Ella Sings Ellington
We salute ‘the first lady of song’ – Ella Fitzgerald with a superb band led by clarinettist and band leader Pete Long and vocals by Danish singing phenomenon Sara Oschlag
7:30 pm – St Mary’s Church, Petworth
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We salute ‘the first lady of song’ – Ella Fitzgerald with a superb band led by clarinettist and band leader Pete Long and vocals by Danish singing phenomenon Sara Oschlag
7:30 pm – St Mary’s Church, Petworth
We welcome back to Petworth the world-renowned Julian Lloyd Webber with this hugely entertaining retrospective of a career spent touring the world with his beloved Stradivarius cello.
12:00 pm – St Mary’s Church, Petworth
Harpist Catrin Finch and violin/fiddle player Aoife Ní Bhriain’s collaboration is a captivating journey inspired by both Welsh and Irish cultures.
7:30 pm – St Mary’s Church, Petworth
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Artist and poet Frances Hatch explores her creative journey with Kevis House Gallery’s Lucy Hodgson.
11:15 am – Leconfield Hall
The Festival’s historic home invites all comers to celebrate the beginning of the festival and the importance and power of creativity.
6:30 pm – St Mary’s Church, Petworth
Spend a perfect hour in the tranquil setting of Petworth’s Catholic church with Musicians’ Company young harpist, Heather Brooks.
12:00 pm – Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Petworth
A joyous night in St Mary’s will see a dazzlingly entertaining potpourri of classic songs and wit.
7:30 pm – St Mary’s Church, Petworth
The Fugitives have earned a reputation for unforgettable live shows, brimming with complex vocal harmonies, infectious storytelling and top-notch musicianship.
7:45 pm – Leconfield Hall, Petworth
The annual series featuring the finest young musicians studying at the Royal Academy of Music kicks off with the Solis Brass Trio.
12:00 pm – All Hallows Tillington, 5pm St Giles Graffham
Boris Giltburg is rightly lauded across the globe as a deeply sensitive, insightful and compelling interpreter of the piano repertoire.
7:30 pm – St Mary’s Church, Petworth
Over the years we have featured many masters of the guitar, but few have a richer pedigree than Martin Harley.
7:45 pm – Leconfield Hall, Petworth
Immerse yourself in the diversity of choral music presented by the West Sussex Youth Choir.
12:00 pm – St Mary’s Church, Petworth
This year’s Festival Walk led by Jonathan Golden will start in Tillington at the edge of Petworth Park.
2:00 pm – Meet at The Cricket Pavilion, Tillington (GU28 9AF)
Two of the UK’s most renowned jazz musicians: individually they are outstanding, together they are remarkable.
7:30 pm – Champs Hill, Coldwaltham
We welcome a quintet from the region’s leading professional ensemble in tandem with their remarkable Music Director, pianist Joanna MacGregor.
7:30 pm – St Mary’s Church, Petworth
The festival returns to Coultershaw for a delightful new production of E Nesbit’s timeless play.
3:00 pm – Coultershaw Heritage Site
We welcome this superb young vocal ensemble, who have been working alongside Harry Christophers’ The Sixteen.
7:00 pm – St Mary’s Church, Petworth
One of the finest operatic baritones of our time in combination with a well-near legendary pianist and collaborator
7:30 pm – St Mary’s Church, Petworth
Kira Frolu is already regarded as one of the most notable Romanian pianists of her generation
12:00 pm – St Mary’s Church, Petworth
We welcome violinist Rachel Podger and the acclaimed period instrument ensemble she directs.
7:30 pm – St Mary’s Church, Petworth
This brilliantly conceived and performed show is the latest in the festival’s series celebrating great songwriters of recent times.
7:45 pm – Leconfield Hall
Join the Jay Rayner Sextet as they celebrate the greatest jazz-influenced chart hits of the 80s, including Sade, Matt Bianco, Swing Out Sister and Sting.
7:30 pm – St Mary’s Church, Petworth
There will joy in the Leconfield Hall as we welcome a band of four dazzling folk/traditional musicians from the UK and Ireland.
7:45 pm – Leconfield Hall, Petworth
Mario Bakuna (guitar and vocals) and Roberto Manzin (sax) join us to celebrate two of the most important jazz/world artists of all time.
11:15 am – Leconfield Hall, Petworth
A straight re-invite to a group who absolutely set the stage alight at the last festival.
7:30 pm – Petworth House Stable Yard
The Slate Quartet presents an American-themed programme pairing two major works from the string quartet repertoire alongside a delightful miniature by Florence Price.
12:00 pm – Leconfield Hall, Petworth
Leading violinist Fenella Humphreys takes to the Champs Hill stage in a fascinating collaboration with historian Leah Broad.
7:30 pm – Champs Hill, Coldwaltham
A stunning live recreation of one of the greatest albums of all time, brilliantly performed by the Transatlantic Ensemble.
7:30 pm – Petworth House Stable Yard
A blend of N’famady’s West African heritage with western indie, pop & jazz in the fabulously atmospheric Petworth House Stables.
1:00 pm – Petworth House Stable Yard
The ever-popular ‘jazz’ night goes Latin with bandleader, pianist and composer Eliane Correa.
6:00 pm – The Petworth House Stable Yard
A huge hit at the 2023 Edinburgh Fringe and a supreme piece of ‘gameshow fun’ for the family.
2:30 pm – Leconfield Hall, Petworth
Marcel’s show is comedy nectar as he investigates his audience’s gripes, whines and misdemeanours.
6:00 pm – Leconfield Hall, Petworth
Alim returns to Petworth with beautifully balanced programme featuring music by Schubert, Debussy and Chopin
7:30 pm – St Mary’s Church, Petworth
Abel Selaocoe is a phenomenon, having re-imagined so much of what we know about the cello, while paying the instrument the respect its 400-year musical history deserves.
7:30 pm – St Mary’s Church, Petworth
The astonishingly talented duo reimagine some of the folk music that has inspired classical composers, their repertoire including Vaughan Williams and Holst.
12:00 pm – Sofas & Stuff, Fittleworth
One of our foremost young French Horn players joins the celebrated and versatile Sacconi Quartet.
7:30 pm – St Mary’s Church, Petworth
The father-and-son duo’s street performances have garnered millions of views online and a growing international fanbase.
7:45 pm – Leconfield Hall, Petworth
One of the finest voices in contemporary British UK soul joins us for an unforgettable tribute to the legendary Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin.
7:30 pm – Midhurst Rother College
Come and let a little joy into your life with a raconteur and wordsmith at the top of his game.
7:45 pm – Leconfield Hall, Petworth
Superb folk and traditional sounds supported by the Festival’s cafetières! A superbly crafted hour of great songs from the charismatic duo.
11:15 am – Leconfield Hall, Petworth
Roachford channels the energy of James Brown on stage each night, and on record summons up the spirit of everyone from Al Green to Joe Cocker.
7:30 pm – Midhurst Rother College
Claire Booth has become internationally renowned for her breadth of repertoire and the vitality and musicianship she brings both to the operatic stage and concert platform.
7:30 pm – Champs Hill, Coldwaltham
A fabulous night of comedy headlined by Mark Watson, described by The Times as ‘terrifyingly funny’.
7:30 pm – Midhurst Rother College
The third year of the Festival’s relationship with the competition that has produced multiple prize winners who have gone on to make major international careers.
7:30 pm – St Mary’s Church, Petworth
We welcome back trumpeter Aaron Akugbo in the company of the four brass musicians who make up the superb Connaught Brass.
12:00 pm – Easebourne Church (St Mary’s), Midhurst
Ronnie Scott’s Artistic Director, pianist James Pearson, joins us with a top team from the iconic London venue together with the remarkable talent that is violinist, singer and arranger Lizzie Ball.
7:30 pm – St Mary’s Church, Petworth