The 2010 Festival builds o­n the success of the 2008 concerts hosting a mix of jazz, choral, solo instrumental and the internationally famous. The Mayor of Tonbridge and Malling will open the first event in January with a poetry and prose recital from two of the UK’s most famous actors Timothy West and Prunella Scales and close with a recital by the international violinist Tasmin Little. Claire Jones, harpist to HRH The Prince of Wales returns, this time in a joint percussion recital. There is a jazz evening with the David Rees-Williams Piano Trio over a picnic in private gardens and a choral concert from the King’s School Canterbury’s Crypt Choir. In addition, both Claire Jones and Tasmin Little will be giving workshops at Plaxtol Primary School.[continued...click o­n title above]

Full details are in the Plaxtol Festival section o­n this website and also o­n www.plaxtolfestival.co.uk. If you wish to receive a booking form please call 01732 811036 or collect a leaflet from Plaxtol and Shipbourne churches, Ken Francis Butchers and Plaxtol Village Stores.

Do hope you can come to some of them,

Marius Carboni