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This event is part of Newbury Spring Festival 2025 programme

James Newby



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  • Full Price £25 (including booking fees)
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Platinum priority booking goes on sale on Tuesday 11 February at 10am. Gold priority booking goes on sale on Wednesday 12 February. Friends priority booking goes on sale on Thursday 13 February. Tickets go on general sale on Tuesday 25 February at 10am.

Distinguished baritone James Newby is a former BBC New Generation Artist and Rising Star of the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment.

As well as a 2022 Borletti Buitoni Trust Award winner, he was an ECHO Rising Star (2022/23) with appearances at major concert halls throughout Europe. He is now considered one of the leading singers of his generation with an international career in both opera and in recital. He will be accompanied by Joseph Middleton, one of the leading vocal accompanists in the world. His solo song recital, The Shipping Forecast, features songs around the theme of the sea from composers including Elgar, Schubert, Ives, Coates, Stanford and more.

Location: St Mary’s Church Shaw

Duration: 2 hours (approx)

James Newby: baritone

Joseph Middleton: piano

Sponsored by: Fairhurst Estates

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