Little Missenden Festival 2nd -11th October 2026

A wonderful aspect of Little Missenden church - apart from its marvellous acoustics and evocative atmosphere - is that, even with a capacity audience, a musical performance can retain a sense of real intimacy and warmth. This was certainly the case with our final concert of 2025 as shown above, a joyous celebration of Christmas music in seventeenth century England given by the skilled singers and instrumentalists of Siglo de Oro and the Spinacino Consort under the direction of Patrick Allies. It would be difficult to think of a more appropriate conclusion to a very successful festival. Details of last year's concerts are still available together with a snapshot of performance or rehearsal by our remarkable artists and speakers. The images have been provided by our excellent photographers, Robert Piwko and Sisi Burns.

Thoughts now turn to the 2026 festival which promises many fascinating events including: a Bach weekend comprising the cello suites in a variety of guises and a description in words and music by In Echo ensemble of Johann Sebastian's 200-mile walk along the Salt Road to Lübeck to hear the music of Dietrich Buxtehude; a virtuoso piano recital with Clare Hammond; a brand new song cycle by Emma-Ruth Richards and concerts by the internationally acclaimed Kleio Quartet and the "exquisite and thrilling" folk trio Lady Maisery as well as choral and jazz programmes.

We will have much more information on these and other events over the coming weeks but please keep 2 – 11 Oct free for some unmissable performances! 

And in the meantime why not join the Friends of LMF to help the Festival maintain its high standards and benefit from priority booking? Friends' booking will open in early August and general booking a couple of weeks later. For more information on the Friends, or to join, please email friends@little-missenden.org.

We will keep you updated over the coming months on Facebook and Bluesky and through emails. Detailed information on the events will also be on our website and our brochure will be available in July.

Don't hesitate to email us if you have any questions. We look forward to seeing you in October!