The nine day cultural feast promises to be as fresh and inviting as ever, offering a variety of styles from early music, jazz and folk, to classical and contemporary music, poetry and art.
A piece has been commissioned from Matthew Taylor, to be played by the Allegri Quartet and composers including George Benjamin, Ian Venables, James Francis Brown, Cecilia McDowall, Francis Pott and Rolf Hind will be attending to hear their works performed.
Early Music will open and close the festival with the glorious a cappella sound of the Binchois Consort, in the unique setting of Little Missenden's Saxon-cum-Norman Church, performing early renaissance masses
and other sacred works from Northern Europe, including great but little-heard composers like Obrecht and Agricola.
Rising stars include cellist Gemma Rosefield and pianist Nicola Eimer,
plus young fiddle and melodeon folk duo Emily and Hazel Askew, while
legendary jazz vocalist, Norma Winstone sings with her acclaimed
new trio.
Children can make music in interactive workshops and take part in
a Ted Hughes celebration.
The festival is being held from October 10-19.
www.little-missenden.org for details.
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