Boughton Aluph, All Saints' church interior

The Stour Music Festival is a festival of

early music Early music generally comprises Medieval music (500–1400) and Renaissance music (1400–1600), but can also include Baroque music (1600–1750). Originating in Europe, early music is a broad musical era for the beginning of Western classical m ...

held in the Stour valley, Kent, England. It was founded by the countertenor

Alfred Deller Alfred George Deller, CBE (31 May 1912 – 16 July 1979), was an English singer and one of the main figures in popularising the return of the countertenor voice in Renaissance and Baroque music during the 20th century. He is sometimes referre ...

in 1962. The principal venue is a medieval church, All Saints' Church, Boughton Aluph. In the initial years it also included exhibition of paintings, organized by the painter John Ward. After the death of Alfred Deller in 1979, his son

Mark Deller Mark Deller (born 1938) is an English conductor and countertenor, now retired. He is the son of the first modern countertenor, Alfred Deller. Life and career Mark Deller and his parents moved to Canterbury, Kent, just before his first birthda ...

continued the festival. In 2012 it celebrated its fiftieth birthday and the centenary of its founder. (Audio, minute 13 onwards)

References

External links

Official Website
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