Artists
& Venues
Seth
Lakeman will be coming to the festival to perform. Details in
the forthcoming programme.
Take
a look at the selection of artists provisionally lined up subject
to confirmation for this years festival. Others will be confirmed
soon. Check in the Official Programme (available to order on
this site shortly) for the definitive list;
Tuesday 13th May
- Dartmouth
Community College Concert
Thursday
15th May
Friday
16th May
Saturday
17th May
Sunday
18th May
PLEASE
NOTE THIS IS A GUIDE: CHECK IN OUR OFFICIAL PROGRAMME FOR DETAILS
OF LOCATION AND TIMES OF PERFORMANCES. PROGRAMMES WILL BE AVAILABLE
FROM THIS SITE IN APRIL
Venues
Here
is a selection of venues for this years Festival illustrating
the huge variety of the event and with links to some sites you
will get a real flavour of what will be happening in May. Please
click on the links for further delights:
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The Bandstand - Public venue in the town centre Mayor's
Avenue Gardens
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Bayard's Cove - Another public venue and Heritage site,
wonderful setting
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The Embankment - Public area on the side of one of the country's
most beautiful rivers.
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The Guildhall - The town's historic council rooms and hall
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St Saviour's Church - Central setting
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St Clement's Church
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St Petrox Church - Next to Dartmouth Castle
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St John The Baptist
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The Britannia Royal Naval College Chapel - totally unique
venue at Dartmouth's world famous naval training college
for young officers - http://www.brnc.co.uk/en/College.aspx
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The Flavel - Dartmouth's very own, quite new, Community
Art Centre - http://www.theflavel.org.uk
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The Royal Castle Hotel - The award winning 17th century
hotel at the heart of the town - http://www.royalcastle.co.uk
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The Dart Marina Hotel - Luxury on the banks of the River
Dart - http://www.dartmarina.com
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The Floating Bridge - Excellent pub named after the famous
Dartmouth Higher Ferry or floating bridge
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The Castle Tea Rooms - Fabulous setting next to Dartmouth
Castle, overlooking the mouth of the river Dart
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The Spice Bazaar - Wonderful Indian restaurant near the
town centre - http://www.spicebazaar.co.uk
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Bakers Bar - A real intimate atmosphere in this popular
bar
Other venues may be added. Please consult
the official Programme, available shortly. You will be able
to order your 2008 Programme on this site as soon as there become
available. Keep watching for breaking news
Opera
The Magic Flute Dartmouth Film Society
in conjunction with The Dart Music Festival is to open this
year's festival with a sparkling evening of Opera, presented
as: "Covent Garden comes to the Guildhall"
The film chosen for this special evening is Kenneth Branagh's
latest foray into classical cinema in the form of a Stephen
Fry adaptation of Mozart's "The Magic Flute".
What is to make the evening even more special is that starring
in this epic film is a young singer in her first major role,
Amy Carson. On the Saturday night of the festival in St Saviour's
Church, Amy is to perform as Solo Soprano with the much acclaimed
orchestra, under the supreme leadership of Margaret Faultless
of Devon Baroque. There is even more, our very own Director
of Music at St Saviour's, Dartmouth is Christopher Helyer who
tutored young Amy when he was Headmaster at The Salisbury Cathedral
Choir.
It is all these constituents that make a festival of this calibre
such an exciting event, but it is these small details that make
it memorable. Marilyn Bird Dartmouth Film Society.
Classical
Please see the official Festival programme for full details,
available from this site soon.
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