Friday 24th July – 7.30pm
St Davids  Cathedral
Opening Gala Concert

Orchestra of Welsh National Opera
Supported by Arts Council of Wales
Conductor – James Lowe
Soloist – Peter Donohoe Piano

Mendelssohn:  "The Hebrides" Overture
Rachmaninov:  Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
Schubert: Symphony No.9 in C ‘The Great’

Tickets:  Reserved £24.00   £20.00   Unreserved £12.00
Concessions:£22.00   £18.00  £10.00

Saturday 25th July - 7.30pm
St. Peter’s Church, Goodwick

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*Wihan String Quartet
The first of 3 performances by this highly acclaimed Quartet.
Supported by Fishguard & Goodwick Town Council

Haydn:  Quartet in C Op.76 No.3 ‘Emperor’
Beethoven:       Quartet in C Op18 No.4
Mendelssohn:  Quartet in F minor Op. 80

Tickets: Unreserved    £15         Concessions   £13

*Book for all 3 concerts £40  Concession £35

Sunday 26th July – 8.00pm
St. Peter’s Church, Goodwick

*Wihan String Quartet
Supported by Nant y Coy mill

Haydn: Quartet in G Op.54 No 1
Mendelssohn: Quartet in Eb Op.12
Beethoven: Quartet in Eb Op.74 ‘Harp’

Tickets :  Unreserved    £15    Concessions   £13

Monday 27th July
Oak Hal, Rhos-y-gilwen  Rhoshill, Cilgerran

Fishguard International Music Festival moves to this wonderful concert hall (courtesy of Glen and Brenda Peters).
Supported by Antur Insurance Services Ltd. Fishguard

Concert One 2.30pm

Gala Opera Matinée
Operatic favourites from Singers at Dennis O’Neill’s
Cardiff International Academy of Voice.

Catrin Aur             Soprano
Caryl Hughes        Mezzo Soprano
Noel Hernandez    Tenor
Rhys Jenkins         Baritone

Tickets:  Unreserved      £22     Concessions  £20

Concert Two – 8.00pm
“Get out of Town!” 

Cole Porter and Beyond with Claire Martin and Ian Shaw -   the country’s finest Jazz singers

“A Class Act; Unmissable” – The Independent
“A rare deloight....simply the finest”  - Time Out

Tickets : Unreserved  £22   Concessions   £22

N.B.Rhos-y-gilwen’s Oak Hall enjoys an ever-increasing round of concerts and events. Fine food a speciality at many events.

Tuesday 28th July – 11.00am 

  Wolfscastle Hotel
*Wihan String Quartet
Supported by Wolfscastle Hotel

Haydn:   Quartet in D Op.64 No.5 ‘The Lark’
Dvorak:  Quartet in F Op.96 ‘American’
Schumann: Piano Quintet in E flat Op.44

Tickets: Unreserved    £15      Concessions   £13

This concert is followed by a summer buffet; main, dessert and coffee.  £15 

Tuesday 28th July – 7.30pm
St Davids Cathedral

Festival Choral Concert
Supported by The Foyle Foundation

John S. Davies Singers conducted by
John S. Davies with the Westward Chamber Orchestra  leader David Juritz.  John S. Davies was a founder member of this prestigious International Music Festival.

Handel :   ‘ Messiah’
In tribute to the great George Frioderic Handel we present the greatest oratorio ever written!  “I did think I did see all Heaven before me and the Great God himself” said Handel as he composed his ‘Messiah’.

Ruby Hughes          Soprano
Catherine King        Mezzo-soprano
Daniel Auchincloss Tenor
Robert Davies          Bass

Tickets: Reserved £22.00   £18.00   Unreserved £10.00
Concessions          £20.00   £16.00                        £8.00

 

Wednesday 29th July – 12 noon (Bar from 11.30am)
Oak hall Rhos-y-gilwen, Rhoshill, Cilgerran

Fishguard International Music Festival
President’s  special 40th Festival event.
Festival president Peter Donohoe in recital

Haydn: Sonata in C Major Hob 50 “English”
Mendelssohn: Andante and Rondo Cappriccio in E Minor Op.14
Brahms:  Vier Klavierstucke Op. 119
Schubert:  Sonata in A Major D959

Patrons FREE        Others   £10

Wednesday 29th July – 7.30pm
St. Peter’s Church, Goodwick
 

Frith Piano Quartet – with Elizabeth Golding (Viola) and John Tattersdill (Double Bass)
Supported by Stena- Line

Mendelssohn: Piano Quartet in F Minor Op.2
Mendelssohn: Piano Sextet Op. 10
Schubert: Piano Quintet in A ‘Trout’ D667

Tickets: Unreserved     £15     Concessions    £13

Thursday 30th July – 11.00am
Church of The Holy Name, Fishguard

Young Musicians’ Platform
Sponsored by Chevron and Newport Music Society

Talented young people from Pembrokeshire perform in this annual event.
Lunch supported by the Soroptimists of Fishguard & Goodwick

Tickets: Unreserved   £6     Lunch: £6

Thursday 30th July – 7.30pm
Ysgol Bro Gwaun

Chamber Concert
Bath Philharmonia – Leader Sophie Langdon
Supported by The Foyle Foundation

Part 1.

Handel:  Concerto Grosso in A Op.6 No. 11
Director/Harpsichord:  Peter Donohoe

Karl Jenkins:   Palladio
Karl Jenkins:   Violin Concerto (British Premier)     
                         Marat Bisengaliev - Violin Soloist
                         Karl Jenkins  -  Conductor

Part 2:
Bach: Brandenburg Concerto in D No. 5 BWV 1050
Libby Bennett   Flute Soloist

Sophie Langdon    Violin Soloist

Peter Donohoe   Conductor and Harpsichord Soloist
Mozart:                Symphony No. 40 in G Minor K550

 Friday 31st July 11.00am
St. Peters Church, Goodwick

Innovation Chamber Ensemble (strings from the CBSO)

R Strauss:         Prelude to Capriccio for Sextet
Brahms:            Sextet B flat Op. 18
Mendelssohn: Octet in E flat Op.20

Tickets: Unreserved   £12   Concessions  £10

 BBC Radio 4 “Any Questions?”
One of the longest running BBC Radio 4 programmes accepts the invitation to broadcast live from Fishguard during the 40th Music Festival.  Topical questions and debate.

(Please be seated by 7.10pm for broadcast just after 8pm). Admission by ticket (free) through the Box Office

 Late Night Concert
Theatr Gwaun   9.30pm (approximately)

A little night music with

Tony Jacobs & his Quintet
The Best in swing, jazz & cabaret.

The popular and talented local Fishguard resident
Tony Jacobs brings his Quintet to the Festival in our
late-night show in the cool setting of Theatr Gwaun.

Tickets: £12 Unreserved

The Temperance Seven
Supported by Fishguard Garden Centre

After the week’s concentration come and relax at the Festival Finale with the group we all grew up with!  Music, fun and frolics from The Temperance Seven.

Tickets:   Unreserved  £15, £12   Concessions  £13, £10