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PMF has appointed the first female chair in its 120-year history – local resident and musician Pam Buckley. In this interview Pam talks about her new role, outlines her vision for the future and explains why she cares so much about the central importance of meeting PMF’s charitable goals: to create music in an accessible … Read more

This year’s Petersfield Musical Festival aims to reach out to all ages and tastes with its programme of diverse events, including two large-scale choral concerts, small-scale chamber ensembles, music theatre, youth and family concerts. The programme will be rolled out in Petersfield’s Festival Hall and St. Peter’s Church from 17th to 25th March. Book-ending the … Read more

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

Download the latest newsletter to read about the new Festival logo, the inspiring September workshop on Mozart’s Mass in C minor, and the exciting plans for the 2023 Festival. Festival 2023Download the information leaflet for full details of our wide-ranging programme of concerts in March 2023, and how to take part in the performances, become … 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