Summer Solstice Festival of Music and Art 21-23 June
Join us for a magical weekend of music, art, storytelling, qigong, meditation, performance and improvisation. Featuring Europa String Choir, Arda Wei and so very much more.
Weekend ticket £25
Day Tickets: Friday – £10, Saturday – £15, Sunday – £10
Friday 21st June 6 – 10.30pm
Day ticket – £10
6pm Opening ceremony
Reasonable Doubt
Malcolm Lageu
SPACE
Surprise Guest…..
9pm Arda Wei
Saturday 22nd June 12 noon – 10pm
Day Ticket – £15
12 noon Over the Hill
1pm Rob Mills
2pm Buzz
3pm (for 3.30) Europa String Choir
5pm Linden
From 6pm:
Louis Alberry
Bea Piper
Alec Harrison
Bill Merrick
Alex Hedley
Jack Cullimore
Sunday 23rd June 10:30am – 6pm
Day ticket – £10
10.30 – 12.30 Qigong and meditation with Cath Bradshaw
12.45 – 2.00 Storytelling with Mica Sinclair and Emmy the Harp
2pm (for 2.30) Europa String Choir and artist Frances Hatch – An improvised response to the Spirit of this special place – artists & writers warmly invited to join in (please bring your own equipment).
4pm Music improv afternoon: there will be an opportunity to sign up on the day and to join musicians who have played during the festival – three different sessions.
6pm Closing ceremony
Please note, timings may be relaxed !
Sunday 2/6 2.30 – Improvise with the EUROPA STRING CHOIR using your own painting, drawing, photography or writing media of choice. One hour lightly curated by Frances Hatch.
An invitation to all creatives to gather at Sandy Hill Arts with the intention of being present for one hour with the land in the company of The Europa String Choir and each other. The site has a complex history. The land is both post-industrial and disturbed and at the same time charming and biodiverse. Loud
with birdsong, artist studios and the racket of steam trains. The invitation is to respond to whatever the Land offers on the day at this potent solstice time.
Please bring your own materials. Ideally few as possible – select media which isn’t going to interfere with anybody else.
Please commit to the hour. Come 15 minutes before the event begins to establish a place to work within the environment near or far away from the musicians, as you feel fit. The session will begin and end in the marquee.
OPTIONAL: There will be an opportunity to share experience and any responses afterwards.
Bar and food will be available throughout the weekend.
Sandy Hill Arts has very limited space so unfortunately there is no parking on site during big events. Please contact us in advance if you have mobility issues and do need to park – we’ll be happy to help!
Hourly Schedule
Friday 21/6
- 6pm - 10pm
- Live Music
Saturday 22/6
- 10am - 10pm
- live music
Sunday 23/6
- 10am - 6pm
- live music
