Landscapes of Mexico Morgan Szymanski will be representing Mexico at the Jose Mara Velasco exhibition A View of Mexico at the National Gallery in London to mark 200 years of Diplomatic relations between the UK and Mexico. Velascos paintings of Mexican landscapes include images of the pyramids of Teotihuacan, the two volcanoes of the valley of Mexico, Lake Chalco, Mexico City as well as flora and fauna. Relating closely to Velascos landscapes and studies Morgan will perform music by Mexican composers Manuel M. Ponce and Julio Csar Oliva . Olivas Danzones and Mexican Sketches (dedicated to Morgan), are to be interspersed with Ponces arrangements of Mexican folk songs to make a thoroughly charming concert. morganszymanski.co.uk [http://morganszymanski.co.uk] Kindly sponsored by John and Jenny Makepeace GENERAL PUBLIC BOOKING OPENS 7 APRIL 2025 For PriorityTickets and to support the Festival please consider Becoming a Sponsor or Donor [https://www.beaminsterfestival.com/donors-sponsors] or Becoming a Friend [https://www.beaminsterfestival.com/friends]

Ten years after winning the BBC Young Musician and making his Beaminster Festival debut, Martin James Bartlett returns having firmly established himself on the international circuit. He is delighted to present a spectacular Four Hands programme with his great friend and equally talented colleague, Kazak pianistDina Duisen. Programme: Bach/Kurtag Sonatina for fours hands from Actus Tragicus BWV 106 Bach/Duck Sheep May Safely Graze for four hands from Hunting Cantata BWV 208 Rameau Suite in A minor (RCT 5) Gavotte et six doubles Schubert Impromptu in B flat major, D 925, 3 Mozart Sonata for four hands in D major, K.381 Schubert Fantasie in F minor, D.940 Chopin Fantasie - Impromptu in C sharp minor, op.66, 4 Ginastera Danzas Argentinas, op.2 Debussy Petite Suite for four hands Martin James Bartlett brought maximum feeling to the music and played with astonishing delicacy and punch. Daily Telegraph She throws off the more bravura pieces without ever losing sight of musicality and style. Robert Hugill martinjamesbartlett.co.uk [https://www.martinjamesbartlett.co.uk/] dinaduisen.com [https://www.dinaduisen.com/] KIndly sponsored by Arnold and Katie Shipp Tickets for the General Public are available from 7 April. For Priority Tickets and to support the Festival please consider Becoming a Sponsor or Donor [https://www.beaminsterfestival.com/donors-sponsors/] orBecoming a Friend [https://www.beaminsterfestival.com/friends]

The Fairey Band are an institution in Beaminster having been visiting for over 40 years. With its blend of virtuosic and technically brilliant brass playing, featuring popular marches, show tunes and old favorites and introduced by an irrepressible compre, it is sure to put a smile on your face. KIndly sponsored by Margaret and Tony Greenham BEM, NIgel and Elizabeth Carter, Marcus and Phyllis Chambers, P.H.Hardwill Ltd, H.C.Lewis&Co. Ltd, Sue Robinson, Michael and Giustina Ryan, A.J.Wakely&Sons, Christine Wood Tickets are available to the General Public from April 7th and for this concert only, tickets are also available at Yarn Barton Centre, Fleet Street, Beaminster. For Priority Tickets and to support the Festival please considerBecoming a Sponsor or Donor [https://www.beaminsterfestival.com/donors-sponsors/] orBecoming a Friend [https://www.beaminsterfestival.com/friends]

Founded and directed by Freddie Crowley, Corvus Consort is a UK-based vocal ensemble comprising some of the countrys most talented young professional singers. Corvus refreshing combination of musical excellence, passionate performance and unstuffy presentation makes them hugely popular with audiences up and down the country. The Corvus Consort and the Ferio Saxophone Quartet join to create magical, haunting sounds, revoicing sacred music you know and love, including the Miserere by Allegri, Bachs Jesu Joy of Mans Desiring and Brandenburg Concerto No. 3. A very special concert not to be missed, that will make the most of the fabulous acoustic of St Marys Church. A bold and fascinating recording ... the Corvus Consort joins forces with the Ferio Saxophone Quartet to re-imagine compositions old and new to dazzling effect. Tortoise Media, Matthew dAncona (about their album Revoiced) corvusconsort.co.uk feriosax.co.uk KIndly sponsored by George and Carol Eyre Tickets for the General Public will go on sale 7 April 2025. For Priority Booking and to support the Festival clickBecome a Sponsor or Donor [https://www.beaminsterfestival.com/donors-sponsors/] orBecome a Friend [https://www.beaminsterfestival.com/friends/]

Join us for a musical and storytelling exploration of the relationships and fascinating encounters between the genius that was George Gershwin and his contemporaries. Associate Artists Lizzie Ball and James Pearson (Artistic Director at Ronnie Scotts) take you on a journey through the musical and personal encounters of some of the great musicians and composers of the 20th Century era, focusing on Gershwin as the central connecting figure. Alongside engaging anecdotes in the duos inimitable and acclaimed style, the programme will feature sensational versions of Gershwin classics including The Man I Love and numbers from Porgy & Bess alongside works from the Great American Songbook and a typically stunning James Pearson arrangement of highlights from Bernsteins West Side Story. Tickets for the General Public go on sale on 7 April. For Priority Tickets and to support the Festival please consider Becoming a Sponsor or Donor [https://www.beaminsterfestival.com/donors-sponsors/] orBecoming a Friend [https://www.beaminsterfestival.com/friends/] www.lizzieball.com www.jamespearsonmusic.com KIndly sponsored by Carol Dixon and Murray Rose (In memory of our dear friend Elaine Hendrickson)

We are thrilled to welcome back one of the most exciting British cellists of his generation, Guy Johnston, particularly now that he has made his home at Minterne! Tom Poster, pianist and co-founder of the immensely successful Kaleidoscope Collective, will join Guy in a stunningly virtuosic and immensely musical concert. Programme Bach Viola da gamba Sonata No. 2 in D major BWV 1028 Saint-Saens Cello Sonata No 1 in C minor, Op. 32 Interval Martinu Cello Sonata No 2 H.286 Martin Beethoven Cello Sonata No.3 in A major, Op.69 Guy Johnston gave a lucid performance that was coloured equally with passion and intensity The Strad Tom Poster - mercurially brilliant The Strad guy-johnston.com [https://guy-johnston.com/] tomposter.co.uk [https://www.tomposter.co.uk/] KIndly sponsored by Peter and Maggie Brook, Lord and Lady Harmsworth, Ailsa Frew Tickets for the General Public go on sale on 7 April 2025. For Priority Booking and to support the Festival please consider Becoming a Sponsor or Donor [https://www.beaminsterfestival.com/donors-sponsors/] orBecoming a Friend [https://www.beaminsterfestival.com/friends/]

Steve Knightley is a multi-award-winning singer-songwriter and musician, best known as a founding member of the folk/acoustic band Show of Hands. He hails from the West Country and even had a spell teaching at Beaminster School! He is renowned for crafting songs deeply rooted in geographical places, merging historical folk influences with contemporary themes. This event features songs from the critically acclaimedWinter Yardsalbum, described as a deeply atmospheric journey (Spiral Earth) and a must-have for anyone seeking unforgettable music (Here Comes the Song). Alongside these new favourites, Steve Knightley will revisit and reimagine some of his most iconic songs in a completely fresh performance. A craftsman at the peak of his powers Tony Hall, former BBC Director General steveknightley.com [https://steveknightley.com/] Kindly sponsored by George and Carol Eyre Tickets for General Public are on sale from 7 April. For Priority Ticketsplease consider Becoming a Sponsor or Donor [https://www.beaminsterfestival.com/donors-sponsors/] orBecoming a Friend [https://www.beaminsterfestival.com/friends/]

The Gildas Quartet, praised for their energy, verve and refreshing approach have performed to critical acclaim at major venues including the Bridgewater Hall, Purcell Room, Wigmore Hall and live on BBC Radio 3. Their bold and explorative approach to performance has been recognised by the International Franz Schubert and Modern Music Competition, Graz, where they won first prize in the Audience Engagement Award 2018. Following the invigorating Strum and the universally beloved Rasumovsky quartet, the iconic Shostakovich Quartet No 8 will be performed from memory. After the main concert there will be a short performance by local string players who have been working with the Quartet. You are welcome to stay and support them. Montgomery Strum BeethovenString Quartet No. 9 in C major, Op. 59, No. 3 Shostakovich String Quartet No. 8 in C minor, Op. 110 Stunning piece, exquisite playing, beautiful video. Were running out of superlatives! The Strad KIndly sponsored by Sally Mallinson and Philip Crawford Programme Montgomery Strum Beethoven String Quartet No. 9 in C major, Op. 59, No. 3 Rasumovsky Shostakovich String Quartet No. 8 in C minor, Op. 110 Stunning piece, exquisite playing, beautiful video. Were running out of superlatives! The Strad KIndly sponsored by Sally Mallinson, Philip Crawford

Katherine Dienes-Williams is a New Zealand-born organist, conductor and composer. She is currently Organist and Master of the Choristers at Guildford Cathedral and is the first woman to hold the most senior musical post in a Church of England cathedral. In May 2022 she was appointed the first ever female President of the Cathedral Organists Association. Katherine presents an interestingand exciting programme which will certainly put the Skrabel organ through its paces. PROGRAMME Prelude and Fugue in E flat major BWV 552 - Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750) Communion - Blanche Rozan (fl. 20th century) Insektarium - Andreas Willscher (b. 1955) (a suite for organ in twelve movements) In paradisum - Ghislaine Reece-Trapp (b. 1992) Rubrics - Dan Locklair (b. 1949) (a suite for organ in five movements) Doors open and coffee served at 10.30am Pre Coffee Concert 10.45am by Clarinet Choir Katherine Dienes-Williams [https://www.guildford-cathedral.org/music/organists/organist] Tickets for the General Public will be available from 7 April. For Priority Tickets and to support the Festival please consider Becoming a Sponsor or Donor [https://www.beaminsterfestival.com/donors-sponsors] orBecoming a Friend [https://www.beaminsterfestival.com/friends] GENERAL PUBLIC BOOKING OPENS 7 APRIL 2025

16 strings, 8 dancing feet and 4 voices with 1 aim: to make classical music wickedly funny and fantastically exhilarating. Graffiti Classics bursts the boundaries of the traditional String Quartet with its hilarious all-singing, all-dancing musical comedy show. If you have a friend who is wary of classical music, bring them along to this event. It will be sure to inspire them! They had the audience falling off their seats with laughter Western Gazette Graffiti Classics [https://www.graffiticlassics.com/] Tickets for the General Public will be available from 7 April. For Priority Tickets and to support the Festival please consider clicking Become a Sponsor or Donor [https://www.beaminsterfestival.com/donors-sponsors] orBecome a Friend [https://www.beaminsterfestival.com/friends] GENERAL PUBLIC BOOKING OPENS 7 APRIL 2025

Please note - the time ofthis event may change to 5.30 pm. we are waiting to hear. Please do not book until this is clarified. We will publish the time asap Tickets will be available on the door so do not worry about booking until we know the time. (as at 3 april 5.15pm) Alan Edwards is the godfather of modern music PR, whose stellar list of clients has ranged over the years from David Bowie to Amy Winehouse via the Rolling Stones, Blondie, Prince and the Spice Girls and, outside of music, David Beckham and Naomi Campbell now he tells his story. A beautiful, warm, jaw-dropping, once-in-a-lifetime, lifting-the-stone guide to a secret worldI loved it. - Tony Parson GENERAL PUBLIC BOOKING OPENS 7 APRIL 2025 For Priority Booking and to support the Festival please consider Becoming a Sponsor or Donor

Powerful, timely, lyrical and intimate. Undefeatable is one mans journey to the heart of Ukraine from outsider to inside; a tour de force of the personal and political, offering compelling insights into the history of Russias vicious war and its cultural and emotional impacts on Ukraine and her people. A classic in the making and the perfect introduction to what is happening in Ukraine now, from someone who is on the ground and at the front line. This is the account we've been starved of: an insight into Ukraine from an authoritative British writer who has skin in the countrys game [] A shimmering Black Sea tapestry Nicholas Shakespeare GENERAL PUBLIC BOOKING OPENS 7 APRIL 2025 For Priority Booking and to support the Festival please consider Becoming a Sponsor or Donor [https://www.beaminsterfestival.com/donors-sponsors/] or Becoming a Friend [https://www.beaminsterfestival.com/friends/]

A few years ago Lally Snow moved to a Dorset village with her husband and three small children, having spent over a decade as a war photographer, foreign correspondent and film maker living in Kabul. She covered the conflict there as well as other wars from Gaza to Eastern Ukraine, and Iraq. This is a heart-warming, wry and at times tearful account of Lally's travails as a mother and novice allotment holder, counterpointing horticultural progress with the perils of parenting. Along the way she reflects on the drudgery of English rural domesticity after a professional life chasing war and adventure, the history of the allotment since Saxon times, and the wonderful moment when gardening becomes fun rather than just feeding a family. An acute eye and a lightness of touch ensures that this is never anything other than truly engrossing The Field lalagesnow.co.uk GENERAL PUBLIC BOOKING OPENS 7 APRIL 2025 For Priority Booking and to support the Festival please consider Becoming a Sponsor or Donor [https://www.beaminsterfestival.com/donors-sponsors/] or Becoming a Friend [https://www.beaminsterfestival.com/friends/]

Local author and Maritime expert and enthusiast, Trevor Ware, brings to life this fascinating story of Sir William Edward Parry who pioneered Arctic exploration, led a memorable, albeit unsuccessful, expedition to reach the North Pole; reformed and improved the operations of the Hydrographers Office, and oversaw the difficult transition from sail to steam power in British warships. GENERAL PUBLIC BOOKING OPENS 7 APRIL 2025 For Priority Booking and to support the Festival please consider Becoming a Sponsor or Donor [https://www.beaminsterfestival.com/donors-sponsors/] or Becoming a Friend [https://www.beaminsterfestival.com/friends/]

The University Music-Bournemouth-Chamber Choir has gathered an enviable reputation and regularly sings in prestigious venues such as Salisbury and Winchester Cathedrals, Christchurch Priory and St. Peters Church, Bournemouth, as well as in concert venues on their own campuses. In April 2025 they sing Choral Evensong in Londons St Pauls Cathedral. They will be joined by some Friends from associated choirs. The Evensong will be followed by a short recital. Director of Music - Ian Davis Organist - Peter Nardone Officiant - Re. Canon David Baldwin, Team Rector, The Beaminster Area Team Freebut must be booked Cash or card donations appreciated Tickets for the General Public will go on sale 7 April 2025. For Priority Booking and to support the Festival click Become a Sponsor or Donor [https://www.beaminsterfestival.com/donors-sponsors/] orBecome a Friend [https://www.beaminsterfestival.com/friends/]

Exciting young Oboist, Ewan Millar, who won the 2020 BBC Young Musician Woodwind Final joins his long-time collaborative pianist Tomos Boyles in a recital ranging from flamboyant virtuosity to delicate charm via the wonderful spiritual, Deep River. PROGRAMME J.S. Bach Violin Sonata No.3 In C Major, Mvmt.4 - Allegro Assai Dranishnikova Poem Kalliwoda Morceau De Salon Coleridge-Taylor Deep River Poulenc Oboe Sonata Schumann Adagio And Allegro Exemplary, richly shaded account The Guardian Ewan MIllar Oboe [https://ewanmillaroboe.com/] Kindly sponsored by Mr and Mrs Andrew Carless, Mary Treacher, Symonds and Sampson Kindly Supported by Countess of Munster Trust Doors open and coffee served at 10.30am Pre Coffee Concert 10.45am by Mountjoy School Tickets for the General Public will be available from 7 April. For Priority Tickets and to supprt the Festival please consider clicking Become a Sponsor or Donor [https://www.beaminsterfestival.com/donors-sponsors] orBecome a Friend [https://www.beaminsterfestival.com/friends] GENERAL PUBLIC BOOKING OPENS 7 APRIL 2025

In this remarkable novel, Daisy Goodwin brings to life a woman whose extraordinary talent, unremitting drive and natural chic made her a legend. But it was only in confronting the heartbreak of losing the man she loved that Maria Callas found her true voice. Daisy returns to Beaminster for a third time- always an entertaining speaker, she is in conversation with Jo Willett. There is a rumour that there may be a special appearance by Maria herself.... GENERAL PUBLIC BOOKING OPENS 7 APRIL 2025 For Priority Booking and to support the Festival please consider Becoming a Sponsor or Donor [https://www.beaminsterfestival.com/donors-sponsors/] or Becoming a Friend [https://www.beaminsterfestival.com/friends/]

Spend an inspiring afternoon with members the Gildas Quartet @gildasquartet.com Programme either detailed work on a string quartet or a string orchestra piece depending on the applicants and instruments offered. You will have specialist sectionals if possible and then join together. The Gildas Quartet will be playing at the Beaminster Festival (Montgomery and Beethoven, and Shostakovich from memory) on Monday 30 June, 7pm. Workshop participants are invited to share their results with their friends and family after the Monday evening concert, so about 8.45pm. NB this post is for Workshop only 55 For combined Workshop and Concert 75Combined Workshop and Concert [https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/beaminster-festival/t-eanrgyy] Please book carefully EITHER Workshoponly on Sunday 29 June 2-5pm 55 OR Workshop on Sunday combinedwith Gildas Concert on Monday 30 June 7pm. 23 seats will be reserved for you. 75

Born out of a love of chamber music, Meliora Collective strives to celebrate the shared joy of music making, both with audiences and amongst themselves. Founding members, Meera and Steph dreamt up this ensemble in the midst of the pandemic, following many years of friendship and a long-held desire to launch a flexi ensemble of this nature. The versatility afforded by this set-up allows for intriguing programming, spanning a range of styles and incorporating concert favourites alongside less familiar but equally enchanting repertoire. Meliora Collective enjoys presenting highly inventive arrangements, ranging from Mendelssohn to Tchaikovsky. This year, they received an award from the Oleg Prokofiev Trust, as well as an RVW Trust award to fund a new commission by award-winning composer, Rafael Marino Arcaro. Programme Ravelarr. Paul Dean Tombeau de Couperin Dvokarr. Meliora Collective Slavonic Dances, Op. 46 - No. 3 & No. 8 Dominique Le Gendrearr. Ola Akindipe Overture to Jab Molassie Mendelssohnarr. Joel Roberts Symphony No. 3 - The Scottish Symphony . it was difficult to believe that we were not listening to a full symphony orchestra Clitheroe Concert Society melioracollective [https://melioracollective.co.uk/] Kindly sponsored by The Friends of Beaminster Festival Tickets for the General Public are available from 7 April. For Priority Tickets and to support the Festival please consider Becoming a Sponsor or Donor [https://www.beaminsterfestival.com/donors-sponsors] orBecoming a Friend [https://www.beaminsterfestival.com/friends]

Spend an inspiring afternoon making music with members of the Gildas Quartet. The programme will either be detailed work on a string quartet or a string orchestra piece depending on the applicants and instruments offered. You will have specialist sectionals if possible and then join together. The Gildas Quartet will be playing at the Beaminster Festival on Monday 30 June, 7pm and the workshop participants are welcome to share their music making with their friends and supportersafterthe Gildas concert. Programme for Gildas concert: Montgomery Strum Beethoven String Quartet No. 9 in C major, Op. 59, No. 3 Shostakovich String Quartet No. 8 in C minor, Op. 110 (from memory) Stunning piece, exquisite playing, beautiful video. Were running out of superlatives! The Strad Please book carefully: EITHER Workshop only on Sunday 29 June 2-5pm OR Workshop on Sunday combined with Gildas Concert on Monday 30 June 7pm 23 seats will be reserved for you.

Jacky Zhang is a young composer, pianist, songwriter, and producer. Still only 17 he is a fourth year undergraduate currently studying piano and composition at the Royal College of Music. He has won the first prize of the UK Piano Open International Competition in 2020, Premio Alkan International Piano Competition in 2022, and both Classical and Romantic sections at the Cant International Piano and Orchestra Competition in 2023 and was a finalist in the BBC Young Musician 2024. Programme: Bach The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II, Prelude and Fugue No. 23 in B major, BWV 89 Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 31 in A major, Op. 110 Chopin Piano Sonata No.2 in B flat minor, Op 35 Doors open and coffee served at 10.30am KIndly sponsored by Marjorie Srandeven Kindly Supported by YCAT Pre Coffee Concert 10.45am by Perrott Hill School KIndly sponsored by Marjorie Standeven Kindly supported by YCAT Tickets for the General Public will be available from 7 April. For Priority Tickets andto support the Festival please consider Becoming a Sponsor or Donor [https://www.beaminsterfestival.com/donors-sponsors] or Becoming a Friend [https://www.beaminsterfestival.com/friends]