Shelton  Festival 2005 11  - 26 June
	Saturday 11 June 7.30 pm Tickets £6 Festival inaugural party In conjunction with the Shelton and Hardwick Village Hall Association.  - Barbecue - Wine  - Beer and Dancing to Vic Brown and his Good Time Jazz Band. In the Old Rectory Marquee
	Sunday 12 June 5 pm Choral evensong
	Monday 13 June 7.30pm Tickets £10, £8 concession Zoe Ramsden and Antti Manninen Soprano and Piano They will be performing a blend of operatic favourites and lesser known works by major composers.
	Tuesday 14 June 7.30 pm Tickets £8, £6 concession Mooncoin This talented and extremely popular local folk group have now an enlarged line up. We are delighted to welcome them back to the Shelton Festival with their unique blend of music from across Europe - a truly international evening.
	Wednesday 15 June 7.30 pm Tickets £10, £8 concession The Korros Ensemble The Korros Ensemble is an unusual combination of flute, Clarinet and Harp. Eliza Marshall - Flute, Nicholas Ellis - Clarinet and Camilla Pay - Harp, met when studying at The Royal Academy of Music. They formed the Korros Ensemble in 2001. Their reputation is growing fast and they are much in demand throughout the world both as a group and individual performers.
	Thursday 16 June 7.30pm Tickets £3 Young Musicians Showcase 1 Varied choral and instrumental programme by young local musicians. Telephone the box office for details.
	Friday 17 June 7.30 pm Tickets £10, £8 concession Stanford Fusion Jessica Cox - Cello, Alex Stanford - Keyboards, Eleanor Stanford - Violin, Sam Burgess - Double Bass. Stanford Fusion is a 4té string quartet reinvent. For the past two years Shelton Festival audiences have been thrilled by the 4té's stunning performances of works by Ravel, Mozart, Debussy, Borodin and others. 4té have now joined forces with jazz pianist Alex Stanford and will be presenting a highly original programme featuring both classical and jazz and even more exciting - a blend of the two genres. This is a chance to be one of the first to hear what could well become the musical phenomenon of the early years of the twenty-first century.
	Saturday 18 June 7.30 pm Tickets £10, £8 concession Annick Cisaruk and David Venitucci Annick Cisaruk - Vocals, David Venitucci - Accordion The delightful and much loved French Chanteuse, Annick Cisaruk, is back in Shelton by popular demand and will be performing a completely new repertoire of songs by French legend Barbara as well as some of our old favourites. She is now accompanied by accordion wizard David Venitucci, one of France's leading virtuosos on an instrument that is underrated and little known in the British Isles.
	Sunday  19 June Entrance is Free Opening of Arts Exhibition by the children of Shelton School and local artists with refreshments followed by Vespers A quiet hour of choral music and meditation.
	Monday 20 June 7.30 pm Tickets £3 Young Musicians Showcase 2 Recital by young local musicians Telephone the box office for details.
	Tuesday 21 June 7.30 pm Entrance is Free Poet's Corner A surprising evening of verse and perhaps worse. And a workshop in the integration of poetry with music. Telephone the box office for details.
	Wednesday 22 June 7.30 pm Tickets £10, £8 concession Eden Stell Guitar Duo Samba - The music of Brazil. International guitar virtuosos Mark Eden and Christopher Stell "have breathed new life into the world of classical guitar music" enthused Dutch newspaper 'Rotterdam Dagblad'. Mark and Christopher's performance conjures up magical musical snapshots of Brazil and the melting pot of African, European and indigenous cultures that makes Brazil's music so innovative.
	Thursday 23 June 7.30 pm Tickets £10, £8 concession The Crowther Baroque Ensemble Ian Crowther - Oboe, Rosemary Rathbone - Fute Neil Wright - Harpsicord Ian Crowther's wind quintet were early on our list of performers at Shelton. So we are more than delighted to welcome Ian back with his new Baroque ensemble which has already performed in Canterbury Cathedral amongst other prestigious venues.
	Friday 24 June 7.30 pm Tickets £5 Pop & Rock Telephone the box office for details.
	Saturday 25 June 7.30 pm Tickets £8, £6 concession The Feelgood Factor Rhythm and Blues band featuring world champion harmonica player
	Sunday 26 June 7.30 pm Tickets £8, £6 concession Kit Downes Quartet Kit Downes - Piano, George Crowley - Saxophone, Luke Hellebronth - Bass, Aaron Kerry - Drums. The Kit Downes Quartet are fast making a name for themselves, not only in Norfolk, but further afield. We are proud that these brilliant young musicians will be presenting this year's Festival's closing concert.
The Shelton Festival is promoted by The Shelton and District Society for the Arts, a charity registered with the Charity Commission, number 1092218 Ticket concessions available for students and over 60s All events will be held in St Mary’s Church, Shelton - unless otherwise specified For ticket reservations, phone the Box Office on 01508 530529 or click on the How to Book button at the top of this page. [Home] [About Us] [2005 Programme] [Find Us] [How to Book] [About St Mary's]