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SUMMARY:THE HEATH STRING QUARTET
DESCRIPTION:BOOK TICKETS FOR THE HEATH STRING QUARTET\n  \nThe acclaimed Heath Quartet has built a strong reputation for its dynamic performances. Established in 2013\, it became the first ensemble in 15 years to win the prestigious RPS Young Artists Award\, also winning the 2016 Gramophone Chamber Award for its recording of the complete Tippett quartets.  Recent highlights include a debut at the Elbphilharmonie\, Hamburg\, a US tour and a broadcast with Steven Osborne for the BBC Proms. \nMozart String Quartet No. 1 in G major\, K.80\nLocke Suite No. 3 in F major ; Curtain Tune & Lilk (from The Tempest)\nLyadov Sarabande and Fugue\n***\nSuk Meditation on an old Czech Hymn ‘St Wenceslas’\nSchumann String Quartet in F major\, Op. 41\, No. 2 \n  \n \nEvent Sponsor: Peter Parsons \n  \nWe offer a wide range of discounts\, including concessions for students\, benefits recipients\, carers/essential companions\, and Under 30s\, plus special standby rates for students and under‑25s (ID required). Family pricing applies to selected events. For further details please see Booking Information | Lichfield Festival or ask our Box Office team. \n  \nPhoto: Christian Sinibaldi \nBOOK TICKETS FOR THE HEATH STRING QUARTET
URL:https://lichfieldfestival.org/event/the-heath-string-quartet/
LOCATION:The Hub at St Mary’s\, Market Square\, Lichfield\, WS13 6LG\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Classical
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260717T143000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260717T154000
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SUMMARY:SONIC THREADS - Supriya Nagarajan voice & Lucy Nolan harp
DESCRIPTION:BOOK TICKETS FOR SONIC THREADS\n  \nSonic Threads is an exciting and unique new duo consisting of internationally-renowned classical Indian vocalist Supriya Nagarajan and harpist\, Lucy Nolan. \nCombining the traditions of Indian Carnatic vocals with Western contemporary classical harp music\, Sonic Threads have developed their own special sound\, with music that is gentle\, contemplative and uplifting\, as Indian classical ragas are intertwined with live harp improvisation\, inspired by both Eastern and Western influences\, jazz and Indian philosophy. \nTogether\, Lucy and Supriya have performed at the Royal Albert Hall\, Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival\, and The Sage\, Gateshead. This will be their Festival debut as a duo\, after Lucy visited the Festival in 2024 with Meera Maharaj (Hather Duo) \n \n  \nEvent Sponsor: Margaret Cooper-Ramsell \n  \nWe offer a wide range of discounts\, including concessions for students\, benefits recipients\, carers/essential companions\, and Under 30s\, plus special standby rates for students and under‑25s (ID required). Family pricing applies to selected events. For further details please see Booking Information | Lichfield Festival or ask our Box Office team. \n  \nBOOK TICKETS FOR SONIC THREADS
URL:https://lichfieldfestival.org/event/sonic-threads-supriya-nagarajan-voice-lucy-nolan-harp/
LOCATION:The Hub at St Mary’s\, Market Square\, Lichfield\, WS13 6LG\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Classical,World
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260717T120000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260717T130000
DTSTAMP:20260519T143658Z
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SUMMARY:DANIEL HOHM euphonium & HARVEY DAVIES piano - Young Artist Series
DESCRIPTION:BOOK TICKETS FOR DANIEL HOHM\n  \nGerman euphonium player\, Daniel Hohm\, studied for his Masters at the Royal Northern College of Music\, winning the prestigious RNCM Concerto and twice appearing in its Gold Medal Final. Together with pianist Harvey Davies\, his varied ‘From Dance to Dream’ Festival programme will include works by Fauré\, Hummel and Mahler. \nNakahashi TOCcatA\nFauré Après un rêve\, Op. 7\, No. 1\nMeechan Devil’s Duel\nAlfvén Vallflickans Dans\nHummel Fantasy for Euphonium & Piano\nDeddos Rabecando\nMahler Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen \nSparke Harlequin  \n* Daniel appears by kind permission of the RNCM \nEvent sponsor: Jill Sutton \n  \n \n  \n  \nWe offer a wide range of discounts\, including concessions for students\, benefits recipients\, carers/essential companions\, and Under 30s\, plus special standby rates for students and under‑25s (ID required). Family pricing applies to selected events. For further details please see Booking Information | Lichfield Festival or ask our Box Office team. \nPay just £14 per ticket when booking for 6 or more events in the Young Artist Series (in the same transaction\, discount applied at checkout) \n  \nBOOK TICKETS FOR DANIEL HOHM
URL:https://lichfieldfestival.org/event/daniel-hohm-euphonium/
LOCATION:Wade Street Church\, Wade Street\, Lichfield\, Staffordshire\, WS13 6HL\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Classical,Young Artist
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260716T194500
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260716T212500
DTSTAMP:20260519T143527Z
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SUMMARY:GX2: THE DON SHIRLEY TRIO PROJECT - with Gabriella Swallow cello
DESCRIPTION:BOOK TICKETS FOR GX2: THE DON SHIRLEY TRIO PROJECT\n  \nLaunched at Ronnie Scott’s\, GX2: The Don Shirley Trio Project reimagines the genre-defying work of visionary pianist/composer Don Shirley\, who reached new audiences in the film Green Book. Led by Artist-in-Residence Gabriella Swallow cello and Giacomo Smith clarinet/sax (the two ‘G’s of GX2)\, with Mercury nominee Joe Webb piano and Will Sach bass\, the project explores Shirley’s celebrated trio repertoire\, including pioneering recordings with cellist Ken Fricker. \nSpirituals and standards such as Water Boy and The Man I Love form the programme’s core\, revealing Shirley’s unique blend of classical precision\, jazz sophistication and deep emotional resonance. \nTonight’s event is also part of our America250 season. \n  \nGabriella Swallow has emerged as one of the most versatile and exciting cellists of her generation. She studied at The Royal College of Music and was awarded the coveted Tagore Gold Medal and performed Hugh Wood’s Cello Concerto in her final year after winning the concerto competition. In 2013 she made her Wigmore Hall debut with the soprano Ruby Hughes and in the same season performed at the La Jolla SummerFest in San Diego\, the Aldeburgh Festival with the Birmingham Contemporary Music Group and the Cambridge Jazz Festival as a member of the celebrated British Jazz pianist Gwilym Simcock’s Quintet. She was also invited by Nigel Kennedy and his band to perform with them at the Bethlehem Unwrapped Festival at St James’s Church\, Piccadilly. . She also toured the U.K. with Nigel Kennedy and his new Four Season band. In 2019 she continued her collaboration with Kennedy playing concerts of Gershwin and in Poland they performed his Hendrix Project with legendary guitarist Mike Stern. \nGabriella is very involved with the classical club night scene and has acted as string curator of Music Orbit’s string night ‘Strung Out’ and performs frequently at Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club ‘Classical Kicks’ night curated by violinist Lizzie Ball and at Gabriel Prokofiev’s Nonclassical club nights. In February 2014 she launched her first classical club night under her own name ‘Gabriella Swallow and her Urban Family’ at The Forge in Camden. \n  \nWe offer a wide range of discounts\, including concessions for students\, benefits recipients\, carers/essential companions\, and Under 30s\, plus special standby rates for students and under‑25s (ID required). Family pricing applies to selected events. For further details please see Booking Information | Lichfield Festival or ask our Box Office team. \n  \nBOOK TICKETS FOR GX2: THE DON SHIRLEY TRIO PROJECT
URL:https://lichfieldfestival.org/event/gx2-the-don-shirley-trio-project-with-gabriella-swallow-cello/
LOCATION:The Hub at St Mary’s\, Market Square\, Lichfield\, WS13 6LG\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Classical,Jazz
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260716T193000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260716T211000
DTSTAMP:20260624T122502Z
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SUMMARY:XUEFEI YANG guitar & MARIA VEGA flamenco - Silk and Fire: Bridging cultures along the Silk Road from the Orient to Iberia
DESCRIPTION:BOOK TICKETS FOR XUEFEI YANG & MARIA VEGA\n  \nReturning to the Festival after their acclaimed Festival debut in 2021\, world-renowned guitarist\, Xuefei Yang is reunited once again by flamenco sensation\, Maria Vega. \nThe first internationally acclaimed Chinese guitarist\, Fei has been named one of the 100 Top Classical Musicians of Our Time (Classic FM) and ranked among the Top Six Guitarists of the Century by BBC Music Magazine. Alongside the sublime flamenco dancer extraordinaire\, Maria Vega\, they will present another unique fusion of dance and ‘East meets West’ music – in their programme Silk and Fire – combining traditional Spanish and South American works by De Falla\, Albeniz and Paco Peña\, together with Fei’s own arrangement Chinese-inspired folk songs. \n  \nRead more about Xuefei’s journey to success here \n  \nEvent Sponsor: Lorna Boxall \n  \nAll Lichfield Festival performances inside Lichfield Cathedral are enhanced with accompanying TV screens at regular intervals throughout the audience\, giving you a close‑up view of the stage. No matter where you’re sitting\, you’ll have an unbeatable view of every expression\, movement\, and note\, specially curated to ensure you don’t miss a thing. \nPrice bands : £36 / £25  \n  \nWe offer a wide range of discounts\, including concessions for students\, benefits recipients\, carers/essential companions\, and Under 30s\, plus special standby rates for students and under‑25s (ID required). Family pricing applies to selected events. For further details please see Booking Information | Lichfield Festival or ask our Box Office team. \n  \nBOOK TICKETS FOR XUEFEI YANG & MARIA VEGA
URL:https://lichfieldfestival.org/event/xuefei-yang-guitar-maria-vega-flamenco/
LOCATION:Lichfield Cathedral\, 19A The Close\, Lichfield\, Staffordshire\, WS13 7LD\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Classical,Dance,World
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260716T143000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260716T153000
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SUMMARY:ALISON WEIR - The Boleyn Secret
DESCRIPTION:BOOK TICKETS FOR ALISON WEIR\n  \nOur second Festival event focussed on the Boleyn family sees Festival favourite Alison Weir return with her new release\, The Boleyn Secret\, centred on the life of Kate Carey\, daughter of Mary\, and niece of Anne Boleyn. \nKate spends her young life as a companion to the Princess Elizabeth\, Henry VIII and Anne’s daughter. The two become close\, but marriage and jealousy intervene\, and\, as time passes\, Kate senses that there is a secret associated with her own background. Only when her mother is on her deathbed does she find out the awful truth… \n  \nWe offer a wide range of discounts\, including concessions for students\, benefits recipients\, carers/essential companions\, and Under 30s\, plus special standby rates for students and under‑25s (ID required). Family pricing applies to selected events. For further details please see Booking Information | Lichfield Festival or ask our Box Office team. \n  \nBOOK TICKETS FOR ALISON WEIR
URL:https://lichfieldfestival.org/event/alison-weir-the-boleyn-secret/
LOCATION:The Hub at St Mary’s\, Market Square\, Lichfield\, WS13 6LG\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Literature
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260716T120000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260716T130000
DTSTAMP:20260519T142841Z
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SUMMARY:JAMIE COCHRANE piano - Young Artist Series
DESCRIPTION:BOOK TICKETS FOR JAMIE COCHRANE\n  \nPianist Jamie Cochrane is equally at home as a concerto soloist or chamber musician. A Tillett Trust Debut Artist\, his recent successes include first prize at the 2024 Norah Sande Award and runner-up at the Bromsgrove Competition 2025. \nSchubert Piano Sonata in A major\, D.959\nGodowsky Passacaglia in B minor \n \n*Jamie appears courtesy of The Tillett Trust as part of its DEBUT programme \n  \n \nEvent sponsor: Nigel O’Mara \n \n  \n  \n  \nWe offer a wide range of discounts\, including concessions for students\, benefits recipients\, carers/essential companions\, and Under 30s\, plus special standby rates for students and under‑25s (ID required). Family pricing applies to selected events. For further details please see Booking Information | Lichfield Festival or ask our Box Office team. \nPay just £14 per ticket when booking for 6 or more events in the Young Artist Series (in the same transaction\, discount applied at checkout) \n  \nBOOK TICKETS FOR JAMIE COCHRANE
URL:https://lichfieldfestival.org/event/jamie-cochrane-piano/
LOCATION:Wade Street Church\, Wade Street\, Lichfield\, Staffordshire\, WS13 6HL\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Classical,Young Artist
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260715T201500
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260715T213000
DTSTAMP:20260702T075038Z
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SUMMARY:THE AYOUB SISTERS
DESCRIPTION:JOIN WAITING LIST FOR THE AYOUB SISTERS\n  \nAn evening where world music and classical crossover collide\, as Scottish/Egyptian instrumentalists and composers The Ayoub Sisters make a Festival debut. Recognised internationally for their chemistry on stage\, as well as their ability to unite different genres and cultures together in their unique performing style\, they have performed at some of the world’s most prestigious events\, including the Royal Albert Hall\, Dubai Opera and Glastonbury. \nAlongside their chart-topping second album Arabesque – a celebration of and tribute to music from the Arab World – they also appear regularly on TV and radio\, with a screen debut at the BAFTAs and performances at the Last Night of the Proms\, on Songs of Praise and on Radio 3\, Classic FM and Scala Radio amongst many others. \n \n  \n  \nWe offer a wide range of discounts\, including concessions for students\, benefits recipients\, carers/essential companions\, and Under 30s\, plus special standby rates for students and under‑25s (ID required). Family pricing applies to selected events. For further details please see Booking Information | Lichfield Festival or ask our Box Office team. \n  \nJOIN WAITING LIST FOR THE AYOUB SISTERS
URL:https://lichfieldfestival.org/event/the-ayoub-sisters/
LOCATION:The Hub at St Mary’s\, Market Square\, Lichfield\, WS13 6LG\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Classical,World
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260715T193000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260715T212000
DTSTAMP:20260603T144550Z
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SUMMARY:LIZA PULMAN & JOE STILGOE- Hooray for Hollywood
DESCRIPTION:BOOK TICKETS FOR LIZA PULMAN & JOE STILGOE\n  \nPianist and raconteur Joe Stilgoe and sublime ‘Fascinating Aida’ singing star Liza Pulman join forces once more for a sensational follow-up to their sell-out 2024 Festival show\, A Couple of Swells. \nThe Hollywood musical has brought the big screen to life with singing\, dancing\, comedy and romance for a century. Liza and Joe’s exhaustive movie knowledge is on technicolour display here\, as they bring some of these great movie-musical songs to life. No big screen\, only big talents\, great harmonies and lots of music and laughter. \nSo\, bring your popcorn as Joe and Liza bring you the magic of the movie musicals\, featuring songs from The Wizard of Oz to Wicked\, West Side Story to La La Land\, and much\, much more … \n \n  \nAll Lichfield Festival performances inside Lichfield Cathedral are enhanced with accompanying TV screens at regular intervals throughout the audience\, giving you a close‑up view of the stage. No matter where you’re sitting\, you’ll have an unbeatable view of every expression\, movement\, and note\, specially curated to ensure you don’t miss a thing. \nPrice bands : £36 / £30 / £26  \n  \nEvent Sponsor: \n \nWe offer a wide range of discounts\, including concessions for students\, benefits recipients\, carers/essential companions\, and Under 30s\, plus special standby rates for students and under‑25s (ID required). Family pricing applies to selected events. For further details please see Booking Information | Lichfield Festival or ask our Box Office team. \n  \nBOOK TICKETS FOR LIZA PULMAN & JOE STILGOE
URL:https://lichfieldfestival.org/event/joe-stilgoe-liza-pulman/
LOCATION:Lichfield Cathedral\, 19A The Close\, Lichfield\, Staffordshire\, WS13 7LD\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Cabaret,Jazz
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260715T143000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260715T153000
DTSTAMP:20260519T142703Z
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SUMMARY:SAMRAT MAJUMDER guitar - Young Artist Series
DESCRIPTION:BOOK TICKETS FOR SAMRAT MAJUMDER\n  \nScottish-Indian guitarist Samrat is a 2026 Classic FM ‘Rising Star’ and a YCAT artist. This season\, he performs across the UK\, culminating in a debut recital at the Wigmore Hall\, as well as in concerto with the de Havilland Orchestra. His Festival programme will include works by Dowland\, J. S. Bach and Schubert. \nde Narváez Canción del Emperador\nDowland Praeludium & Fantasia No. 7\nJ.S. Bach Lute Suite No. 2\, BWV 997\nSor Grand Solo\, Op. 14\nGranados (arr. Refik Kaya) Valses Poéticos\nSchubert (arr. Mertz) Drei Lieder\n \n  \n \n \nEvent sponsor: Shirley & Richard Newby \n  \n  \nWe offer a wide range of discounts\, including concessions for students\, benefits recipients\, carers/essential companions\, and Under 30s\, plus special standby rates for students and under‑25s (ID required). Family pricing applies to selected events. For further details please see Booking Information | Lichfield Festival or ask our Box Office team. \nPay just £14 per ticket when booking for 6 or more events in the Young Artist Series (in the same transaction\, discount applied at checkout) \n  \nPhoto: Kaupo Kikkas \nBOOK TICKETS FOR SAMRAT MAJUMDER
URL:https://lichfieldfestival.org/event/samrat-majumder-guitar/
LOCATION:Church of St Chad\, Saint Chad's Road\, Lichfield\, WS137ND\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Classical,Young Artist
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260715T140000
DTSTAMP:20260603T130217Z
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SUMMARY:TRACY BORMAN - The House of Boleyn
DESCRIPTION:This event is now sold out. Please join the waiting list below for any returned tickets\, or we think you may like 1000 TUDOR PEOPLE with Dr Melita Thomas presenting her event in full Tudor costume. \nFestival Patron Tracy Borman’s latest historical fiction release\, The House of Boleyn\, combines danger and passion. When Thomas Boleyn\, lord of Hever Castle\, presents himself to King Henry VIII\, he sets in train events that ensure the Boleyn name will never be forgotten\, leading the family to a terrible bloody fate… but as long as Hever still stands\, hope still exists. \nThe House of Boleyn brings a three-decade rise and precipitous fall to vivid life\, using their world at Hever\, family and servants alike to create an emotional novel of family\, fate and history. \nEvent Sponsor: Mike & Adrienne Swallow \n  \nWe offer a wide range of discounts\, including concessions for students\, benefits recipients\, carers/essential companions\, and Under 30s\, plus special standby rates for students and under‑25s (ID required). Family pricing applies to selected events. For further details please see Booking Information | Lichfield Festival or ask our Box Office team. \n  \nJOIN WAITING LIST FOR TRACY BORMAN
URL:https://lichfieldfestival.org/event/tracy-borman-the-house-of-boleyn2/
LOCATION:The Hub at St Mary’s\, Market Square\, Lichfield\, WS13 6LG\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Literature
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260715T120000
DTSTAMP:20260519T141920Z
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SUMMARY:JAMES ORFORD organ
DESCRIPTION:BOOK TICKETS FOR JAMES ORFORD\n  \nPlease note the start time for this event is 11am and not 10.30am as previously published \nJames Orford is a prize-winning organist\, who has recently taken up the post of Organist at St Paul’s Cathedral\, London. A soloist\, accompanist\, continuo player\, repetiteur\, and teacher\, before moving to St Paul’s\, James was Organist and Assistant Director of Music at St Paul’s\, Knightsbridge and the Acting College Organist and Head of Organ at Eton College.  Prior to that\, he was the Organist in Residence at Westminster Cathedral. \nPart of our part of our America250 season\, James’ programme will include Horatio Parker’s Festival Prelude and an arrangement of the Largo from Dvorak’s New World Symphony. \nParker Festival Prelude\nSowande Pastourelle & Obangiji\nSowerby Rhapsody\nDvorak Largo from Symphony No. 9 ‘New World’\nVierne Symphony No. 3 in F# minor\, Op. 28 \n  \nEvent Sponsors: Hazel & David Cliffe\, John Maxwell-Jones\, and Nick Waller \n  \nWe offer a wide range of discounts\, including concessions for students\, benefits recipients\, carers/essential companions\, and Under 30s\, plus special standby rates for students and under‑25s (ID required). Family pricing applies to selected events. For further details please see Booking Information | Lichfield Festival or ask our Box Office team. \n  \nBOOK TICKETS FOR JAMES ORFORD
URL:https://lichfieldfestival.org/event/james-orford-organ/
LOCATION:Lichfield Cathedral\, 19A The Close\, Lichfield\, Staffordshire\, WS13 7LD\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Classical
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260715T103000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260715T113000
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SUMMARY:TRACY BORMAN - The House of Boleyn
DESCRIPTION:This event is now sold out. Please join the waiting list below for any returned tickets\, or we think you may like 1000 TUDOR PEOPLE with Dr Melita Thomas presenting her event in full Tudor costume. \nFestival Patron Tracy Borman’s latest historical fiction release\, The House of Boleyn\, combines danger and passion. When Thomas Boleyn\, lord of Hever Castle\, presents himself to King Henry VIII\, he sets in train events that ensure the Boleyn name will never be forgotten\, leading the family to a terrible bloody fate… but as long as Hever still stands\, hope still exists. \nThe House of Boleyn brings a three-decade rise and precipitous fall to vivid life\, using their world at Hever\, family and servants alike to create an emotional novel of family\, fate and history. \n  \nWe offer a wide range of discounts\, including concessions for students\, benefits recipients\, carers/essential companions\, and Under 30s\, plus special standby rates for students and under‑25s (ID required). Family pricing applies to selected events. For further details please see Booking Information | Lichfield Festival or ask our Box Office team. \n  \nJOIN WAITING LIST FOR TRACY BORMAN
URL:https://lichfieldfestival.org/event/tracy-borman-the-house-of-boleyn/
LOCATION:The Hub at St Mary’s\, Market Square\, Lichfield\, WS13 6LG\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Literature
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260714T212500
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SUMMARY:SWALLOW HORSFALL BOULTON JAZZ TRIO - Gabriella Swallow cello\, Pete Horsfall voice & trumpet \, Honey Boulton guitar
DESCRIPTION:BOOK TICKETS FOR SWALLOW HORSFALL BOULTON TRIO\n  \nA first appearance from our 2026 Artist-in-Residence\, the eclectically vibrant cellist\, Gabriella Swallow. Her intimate trio brings together three distinctive musicians in a stripped-back\, song-led setting.  Joined by trumpeter/singer Pete Horsfall\, and guitarist Honey Boulton\, the Trio explore classic songs\, bossa nova\, blues and jazz standards with a trademark clear and strong ensemble sound. \nExpect familiar songs such as Avalon\, Danny Boy and Some Other Time approached through simple arrangements and close interplay\, plus bossa nova and jazz classics including Insensatez (How Insensitive) and The Lamp Is Low\, reimagined with melody and lyric taking centre stage. \n  \nGabriella Swallow has emerged as one of the most versatile and exciting cellists of her generation. She studied at The Royal College of Music and was awarded the coveted Tagore Gold Medal and performed Hugh Wood’s Cello Concerto in her final year after winning the concerto competition. In 2013 she made her Wigmore Hall debut with the soprano Ruby Hughes and in the same season performed at the La Jolla SummerFest in San Diego\, the Aldeburgh Festival with the Birmingham Contemporary Music Group and the Cambridge Jazz Festival as a member of the celebrated British Jazz pianist Gwilym Simcock’s Quintet. She was also invited by Nigel Kennedy and his band to perform with them at the Bethlehem Unwrapped Festival at St James’s Church\, Piccadilly. . She also toured the U.K. with Nigel Kennedy and his new Four Season band. In 2019 she continued her collaboration with Kennedy playing concerts of Gershwin and in Poland they performed his Hendrix Project with legendary guitarist Mike Stern. \nGabriella is very involved with the classical club night scene and has acted as string curator of Music Orbit’s string night ‘Strung Out’ and performs frequently at Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club ‘Classical Kicks’ night curated by violinist Lizzie Ball and at Gabriel Prokofiev’s Nonclassical club nights. In February 2014 she launched her first classical club night under her own name ‘Gabriella Swallow and her Urban Family’ at The Forge in Camden. \n  \nEvent Sponsor: Mike & Adrienne Swallow \n  \nLFF Priority Booking Opens: Platinum/Founder/Millennium/Gold – 9th April | Silver/Bronze: 16th April | General Booking Opens: 23rd April \nWe offer a wide range of discounts\, including concessions for students\, benefits recipients\, carers/essential companions\, and Under 30s\, plus special standby rates for students and under‑25s (ID required). Family pricing applies to selected events. For further details please see Booking Information | Lichfield Festival or ask our Box Office team. \n  \nBOOK TICKETS FOR SWALLOW HORSFALL BOULTON TRIO
URL:https://lichfieldfestival.org/event/swallow-horsfall-boulton-trio/
LOCATION:The Hub at St Mary’s\, Market Square\, Lichfield\, WS13 6LG\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260714T193000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260714T211000
DTSTAMP:20260603T144447Z
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SUMMARY:JESS GILLAM
DESCRIPTION:BOOK TICKETS FOR JESS GILLAM\n  \nThe saxophone as you have never heard it before\, as star performer and broadcaster Jess Gillam and her superb Ensemble celebrate the dynamism and emotional power of one of the world’s most versatile instruments. Although rooted in classical music\, Jess’s programme offers an expansive exploration of a massive range of genres – from the groove of Michael Nyman and Corelli\, to barnstorming tunes by the Danish String Quartet and and the soaring beauty of Debussy. \nWith her 7-piece band\, her treasured soprano and alto saxophones and her passion for connecting to audiences\, Jess’s programme pulls on the common threads found in music spanning centuries to deliver a high octane evening that will leave you beaming from ear to ear. \n \nEvent Sponsor: Jerry Sykes \n  \nAll Lichfield Festival performances inside Lichfield Cathedral are enhanced with accompanying TV screens at regular intervals throughout the audience\, giving you a close‑up view of the stage. No matter where you’re sitting\, you’ll have an unbeatable view of every expression\, movement\, and note\, specially curated to ensure you don’t miss a thing. \nPrice bands : £36 / £30 / £24 \n  \nWe offer a wide range of discounts\, including concessions for students\, benefits recipients\, carers/essential companions\, and Under 30s\, plus special standby rates for students and under‑25s (ID required). Family pricing applies to selected events. For further details please see Booking Information | Lichfield Festival or ask our Box Office team. \nPhoto: Robin Clewley \nBOOK TICKETS FOR JESS GILLAM
URL:https://lichfieldfestival.org/event/jess-gillam/
LOCATION:Lichfield Cathedral\, 19A The Close\, Lichfield\, Staffordshire\, WS13 7LD\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Classical,Jazz
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260714T143000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260714T161000
DTSTAMP:20260519T140808Z
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SUMMARY:PALISANDER - Cries of London
DESCRIPTION:BOOK TICKETS FOR PALISANDER\n  \nPalisander bring us a signature blend of music and words in tribute to London – the city they call home – featuring repertoire spanning 800 years\, performed on their vast array of recorders\, ranging from 15cm to 2m tall. \nCries of London follows the voices of Londoners throughout history\, who preserved the city’s sounds\, through the notating of church bells\, market criers\, sailor’s work songs and Frost Fairs on the frozen river Thames of times past. \nHandel\, Purcell\, Dowland and Holst all feature (all once called London home)\, alongside the more mysterious ‘Mrs Philharmonica’ (a female baroque composer whose true identity is still unknown) and even an offering from an English Queen. \n \nEvent Sponsor: In memory of Caroline Green \n  \nWe offer a wide range of discounts\, including concessions for students\, benefits recipients\, carers/essential companions\, and Under 30s\, plus special standby rates for students and under‑25s (ID required). Family pricing applies to selected events. For further details please see Booking Information | Lichfield Festival or ask our Box Office team. \n  \nBOOK TICKETS FOR PALISANDER
URL:https://lichfieldfestival.org/event/palisander-cries-of-london/
LOCATION:St Michael’s Church\, Church Street\, Lichfield\, Staffordshire\, WS13 6ED\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Classical
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260714T120000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260714T130000
DTSTAMP:20260611T204957Z
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SUMMARY:ALVIN WONG saxophone & CHICHI LI piano - Young Artist Series
DESCRIPTION:BOOK TICKETS FOR ALVIN WONG\n  \nAlvin Wong first studied in Hong Kong and is currently a postgraduate student at the Royal Northern College of Music. He is the winner of the RNCM Concerto Competition 2026 and was also a prize-winner at the Royal Over-Seas League Music Competition 2025. He has performed internationally\, including appearances at the World Saxophone Congresses in 2023 and 2025. In this recital\, he performs works by Albéniz\, Iturralde and Cimarosa\, alongside pianist Chichi Li. \nCimarosa (arr. Benjamin) Concerto on Themes by Cimarosa \nMaruice Tableaux de Provence\nRichard Bab Boujloud\nAlbéniz Asturias from Suite Española\nIturrlade Suite Hellenique  \nEvent sponsor: Shirley & Richard Newby \n*Alvin and Chichi appear by kind permission of the RNCM \n  \nWe offer a wide range of discounts\, including concessions for students\, benefits recipients\, carers/essential companions\, and Under 30s\, plus special standby rates for students and under‑25s (ID required). Family pricing applies to selected events. For further details please see Booking Information | Lichfield Festival or ask our Box Office team. \nPay just £14 per ticket when booking for 6 or more events in the Young Artist Series (in the same transaction\, discount applied at checkout) \nBOOK TICKETS FOR ALVIN WONG
URL:https://lichfieldfestival.org/event/alvin-wong/
LOCATION:Wade Street Church\, Wade Street\, Lichfield\, Staffordshire\, WS13 6HL\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Classical,Young Artist
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260713T204500
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260713T214500
DTSTAMP:20260519T141628Z
CREATED:20260331T120629Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260519T141628Z
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SUMMARY:KATIE ARNSTEIN - Homebird
DESCRIPTION:BOOK TICKETS FOR KATIE ARNSTEIN\n  \nOur sublime Festival Associate Artist\, Katie Arnstein\, is back for a second performance of our 2024 Festival commission\, Homebird.   \nHomebird is a story about where you belong. About finding your place in the ever-changing world. It’s about keeping your head above water\, even when the sea levels are rising.  Above all\, it’s a story about knowing you’re home – performed by someone from Lichfield\, in Lichfield\, for the people of Lichfield… you will laugh\, you will cry – and you will never look at Lichfield Trent Valley station in quite the same way ever again! \n  \nKatie Arnstein is a writer and performer from Lichfield. Her work includes the multi-award-winning storytelling trilogy It’s a Girl! which consists of Bicycles and Fish\, Sexy Lamp and Sticky Door\, awarded Show of the Week at VAULT Festival twice\, Pleasance Pick of VAULT\, an Offie Commendation for a short run and shortlisted for both The Popcorn Prize and The Evening Standard’s Future of Theatre Award. The Long Run was nominated for an Offie Award for Best Performance Piece and Show of the Week at VAULT. Katie’s first television commission\, Wolverine Woman premiered on BBC Three in October 2023. \n  \nEvent Sponsor: Mike & Adrienne Swallow \n  \nWe offer a wide range of discounts\, including concessions for students\, benefits recipients\, carers/essential companions\, and Under 30s\, plus special standby rates for students and under‑25s (ID required). Family pricing applies to selected events. For further details please see Booking Information | Lichfield Festival or ask our Box Office team. \nBOOK TICKETS FOR KATIE ARNSTEIN
URL:https://lichfieldfestival.org/event/katie-arnstein-homebird/
LOCATION:The Hub at St Mary’s\, Market Square\, Lichfield\, WS13 6LG\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Comedy
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260713T193000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260713T211000
DTSTAMP:20260623T091730Z
CREATED:20250402T152139Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260623T091730Z
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SUMMARY:BALLET CYMRU - Sleeping Beauty
DESCRIPTION:BOOK TICKETS FOR BALLET CYMRU\n  \nJourney to an enchanted world of love\, magic and destiny \nFestival dance favourites Ballet Cymru return to Lichfield with a brand-new reimagination of the classic fairy tale of a young princess spellbound by a curse.  Touching on the themes of love\, acceptance and what it means to be different\, the ballet is swept along by Tchaikovsky’s iconic score. \nSleeping Beauty features innovative choreography\, exceptional dancing\, distinctive costumes and immersive projections; so\, come into the woods to celebrate Ballet Cymru’s 40th anniversary\, and see this company of breathtaking dancers take you on a journey like no other. \nTake a sneak peek at the production shots for Sleeping Beauty \n  \nAll Lichfield Festival performances inside Lichfield Cathedral are enhanced with accompanying TV screens at regular intervals throughout the audience\, giving you a close‑up view of the stage. No matter where you’re sitting\, you’ll have an unbeatable view of every expression\, movement\, and note\, specially curated to ensure you don’t miss a thing. \n  \nPrice bands : £36 / £29 / £24 / £14 \nTo widen access to Ballet Cymru’s performances\, a pre-recorded audio description of this production will be made available in English and in Welsh. Please speak to our box office team for more information. \n  \n \nWe offer a wide range of discounts\, including concessions for students\, benefits recipients\, carers/essential companions\, and Under 30s\, plus special standby rates for students and under‑25s (ID required). Family pricing applies to selected events. For further details please see Booking Information | Lichfield Festival or ask our Box Office team. \n  \nBOOK TICKETS FOR BALLET CYMRU
URL:https://lichfieldfestival.org/event/ballet-cymru-3/
LOCATION:Lichfield Cathedral\, 19A The Close\, Lichfield\, Staffordshire\, WS13 7LD\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Classical,Dance,Family
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260713T183000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260713T194000
DTSTAMP:20260616T145144Z
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SUMMARY:LA SOLITUDE: The Music of Barbara - Jessica Walker voice & Joseph Atkins piano
DESCRIPTION:BOOK TICKETS FOR LA SOLITUDE\n  \n‘I can say things in a song I’d never say in life.’ \nOne of the greatest 20th century singer-songwriters\, Barbara expressed the inexpressible through song. Born in 1930\, she became known for her interpretations of the songs of Jacques Brel and Georges Brassens\, before developing her own intimate style; her sudden death in 1997 prompted a national outpouring of grief. \nIn this solo show exploring Barbara’s life and music\, our Associate Artist\, Jessica Walker\, interweaves new English and original French versions of iconic songs by Barbara\, Brassens and Brel\, as part of our French Icons season. \n \n  \nEvent Sponsor: Nigel O’Mara \n  \n  \nWe offer a wide range of discounts\, including concessions for students\, benefits recipients\, carers/essential companions\, and Under 30s\, plus special standby rates for students and under‑25s (ID required). Family pricing applies to selected events. For further details please see Booking Information | Lichfield Festival or ask our Box Office team. \n  \nBOOK TICKETS FOR LA SOLITUDE
URL:https://lichfieldfestival.org/event/la-solitude/
LOCATION:The Hub at St Mary’s\, Market Square\, Lichfield\, WS13 6LG\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Cabaret
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260713T160000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260713T170000
DTSTAMP:20260519T140340Z
CREATED:20260331T120744Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260519T140340Z
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SUMMARY:NICK HIGHAM - Mavericks - Empire\, Oil\, Revolution and the Forgotten Battle of World War One
DESCRIPTION:BOOK TICKETS FOR NICK HIGHAM\n  \nFormer 30-year BBC correspondent Nick Higham’s new book tells the forgotten story of the British ‘mavericks’ whose daring mission at the end of World War I: the near impossible task of holding back the Bolsheviks\, preventing a Turkish-inspired jihad in India\, and securing vital oil supplies from Baku. \nAgainst all odds\, Higham’s cast of eccentric heroes – a commander who inspired Kipling\, a Scottish aristocrat\, an indestructible soldier\, a brilliant inventor and a spy – survived to tell their extraordinary tales\, in this propulsive story of boldness and intrigue set in a forgotten corner of the Great War. \n  \nWe offer a wide range of discounts\, including concessions for students\, benefits recipients\, carers/essential companions\, and Under 30s\, plus special standby rates for students and under‑25s (ID required). Family pricing applies to selected events. For further details please see Booking Information | Lichfield Festival or ask our Box Office team. \nPhoto: Richard Davies \nBOOK TICKETS FOR NICK HIGHAM
URL:https://lichfieldfestival.org/event/nick-higham/
LOCATION:Wade Street Church\, Wade Street\, Lichfield\, Staffordshire\, WS13 6HL\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Literature
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260713T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260713T151500
DTSTAMP:20260603T141300Z
CREATED:20260331T120945Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260603T141300Z
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SUMMARY:THAT KNAVE\, RALEIGH - Dyad Productions
DESCRIPTION:BOOK TICKETS FOR THAT KNAVE\, RALEIGH\n  \nFollowing their five-star show\, I\, Elizabeth\, the award-winning Dyad Productions (A Christmas Carol\, Lady Susan\, A Room of One’s Own\, Christmas Gothic\, Austen’s Women\, Female Gothic) return to the Elizabethan era. To the famous and fabulous Elizabethan explorer\, sailor\, dandy\, and warrior\, Sir Walter Raleigh.  Elizabeth I’s favourite and James I’s knave. \nThis is a journey through the astonishing highs and lows of one of Britain’s most famous historical figures.  But there’s so much you don’t know… \nFather\, husband\, writer\, poet\, adventurer\, philosopher\, soldier\, tyrant\, egotist\, lover\, traitor\, alchemist\, visionary\, victim. \nIn a life spanning around 65 years\, Sir Walter Raleigh achieved more than others might do in a hundred lifetimes. Over a decade in the tower and still he held power. The Huguenots\, America\, The Armada and execution. Is that the whole story? The final chapter of Raleigh’s life is perhaps the most daring\, strange and utterly heart-breaking. \nSee the fall from grace taken directly from historical record\, marvel at the magnetism of a man who seized every opportunity to create a legacy which spans the centuries and at every wrenching\,\nexalting and personal moment\, you will be witnesses. \nWritten and performed by Andrew Margerison (A Christmas Carol\, Frantic Assembly’s Fatherland\, Macbeth)\, and directed by Rebecca Vaughan (A Christmas Carol).\nCreated in collaboration with The Old Town Hall\, Hemel Hempstead. \n \nEvent Sponsor: Jill Sutton \n  \nWe offer a wide range of discounts\, including concessions for students\, benefits recipients\, carers/essential companions\, and Under 30s\, plus special standby rates for students and under‑25s (ID required). Family pricing applies to selected events. For further details please see Booking Information | Lichfield Festival or ask our Box Office team. \nBOOK TICKETS FOR THAT KNAVE\, RALEIGH
URL:https://lichfieldfestival.org/event/that-knave-raleigh/
LOCATION:The Hub at St Mary’s\, Market Square\, Lichfield\, WS13 6LG\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Theatre
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260713T120000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260713T130000
DTSTAMP:20260608T155007Z
CREATED:20260331T121043Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260608T155007Z
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SUMMARY:ANELISE GAMULESCU piano - Young Artist Series
DESCRIPTION:BOOK TICKETS FOR ANELISE GAMULESCU\n  \nAnelise holds a scholarship at the Royal Academy of Music\, finishing her undergraduate studies this summer.  Her musicianship was recently recognized with a 1st and Special Prize at the Elite Musicians International Competition at home in Iasi\, Romania. Here\, she will play works by Debussy Images Book I and Mel Bonis. \nPaladi Theme and Variations \nMozart Piano Sonata No. 8 in A minor\, K.310\nDebussy Selection from Images\, Book I\nBonis Selection from Femmes de légende\nToduță Passacaglia (Theme and variations on a Romanian Carol)  \n  \nEvent sponsor: Wendy & Paddy Martin \n  \nWe offer a wide range of discounts\, including concessions for students\, benefits recipients\, carers/essential companions\, and Under 30s\, plus special standby rates for students and under‑25s (ID required). Family pricing applies to selected events. For further details please see Booking Information | Lichfield Festival or ask our Box Office team. \nPay just £14 per ticket when booking for 6 or more events in the Young Artist Series (in the same transaction\, discount applied at checkout) \nBOOK TICKETS FOR ANELISE GAMULESCU
URL:https://lichfieldfestival.org/event/anelise-gamulescu-piano/
LOCATION:Wade Street Church\, Wade Street\, Lichfield\, Staffordshire\, WS13 6HL\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Classical,Young Artist
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260712T194500
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260712T210000
DTSTAMP:20260520T084638Z
CREATED:20260331T121122Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260520T084638Z
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SUMMARY:A NIGHT WITH JOSEPHINE - Counterpoise Ensemble with Cassiopeia Berkeley-Agyepong
DESCRIPTION:BOOK TICKETS FOR A NIGHT WITH JOSEPHINE\nPart of our French Icons series\, A Night with Josephine tells the story – with music\, film and dance – of the American-French singer\, dancer and actress Josephine Baker. Notorious for her banana dance\, she was also a civil rights activist\, champion of women’s rights\, intrepid Resistance fighter and ‘the most sensational woman anyone ever saw’ (Ernest Hemingway). \nThe acclaimed Counterpoise Ensemble is joined by Cassiopeia Berkeley-Agyepong (as Josephine) for an evening that brings to life the spirit of 1920s Paris and evokes the world of an astonishing African-American cabaret artist who captured the hearts of the French. \n  \nhttps://lichfieldfestival.org/wp-content/uploads/Josephine-Reel.mp4\n  \nWe offer a wide range of discounts\, including concessions for students\, benefits recipients\, carers/essential companions\, and Under 30s\, plus special standby rates for students and under‑25s (ID required). Family pricing applies to selected events. For further details please see Booking Information | Lichfield Festival or ask our Box Office team. \nBOOK TICKETS FOR A NIGHT WITH JOSEPHINE
URL:https://lichfieldfestival.org/event/a-night-with-josephine/
LOCATION:The Hub at St Mary’s\, Market Square\, Lichfield\, WS13 6LG\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Cabaret,Theatre
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260712T193000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260712T214500
DTSTAMP:20260519T135021Z
CREATED:20260331T121223Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260519T135021Z
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SUMMARY:MIDLANDS CHOIR OF THE YEAR - FINAL
DESCRIPTION:This event is now sold out. Please join the waiting list for any returned tickets or in case we’re able to put additional tickets on sale. \nJOIN WAITING LIST FOR MIDLANDS CHOIR OF THE YEAR FINAL\n  \nAfter two extraordinary competitions in 2022 and 2024\, the search is on for the next  Midlands Choir of the Year winners! \nFollowing an incredible live Semi-Final on Sunday 10th May\, when we were treated the most glorious day of stunning singing\, we are thrilled to announce that the finalists for Midlands Choir of the Year 2026 are: \n\nCantare Choir\nFriday Voices\nInspire Choir\nThe Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust Staff Choir\nSix Town Sound\nStaffordshire Show Choir\n\n  \nA huge CONGRATULATIONS to all of our 2026 Finalists and our sincere thanks to all of our amazing semi-finalists \n  \nJoin us for an evening of high drama and stunning music from the region’s most talented amateur singers\, performing a wide variety of their own specially-chosen repertoire in the sublime acoustic of Lichfield Cathedral. \nAnd\, you can also cast your own vote as part of our Audience Prize\, and hear a special performance from 2024 Champions MaleVox pictured\, before our panel of esteemed judges reveal the identity of the 2026 MCOTY winners! \nEarly booking is advised to avoid disappointment. \n \n \nEvent Sponsor: \n \nPrice bands : £24 / £18 / £14 / £10 \n  \nWe offer a wide range of discounts\, including concessions for students\, benefits recipients\, carers/essential companions\, and Under 30s\, plus special standby rates for students and under‑25s (ID required). Family pricing applies to selected events. For further details please see Booking Information | Lichfield Festival or ask our Box Office team. \nJOIN WAITING LIST FOR MIDLANDS CHOIR OF THE YEAR FINAL
URL:https://lichfieldfestival.org/event/midlands-choir-of-the-year-final-2/
LOCATION:Lichfield Cathedral\, 19A The Close\, Lichfield\, Staffordshire\, WS13 7LD\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Classical,Jazz,Popular Music
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260712T160000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260712T175000
DTSTAMP:20260519T134929Z
CREATED:20260331T121250Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260519T134929Z
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SUMMARY:KASAI MASAI
DESCRIPTION:BOOK TICKETS FOR KASAI MASAI\n  \nBack by popular demand after an acclaimed debut in 2025\, Kasai Masai are the ‘finest Soukous Band in the UK’. \nTheir music reflects their journey from the rural to urban\, performing music which has been passed on from generation to generation combined with their own contemporary style. Written in Swahili\, Lingala and Kimongo\, their lyrics portray the cultural diversity of Congo where more than four hundred languages are spoken\, and their original compositions have moved beyond traditional expectations of Congolese music with their galloping rhythms\, strong melodies\, passionate beats\, swinging guitars and moving saxophone. \n \nEvent Sponsor: Jono Oates \n  \nWe offer a wide range of discounts\, including concessions for students\, benefits recipients\, carers/essential companions\, and Under 30s\, plus special standby rates for students and under‑25s (ID required). Family pricing applies to selected events. For further details please see Booking Information | Lichfield Festival or ask our Box Office team. \nBOOK TICKETS FOR KASAI MASAI\n 
URL:https://lichfieldfestival.org/event/kasai-masai-2/
LOCATION:Guildhall\, Bore Street\, Lichfield\, Staffordshire\, WS13 6LU\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:World
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260712T130000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260712T144000
DTSTAMP:20260519T134856Z
CREATED:20250402T152139Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260519T134856Z
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SUMMARY:AURORA PERCUSSION DUO
DESCRIPTION:BOOK TICKETS FOR AURORA PERCUSSION\n  \nSince 2010\, regular Festival visitor Delia Stevens (Kabantu; Stevens & Pound) and Le Yu have made it their mission to redefine the art of percussion. Winners of the 60th Royal Over-Seas League Ensemble Award\, Aurora have since received invitations to perform worldwide. \nDescribed as ‘superb’ (Financial Times)\, Aurora’s adrenaline-fuelled concert performances are aurally and visually spectacular\, presenting a vast repertoire of music spanning centuries from J. S. Bach to Rimsky-Korsakov’s Flight of the Bumblebee to Gershwin and on to the present day\, whilst exploring instruments from the five-octave marimba to the humble egg shaker. \n \nEvent Sponsor: The Barnard Family \n  \nWe offer a wide range of discounts\, including concessions for students\, benefits recipients\, carers/essential companions\, and Under 30s\, plus special standby rates for students and under‑25s (ID required). Family pricing applies to selected events. For further details please see Booking Information | Lichfield Festival or ask our Box Office team. \nBOOK TICKETS FOR AURORA PERCUSSION
URL:https://lichfieldfestival.org/event/aurora-percussion-duo/
LOCATION:The Hub at St Mary’s\, Market Square\, Lichfield\, WS13 6LG\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Classical
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SUMMARY:AFTER THE RAIN: LEONARD COHEN\, TOM WAITS & NEIL YOUNG - Gavin Bryars Ensemble & Jessica Walker
DESCRIPTION:This event is now sold out. Please join the waiting list for returned tickets\, or we think you might like: A NIGHT WITH JOSEPHINE – Counterpoise Ensemble with Cassiopeia Berkeley-Agyepong \nJOIN WAITING LIST FOR AFTER THE RAIN\n  \nGavin Bryars\, recipient of the 2024 Ivors Innovation Award\, is one of the most influential composers of our age. For After the Rain he reunites with our remarkable Associate Artist\, singer Jessica Walker\, to build on their Tom Waits collaboration\, Mercy and Grand\, which Tom Waits himself referred to as giving his songs ‘an elegant night on the town.’ \nThis new programme with the Gavin Bryars Ensemble includes his hypnotic arrangements of iconic numbers by Waits\, Leonard Cohen\, Kurt Weill and Neil Young. Scored for strings\, sax\, electric guitar\, piano and voice\, the arrangements include Cohen’s Song of Bernadette\, Waits’ The Briar and The Rose and Young’s Only Love Can Break Your Heart. \nEvent Sponsor: Barbara Porter \n  \nLFF Priority Booking Opens: Platinum/Founder/Millennium/Gold – 9th April | Silver/Bronze: 16th April | General Booking Opens: 23rd April \nWe offer a wide range of discounts\, including concessions for students\, benefits recipients\, carers/essential companions\, and Under 30s\, plus special standby rates for students and under‑25s (ID required). Family pricing applies to selected events. For further details please see Booking Information | Lichfield Festival or ask our Box Office team. \nJOIN WAITING LIST FOR AFTER THE RAIN
URL:https://lichfieldfestival.org/event/after-the-rain/
LOCATION:The Hub at St Mary’s\, Market Square\, Lichfield\, WS13 6LG\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Popular Music
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SUMMARY:Wallace & Gromit - Live with Brass Band - KNDS FAIREY BRASS BAND
DESCRIPTION:BOOK TICKETS FOR KNDS FAIREY BRASS BAND\n  \nJoin us for a fun-filled family event featuring Wallace & Gromit: The Wrong Trousers\, with live brass band accompaniment by one of the UK’s finest ensembles\, as the KNDS Fairey Band teams up with Aardman (an incredible 50 years on from their first animation… Morph!). \nOur first half showcases the Academy Award®-winning film\, with Julian Nott’s original score specially-arranged and performed live by the Band. Enjoy the unforgettable debut of the dastardly Feathers McGraw brought to life in a whole new way! \nThe concert’s second half will feature a selection of brass band and Fairey Band favourites\, packed with virtuosic solos\, so whether you’re new to brass music or a long-time fan\, there will be something for everyone to enjoy! \n \nAll Lichfield Festival performances inside Lichfield Cathedral are enhanced with accompanying TV screens at regular intervals throughout the audience\, giving you a close‑up view of the stage. No matter where you’re sitting\, you’ll have an unbeatable view of every expression\, movement\, and note\, specially curated to ensure you don’t miss a thing. \n  \nPrice bands : £36 / £31 / £25 / £21/ £15 (50% child discount) \nWe offer a wide range of discounts\, including concessions for students\, benefits recipients\, carers/essential companions\, and Under 30s\, plus special standby rates for students and under‑25s (ID required). Family pricing applies to selected events. For further details please see Booking Information | Lichfield Festival or ask our Box Office team. \nBOOK TICKETS FOR KNDS FAIREY BRASS BAND
URL:https://lichfieldfestival.org/event/knds-fairey-brass-band/
LOCATION:Lichfield Cathedral\, 19A The Close\, Lichfield\, Staffordshire\, WS13 7LD\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Family,Popular Music
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SUMMARY:NELL GWYNNE - Lesley Smith
DESCRIPTION:This event is now sold out. Please join the waiting list below for any returned tickets\, or we think you may like THAT KNAVE\, RALEIGH \n  \nThe wonderful and much-loved (and Lichfield’s very own) star historian\, Lesley Smith returns for summer 2026 as Nell Gwynne. \nNell was the mistress of Charles II and for many people they believe that was all she was known for – other than for selling oranges! The real Nell Gwynne is a victory for English womanhood showing great courage and against all the odds became a star of the London stage and beloved of the King of England. \nShe can be bawdy at times\, so be prepared! \nSuitable for ages 16+ only \n  \nWe offer a wide range of discounts\, including concessions for students\, benefits recipients\, carers/essential companions\, and Under 30s\, plus special standby rates for students and under‑25s (ID required). Family pricing applies to selected events. For further details please see Booking Information | Lichfield Festival or ask our Box Office team. \n  \nJOIN WAITING LIST FOR NELL GWYNNE
URL:https://lichfieldfestival.org/event/nell-gwynne-lesley-smith/
LOCATION:The Hub at St Mary’s\, Market Square\, Lichfield\, WS13 6LG\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Theatre
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