Andrew Jenkins on Thaxted Festival’s Holst 150 celebrations

Andrew Jenkins
Thursday, May 30, 2024

With 2024 marking the 150th anniversary of Holst’s birth, Thaxted Festival artistic director Andrew Jenkins traces the Festival’s roots back to Holst’s Whitsuntide celebrations and lays out Thaxted’s plans to acknowledge the anniversary

Holst discovered Thaxted in 1913 during a walking holiday and fell in love with its charm, architecture and parish church © Thaxted Festival
Holst discovered Thaxted in 1913 during a walking holiday and fell in love with its charm, architecture and parish church © Thaxted Festival

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