Southwell Music Festival is back this December for not one but two festive musical offerings at Southwell Minster. A Christmas Celebration A Christmas Celebration on Monday 18 December, sees the Southwell Festival Voices join forces with director Marcus Farnsworth and narrator Simone Ibbett-Brown to share carols old and new in a stunning and atmospheric sequence of poetry and music celebrating the joy of Christmas. Audiences are promised an evening of intimate music and words reflecting the themes of hope and peace central to the Christmas story. The festive programme features classic carols a ..read more

If you’re attending his year’s Festival, you may already be thinking about pre- or post-concert meals or where to get a drink or snack whilst in Southwell. This year, we are serving Meals in the Marquee each day before the evening concert. This is a set menu and we ask that you book in advance – find out more and book online. The Minster Refectory will also be open each day of the Festival, and on Friday 25 and Saturday 26 August, will be serving hot meals until 7pm. Advance booking is recommended, please call 01636 815691. Our team of volunteers has kindly put together a list of other caterin ..read more

Meals in the Marquee Coming to this year’s Festival and want to book a pre-concert dinner? This year we are launching Meals in the Marquee, an affordable two-course pre-concert dinner before our evening concerts (Friday, Saturday and Sunday). A gluten-free, dairy-free and vegan option is available each day, and all meals need to be booked and paid for in advance via our online ticket office. We recommend that you arrive promptly at the start time to join the queue for the buffet (please note the times are slightly different for each day). Seating is unreserved, around tables of 10. If you are ..read more

Introducing your 2023 Southwell Music Festival lineup. This is the most varied Southwell Music Festival programme yet, with something for everyone including choral, baroque and chamber music, jazz and folk, the return of the free Festival Fringe and a brand-new Musical Picnic. Tickets go on sale on Monday 19 June, with Festival Friends enjoying Priority Booking. The 2023 Festival runs from Friday 25 – Monday 28 August, welcoming professional musicians and performers from across the UK, as well as shining a spotlight on the best of Nottinghamshire’s home-grown talent. Acclaimed pianist Jeneba K ..read more

Join us on Friday 12 May, 7.30pm at Southwell Minster for the official launch of Southwell Music Festival 2023. Head to our online box office to reserve your tickets. All are welcome (but please do book in advance!). At the Launch Concert, Southwell Music Festival Artistic Director Marcus Farnsworth will share the full programme for the 2023 Festival – so you can be amongst the first to hear about what will be coming up across the music-filled weekend in August. We also welcome to Southwell this year’s String Apprentices, Asaka Quartet – who will be performing as part of the evening. Keep ..read more

Southwell Music Festival seeks an exceptionally organised part-time administrator to support the Festival Management team with artist management and general administration. This is a fixed-term role that is contracted between May – September 2023. Full details, including job description, salary and how to apply can be found here. The closing date for applications is 5pm on Monday 10th April 2023. Interviews will take place online on Monday 17th April. The post We’re Hiring! Festival & Artist Administrator (P/T) first appeared on Southwell Music Festival ..read more

Southwell Music Festival returns this August for four days of sensational live music. The four-day festival runs from Friday 25 – Monday 28 August and features a jam-packed programme, welcoming professional musicians and performers from across the UK, as well as shining a spotlight on the best of Nottinghamshire’s home-grown talent. Acclaimed pianist Jeneba Kanneh-Mason is making a welcome return to the Festival for a headline recital at Southwell Minster on Saturday 26 August. Jeneba performed at the very first Southwell Music Festival back in 2014, aged just 11. The third of the Kanneh-Mason ..read more

Join us on Monday 20 December at Southwell Minster for a moving and atmospheric celebration of the festive season, featuring readings from actor Clive Mantle alongside seasonal choral music performed by the Festival Voices. The Festival Voices comprises some of the finest choral singers in the UK and the ensemble will be conducted by our Artistic Director, Marcus Farnsworth. We guarantee this will get you into the festive spirit! Full programme details will be released very soon. Watch this space! Tickets are priced from £10 and are now available to book online or call the Box Office on 01636 ..read more

Southwell Music Festival returns this December for a one-night-only Christmas Celebration in the exquisite surroundings of Southwell Minster. Gather with family and friends on Monday 20 December for an evening of seasonal words and choral music performed by Southwell Festival Voices, conducted by Artistic Director Marcus Farnsworth with readings from stage and screen actor Philip Franks. The Festival team can also reveal that the programme is set to include Benjamin Britten’s ever-popular A Ceremony of Carols to be performed with harp accompaniment. Tickets are priced from £12 – book via our ..read more

If you are attending this year’s Festival, you may already be thinking about pre or post-concert meals or where to get a drink or snack whilst in Southwell. The Festival Marquee will offer drinks service (see opening times below) and our team of volunteers has kindly put together a list of other catering options available in the town or nearby, with opening hours and contact details. Marquee opening times: Wed – Fri: 4pm – 11pm Sat: 12pm – 11pm Sun: 12pm – 10pm The Minster Refectory will also be open each day of the Festival, closing at 7.30pm Wed – Sat and at 4pm on Sunday and Monday. Food w ..read more