The festival provides opportunities for the local community to enjoy quality music making, both as audiences and performers. Care is taken to be accessible and inclusive. It aims to broaden their experience of a wide variety of music and provides a venue for high quality music to be enjoyed in this rural community. Workshops for local schools, community choirs and free concerts for children ensure the widest participation and engagement.
Our Festival has a wonderful home in Sedbergh's delightful and ancient St Andrew's Church where all concerts have been staged in previous Festivals. In 2024 we are also using some of Sedbergh School's facilities, the Chapel, Powell Hall, Thornely Studio and The Hirst Centre for selected events. For more details on each of the venues, location, and where to park, scroll down or click the button below
PLEASE NOTE - Light lunches are available from 12 noon in St Andrew's Church for lunchtime performances on 17th, 18th, 19th, 20th, 21st, 24th, 25th and 26th June. Doors for other performances will open 30 minutes before the scheduled performance time.
St Andrews. The home of the Festival since it's inception in the year 2000. The earliest foundations of the church date back to 1130, and since then it has been a centre for worship within the parish. It's central location, wonderful acoustics and superb interior make it the natural location for our festival.
All concerts are hosted here with the exception of BBC Singers, Jess Gillam and Royal Northern Sinfonia, Claire Cope Quintet and Fakir Trio
Sedbergh School Chapel will host the BBC Singers.
Powell Hall is the venue for Jess Gillam and Royal Northern Sinfonia.
Thornely Studio is our Jazz Venue. See the Claire Cope Quintet and the Fakir Trio here.
The Hirst Centre is a state of the art sports facility including a large hall for maximum capacity which will host the final event of the Festival - the Choirs Workshop with the BBC Singers