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Sbotolau: Archwilwyr Jazz Explorers 2022
For summer 2022, we want to introduce you to not one but FOUR jazz acts from Aberystwyth and wider Wales who have been selected to perform at Musicfest 2022.
Musicfest Aberystwyth announce the appointment of their new Artistic Director
The Board of Musicfest Aberystwyth is delighted to announce that from 2023 onwards, our new Artistic Director will be Catrin Finch, the international superstar harpist who hails from Llanon.
Call for Performers: Archwilwyr Jazz Explorers
MusicFest Aberystwyth are thrilled to announce a call for jazz performers from across Wales for a paid performance opportunity as part of MusicFest 2022, and to work towards building an exciting new network for homegrown jazz acts in Wales.
Sbotolau: Sarah Lianne Lewis
Sbotolau is new series of digital introductions to music creators in Aberystwyth and wider Ceredigion, hosted by MusicFest Aberystwyth. For spring 2022, we want to introduce a composer of international standing from the local area, Sarah Lianne Lewis, a composer...
Welcome to Musicfest 2022
Our Artistic Director, David Campbell, welcomes you to Musicfest Aberystwyth 2022: Following the cultural desert which was created by the Covid pandemic, I am genuinely thrilled to be able to welcome you back to Aberystwyth for Musicfest 2022, for what will be my last...
Musicfest Aberystwyth 2022: July 23rd – July 30th 2022
We are thrilled to announce that in 2022 we are returning to an in-person summer school and international music festival here in Aberystwyth. Those for classical vocal, violin, cello and saxophone are already available to book so make your bookings soon as there is...
Sbotolau: Alan Chamberlain
Sbotolau is new series of digital introductions to music creators in Aberystwyth and wider Ceredigion, hosted by MusicFest Aberystwyth. For winter 2021, we want to introduce a composer from the local area, Alan Chamberlain, who brings together archival material,...
MusicFest Aberystwyth welcomes their selected 2021 Digital Installation Creatives
After a national call for visual artists and music creators, MusicFest Aberystwyth are excited to announce Claire Victoria Roberts and Sally MacLachlan as the two selected creatives for their 2021 Digital Installation.
MusicFest Aberystwyth announce their 2021 International Music Festival
For 2021, we are committed to provide you with the world-class MusicFest experience that you have grown to love. Following our 2020 success with a digital summer school experience and we are working hard to provide a selection of courses online with our internationally renowned tutors. This year we are also excited to present a blended concert experience with a mixture of special online and in-person events featuring international artists including Guy Johnston, Tom Poster and Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective, Solem Quartet, and Yshani Perinpanayagam, plus a specially commissioned digital installation and our popular fringe events throughout Aberystwyth.
2021 Digital Installation: Call for creatives
MusicFest Aberystwyth are thrilled to announce a call for creatives to collaborate on a special digital installation, in partnership with Welsh Music Guild and Aberystwyth University, to be showcased as part of our International Festival 2021.
MusicFest Aberystwyth announces appointment to new freelance role of Associate Artistic Director
MusicFest Aberystwyth’s Artistic Director, David Campbell, today announces the appointment of Nathan James Dearden to the new freelance role of Associate Artistic Director. This post is a fixed-term, freelance role until October 2021.
Musicfest goes online
This year we will be holding some of our ever popular summer school classes on line. All teaching will be on line during 2021 due to social distancing requirements. The courses will be available to book very shortly and will include saxophone, clarinet, flute,...