Welcome to the Wymondham Music Festival website. Our aim is to provide you with useful information about the Festival that we hope makes it easier for you to enjoy our events.
Latest News
Programme now out!
We launched the 2012 programme in Wymondham Market Place last Saturday. It’s bigger and brighter than ever, and lists over 90 musical events taking place in or around Wymondham between now and December. That’s a lot of music! There’s so much variety that, whatever your taste, there’ll be something for you.
The programme is now widely available within Wymondham from the library, TIC, shops, pubs and many other outlets. In the next week or two it will also become available throughout South Norfolk. If you can’t find one where you live, drop us a line (via the ‘Contact us’ page) and we’ll pop one in the post to you.
Tickets
Tickets are now on sale for all the WMF ticketed events (11 in all, starting with Norwich Baroque on 9 June). Tickets are available from the Festival Box Office at the Book Fountain in Wharton’s Court or from the Festival Office. More details on our tickets page.
Plans for 2012
We’ve got the usual impressive range of music - from the conventional to the unusual, the dramatic to the simple. Classical, jazz, folk, concerts, recitals, workshop - there’s something for everyone. Some of this year’s highlights include:
- The Demon Barber Roadshow
- Norwich Baroque with Crispian Steele-Perkins
- O Duo - percussion extravaganza
- Eclipse - British early music and dance
- Jazz Piano Legends with Craig Milverton
plus a Gershwin Evening, 1940’s Dance and all our usual favourites including lunch-time recitals, Midsummer Jazz Picnic and Market Place events. All detailed in the printed programme, and shortly on this website.
STOP PRESS!
See the newly published Ticketed Events page for details of our principle events.
About Wymondham Music Festival
Music for everyone . . .
Our annual music festival, founded in 1996, takes place in the lively market town of Wymondham, Norfolk, famous for its glorious Benedictine abbey church, distinctive Market Cross, beautiful river valley and many other visitor attractions.
Throughout the summer . . .
There is a huge range of music on offer - evening concerts, daytime recitals, gigs, workshops, the Midsummer Jazz Picnic down by the river Tiffey, Town Busking Day and lots of other live music in the Market Place and at venues around the town.
Supporting local musicians . . .
Most of our artists live and work in Norfolk. We provide top quality performances from professional musicians, show-case local talent and promote our many excellent music societies.
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2012 dates for your diary...
Programme Launch
- Saturday 5 May - TODAY!
Norwich Baroque
- Saturday 9 June - tickets selling fast!
Festival Fortnight
- Saturday 23 June - Sunday 8 July
Midsummer Jazz Picnic
- Monday 25 June
Some highlights of 2012...
To give you a taster of things to come, here’s a couple of events to whet your appetite:
Norwich Baroque with Crispian Steele-Perkins
Saturday 9 June
Crispian is a world famous trumpeter, renowned for the superb quality of his performances. What a privilege to hear the Abbey ringing with the sounds of natural trumpet played by a master of his art.
Norwich Baroque was formed in 2006 to specialize in original and lively interpretations of music by popular and less well known Baroque composers. They have developed a large and loyal following, and we are delighted to be collaborating with them again for what promises to be another outstanding concert.
O Duo - percussion extravaganza
Saturday 23 June
“Brimming with style and panache” - Daily Telegraph
We don’t often bring acts back but everyone was so bowled over by the verve, élan and artistry of O Duo when they played in the Abbey in 2005, that we couldn’t resist a repeat visit!
O Duo’s repertoire is an invigorating mix of popular classics and accessible contemporary music played on tuned percussion instruments (marimbas, vibraphone) and a huge array of traditional percussion. The concert will include music by Albeniz, Bach, Chopin and Paul Desmond. Come along and find out why why we wanted them back!
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