Roman River Festival 2011

The 12th Roman River Festival is a festival of French music, food, film and culture. The event takes place from Saturday 1st until Sunday 9th October 2011 at various locations in the coastal region of north-east Essex.

Seven churches along the Roman River valley in Essex with Messing and Great Wigborough Churches joining Abberton, Copford, East Mersea, Fingringhoe, Layer Marney and Peldon - will resonate with music played by national and international classical, jazz, folk and world musicians.

Line-up

2011's theme of Heaven and Hell will include featured artists Matthew Hunt and the Oslo-based Engegård Quartet, which includes cellist, Adrian Brendel. The choral scholar concert expands this year to a fully professional choir with an all-classical programme. There will be Handel arias in East Mersea and a ceilidh to round things off. Starting off the festival will be Music Days Director, Dominic Harlan, who will create a performance of La Bohème from scratch over the first weekend of the festival. The opera will be open to all ages and experience.

Saturday 1st October:
Allegri Miserere 6pm Great Tey £22.50 (£7.50) or £12.50 (restricted view)
Opera in a Weekend £75 (£35)
Sunday 2nd October:
Solo Bach 11.30am Abberton £7.50 (£2.50)
Puccini La Bohème 5pm Colchester £10 (£5)
Wednesday 5th October:
Engegård Quartet 8pm Layer Marney £17.50 (£7.50)
Thursday 6th October:
Matthew Hunt & Tim Horton 8pm Fingringhoe £17.50 (£7.50)
Friday 7th October:
Mozart's Clarinet Quintet 8pm Peldon £17.50 (£7.50)
Saturday 8th October:
Solo Bach 11.30am Layer Breton £7.50 (£2.50)
Family Concert/Nayland 11.30am Nayland £5 (£2.50)
Family Concert/Greenstead 2pm Greenstead free (free)
Family Concert/Abberton 4pm Abberton £5 (£2.50)
Candlelit Recital 6pm Fingringhoe @ £17.50 (£7.50)
Sunday 9th October:
Handel Arias 11.30am East Mersea £12.50 (£7.50)
Jazz Evening with Supper 6pm Abberton £25 (£15)

Tickets

Ticket prices will range from FREE to £25 see prices above. Tickets for those aged 25 and under are priced in brackets. A festival pass is also available priced at £160 or £75 for those aged 25 and under. For more information please telephone 01206 729 356.

Accommodation

Roman River Festival takes place in various villages in a beautiful coastal region of north-east Essex, with local wine and beer, smoked fish and wild scenery. There are a choice of B&Bs and places to eat in the area. The area is a few minutes drive from Colchester, within two hours drive of London and Cambridge and within an hours drive of Ipswich.

More information will be here when available.

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