Tag: Ryedale Festival

Two weeks of outstanding music-making draw to a close this afternoon, with two performances of the same programme at 3pm and 6pm in Hovingham Hall. The main work is Schubert’s celebrated Octet.

We’ve enjoyed concerts at places like Duncombe Park, Birdsall House and Ampleforth Abbey, and welcomed the likes of Kathryn Tickell, the BBC Big Band, the renowned Albion String quartet and guitarist Miloš, to name but a few. African crossover band Sirocco in the Milton Rooms was a blast.

All good things must come to an end, but you have a final chance to feel the Festival effect. There is still plenty of availability for the 3pm performance today at Hovingham Hall. Details and how to book here: ryedalefestival.com or contact the box office on 01751 475888 or email [email protected].

Where in July can you find Kathryn Tickell, guitarist Miloš, Poet Laureate Simon Armitage, the BBC Big Band, the pure joy and energy of Sirocco, Jess Gillam plus a feast of classical music? Here, of course, when the Ryedale Festival celebrates its 40 years with the return of live, in-person music-making.

The Festival has been working tirelessly to ensure audiences can return in safety to familiar venues throughout Ryedale.

Tickets go on sale to the general public on Monday 28 June at 10am (Friends can book from Friday 25 June).

The 37 events run from Saturday 17 July to Saturday 31 July.

Full details can be found on the Ryedale Festival website

Spring will be a little late this year? True in so many ways….

As the Ryedale Festival nears the end of its online Spring series, it returns to the Helmsley Arts Centre this evening. Streaming from 9pm we can enjoy the Immy Churchill Trio who will celebrate the arrival of Spring with a late-night session of jazz standards from the Great American Songbook and elsewhere. The Festival invited all performers to reflect themes of nature, optimism and spring in their playlist.

The Online Festival concludes tomorrow with an outstanding programme of popular works played by the London Mozart Players in Castle Howard’s Long Gallery.

Go to https://ryedalefestival.com/ryestream to enjoy these events free. Donations are very welcome.

It’s not too late to take a look at this Christmas gift from the Ryedale Festival. The free-to-view programme includes readings from Miriam Margolyes and Ian McMillan, and singing from the Ryedale Festival Consort. It should remain available for a couple more weeks.

Pour yourself a glass of something nice and cosy up for a wonderful programme of seasonal music and readings from Pickering’s beautiful parish church. 

There’s a lot more music from the Ryedale Festival here: RyeStream | The Ryedale Festival