The 2009 Beverley and East Riding Early Music Festival will take place between 21st - 23rd May. Full programme information is available now on the what's on page and booking is now open.

The Festival remains one of the cultural landmarks of the East Riding of Yorkshire – utilizing some of the Riding’s finest historic venues, the Festival embraces a mix of concerts, illustrated talks and educational activites.

Guest artists in 2009 include the effervescent Red Priest (not for the faint hearted!) who open the Festival in the Toll Gavel Methodist Church; the acclaimed viol group Fretwork presenting a timely commemoration of the genius of Henry Purcell [Beverley Minster, Friday 22] and The Bach Players led by Nicolette Moonen presenting a programme of Bach’s instrumental arrangement of Pergolesi’s masterpiece ‘Stabat Mater’.

LOOK OUT FOR … the NCEM’s free educational resources on Henry Purcell. Designed by Cathryn Dew to celebrate the 350th anniversary of Purcell’s birth, these resources are aimed at music teachers working with Key Stage 2 pupils. For information, please contact the Music Administrator on 01904 632220.

The Festival is administered by the National Centre for Early Music and funded by the East Riding of Yorkshire Council with support from Schroder's Financial Management and Orchestras Live.
For information on where to stay in Beverley, please contact the Beverley Tourist Information Centre at Beverley.TIC@eastriding.gov.uk

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