Music
Classical Concert with Trio Severn
St. Michael & All Angels' Church Church Street, BroadwayTrio Severn make a welcome return to the Festival with guest violinist Ben Powell and a programme of masterworks by Beethoven and Brahms that form the core piano trio repertoire from the classical period. This will be combined with the engaging Debussy trio which is an early work, written when the composer was only 18, [...]
Eleanor Broomfield (soprano) and Jessica May (piano) – Recital
St. Michael & All Angels' Church Church Street, BroadwayEleanor Broomfield is at the Royal Academy of Music on the Preparatory Opera Programme on scholarship under the guidance of Lillian Watson and Jonathan Papp. Her recital experience includes performing at the Queen’s Gallery, Buckingham Palace, Grove Music Festival, and she belongs to the prestigious Royal Academy of Music Song Circle. Eleanor received the Broadway Arts Festival [...]
Inspiring the Next Generation: Performance with Tom Redmond
Marquee on the village green Lower Green, BroadwayRadio 3 broadcaster, presenter, horn player and animateur, Tom Redmond, will be working with local primary school children in Broadway towards this performance that is open to all. Recent appearances include devising and presenting My Great Orchestral Adventure at the Albert Hall, and his innovative and motivational approach is guaranteed to inspire the next generation [...]
Blues Hand me Downs: Alex Voysey & friends
Marquee on the village green Lower Green, BroadwayJoin virtuosic guitarist Alex Voysey through a history of the blues. Starting with the classic rock n’ roll hits of Chuck Berry through BB King and Stevie Ray Vaughan to more contemporary favourites such as John Mayer and Lady Antebellum, and many more in between. This show covers them all in a high energy performance [...]
Surviving The Great War – Songs, Humour and Words with Peter Gill.
Broadway Museum & Art Gallery 65 High Street, Broadway, GBPlaywright, actor and musician Peter Gill presents songs, stories, poems and humour from the Western Front of the First World War. As chairman of the Cheltenham and Gloucester Branch of The Western Front Association Peter has a great passion for the subject of the Great War. With visuals and piano, join him in experiencing some [...]
Politically Incorrect – The songs of Tom Lehrer with Peter Gill
Marquee on the village green Lower Green, BroadwayWritten over 50 years ago, the highly entertaining songs and irreverent attitude of master satirist Tom Lehrer have survived the passage of time, though his words are now perhaps darker and more politically incorrect than most of today’s wits would risk! Join pianist and vocalist Peter Gill in this wonderful performance to relive the golden [...]
Lunchtime Recital: With Enigma Duo
St. Michael & All Angels' Church Church Street, BroadwayJoin us for a magical lunchtime concert of harp & violin Enigma Duo in the beautiful setting of St Michael’s Church, Broadway. Programme to include works by Corelli, Piazzola and Sibelius. Enigma Duo Laurence Kempton (violin) & Katherine Thomas (harp) have been playing together for several years to great critical acclaim. As well as performing music specifically written [...]
Gypsy Jazz from Paris – Ben Powell & Friends
Marquee on the village green Lower Green, BroadwayAn evening celebrating the music of Django Reinhardt & Stephane Grappelli with the talented Ben Powell and friends. Join us in the big tent on the village green for a Friday night of top quality jazz with street food available to buy from our friendly vendors outside on the village green and, of course, a [...]
Mozart’s Requiem “Come & Sing!” Choral Workshop
Lifford Hall Lower Green, Broadway, United KingdomJoin choral singers from the Broadway area and further afield for a stimulating and enjoyable day working on the choruses in Mozart’s Requiem. Whether you know the work well or are meeting it for the first time, this is a terrific opportunity to develop your singing skills, learn more about the Requiem, enjoy meeting other [...]
New Orleans Mardi Gras Party with Dom Pipkin
Marquee on the village green Lower Green, BroadwayJoin Dom Pipkin for a very special end of festival New Orleans style Mardi Gras party on Saturday June 16th in the marquee on the village green. Dom is one of Europe’s most respected and authentic New Orleans style piano players with playing credits ranging from Ray Davis to Paul Weller and Paloma Faith. He performs all [...]
Harp and Violin Concert by Enigma Duo
Broadway Tower Middle Hill, Broadway, GBJoin us at The Barn at Broadway Tower for a concert with harp and violin Enigma Duo. Following on from their breath-taking performance at the 2018 Festival and by popular request, we are pleased to welcome back this virtuoso duo with a programme to delight and thrill you for a summer evening. A treat not [...]
Noel Coward Evening with Peter Gill
Lifford Hall Lower Green, Broadway, United KingdomPianist and entertainer Peter Gill presents a tribute to the wit and song-writing skill of that most English of Englishmen, Noel Coward, who said of himself "I am an enormously talented man and there is no point in denying it". Born in 1899, Coward was an actor, writer, composer, director, producer, and in later life [...]
Exploring Edward Lear – a musical show by Robin Smith
The Guildhouse Stanton Stanton, United KingdomIn this musical show curated for the festival, composer, pianist and arranger Robin Smith explores Lear’s life through his poems with newly commissioned music inspired by his fascination with his story, alongside a display of reimagined illustrations by artist Sallie Taylor and narration by Oliver Taylor. Edward Lear was a man delighted by words and [...]
Beets & Pieces The Crista Trio: Ashok Gupta, Ben & David Powell
St. Michael & All Angels' Church Church Street, BroadwayBeethoven’s final and heroic Archduke Piano Trio forms the centrepiece of this concert in celebration of his 250th anniversary. Performed by Ashok Gupta and friends of the Festival Ben and David Powell as the Crista Trio, the programme also includes rarely heard arrangements of Beethoven’s famous overture Egmont and Chabrier’s orchestral masterpiece Espana, along with [...]
Coffee Concert with Marcel Zidani
St. Michael & All Angels' Church Church Street, BroadwayPrize winning composer and pianist Marcel Zidani presents a programme of uplifting and beautiful piano music to include traditional works by classical composers Mozart and Liszt and a masterpiece by the great living jazz pianist Keith Jarrett. With an additional touch of Spanish musical elegance there will be something for every musical taste. Marcel is [...]
Seeing Sound – the colour of music in the 20th Century
Broadway Museum & Art Gallery 65 High Street, Broadway, GBThe connection between colour and music goes back to Aristotle, and composers have conceived music as colour ever since. Using piano demonstrations and a trove of audio excerpts, Jonathan James will illustrate how music - keys, tonalities, chords and tone - can be 'seen' and how colour, for some late Romantics and early modernists, became [...]
An evening of Spanish flair & virtuosity
Marquee on the village green Lower Green, BroadwayDue to unforeseen circumstances, the Rosa & Roberto, the musicians scheduled to play at our Spanish night on Wednesday 9th June in the marquee have had to cancel. However, good news! We are absolutely delighted that the world-renowned classical guitarist, Craig Ogden, has agreed to perform in their place with a sunny Spanish programme to [...]
The Great Gatsby by Heartbreak Productions
Served up with a twist of iconic Heartbreak style, this theatrical adaptation of F Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby is the perfect way to mark 100 years since prohibition. Join Heartbreak Productions and the Nick Carraway quartet for an evening of jazz, prohibition style, outside on the village green. Nick is not only the band [...]
They Say It’s Swing with Clare Teal & Trio
Marquee on the village green Lower Green, BroadwayWith her stunning voice and encyclopaedic knowledge of jazz, multi award-winning jazz singer Clare Teal is a sought after singer throughout the country as well as a prolific recording artist and popular former Radio 2 presenter and a recent addition to the Jazz FM family. Clare and her Trio are renowned for their fabulous arrangements interspersed [...]
The West End in Broadway
Marquee on the village green Lower Green, BroadwayJoin us in the marquee on the village green as world renowned performers Shona Lindsay, Tom Solomon and Glyn Kerslake (as Musical Director) present: “The West End In Broadway” - a wonderful evening of songs from the most popular musicals of all time. Between them, Tom, Shona and Glyn have played leading roles in many [...]
The Alex Voysey Blues Band – Old Dogs, New Tricks.
Marquee on the village green Lower Green, BroadwayAlex Voysey returns to the festival by popular demand with his blues band and a new show for 2021. Travel back in time through 100 years of the blues as they explore some of the genre’s founding fathers like B.B. King and Stevie Ray Vaughan, to current artists such as Joe Bonamassa and Joanne Shaw [...]
Rosa & Roberto – an evening of Spanish flair & virtuosity
Lifford Hall Lower Green, Broadway, United KingdomAn evening of Spanish flair with a hot Latin flavour including music by Piazzolla, Villa-Lobos and Sergio Assad. Two musicians on four instruments: Rosa Campos-Fernandez: clarinets Roberto Carillo-Garcia: guitar & double bass Both esteemed members of the Hallé Orchestra, Roberto and Rosa’s infectious enthusiasm and virtuosic playing make for the perfect evening concert. This event [...]
Bursary Winners Summer Concert & Afternoon Tea
Court Farm Court Farm, Upper High Street, Broadway, WorcestershireWe will be showcasing the talents of some of our 2022 student bursary winners at an exclusive concert in the music room at Court Farm in Broadway on the afternoon of Saturday 10th September. A record 16 bursaries were awarded to students at the end of 2021 on a wide range of courses from the [...]
Find your Voice – Come & Sing!
United Reformed Church 77 High St, Broadway, United KingdomExperience the joy of choral singing, from gospel to spirituals to Renaissance rounds and classical crossover led by inspirational conductor Stuart Overington. Stuart has worked with a diverse range of ensembles including the Royal Opera House Chorus, National Children’s Choir, community choirs, Snow Patrol & Elbow. The afternoon culminates in a sharing event for friends [...]
Swing from Paris Supper Club
Marquee on the village green Lower Green, BroadwayJoin us for a mid-week supper club in the marquee on the village green! Expect stylish jazz and swing, street food vendors, communal dining in the marquee, a bar and an opportunity to kick back, socialise and meet new people. This is a relaxed event where you will be encouraged to move about and mingle, [...]
‘Folklore & Fairytales’ – Soprano Laura Coppinger
The Guildhouse Stanton Stanton, United KingdomLaura is a soprano from Broadway, now embarking on a professional career. She graduated from St Hilda’s College, Oxford with a First Class Honours in Music, and now studies at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. Her 'Emerging Artist' recital Folklore and Fairytales shows her remarkable talent in a classical programme that explores fables and folk song from across Europe, in the stunning [...]
‘Of Life and Love’ – Soprano Rose Johnson
The Guildhouse Stanton Stanton, United KingdomAccomplished Soprano and Operatic performer Rose has recently completed her studies at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, supported by our bursary programme . She was awarded first place in the Vocal Department Prize and in the Mario Lanza Opera prize. Her ‘Emerging Artist’ recital will feature Schumanns Frauenliebe und Leben and will reveal her passion for spreading the joys of music [...]
Motor City Motown Soul Band
Marquee on the village green Lower Green, BroadwayFronted by Marcus Malone, the Motor City Motown Soul Band guarantees to get everyone into the Motown groove! Originally from Detroit, Marcus has worked with artists such as Quincy Jones, Nile Rogers and Beverley Knight and was signed to Motown records. Sounding 100% the part has earned him the title ‘Mr Soul’, so expect a night [...]
Family Carnival Drumming Workshop
Marquee on the village green Lower Green, BroadwayA taste of Carnival! Bring the family and have a go at playing the drums of Rio Carnival. David Walter of Ola Samba will teach a fun, loud and challenging set of material for the group to be able to perform by the end of the hour. Suitable for complete drumming novices young and old. [...]
Family Carnival Drumming Workshop
Marquee on the village green Lower Green, BroadwayA taste of Carnival! Bring the family and have a go at playing the drums of Rio Carnival. David Walter of Ola Samba will teach a fun, loud and challenging set of material for the group to be able to perform by the end of the hour. Suitable for complete drumming novices young and old. [...]
Rat Pack Night with Lance Ellington & Band
Marquee on the village green Lower Green, BroadwayJoin the legendary vocalist Lance Ellington and his 6-piece band for a journey of nostalgia, romance and swing through the music of Duke Ellington, Frank Sinatra, Nat King Cole, George Benson, Tony Bennett, Michael Bublé and many more. Lance was guest vocalist with the Strictly Come Dancing Band for several years and regularly performs sold [...]
Festival Folk Night & Ceilidh with Georgia Lewis & Trio
Marquee on the village green Lower Green, BroadwayWhat better way to finish the festival than with a ceilidh with Georgia Lewis and her trio? Beautiful uplifting folk music to start followed after the interval by a ceilidh to celebrate the last night of the festival. After the interval the dance floor opens to welcome audience members, regardless of age and experience, to [...]
Summer Dinner Party Fundraiser at Theatrebarn
Bretforton Theatrebarn Bretforton Grange, Bretforton, Worcestershire, United KingdomJoin us for a perfect summer social evening at the exclusive Theatrebarn in Bretforton
Tony Iommi of Black Sabbath in conversation with the BBC’s Nick Owen MBE
Cidermill Theatre Cidermill Lane, Chipping Campden, GloucestershireWithout Black Sabbath there wouldn't be heavy metal, they defined an entire genre. Tony Iommi's detuned guitar style and deep resonating dark riffs made them sound like no other band. Tony will be in conversation with his close friend, the BBC’s Nick Owen at the new Cidermill Theatre in Chipping Campden. They’ll cover his early [...]
‘An English Journey’ with The Birmingham Philharmonic Orchestra
Cidermill Theatre Cidermill Lane, Chipping Campden, GloucestershireThe Birmingham Philharmonic will be presenting a bespoke programme of English composers for the Broadway Arts Festival at the new Cidermill Theatre in Chipping Campden on the afternoon of Sunday 13th October 2024. The Orchestra’s patron is the celebrated cellist Julian Lloyd Webber, who will be providing an introduction to the works to be performed [...]
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