A FESTIVAL celebrating the beauty of the North York Moors will bring soaring classical music to historic churches across the National Park next month.

The North York Moors Chamber Music Festival, now in its ninth year, takes place from Sunday 13 to Saturday, August 26.

It has been shortlisted this year for a Welcome to Yorkshire White Rose Award and will bring over 40 classical artists to perform 50 different works in ten churches.

These include at Danby, Egton Bridge, Fylingdales and Helmsley

The title of this year’s festival is Arcadia, and each themed concert celebrates different aspects of nature, with titles such as Prisms of Light, The Elements and Cosmos.

The festival’s founder and Artistic Director is renowned cellist Jamie Walton, who lives in the North York Moors.