FESTIVAL NEWS
Join us for our Miles for Music in March 2025 Challenge, a sponsored walk in which participants are asked to walk 100 miles in March!
Walk a few miles every day of the month or plan longer walks to reach the 100-mile goal. With sponsorship from friends, colleagues, family, or local businesses, you will help us reach our target of £5,000.
The money you raise in 2025 will ensure live classical music is available for you and the rising generations of music lovers in years to come. Your help means we can plan three years ahead, engage the most talented musicians from around the world, run all the other charitable projects like the String Scheme and the Surrey Hills Young Composer Competition, and provide vital performance platforms for gifted young artists.
If you would like to register to take part, please click here. You will then be asked to set up a JustGiving page (we will provide full instructions). If you need more information or have any questions, please visit our dedicated FAQs page here.
The first 20 people to register will receive a free Miles for Music T-shirt, after which they will be available to buy.
Please join our Facebook event here and post about your progress or add some photos from your walk. We’re keen to hear how you are getting on!
But if this challenge isn’t for you then please do consider donating to the cause, either sponsoring one of your friends who is walking or simply click on the donate button above and you will be taken to the campaign page on JustGiving where you will see a Give Now button. Any contribution you make will be very gratefully received. Thank you!
2025 Season Booking now open
The Sitkovetsky Trio
Booking is now open for the May 2025 concert season. Tickets are available here. Please note that the VOCES8 concert on 10th May 2025 is now SOLD OUT. Please email hello@shimf.co.uk to add your name to the waiting list for any returns. An additional afternoon guided walk has been added for the West Horsley Place Concert on Tuesday 6th May, as the morning walk is sold out.
To see full details of the season programme, read it online here or download it here.
New Festival Patron
We’re delighted to announce that His Grace the Duke of Northumberland has become a Patron of the Surrey Hills International Music Festival.
As owner of Albury Park, The Duke supports our mission to bring world-class artists to perform here in venues across the Surrey Hills.
Julia Pearson, Festival Chair, said: “We are honoured that His Grace the Duke of Northumberland has accepted the role of Patron of Surrey Hills International Music Festival. His Grace has long been a champion for the Surrey Hills National Landscape and an advocate for creativity in our beautiful countryside. We greatly look forward to welcoming His Grace and his wife Jane to the May 25 season and thank him for his kind support as Patron of this Festival.”
Concert Partner announced for 2025
RBC Brewin Dolphin, one of the largest British wealth management firms providing investment management and financial planning services to individuals, companies, intermediaries and charities, has reconfimed its support of the Festival in 2025 as the Concert Partner for ‘VOCES8: Twenty! ‘ on 10 May at Holy Trinity Guildford.
We are very grateful for this support from RBC Brewin Dolphin, which build on their concert sponsorship in 2023 and 2024.
2024 Performers
What our audience said about the 2024 Festival
‘I thought that Sarah Connolly was on top form this evening and was brilliantly supported by The English Concert. Thursday night’s piano extravaganza was simply mind-blowing!’
‘How wonderful to be able to observe a group of musicians at the absolute top of their game at such close quarters.
‘Thank you so much for a wonderful guided walk in the sunshine, and then you had gathered together a delightful group to give us a beautiful hour of music and history.’
‘The festival clearly gives much pleasure to all who attend….’
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