It’s almost here – LET THE MUSIC PLAY!

THAME Town Music Festival is this weekend – all over Thame.  Starting on Friday evening, July 13, it’s the classical concert in St. Mary’s Church, Thame with Ann Mackay and Jack Gibbons playing a programme that takes us from Bach to Broadway via Chopin, Puccini, Rachmaninoff, Gerscwhin and Cole Porter. Also tonight in the Barns centre is the TTMF18 Songwriters Competition Final, where the ten finalists will play their winning entries to a panel of music industry judges to win a fantastic career enhancing prize. This is FREE entry.

Saturday, July 14, is Festival and Convention day, in venues all over Thame. Check out the poster pictures to see the range of talent playing!.

Festival Chairman, Simon Davidmann, is very excited about the event and offered the following good advice: “We are very pleased to be able to include some new venues to host music and I encourage you to walk around Thame and visit as many of the venues as you can, especially the places you don’t normally go. You may be surprised at just how much variety and quality this town has.

“I also urge you to visit at least one of the Convention sessions in the Barns Centre. These are also FREE. We have some of the music industry’s leading speakers giving advice and ‘war stories’ from the perspective of the artists, Managers, Producers, record companies, festival directors and more. It’s not just for musicians; anyone who likes a good story or to hear sound advice will be highly entertained.

“The music should be incredible. I’m thrilled we have such a strong line-up and are able to showcase so many styles. The Classical concert is a real coup for us, as is being able to attract such a quality list of performers. Personally, starting with Bach and finishing with Dr Feelgood sounds like the perfect weekend to me.”

It does to us too and we wish this fantastic Free Festival and all its visitors a magical and musical weekend!

http://www.thametownmusicfestival.org/