The Saint Endellion Summer Festival celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2008. It began life when a musical priest, Roger Gaunt, was inspired to invite a group of college friends down to help him renovate St Endellion’s derelict rectory – actually…
From modest beginnings over fifty years ago, the St Endellion Easter and Summer Festivals have grown and flourished to become two of the most important cultural events in Cornwall and the South West. Throughout their history, the festivals have recognised…
There is a spirit in St Endellion Church, on which we all feed. The place is a magnet for many of us as well as a refuge. The festival concerts are unique in blending professional and amateur yet the place…
The 2011 Easter Festival will open with Vespers at 4.30pm on Sunday 10 April with the choir singing Mozart’s Vesperae Solennes de Confessore K339. This will be followed by a Chamber Concert at 7.30pm which will include Beethoven’s Pathetique Sonata…
The devil, it turns out, is in the detail. When Mark Padmore passed on to me the Artistic Director reins for the 2011 Summer Festival I little realised how technical the discussions would get, or how quickly. For a couple…