A Ride Around Devon
Five-days and 215 miles - Fundraiser for Ashburton Chamber Music Festival
Follow live tracking as Artistic Director David Yang does a circumnavigation of Devon by bicycle to raise funds for the Ashburton Chamber Music Festival (ACMF)
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About Ashburton Chamber Music Festival
ACMF was conceived by Artistic Director David Yang along with Devon local, Andy Williamson, and aims to bring world-class chamber music to the region every July.
Now in its sixth year we are busy planning the 10-day festival scheduled for July 2025. Bringing world-class musicians to perform in a number of traditional arts venues and non-traditional settings across rural South Devon. The programme so far will include:
- 2 x "Hausmusik", where the audience chooses the music from a selection, and the musicians sight-read it! These are fun, informal gatherings in some beautiful private homes.
- A “Nachtmusik” concert held in the dark, about an hour long, with a mix of spiritual music, some of it selections from the summer’s program.
- A relaxed Family performance of short pieces, with a bit of explanation about them, and all of the instruments.
- 5 x Concerts which features familiar works in the classical canon mixed with cutting-edge new sounds and a world premiere. At the center of this summer’s programming is Beethoven’s titanic string quartet, Opus 127, one of the master’s late, great, works that went on to re-shape the direction of classical music.
- Many open rehearsals where people can wander in and out with a coffee to observe the process by which the music is put together
- Panel discussion, pre-concert talk with the composer, an after-concert “talk-back” with the artists
http://ashburtonchambermusicfestival.org.uk/
Why a Crowdfunder?:
Since its inception the ACMF has run on a very tight budget, with many artists giving their time for free. With the cost of living increasing and travel costs rising, we want to ensure we support the artists. We are making a number of funding applications including Arts Council and EUCO Chamber Music Fund and it will strengthen our application to show we have confirmed matched funding.
The ride:
Since first visiting Devon in 2018, David has become smitten with the region and its people. One of the reasons to cycle around Devon is to meet more people and see parts of the area he has never seen before and experience the varied terrain, from beaches to deep forest and the extraordinary high open moor.
The bike:
David will be riding a 2019 S-Works Tarmac SL-6 disk (56 cm) with Campagnolo Chorus 12-speed mechanical groupset (50/34 front & 11/34 rear), Campagnolo “Shamal” (all road) wheelset with Schwalbe G-One Speed 30 mm tyres inflated at 70 psi and Shimano XTR PD-M9100 pedals. The rack and frame bags are by Tailfin.
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FIRST LEG
Wednesday, 14 May 2025
Ashburton Arts Centre to Lyme Regis
55 Miles, 4,400’ elevation
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SECOND LEG
Thursday, 15 May 2025
Lyme Regis to Minehead
53 miles, 3,000 elevation
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THIRD LEG
Friday, 16 May 2025
Minehead to Barnstaple
32 Miles, 2,875’ elevation
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FOURTH LEG
Saturday, 17 May 2025
Barnstaple to Tavistock
55 miles, 3,225’ elevation
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FIFTH LEG
Sunday, 18 May 2025
Tavistock to Ashburton
20 miles, 2,200’ elevation
TOTAL
Approx. 215 miles
Elevation 15,350’