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Reflections on Bledington Music Festival 2008

Another deluge hit Bledington on the first day of the
Festival this year.

Some determined concert-goers donned wellies to wade through the flash floods to get to the Church to hear Jessica Hayes, cello and Christopher White, piano. They were not disappointed.

The village returned to normal on Wednesday 4th and children from Bledington, Stow on the Wold and Kingham Primary schools were thrilled by a short concert from the clarinettist Sarah Williamson accompanied on the piano by Catherine Milledge. In the evening a disappointingly less than capacity audience gave them a standing ovation after an uplifting and dynamic performance which left everyone in no doubt about the capabilities of the clarinet in the hands of an expert.

The final day brought Kiev to Bledington. Sasha Grynyuk, recent winner of the Guildhall School of Music Gold medal, performed and chatted to the school children in the afternoon and then gave a stunning performance in the evening and received another standing ovation from an appreciative large audience. An eventful 2008 event came to a fitting climax with the promise of more high quality music planned for 2009. Watch this space!

Bonhams Valuation Day at Bledington Village Hall
November 7th 2008

Simon Davies, the Senior Valuer for Bonhams Auctioneers and Valuers (Banbury, Oxfordshire) will be at Bledington village hall on Friday 7th November from 10am to 3pm. We also hope to have a musical instrument specialist from Bonhams Music Department in London.  Valuations cost £2 per item. 

Refreshments will be available.