Tunbridge Wells Music Festival 2008

The fifth annual Royal Tunbridge Wells International Music Festival takes place from Friday 16th May – Sunday 1st June 2008.

This year the theme of the Festival is the Roaring Twenties and the rich diversity of music written during those years ranging from Sibelius to Gershwin, and from Stravinsky to Cole Porter as well as including some of the best loved works from the Classical era played by leading artists.

Some of Britain's most distinguished musicians will be appearing, some at the Festival for the first time: Sir Richard Rodney Bennett, Paul Lewis, Richard Hickox.

For the first time the award winning City of London Sinfonia – one of Britain's finest orchestras – will be opening and closing the Festival.

The events confirmed for the festival are:
Friday 16th May 2008 7.30pm
City of London Sinfonia
Assembly Hall Theatre
Tickets £18, £15, £10, £1 students/children

Saturday 17 May 7.30pm
Organ Recital with Thomas Trotter
Victorian Theatre, Salomons
Tickets £15 (£7.50 for Friends of the Welte Organ)

Tuesday 20th May
King Charles the Martyr
Tickets £5, students & children free.
Tickets on door

Wednesday 21st May 12.30pm
Hotel du Vin
Literary Lunch with Radio 4 broadcaster James Naughtie
Tickets £39

Friday 23rd May
Sound Collective
Salomon’s Victorian Theatre
Tickets £12, students/children £1

Saturday 24th May
Sir Richard Rodney Bennett & Claire Martin – an evening of Jazz
Trinity Theatre
Tickets £20, students/children £10

Sunday 25th May
Paul Lewis piano recital
Trinity Theatre
Tickets £20, students/children £10

Sunday 1st June
The City of London Sinfonia in a Finale tribute to music of the Roaring Twenties
Assembly Hall Theatre
Tickets £18, £15, £10, £1 students/children

Tickets may be obtained at the Assembly Halls or Trinity Theatre box offices. New for this year is a season ticket offer. Two top value tickets for the opening and finale concerts at the Assembly Hall Theatre for the price of £50 (value £72) plus 10% off all other festival concerts.

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