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1947

The First Festival Following World War Two

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

The first festival following World War Two starred soprano Kathleen Ferrier and conductor Sir Malcolm Sargent.

The festival was funded by a public appeal for £1,000, which was then matched by the Carnegie Fund.

This year, the Arts Council gave their backing to the Festival for the first time, and this allowed for lower ticket prices, thus opening up the possibility of Festival attendance to greater numbers of people than ever before.

Festival Programme

Festival Programme. Taken from the Norfolk & Norwich Festival Archive.

 

A war time concert in 1942 arranged under the Festival banner. Taken from the Norfolk & Norwich Festival Archive.

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This year we begin an exciting new initiative, Festival Connect & Create that will bring creative opportunities to those schools and communities with least provision. Creativity transforms people’s lives. It builds cohesive communities, develops vital skills and supports health and wellbeing. We want more people to have access to creative opportunities.

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