Winsham Festival starts with a programme of popular
Chamber Music
Kilima Quartet are the opening event
in our first Festival of Arts and leisure on Saturday
26th September at 7.00pm in St. Stephens Church. They
will be playing a repertoire of popular, well known
pieces in a venue, that as far as we know, has never
before hosted a recital of chamber music.
The full details of the music they are performing can be
found on the notice below.
Led by Rowan Patterson, who lives just outside the
village, and a very talented violinist, her
colleagues on second violin (Polly Orr-Ewing), viola
(Alex Chivers) and 'cello ( Ruth Wakefield) are all
professional musicians, who delight in playing together
as a string quartet. They often give recitals ,on a
regular basis at Kilema Farm.
We are very fortunate to be able to experience such
lovely music live, and witness for ourselves the
expertise of the quartet, expressing themselves in what
is generally acknowledged by classical musicians, as one
of the most exciting forms of performance-the string
quartet. |
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Winsham Art Club Annual Exhibition- a foundation stone of our
Winsham Festival
Winsham Art Club Annual Exhibition
Preview: Friday, 2nd October, 6.00-8.00pm
Open: 10am-5pm Saturday, 3rd October
10am-5pm Sunday, 4th October |
| When the planning for the festival
began, about a year ago, it quickly became clear that
Winsham Art Club would be central to our deliberations,
both in terms of timing and because of its status as one
of the villages oldest and best established
organisations. |
Founded in 1960 by John
Thirtle FRSA, a Winsham resident. Offering free
tuition for a year, he quickly gathered together
fifteen enthusiastic amateurs around him , and
started classes in oils. In1962 , they held
their first exhibition in Jubilee Hall, and this
tradition has continued almost uninterrupted
since then. Now spread over three days visitors
can enjoy the high standard of work created by
its members in a wide range of media.
All the work on display is available to
purchase.
The Winsham also maintains its reputation for
being a 'teaching club' arranging many
workshops, run by experts in their particular
area of graphic arts. They generally meet on a
Monday afternoon in the Jubilee Hall. |
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The chronologically
arranged programme of over twenty-five Winfest
events, spread over two weeks, can be found on a
link on the Homepage of this web site. A
printed edition is available from Winsham Shop.
A few events require tickets, but most
offer free admission, but some need to charge.
Ticketed events usually need to limit numbers so
if you wish to attend a ticketed event, obtain
your ticket as quickly as possible to avoid
disappointment. A printed programme is available
from Winsham Shop.
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