Holmfirth Arts Festival

Saturday 7th - Saturday 27th June 2008

The first Holmfirth Arts Festival takes place in June - three weeks for you to sample a little or a lot of the artistic talent of the Holme Valley - from the small to the spectacular, the simple to the strange.

Holme Valley Brass Band Contest

Sunday 8th July 2008

This will be the 82nd Holme Valley Brass Band Contest. It is run in three sections: championship; first and second section bands; and third and fourth section bands. We also hope to run a youth section.The presentation of awards by the Chair of Holme Valley Parish Council will take place at approximately 6.30pm. The adjudicator is David Hirst. 

For further details telephone 01484 604617

Holmfirth Artweek

Saturday 6th - Saturday 12th July 2008

artweek is a local event with a national reputation - most of the exhibitors are from the area but visitors come from all over the country to look and buy.

The main exhibition runs all week in Holmfirth Civic Hall and features work by around 400 professional and amateur artists.

Holmfirth Musical Festival

Thursday 16th - Saturday 18th October 2008

Holmfirth Musical Festival is a competition for solo instrumentalists and singers, small voice ensembles and choirs.

This year's competition, the 63rd annual, will take place at Holmfirth Civic Hall.  The adjudicator will be Steven Roberts.

Holmfirth Choral Society

November 2008 - March 2009  Choral Season

Three concerts by the largest choir based in the Holme Valley.  

Founded in the 1930s, the Society performs several concerts each year in Holmfirth Civic Hall (including Handel's "Messiah" every 12/18 months).

Additional performances are also given in St. Paul's Hall, Huddersfield; Huddersfield Town Hall and many other venues throughout the area.

There are at present about 100 singing members. This record number is a tribute to the leadership of our excellent conductor, Ken Rothery, and our superb accompanist/deputy conductor, Dr Geoffrey Lockwood.

Our performances in recent years include "Carmina Burana", Vivaldi's "Gloria", Haydn's "Creation" and various masses, Bach's "Magnificat", B Minor Mass and parts of his Christmas Oratorio, Rossini's "Petite Messe Solennelle", Mozart's "Requiem", Handel's oratorios "Joshua" and "Saul", Gounod's "St Cecilia Mass", Faure's Requiem, works by Vierne, Rutter, Beethoven, Vaughan Williams and concert versions of various operas.... (the list is almost endless).

www.holmfirth.org.uk/

Folk at the Bridge

The Old Bridge will be the location for a new venture from the organisers of the Holmfirth Festival of Folk. A series of gigs will keep the music going between festivals.



Contact Cath for further information and tickets email holmfirthfolk@btinternet.com
These events are supported by The Old Bridge Hotel.