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Sir
Edward German Music Festival 2006
April
22nd - 28th 2006
"A
long overdue celebration of Shropshire's
most famous musical son."
Julian Lloyd Webber
TICKETS
NOW ON SALE
Preparations
for the inaugural Sir Edward German Music Festival are now well underway. The
programme has been finalised and tickets will go on sale in the new year. Listed
below are some of the highlights of the week's
celebrations.
Saturday
22nd April Opening Gala Concert:
Choros Amici (Sainsbury's BBC Choir of the Year 2000) will perform the winning
entry of the Edward German Music Composing Competition.
Sunday
23rd & Monday 24th:
Performance of Merrie England. John Gough and group will perform a song and piano
recital of German works.
Tuesday
25th: The
National Festival Orchestra conducted by Dr David Russell Hulme (the world expert
and commentator on Edward German).
Wednesday
26th: Julian
Lloyd Webber accompanied by John Lenehan.
Thursday
27th: The
Band of the Welsh Guards perform a programme of Sir Edward German's
music.
Friday
28th: The
Final Celebration Concert by the Hallé conducted by John Wilson.
Priority
booking can be made via telephone, email or post from Tuesday 3rd January 2006.
Tickets
for general release will be available from Monday 9th January 2006. For full information
about the Festival - its history,
concert venues and start times, programmes and travel information -
please refer to the website.
Email:
info@edwardgerman2006.org.uk
PO
Box 97
Whitchurch
Shropshire
SY13
3YF
Telephone:
01948 662233
For
information about press releases or contacts for interviews please contact Jonathan
Cooke:
Email:
jonathan@jonathancooke.co.uk
Telephone:
0870 428 7815
Fax:
0870 235 7815
