2023 Summer
51. Troubadour Trail III
St Mary's Church, Ebberston Hagg Side Ln, Ebberston, North Yorkshire, United KingdomThe duo complete their ‘troubadour trail’ in Ebberston’s atmospheric and intimate grade 2* listed 12th century church
52. Boris Giltburg
Duncombe Park HelmsleyExtolled worldwide as a foremost interpreter of Rachmaninov’s music, Boris Giltburg offers Ryedale audiences a chance to hear his rarely performed first sonata, a work of stupefying virtuosity that evokes a titanic battle between good and evil (containing a wonderful tune with pre-echoes of Paul McCartney’s Yesterday), before turning to the much-loved Preludes that Rachmaninov composed in a mood of creative elation.
53. Garden Party
Worsley Arms Hotel, Hovingham 1 High St, HovinghamJoin us for a Worsley Arms cream tea, accompanied by the sounds of an award-winning brass band.
54. Choral Evensong
All Saints’ Church, Hovingham HovinghamPeople of all faiths or none are welcome at this service of thanksgiving, with music from anniversary composers Weelkes and Byrd.
55. Final Gala Concert
Hovingham Hall HovinghamDances from around Europe are followed by one of Haydn’s exuberant and exhilarating symphonies, aptly nicknamed The Fire, before the festival draws to a close with one of the brightest gems of the concerto repertoire.