Jazz Supper

Shropshire Youth Jazz Ensemble

Saturday 3rd July - 7.00 pm

This event is always a sell-out! Shropshire’s remarkable youth jazz band plays a storm! Great music, great food. Book early.

Tickets: £7.00 (adult) £4.00 (under 18)
Tickets from Leasowes Bank only

Words and Music for a Summer Evening - a concert for Ratlinghope Church

Richard Duncan - recorders and Bryan Holland - harpsichord
Richard Beaumond and Val Littlehales

Friday 9th July - 8.00 pm

Tickets: £5.00 to include a glass of wine
Tickets from Leasowes Bank only

Horses Brawl

Laura Cannell and Adrian Lever – fiddle/recorder/double-barrelled recorder/crumhorns/prepared and bowed guitar

Saturday 17th July - 8.00 pm

Driving folk rhythms collide with high and low musical cultures of ancient Europe and beyond. Mesmerising and spellbinding. Traditional music with influences from Renaissance, medieval, baroque and folk. A sparkling opening concert!

Tickets: £9.00 £6.00 (under 18)

FESTIVAL COMMISSION CONCERT - GEMINI

Ian Mitchell - clarinets, Robin Michael - cello, Huw Watkins - piano

Wednesday 21st July - 8.00 pm

The U.K.’s leading exponents of contemporary music, Gemini’s association with Leasowes Bank and Shropshire goes back over 20 years to the Wild Edric community opera and it is fitting that they return this year and feature ‘Epona’ by Charles Dakin, the opera’s composer. Huw Watkins has been commissioned by the Festival to compose a new work and the premiere will be given alongside music by Howard Skempton, Ian Gardiner, Alexander Goehr, Anthony Powers and Kaija Saariaho.

Tickets: £10.00 £6.00 (under 18)

THE ESTHER MILLER QUINTET

Esther Miller - vocals, Steve Waterman - trumpet, Steve Melling - piano, Zoltan Dekany - double bass, John Perry - drums

Saturday 24th July - 8.00 pm

An outstanding talent – South African vocalist Esther Miller sings with her world class band. Jazz standards and original songs from her latest highly-acclaimed CD “A Place in the Sunlight”. Superb, classy jazz – unmissable!

Tickets: £11.00 £7.00 (under 18)

AURIOL TRIO

Eleanor Hudson - harp, Kevin Gowland - flute, David Aspin - viola

Wednesday 28th July - 8.00 pm

Three consummate musicians present a beautiful and intimate programme of music by Ravel, Debussy, Takemitsu, Matthias, Bax and Fauré. Truly virtuosic and a sheer joy.

Tickets: £10.00 £6.00 (under 18)

Music at Leasowes Bank’s Thirtieth Birthday - TENORAMA

Bob Sydor – tenor and alto saxophones, clarinet, Karen Sharp – tenor saxophone, Robert Fowler – tenor saxophone, John Williams – baritone saxophone and recorder, John Horler – piano, Tom Mark – double bass, Trevor Tomkins – drums

Saturday 31st July - 8.00 pm

For the Festival’s 30th birthday celebration its founder, John Williams, brings his band Tenorama to Leasowes Bank. A welcome return – music from the award-winning C.D. Stunning front line and a stellar rhythm section. Interval supper, superb jazz, please join us and please book early!

Tickets: £17.00 (includes interval supper)