MRF Festival, April 23rd - join the AUDIENCE

We’re aiming high this academic year to mark Martin’s 10th anniversary.

The focus of the Festival will be war, past and present and performances will include Martin’s cantata 2000: The Death of Colonel Boles, 4 new works for solo cello by our 2023 awarded young composers, and, from our alumni: a new work for flexible ensemble, composer TBA, and a choral piece by Freddie Hodkin - Lorem Ipsum

Background to this festival: 

While many of the MRF Annual Festivals have taken place in Alton, where Martin Read taught music for so many years, Festival ‘23 links contemporary composition with a unique historical event in Alton town centre. Established in 2014 in the wake of Martin’s premature death, 2012, MRF has so far supported over 15 young composers, setting them on a path to the undergraduate study of composition. The Festival is the annual culmination of the Foundation’s work.

Having arrived…