In 2022, the Festival started to get back to full strength. It was an amazing year - our theme was ‘Medieval Women - Music Makers and Muses’ and we had the most magnificent all-female line-up of concert performers. It was truly unique.
Vivien Ellis joined with Leah Stuttard to present a programme of English nuns' music
Elisabeth Pawelke charmed everyone in St Oswalds and in Queen Mary's Chamber
Eva Moreda gave an outstanding recital on the portative organ in one of the Chamber Concerts
Cait Webb of Gaita played solo and with friends in one of the Chamber Concerts
Kathering Christie Evans was another hit, at one of the Chamber Concerts
Silke Gwendolyn Schulze astonished and delighted everyone with her outstanding versatility and virtuosity!
The incredible Voice - Emily Burn, Clemmie Franks, Victoria Couper
Amor Céu from Finland - Eira Karlson, Anna-Maaria Oramo, Aino Peltomaa (also Corina Marti, alas not shown here!)
Juliette Primrose wowed in one of the Chamber Concerts
Hanna Marti joined with Stef Conner for...
... an amazing sung interpretation of 'La Freisne' by Marie de France
Leah Stuttard's programme dedicated to Margery Kempe was mesmerising
Elisabeth Pawelke sings the gorgeous ‘Quanto sabedes amar’ by Martin Codax, in the evening concert at St Oswald’s Church