Cheltenham Music Festival
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51°53′24″N 2°04′41″W / 51.890°N 2.078°W The Cheltenham Music Festival is a British music festival, held annually in Cheltenham in the summer months (June, July) since 1945. The festival is renowned for premieres of contemporary music, hosting over 250 music premieres as of July 2004.[1]
John Manduell was the first Programme Director (de facto artistic director) of the festival, for 25 seasons from 1969 to 1994.[2]
Artistic directors
- John Manduell (1969–1994)
- Michael Berkeley (1995–2004)
- Martyn Brabbins (2005–2007)
- Meurig Bowen (2007–2017)
- Alison Balsom (2018–2019)[3]
- Camilla King (2019–2021)[4]
- Michael Duffy (2022–present)[5]
See also
References
- ^ Michael Berkeley (3 July 2004). "Out with the old". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 October 2008.
- ^ "Sir John Manduell CBE 1928–2017" (Press release). Cheltenham Music Festival. 31 October 2017. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
- ^ Morrison, Richard (16 March 2018). "Alison Balsom: 'We have a music crisis in schools. Everyone needs to speak out'". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
- ^ "Cheltenham Music Festival: Replay". SoGlos. 4 July 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
- ^ "Duffy joins Cheltenham Music Festival as Head of Programming". ArtsProfessional. 9 December 2021. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
Further reading
- Richard Witts (2015). Shopping and Fricker: the origins of the Cheltenham Festival of Modern British Music and the 'Cheltenham Symphony'. The Musical Times 156 (1931): 9–21 JSTOR 24615687
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