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WELCOME TO OUR
SUMMER FESTIVAL
Whether we are your local festival of local talent sit alongside
or your reason to visit Spitalfields, performances by world-class
we look forward to seeing you in artists. Throughout, we promise
June when music sits at the heart unexpected music in unexpected
of our area. places. And there are lots of ways
to find out more: we open the
This year we are pleased to doors to rehearsals, invite artists to
introduce three very special talk about their work and propose
associations: The Sixteen join us as workshops for you to join in.
artists-in-residence giving a series
of concerts and participating in Join us in Spitalfields – we look
our Learning Programme; James forward to welcoming you in June.
Weeks is curator, composer and
conductor, presenting a series in
local galleries, setting visual arts Remember your first concert?
and music side by side; and finally When you buy your ticket for a
a specially formed group of local Festival event, why not consider
young people are putting together donating the value of a second ticket?
their own series which weaves We will give it to someone local who
through the Festival. We have asked has not been to the Festival before.
each associate to create events Buy one, donate one.
which are unique to Spitalfields –
a new adventure for us all. Family friendly events are shown
throughout the brochure using
For 16 days we offer an exploration this symbol:
of both the area and a wealth of
music: the old and contemporary Insight events shown throughout
rub shoulders as they do in the brochure are free, but booking
Spitalfields itself and showcases is required.
Hammerson is proud to support
Spitalfields Music
Leila’s Shop, Arnold Circus. Cover image: Elizabeth, festival steward, on Artillery Passage
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