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As part of the Petersham Festival on Sunday 20th June
A fantastic evening of music, food and wine was held a Petersham House on Sunday 20th June.
Following a reception in impressive gardens of Petersham House, the awesome Urban Soul Orchestra performed in the elegant ballroom of the beautiful Georgian house. Later guests were treated to a delicious, seasonal summer feast prepared by Petersham Nurseries` Head Chef, Skye Gyngell.
Here are some comments from guests following the event:
“We had a wonderful evening last night, delicious food and wine in the most beautiful setting and done in such a wonderfully relaxed way, everyone did their job with great charm and made us feel incredibly welcome”.
“I had a really wonderful time, everything from the surroundings, to the Orchestra, to the dinner was exceptional so thank you”.
"Thank you so much for organising this wonderful musical event. All the senses were "combles".Being in your garden was magical, such a treat and dinner was sooooo good. The chocolat mousse......evil! What a lovely way to end the weekend!Hope you have more evenings like that!"
“Dear Charlotte - That was the MOST magical evening - we felt so lucky to be there - the whole thing was perfect, and the weather was wonderful.- will certainly be there next time and will book early!!! “
“It was a lovely evening – a great success!”
“We all had an amazing time and hope that something similar is arranged for next year”
URBAN SOUL ORCHESTRA
Led by Guildhall graduate Stephen Hussey, the USO is living proof that music now transcends all barriers and genres. Today’s generation of classical musicians have all sorts of tracks on their iPods and their set spans Vivaldi to the Verve. The string octet will perform with bass, percussion and feature guest vocalists, spanning Baroque, Classical, Jazz, Soul and many shades between.
The concerts will be introduced and presented by Musical Director and ex-Rolling Stones keyboard player Matt Clifford
About the Petersham Festival
Petersham Festival was set up as a registered charity (No1121498) & limited company in 2007 to advance the education of the public in music and the arts particularly in Petersham. They put on and promote concerts and events by top internationally acclaimed artists and local talented people, in as many of the wonderful local venues as possible, with the aim of increasing people’s enjoyment of music and the arts particularly in this very special and historic village. They aim to have as wide a variety of genres as possible, so that most people’s tastes and pockets can be accommodated in some way and hopefully to encourage people to experience musical and artistic events they would not normally think to attend, by providing them on their doorsteps.
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