The Roman River Music festival is back 16-26 September in and around Colchester.

On Saturday 18 September, the third day of the festival, Roman River are coming to
St Mary’s Wivenhoe with a lunchtime concert at 1pm, featuring Essex Young Musician of the Year, Madeline Robinson singing Schubert songs.
Tickets are £0.00 or donate what you can – see the Madeline Robinson link above.

In the evening at 6pm Roman River’s Artistic Director, Orlando Jopling and the eloquent pianist Cliodhna Shanahan return with a cello and piano concert Time Stood Still.
Tickets £5.00 – 30.00 for this are available on line.

“Timeless, mesmerising and emotive film music by Glass, Pårt and Max Richter sets the scene for Frank Bridge’s romantic sonata, Sibelius’ magisterial and passionate Malincolia and Janacek’s Pohadka – a fairy tale of love and magical powers”