 The 2008 Beverley & East Riding Early Music Festival will run from Friday 23rd - Monday 26th May.
Guest artists will include The Tallis Scholars (Friday 23rd May, Beverley Minster); the Academy of Ancient Music directed by Pavlo Beznosiuk with Frank de Bruine (oboe) (Saturday 24th May, Beverley Minster) and soprano Emma Kirkby working with lutenist Jakob Lindberg (Sunday 25th May, St James’ Church, Warter) and look out for the competition for young composers noted below.
There will also be the opportunity to listen to The Tallis Scholars perform the piece entitled ‘Stabat Mater’ composed by 17 year old, Keryn Tatman, who has just been chosen as the winner of this year's Beverley & East Riding Early Music Festival’s Young Composers’ Competition 2008. Keryn was one of six Yorkshire finalists.
Tickets for all events are available now - please see below for details of individual concerts.
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
 
23 - 26 May 2008
| | Beverley and East Riding Early Music Festival Saver
Details... | |
23 May 2008
1.00pm-2.00pm | | University of Huddersfield Chamber Choir & Early Music Ensemble
Toll Gavel Methodist Church, Beverley
Event 01
Details... | |
23 May 2008
6.00pm-6.50pm | | John Bryan talk
Beverley Friary, Friar's Lane
Event 02
Details... | |
23 May 2008
7.30pm | | The Tallis Scholars
Beverley Minster
Event 03
Details... | |
24 May 2008
1.00pm-2.00pm | | Catherine Bott (soprano), James Bowman (counter-tenor) and Peter Seymour (harpsichord) - Sold Out
All Saints' Church, Lund
Event 04
Details... | |
24 May 2008
4.00pm-5.00pm | | Sirinu
Toll Gavel Methodist Church, Beverley
Event 05
Details... | |
24 May 2008
7.30pm | | Academy of Ancient Music
Beverley Minster
Event 06
Details... | |
25 May 2008
1.00pm-2.00pm | | Bardos Band
St Edith's Church, Bishop Wilton
Event 07
Details... | |
25 May 2008
2.15pm | | Ploughman's Lunch
The Fleece Inn, Bishop Wilton
Details... | |
25 May 2008
4.00pm-5.00pm | | Compagnia d'Istrumenti
St Mary's Church, South Dalton
Event 08
Details... | |
25 May 2008
7.30pm | | Emma Kirkby (soprano) and Jakob Lindberg (lute) - Sold Out
St James' Church, Warter
Event 09
Details... | |
26 May 2008
1.00pm-2.00pm | | Fitzwilliam String Quartet
The Quire, Beverley Minster
Event 10
Details... | |
|
