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World-class music in Glossop comprising a week long festival and concerts throughout the year for all

07/06/2026

Moonlight. Stillness. Magic.

Few pieces evoke a sense of wonder quite like Debussy’s Clair de Lune. Originally written for solo piano, this beloved masterpiece has been specially arranged for our full festival orchestra, allowing its shimmering colours, sweeping melodies and luminous harmonies to unfold on an even grander scale.

At the heart of our closing concert on Saturday 20 June, this moment of pure musical enchantment sits alongside a programme full of drama, brilliance and orchestral energy. Beethoven’s Creatures of Prometheus Overture opens the evening with bright, heroic momentum, before international pianist and Festival President Viv McLean joins the Glossop Music Festival Orchestra for Mozart’s powerful Piano Concerto in C minor.

After the interval, Clair de Lune brings a moment of stillness and beauty before the concert builds to Beethoven’s exhilarating Symphony No.7, one of the most joyful and rhythmically charged works in the repertoire.

Experience it all in the atmospheric surroundings of Glossop Parish Church, where the music’s beauty, serenity and drama will feel perfectly at home.

Don’t miss the opportunity to hear Debussy, Mozart and Beethoven brought to life by the superb Glossop Music Festival Orchestra in a truly special setting.

🎟️ https://www.glossopmusicfestival.org.uk/event-details/closing-concert-viv-mclean-and-the-glossop-festival-orchestra

03/06/2026

Some of the UK's finest orchestral musicians are heading to Glossop this month.

The closing concert of the Summer Festival brings together the Glossop Festival Orchestra, led by Katie Stillman, leader of the Orchestra of Opera North, and featuring players from the Hallé, BBC Philharmonic, Manchester Camerata and Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra.

Joining them is international pianist and Festival President Viv McLean for a programme that includes Mozart's dramatic Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor and Beethoven's exhilarating Symphony No. 7.

World-class orchestral music, performed in the intimate surroundings of Glossop Parish Church.

📅 Saturday 20 June, 7pm
📍 Glossop Parish Church
🎟 Tickets on sale now: https://www.glossopmusicfestival.org.uk/event-details/closing-concert-viv-mclean-and-the-glossop-festival-orchestra

02/06/2026

Half term may be over, but there's still something exciting to look forward to this summer! 🎬🎨

Join us on Saturday 20 June for a fantastic family day at the Summer Festival, featuring Aardman in Concert and our brand new Aardman self-led Model Making Workshops.

Watch Wallace & Gromit, Shaun the Sheep, Morph and more on the big screen, accompanied live by orchestra, then get hands-on and create your very own Shaun or Gromit to take home using special guides created by Aardman themselves.

Perfect for children, parents and grandparents alike, it's a chance to enjoy live music, creativity and some of the UK's most-loved animated characters all in one day.

🎬 Aardman in Concert
🕙 10.00am & 11.30am
📍 St James' Church

🎨 Aardman Model Making Workshops
🕦 11.45am & 1.30pm
📍 Partington Theatre

⭐ Workshop suitable for ages 5+
⭐ All materials provided
⭐ Limited places available

🎟 Book now: www.glossopmusicfestival.org.uk

27/05/2026

Just over three weeks to go until the Summer Festival opens with the extraordinary Kantos Chamber Choir.

This is not a traditional choir concert. Voices move around the audience, saxophone lines weave through the sound, and the acoustic of Glossop Parish Church becomes part of the performance itself.

Featuring music by Jonathan Dove, Benjamin Britten, Cristóbal de Morales, Frank Ticheli and Sarah Rimkus, the concert creates an immersive and atmospheric sound world unlike anything else in this year’s Festival.

Conducted by Ellie Slorach and featuring acclaimed Glossop saxophonist Carl Raven, this promises to be a very special opening night.

📅 Friday 19 June, 7.00pm
📍 Glossop Parish Church
🎟 Tickets on sale now: https://www.glossopmusicfestival.org.uk/event-details/opening-concert-kantos-chamber-choir

26/05/2026

Thanks Glossop Chronicle for the lovely coverage. We’re really looking forward to our most varied Summer Festival yet!

We want world-class music to be available to everyone - whether you love classical music or just fancy trying something new, we look forward to welcoming you!

25/05/2026

The Summer Festival is proud to be supported by organisations that help bring outstanding live music into the heart of Glossop.

With thanks to CDL Software, Glossop Garden Centre and The Granada Foundation for supporting this year’s Festival and helping us keep performances accessible for local audiences, schools and young people.

Their support helps make six days of live music possible across Glossop this June.

23/05/2026

The Summer Festival closes with a major orchestral celebration.

International pianist and Festival President Viv McLean joins the Glossop Festival Orchestra, led by Katie Stillman, leader of the Orchestra of Opera North, for an evening of large-scale orchestral music in Glossop Parish Church.

The orchestra brings together musicians from some of the UK’s leading ensembles, including the Hallé, BBC Philharmonic, Manchester Camerata and Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra.

The programme includes Mozart’s dramatic Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor and Beethoven’s exhilarating Symphony No. 7 - music full of energy, momentum and colour, performed in the intimate setting of the Parish Church.

A powerful way to close the Festival.

📅 Saturday 20 June, 7.00pm
📍 Glossop Parish Church
🎟 Tickets on sale now: https://www.glossopmusicfestival.org.uk/event-details/closing-concert-viv-mclean-and-the-glossop-festival-orchestra

22/05/2026

The Summer Festival has arrived in Glossop! 🎶

Our new flyers have landed and will soon be making their way through letterboxes across the area, so keep an eye out for one coming through your door.

You’ll also spot copies in cafés, venues and community spaces around town, along with Festival banners appearing across Glossop over the coming weeks.

On the reverse, you’ll find everything from immersive choral music and late-night piano to family concerts, crafting workshops, and a full orchestral finale.

📅 19–20 June 2026
📍 Across Glossop
🎟 Tickets on sale now at www.glossopmusicfestival.org.uk

20/05/2026

Looking for something a little different this June?

The Summer Festival is about more than traditional concerts; it’s about discovering live music in new ways, right here in Glossop.

Across one week, Glossop Music Festival brings together choral music that surrounds the audience, late-night piano concerts in candlelit spaces, orchestral performances, and family-friendly events that welcome all ages. Whether you’re deeply into classical music or simply curious to try something new, there’s space to explore at your own pace.

You don’t need to know the music. You don’t need to dress up. You don’t even need to have been to a concert before. Just come, listen, and see what you enjoy!

Many people who attend the Festival do so for the first time, discovering music they didn’t realise they’d enjoy, in venues they already know and love.

If you’ve ever thought “I wouldn’t normally go to a concert like that”, this might be exactly the place to start. Take a look at some pictures from our previous festivals below!

📅 19–20 June
📍 Venues across Glossop
🎟 Tickets on sale now: https://www.glossopmusicfestival.org.uk/

17/05/2026

Late night. One piano. Two extraordinary works.

At 9.30pm on Friday 19 June, the Summer Festival continues with an intimate late-night piano recital in the atmospheric setting of Glossop Parish Church.

This hour-long concert brings together two powerful and contrasting piano works: Robert Schumann’s Kreisleriana and Frederic Rzewski’s De Profundis. Both pieces explore intensity, reflection and emotional depth, making them especially compelling to experience late in the evening, when the space quietens and the music can fully breathe.

The concert is performed by Glossop-based pianist Benjamin Powell who is known for intelligent, expressive performances and a deep commitment to both the classical and contemporary repertoire.

This is a chance to experience world-class piano playing up close, in an intimate setting, as part of a Festival evening that offers something very different from a traditional concert format.

📅 Friday 19 June, 9.30pm
📍 Glossop Parish Church
🎟 Tickets on sale now: https://www.glossopmusicfestival.org.uk/event-details/late-night-concert-kreisleriana-and-de-profundis

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