AUTUMN CONCERT SERIES

Roman River Festival

The Roman River Festival was started in 2000 as a single music day for 12 young people in Fingringhoe Church in North Essex. Since then, it has grown to be an annual event, bringing together a diverse programme of events each autumn, all set in historic and unusual venues around Colchester.

"Incredible, eclectic, and relaxed. Just perfect. And you can even drink your drink in the pew!"

"Fantastic music, fabulous performers, a range of styles, wonderful friendly atmosphere, excellent education programme. It is getting better year on year and I have been coming since the days of the Whalebone Barn."

"An excellent festival with first class performers. There really is something for everyone!"

Ben Hancox (back left) and Robin Ashwell of the Sacconi Quartet with artistic director Orlando Jopling (all photos by Lucy J Toms)

Roman River Festival Patrons

Jennifer Tolhurst, Lord Lieutenant of Essex

Anthony Forster, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Essex

Sir Bernard Jenkin, Member of Parliament for Harwich and North Essex

Anthony Marwood MBE, Violinist

John Jowers, Mayor of Colchester

Sir Andrew Motion, Poet

Mark Padmore, Tenor

Festival Programme 2023

Wivenhoe Youth Choir Perform Jonathan Dove

Tom Morris OBE and the Sacconi Quartet: Beethoven in the Dark

Wivenhoe Youth Choir Perform Jonathan Dove

Tuesday 26 September, 6pm

St Mary's Church, Wivenhoe

Bartók and Shostakovich Piano Quintets

Tom Morris OBE and the Sacconi Quartet: Beethoven in the Dark

Wivenhoe Youth Choir Perform Jonathan Dove

Tuesday 26 September, 7.30pm

St Mary's Church, Wivenhoe

Tom Morris OBE and the Sacconi Quartet: Beethoven in the Dark

Wednesday 27 September, 7.30pm

Colchester Arts Centre

Ben Goldscheider and Alex Groves, Horn and Electronics

Cello and Piano Recital with Rainer Crosett and Daniel King Smith

Tom Morris OBE and the Sacconi Quartet: Beethoven in the Dark

Wednesday 27 September, 9.30pm

Colchester Arts Centre

Cello and Piano Recital with Rainer Crosett and Daniel King Smith

Rainer Crosett by Miclen LaiPang & Kate Lemmon

Thursday 28 September, 7.30pm

All Saints Church, Fordham

A Tale of Two Cities: Lunchtime Concert at Tymperleys

Cello and Piano Recital with Rainer Crosett and Daniel King Smith

Sijie Chen and Orlando Jopling by Lucy J Toms

Friday 29 September, 12.30pm

Tymperleys, Colchester

An A Capella Concert with Apollo5

From Beach to Boyd: A Celebration of Women Composers

An A Capella Concert with Apollo5

Friday 29 September, 7.30pm

St Mary the Virgin, Wissington

Open Masterclass with Sijie Chen

From Beach to Boyd: A Celebration of Women Composers

An A Capella Concert with Apollo5

Saturday 30 September, 11am

The Old Library, Colchester

From Beach to Boyd: A Celebration of Women Composers

Saturday 30 September, 7.30pm

St Andrew's Church, Fingringhoe

Bach to Baby Family Concert

From Beach to Boyd: A Celebration of Women Composers

Sunday 1 October, 11am - 12pm

The Barn, Layer Marney Tower

Mozart's Gran Partita

Bach to Baby Family Concert

Mozart's Gran Partita

Sunday 1 October, 7.30pm

St Peter ad Vincula Church, Coggeshall

"Being so close to the performers is always the best thing about Roman River concerts – they're brilliant, professional, classy, and quite possibly unique."

"Amazing, inspired programming. Beautiful venues. World class music. (And great value for money!)"

"Brilliant. I've recently moved from London, and if this festival was there, I wouldn't have a hope in hell of getting tickets, let alone be able to afford them."

"An extremely high quality and unusually non-commercial-feeling festival. A real treat to be savoured at the end of summer."

"Very good performances in more unusual venues at a reasonable price - and with very reasonably priced wines/beers!"

Wild Arts, charity no. 1158366

South Green Farmhouse, Fingringhoe, Colchester, CO5 7DP, United Kingdom

wild arts

AUTUMN CONCERT SERIES

Roman River Festival

Roman River Festival Patrons

Festival Programme 2023

Wivenhoe Youth Choir Perform Jonathan Dove

Tom Morris OBE and the Sacconi Quartet: Beethoven in the Dark

Wivenhoe Youth Choir Perform Jonathan Dove

Bartók and Shostakovich Piano Quintets

Tom Morris OBE and the Sacconi Quartet: Beethoven in the Dark

Wivenhoe Youth Choir Perform Jonathan Dove

Tom Morris OBE and the Sacconi Quartet: Beethoven in the Dark

Tom Morris OBE and the Sacconi Quartet: Beethoven in the Dark

Tom Morris OBE and the Sacconi Quartet: Beethoven in the Dark

Ben Goldscheider and Alex Groves, Horn and Electronics

Cello and Piano Recital with Rainer Crosett and Daniel King Smith

Tom Morris OBE and the Sacconi Quartet: Beethoven in the Dark

Cello and Piano Recital with Rainer Crosett and Daniel King Smith

Cello and Piano Recital with Rainer Crosett and Daniel King Smith

Cello and Piano Recital with Rainer Crosett and Daniel King Smith

A Tale of Two Cities: Lunchtime Concert at Tymperleys

Cello and Piano Recital with Rainer Crosett and Daniel King Smith

Cello and Piano Recital with Rainer Crosett and Daniel King Smith

An A Capella Concert with Apollo5

From Beach to Boyd: A Celebration of Women Composers

An A Capella Concert with Apollo5

Open Masterclass with Sijie Chen

From Beach to Boyd: A Celebration of Women Composers

An A Capella Concert with Apollo5

From Beach to Boyd: A Celebration of Women Composers

From Beach to Boyd: A Celebration of Women Composers

From Beach to Boyd: A Celebration of Women Composers

Bach to Baby Family Concert

Bach to Baby Family Concert

From Beach to Boyd: A Celebration of Women Composers

Mozart's Gran Partita

Bach to Baby Family Concert

Mozart's Gran Partita

Past Programmes