Some Interesting and Useful Sites to Visit
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The Frome Festival website
Frome Festival -- Founded in 2001, the community festival comprises ten days of music (modern, folk and classical), literature, drama, comedy, films, photography, exhibitions, green issues, fashion, local history, science & technology and multi-media presentations.
Other fine Orchestras in the area
The Mid-Somerset Orchestra -- Founded in 1973, the MSO performs regularly in Street and Wells.
Winscombe Orchestra is another orchestra directed by Mark Gateshill and though based in the village of Winscombe, it draws its members from a wide area including Bristol and Bridgwater, Wells and Weston-super-Mare.
Trowbridge Symphony Orchestra is a long-established orchestra which regularly attracts professional soloists. Under the baton of David Price, they give regular concerts in Trowbridge and Bradford-on-Avon.
Warminster Philharmonic Orchestra was founded as recently as 2004 and continues to grow under the direction of Amanda Williams.
Winscombe Orchestra is another orchestra directed by Mark Gateshill and though based in the village of Winscombe, it draws its members from a wide area including Bristol and Bridgwater, Wells and Weston-super-Mare.
Trowbridge Symphony Orchestra is a long-established orchestra which regularly attracts professional soloists. Under the baton of David Price, they give regular concerts in Trowbridge and Bradford-on-Avon.
Warminster Philharmonic Orchestra was founded as recently as 2004 and continues to grow under the direction of Amanda Williams.
Other sites of interest
BBC Radio 3's output centres on classical music and opera, but jazz, world music, drama, culture and the arts also feature. The station is the world’s most significant commissioner of new music, and its New Generation Artists scheme promotes young musicians of all nationalities. All BBC Proms concerts are broadcast live on Radio 3, and all concerts performed by the BBC orchestras and BBC Singers are also broadcast, either live or recorded. There are regular productions of both classic plays and newly commissioned drama.
Friends of Radio 3 -- For everyone who values the unique output of Radio 3.
The British Music Society -- The British Music Society was founded in 1979 by enthusiasts who believed an organisation was needed to stem the indifferent attitude generally displayed towards the music of many British composers.
The RVW Society -- Everything relating to Vaughan Williams and his music, with links to many other sites of interest to lovers of British music.
Digital Concert Hall -- the virtual concert venue of the Berlin Philharmonic on the Web. The orchestra’s Berlin concerts are broadcast live in high-definition and hi-fi sound, and are available as video streams in the archive within a few days.
The Arts Desk -- Excellent site for all arts news, reviews and interviews
Friends of Radio 3 -- For everyone who values the unique output of Radio 3.
The British Music Society -- The British Music Society was founded in 1979 by enthusiasts who believed an organisation was needed to stem the indifferent attitude generally displayed towards the music of many British composers.
The RVW Society -- Everything relating to Vaughan Williams and his music, with links to many other sites of interest to lovers of British music.
Digital Concert Hall -- the virtual concert venue of the Berlin Philharmonic on the Web. The orchestra’s Berlin concerts are broadcast live in high-definition and hi-fi sound, and are available as video streams in the archive within a few days.
The Arts Desk -- Excellent site for all arts news, reviews and interviews
