FILM
Thursday 9 October, 7.30pm
Fingringhoe village hall

Louis Malle Milou in May

Family and friends gather at their rural retreat in May 1968 - the moment when radicals are trying to shut down French society. For a moment, it seems that revolutionary fervour will reach the village... Milou in May has something for everyone: comedy, beautiful cinematography and perceptive commentary.

In French with English subtitles.

£5/£3 including a glass of wine.

LAKESIDE CONCERT
Friday 10 October, 7.30pm
Lakeside Theatre, University of Essex

Simon Blendis violin
Duncan Prescott clarinet
Kate Gould cello
Simon Crawford-Phillips piano

Debussy First Rhapsody for clarinet and piano
Chopin Polonaise for cello and piano
Franck Sonata for violin and piano
Messiaen Quartet for the End of Time

Music from the great French masters, culminating in Messiaen’s dramatic and haunting masterpiece, written and premiered in a prisoner-of-war camp during the Second World War.

£12/£9/£3

BACH AT ABBERTON
Saturday 11 October, 11am
St Andrew’s Church, Abberton

Juliet Jopling viola

Bach 3rd Suite for cello in C major, arr. viola

A welcome return of the Festival's previous Artistic Director.

Voluntary donation in aid of the church.


CANDLELIT CONCERT
Saturday 11 October, 7.30pm
St Andrew's Church, Fingringhoe

Katerina Mina soprano
Simon Crawford-Phillips piano

Saint-Saëns, Chausson, Bizet & Schumann

For our first full song recital, Katerina chose ravishing music and poetry from the great French song tradition. She ended with Schumann’s well-loved Frauenliebe und Leben, a setting of poems by Louis de Chamisso, born in the champagne region of France.

Home-made food will be served in the interval.

£15/£11/£3 including a glass of wine.

MARIN MARAIS AT EAST MERSEA
Sunday 12 October, 11am
St Edmund's Church, East Mersea

Liam Byrne and Caroline Ritchie, viols

Music by Marin Marais

The peaceful and ancient space of this beautiful church resonated with music from the French master Marin Marais, 17th century hero of the film Tous les matins du monde.

Voluntary donation in aid of the church.


ZOE RAHMAN - JAZZ CONCERT AND SUPPER
Sunday 12 October, 6pm
Fingringhoe Village Hall

Zoe Rahman piano
Idris Rahman clarinet

Songs from Where Rivers Meet

Mercury Award nominee Zoe Rahman selected songs from her eagerly awaited new album, infused with the sounds and harmonies of Tagore and featuring the eloquent clarinet playing of her brother.

Supper (main course Coq au vin or vegetarian option) by Caroline Bindloss Catering.
£10/£8/£3, supper £10