Classical: A Premiere-Filled Presteigne ; the Presteigne Festival Is Celebrating It 25th Anniversary with More Premieres in Six Days Than the Proms Have Presented All Summer, Writes Christopher Morley
Birmingham Post › August 23, 2007
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The charming little Welsh border town of Presteigne has more than usual to celebrate when its annual Festival of Music and the Arts opens this evening.
Not only is this its 25th anniversary, it also marks the 50th birthday of George Vass, the Walsall-born conductor who has been the festival's artistic director for 15 years.See the full content of this document
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Classical: A Premiere-Filled Presteigne ; the Presteigne Festival Is Celebrating It 25th Anniversary with More Premieres in Six Days Than the Proms Have Presented All Summer, Writes Christopher Morley
"So it's celebrations all round," says Vass, who is also active as a composer and percussionist.
There is a special birthday present for him in the form of a new piece for harpsichord by Geraint Lewis, a composer and musicologist who is one of the established figures in the musical world who return ...See the full content of this document
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