You can find information about all our festival events below, and you can buy tickets by clicking on the ‘Buy Tickets’ link under each event. We highly recommend you purchase your tickets in advance, although tickets can be available on the door, and we do accept card payments.
If you’d like to attend more than one event there are multi-ticket options available, and tickets become cheaper than more events you attend! Furthermore, you can upgrade your ticket at any stage of the festival, and you’ll only pay the cheaper discounted price – we want as many people in our community as possible to have the opportunity to affordably attend live music.
Family&Piano ‘Blown Away’ (11am Slaithwaite)
Sarah Caroll (Presenter), Kathryn Williams (Flutes), Chris Pulleyn (Piano)
25 Apr 2026
‘Penguin Blue and his friends are in for a surprise! It all starts with a windy day and a brand new kite… Come fly away with Penguin Blue as he gets caught in a gust of wind and the adventure begins.’
Join Sarah Carroll (narrator), Kathryn Williams (flute and alto flute) and Christopher Pulleyn (piano) as they travel through the wintery antarctic to the Jungle tropics. This new musical story is composed by award-winning Paul Rissmann, based on the book by Rob Biddulph and digital animation by Victor Craven.
Family&Piano ‘Blown Away’ (2pm Holmfirth)
Sarah Carroll (Narrator), Kathryn Williams (Flutes), Christopher Pulleyn (Piano)
25 Apr 2026
‘Penguin Blue and his friends are in for a surprise! It all starts with a windy day and a brand new kite… Come fly away with Penguin Blue as he gets caught in a gust of wind and the adventure begins.’
Join Sarah Carroll (narrator), Kathryn Williams (flute and alto flute) and Christopher Pulleyn (piano) as they travel through the wintery antarctic to the Jungle tropics. This new musical story is composed by award-winning Paul Rissmann, based on the book by Rob Biddulph and digital animation by Victor Craven.
&P26 Event 1 | A Night at the Light Opera
Soprano - Juliet Montgomery, Mezzo-Soprano - Claire Pascoe, Tenor - Kamil Bień, Baritone - Jeremy Peaker
25 Apr 2026
Join us for the opening event of &Piano Music Festival 2026 with a night of fizz and frivolity as we whisk you away to the world of Light Opera, with music by Gilbert & Sullivan, Franz Léhar, Jacques Offenbach, Rodgers & Hammerstein & Lerner & Loewe.
Family&Piano ‘Blown Away’ (11am Halifax)
Sarah Carroll (Narrator), Kathryn Williams (Flutes), Chris Pulleyn (Piano)
26 Apr 2026
‘Penguin Blue and his friends are in for a surprise! It all starts with a windy day and a brand new kite… Come fly away with Penguin Blue as he gets caught in a gust of wind and the adventure begins.’
Join Sarah Carroll (narrator), Kathryn Williams (flute and alto flute) and Christopher Pulleyn (piano) as they travel through the wintery antarctic to the Jungle tropics. This new musical story is composed by award-winning Paul Rissmann, based on the book by Rob Biddulph and digital animation by Victor Craven.
Family&Piano (2pm Dewsbury)
Sarah Carroll (Narrator), Kathryn Williams (Flute), Chris Pulleyn (Piano)
26 Apr 2026
‘Penguin Blue and his friends are in for a surprise! It all starts with a windy day and a brand new kite… Come fly away with Penguin Blue as he gets caught in a gust of wind and the adventure begins.’
Join Sarah Carroll (narrator), Kathryn Williams (flute and alto flute) and Christopher Pulleyn (piano) as they travel through the wintery antarctic to the Jungle tropics. This new musical story is composed by award-winning Paul Rissmann, based on the book by Rob Biddulph and digital animation by Victor Craven.
The Last Post
Lewis Barton (Trumpet), Andrew Randall (Baritone), Sid Ramchander (Piano)
26 Apr 2026
Three exciting musicians present a powerful programme of music reflecting of the tragedy of war and the lives of soldiers lost of scarred by war over the years. Featuring George Butterworth's beautiful English song cycle 'A Shropshire Lad' & George Enescu's iconic Trumpet piece 'Legende'.
Performance Pub 2026
28 Apr 2026
Performance Pub is returns! Welcoming classical singers & instrumentalists of all abilities, backgrounds and experiences, we invite all to perform a short selection of music - and a professional accompanist will be available to play for you!
No matter how long you've been playing or learning, anyone can take part. Share a piece or two that you've been learning recently, a piece that you love and have always wanted to perform, maybe the Grade exam pieces you've spent so long preparing, or that piece from your final university recital you'd love to play again...we can't wait to hear you!
Young Musician Showcase 2026
30 Apr 2026
&Piano's Young Musician Showcase has become an anticipated annual event since we started established an online version during the Coronavirus pandemic in 2020. In our work to support & nurture the next generation of classical musicians from around our local region, join us for our annual concert celebrating & showcasing some of the most talented young performers from across Kirklees & Calderdale.
((LISTEN)) @ Dark Woods Coffee
Sophie Clarke (Mezzo-Soprano), Ravi Nathwani (Guitar)
15 Mar 2026
((LISTEN)) returns for another Classical concert with a twist. This year, we're ditching the piano for another instrument that's more often seen as a pop, rock or folk instrument than a classical one - the guitar.
From beautiful lute songs by John Dowland to dramatic Spanish opera (known as Zarzuela), from Bossa Nova to the Beatles and everything in between, this will be the perfect cosy vibe to round of the end of the week.
To The East
Katherine Broderick (Soprano), Imogen Davey (Flute), Christopher Pulleyn (Piano)
2 May 2026
This evening is all about heading Eastwards - starting at The Civic towards Linthwaite and up to Scapegoat Hill, with a special performance of 'Small Journeys' by acclaimed composer Cheryl Frances-Hoad - a collection of songs setting texts by Colne Valley based poet and writer Adam Strickland about specific locations around the Colne Valley.
We continue toward Eastern Europe, showcasing two core sonatas of the Flute repertoire that show off very different sides to the instrument, but aren't programmed in concerts very much - the punch, jazzy sounds of American composer (of Slavic heritage) Robert Muzcynski and Georgian composer Otar Taktakishvili.
We conclude reaching the lands of Persia and India with a performance of Maurice Ravel's incredible song cycle 'Sheherazade'
Venue
Slaithwaite is a beautiful village in the scenic Colne Valley, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. There are many excellent cafés, pubs and restaurants to enjoy something to eat and drink. It is nearby from J23 coming from Manchester or J24 coming from Leeds on the M62. The Civic is a short walk away from Slaithwaite train station, and hourly trains stops there from Manchester & Huddersfield. There are also regular buses (181, 183, 184, 185) from Huddersfield that stop at Slaithwaite.