Waterlooville Music Festival celebrates its tenth year as the largest cultural event in Waterlooville, and one of the premier annual music festivals in Hampshire. It is a week long musical extravaganza, offering a wide range of musical genres and attracting musicians from right across the county and beyond. This year the Festival coincides with Waterloo 200, the anniversary celebrations of the birth of Waterlooville town, marking the Battle of Waterloo in 1815.
The aim of Waterlooville Music Festival is to bring music to St George’s Church and the centre of Waterlooville for the whole community to enjoy.
The Festival opens with Market Place Music, numerous concerts taking place throughout Waterlooville Town Centre in a massive musical celebration. All day time concerts are free, and include opportunities for local schools to show the talent of their choirs and instrumentalists. Schools workshops also take place, and this year we plan a Recorder Workshop and a Ukulele Workshop. In addition to schools, there is a Clarinet and Piano Concert, an Organ Recital, Jazz, and the Palm Court Tea Dance with cream teas and the civilised background music of the Pianoforte. The wide range of music on offer includes a rock concert on the final Saturday.
Evening concerts focus on presenting amateur performers who are of professional standard, but the week opens with a very special anniversary event as we proudly present The Royal Marines Association Concert Band. Their usual appearances are at huge venues such as Portsmouth Guildhall and having them perform at the music festival will be an amazing event. By popular demand we have the return of Out of the Shadows - the Sixties party night that was such a fantastic evening last year; the Folk and Ale evening will be headed up by the hugely talented Revel, Weird and Wild; and we are delighted to welcome back the always immensely entertaining Hampshire Guitar Orchestra. The climax of the week long festival is on the final Saturday night, when Last Night of the Proms brings all the pomp, ceremony, atmosphere and flag waving of the real thing!
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