The Shape of 2021
In 2021 we’re spreading our offering of arts and culture over a six-month period, and although the pandemic means we are scaling back on the number of events, we are not scaling back on quality. Concerts will take place in our larger venues, and each will be just 60 minutes long. We’re offering each concert TWICE to enable audiences to be socially-distanced if necessary, and the venues will be cleaned between shows.
Summer and autumn events:
The captivating young Australian mezzo-soprano Lotte Betts-Dean and outstanding Scottish guitarist Sean Shibe perform music by Dowland, Schubert and Debussy in St. Andrew’s in Grinton on Thursday 15 July.
World folk maestros The Hut People come to the delightful setting of Raygill House Farm near Hawes on Saturday 31 July, and on Tuesday 3 August Solus Trumpet Ensemble will fill the church at Grinton with glorious music by Gabrieli, Debussy, Britten and Ravel.
On Wednesday 1 September, fine violinist Philippa Mo and top-drawer counter-tenor William Towers will perform a mouth-watering programme, including pieces by Hildegard von Bingen, Purcell and Holst at St. Andrew’s in Grinton, and on Tuesday 14 September Aurora Percussion Duo share their amazing percussion wizardry at St. Mary’s Church, Richmond.
Tuesday 1 October sees gifted young flautist Meera Mahahraj perform works by Bizet, César Franck and Grace-Evangeline Mason at St. Andrew’s Church in Aysgarth with talented pianist Dominic Degavino. On Wednesday 6 October in Grinton, young Scottish piper Brìghde Chaimbeul duets with the marvellous violinist Aidan O’Rourke from folk super-group Lau, and we wrap up this year’s events with the world-class Moray Welsh Trio (cello, violin & piano) performing Mozart, Fauré and Dvořák in Aysgarth on Thursday 7 October.
As well as concerts, we’re offering a selection of guided walks led by experts - exploring terrain and features from barns, walls and bridges to hidden nature reserves. Please keep an eye on the website for updates or changes to the programme.
The film was made by Howell Film and features music from a track called Bling Bling from the album Plum Lane by The Matt Wates Sextet. The piece was written and arranged by Matt Wates.