{"id":9,"date":"2019-04-17T20:40:38","date_gmt":"2019-04-17T19:40:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/skiptonmusicfestival.co.uk.testing.sandalphon.default.cwright.uk0.bigv.io\/?page_id=9"},"modified":"2022-02-11T17:25:43","modified_gmt":"2022-02-11T17:25:43","slug":"skipton-music-festival","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/skiptonmusicfestival.co.uk\/index.php\/skipton-music-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"The Festival is nearly ready…"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n

\"\"<\/a>Skipton Music Festival<\/h1>\r\n

Looking forward to our centenary<\/h2>\r\n

It has been a unique period in the history, not only of the Skipton Music Festival, but also of the Festivals Movement in general – and, indeed of music-making across the world.<\/p>\r\n

Though Covid will be with us, probably, for many years to come, what better way to celebrate some sort of a return than with a celebration!\u00a0 And what better event is there to celebrate than our 100th birthday!<\/p>\r\n

\"\"<\/a>To list the Finale first…\u00a0 Jess Gillam<\/a>\u00a0 is an internationally renowned saxophonist, broadcaster, presenter and musical director.\u00a0 Perhaps more important; she is a keen supporter of the Festival movement and all that it can bring to young musical lives.\u00a0 Jess will be performing at our final concert, to be held this year in the Town Hall on Sunday 13th March.\u00a0 She appears, thanks to generous support from the Arts Council, for which we are enormously grateful.<\/p>\r\n

Some tickets will be on sale in the Christ Church foyer during the Festival events but all online sales are being administered directly by Skipton Town Hall Box Office, where the event will be held.<\/p>\r\n

To buy your ticket, please visit their box office site here<\/a>. \"\"<\/a><\/p>\r\n

We added new items in our syllabus this year – and a new accompanist too.\u00a0 We are delighted to have the services of “our own” Nicole Johnson<\/a>.\u00a0 Nicole first met the Skipton Music Festival as a nervous little girl, no different from many new musicians that we have seen in the past and will meet in the future.\u00a0 We called her “Nikki” in those days.\u00a0 She steadily rose through the Festival ranks until she left, a confident and accomplished performer, to carve out her career as a professional musician.\u00a0 Our performers can be sure that their accompanist will be both skilled and sympathetic to their needs.<\/p>\r\n

It is hardly surprising that bookings are down in these difficult times – but we are delighted that they’re not down by as much as we’d feared!\u00a0 We’ve arranged a mouthwatering programme of classes, spread over the five days from 7th -12th March.<\/p>\r\n

Come and join us!<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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