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Music - Art - Folkestone: Enabling connections to make things happen
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Composer David Matthews at Folkestone New Music
November 2025
November 2025
November 29, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Composer David Matthews at Folkestone New Music
November 2025
November 2025
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Mayotte Magnus’s portrait of Elisabeth Lutyens is in the National Portrait Gallery in London.
Michael Finnissy is performing Lutyens’ Bagatelles at the Grand in Folkestone (where Mayotte Magnus lives)
7.30pm Thursday 13 November
The Grand, Folkestone
Michael Finnissy is performing Lutyens’ Bagatelles at the Grand in Folkestone (where Mayotte Magnus lives)
7.30pm Thursday 13 November
The Grand, Folkestone
November 8, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Mayotte Magnus’s portrait of Elisabeth Lutyens is in the National Portrait Gallery in London.
Michael Finnissy is performing Lutyens’ Bagatelles at the Grand in Folkestone (where Mayotte Magnus lives)
7.30pm Thursday 13 November
The Grand, Folkestone
Michael Finnissy is performing Lutyens’ Bagatelles at the Grand in Folkestone (where Mayotte Magnus lives)
7.30pm Thursday 13 November
The Grand, Folkestone
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David Matthews talks about his music
'One of the leading symphonists of our time, David Matthews is preoccupied with working in the great inherited forms of the past and the task of finding new ways to renew them.'
7pm Thursday 27 November
Kollectiv, 69 The Old High St, Folkestone CT20 1RN
'One of the leading symphonists of our time, David Matthews is preoccupied with working in the great inherited forms of the past and the task of finding new ways to renew them.'
7pm Thursday 27 November
Kollectiv, 69 The Old High St, Folkestone CT20 1RN
November 19, 2025 at 8:42 AM
David Matthews talks about his music
'One of the leading symphonists of our time, David Matthews is preoccupied with working in the great inherited forms of the past and the task of finding new ways to renew them.'
7pm Thursday 27 November
Kollectiv, 69 The Old High St, Folkestone CT20 1RN
'One of the leading symphonists of our time, David Matthews is preoccupied with working in the great inherited forms of the past and the task of finding new ways to renew them.'
7pm Thursday 27 November
Kollectiv, 69 The Old High St, Folkestone CT20 1RN
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Les Murray’s 'Performance' has long been one of my very favourite poems. Its ironically irreverent take on the self-possessed life of the performing artist has always appealed to my wry side.
(Brett Dean)
Lotte Betts-Dean (mezzo) & Brett Dean (viola)
7.30pm Thursday 4 December
The Grand Folkestone
(Brett Dean)
Lotte Betts-Dean (mezzo) & Brett Dean (viola)
7.30pm Thursday 4 December
The Grand Folkestone
November 24, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Les Murray’s 'Performance' has long been one of my very favourite poems. Its ironically irreverent take on the self-possessed life of the performing artist has always appealed to my wry side.
(Brett Dean)
Lotte Betts-Dean (mezzo) & Brett Dean (viola)
7.30pm Thursday 4 December
The Grand Folkestone
(Brett Dean)
Lotte Betts-Dean (mezzo) & Brett Dean (viola)
7.30pm Thursday 4 December
The Grand Folkestone
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When Brett Dean first played in the Berlin Philharmonic his desk partner was Siegbert Ueberschaer.
‘Sketches for Siegbert’ was written to honour Siegbert's memory 'with music for his (and my) beloved instrument.’
Brett Dean (viola)
7.30pm Thursday 4 December
The Grand Folkestone
‘Sketches for Siegbert’ was written to honour Siegbert's memory 'with music for his (and my) beloved instrument.’
Brett Dean (viola)
7.30pm Thursday 4 December
The Grand Folkestone
November 26, 2025 at 7:31 AM
When Brett Dean first played in the Berlin Philharmonic his desk partner was Siegbert Ueberschaer.
‘Sketches for Siegbert’ was written to honour Siegbert's memory 'with music for his (and my) beloved instrument.’
Brett Dean (viola)
7.30pm Thursday 4 December
The Grand Folkestone
‘Sketches for Siegbert’ was written to honour Siegbert's memory 'with music for his (and my) beloved instrument.’
Brett Dean (viola)
7.30pm Thursday 4 December
The Grand Folkestone
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Alexandre Benois: sketch of a bear
Stravinsky: The Bear- Tale with a Little Song
Lotte Betts-Dean (mezzo) & Brett Dean (viola)
Folkestone New Music
7.30pm 4 December
The Grand, Folkestone
Stravinsky: The Bear- Tale with a Little Song
Lotte Betts-Dean (mezzo) & Brett Dean (viola)
Folkestone New Music
7.30pm 4 December
The Grand, Folkestone
November 27, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Alexandre Benois: sketch of a bear
Stravinsky: The Bear- Tale with a Little Song
Lotte Betts-Dean (mezzo) & Brett Dean (viola)
Folkestone New Music
7.30pm 4 December
The Grand, Folkestone
Stravinsky: The Bear- Tale with a Little Song
Lotte Betts-Dean (mezzo) & Brett Dean (viola)
Folkestone New Music
7.30pm 4 December
The Grand, Folkestone
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Four composers are talking about and playing their music at Folkestone New Music this autumn:
MORGAN HAYES
7pm 6 November
Kollectiv, Folkestone
MICHAEL FINNISSY
7.30pm 13 November
The Grand, Folkestone
DAVID MATTHEWS
7pm 27 November
Kollectiv
BRETT DEAN
7.30pm 4 December
The Grand
MORGAN HAYES
7pm 6 November
Kollectiv, Folkestone
MICHAEL FINNISSY
7.30pm 13 November
The Grand, Folkestone
DAVID MATTHEWS
7pm 27 November
Kollectiv
BRETT DEAN
7.30pm 4 December
The Grand
November 3, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Four composers are talking about and playing their music at Folkestone New Music this autumn:
MORGAN HAYES
7pm 6 November
Kollectiv, Folkestone
MICHAEL FINNISSY
7.30pm 13 November
The Grand, Folkestone
DAVID MATTHEWS
7pm 27 November
Kollectiv
BRETT DEAN
7.30pm 4 December
The Grand
MORGAN HAYES
7pm 6 November
Kollectiv, Folkestone
MICHAEL FINNISSY
7.30pm 13 November
The Grand, Folkestone
DAVID MATTHEWS
7pm 27 November
Kollectiv
BRETT DEAN
7.30pm 4 December
The Grand
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Composer Morgan Hayes talks about and plays his music and music he loves and admires.
'... his music is liquid architecture, never outstaying its welcome and indeed, like the man himself, full of abundant charm.'
Folkestone New Music
7pm 6 November
Kollectiv, Folkestone
photo: Chelsey Browne
'... his music is liquid architecture, never outstaying its welcome and indeed, like the man himself, full of abundant charm.'
Folkestone New Music
7pm 6 November
Kollectiv, Folkestone
photo: Chelsey Browne
November 1, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Composer Morgan Hayes talks about and plays his music and music he loves and admires.
'... his music is liquid architecture, never outstaying its welcome and indeed, like the man himself, full of abundant charm.'
Folkestone New Music
7pm 6 November
Kollectiv, Folkestone
photo: Chelsey Browne
'... his music is liquid architecture, never outstaying its welcome and indeed, like the man himself, full of abundant charm.'
Folkestone New Music
7pm 6 November
Kollectiv, Folkestone
photo: Chelsey Browne
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One of the most exciting young artists of his generation to emerge from Romania, Vlad Maistorovici is in great demand both as violinist and composer.
He will perform and talk about his music
7pm 21 October
Kollectiv, Folkestone CT20 1RN
He will perform and talk about his music
7pm 21 October
Kollectiv, Folkestone CT20 1RN
October 12, 2025 at 7:55 AM
One of the most exciting young artists of his generation to emerge from Romania, Vlad Maistorovici is in great demand both as violinist and composer.
He will perform and talk about his music
7pm 21 October
Kollectiv, Folkestone CT20 1RN
He will perform and talk about his music
7pm 21 October
Kollectiv, Folkestone CT20 1RN
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Mark Padmore is widely acknowledged as one of the greatest tenors working today, celebrated in the opera house, the concert hall and as a peerless recording artist.
Folkestone New Music
7.30pm Thursday 30 October
The Grand, Folkestone
Folkestone New Music
7.30pm Thursday 30 October
The Grand, Folkestone
October 14, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Mark Padmore is widely acknowledged as one of the greatest tenors working today, celebrated in the opera house, the concert hall and as a peerless recording artist.
Folkestone New Music
7.30pm Thursday 30 October
The Grand, Folkestone
Folkestone New Music
7.30pm Thursday 30 October
The Grand, Folkestone
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Vlad Maistorovici is playing Charlotte Bray's Beyond, for solo violin
Folkestone New Music
7pm 21 October
Kollectiv, 69 The Old High Street, Folkestone CT20 1RN
Folkestone New Music
7pm 21 October
Kollectiv, 69 The Old High Street, Folkestone CT20 1RN
October 15, 2025 at 7:14 AM
Vlad Maistorovici is playing Charlotte Bray's Beyond, for solo violin
Folkestone New Music
7pm 21 October
Kollectiv, 69 The Old High Street, Folkestone CT20 1RN
Folkestone New Music
7pm 21 October
Kollectiv, 69 The Old High Street, Folkestone CT20 1RN
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Vlad Maistorovici is playing movements from Sonatas and Partitas by J.S.Bach and his own B.A.C.H., passacaglia for solo violin
Folkestone New Music
7pm Tuesday 21 October
Kollectiv, 69 The Old High Street, Folkestone CT20 1RN
Folkestone New Music
7pm Tuesday 21 October
Kollectiv, 69 The Old High Street, Folkestone CT20 1RN
October 20, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Vlad Maistorovici is playing movements from Sonatas and Partitas by J.S.Bach and his own B.A.C.H., passacaglia for solo violin
Folkestone New Music
7pm Tuesday 21 October
Kollectiv, 69 The Old High Street, Folkestone CT20 1RN
Folkestone New Music
7pm Tuesday 21 October
Kollectiv, 69 The Old High Street, Folkestone CT20 1RN
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Two composers: Vlad Maistorovici and Mark Simpson
Folkestone New Music
at Kollectiv, 21.10.25
Folkestone New Music
at Kollectiv, 21.10.25
October 23, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Two composers: Vlad Maistorovici and Mark Simpson
Folkestone New Music
at Kollectiv, 21.10.25
Folkestone New Music
at Kollectiv, 21.10.25
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David Hockney: Harrison Birtwistle
Mark Padmore and Andrew West premiered Birtwistle's song cycle 'Songs from the same Earth' at the 2013 Aldeburgh Festival.
They will perform four of the songs at
Folkestone New Music
7.30pm Thursday 30 October
The Grand, Folkestone
Mark Padmore and Andrew West premiered Birtwistle's song cycle 'Songs from the same Earth' at the 2013 Aldeburgh Festival.
They will perform four of the songs at
Folkestone New Music
7.30pm Thursday 30 October
The Grand, Folkestone
October 23, 2025 at 3:16 PM
David Hockney: Harrison Birtwistle
Mark Padmore and Andrew West premiered Birtwistle's song cycle 'Songs from the same Earth' at the 2013 Aldeburgh Festival.
They will perform four of the songs at
Folkestone New Music
7.30pm Thursday 30 October
The Grand, Folkestone
Mark Padmore and Andrew West premiered Birtwistle's song cycle 'Songs from the same Earth' at the 2013 Aldeburgh Festival.
They will perform four of the songs at
Folkestone New Music
7.30pm Thursday 30 October
The Grand, Folkestone
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Mark Padmore is singing Charles Ives' song 'The Housatonic at Stockbridge'
'Contented river! In thy dreamy realm
The cloudy willow and the plumy elm:
Thou beautiful!'
Folkestone New Music
7.30pm Thursday 30 October
The Grand, Folkestone
'Contented river! In thy dreamy realm
The cloudy willow and the plumy elm:
Thou beautiful!'
Folkestone New Music
7.30pm Thursday 30 October
The Grand, Folkestone
October 24, 2025 at 6:48 AM
Mark Padmore is singing Charles Ives' song 'The Housatonic at Stockbridge'
'Contented river! In thy dreamy realm
The cloudy willow and the plumy elm:
Thou beautiful!'
Folkestone New Music
7.30pm Thursday 30 October
The Grand, Folkestone
'Contented river! In thy dreamy realm
The cloudy willow and the plumy elm:
Thou beautiful!'
Folkestone New Music
7.30pm Thursday 30 October
The Grand, Folkestone
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Hanns Eisler and Bertolt Brecht
Eisler composed 'On Sprinkling the Gardens' between 1942 and 1943 while living in exile in Santa Monica near Hollywood in California. The lyrics are by Brecht.
Mark Padmore (tenor) and Andrew West (piano)
7.30pm Thursday 30 October
The Grand, Folkestone
Eisler composed 'On Sprinkling the Gardens' between 1942 and 1943 while living in exile in Santa Monica near Hollywood in California. The lyrics are by Brecht.
Mark Padmore (tenor) and Andrew West (piano)
7.30pm Thursday 30 October
The Grand, Folkestone
October 25, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Hanns Eisler and Bertolt Brecht
Eisler composed 'On Sprinkling the Gardens' between 1942 and 1943 while living in exile in Santa Monica near Hollywood in California. The lyrics are by Brecht.
Mark Padmore (tenor) and Andrew West (piano)
7.30pm Thursday 30 October
The Grand, Folkestone
Eisler composed 'On Sprinkling the Gardens' between 1942 and 1943 while living in exile in Santa Monica near Hollywood in California. The lyrics are by Brecht.
Mark Padmore (tenor) and Andrew West (piano)
7.30pm Thursday 30 October
The Grand, Folkestone
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Michael Tippett: Full Fathom Five
Mark Padmore (tenor) and Andrew West (piano)
Folkestone New Music
7.30pm Thursday 30 October
The Grand, Folkestone
Mark Padmore (tenor) and Andrew West (piano)
Folkestone New Music
7.30pm Thursday 30 October
The Grand, Folkestone
October 26, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Michael Tippett: Full Fathom Five
Mark Padmore (tenor) and Andrew West (piano)
Folkestone New Music
7.30pm Thursday 30 October
The Grand, Folkestone
Mark Padmore (tenor) and Andrew West (piano)
Folkestone New Music
7.30pm Thursday 30 October
The Grand, Folkestone
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Mark Padmore is singing Tansy Davies' Destroying Beauty, a setting a words by John Clare:
'…troubling the cornfields with destroying beauty; the different greens of the woodland trees…'
Folkestone New Music
7.30pm Thursday 30 October
The Grand, Folkestone
'…troubling the cornfields with destroying beauty; the different greens of the woodland trees…'
Folkestone New Music
7.30pm Thursday 30 October
The Grand, Folkestone
October 27, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Mark Padmore is singing Tansy Davies' Destroying Beauty, a setting a words by John Clare:
'…troubling the cornfields with destroying beauty; the different greens of the woodland trees…'
Folkestone New Music
7.30pm Thursday 30 October
The Grand, Folkestone
'…troubling the cornfields with destroying beauty; the different greens of the woodland trees…'
Folkestone New Music
7.30pm Thursday 30 October
The Grand, Folkestone
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Andrew Rosner was Luciano Berio's agent for many years.
Andrew talks about Berio
Folkestone New Music
6.30pm Thursday 9 October
The Grand, Folkestone
Andrew talks about Berio
Folkestone New Music
6.30pm Thursday 9 October
The Grand, Folkestone
October 2, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Andrew Rosner was Luciano Berio's agent for many years.
Andrew talks about Berio
Folkestone New Music
6.30pm Thursday 9 October
The Grand, Folkestone
Andrew talks about Berio
Folkestone New Music
6.30pm Thursday 9 October
The Grand, Folkestone
Is there any coordinated, effective, vocal opposition to Trump in the US or are people - as it seems they are - just rolling over and taking his dangerous crap?
September 29, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Is there any coordinated, effective, vocal opposition to Trump in the US or are people - as it seems they are - just rolling over and taking his dangerous crap?
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Claire Booth has been widely acclaimed for her ‘radiant, rapturous, wonderfully nuanced performances’ and voice of ‘piercing purity and luscious richness’.
Claire won the Royal Philharmonic Society’s Singer Award this year.
Folkestone New Music
7.30pm Thursday 25 September
The Grand, Folkestone
Claire won the Royal Philharmonic Society’s Singer Award this year.
Folkestone New Music
7.30pm Thursday 25 September
The Grand, Folkestone
September 9, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Claire Booth has been widely acclaimed for her ‘radiant, rapturous, wonderfully nuanced performances’ and voice of ‘piercing purity and luscious richness’.
Claire won the Royal Philharmonic Society’s Singer Award this year.
Folkestone New Music
7.30pm Thursday 25 September
The Grand, Folkestone
Claire won the Royal Philharmonic Society’s Singer Award this year.
Folkestone New Music
7.30pm Thursday 25 September
The Grand, Folkestone
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Canadian/French soprano Sarah Parkin is singing and talking about singing at Folkestone New Music
7pm 4 September
Kollectiv, Folkestone CT20 1RN
7pm 4 September
Kollectiv, Folkestone CT20 1RN
August 28, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Canadian/French soprano Sarah Parkin is singing and talking about singing at Folkestone New Music
7pm 4 September
Kollectiv, Folkestone CT20 1RN
7pm 4 September
Kollectiv, Folkestone CT20 1RN
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Ian Cusson is of Métis (Georgian Bay Métis Community) and French Canadian descent.
His work explores Canadian Indigenous experience, including the history of the Métis people.
Sarah Parkin & Lara Dodds-Eden are performing his Voilà! Une petite fleur
7pm 4 September
Kollectiv Folkestone
His work explores Canadian Indigenous experience, including the history of the Métis people.
Sarah Parkin & Lara Dodds-Eden are performing his Voilà! Une petite fleur
7pm 4 September
Kollectiv Folkestone
August 29, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Ian Cusson is of Métis (Georgian Bay Métis Community) and French Canadian descent.
His work explores Canadian Indigenous experience, including the history of the Métis people.
Sarah Parkin & Lara Dodds-Eden are performing his Voilà! Une petite fleur
7pm 4 September
Kollectiv Folkestone
His work explores Canadian Indigenous experience, including the history of the Métis people.
Sarah Parkin & Lara Dodds-Eden are performing his Voilà! Une petite fleur
7pm 4 September
Kollectiv Folkestone
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Cecilia Livingston's Kalypso is 'about the Odyssey, but it’s also my own love letter to Harold Arlen’s Stormy Weather'.
Sarah Parkin (soprano) and Lara Dodds-Eden (piano)
Folkestone New Music
7pm 4 September
Kollectiv, Folkestone CT20 1RN
Sarah Parkin (soprano) and Lara Dodds-Eden (piano)
Folkestone New Music
7pm 4 September
Kollectiv, Folkestone CT20 1RN
August 30, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Cecilia Livingston's Kalypso is 'about the Odyssey, but it’s also my own love letter to Harold Arlen’s Stormy Weather'.
Sarah Parkin (soprano) and Lara Dodds-Eden (piano)
Folkestone New Music
7pm 4 September
Kollectiv, Folkestone CT20 1RN
Sarah Parkin (soprano) and Lara Dodds-Eden (piano)
Folkestone New Music
7pm 4 September
Kollectiv, Folkestone CT20 1RN
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Tansy Davies' Destroying Beauty is a setting of John Clare:
'…troubling the cornfields with destroying beauty; the different greens of the woodland trees, the dark oak, the paler ash…'
Sarah Parkin (soprano) & Lara Dodds-Eden (piano)
7pm 4 September
Kollectiv Folkestone
photo: Chelsey Browne
'…troubling the cornfields with destroying beauty; the different greens of the woodland trees, the dark oak, the paler ash…'
Sarah Parkin (soprano) & Lara Dodds-Eden (piano)
7pm 4 September
Kollectiv Folkestone
photo: Chelsey Browne
August 31, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Tansy Davies' Destroying Beauty is a setting of John Clare:
'…troubling the cornfields with destroying beauty; the different greens of the woodland trees, the dark oak, the paler ash…'
Sarah Parkin (soprano) & Lara Dodds-Eden (piano)
7pm 4 September
Kollectiv Folkestone
photo: Chelsey Browne
'…troubling the cornfields with destroying beauty; the different greens of the woodland trees, the dark oak, the paler ash…'
Sarah Parkin (soprano) & Lara Dodds-Eden (piano)
7pm 4 September
Kollectiv Folkestone
photo: Chelsey Browne