2022 Festival Events
- 10-5 Daily
- Cinemarsh · Marsh Leisure Centre
- 10-5 Daily
- St George · Ivychurch
- 10-5 Daily
- St Clement · Old Romney
- 10-5 Daily
- St Leonard's Church · Hythe
- 10-5 Daily
- St Nicholas · New Romney
- 10-5 Daily
- 14 Churches of the Romney Marsh
- 10-5 Daily
- Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway
JAM on the Marsh presents a Retrospective Series – a highlight of previous JAM on the Marsh exhibitions from its inception in 2014 to present day. These exciting photography exhibitions explore the distinctive features and landscape of the Romney Marsh, home to JAM on the Marsh. For this Retrospective Series exhibition covering the length of the Romney Hythe & Dymchurch Railway, we bring shots from five photographers who have thrilled us over the years.
Poetry
The Temple
Lecture & Poetry Recital by Gawain Douglas
- 2:00pm
- St Mary the Virgin · St Mary in the Marsh
Gawain Douglas opens JAM on the Marsh with a fascinating talk about and recital of Po Chu-i’s The Temple. Po Chu-i lived AD 772-846 and was one of the most important poets of the Tang Dynasty, AD 618-907
Music · Free Event
Open Rehearsal
with the Fibonacci Quartet
- 3:00pm
- St Leonard · Hythe
Poetry
Words and Music from the Romney Marshes
C J Driver
- 4:00pm
- St Mary the Virgin · St Mary in the Marsh
Theatre
The Importance of Being Earnest
SOLD OUT!
Changeling Theatre
- 7:00pm
- Old School Gardens · New Romney
Film · Free Public Screening
Short Film Competition Finalists
SOLD OUT!
- 2:45-3:30pm
- Cinemarsh · Marsh Academy Leisure Centre
Music
Mendelssohn and Shostakovich
Fibonacci Quartet with Elise Batnes, Ellie Fagg, Rachel Roberts, Louisa Tuck & Anna Tilbrook
- 7:00pm
- St Leonard · Hythe
Music
Clara & Clarke
Elise Batnes, Louisa Tuck & Anna Tilbrook
- 1:00pm
- St Nicholas · New Romney
For the second of three chamber concerts, two wonderful works by relatively unsung female composers, Clara Schumann (1819-1896) and Rebecca Clarke (1886-1979) are presented. The former was a German pianist, composer and piano teacher, married to Robert Schumann. Most of her music was largely forgotten until a resurgence of interest in the 1970s. Clarke’s output was not large, though her work was recognised for its compositional skill and artistic power. Rebecca Clarke’s Piano Trio and Clara Schumann’s Piano Trio are absolute treasures.
Education · Free Event
Choral Composition Workshop
with VOCES8 & Paul Mealor
- 2-5pm
- St Leonard · Hythe
Music
VOCES8: Stardust
Choral music celebrating regeneration
SOLD OUT!
- 7:00pm
- St Leonard · Hythe
Music
Duo for Violin & Cello
Elise Batnes & Louisa Tuck
- 3:00pm
- St Clement · Old Romney
Music
Ashford Youth Jazz Orchestra
- 7:00pm
- St Leonard · Hythe
Education · Free Event
Opening Night
Brookland & New Romney Primary Schools with Onyx Brass
- 2:00pm
- St Nicholas · New Romney
Music
Czech Mate
Fibonacci Quartet with Anna Tilbrook
- 7:00pm
- St Dunstan · Snargate
Music
Façade
Lucy Crowe, James Gilchrist, JAM Sinfonia & Anna Tilbrook
- 7:00pm
- St Leonard · Hythe
Music
London Mozart Players
- 7:00pm
- St Nicholas · New Romney
One of the UK’s finest musicians and one of the UK’s finest composers come together in this year’s Festival Commission: Judith Bingham’s Concerto for Clarinet. Michael Collins (clarinet) is the soloist and directs this stunning concert with the London Mozart Players, which pairs Bingham’s world premiere with Aaron Copland’s irresistible Clarinet Concerto, alongside Grieg’s Holberg Suite. Both soloist and composer have ‘significant birthdays’ this year, so this is a wonderful way to celebrate such significant artists of our time.
Music
The Fifth Continent
with The Holst Singers
Onyx Brass, Rebecca Afonwy-Jones (mezzo) & Nicholas Cleobury (conductor)
- 7:00pm
- St Leonard · Hythe
Music
London Tango Quintet
- 3:00pm
- St Nicholas · New Romney