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Dorchester Abbey
High Street
Dorchester on Thames
Oxfordshire
OX10 7HH
England
Programme
John Ireland – A Maritime Overture
Martin Ellerby – Wessex Dances
Percy Grainger – Lincolnshire Posy
Ralph Vaughan Williams – Fantasia on Greensleeves
Gustav Holst – Second Suite for Military Band, Op.28 no.2
Jacob Gordon – An Original Suite
Performers
Adam Broughton – Conductor
St Cat’s Ensemble
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Programme Note
The English Music Festival celebrates the brilliance, innovation, beauty and rich musical heritage of Britain with a strong focus on unearthing overlooked or forgotten masterpieces of the late-nineteenth to mid-twentieth century.
St Cat’s Ensemble take their name from St Catherine’s Hill in Winchester, near to where they are based. A Platinum award-winner at the 2023 National Concert Band Finals, they are the inaugural wind band to perform at the EMF. Their programme includes the UK premiere of Martin Ellerby’s ‘Wessex Dances’, as well as other British compositions for wind band from the late nineteenth century onwards.
Tickets are on sale from the website and by means of a postal booking form. Tickets for individual concerts will also be available on the door, subject to availability. Full Festival and Day Passes are also available.
Dorchester Abbey is the venue for the duration of the long weekend with talks taking place in the Village Hall as well as a Festival Lunch (pre-booking required). A dedicated mini-bus shuttle operates to/from Didcot Parkway rail station - bookings should be made via the website when the timetable is published.
