Sarah Hard

Ann Pinhey, who has been a major force in the Petersfield music scene for decades, including the Festival, was awarded a BEM in the 2023 New Year Honours List for services to music, choirs, and charities. Ann took over the Harting Choral Society in the late 1970’s before going on to be at the helm … Read more

Sarah Hard follows the progress of some of the stars of the 2022 Petersfield Musical Festival. Three vocal soloists who recently starred in Petersfield Musical Festival’s choral concert have climbed the professional ladder this summer with appearances at the prestigious Glyndebourne and Garsington Opera Festivals. Michael Ronan, Amy Holyland and Ella de Jongh were all … Read more

The Festival ended on a high note on Saturday 26th March with another concert celebrating the power of music. The concert featured two major choral works: Felix Mendelssohn’s Hymn of Praise and In Praise of Singing by Jonathan Willcocks, the Festival’s President. The Festival Chorus comprised Petersfield and Rogate Choral Societies, as well as independent … Read more

Petersfield Musical Festival paid a handsome tribute to Ukraine last week, proving the power of music to express support for its beleaguered people. Chairman Philip Young introduced the Petersfield Orchestra’s flagship concert last Thursday by announcing it would commence with the Ukrainian national anthem, which received a rousing rendition, to the clear delight of the … Read more

Petersfield Musical Festival invites youngsters to join in and have some musical fun at a Family concert on Sunday 20th March. Children aged from four to eleven may bring along a small drum or another percussion instrument to the Festival Hall for a 3pm start to accompany a varied programme of music including selections from … Read more

Petersfield Musical Festival is delighted to be able to stage a full programme of events during March 2022, following the cancellation of last year’s event.  Audiences will be delighted to engage once more with live performances and full orchestras as the musical world finally adjusts to normality. The keynote of the 2022 Festival will be … Read more

A wealth of creative talent was on show at the 2022 Young Composers’ Competition run by Petersfield Musical Festival in memory of local composer Michael Hurd. Musical entries ranged from a movement for solo piano to a full string quartet. For the first time in the history of the competition, composers were allowed to submit … Read more