Booking opens for Newbury Spring Festival 2023
Tickets have gone on general sale for the 44th international Newbury Spring Festival.
The event sees a fortnight of world-class music in the town and the surrounding area from May 6-20.
A launch reception was held at the Corn Exchange on Monday, which festival manager Ashley Morris said went well.
"It was a good opportunity to welcome many of the valued continued supporters as we launched the 2023 festival," he said. "Friends of the Festival, sponsors, volunteers and venue representatives all enjoyed the opportunity to hear from artistic director Mark Eynon more detail of the events planned for May, and some of the thinking behind the various themes that link events through the Festival."
Some of the world’s greatest musicians will be performing, and with the King’s Coronation coinciding with the opening weekend of this year’s festival, it will be an especially celebratory start, with a free live broadcast of the service at St Nicolas Church, Newbury on Saturday, May 6.
Kicking off the festival’s musical proceedings is superstar saxophonist Jess Gillam and her band, who are sure to be in party mood at the Corn Exchange.Celebrations continue into Sunday with Newbury Festival Chorus in Rossini’s joyful Petite Messe Solennelle, with a line-up of world-class soloists headed by soprano Lucy Crowe.
Mr Morris said ticket sales from the friends, which opened ahead of the general sales, had been very strong so far – almost back to pre-pandemic levels.
"And the internet and phone lines were busy on the first day of public booking so we hope that trend will continue.
"We’re proud to have kept our ticket prices the same as 2022 despite rising inflation and the general current economic climate."
Artistic director Mark Eynon added: “We are grateful to all our sponsors, to the festival friends, to our loyal army of volunteers and to you, our audiences, for your continuing support of Newbury Spring Festival, to which I welcome you back for what I know will be another memorable fortnight of great music.”
Visit https://www.newburyspringfestival.org.uk/ for booking details.
