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LMF – a new website
The Lamberhurst Music Festival has a new improved website. Users should find it easier to order tickets, find information about forthcoming concerts, access the frequently asked questions page, plus read articles from the classical music world that might be of interest. If you create a userid, your details (address etc.) will be stored so that you do not have to […]
Our sponsors – Knight Frank
We are delighted to be supporting the Lamberhurst Music Festival again this year. At Knight Frank Tunbridge Wells, we specialise in marketing and selling residential property in Tunbridge Wells and the surrounding villages. From striking new builds to beautiful period homes, or country properties in more rural surroundings. If you are considering a move and […]
Our sponsors – The Vineyard, Lamberhurst
The Vineyard, Lamberhurst We are delighted to be sponsoring the Lamberhurst Music Festival again in 2017. The Vineyard is a pub and restaurant, with accomodation that has been in Lamberhurst since the 17th century. Recently refurbished to a very high standard we offer great beer, an extensive traditional English and regional French brasserie style cuisine. The accomodation […]
Photos of the Opera at Bayham
I am in the process of sending out flyers and emails to advertise The Mikado at Bayham, and it occurred to me that the one little photo doesn’t really do the Abbey justice. As those of you who have been to an opera at Bayham know, it really is a wonderful place to stage a […]
Helen Lacey concert review
Helen Lacey Concert Review Much of the usual LMF audience comes from outside of Lamberhurst, but on Friday night, this was very different. The majority of the guests seemed to be from the Village and it was quite evident that the whole community had really decided to support this concert. Helen Lacey has sung in St Mary’s […]
Catrin Finch concert review
Catrin Finch concert review I’m in my second year of running the Lamberhurst Music Festival, and this is definitely one of the best concerts I’ve staged. The music, the performance and the performer were all excellent. Catrin’s programme was exceptional and many people approached me at the interval and commented on this. I think that they […]
The music of Inspector Morse
The music of Inspector Morse I’ve just heard the sad news that Colin Dexter, the writer of the Inspector Morse novels, passed away yesterday. I thought I’d write a short blog on the amazing TV series that came out of the novels, and in particular the music. Inspector Morse, played so brilliantly by actor John […]
An inspirational musician – Nicholas McCarthy
I recently came across an online BBC 3 series of short videos called ‘Amazing Humans’. The series gives details of many different people, old, not so old, and young, who have done something in their lives that warrants them being called an amazing human. There are stories of a 97 year old lady who still volunteers for […]
Catrin Finch plays Karl Jenkins’ ‘Palladio’
Catrin Finch – Palladio Catrin Finch’s concert is on the 21st April 2017 and I’ve been researching her programme and came across a wonderful performance she gave, back in 2004, of Karl Jenkins’ Palladio. I believe this was at his 60th birthday celebratory concert, and has now reached over 1 million hits since being added […]
What makes a Stradivarius sound so good?
Antonio Stradivari lived in Italy between 1644 and 1737, living to the very respectable age of 93. He made over 1100 instruments in his lifetime, and around 960 of these were violins. Of these 960 violins, it is estimated that between 450 and 512 survive today. These violins, known by the Latinised form of his surname – Stradivarius – […]