Festival Brochure 2021 - Flipbook - Page 8
Thursday 20th May, 11am: The History of a National
Treasure: The King James Bible.
The Rt Revd Christopher Herbert PhD.
The King James Bible, or as it is more commonly known in Britain,
the Authorised Version, through its beauty and grace of language
has helped to shape our culture. But it did not come about by
chance. It was the result of a long political and scholarly process.
This lecture will explore how it came into being, and will trace the
origins of Biblical translation from the earliest times. And for local
interest--- two of the major contributors to the King James Bible
knew Surrey well: Lancelot Andrewes was Bishop of Winchester and George Abbot
hailed from Guildford. Christopher Herbert was Bishop of St Albans until his retirement
in 2009. Haslemere Museum, £5
Thursday 20th May, 2.30pm: Anniversary Talk - Partition
and Conflict - India and Pakistan Divided with John Elliott
The Partition of India, with the creation of Pakistan at the time of
India’s independence nearly 75 years ago, was a tragedy, both in
terms of the loss of human life as the countries were split, and
because of the continuing conflict that it caused. The history of
the event and its consequences will be explored by John Elliott, a
semi-retired foreign correspondent who was based for over 25
years in New Delhi. The author of "IMPLOSION: India’s Tryst with
Reality", he covered South Asia for the Financial Times, The
Economist and Fortune magazine. Now living in London, John writes a blog on the
region’s current affairs called Riding the Elephant. Haslemere Museum, £5
Thursday May, 20th at 7pm: Chamber Music Concert.
The Haslemere String Competition Finalists side by side
The Haslemere String Competition, started by Ishani Bhoola in 2017,
is open to young musicians age 11-19 and has had entries from
across England, with first rounds held in Bristol and Haslemere. The
final round was part of the 2019 Haslemere Festival but due to Covid
the competition for 2021 has now been moved to 2023. Tonight is a
side-by-side chamber music concert, with finalists from the
competition in 2019 performing with professional musicians. St
Bartholomew’s Church, £5
The programme contains Mozart Violin and Viola Duo and Schubert Trout Quintet.
Sophie Langdon – Violin
Yuko Inoue -Viola
Jenifer Carter -Piano
Harry Scott-Burt – Cello age 16
Alex Heather – Double Bass age 19
Imaan Kashim – Violin age 15