Here, you will find information about the 2024 Malcolm Arnold Festival. Please also visit the official website for more information.
19th International Arnold Festival
Each concert: £10. Day ticket (3 concerts): £25. Students and under 18s: FREE.
Society members get a 50% discount, so please request your discount code from us.
Launch Concert – Sat, 19 Oct 2024, 11:00 – 12:30 – St Peter’s Church, Mare Fair, Northampton NN1 1SW, UK
11:00 am Spectacle Brass Quintet led by Nick Budd
Festival Launch by Composer Matthew Taylor
- Fanfare for Louis
- Brass Quintet No. 1
- Four Fanfares
- Double Fugue from Symphony for Brass
- Three Shanties
11:50 am Students from Birmingham Conservatoire
- String Quartet No. 2
Choir and Organ Concert – Sat, 19 Oct 2024, 14:30 – 16:00 – All Saints Church, George Row, Northampton NN1 1DF, UK
2:30 pm (Doors open 2:00 pm)
Abington Vale Primary School and the County Youth Choir
Choir led by Simon Toyne
Organist – Tom Moore
- John Clare Cantata
- Psalm 150
- Two Ceremonial Psalms
- Two-part songs
- Organ Theme and Variations (featuring new 2024 variation)
3:30 pm
- Turtle Drum
Gala Concert – Sat, 19 Oct 2024, 18:00 – 19:45, Guildhall, St Giles’ Square, Northampton NN1 1DE, UK
6:00 pm Symposium with Mathew Taylor (The Court Room)
6:30 pm County Youth Concert Band (The Grand Hall) conducted by Meghan Foster
- Scottish Dances
- Padstow Lifeboat
- Sarabande and Polka
NMPAT Orchestra conducted by Andy Kirkwood and Richard Smith
- English Dances Set 2
- Little Suite No 2
- River Kwai March
Society Dinner – Sat, 19 Oct 2024, ca 20:00 – 23:00, Mercure Hotel, Silver Street, Northampton NN1 2TA, UK
Arnold Society Dinner, pre-booking is needed. Please contact us.
Here, you will find the provisional 3-course menu.
Online Day – Sun, 27th October 2024
Malcolm Arnold’s music for smaller forces – including a focus on his songs – with talks and exclusive interviews
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