The town of Prescot’s historic Lancashire identity will be at the heart of its annual arts and music festival this year. The 10-day event opens on Friday 16 June with a concert by Leyland Band, the number-one ranked brass band in the county. A traditional hot pot supper, courtesy of Cottom’s, will accompany an evening…
21Mar
Press Release: Army Band Lined up for Prescot Festival Finale
One of the nation’s top military bands will appear at this year’s Prescot Festival. Organisers of the arts and music festival, now in its 13th year, have secured the Band of the Yorkshire Regiment as its musical guest for its Proms-style finale. Audience members are encouraged to wave flags and sing along to a selection…
13Mar
Show Tune Festival Fundraiser a Success
A concert showcasing songs from the musicals of Rodgers and Hammerstein raised £261.05 for the Prescot Festival, after costs. The money from Friday 10 March’s fundraiser will go towards a 2017 lineup that includes Leyland Band, the Band of the Yorkshire Regiment, Phoenix Concert Orchestra and the Chilled Lemons Jazz Quintet. Our thanks go to…
22Feb
Press Release: Clock in for the 2017 Prescot Festival
Festival planners in the historic Lancashire town of Prescot, Merseyside, have announced the line-up for their 13th year. Leyland Brass Band, Chilled Lemons Jazz Quartet, Phoenix Concert Orchestra and Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral Girl Choristers are among the musical acts on the 10-day programme this June. The clock turns back four decades for a repeat screening…
14Feb
Come & Sing Rutter’s Magnificat at the 2017 Prescot Festival
Sopranos, altos, tenors and basses are once again invited to join the Prescot Festival Chorus for a ‘Come & Sing’ concert. This year’s choice of repertoire is: John Rutter, Magnificat (Oxford University Press edition) Hubert Parry, I Was Glad (Novello edition) Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral’s James Luxton conducts, and St Bartholomew’s Rainhill’s Peter Kwater is again at the organ….