What’s on at the Festival Today

Today is the first day of the Music Festival. Do you fancy coming to watch the performances this evening?

Here’s what you can see and hear:

  • Youth Singing Groups
  • Folk Songs
  • Sacred and Spiritual Songs
  • Oratorio
  • Opera
  • Duet
  • British Song
  • Operetta
  • Adult Singing Groups
  • Church Music Groups and Choirs
  • Community Choirs.

Tickets for today are £2.50 or £4.00 for as Season Ticket which covers all four days. You can buy these in advance from Brian Taylor Music or on the door.

This evening’s performances are at St Bartholomew and All Saints Church starting at 6.30pm and should conclude by 9.00pm.

Hope to see you there.

Timetable for Music Festival

Join us at the Wootton Bassett Arts Festival Music Sectio to enjoy some of the amazing musical performances which will be on show between 23rd and 26th June. Audience tickets are £2.50 for a Day Ticket or £4.00 for a Season Ticket. Entrance to the Highlights Concert is free, however we do ask for donations where people feel they can make a contribution.

To help you to decide what to watch and when we have outlined a Timetable for the Music Festival below. We hope to see you there!

THURSDAY 23RD JUNE 2011 (Evening)
St. Bartholomew’s & All Saints Church

6.30pm

C5 Youth Singing Groups (not school)
V11 Folk Song (14 to 16 years)
V12 Folk Song (Age 17 and over)

7.15pm

V3 Sacred & Spiritual Songs – Solos or Duets (14 to 16 years)
V4 Sacred & Spiritual Songs – Solos or Duets (Age 17 and over)
V5 Oratorio (Age 17 and over)
V6 Opera (Age 17 and over)
V23 Duet – any combination of voices (Age 17 and over)
V12A British Song (Age 17 and over)
V8 Operetta including Gilbert & Sullivan (Age 17 and over)

8.15pm

C6 Adult Singing Groups (maximum 10 voices)
C8 Church Music Groups & Choirs
C7 Community Choirs

FRIDAY 24TH JUNE 2011 (Afternoon)
St. Bartholomew’s & All Saints Church

1.00pm

C2 Primary School Choirs
C3 Secondary School Choirs

2.00pm

V1 Sacred & Spiritual Songs – Solos or Duets (Age 8 to 10 years)
V9 Folk Songs (8 to 10 years)
V13 Musicals & Films (8 to 10 Years)

2.30pm

V2 Sacred & Spiritual Songs – Solos or Duets (11 to 13 years)
V10 Folk Songs (11 to 13 years)
V14 Musicals & Films (11 to 13 years)

FRIDAY 24TH JUNE 2011 (Afternoon)
The Memorial Hall

3.30pm

PG3 Piano Grades 3 and 4

FRIDAY 24TH JUNE 2011 (Evening)
The Memorial Hall

6.30pm

M3 Modern Instrumental (14 to 16 years)
PD2 Piano Duet (16years and under)
PS3 Piano solo (11 to 12 years)
MP2 Modern Piano (11 to 13 years)

8.00pm

PS4 Piano Solo (Age 13 to 14 years)

8.45pm

PG5 Piano Grades 7 and 8

SATURDAY 25TH JUNE 2011 (Morning)
The Memorial Hall

9.00am

MP1 Modern Piano (8 to 10 years)
PS1 Piano Solo (8 and under)
PG1 Piano grade Preliminary

10.45am

PS2 Piano Solo (9 to 10 Years)

SATURDAY 25TH JUNE 2011 (Afternoon)
The Memorial Hall

1.30pm

PG2 Piano Grade 1 and 2

3.45pm

E2 String Ensemble

4.00pm

S4 Bowed Strings Grade 7 and over

SATURDAY 25TH JUNE 2011 (Evening)
The Memorial Hall

6.30pm

MP3 Modern Piano (14 to 16 years)

7.15pm

PG4 Piano Grades 5 and 6
PS5 Piano Solo (15 to 16 years)

8.30pm

MP4 Modern Piano (17 years and over)
PS6 Piano Solo (17 years and over)

SUNDAY 26TH JUNE 2011 (Morning)
The Memorial Hall

9.00am

S3 Bowed Strings Grades 5 and 6
W3A Recorders Grades 5 and 6
W2 Woodwind Grades 3 and 4
W1 Woodwind – Flutes (up to and including Grade 2)
W3 Woodwind Grades 5 and 6

10.30am

E1 Primary School Ensemble
E2 Secondary School Ensemble

11.30am

B3 Brass Grades 5 and 6
B2 Brass Grades 3 and 4
S1 Bowed Strings up to and including Grade 2
S2 Bowed Strings Grades 3 and 4
PD1 Piano Duets (11 years and under)

SUNDAY 26TH JUNE 2011 (Afternoon)
The Memorial Hall

1.30pm

Keyboard (Adjudication only)
V17 Modern Pop Songs (8 to 10 years)
V18 Modern Pop Songs (11 to 13 years)
V18A Modern Pop Songs (14 to 16 years)
V19 Modern Pop Songs (17 years and over)

2.45pm

V15 Musicals & Films (14 to 16 years)
V16 Musicals & Films (17 years and over)
V21 Duet (11 to 13 years)
V22 Duet (14 to 16 years)

3.30pm

M2 Modern Instrumental
JUST FOR FUN – The music of James Bond

6.30PM SUNDAY 26TH JUNE 2011
THE MEMORIAL HALL

THE MUSIC HIGHLIGHTS CONCERT

Wootton Bassett Light Operatic Society seen wearing their pyjamas!

…and in public too, we’ll never be allowed in Tesco!

The Wootton Bassett Light Operatic Society (WBLOS) is pleased to be contributing to the Art Festival Blog spot. Whether you like to sing yourself and would like to join us or might like to come along to one of our productions we will be happy to pass on information about WBLOS from time to time.

So, back to the Pyjamas or should I say Pajamas (it’s an American show so it’s got a U.S. spelling). The 2010 WBLOS production is the “Pajama Game”. This is an entertaining story in which a new Superintendent of a pajama factory hooks up with the union supervisor.   With songs including “Once a year day” and “I’m not at all in love”, the show grabs you right from the start.

The Pajama Game will be on at the Wootton Bassett Memorial Hall from Wednesday 14th April until Saturday 17th April.  Tickets are available on 01793 840547, priced at £8.50/£6.50.

Full details can be found on the WBLOS website: www.wblos.org.uk

Syllabus

Download the NOVEMBER ARTS FESTIVAL SYLLABUS (12th & 13th November) HERE.