General public booking for the 2017 Ryedale Festival opens on Monday 22^nd May. The Festival runs from 14 to 30 July.

This year, alongside the customary high-class classical music from leading musicians, there will be jazz (“Benny Goodman at the Carnegie Hall” recreated in the Milton Rooms!), talks by Lucy Worsley, Terry Waite and Simon Callow, and music workshops, including one led by the outstanding Scottish folk duo Catriona Mackay and Chris Stout.

The Festival gets fully underway on Friday 14^th July with the Gala Opening Concert at 5.30pm down the road in Hovingham Hall. The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment play four of Bach’s Brandenburg concertos  

Slingsby’s All Saints Church once again hosts a Late-night candlelit concert. (It’s mostly Mozart, at 9.45pm on Wednesday 26 July) See the evening’s programme below.

There must be something for everyone among this year’s 57 events. For full details of all events and how to book, visit the Festival website: http://www.ryedalefestival.com

 Box office 01751 475777 (Mon 9.30-3.30, Tues-Fri 9.30-2.00, Sat 9.30-12noon).

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Ryedale Festival: Late-night Candlelit Mozart

All Saints’ Church Slingsby, Wednesday 26 July 9.45pm

Maria Włoszczowska (violin)
Matthew Huber (cello)
Amy Harman (bassoon)
Alasdair Beatson (piano)

Mozart – Violin Sonata in E minor (K.304)
Mozart – Sonata for bassoon and cello in B flat major (K.292)
Beethoven – Variations on a theme from Mozart’s Magic Flute
Mozart – Piano Trio in B flat major (K.502)

The Ryedale Festival returns to Slingsby after last year’s sell-out, this time bringing us leading instrumentalists playing Mozart in different moods: a violin sonata with a melancholy air, the playful and lyrical sonata for bassoon and cello, and an extrovert piano trio overflowing with ideas. This late-night concert also features Beethoven’s homage to a genius: an irresistible set of variations on a famous theme from Mozart’s Magic Flute.

Monday 8 May, 7.30pm, Slingsby Village Hall

This is a reminder that the Annual Parish Assembly, to which all residents of the parish are invited, will be held this Monday evening, starting at 7.30pm. 

AGENDA

1. Apologies for Absence
2. Approval of the Minutes of the last meeting held on 25^th April 2016
3. Matters Arising
4. Report from the Chairman on work undertaken throughout the year
5. Section 106 Funding Update – Gary Housden, Ryedale District Council
6. North Yorkshire Police Rural Crime Team Officer
7. Open Forum

Residents views are important to the Parish Council as it strives to represent your interests and to make this area a better place to live and work. Please come along to tell us what you want for your area and help shape what happens in your community.

Note that “Section 106 Funding” relates to funding due to the community from the Cavendish Vale developers.

Re item 2: the minutes of last year’s Annual Parish Assembly can be found by following the link to this website’s Parish Council and Community page.

The Parish Plan team have sent us the update of the Parish Plan. The new document builds on the original plan of 2010, and is largely based on the results of a detailed questionnaire completed by residents. It also incorporates more recent feedback and comments from village groups.

The principal part is a new Action Plan to take us to 2020.

The document (in pdf form) can be read here: Parish Plan.

 

The Ryedale Festival 2017 summer programme has now been published and we are delighted to report that the Festival has chosen to return to Slingsby in July.

On Wednesday 26 July, Slingsby’s All Saints’ Church will be the venue for a late-night candlelit Mozart concert. The works will include your website editor’s favourite Mozart violin sonata (K.304 in E minor) and the Piano Trio in B flat major (K.502).

Priority booking is now underway for Members and (from 8 to 20 May) Friends. General booking will open on 22 May.

For full details of all events as well as information on how to become a Member or Friend, please visit the Ryedale Festival website: www.ryedalefestival.com

Friday 21 April 7.30 pm, St Peter’s Church, Langton Road, Norton

The Busch Piano Trio play Haydn, Mendelssohn and Dvořák.

“effortless musicianship and unity of thought and attack” – The Times

Saturday 22 April 7.30 pm, St Martin-on-the-Hill, Scarborough

Conducted by Harry Christophers, The Sixteen, one of the world’s great vocal ensembles, sing a programme deeply rooted in the great tradition of British Choral music.

“spine-chillingly radiant from first to last” – The Times

For tickets for these two concerts (from £17) contact the Festival Box Office: 01751 475777, email [email protected]

The full programme brochure for the summer festival (14-30 July) will be revealed and distributed at St Peter’s in Norton on Friday evening.

Has Slingsby been chosen as a Ryedale Festival venue this year? We must wait to find out, but there are grounds for cautious optimism.

We at the Slingsby Village website hope to give you the answer during the coming weekend.