitals)

Ron Thomas – musical star from Australia, singer/songwriter, acoustic guitar
Chartwell Dutiro - Teacher of Mbira playing, community singing style, dance, percussive polyrhythms and polyphonic singing style; total communal music.
The Digby Fairweather Sextet – top jazz musicians, all soloists in their own right

Carmina – one of the premier folk/celtic groups – their latest cd, ‘My Crescent City’ described by critics as ‘Georgeous, a masterpiece’, and ‘in the top 5 folk discs of 2007’ was launched in 2007

Ola Onabulo - one of the most unique and respected singers in Great Britain over the past decade whose four octave voice and ability to bridge elements of Soul, Jazz and World music have won over critics and created a loyal following

Seth Lakeman – Dartmoor’s own folk singer needs no introduction

Festival Hotline: 01803 833943; Full programme with details of all artists and events £2.50 inc. p& p, available early April: 01803 833943, 01803 834224, or visit www.dartmusicfestival.co.uk

Venue

Dartmouth, Dartmouth

Dates

2008 16 May 2008 - 18 May 2008

* (2008 dates to be confirmed)

Road Directions

From the A38 follow signs to Totnes, Dartmouth is well sign posted from here.

 Facilities

Provider Preferences

• In town/city centre
• Outdoor Event

Parking & Transport

• Car parking