This year the annual festival received no public funding so hats off to the organisers for keeping the show on the A259. Events have been organised between Eastbourne and Rye, including the Open Studios trail over the first two weekends. There’s painting, sculpture, photography, music and cinema. Oh, and In your shell-like, a poetry sound […]
Hooray and up she rises! This summer, a unique event combining some of the finest artists in modern folk music is docking up at De La Warr Pavilion. Performed by Jon Boden, Seth Lakeman, Ben Nicholls, Emily Portman and Jack Rutter, Sea Song Sessions is a collection of British maritime folk songs and sea shanties. Check out […]
Disregard George V’s last words, and head down to Bognor for a weekend of folk music, much of it for free, centred round the Waterloo Square area of town. There’s a ukelele festival, a ‘Shanty Showdown’, a dance festival and music sessions from the likes of Celtic/Klezmer/you-name-it band The Jigantics, Cornish folk rockers 3 Daft […]
This annual festival, a long-established staple of Sussex’s cultural calendar, offers a variety of concerts and workshops for lovers of early classical music. Highlights include The Whispering Dome, a multi-media event celebrating migratory birds and featuring musicians from Morocco and West Africa, and several pieces dedicated to English Renaissance composer William Byrd.
The Berlin-based Colombian experimental electronic musician, composer and sound artist Lucrecia Dalt performs from ¡Ay!, The Wire’s album of the year 2022. ‘…philosophically daring, technically ambitious, and a joy to experience.’ 8.6/10 Pitchfork ‘A Stunning Sci-Fi Pop Opera.’ The Quietus ‘On ‘¡Ay!’, the tropical music of Lucrecia Dalt’s childhood becomes avant-garde sci-fi.’ NPR
Two of this summer’s operas have been retained for Glyndebourne’s Autumn Festival (replacing their cancelled annual Tour): Mozart’s Don Giovanni and Donizetti’s L’elesire d’amore. Early-bird ROSA readers, please note there will be two family open days, offering the chance to participate in the construction of an outdoor theatre installation with ROSA’s Leap then Look, among […]
From Arvo Pärt’s haunting Winter Solstice to Wagner’s Dream (the Ring Cycle in just 65 minutes), there’s something for every musical taste in the BPO’s winter season, at venues including Brighton Dome Concert Hall and St George’s Church. Oh, and why not see 2023 out at the New Year’s Eve Viennese Gala? Get attuned at […]
Artistic conductor and principal conductor Marcio da Silva (see ROSA magazine #3) leads the orchestra into a programme of Christmassy faves, such as Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake Suite, Humperdinck’s Hansel and Gretel and Anderson’s Sleigh Ride. Plus audience participation carols. Full programme at hastingsphilharmonic.com.
DakhaBrakha at ACCA! This Ukrainian quartet, who subtly fuse traditional Balkan folk with world instrumentation, is our highlight of a strong winter season at the Brutalist University of Sussex venue. Other acts include Lau’s Ivor Novello-winning composer Martin Green, and the riotous Figs in Wigs, ‘treading the line between beige and gold’ and hosting the […]
