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Mark Eynon

This year’s Festival again opened with a Parade, produced by the same team which brought such pleasure and community involvement to Newbury in 2025. I am so grateful to Greenham Trust for their support of this project as well as of so much else that we do. I am also grateful to our numerous other sponsors, who are mostly generous private individuals, and of course to our Festival Friends and our many volunteers who all ensure the Festival’s continuing success, now in its 47th year.

I am delighted that visited St Nicolas Church five times this year: it’s our main concert hall with an excellent acoustic, and we welcomed back London Mozart Players, Philharmonia Orchestra in their 80th anniversary year, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, our own Festival Chorus, and for the first time Berkshire Youth Symphony Orchestra, which added a new dimension to our aims of showcasing youthful musical talent and building links into the local community within our international programme of world-class music.

We had a great number of diverse events, from many different genres including jazz, musical theatre, cabaret, world music, folk music, choral music, ballet, chamber music, solo recitals, brass bands and gospel choirs, all of the highest quality and presented at affordable prices. Thank you to all our venues, St Nicolas Church, Corn Exchange, and to our many beautiful local venues, the rural churches and private houses which welcome us each year to enjoy this beautiful part of England.

2026 was another glorious fortnight of world-class music, with much to enjoy for everyone!

Mark Eynon

Festival Director

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“I remember particularly vividly a beautiful evening at Highclere Castle with the Aronowitz Ensemble.”

Tom Poster

Piano

“It was one of my first professional concerts after the BBC Young Musician of the Year in 2000. I’ve since returned a few times and know what a special atmosphere it is there.”

Guy Johnston

Cello

“Thank you so much for organising this wonderful event. It was a great pleasure for me to be a part of it. And thank you for such hospitality, it was amazing!”