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  • Devon Cycling Adventure: Day V

    May 19, 2025

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    Alessandra Yang
    in ACMF Blog

    Admiring Tavistock on the last leg of my journey And here I find myself on a flight out of Exeter en route to Philadelphia via Dublin. Did I really climb 17,000 feet and 215 miles around Devon in five days?…

  • Devon Cycling Adventure: Day IV

    May 17, 2025

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    by

    Alessandra Yang
    in ACMF Blog

    I’ve gotten lovely and encouraging comments on the Crowdfunder page but can’t access emails to write everyone who has contributed; I wanted you all to know that I see them, and thank you! Andy also tells me that some of…

  • Devon Cycling Adventure: Day III

    May 16, 2025

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    by

    Alessandra Yang
    in ACMF Blog

    I didn’t do sports in high school. I’m ashamed to say I looked down on athletes while I spent all my time practicing viola or studying. My sixteen-year-old self might be mortified to see me now.  Part of this was…

  • Devon Cycling Adventure: Day II

    May 15, 2025

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    Alessandra Yang
    in ACMF Blog

    Another tough day, this time starting at the hotel’s front door in Lyme Regis and going straight up for miles, the worst climb of the route.  Hill after hill followed until it started to level out and became lumpy rather…

  • Devon Cycling Adventure: Day I

    May 14, 2025

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    Alessandra Yang
    in ACMF Blog

    Sarah, Pip, Deborah, Rob, Heather looking fresh at 9 am Day one is done! I’m sitting in a little hotel in Lyme Regis digesting an enormous pork chop and potatoes and like to think I earned it after near 5,000’…

  • Devon Cycling Adventure: How it all began

    May 13, 2025

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    Alessandra Yang
    in ACMF Blog

    The weirdest photo shoot I’ve ever done Standing inside a hot air balloon with a bicycle and a viola – that’s not something you do every day. We had the official launch (pun intended – groan) of my circumnavigation of…

  • Devon Cycling Adventure: Arrived in Ashburton!

    May 12, 2025

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    by

    Alessandra Yang
    in ACMF Blog

    Sunday, 11 May 2025 I arrived in Ashburton a few hours ago, my usual taxi driver and buddy Dave Ward at Tarka Taxi in Newton Abbot picking me up. I sat in front and we compared notes on our favorite…

  • Devon Cycling Adventure: Pre-Trip

    May 11, 2025

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    Alessandra Yang
    in ACMF Blog

    Saturday, May 10 2025 Test ride in New York City a few weeks ago Pre-trip Bike and kit are packed away, I’ve checked the list once, twice, three times – I don’t want to forget anything but also want to…

  • Stay tuned…

    May 7, 2025

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    by

    Alessandra Yang
    in ACMF Blog

    Official ACMF blog coming soon! Artistic Director David Yang starts his cycling journey this coming week, on Wednesday, May 14. Follow for his updates here!

  • See you in July!

    Nov 24, 2024

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    by

    Alessandra Yang
    in ACMF Blog

    Join us for the sixth annual festival featuring eminent international musicians in intimate venues in and around Ashburton! Including music by J.S. Bach • Ludwig van Beethoven • Oliver Knussen CBE • Gabrielle Mills • Dmitri Shostakovich • Augusta Read Thomas •…

David Yang

Artistic Director and American violist David Yang has been called “a conduit for music” and his playing described as “lithe and expressive” in the Strad Magazine. Read more here.


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