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1860

A New Gallery and A Half Price Concert

A five day music festival, as part of a run of triennial events.

One of the highlights of the 1860 Festival was a performance of Handel’s Messiah which brought in over £1,000. A new gallery was installed in St Andrew’s Hall for the concert allowing for an additional 175 singers to be accommodated!

A notable new work was composed for the Festival by Arthur Sullivan (of Gilbert and Sullivan fame), in the form of an Overture, written in memory of the composer’s father.

Up until the 1860 Festival, local councillors had the right to pass through St Andrew’s Hall at any time they saw fit – this rule was now revoked so that they would be unable to interrupt a performance!

Another initiative in this year saw the introduction of a half price concert – a repeat of one of the main works of the Festival, for which cheaper tickets would be available.

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