A COLOURFUL installation inspired by a village drying green will be erected in the grounds of a castle as part of a music festival.
The large-scale artwork will be set up in Kellie Castle’s wildflower meadow tomorrow ahead of the opening of the East Neuk Festival (ENF).
Now in its 15th year, the festival of chamber, jazz and world music has a reputation for adventurous programming and projects created in response to the fishing villages and towns of the Fife area’s coastline.
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The art installation at Kellie Castle will see vibrant banners threading their way across the meadow in an echo of the washing lines of the communal drying green.
The piece will function as a “playground for all ages”, say festival organisers, and will be the backdrop to a family-friendly afternoon of music and activities, including pop-up concerts from the Tullis Russell Mills Band.
Among the highlights of the five-day festival is the world premiere of new work by Huw Watkins performed by the Colin Currie Quartet, a series of concerts presented by pianist Elisabeth Leonskaja, the Belcea String Quartet and the Pavel Haas Quartet, and a three-concert residency from Welsh harpist Catrin Finch and Senegalese kora master Seckou Keita.
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“ENF is all about relationships,” says ENF director Svend McEwan-Brown. “We love when our favourite musicians return, collaborate and take new directions at the festival – this year we are honoured that so many will be presenting special projects unique to us or for the first time. Experimenting is a risky business, and we are proud that artists of such stature trust us to support them as they do it.”
June 26 to 30, venues throughout the East Neuk. www.eastneukfestival.com
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