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Festival 2012 bookings are now being taken!

For information on how to book please see the instructions after your chosen concert on the festival page. We are expecting the World Premiere performance on the first night to be very popular – so make sure you book early.

Posted 21.11.11

Bonhams Valuation Day - Bledington Village Hall
Friday 9th March 2012 - 10am to 3pm

Our next Valuation Day on 9th March 2012 will see the return of popular picture specialist Lizzie Hill, she will be accompanied by Simon Davies the Senior Valuer for Bonhams Auctioneers and Valuers and also an expert in books. We look forward to seeing you there.  Valuations cost £2 per item. 

Refreshments will be available.

See you there!

Posted 21.11.11

Festival 2012 information an confirmation of the World Premiere performance

We have just posted details for this year's three concerts on our festival information page.
As promised, the first day will also feature the World Premiere of 'De Profundis' by Elena Firsova – we hope you are as excited about it as we are!

Posted 28.10.11

Bledington Music Festival 2011 Festival was a great success...

It's all over but it was the most successful Festival as far as attendance is concerned – an average of 100 people each night. They came from far and wide – Trinidad and Tobago, Georgia, USA, London, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Auckland, New Zealand as well as London, Oxford, Charlbury, Northants, Lambourne, Bledington and elsewhere.

Our talented performers travelled from Liverpool, Norfolk and London as well as Witney and Stonehouse, and they certainly seemed to enjoy the whole experience as much as the audiences.  Eleanor Turner from 4 Girls 4 Harps remarked that is was "the best hospitality ever!".  We are always happy to extend a warm welcome to Bledington.

Our thanks go to all who attended and all who helped in any way whether giving hospitality to the artists, making canapés for the audiences, serving the audiences - some of whom can be seen above during the interval - or selling programmes or taking photographs.

The performances for the school were outstanding this year, two of them in the school and one in the church. They resulted in children persuading their parents to come in the evening or to sneak into the porch to listen! The value of these mini concerts and music workshops cannot be under estimated. We are grateful to the musicians for giving this time as part of their day in Bledington. The musicians themselves always comment on how welcome they are made to feel in the village.

Photos: top to bottom: Carducci String Quartet, the Katona Twins, Sarah Williamson and Rodney Beacham with 4 Girls 4 Harps.

Please note the 2012 Festival will be a week later than usual owing to the altered Spring Bank Holiday for HM Queen's Diamond Jubilee celebrations.  Performances will be held on June 12th, 13th and 14th 2012.

Posted 11.7.11