Simon O'Hea 
Saturday March 16, 2024 Dear Petersfield Musical Festival Mozart singers, Congratulations on a really exceptional performance that you gave of the wonderful Mozart – Mass in C Minor on Saturday night. I hope that in our rehearsals together we had homed in on what are the real essentials in the best levels of choral performance … Read more
This week Joff and Claire visit the Methodist Church on Station Road in Petersfield where a lively rehearsal is taking place. Ahead of the start of the Petersfield Musical Festival they meet with Chair Pam Buckley to find out what exciting music is in store this year and talk to Mayor JC Crissey. Listen at … Read more
Jamie Cochrane is playing Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto no. 2 along with Petersfield Orchestra on Thursday 21 March at 7.30pm in Petersfield Festival Hall. What are you looking most forward to when performing at the Petersfield Musical Festival this year? Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No. 2 is one of my favourite concertos to perform as the piano … Read more
Richard will be presenting a varied programme of pieces from much-loved Bach fugues to works by lesser-known modern French composers such as Alain and Langlais, alongside a sonata by Elgar and a chorale by César Franck at 7.30pm on Wednesday 20 March at St Peter’s Church. What are you looking most forward to when performing … Read more
Milly will be singing soprano in “A Century of English Music” at 7.30pm on Saturday 23 March at Petersfield Festival Hall. What are you looking most forward to when performing at the Petersfield Musical Festival this year? Hierusalem by Dyson is new to me. It is a prayer sung by someone longing to be in … Read more
Rebecca will be playing the cello at the Festival Lunchtime Recital on Tuesday 19 March at 1pm in St Peter’s Church. Read a review. What are you looking most forward to when performing at the Petersfield Musical Festival this year? I spent a long time with Emily Hoh, my amazing pianist, discussing a programme that … Read more
Download the latest newsletter to read about the exciting concerts planned for the 2024 festival, about how to obtain priority tickets for Friends and Participants before booking opens to the general public on Monday 5 February, and about the Festival of Young Composers adjudication and performance day at the TPS Studio, GU32 3LU, at 10.00am on … Read more
On Sunday 4 February at 10 AM at TPS Studio Petersfield Musical Festival is hosting its eighth competition for young composers, giving an ideal opportunity for imaginative musicians to share their creations with new audiences and receive expert feedback from a panel of judges. This was very much the brainchild of Philip Young. After more … Read more
Jonathan Willcocks has been awarded a medal of the order of the British Empire (BEM) for services to music. He says, “I am so delighted to receive this public honour. I am so grateful to have had the opportunity over nearly fifty years of working with so many fine choirs, orchestras and other music organisations … Read more
Download the latest newsletter to read about the exciting concerts planned for the 2024 Festival, the September workshop led by Jeremy Backhouse, the Festival of Young Composers and to get all the details of combined rehearsals for the Festival Chorus led by the inspirational Paul Spicer.
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