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The English Music Festival (also known as EMF) is an annual four-day event held over the second May bank holiday, dedicated to the performance of British composers from the mediaeval to the present day with a strong focus on the early to mid twentieth century. Founded and organised by in 2006, the Festival takes place in Dorchester on Thames, Oxfordshire and the surrounding area. Now in its seventh year, the festival is rapidly expanding to become one of Britain's major classical music festivals, performing many neglected and previously unperformed works by composers as diverse as Britten and Holst to Joseph Holbrooke and Edwin York Bowen. The festival also presents world premiers by contemporary composers such as Matthew Curtis, Cecilia McDowall, Paul Carr and Tom Rose. EMF's concerts ar

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  • The English Music Festival (also known as EMF) is an annual four-day event held over the second May bank holiday, dedicated to the performance of British composers from the mediaeval to the present day with a strong focus on the early to mid twentieth century. Founded and organised by in 2006, the Festival takes place in Dorchester on Thames, Oxfordshire and the surrounding area. Now in its seventh year, the festival is rapidly expanding to become one of Britain's major classical music festivals, performing many neglected and previously unperformed works by composers as diverse as Britten and Holst to Joseph Holbrooke and Edwin York Bowen. The festival also presents world premiers by contemporary composers such as Matthew Curtis, Cecilia McDowall, Paul Carr and Tom Rose. EMF's concerts are regularly broadcast by BBC Radio 3, and the festival has established relationships with such orchestras as the BBC Concert Orchestra, the Orchestra of St Paul's and City of London Choir, and artists such as David Owen Norris, James Gilchrist and . (en)
  • Sous la direction dynamique de Em Marshall, passionnée de musique depuis son plus jeune âge, l'English Music Festival (EMF) est dédié avant tout à la promotion des œuvres des compositeurs britanniques. L'English Music Festival est un projet qui célèbre le riche héritage musical de la Grande-Bretagne en servant de tremplin à l'innovation et à la beauté de la musique anglaise. Les activités essentielles de l'EMF sont dédiées à la promotion de la musique, à l'éducation (en faisant connaître notamment à la jeunesse la richesse de l'héritage artistique des compositeurs nationaux) et aux événements publics (concerts, lectures) qui favorisent la connaissance et l'appréciation de la musique anglaise. (fr)
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  • The English Music Festival (also known as EMF) is an annual four-day event held over the second May bank holiday, dedicated to the performance of British composers from the mediaeval to the present day with a strong focus on the early to mid twentieth century. Founded and organised by in 2006, the Festival takes place in Dorchester on Thames, Oxfordshire and the surrounding area. Now in its seventh year, the festival is rapidly expanding to become one of Britain's major classical music festivals, performing many neglected and previously unperformed works by composers as diverse as Britten and Holst to Joseph Holbrooke and Edwin York Bowen. The festival also presents world premiers by contemporary composers such as Matthew Curtis, Cecilia McDowall, Paul Carr and Tom Rose. EMF's concerts ar (en)
  • Sous la direction dynamique de Em Marshall, passionnée de musique depuis son plus jeune âge, l'English Music Festival (EMF) est dédié avant tout à la promotion des œuvres des compositeurs britanniques. L'English Music Festival est un projet qui célèbre le riche héritage musical de la Grande-Bretagne en servant de tremplin à l'innovation et à la beauté de la musique anglaise. (fr)
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  • English Music Festival (en)
  • English Music Festival (fr)
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