Festival Of Music In The West Wight will take place on 15 November 2025, including performances from solos, ensembles, duets, choirs. On 15 November 2025.
This festival welcomes an audience with a suggested entry donation of £5.
All proceeds are going towards The West Wight Dementia Friendly Choir in Freshwater. The aim of the choir is to keep raising funds to set up other dementia choirs on the island. To date they have been instrumental in supporting the Parklands Alzheimer centre and are working towards supporting a new choir in Ryde.
Performers and Musicians are encouraged to sign up to take part in the festival.
This can be done by filling out the Entry Form (downloadable via the button below) and emailing it to pamwedgwood@yahoo.co.uk
Information about the Festival
Where: The festival will be held at Christ Church, Alum Bay New Road, Totland Bay, PO39 OES
When: Starts at 10 am and finishes at 6pm.
Entry: The performances will be open to the public throughout the day. Entry by donation only at the door.
Performers:
Each performer(s) will be given an allocated slot to perform. This will be sent out as soon as we have an idea of how many performers wish to take part.
If you are involved in a choir, it’s likely that your allocated time will be in the afternoon.
Accompaniments:
If you need an accompanist there will be Dik Wilkins on hand to help you out.
Please let me know if you need to contact him before the day. Prior notice would be helpful.
Instruments:
There is a recently purchased Yamaha C3 grand piano. OR a digital piano available for performances.
Big Sing
At approximately 5pm there will be “A Big Sing” where hopefully anyone who has been involved in the festival, instrumentalists, singers or volunteers will join forces to have a fun mass sing to finish off the day. The chosen songs will be. “Let’s Go Fly a Kite” from Mary Poppins and “California Dreaming.” There will be words and scores available for anyone wishing to sing in parts!
Full details can be found via the button below.
Please contact pamwedgwood@yahoo.co.uk OR Hill View House, Bedbury Lane Freshwater. PO40 9PD for any further enquiries regarding the festival.