FESTIVAL NEWS

VOCES8 credit Andy Staples

Booking is now open for the May 2025 concert season. Tickets are available here. Please note that the VOCES8 concert on 10th May 2025 has sold out. Email hello@shimf.co.uk to join the waiting list.

To see full details of the season programme, read it online here or download it here.

2025 Quiz Night sold out 

Our first-ever Quiz Night and Supper to support the Surrey Hills International Music Festival on Friday, 28 February 2025, has proved very popular, and all tables have now been sold.

Time: 6.45pm for 7.00pm Venue: Effingham Golf Club, Guildford Road, Effingham, Surrey, KT24 5PZ

All proceeds from the event will go directly to the Festival, ensuring that it can continue to invite top musicians from around the world and support the provision of music lessons to local state primary pupils through the String Scheme. Details of an online auction of exciting items on which everyone can bid will be announced shortly.

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.

Stunning 2024 Season concludes

The 2024 season reached a marvellous climax on 18 May after a wonderful series of concerts with a stunning Finale performed by Dame Sarah Connolly with the English Concert in Holy Trinity Church Guildford.

The Piano Extravaganza concert at the Menuhin Hall, which featured two pianos and four pianists, is illustrated by the following excepts from the Rachmaninov Suite No. 2, performed by Wu Qian and Juho Pohjonen and Ravel’s La Valse, performed by Katya Apekisheva and Wu Qian

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….’