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Wishing you a Merry Advent - here are 2 ways to make it a Musical one...

A Musical Advent Calendar

Last year, during the pandemic, some good friends of ours set up a new business, called A Musical Advent. People paid a small amount and in return got a unique piece of music, (ie not available elsewhere on the web), recorded and filmed by professional musicians, every day of advent. It's non-fattening, eco-friendly, and above all it's a fantastic way to support professional musicians through the pandemic. 

It was such a success that it's running this year again. Over 60 musicians have been involved in making the 24 videos (CarmenCo did a window for it, although we don't know which yet). It's fascinating to see the very different takes these musicians have on Christmas music - give it a go!

And if you get one for a friend you get a free one for yourself at the same time!

Get A Musical Advent here


Adopt a Prelude!

If you have a guitar-music-lover in your life, and don't know what to get them for Christmas, consider adopting a prelude for them! This is a crowdfunding initiative by Francisco Correa, where he's commissioning 12 intermediate level studies for guitar from celebrated composer Stephen Goss, and asking members of the public to adopt one each. 3 have already been written (see one below for an example), but still need adopting, and 9 more are to be written.

The adoptive parent will get their name in the printed published edition for ever, they'll choose the name of the piece, and can also as an added perk have a part in the creative process, talking to the composer about what they want the music to be like. It could be written about a favourite place, or a character, or story, or...? They'll get the recording and the published book of all 12 preludes by end March. (And an adoption certificate now to give for Christmas!)

It's an unusual and everlasting gift - do you know someone who'd like to be immortalised in the guitar repertoire? Or who'd like a piece of music written for/about them?
Find out more about #AdoptAPrelude
Winterbourne Prelude Number 1 (name to be chosen)
That's all from us at Ham Farm Festival. We wish you a very happy Advent!
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