Events take place at:

St Peter’s Church Church Lane , Petersham , TW10 7AA
The Dysart Arms 135 Petersham Road, Petersham, TW10 7AA
The German School Douglas House Petersham Road Petersham TW10 7AH
Petersham Village Hall Bute Avenue Petersham TW10 7AX

Main Concerts at Petersham Festival

Monday 24th March - Emma Kirkby and Anthony Rooley
7.30pm St Peter’s Church £20 (£15 under 18s and Students)
“Honey from the Hive” – a recital of songs by John Dowland. Emma Kirkby, recently voted as one of the top twenty sopranos of all time, will be accompanied by Anthony Rooley, lute.

Tuesday 25th March – Michala Petri
7.30pm St Peter’s Church £20 (£15 under 18s and Students)
Michala Petri, the world’s leading recorder player, along with Lars Hannibal (guitar/lute) and Andrew Skidmore (‘cello) will play an entertaining programme ranging from Baroque to Contemporary works.

Wednesday 26th March – Richmond Youth Orchestra
7.30pm The German School £5 (£2.50 under 18s and Students)
Richmond Youth Orchestra, under the baton of renowned cellist Michal Kaznowski, will perform Debussy’s Little Suite, Beethoven’s Romance No 1, Saint-Saens’ Havanaise, and Haydn’s London Symphony with Rachel Gormley (violin).

Friday 28th March – Guo Yue
8.00pm St Peter’s Church £15 (£10 under 18s and Students)
A concert by Guo Yue, the renowned bamboo flautist who has played with Peter Gabriel and on the soundtrack for films such as “The Last Emperor”. He will be playing his own compositions along with classic Chinese songs and melodies accompanied by Mark Alcock (Taiko Japanese percussion).

Saturday 29th March – Sirocco Quartet
1.00pm St Peter’s Church £5
A lunchtime concert by the Sirocco Saxophone Quartet comprising students from the Royal College of Music. They will be including works by Handel, Gershwin, Albeniz and Glass.

Saturday 29th March – Andrew Skidmore (baroque ‘cello)
10.00pm St Peter’s Church £10
Andrew Skidmore, a Petersham resident, is a leading cellist and member of the Fitzwilliam Quartet. He will be playing unaccompanied Bach cello suites (Nos. 2 & 3) in an atmospheric, candelit St Peter’s Church.

Other Live Music Events at Petersham Festival

Saturday 22nd March - March Paul Tucker

8pm onwards at The Dysart Arms
Paul is winner of many piano competitions and also the ABAC
Premio Franz Liszt International Competition for composers. He will play popular classics from Bach to Liszt as well as some of his own compositions.

Saturday 22nd March - Natalie-Marie Band

8pm onwards at the Fox and Duck
Young local singer/songwriter; acoustic set. Soul, Pop, R&B etc.

Wednesday 26th March - Children’s Music

10.30–11.15am at Petersham Village Hall
with Lowell Herbert: songs and musical activities for accompanied children aged 3-5. Tickets £4
 

Thursday 27th March - Children’s Band Practice & Concert
time tba Petersham Village Hall
 

Thursday 27th March - Byron Wallen Trio

7.45pm onwards at The Dysart Arms
“The Thelonious Monk Influence”
Byron Wallen is widely recognised as a seminal figure in world jazz. He won the BBC prize for Innovation in Jazz in 2003 for his Indigo album, is a 2007 MOBO best jazz nominee, and won the Langston Hughes commission from the South Bank Centre. Trevor Watkiss (piano) and Dave Whitford (double bass).
 

Friday 28th March - Japanese Taiko Drumming

10am-noon at Petersham Village Hall
A participative workshop led by Mark Alcock of Taiko Meantime, the renowned Japanese Taiko Drummers from Greenwich.
Tickets £20
 

Friday 28th March - Samuel Joyce

5pm onwards at The Dysart Arms
“The Gershwin Influence”
Samuel is a young jazz pianist studying Jazz at University of Leeds

Saturday 29 March Children’s Singing Workshop #1: Colourstrings

10.30am–11.05pm at Petersham Village Hall  

Accompanied children, aged 2-5
with Petra Ronkko Tickets £4 
 

Saturday 29th March - Children's Singing Workshop #2: Gospel Singing

1.30am–12.15pm at Petersham Village Hall
Accompanied children, aged 8-11)
with Andreas & Delia Rosenboom. Tickets £5

Saturday 29th March -Peter Black – Guitar

6pm onwards at The Dysart Arms
Peter has performed at many celebrity events including film premier parties and fundraising events working with the likes of Lemar, Beverly Knight, the Sugababes, and more recently Emma Thompson and Jamie Cullum. Peter will play classical guitar music, from Spanish & Latin-American influences to arrangements of popular classics.
 

Other Events at Petersham Festival

Thursday 20th March - Papier-mache Easter Egg making workshop for parents & children
From 4pm at Petersham Nurseries

All paper and materials to be supplied. The eggs created may be entered into the Petersham Festival Egg-Rolling competition on Easter Monday.
£2/child and £4/adult – proceeds to The Chiswick House Kitchen Garden project for children
Bookings should be made to: Info@petershamnurseries.com  or 0208 940 5230 – not via the Festival Box Office
 

Saturday, 22 March – Monday 24 March  Easter Egg Hunting
11am-3pm at Ham House
This will take place each day over the bank holiday weekend. Chocolate prizes. entry £3 (plus normal admission charges).

Easter Sunday, 23 March - Festal Evensong
4pm at St Peter’s Church

Easter Monday, 24 March -  Egg Rolling Competition
time tba in Petersham Park

Easter Monday, 24 March - A Chinese Feast with Guo Yue

11.30am–2.30pm at Petersham Nurseries
A demonstration and tasting of exquisite healthy Chinese home cooking.
Tickets £45 limited to 36 places

Easter Monday, 24 March - Historical walk around Petersham
2pm
With Nigel Byrne, who worked for the National Trust at Ham House for over 10 years. Meet at the War Memorial in St Peter’s Churchyard.
Tickets £4 pay at the event – in support of the local Arcadia project.

Tuesday 25 March - Walk in Richmond Park

10.30am
With Douglas Reynolds of the Friends of Richmond Park: a circular, guided walk from Pembroke Lodge to Pen Ponds.
Meet at the front gates of Pembroke Lodge. Retiring collection in aid of Friends of Richmond Park

Wednesday 26 March - Print Workshop
1.30pm–4pm at Petersham Village Hall
With Zoe Image a local artist and lecturer. An introduction to print-making and etching, including hands-on production of a collograph print. Tickets £10 to include refreshments
In association with the Ham and Petersham Association

Wednesday 26 March - Talk on Historic Houses of Petersham

4.30pm Ham House
by members of the Richmond Historical Society Tickets £5

Thursday 27 March - Lecture by Richard Thomas
2.30pm at The Petersham Hotel
Lecture on paintings of the view across Petersham from Richmond Hill (whilst observing the view!). Richard has been an educator and guide at the Tate Gallery for 20 years, and is also a practising artist. Unfortunately numbers are limited to 25 people.
Tickets £15 including refreshments

Thursday 27 March - Talk on Richmond Park
10.30am Pembroke Lodge
by Douglas Reynolds of the Friends of Richmond Park.
Meet in The Russell Suite, Pembroke Lodge.
Retiring collection in aid of “The Holly Lodge Centre”

Thursday 27 March - Curry and Quiz night
7.30pm at the Fox and Duck

Friday 28 March -  Bamboo Bonanza
1.30pm (time tbc) at The Palm Centre
Guo Yue will demonstrate his fine collection of bamboo flutes among the bamboo plants of the Palm Centre (weather permitting) We will also learn about bamboo, its history, usage and increasing importance and potential as an environmentally friendly material. Please bring something to sit on.
Tickets £7 (under 18s free)

Saturday 29 March - Disco

from 8pm at the Fox and Duck

‘50s – ‘90s music with DJ Byron with bar extension.

Sunday 30 March - Songs of Praise
6pm at St Peter’s Church

Box Office & Booking Form

From Monday 18 February 2008:
Box Office open to the public

telephone: 0844 586 7644
email: boxoffice@petershamfestival.org

To download booking form here

Further Information

email: info@petershamfestival.org
telephone: 020 8549 7324
web: www.petershamfestival.org