An afternoon of high-energy, high-octane performance! It may be inspired by classical music but it is anything but classical in its approach!
Formula 5 are the band that brought you Bugs Beasts and Birds (2022), Wonderful World (2023), Space Odyssey (2024) and Sound of the Sea (2025). This year they’re back with Colours of Sound, a brilliant programme inspired by art and animation. Music has been likened to painting a picture on silence – a fantastic image for what music can conjure up, from a metaphorical blank canvas. Many of the arrangements are original, written by the band’s leader and amazing keyboard player, Alfie Pugh. From the classical Pictures From an Exhibition to How to Train Your Dragon, via Japanese animation Howl’s Moving Castle and an entirely original piece inspired by entirely original art, there is something for everyone.
Formula 5 are:
Alfie Pugh – keyboards
Rebecca Willson – violin and accordion
David Jones – guitars
John Donnelly – double bass and bass guitar
Gary Evans – percussion
The programme is suitable for children who are welcome to clap along, sing along or dance to the more energetic pieces. Vive la Musique, which organises the Festival, also organises free concerts in the Teignmouth state primary schools. This year some will be performed by Alfie Pugh and Rebecca Willson, others by Alex Wilson (piano) and Ruth Molins (flutes).
Ticket prices are £18. The only concessions are accompanied children under 18 for whom the charge is £6.
Booking Fee per transaction, 50p at Box Office, £1.00 on telephone and internet bookings.
