The
Beulah Music FestivalThe
Beulah Music Festival
The Beulah Music Festival was started by two local musicians, Hilary and Ivor Cox with the generous encouragement and support of their neighbours, Penelope Bourdillon and Hilary and John Spurling. From its inception the Festival has been grateful for the help of the residents of Beulah and its locality who have given so much of their their time and resources.
The Festival aims to be a lively celebration of local music-making with a special emphasis on realising and enjoying the talent of young people. It distinguishes itself from many other festivals in being definitely non-competitive and by being inclusive, calling as it does on the many gifts of those who live in and around Beulah and their friends. To this end there will is one dedicated weekend of concerts every year and a programme of events to keep the flame of the festival alight in the months between.
From small beginnings the Festival has become more and more varied and inclusive. The 2009 Festival, for example, included a guest performance by South Powys Youth Music's String Machine, new music composed by David White at the sung Eucharist, a lieder recital and a performance of Mozart's Sinfonia Concertante. The 2010 Festival featured a soiree and buffet with eleven musicians performing, in various combinations, several pieces in all styles from jazz and baroque to show and classic.
The Festival has encouraged and will continue to encourage performances which combine the efforts of professional, semi-professional and amateur performers. The organising committee is especially eager to encourage the participation of young musicians through the Beulah Music Festival Gift. This year's recipient, Clare Butterfield-Elsey will be singing arias from Haydn's Creation in the Concert for Autumn on Sunday 9th October at Eglwys Oen Duw.
The Beulah Music Festival
Tyrannell
Beulah
Powys LD5 4UA
01591 620205