St Magnus Festival 2006
The St Magnus Festival is Orkney's annual celebration of the arts. Founded in 1977 by Orkney's distinguished resident composer Sir Peter Maxwell Davies, the Festival has grown from small beginnings into one of Britain's most highly regarded and adventurous arts events.
The unique combination of world-class performance, community participation of the highest quality and the magic of Orkney at midsummer attracts audiences from throughout Britain and further afield; many return year after year.
The festival programme includes:
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, ensembles, recitals, premieres, excursions, poetry, composers, exhibitions, drama, film, community events, Festival Club and the Orkney Conducting Course.
Contact: St Magnus Festival
Tel. 01856 871445
Email. info@stmangusfestival.com
Some Literary Highlights
- A Hamnavoe Man - an indoor/outdoor walking dramatic event, on the life of George Mackay Brown, author of Letters from Hamnavoe.
- Festival Lecture - Morag MacInnes explores George Mackay Brown's eduring love for the islands he celebrated. Mroag examines the way his earliest experiences shape all the major themes in his mature work.
- A Johnsmas Foy: 'Carve the Runes' - This year's Johnsmas Foy is a celebration of George Mackay Brown's lasting literay legacy.
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Add to BasketLetters From Hamnavoe - Paperback -
£7.50
For many years George Mackay Brown wrote a weekly column in The Orcadian. Letters from Hamnavoe is the first of three volumes that comprise selections from the newspaper reflecting the author's musings on various interesting subjects.
