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An innovative festival of chamber music
4 – 6 May 2012
Are you looking for inspiration? You’ll find it in abundance on the shores of Loch Shiel on the first weekend of May, when leading artists from all over Britain will team up to perform classical music befitting the scenic splendour of the West Highlands.
The area round Loch Shiel offers a series of imaginative chamber music venues ranging from the awe-inspiring to the picturesque, and festival programmes are devised to match. In 2006 we staged a concert at Glenfinnan railway station, featuring music by Steve Reich. In 2007 we celebrated the Highland Year of Culture by commissioning "Lady Chisholm's Songbook", a collaborative work based on local themes and song traditions. In 2010 we commissioned again: "The Sound of Glenborrodale" for 10-piece brass, written by Iain Ballamy, Guy Barker, Gary Carpenter and Peter Cowdrey. Spectacular Glenborrodale Castle opened its doors for an action-packed Family Gala Day. The festival culminated in Glenfinnan with a jaw-dropping production of Benjamin Britten's musical drama "Noye's Fludde", featuring dozens of local kids, animal head-dresses made by artists round the world, sublimely talented professional singers and a spectacular stage set! Last year saw, amongst many other delights, ground-breaking jazz featuring Norwegian composer Thomas Strønen and British trumpet virtuoso Tom Arthurs, tango legend Astor Piazzolla brought memorably to life by Patrick Lannigan and Mr McFall’s Chamber, a staged production of Stravinsky’s “The Soldier’s Tale”, and hauntingly beautiful songs from Ilona Domnich, Christopher Josey and the Loch Shiel Philharmonic Ensemble. The Festival’s Artistic Director is London-based violinist Charles Mutter, Associate Leader of the BBC Concert Orchestra.  COME TO LOCH SHIEL
FOR INSPIRATION!In 2012 you will meet:
Florin
Charles Mutter
Alistair Scahill
Catherine Rimer
Helena Rose
Susan Frank
Duncan Strachan Click here for details
on how to get to Loch Shiel.
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