Wooler set to host series of summer concerts
A north Northumberland town has become a thriving hub of creative activity in music, the spoken word and visual arts.
Wooler Arts Summer Concerts take place each May and June in St Mary’s Church and have become a key feature of musical life in the area.
This season’s concerts include Shetland Traditional Music (Jenna Reid and Harris Playfair), a ‘feral’ vocal consort singing music from the 16th to 21st centuries (The Lyons Mouth), Royal Northern Sinfonia directed by Maria Włoszczowska in a programme of music by JS Bach, the young mezzo-soprano Rozanna Madylus and pianist Iain Farrington in a programme of ‘lullabies, charms and ghost songs’ as well as songs from the musicals, a dazzling piano recital by Clare Hammond, and the wizardry of jazz violinist Tim Kliphuis and his Trio with their take on Gershwin.
Full details are on www.woolerarts.org.uk. Tickets can be obtained online and on the door.