Tickets for JAM on the Marsh now on sale
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Arts and Culture
JAM on the Marsh 2021 takes place on 8-18th July 2021, captivating audiences with seven exhibitions, 15 concerts, and open-air theatre. Events will take place across Kent’s Romney Marsh, from Hythe to Dungeness, in many of the area’s famous medieval churches.
Tickets are available at www.jamconcert.org.
An exciting list of performers includes world renowned soloists Lesley Garrett, James Gilchrist and Michael Collins at the festival for the first time. Highlights are An Evening with Lesley Garrett of song and anecdotes; the return of stunning land artist Jon Foreman creating a sculpture trail across Romney Marsh – many will remember his extraordinary beach art at Dymchurch in 2019; Changeling Theatre perform A Midsummer Night’s Dream under the Marsh sky; an 80th anniversary performance of Messiaen’s legendary Quartet for the End of Time, performed by Michael Collins, Simon Blendis, Sally Pendlebury and Anna Tilbrook; London Mozart Players, James Gilchrist and Ben Goldscheider perform Britten’s Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings conducted by Michael Bawtree; Canterbury Cathedral Choir perform Bernstein’s affirmative and serene Chichester Psalms.
Conducting at the festival for the first time will be JAM President, Paul Mealor, with his professional Caritas Choir from Scotland, premiering JAM on the Marsh’s 2021 Festival Commission about Romney Marsh by Jack Oades, alongside works by Jonathan Dove and Mealor.
As one of the UK’s finest pianists, Anna Tilbrook curates JAM on the Marsh for the first time, opening the festival with a piano recital for four hands, performed by Anna and Libby Burgess, including Saint–Saëns’ enchanting Carnival of the Animals in its 100th anniversary year, bringing lions, swans and kangaroos to the Marsh!
With the festival so soon after Covid restrictions have lifted, all concerts will have limited audience capacity and will last 1 hour without an interval. Following the success of JAM on the Marsh: VIRTUAL in 2020, many 2021 festival events will be filmed for broadcast this autumn too.
The Roger De Haan Charitable Trust has supported Jam on the Marsh since 2014.