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Spitalfields: rich in history, buzzing with contemporary culture and host to London’s most creative music Festival.
Spitalfields Festival should be praised to the rooftops. So much of its planning and feel is intelligent, and it embraces community in its widest sense. And then there are the wonderful buildings in that part of the city, not least Christ Church, in all its renovated splendour.
The Independent June 2006
Founded in 1976 with an Education & Community Programme established in 1989, Spitalfields Festival has flourished and now encompasses a three-week Festival in June, a ten-day Festival in December and a year-round programme of education and community work.
The Festival is well-known for programming an eclectic mix of concerts and events, designed to reflect the area and communities in which we are based. The Festival prides itself on the quality of its programming, with concerts covering a broad range of western classical music, from early music through to the newest of new music.
This year, Spitalfields Festival will bring alive a host of East London venues with classical music, cutting-edge contemporary sounds, jazz and Chinese music, alongside 'Voice' - a weekend of singing. Whether you experience a concert in the evocative atmosphere of Wilton's Music Hall, the splendour of Christ Church or the more intimate surroundings of Shoreditch Church; whether you stumble across an event in Spitalfields Market or whether you join in a workshop you are sure to find something to move, entertain or inspire you.
In the heart of East London, Spitalfields is an area of constant change, with a wealth of history and diversity, and surprises around every corner; where 18th century architecture meets 21st century living; where east meets west. Spitalfields Festival is one of a kind: more than a music festival, more than a community programme.
Listen. Be inspired.
Festival Mission Statement
Promoting enjoyment and discovery of music through a programme of concerts each June and December and year-round education and community activities, encouraging and supporting the broadest range of participants to develop their experience of music.
Spitalfields Festival and the Education & Community Programme commits to:
The programme
- Programme music in partnership with performers and composers, presenting music which ranges widely in historical period and place of origin, in venues in which it will be heard to its best advantage
- Commission and premiere new work, and provide opportunities for younger performers and composers through the development of our New Music Commission Fund
- Achieve the highest standards of musical performance
- Attract local, national and international interest
The people
- Involve our local communities by working with partners to develop shared activities and collaborative projects
- Engage artists for a variety of educational activities and provide appropriate support and opportunities for professional development
- Enable participants of all ages to develop skills in the arts through practical involvement in a range of activities appropriate to participants’ needs and interests
- Enable groups and individuals to participate in Festival events
- Involve Festival artists in the wider community in performances to adults and children through the Special Access concerts programme.
- Create the conditions for a diverse mix of people to enjoy their experience.
The place
- Raise the profile of the historic quarter of Spitalfields and the surrounding area
- Promote the continuing regeneration of London’s East End.
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