Thursday 18 November 2010

Snapshots of 2MF 2010




2MF concertgoers

Without a shadow of a doubt, this year's Two Moors Festival was a resounding success! A sensational gathering of incredible musicians with a few Festival firsts rolled in as well. Artistic Director, Penny Adie, included poetry reading before each concert to highlight links between art and nature. We also had our first ever musical discussion in Woods Restaurant, Dulverton, headed by Festival Trustee Des Belam, titled: "Why is modern music so tuneless?" It is not often that members of the public can come together with complete strangers and discuss such a controversial, yet relevent, topic. It was such a hit that one couple are now considering setting up a regular get-together in their area in order to explore other important musical subjects.



Greig Canning

Other memorable events included the walk up Dunkery Beacon accompanied by bagpipe player Greig Canning, accordionist Ksenija Sidorova stunned the audience with her virtuoso playing, not to mention the incredible performance of Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf which involved two schools (Chagford and North Molton) acting out the parts of ducks, cats, wolves and hunters. Of course, even with these wonderful concerts, we cannot forget the beautiful surroundings a lovely churches where events take place - the Festival would not be the same without them.

I can't wait to see what's in store for 2011!

St Pancras' Church, Widecombe-in-the-Moor