Welcome to Music on the Moor
A multi-arts festival of music, poetry, painting, pottery, photography, food and family events at stunning locations on and around Bodmin Moor.
Guest artists this year include the world-renowned Brodsky Quartet with Jeremy Menuhin and Dimitry Ashkenazy; folk singer Claire Ingleheart in a new collaboration with author Philip Marsden; four art exhibitions; the Moorland Festival Orchestra with Poldark actor Rory Wilton as JS Bach; a children’s concert with poet Jane Newberry; a guided tour of Kerdroya Labyrinth, an abundance of cake, special pub suppers and much more.
If you live locally, don’t miss these fabulous events happening near you. If you live far away, join us for a feast of music in the magnificent landscape of Bodmin Moor, off the beaten track in a hauntingly beautiful part of Cornwall.
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Anna Brown
She has a love of chamber music and has been leader of Quartet Concrète since their formation in 2021. Prizewinners of the St James’ Competition, they have performed across the UK and abroad, collaborating with composers, dancers and singers in venues such as Conway Hall, Opera du Rhin and the…
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Brodsky Quartet
As well as partnering many top classical artists, the quartet have pioneered ground-breaking collaborations with leading artists across many genres, such as Bjork, Elvis Costello and didgeridoo virtuoso William Barton. The group is distinguished by its unique longevity: founder members since childhood, Jacqueline and Ian were joined by Paul Cassidy…
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Cathy Galvin
Her poetry is widely published and includes the sequences Walking the Coventry Ring Road With Lady Godiva (Guillemot Press), Rough Translation and Black and Blue (The Melos Press). She is founder of the Word Factory and the Sunday Times Short Story Award. “As we journey through our everyday lives, what…
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Chris Prindl
I learned in Japan the importance of expressing grace and delicacy with smaller pieces and energy and vigour with the big ones, and that is what I have tried to achieve for the last 30 years. I work with an unusually wide array of clays, glazes and kilns, always searching…
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Claire Ingleheart
Claire has worked with Wild Works Theatre, Michael Sheen, The National Theatre, Nottingham Television Workshop and many community groups throughout the UK. She founded and directs the all-female shanty group Femmes de la Mer, with whom she has toured nationally, performing at Manchester O2 and Brixton Academy and featuring in…
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Dimitry Ashkenazy
Now I am a father myself, of two boys, and divide my time between recording (for paladino, Orlando, Sheva Collection, Brilliant Classics, VDE Gallo, DUX, ABC Classics), performing all over the world, giving masterclasses and coaching at various academies, and caring for my children at home in Basel, where they…
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Elizabeth Freeborn
She integrates her study of Kernewek into original songs with a fresh new take on Cornish language, history and folklore. Elizabeth is a composer and singer with local band Wake the River, releasing 3 albums and playing at a number of prestigious venues around Cornwall including The Eden Project and…
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Enoch Wong
He then moved to Bristol, UK, and has been studying with Robin Green. He is now in a gap year - which he has named “the Year to learn some Mozart and Schubert” - before starting on his Bachelor’s degree at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London.…
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Hudson Swan LRPS
His interest in photography was re-kindled when he moved to Cornwall in 2002 and he has spent many ours photographing the landscapes of this very beautiful county. More recently he has started shooting portraits. He has won a number of awards for his photography and runs successful portrait workshops throughout…
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Jane Newberry
Jane Newberry's unique insight into very little children began as a puppeteer at children's parties, where she discovered what makes children laugh. For over 25 years Jane taught Early Years Music to various groups. She wrote and illustrated three song books before moving on to gather the many play-rhymes used…
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