WelcomeAs Patron, it gives me great pleasure to welcomeyou to Winchcombe’s first ever Festival of Music andArts. The Festival promises to bring together peopleof all ages, backgrounds, talents and interests toentertain and perform in our historic town.

The Festival of Music and Arts is just one of severalfestivals planned in and around the town this year.Together they will not only bring enjoyment andstimulation to all of us who live in this area, but theyalso promise to attract visitors from further afield.

The future prosperity and vibrancy of Winchcombe depends on us all working together. TheFestival of Music and Arts is leading the way by providing an opportunity for us to share in acommunity-based and high-quality cultural experience.

I wish the Festival every success and I’m sure that we shall all enjoy the programme that hasbeen put together to showcase some of our excellent local talent.

Lady AshcombeFestival Patron

Winchcombe sings its own praisesThe attractive Cotswold town of Winchcombe is known for its rich regal history, beautifulbuildings and stunning scenery. In May it will host its first ever Festival of Music and Arts thatwill raise its profile even further to those living in the nearby towns of Cheltenham,Tewkesbury and Evesham. With its excellent local shops and services and a host of Springevents planned, the town is set to secure its place firmly on the cultural map.

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Message from the ChairmanOver the past few months many people have asked mewhere the idea of a Winchcombe Festival of Music andArts came from. The answer is a fusion of ideas fromPeter Teague (Festival Associate Director), Bill Pullen(local musician) and myself – all enthusiastically backedand supported by the Winchcombe Business Forum.

The Festival has four main aims:

• To showcase local musical and artistic talent.

• To provide a relatively low-cost opportunity forWinchcombe residents and visitors toexperience live music and arts.

• To provide a major community event forWinchcombe and its wider environs.

• To attract visitors and raise the profile ofWinchcombe as a special place.

Over six full days the Festival Committee is presenting a varied programme – ranging fromclassical, instrumental and vocal music, blues, folk and jazz, through to art and sculptureexhibitions, pottery, drama, poetry and dance. A Street Fair on Bank Holiday Monday roundsoff the Festival week.

We are grateful for the support of various individuals and organisations. Foremost among theseare our Festival-wide sponsors and individual event sponsors, who have been generous in theirfinancial support. Also we have received great help and encouragement from the wide range ofvenues we are using within and outside the town. Thank you to all of these.

The twelve members of the Festival Committee have worked tirelessly over nine months tomake this Festival happen. Their time, dedication and expertise have turned a set of ideasinto reality.

Over 300 performers and artists will contribute to the Festival; we are privileged to have theopportunity to experience such an array of talent.

I hope you’ll agree that this first Festival of Music and Arts will provide us with an opportunityto celebrate, to put our town firmly on the cultural map, and to generate a ‘feel-good’ factorand pride in Winchcombe as a special place to live, work and visit. With the additional offeringsof our good friends at Sudeley, Prescott, Winchcombe Welcomes Walkers and GWR atToddington, there is a great deal on offer in May and June. Enjoy!

Roger PaineFestival Chairman and Director

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Roger Paine, Festival Chairman and Director

Meet the Festival teamTake twelve volunteers with professions as diverse as composing to financial services - andyou have the Winchcombe Festival of Music and Arts Committee.

The mix includes talented musicians and poets, and experienced businesspeople andprofessionals from the world of arts, dance, music and marketing.

Each committee member is providing valuable input in their area of expertise and it is thisbroad range of experience and specialist knowledge that has been the driving force behindturning the idea of a Winchcombe Festival of Music and Arts into a reality. The Festivalbegins on Wednesday 25th May 2011 and offers a superb programme packed with musicand entertainment. The committee sincerely hopes you will enjoy the week and supportus in making the town’s first Festival a resounding success.

The Festival Committee:Roger Paine: Chairman and Director; Peter Teague: Associate Director;Malcolm Simpson: Treasurer; Ruth McDonagh: PR and Marketing Consultant;Jane Smoczynski: Arts Consultant; Katie Anson: Events Co-ordinator;Mary Jennings; Administrator; Dave Wade: Blues and Jazz Consultant;Helena Cavan: Poetry Consultant; Cressida Pryor: Event Organiser;Stuart Holby: Event Organiser; Andrew Cordery: Event Logistics Manager.

Winchcombe Business Forum is delightedto promote the first Winchcombe Festivalof Music and Arts. The Forum sees thisFestival as an important community eventto bring together the local wealth of talentand artists, and to support local traders andbusinesses.

The Forum exists to provide leadership to theWinchcombe business community. We are a‘not-for-profit’ organisation offering a range ofservices aimed to support members in growing

and developing their businesses. In 2010/11the membership has grown to more than 80;it continues to grow, giving a stronger voice tothe businesses of Winchcombe.

We believe that Winchcombe is a specialplace to work live and visit, and that thefuture success of Winchcombe depends onorganisations working together. As well asour representative and influencing role, wealso aim to encourage and develop a vibrantbusiness community through regularcommunication, networking and otheropportunities.

If you would like to become a member,please visit www.winchcombe.co.uk anddownload the membership form.

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Festival sponsorsA big thank you to all our sponsors for their vital support that has enabled thelaunch of the first Winchcombe Festival of Music and Arts. Sponsors have givengenerously to help fund the entire six-day programme.

Festival-wide sponsors:Tewkesbury Borough Council www.tewkesbury.gov.ukWinchcombe Town Council www.winchcombetowncouncil.co.ukThe Summerfield Charitable Trust www.summerfield.org.uk

Festival event sponsors:Westons Cider www.westons-cider.co.ukThe Dent-Brocklehurst FamilyCharitable Trust

Winchcombe Acupuncture www.winchcombeacupuncture.co.uk

Food Fanatics, Winchcombe www.food-fanatics.co.uk

Adams Estate Agents www.adamsestateagents.com

Milestone ip, creative technical solutions www.milestoneip.com

The Midcounties Co-operativevia an award from its Co-operativeMembership Community Funding www.midcounties.coop

Gloucestershire Market Towns Forum www.glosmtf.org.uk

Winchcombe Business Forum www.winchcombe.co.uk/business/forum

Professional sponsors:We are grateful to the following professionals whose time and expertise has beenprovided free to the Festival.

Winds of Change Gallery, High Street, Winchcombewww.windsofchangegallery.co.ukJane Smoczynski, of Winds of Change, is the Festival Arts Consultant and her Galleryis also being used as the Festival box office.

Inspire creative communicationswww.inspire.uk.comRuth McDonagh, of inspire, is the Festival PR and Marketing Consultant and hasundertaken the marketing, copywriting and public and media relations for the Festival.She has project-managed the design and production of all Festival brochures,programmes and advertising literature.

Elizabeth Teague // freelance editorial serviceswww.elizabeth-teague.co.ukElizabeth has provided a proof reading and copy-editing service for much of theFestival marketing literature.

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Volunteers and community supportVolunteers and members of the community are playing a vital part in supporting theFestival. A team of nearly twenty are helping with practical, logistical and staffing issues,including stewarding at events, delivering festival literature, running the box office andgiving assistance to Committee members.

Many venues are providing their function rooms and meeting places free of chargeand of course a big thank you goes to the more than 300 Festival performers, artistsand musicians.

With grateful thanks to our sponsors

Poetry for pupilsPupils at six schools in the Winchcombe area are being encouraged to bring poetry tolife as part of the Festival of Music and Arts.

The country’s leading Poetry Slam organisers and presenters, Spiel Unlimited, arerunning workshops at Winchcombe School and its five primary feeder schools in theweeks running up to the Festival to promote, entertain and engage pupils in poetry asboth the written and spoken word.

The workshops will include a competitionin which winners will be chosen from eachschool and invited to read their work atthe Cycling through Song voice recital atSt Peter’s Church on Sunday 29th May at12.45 pm.

The poetry workshops are beingsupported by Milestone ip, creativetechnical solutions, Greet. Sarah Jane Arbury and Marcus Moore, Spiel Unlimited

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Wednesday 25th MaySculpture exhibition by professional regional artistsEntry: FreeVenue: St Peter’s ChurchOpen: Daily until Monday 30th MayTime: 10 am - 5 pm Featuring: Stunning sculptures in bronze, wood, stone and wire by

some of the region’s leading artists. The exhibition is setto showcase the work of about a dozen professionalsculptors, including artists from Winchcombe, theCotswolds and further afield. Asculpture trail brochure with fulldetails of the artists and their workwill support the exhibition.

Festival Programme

Wednesday 25th May – Monday 30th May 2011

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Wednesday 25th May continued

Town art trail Entry: FreeVenue: At various home art studios in the Winchcombe area Open: Daily until Monday 30th MayTime: Please see art trail brochure available at the box officeFeaturing: About twenty professional and talented amateur artists from

the area will be opening their studios to display their work,much of which will also be on sale. The trail will include arange of art media including oil, watercolour, pastel, charcoaland acrylic. An art trail brochure with full details of the artistsand their work will support the event.

Coffee concert – Rosemary’s MayfestEntry: FreeVenue: The Methodist Church, High StreetTime: 10.15 am – 11 amFeaturing: Well-known Winchcombe performer,

piano and singing teacher RosemaryAylward has invited some of hermusical friends to join her in thissummertime celebration of love inmusic. The programme presents aneclectic mix, including Rachmaninov’sfamous Vocalise, and Party Rag byPeter Teague. After the concert,audience and performers alike areinvited to mingle over a cup of coffee.

Lady Georgianna recitalTickets: £7Venue: St Mary’s Church, Sudeley Time: 1 pm – 2 pmFeaturing: The exquisite trio Lady Georgianna present songs and

music as performed by an 18th-century girl band withtheir recital ‘Love in the Pleasure Gardens’. Enjoy anunforgettable Georgian experience with songs, music,poetry and readings recalling the music performed byfamous opera singers when the ‘opera season’ wasfinished. Lady Georgianna, who sing, and play harpsichordand cello, will delight and entertain, recreating the ‘popsongs’ of the day, complete with costumes.Event supported by Food Fanatics,North Street, Winchcombe

Peter Teague

Rosemary Aylward

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Wednesday 25th May continuedBrass and Voices Tickets: Adults £6, under 18s £3 Venue: The Cotswold Christian Centre, Gretton RoadTime: 7.30 pm – 9.30 pm, including 30-minute intervalFeaturing: An evening of local talent, bringing together for the first

time Winchcombe’s 35-strong Community Choir, led bynatural-voice practitioner Alice Robin, and WinchcombeConcert Brass, led by Martin Musto. The CommunityChoir’s repertoire of uplifting harmony songs will bringmessages and rhythms from many cultures and countriesaround the world, from the Pacific to the Balkans andfrom Africa to Europe. Winchcombe Concert Brass willcomplement the programme with a selection of popitems and arrangements of perennial favourites, bothclassical and modern. The band’s programme will includethe first performance of a new composition, SudeleyCastle, by John Blenkinsopp.

Event supported by The Dent-BrocklehurstFamily Charitable Trust

Westons Cider pub trail nightEntry: FreeVenue: The Conservative Working Men’s Club, Abbey TerraceTime: From approximately 8 pmFeaturing: Please see website for details

Thursday 26th MaySculpture exhibition by professional regional artistsEntry: FreeVenue: St Peter’s ChurchOpen: Daily until Monday 30th MayTime: 10 am - 5 pmFor more details, see Wednesday 25th May.

Winchcombe Community Choir

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Thursday 26th May continued

Town art trail Entry: FreeVenue: At various home art studios in the Winchcombe area Open: Daily until Monday 30th MayTime: Please see art trail brochure available at the box office

See also Wednesday 25th May.

Coffee concert – The Isbourne SingersEntry: FreeVenue: The Methodist Church, High StreetTime: 10.15 am – 11 am Featuring: The Isbourne Singers, a popular

Winchcombe-based ladies choirconducted by John Blenkinsopp andaccompanied by Margaret Jarvis, willpresent a wide range of musical material interlinked withpoetry and prose readings. The repertoire includes songsfrom the shows, sea shanties, folk songs and sacred pieces.After the concert, audience and performers alike areinvited to mingle over a cup of coffee.

Archeographic walks – Sensing the PastTickets: Adults £2, under 18s £1Venue: Starting point Abbey TerraceTime: Walks begin at 10 am, 12 noon, 2 pm and 4 pmFeaturing: A walk of discovery in which history, myth and folklore

are brought to life in this sensory walk aroundWinchcombe. Feel the vibration of an energy line, sensethe chill of a ghostly presence in this historic town. Artistand archeographer Liz Poraj-Wilczynska, a trainedarcheological illustrator, will lead each hour-long walk.Suitable for anyone aged 10 years and over.

Bach Duo recitalTickets: £7Venue: St Mary’s Church, Sudeley Time: 1 pm – 2 pm Featuring: The Bach Duo – Nella Hunkins (violoncello) and Micaela

Schmitz (harpsichord), highly talented and accomplishedAmerican musicians living in the Winchcombe area – presentmusic on the theme of ‘Peace for all Time’ in the splendidsetting of St Mary’s Church. The programme features thetimeless music of Bach and Vivaldi, including sonatas,passages of improvisation and works for solo instruments.

John Blenkinsopp

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Thursday 26th May continued

Craft workshop for under fivesEntry: FreeVenue: Winchcombe Library, Back LaneTime: 1.30 pm – 2.30 pmFeaturing: Everything sticky, glittery, gluey and bright. Bring your

children along for an hour of craft fun and frolics.

Winchcombe Art Club exhibitionEntry: FreeVenue: The Guide Hall, off High StreetTime: From 2 pmFeaturing: View paintings and pictures in oils, watercolours, pastels

and acrylics by members of the Winchcombe Art Club,still going strong after nearly 40 years.

Poetry writing workshopTickets: £2Venue: Winchcombe Library, Back

LaneTime: 5.30 pm – 7.30 pmFeaturing: Helena Cavan, a trained

composer and poet who livesin Greet, has entertainedaudiences with her work forover two decades and will beinspiring local people to putpen to paper in this informalpoetry workshop around thetheme of ‘place’.

Schools NightTickets: Adults £5, under 18s £3Venue: Winchcombe School, Greet RoadTime: 6.30 pm – 8.30 pm, including a 20 minute intervalFeaturing: Young musicians and artistes from local primary schools

will join pupils from Winchcombe School for a ‘SchoolsTogether’ celebration concert. This action-packed evening will include highlights from a new rock ballet,jazz, dance and song.

Event supported by Adams Estate Agents, North Street,Winchcombe and the Dent-Brocklehurst FamilyCharitable Trust

Helena Cavan

Westons Cider pub trail nightEntry: FreeVenue: The Corner Cupboard, Gloucester StreetTime: From approximately 8 pmFeaturing: Folk night

Westons Cider pub trail nightEntry: FreeVenue: The Sun Inn, North StreetTime: From approximately 8 pmFeaturing: The Thursday night ‘open mic’ session

Friday 27th MaySculpture exhibition by professional artistsEntry: FreeVenue: St Peter’s ChurchOpen: Daily until Monday 30th MayTime: 10 am to 5 pm

See also Wednesday 25th May.

Town art trail Entry: FreeVenue: At various home art studios in the Winchcombe area Open: Daily until Monday 30th MayTime: Please see art trail brochure available at the box office

See also Wednesday 25th May.

Coffee concert – Waytes and MeasuresEntry: FreeVenue: The Methodist Church, High StreetTime: 10.15 am – 11 amFeaturing: Vocal and instrumental pieces by the admired medieval

music group Waytes and Measures, which includesWinchcombe’s own Carol and Gwilym Davies. Themusicians wear period dress and play instruments fromthe era, including hurdy-gurdy, bagpipes, recorder, pipeand tabor, shawm, cittern, portative organ, fiddle andpercussion. The group has performed at concerts,festivals, banquets and re-enactment events, includingWinchcombe’s St Kenelm Miracle Play. After the concert,audience and performers alike are invited to mingle overa cup of coffee.

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Friday 27th May continued

Winchcombe Art Club exhibitionEntry: FreeVenue: The Guide Hall, off High StreetTime: 10 am – 5 pm

For more details, see Thursday 26th May.

Piano recital with poetry interludesTickets: £7Venue: St Mary’s Church, Sudeley Time: 1 pm – 2 pmFeaturing: Virtuoso concert pianist Marcel

Zidani’s piano recital celebrates thework of Franz Liszt and hiscontemporary composers. Marcelhas performed extensively as asoloist in Europe, as well as givingconcerts in the UK. He has givenmasterclasses, adjudicated for musiccompetitions and is a devoted pianoteacher. His performance will beenriched by Greet poet and composer Helena Cavanwhose poetry will reflect the themes within the music.Event supported by Winchcombe Acupuncture

Ceroc night Tickets: £8Venue: Toddington Village Hall, Stow Road, ToddingtonTime: 7.30 pm – 11.30 pmFeaturing: A fun workshop followed by a chance to put your new

moves into practice with a dance session. Ceroc is anabbreviation of the French phrase ‘C’est Rock’ and thispopular and stylish dance is sometimes referred to as‘Modern Jive’. It’s a fusion of Salsa, Ballroom, Hip Hop,Tango and Jive. A Ceroc evening is a great way to meetpeople, have fun and keep fit all while learning to dance.Tutor John Baker will give you step-by-step instructionson how to Ceroc your way through the evening.

Westons Cider pub trail night Entry: FreeVenue: The Royal Oak, GrettonTimes: From approximately 8 pmFeaturing: Please see website for details

Marcel Zidani

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DATE LOCATION EVENT TIME

Wednesday 25th May 2011 St Peter’s Church Sculpture Exhibition 10 am - 5 pmAt various home art studios Town Art Trail Daily until

Monday 30th MayMethodist Church Coffee Concert - 10.15 am - 11 am

Rosemary’s MayfestSt Mary’s Church, Sudeley Lady Georgianna 1 pm - 2 pm

recitalCotswold Christian Brass and Voices 7.30 pm - 9.30 pmCentreConservative Westons Cider Pub Trail From 8 pm (approx)Working Men’s Club

Thursday 26th May 2011 St Peter’s Church Sculpture Exhibition 10 am to 5 pmAt various home art studios Town Art Trail Daily until

Monday 30th MayMethodist Church Coffee Concert - 10.15 am - 11 am

The Isbourne SingersStarting at Abbey Terrace Archeographic Walks - 10.15 am - 11 am

Sensing the PastSt Mary’s Church, Sudeley Bach Duo recital 1 pm - 2 pmWinchcombe Library Craft workshop for U5s 1.30 pm - 2.30 pmThe Guide Hall Art Club Exhibition From 2 pmWinchcombe Library Poetry writing workshop 5.30 pm - 7.30 pmWinchcombe School Schools Night 6.30 pm - 8.30 pmThe Corner Cupboard Westons Cider Pub From 8 pm (approx)

trail nightThe Sun Inn Westons Cider Pub From 8 pm (approx)

trail night

Friday 27th May 2011 St Peter’s Church Sculpture Exhibition 10 am - 5 pm

At various home art studios Town Art Trail Daily until Monday 30th May

Methodist Church Coffee Concert - 10.15 am - 11 amWaytes and Measures

The Guide Hall Art Club Exhibition 10 am - 5 pmSt Mary’s Church, Sudeley Piano recital with poetry 1 pm - 2 pm

At a glance programme guide

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DATE LOCATION EVENT TIME

Friday 27th May 2011 Toddington Village Hall Ceroc Night 7.30 pm - 11.30 pm

The Royal Oak Westons Cider Pub From 8 pm (approx)Gretton trail night

Saturday 28th May 2011 St Peter’s Church Sculpture Exhibition 10 am - 12.30 pmand 3 pm - 5 pm

At various home Town Art Trail Daily until art studios Monday 30th May

The Guide Hall Art Club Exhibition 10 am - 5 pm

Abbeyfields Community Centre Drama Workshop 10 am - 5 pm

Winchcombe Pottery Pottery Workshop 10 am - 12 & 2 - 4 pm

St Peter’s Church St Peter’s Recitals 10.15 am - 12.00 pm

The Orangery, Milestone, Greet Piano Masterclass 2 pm

Wesley House Wine Bar Westons Cider 3 pm to 6 pmThe Wine and Sausage, White Hart Blues Trail

Cotswold Christian Centre The DeNovo Youth 3 pmEnsemble (DYE)

Winchcombe Library Historical Talk 5.30 pm - 7.30 pm

Toddington Village Hall Blues & Jazz Night 8.30 pm

Sunday 29th May 2011 St Peter’s Church Sculpture Exhibition RestrictedAt various home art studios Town Art Trail Daily until

Monday 30th MayWinchcombe Pottery Pottery Workshop 10 am - 12 & 2 - 4 pmSt Peter’s Church Festival Service 10.30 am - 11.45 amSt Peter’s Church Voice Recital 12.45 pm - 2 pmSt Peter’s Church The Bochmann 3 pm - 4 pm

String Trio RecitalWinchcombe Town Centre Happenstance Border From 11.30 am

Morris DancingWinchcombe School Gala Night & Last 7.30 pm - 9.30 pm

Night of the Proms

Monday 30th May 2011 At various home art studios Town Art Trail Daily until today

St Peter’s Church Sculpture Exhibition 10 am - 5 pm

Abbey Terrace & North Street Festival Street Fair 10 am - 4 pm

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Saturday 28th MaySculpture exhibition by professional artistsEntry: FreeVenue: St Peter’s ChurchOpen: Daily until Monday 30th MayTime: Restricted opening times, 10 am – 12.30 pm

and 3 pm – 5 pmSee also Wednesday 25th May.

Town art trail Entry: FreeVenue: At various home art studios in the Winchcombe area Open: Daily until Monday 30th MayTime: Please see art trail brochure available at the box office

See also Wednesday 25th May

Winchcombe Art Club exhibitionEntry: FreeVenue: The Guide Hall, off High StreetTime: 10 am – 5 pmFor more details, see Thursday 26th May.

Play in a Day – drama workshopEntry: £5; £2 for the performanceVenue: Abbeyfields Community Centre, Back LaneTime: 10 am – 5 pmFeaturing: Tutor Geoff Broad, a Cambridge-based actor, director

and playwright, will lead this exciting event which willinclude casting, rehearsing and performing a play all inone day. The performance will be ‘script in hand’ usingminimum props and costume. No lines need to belearned. Readings, casting and rehearsals will take placein the morning and afternoon. Places are limited to amaximum of 20 with a minimum age limit of 14 years,so book early to reserve your place. Refreshments willbe provided but students are asked to bring a packedlunch. A performance of a series of short plays andsketches will take place the same evening at AbbeyFields at 6.45pm.

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Pottery workshopTickets: £10 per student per session; pre-booking onlyVenue: Winchcombe Pottery, Becketts LaneTime: Morning session: 10 am – 12 noon

Afternoon session: 2 pm – 4 pmFeaturing: Master potter Mike Finch, son of renowned potter Ray

Finch, will give a throwing demonstration at the wheel.Students are then invited to try their hand at the art ofpotting in these two informal two-hour sessions. Materialsprovided. Old clothes recommended. Booking essential asplaces are limited.

Saturday Morning at St Peter’s Entry: FreeVenue: St Peter’s ChurchTime: 10.15 am – 12 noon, with

breaks for coffeeFeaturing: Fiona Brown, Director of Music

at St Peter’s Church, hasassembled a varied programmeof recitals. The programme willinclude choral music by brotherand sister Abigail and RobertShurmer from Winchcombe,students at local schools andhead choristers at St Peter’s, who will sing favouriteanthems, including Panis Angelicus by César Franck andworks by John Rutter. Tim Andrews, a student atWinchcombe School and a member of St Peter’s ChurchChoir, will perform on the saxophone. Organ music will beprovided by Fiona, who will play tunes you love to hear!

Piano masterclassEntry: Free Venue: The Orangery, Milestone, GreetTime: 2 pmFeaturing: Concert pianist, teacher and composer Marcel Zidani

leads a masterclass that provides an opportunity forpianists of all ages to demonstrate their skills and receivefeedback. He brings a supportive style and wealth ofpractical experience. Pre-booking for students is requiredat the box office.

Fiona Brown

Westons Cider Saturday afternoon Blues Trail Entry: Free Venues: Wesley House Wine Bar and The Wine and Sausage at

The White HartTime: 3 pm – 6 pmFeaturing: Catch some of the best blues performers on the circuit in

this three-hour programme involving four acts at twopopular town venues. Baba Jack, Ragtime Jug Orchestra,Bradders Blues and Kevin Brown will each perform atboth venues, with bands changing on the hour – so if youmiss them in one venue, catch them in the next!

Event supported by Westons Cider

The DeNovo Youth Ensemble (DYE)Tickets: Adults £7, under 18s £3Venue: The Cotswold Christian Centre, Gretton RoadTime: 3 pmFeaturing: Members of this outstanding dance company will perform

a programme of original and innovative items fromDeNovo’s professional repertoire which includes piecesset and choreographed specifically for DYE. Watch andenjoy some contemporary dance at its very best. A treatfor your emotions and senses!

Historical talk: John Layland, King Henry VIII’s LibrarianTickets: £3Venue: Winchcombe Library, Back LaneTime: 5.30 pm – 7.30 pmFeaturing: Historian Tim Porter will give a talk on John Layland, King

Henry VIII’s Librarian, and his visit to Winchcombe.

Baba Jack Ragtime Jug Orchestra

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Blues and Jazz nightEntry: £10Venue: Toddington Village Hall, Stow Road, ToddingtonTime: 8.30 pm Featuring: Some of the best

blues and jazzmusicians andperformers on thecircuit includingBuick Six and Swingfrom Paris. Blueswithout the cliché,blues from a forgotten time, Buick Six has been describedas ‘probably the best goddamn blues band on the planet’,while Swing from Paris has performed internationally tosell-out crowds at the Brecon and Cheltenham JazzFestivals and the New Mexico DjangoFest. This four-piecejazz ensemble of violin, two guitars and double bassspecialises in the French Swing of Django Reinhardt andStephane Grappelli. The group brings its own sound tojazz and swing classics, while evoking the sounds of thestreets of Paris.

Event supported by Westons Cider

Sunday 29th MaySculpture exhibition by professional artistsEntry: FreeVenue: St Peter’s ChurchOpen: 4 pm - 5 pm restricted opening times due to concerts.

For details, see Wednesday 25th May.

Buick Six

Swing from Paris

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Town art trail Entry: FreeVenue: At various home art studios in the Winchcombe area Open: Daily until Monday 30th MayTime: Please see art trail brochure available at the box office

See also Wednesday 25th May.

Pottery workshopEntry: £10 per student per sessionVenue: Winchcombe Pottery, Becketts LaneTime: Morning session: 10 am – 12 noon

Afternoon session: 2 pm – 4 pmFor more details, see Saturday 28th May

Festival serviceEntry: Free, all welcomeVenue: St Peter’s ChurchTime: 10.30 am – 11.45 amFeaturing: Morning service with a focus on music and arts led by

Rector John Partington and St Peter’s Director of Music,Fiona Brown. The service will include a wide range ofchoral and instrumental music performed by St Peter’sChurch Choir and friends. The retired Bishop ofMalmesbury, Peter Firth, will speak on the links betweenreligion and the arts.

Voice recital – Cycling through SongEntry: £6, under 18s £3 Venue: St Peter’s ChurchTime: 12.45 pm – 2 pmFeaturing: This family-friendly voice recital is led by Victoria

Kane (mezzo-soprano) and Kenneth Roles (bass) withSarah Steele (piano). It will be a participative event ofsinging and will also include a first performance of a newcomposition by local composer Helena Cavan.The recital will include poetry readings by winners of theFestival Poetry Writing Workshop Competitionthat was run to promote poetry writing and readingamong pupils at six local schools in the weeks precedingthe Festival.

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The Bochmann String Trio recitalTickets: Adults £7, under 18s £3Venue: St Peter’s ChurchTime: 3 pm – 4 pmFeaturing: Gloucestershire-based violinist, soloist, chamber musician

and orchestral director Michael Bochmann, a professor ofviolin and chamber music at the Trinity College of Music inLondon, leads this trio of talented soloists including NellaHunkins and Carol Hubel-Allen. The Trio will be presentinga colourful programme contrasting works from the Germanclassics, Mozart and Beethoven, with a contemporary ofDvorak and the impressionistic world of Ravel.

Event supported byThe Dent-Brocklehurst Family Charitable Trust

Happenstance Border Morris DancingEntry: FreeVenue: In and around the town centreTime: From 11.30 am onwards

The Bochmann String Trio

Happenstance

Featuring: Vigorous and entertaining morris dancing byWinchcombe’s own Happenstance Border Morris. Thegroup was started in October 2009 and now has 14dancers and a growing band of musicians. This traditionaldancing hails from the Welsh border counties, whenagricultural workers danced and made music tosupplement their low winter earnings. Happenstancerevives the original traditions by wearing rag tatter coatsand blacking their faces as a disguise.

Gala Night and Last Night of the PromsTickets: Adults £10Venue: Winchcombe SchoolTime: 7.30 pm – 9.30 pm, including 20 minute intervalFeaturing: Beauchamp Sinfonietta,

conducted by Roger Paine, withVictoria Kane (mezzo-soprano),Kenneth Roles (bass) and SarahSteele (accompanist).The final concert of the 2011Festival promises to raise theroof. The first half includesworks by Mozart, Strauss, Elgar,Bizet and Tchaikovsky, as well assongs written by Winchcombecomposer Peter Teague. In the second half you can enjoyall the fun of the Last Night of the Proms with everyonejoining in with favourites such as Rule Britannia, Land ofHope and Glory and Jerusalem.

Event supported by Midcounties Co-operative

Kenneth Roles

Sarah Steele Victoria Kane

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Bank Holiday Monday 30th MayTown art trail Entry: FreeVenue: At various home art studios in the Winchcombe area Open: Daily until todayTime: Please see art trail brochure available at the box office

See also Wednesday 25th May

Sculpture exhibition by professional artistsEntry: FreeVenue: St Peter’s ChurchOpen: Daily until todayTime: 10 am – 5 pmFor more details, see Wednesday 25th May.

Winchcombe Festival Street Fair and EntertainmentEntry: FreeVenue: Abbey Terrace and North StreetTime: 10 am – 4 pmFeaturing: Stalls, street entertainment, sideshows; shops, pubs and

restaurants open

Event supported by Gloucestershire Market Towns Forumand Winchcombe Business Forum

North Street,Winchcombe, one of the venues for the Festival street fair

Street Fair finale for FestivalAn all-day Street Fair is being held on Bank Holiday Monday 30th May to mark the endof Winchcombe’s first Festival of Music and Arts.

The event will feature dozens of stalls and lively street entertainment on AbbeyTerrace and in North Street and is expected to draw large crowds to the town centre.

Both areas will be closed to traffic, giving room for stall holders and traders to set upfor the Fair, which will run from 10 am to 4 pm.

Organiser Ros Martin said it was a great opportunity for local businesses, craftspeopleand retailers to benefit from this major Bank Holiday attraction.

She said: ‘We are taking bookings for stalls now and are promoting the Fair to manybusinesses in the area. We would encourage anyone keen to be involved to please getin touch as soon as possible, whether to book space or stage entertainment.’

The Street Fair is sponsored by the Gloucestershire Market Towns Forum andWinchcombe Business Forum.

To book a space at the Fair or find out more, call Ros on 07966766550, or email herat winchcombestreetfayre@live.co.uk

How to buy your festival ticketsYou can buy tickets for all our Festival events in person, by post or overthe telephone. Our Festival box office is at the Winds of Change Galleryin the High Street, by kind permission of Jane Smoczynski.

Buy in personBox office opening hours are: Tuesday 5th April – Saturday 16th April: 2 pm – 4 pm

Tuesday 19th April – Saturday 14th May: 11 am – 4 pmTuesday 17th May – Saturday 28th May: 11 am – 4 pm

Buy over the telephoneCall the box office on 07522 188563 and pay using a credit or debit card.

Buy by postPlease state clearly how many tickets you wish to purchase and for whichevent/s, and include a contact telephone number. If you prefer, an eventbooking form can be downloaded from our website.

Make your cheque payable to: Winchcombe Festival of Music and Arts, andenclose a stamped addressed envelope, size C6, for return of your tickets.

Winchcombe Festival of Music and Artsc/o Winds of Change GalleryHigh StreetWinchcombe GL54 5HT

Enquiries:If you have an enquiry, or wish to checkticket availability, you can email us at:Winchcombefestival@live.co.uk, or callus on: 07522 188563Leaflets and brochures giving full details ofthe art trail, the sculpture exhibition andthe Westons Cider pub nights are availableat the box office.The majority of our event venues havewheelchair access.Full terms and conditions for ticket salesare available on the website.For more information visit:www.winchcombe.co.uk/festivalFestival box office - Winds of Change Gallery

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