* Whittington Music Festival

'Whittington Music Festival takes place annually in Mid-May. It was established in 2012 and from the start was built around a residency for group of international musicians who don’t normally play together, in order to rehearse and prepare the Festival programme, a model which has resulted in many electrifying performances. For the first five years the chamber music of a single composer was featured each year; the next two festivals were based on British and then Czech chamber music. In 2020 the pandemic forced the cancellation of an adventurous programme exploring the folk roots of classical music.The festival’s founders retired that year and a new Artistic Director was appointed.  A short festival was held in May 2021 just days after Covid restrictions were lifted, and the 2022 festival will feature jazz and song for the first time, still based on the artists’ residency. Whittington Church has a great acoustic with unimpeded sight lines, and the local area has a lot to offer in terms of natural beauty and historical interest.'