July 2018
Making, Shaping and Creating Frome
Floral and visual displays by the people of St John’s Church, in conjunction with the Frome Floral Art…
Find out more »Frome Society For Disabled Artists: Art Exhibition
Frome SODA, the local branch of the national registered charity, presents a Festival-long exhibition of original work by…
Find out more »Frome Great War Commemoration Walk
Meet at 1015 in St John’s Forecourt – short introduction by Dr Jim Clipson followed by guided walk…
Find out more »Make a Posy Workshop
Come and join Frome Floral Art flower arrangers who will guide you through the art of making a…
Find out more »Bach Brandeburg Concertos
Frome Consort with soloists Katalin Kertesz (violin), Colin Bloch (trumpet), James Watts (oboe & recorder) and Neil Moore…
Find out more »“The Light in Selwood” – Tour of St John’s
Come and join us on a tour around St John the Baptist church, Grade II* listed, and the…
Find out more »A Little Night Music
Trio Paradis – Jacquelyn Bevan (piano), Lisa Betteridge (violin) and Linda Stocks (cello) - are joined by Anne…
Find out more »Magnificent and Monstrous?
In this talk Revd Colin Alsbury shares a mixture of anecdotes and stories about folk from the Frome…
Find out more »‘SOUND THE TRUMPETS!’
Colin Bloch gives a recital based on the evolution of the trumpet through the ages, with accompanist Jacquelyn…
Find out more »Festival Choral Evensong
As we approach the end of another wonderful Festival you are invited to join us in St John's…
Find out more »September 2018
East Mendips Churches Heritage Trail
Twelve churches open. Refreshments, stewards available to discuss heritage. Churches open: St Johns Frome, Great Elm, Mells, Leigh…
Find out more »Lost is My Quiet
The highly acclaimed Bath Consort (Julia O'Connor - soprano, Marie Elliott - mezzo-soprano, Matthew Spring - theorbo &…
Find out more »October 2018
Streams of Pleasure
Bath Consort perform the second of three concerts in St John’s Church this Autumn on Friday 26th October…
Find out more »Streams Of Pleasure
Bath Consort perform the second of three concerts in St John's Church this Autumn. Dressed in Baroque costume…
Find out more »November 2018
And the Shadows Remained…
A commemorative WW1 display open daily 10-4pm Monday to Saturday and 11:30-4pm on Sundays. Free entry. The display…
Find out more »Service of Remembrance at St John the Baptist Church
A special Service of Remembrance will be held at St John the Baptist Church in Frome, attended by…
Find out more »Bath Consort: Sound the Trumpet
Bath Consort - Marie Elliot (mezzo soprano), Julia O'Connor (soprano), Colin Bloch (trumpet), Linda Stocks (cello), Jacquelyn Bevan…
Find out more »July 2019
SINGER’S LEGACY AT HOME & ABROAD
Floral and visual displays by the people of St John’s Church, in conjunction with the Frome Floral Art…
Find out more »FROME SOCIETY FOR DISABLED ARTISTS’ EXHIBITION
Frome SODA this year celebrates the 40th anniversary of our national organisation. To mark this, we offer visitors…
Find out more »Make a table arrangement
Come and join Frome Floral Art flower arrangers to discover how to make a table arrangement. The team…
Find out more »E FLAT: MOZART & CAPLET FOR WINDS & PIANO
Acclaimed ensemble E flat – Leslie Sheills (flute), Julie Payne (oboe), David Mackenzie (clarinet), Alistair Smith (horn), Martin…
Find out more »THE LIGHT IN SELWOOD – TOURS OF ST JOHN’S
Join us on a tour around St John the Baptist church, Grade II* listed, and the final resting…
Find out more »LONDON GALA ORCHESTRA
Stephen Ellery conducts the London Gala Orchestra in a concert featuring virtuoso Polish Accordionist Andrzej Grzybowski. Astor Piazzolla…
Find out more »FLUTE RECITAL: LESLIE SHEILLS & JACQUELYN BEVAN
Leslie Sheills studied with Atarah Ben Tovim and was Principal Flute with the South African NSO, winning an…
Find out more »Make a table arrangement
Come and join Frome Floral Art flower arrangers to discover how to make a table arrangement. The team…
Find out more »VIOLIN & PIANO RECITAL: OSCAR TABOR & JACQUELYN BEVAN
Somerset-based Oscar Tabor began playing at the age of 5 and has just completed a performance degree at…
Find out more »Festival Choral Evensong
Enjoy the glories of a traditional Choral Evensong in the magnificent Parish Church of St John the Baptist,…
Find out more »Make a table arrangement
Come and join Frome Floral Art flower arrangers to discover how to make a table arrangement. The team…
Find out more »Rhymes & Riddles workshop
Rhymes & Riddles: St Aldhelm, the founder of Frome, is famous for writing a remarkable collection of a…
Find out more »Brighter than light, darker than night
Brighter than light, darker than night - a performance of poetry and prose exploring the history of riddles…
Find out more »Make a table arrangement
Come and join Frome Floral Art flower arrangers to discover how to make a table arrangement. The team…
Find out more »FROME CONSORT: BACH CONCERTOS
Frome Consort - featuring Leslie Sheills (flute), James Watts (oboe), Katalin Kertesz and Laurie Phippard (violins) and Jacquelyn…
Find out more »Strange Preachers
In this talk Revd Colin Alsbury explores the significant range of preachers that J W Singer would have…
Find out more »November 2019
They Shall Not Grow Old
A special screening at Frome St John the Baptist parish church. They Shall Not Grow Old is a…
Find out more »July 2021
Re-Connections
Floral and visual displays by the people of St John's Church, in conjunction with Frome Floral Art Society.…
Find out more »Frome Consort: Baroque Concertos
Frome Consort formed in 2016 to play the music of JS Bach and his contemporaries and have quickly…
Find out more »Marie Elliott (mezzo soprano) Lunchtime Recital
Marie Elliott (Mezzo Soprano) has established a reputation both as an outstanding operatic and oratorio soloist and also…
Find out more »Stories from the Missing Globes
A report in 1820 on the old Frome Grammar School (on the site of the Bennett Centre) noted…
Find out more »March 2022
Angels over Frome
Come and record an unexpected kindness you have experienced in Frome by placing an angel on our giant…
Find out more »July 2022
Treading Lightly on Planet Earth
Floral and visual displays by the people of St John’s Church, in conjunction with the Frome Floral Art…
Find out more »Frome Society of Disabled Artists Exhibition
Throughout the Festival, Frome Society of Disabled Artists Exhibition (SODA) presents an exhibition of recent artworks by our…
Find out more »Frome Consort: Baroque Concertos – Bach, Vivaldi & Telemann
Frome Consort formed in 2016 to play the music of JS Bach and his contemporaries. With their lively…
Find out more »‘Harp-Guitar’ in Concert
Winner of the Best Instrumental Performance 2021 at Buxton Fringe (UK’s 2nd largest Fringe). Internationally acclaimed and televised…
Find out more »Festival Choral Evensong
Enjoy the glories of a traditional Choral Evensong in the magnificent Parish Church of St John the Baptist.…
Find out more »Renaissance
John Law - "one of Europe’s most adventurous pianists” - presents his stunning new music and visuals project:…
Find out more »The Light in Selwood – Tours of St John’s
Join us on a tour around St John the Baptist church, Grade II* listed, and the final resting…
Find out more »Canniness & Ignobility
Rev’d Colin Alsbury shares stories of the Sextons (historically appointed by the owners of Orchardleigh), and some of…
Find out more »June 2023
St John’s Church Eco Display
Explore St John's eco area which includes their 'Treading Lightly on Planet Earth' display exploring reducing our carbon…
Find out more »July 2023
Art for Wellbeing Exhibition
Frome Art for Wellbeing (formerly Frome SODA) presents an exhibition of artworks by our talented members. Original paintings…
Find out more »Celebrating the Seasons
Floral and visual displays by the people of St John’s Church, Frome Floral Art Society, who will be…
Find out more »Frome Consort – Baroque Concertos
Frome Consort formed in 2016 to play the music of JS Bach and his contemporaries (performing on modern…
Find out more »Harp-guitar – Music & Myth
Jon Pickard returns to Frome Festival with the amazing Harp-Guitars with a short talk and concert. “The Hidden…
Find out more »Ring Out – Oranges & Lemons: Tales From the Belfries
In association with Rook Lane Art’s Trust and Artmusic’s ‘Ring out – A celebration of bell founding and…
Find out more »FESTIVAL CHORAL EVENSONG
Enjoy the glories of a traditional Choral Evensong in the magnificent Parish Church of St John the Baptist.…
Find out more »LONDON GALA ORCHESTRA WITH STEPHEN ELLERY
Varied mix of Romantic classical music with string orchestra and soulful songs for sax and strings. Serenade for…
Find out more »IN JOY AND IN SORROW
Revd Colin Alsbury reflects on the variety of occasions through the centuries when the bells of St John’s…
Find out more »June 2024
THE SWAN SINGERS – THE MUSICAL ROADS TO COMPOSTELA
The Swan Singers of Wells trace the major medieval pilgrimage routes to Santiago di Compostela through music from…
Find out more »July 2024
MUSIC & MYTH – LEGENDS FROM THE CELTIC ISLES
‘Music & Myth’ will transport audiences back to a time when bards would play music and tell stories around a fire
Find out more »Frome Street Bandits Procession
Join the musical procession to the Food Feast this Saturday 6th July! Meet the cacophonous Frome Street Bandits at St John's Church at 5.30pm and party through town with them to the Cheese & Grain for 6pm.
Find out more »MUSIC & MYTH – LEGENDS FROM THE CELTIC ISLES
‘Music & Myth’ will transport audiences back to a time when bards would play music and tell stories around a fire
Find out more »FESTIVAL CHORAL EVENSONG
Enjoy the glories of a traditional Choral Evensong in the magnificent Parish Church of St John the Baptist.
Find out more »Geoff Robb – The Music of Trees
Join Geoff Robb, winner of the Brighton Fringe Live Music Award, for an evening of magical storytelling and virtuoso guitar that promises to transport you out into the woods.
Find out more »THE LIGHT IN SELWOOD – TOURS OF ST JOHN’S CHURCH
Join us on a tour around St John the Baptist Church, a Grade II listed building and the…
Find out more »THE WANDERING HEART
Simon Keyes reflects on the experience and meaning of walking alone along the 1,400km Via Transilvanica in Romania.…
Find out more »September 2024
Bristol Ensemble – Vivaldi Four Seasons by Candlelight
Come and join us in the beautiful St John's church in Frome to enjoy a wonderful evening of…
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