The 2019 Maldon Festival Main Programme
Come and Sing
Date: Friday 21st June Afternoon
Venue: St Mary’s Church
Cost: FREE
Rehearsal (Community, Schools and Students)
Silent Movie, Live Music
Date: Tuesday 25th June
Venue: All Saints Church
Cost: £12.50
Charlie Chaplin’s The Circus and A Dog’s Life
Accompanied by live improvised organ by Jonathan Eyre, one of the UK’s foremost theatre organ players.
Dido & Bernstein
Date: Wednesday 26th June
Venue: Braxted Park
Cost: £15.00
Hand Made Opera: Aspiring young singers Sponsored by the Brewery
Blondel: All of the Birds
Date: Thursday 27th June
Venue: Mundon Church
Cost: £15.00
The Debate
Date: Friday 28th June
Venue: St Mary's Church
Cost: £10.00
John Whittingdale & Andrew Andonis
Brexit seems to have been going on for decades. This is an opportunity to hear Lord Adonis, a passionate supporter of the remaining in the EU in debate with Maldon MP, John Whittingdale; equally passionate in his support for leaving the EU. It promises to be a very lively evening indeed!
Concert For Kieran
Date: Saturday 29th June
Venue: St Mary's Church
Cost:
Kieran Sampson was one the founders of the Maldon Festival and did all the hard work behind the scenes. In February this year he died suddenly and unexpectedly. This concert will be a pot pourri given by friends from across the professional music world. It will also feature the Choir of St Mary’s, Maldon, of which Kieran was a founder member.
Folk Night
Date: Tuesday 2nd July
Venue:
Cost: £20.00
Featuring local folk group, Shurig this is an opportunity to connect with Maldens rich folk music heritage
Senagalese Drumming Workshop
Date: Wednesday 3rd July - 8pm
Venue: The Octagon at St Mary’s
Cost: £5
A workshop led by Modouo – An opportunity to learn about Senagalese Drumming and try it out yourself!
Joe Stilgoe Performs
Date: Thursday 4th July
Venue: Tai Chi Hall
Cost: £25.00
Tryptych Animal Passions
Date: Friday 5th July
Venue: St Mary’s
Cost: £15.00
Christopher Weston, piano, Jeffery Wilson, saxophone and Colin Baldy, baritone present Animal Passions.
An entertaining and eclectic programme of music with links to the animal kingdom; from The Flight of the Bumblebee to Gershwin’s Walking the Dog.