1 year
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This year’s Cheltenham Music Festival was a critical and box office success selling over 15,500 tickets and attracting more bookers than ever before.
“I was really delighted with the way my first festival went as director in Cheltenham.”
says Meurig Bowen
“Having managed to attend almost everything in the 16 day programme – that’s nearly 150 hours of concert-going in a fortnight! – I was struck by how fantastically enthusiastic and attentive our audiences are, and by the sheer number of incredibly moving, exciting, inspired performances we were all treated to. There was humour and profundity, a sense of shared musical exploration, and a sense of enjoyment and buzz. Racing on the last night from a Pump Room performance of premieres and thematic interconnection to the Town Hall, where hundreds revelled in the thrilling musical antics of Romanian gypsies Taraf de Haidouks, powerfully highlighted for me the depth and breadth of this year’s Music Festival.”
“I’m really looking forward, after a summer break, to finalising the plans for the July 2009 programme, and making sure it delivers just as much as this year’s, and more.”
And Chief Executive Donna Renney is simply thrilled with Meurig’s success:
“I am delighted with the success of Meurig Bowen’s first festival as director. The quality and new work has been as inspiring as ever, and we have taken major steps in attracting new audiences which has been very well received. With superb concerts from performers as far afield as Venezuela, Estonia and Romania, the festival has continued to secure Cheltenham’s international status as a crucible of culture.”
We’ve tagged this post with music, success on Friday 1 August 2008.
