There have been some amazingly wonderful concerts at Aysgarth church during 2023 thanks to the Swaledale Festival and to the Wensleydale Concert Series (WCS). It is an honour to have so many world-class musicians performing at the church.  That has certainly been true this year thanks to the Swaledale Festival and WCS. 

Besides the WCS  there is an additional concert at Aysgarth church on 28th September, and there is a Medieval Music in the Dales long weekend (12th-15th September) at Castle Bolton (see below for further details). 

Parking at Aysgarth church for evening concerts:  is £1.70 at the Pay and Display carpark and put a notice in the windscreen stating are at concert at the church. 
There is limited disabled  parking at the church for any concert. Please inform us in advance.  For the Wensleydale Concert Series please phone 01969 663026. 

Wensleydale Concert Series
All concerts are at St Andrew's Church, Aysgarth at 7.30pm
For booking information click here. Tel. 01969 663026 for enquiries.
Tickets are £20 or £1 (for under 18s and full-time students) at the door or
£18/£1 when purchase in advance. You can order tickets with a printed
programme for £1.50 extra. Heavily discounted season tickets available.

Saturday 7th September - Tango Siempre
Tango Siempre have toured the UK and Europe since 1998 with projects
ranging from traditional tango dance shows to collaborations with
orchestras, contemporary dance companies and jazz musicians. They are
unique in having three composers/arrangers within the band. Their
repertoire consists exclusively of original compositions and of music that
they have transcribed and arranged from historical recordings of the great
Argentinian orchestras and of Astor Piazzolla’s Nuevo Tango ensembles.

Saturday 21st September - Vitaly Pisarenko
Russian pianist Vitaly Pisarenko is in great demand and has performed in
over 30 countries in solo recitals and as concerto soloist with major
orchestras. He was the winner of the 8th International Franz Liszt Piano
Competition in Utrecht and took 3rd prize in the Leeds Piano competition in
2015. His programme will include works by Liszt and Schubert.

More concerts:

Thursday 12th – Sunday 15th September at  Bolton Castle and St Oswald’s Church
Medieval Music in the Dales
Search MMitD online for the full festival programme, 2024.

Saturday 28th September 2024 at 3.00pm - Concert at St Andrew’s Church Aysgarth
Hannah Yeadon - Soprano, accompanied by John Foster.
Tegan Addison - Piano.
Tickets: £7.00 on the door
Proceeds to be shared between Colburn Community Support and St. Andrew's Church.