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1990

The 20th Century And All That Jazz

The theme of the 1990 Festival was ‘The 20th century and all that jazz’ and included concerts of more contemporary music than was usual at the time, with appearances from Chick Corea, Evelyn Glennie, Jane Manning, and Humphrey Lyttleton.

The Festival also took to the Broads for a celebration of Arthur Ransome whilst Timothy West and Prunella Scales were the high-profile visiting actors.

The Festival also looked to put itself on a more professional footing, setting up as a Limited Company and formalising the arrangement that staff would be paid for their time.

Festival Programme, Esa-Pekka Salonen, 1990. Image Courtesy of Norfolk & Norwich Festival.

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