Festival commission

 

The Beccles Festival has commissioned the East Anglian based composer, Alan Bullard, to write a new piece specially for this orchestra.  Alan is one of the UK’s most highly regarded contemporary musicians whose wide-ranging and appealing music is performed and broadcast world-wide. His new work, to be called ‘Hark to the Bells’ was inspired by a visit to Beccles bell-tower, as he explains: “Climbing the bell-tower was a wonderful experience, suggesting a number of musical ideas – not just the sound of bells and the techniques of ringing, but the view of the vast landscape over which the ten bells cast their sound.”  This piece will be rehearsed over the two play days and will receive its world premier at the start of the final concert of the Festival in St Michael’s Church at 7.30pm on Sunday 23^rd September.

The 2012 Festival will feature

Pianist: Martin Roscoe

Michael Law's Piccadilly Dance Orchestra

Beccles Festival Chorus

Beccles Festival Orchestra

Tim Bentinck (A 'one man show' by this well known Archers actor)

Ray Simmons and the Festival Jubilee All Stars

Soprano: Julia Gooding

The Ian McMillan Orchestra

Joe Stilgoe and band

"Take to the Stage"

Academy Brass with Elgar Howarth

The Festival celebration service

The Kingfisher Sinfonia with pianist: Nigel Clayton

Dean Parkin's Video Poem

Art Exhibition

Work in Schools

Free Lunchtime events

 

We thank all of our supporters and funders

The Arts Council – Grants for the Arts
The Townlands Trust
The Adnams Charity
The Fauconberge Educational Foundation
Councillor Mark Bee
The Geoffrey Watling Charity
Beccles Town Council

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Beccles Festival Media Links

Waveney and Blyth Arts video about the Festival

The Beccles Bell Tower