Patron: Roderick Williams OBE
Michael White's Classical News
Michael White, Camden New Journal
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Thursday 29th
June 2023
High Barnet Chamber Music Festival
Robert Hugill, Planet Hugill​
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Tuesday 16th
May 2023
"High Barnet Chamber Music Festival returns for its third edition this Summer."
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Young musicians to star in final concert of 2023 High Barnet Chamber Music Festival
Nick Jones, The Barnet Society
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Saturday 13th
May 2023
"After two successful years, the festival is delighted to bring first-class performers to Barnet once again."
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Chamber music but not as we know it
Bernard Hughes, The Arts Desk
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Saturday 16th
July 2022
"Hats off to Ballance and Mad Song for an enterprising festival, characterised by this ambitious and intriguing concert which I was very glad to hear."
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School jazz band highlights range of High Barnet's music festival
Nick Jones, Barnet Society
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Friday 14th
July 2022
"A concert by pupils at Queen Elizabeth's Boys School was another first for the High Barnet Chamber Music Festival which is now in its second year.."
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Extended programme of five diverse and adventurous concerts
Nick Jones, Barnet Society
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Friday 24th
June 2022
"The Serenade was an ideal piece for a chamber music festival and the setting of the parish church was very supportive acoustically and a great setting for the 16-strong New London Orchestra."
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High Barnet Chamber Music Festival Returns
Florence Lockheart, Classical Music Magazine
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Friday 24th
June 2022
"Following last year's success, this season's expanded programme runs from July 2 to 17."
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Treat in Store for Barnet Music Lovers
Nick Jones, Barnet Society
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Thursday 26th
May 2022
"After a sell-out for last year’s inaugural festival, an expanded programme in July will offer recitals by 'some of the UK’s brightest young stars'"
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High Barnet Chamber Music Festival
Robert Hugill, Planet Hugill – A World of Classical Music
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Monday 23rd
May 2022
"After last year's inaugural festival, High Barnet Chamber Music Festival returns in July 2022 for its second edition"
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Sell-out concerts kick start High Barnet's much-awaited post-pandemic artistic revival
Nick Jones,
Barnet Society
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Saturday 24th July 2021
"After the success of the inaugural season of concerts arranged by the High Barnet Chamber Music Festival plans are already being drawn up for a repeat event next year."
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Intriguing arrangements and fine musicianship from Anita Monserrat and the members of Mad Song
Mark Berry, Seen and Heard International
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Friday 23rd July 2021
"There was little question, whether from Monserrat or Mad Song, that this was the real thing: exultant, and perhaps somewhere with a glimmer of that hope we have learned to call by its mediaeval name, 'respair'."
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New Initiatives
The Camden New Journal
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Friday 9th July 2021
"His programming is serious, with the odd challenge of Schoenberg and Szymanowski alongside more mainstream Schubert and Bach."
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Live music for the summer
The Archer
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Thursday 1st July 2021
"A new chamber music festival has been launched in High Barnet to celebrate the start of summer and the gradual lifting of Covid restrictions."
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Award-Winning Trio at High Barnet Festival
Through the Noise
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Monday 17th May 2021
"We know that the first festival will be a great success. We don’t need to add any more; they’re incredible musicians."
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Testing acoustics for chamber music festival at parish church
Nick Jones, Barnet Society​
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Tuesday 11th
May 2021
"The three evening concerts will start a summer season of events to celebrate the end of lockdown restrictions on social gatherings."
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High Barnet chamber music festival awarded Arts Council grant
Bella Saltiel, Barnet Post​
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Thursday 6th
May 2021
"We are extremely excited to be making a return to live performance after this strange year of digital concerts and look forward to bringing our music to the heart of the local community in Barnet."
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A new festival aims to provide much needed cultural nourishment in High Barnet
Robert Hugill, Planet Hugill – A World of Classical Music
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Tuesday 4th
May 2021
"Featuring talented early-career musicians in programmes which provide a lively mix of well-known and lesser known works."
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Church concerts to herald revival of cultural events
Nick Jones, Barnet Society Newsletter
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Thursday 18th
February 2021
"Music lovers are in for a post-pandemic treat: plans are well advanced for a series of concerts at
Barnet parish church aimed to coincide with the possible easing of lockdown."
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