Strong line-up for 2024 Petworth Festival

Artistic director Stewart Collins said: “We genuinely hope that this description accurately represents what we do in and around Petworth each year. There is much that is new this year, not least our look and feel, but the essence of the Petworth Festival is unchanged: if it’s on at the festival, it will be of the highest quality whatever the genre. We look forward to seeing you in June, July and – of course – in October when our focus again turns to the world of written word.”

Coming up in the June edition are: May 31, 7.30pm, St Mary’s, Ella Sings Ellington (jazz)

June 1, 12pm, St Mary’s, Julian Lloyd Webber – Travels With My Cello (speech); and 7.30pm, St Mary’s, Catrin Finch (harp) and Aoife Ní Bhriain (violin).

As for the summer festival, it begins on July 10 at 11.15am, Lec Hall, Kevis House Gallery event – Rhythm & Blue; 7.30pm, St Mary’s Festival Service – speaker Kate Mosse

July 11, 12pm, Cath Church, Heather Brooks (harp); 7.30pm St Mary’s, Liza Pulman/Joe Stilgoe – A Couple of Swells; 7.45pm, Lec Hall, The Fugitives (trad/folk).

July 12, 12pm, Tillington, Royal Academy of Music Lunchtimes: Solis Brass Trio; 5pm Graffham, Royal Academy of Music Teatimes: Solis Brass Trio; 7.30pm, St Mary’s, Boris Giltburg (piano); 7.45pm, Lec Hall, Martin Harley (blues guitar)

July 13, 2.30pm, tbc, Festival Walk; 12pm, St Mary’s, West Sussex Music Youth Choir; 7.30pm, Champs Hill, Tim Garland/Jason Rebello (jazz); 7.30pm, St Mary’s, Joanna MacGregor (piano)/Brighton Philharmonic.

July 14, 3pm, Coultershaw, Five Children & It (family theatre); 7.30pm, St Mary’s, Genesis, Sixteen (choral).

July 15, 7.30pm, St Mary’s, Alice Coote (mezzo-soprano)/Roger Vignoles (piano).

July 16, 12pm, St Mary’s, Royal Academy of Music Lunchtimes: Kira Frolu (piano); 7.30pm, St Mary’s, Rachel Podger (violin) & Brecon Baroque; 7.45pm, Lec Hall, Keith James – The Music of Yusuf ‘Cat’ Stevens.