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Wednesday, 21 October 2020 / Published in News

Announcing: Lichfield Festival Friends

This month sees a name change of Lichfield Festival’s supporters’ club, previously known as the Lichfield Festival Association, to “Lichfield Festival Friends”.

Lichfield Festival began in 1981, and has become the Midland’s leading multi-arts Festival with a reputation for bringing world class music, dance, comedy, theatre and arts to the region. The “LFA” started soon after, to support the Festival through practical help at events, and financial contributions from membership subscriptions and fundraising events.  Over the years it has become one of the Festival’s main sponsors, particularly as financial cutbacks have reduced Arts Council and commercial funding.

The name-change is designed to show more clearly what the organization does, and was approved by the membership in a recent poll, after this year’s AGM had to be cancelled because of the pandemic.

The LFF looks forward to the return of Festival events next year, and, to resuming its own events then too.  You can join here: https://lichfieldfestivalfriends.org.uk/lichfield-festival-friends

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I choose to support the Festival’s work with younger musicians, via the Festival’s Young Artist platform for performers who are just beginning to make their way in the world.  The fact that these names often become well known in the musical world within a few years is only an added recompense for the joy of the quality of their performances, which we often look back on for several years when we encounter them again, this time as a more mature and well-known adult soloists with the CBSO, for example, or at the Proms.

   -David Mayes OBE

Having been a young musician myself many years ago (not wishing to recall how many), the encouragement of the Young Artist Series is a particular passion of mine. The Festival has proven to be a superb platform for these young people, demonstrated by the worldwide acclaim and success that many have moved on to achieve. When these artists return to perform for us years later having developed their talent even further, it is a heart-warming occasion.  This year, 2021, I have had the usual tortuous struggle to select those whom I have wished to offer the extra support. 

   -Nigel O’Mara

lff@lichfieldfestival.org

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