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WYMONDHAM MUSIC FESTIVAL
Site last updated 16 June 2013
Welcome to the 18th Wymondham Music Festival
Latest News
13 May 2013
Programme and tickets now available
We have now officially launched the 18th annual
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30 April 2013
On-line ticket sales now available!
We’ve now launched on-line ticket sales from this site…..
3 April 2013
Events details now out
We’ve now got most of the events for the 2013….
7 February 2013
WMF Vouchers now available
Want an imaginative present…
“Without music, life would be a mistake” Friedrich Nietzsche
Free events |
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Saturday mornings |
Music in the Market Place |
from 11 May till 13 July |
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Sat 25 May |
Town Busking Day |
come along and have a go! |
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Mon 24 June |
Midsummer Jazz Picnic |
our famous annual event for all the family |
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Sun 30 June |
Teddy Bears’ Picnic |
for the very young (and their bears!) |
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Tue 2 July |
Annual Music Lecture |
The History of Electronic Music with Stephen Bennett |
Ticketed events |
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Sat 22 June |
Lightning Thieves |
harpsichord and electric fiddle! |
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Thu 27 June |
Jazz in the Abbey |
with top saxophonist Peter King |
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Sat 29 June |
Megson |
acclaimed folk duo |
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The Kickstart Sessions |
for upcoming youth bands |
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Wed 3 July |
Rupert Egerton-Smith |
piano maestro |
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Thurs 4 July |
The Vagaband |
Americana, swing, blues and rock |
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Fri 5 July |
Wymondham Roots |
The Acoustic Sessions |
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Sat 6 July |
Flamenco at the Regal |
With Norwich group Zimali |
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Sun 7 July |
The Drones |
Toy Symphony for all the family |
Lunchtime Recitals |
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Our regular set of 5 lunchtime recitals starts on Friday 28 June with this year’s winner of the Norfolk Young Musician of the Year. We’ve also got Nicholas Allen helping to celebrate Benjamin Britten’s centenary year with a song recital. |
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Plus loads more - go to our Events page to see everything that we organise between 11 May and 7 July - 33 events!
And it isn’t only WMF that organises music in our lively town - there are many local organisations that put on events throughout the year. Some of these that happen between now and July 7 are listed on the other events page. 19 of them - a musical place, Wymondham!
Early booking ticket discount
Sadly, the £1 off all tickets scheme has now finished. But we’ve still got plenty of tickets left, and even at the full prices they’re excellent value. You can even order tickets here and now from this website by going to our buy your tickets page. Find out all you need to know about tickets from our Tickets page.
Music that defies description
We always try and ensure that there's something for everyone in each year’s festival. So we’ve normally got classical, jazz, folk, world, dance and most things in between. Sometimes, though, we book artists who don’t fit into ‘normal’ categories.
The Lightning Thieves are one such act. We have had both musicians at the festival before (Adam Summerhayes was the violinist with the tango group Zum that we had back in 2006, and David Gordon also played with Zum and has accompanied Jaui Dankworth when she came). They are both superb and versatile musicians, so we know we’re in for an entertaining evening.
Lightning Thieves describe themselves as playing "Ultra modern medieval worldfolk". That really won’t fit into any known pigeonhole! If you’d like a taster of their unique brand of music, go to violinist Adam Summerhayes' website. Scroll down and you'll get to the player, with 4 tracks to choose from. They're pretty amazing! Now go to our buy your tickets page and book your tickets!
2013 Festival Highlights
The Lightning Thieves will be providing their own unique brand of musical fireworks in Wymondham Abbey on Saturday 22 June
Whirligig are just one of the acts performing in the Wymondham Roots acoustic gig in Central Hall on Friday 5 July