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Grant Funding

The Festival is grateful to the following Trusts and Foundations for their generous funding over recent years:

2026

D’Oyly Carte Charitable Trust
Thriplow Charitable Trust
Fidelio Trust
John Bagley Music Trust

2025

Arts Council England
Newark & Sherwood District Council (through the UK Rural Development Fund)
Whitaker Charitable Trust
Vaughan Williams Foundation
Thomas Farr Charity
Nicholas Boas Charitable Trust
Poyser Fund
Idlewild Trust
Du Plessis Family Trust
Fidelio Trust
Lady Hind Trust

2024

Sir John Eastwood Foundation
Du Plessis Family Trust
Radcliffe Trust
Charles Littlewood Hill Trust
Carr Gregory Trust
Nicholas Boas Charitable Trust
Poyser Fund

2023

Marchus Trust
Charles Littlewood Hill Trust
Du Plessis Family Trust
Carr Gregory Trust
Thriplow Charitable Trust
Nicholas Boas Charitable Trust
Gerald Finzi Trust
Poyser Fund

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Latest News

  • Four young singers, wearing smart clothing, stood together for a photo in Southwell Minster.
    The Palace Sessions: A welcome return of the Southwell Music Festival’s Vocal Apprentice QuartetSeptember 14, 2026 - 11:04 am

    This October, Southwell Music Festival welcomes back its 2026 Vocal Apprentices for the first of a new series of concerts in the State Chamber.

  • Four Festival Makers stood tofether outside the Trebeck Hall, holding Festival merchandise and programme books
    Visiting Southwell Music Festival 2026? Essential Festival informationAugust 21, 2026 - 4:39 pm

    Southwell Music Festival 2026 opens on Friday 28 August, with four days of sensational live music across venues in the town. If you’re coming to the Festival (or maybe you still need to book your tickets), here’s the essential information you need to make the most of your Southwell Music Festival weekend. We can’t wait […]

  • Five young performers stood together in front of an audience with a piano behind them.
    Don’t miss the free Festival FringeAugust 4, 2026 - 3:53 pm

    The free Festival Fringe brings even more music to Southwell, this year raising money for Framework, in memory of Barry Clark. This year you can enjoy the following Festival Fringe performances: Young Musicians Showcase | Friday 28 August, 2pm | Southwell Methodist Church Our first Fringe performance puts local young musicians front and centre. Come […]

  • Geoffrey Bond in Southwell Minster.
    In memory of Geoffrey BondJuly 29, 2026 - 10:00 am

    It is with great sadness that we share the news of the death of Geoffrey Bond, one of our patrons.

  • Come and Sing 2026July 27, 2026 - 6:17 pm

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Patrons
Harry Christophers CBE
Dr Kadiatu Kanneh-Mason
John Gilhooly CBE
Claire Ward - Mayor of the East Midlands
Sir John Peace

Founder and Artistic Director
Marcus Farnsworth MA, DipRAM, ARAM

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