Amici Della Voce Tickets £10 (children under 16 free) The Baltic Connection Amici Della Voce are a brilliant mixed-voice acappella group founded and directed by David Crown. They specialise in performing a wide variety of repertoire from early Renaissance through to the present day. They will perform pieces from Gorecki, Pärt, Miškinis, Dubra and Esenwalds. [...]
Merry Hell & Jackie Oates and Megan Henwood are a double bill of brilliant folk night artists guaranteed to give you a joyful, uplifting evening of superb music. Merry Hell Multi-award winning Merry Hell offer joyful, uplifting folk-rock, with a message for troubled times. Native to the North-West of England, the 8-piece musical charabanc was [...]
Superb vocalist Cate Cody returns to entertain with her sophisticated 1930s style jazz supported by a great quintet of multi award winning players; pianist Dave Newton (voted best Jazz Pianist 16 times), Trevor Whiting - Reeds (Chris Barber, Ken Colyer), Dave Green, double bass (Humphrey Lyttelton, Stan Tracey) and Charlie Stratford on drums (Berklee College of Music) Be [...]
Tickets £20/£12 (£10/£8 children under 16) Both piano concerts £30/ £18 (£15/£12 children under 16) Maki is also performing Bach Goldberg variations on Friday 6th May Maki Sekiya Ilya Chetverikov Debussy Blanc et Noir Stravinsky Rite of Spring Rachmaninov Symphonic Dances This 90min concerts has rarely heard musical gems written for two pianos performed by [...]
Come and meet some of the team from Daybreak - a dementia day care charity with centres in Greater Leys, North Oxford, Kidlington and Littlemore Find out more about the power of art to reach those with dementia in conjunction with the "Science Together" Project at Oxford University Listen to a live solo performance of "world [...]
A rare opportunity for autistic schools to enjoy the therapeutic effects of music live in the Abbey with professional musicians from the Orchestra of St John's (OSJ) as part of their Music for Autism programme. For over 20 years, under the committed leadership of John Lubbock, Music for Autism has provided a programme of accessible workshops delivered in [...]
Tickets £20/£12 (£10/£8 children under 16) Both piano concerts £30/ £18 (£15/£12 children under 16) Maki is also performing in a concert with 2 pianos on Thursday 5th May Bach Goldberg variations, an iconic monument in Western music, is one of the few works by JS Bach to be printed in the composer’s lifetime, published [...]
Food & Gift Fair Saturday 7th May 10am – 5pm Food & Gift Fair Sunday 8th May 12noon – 5pm Entry £1 Whether you're looking for locally sourced food, a special gift or unique craft decorations for your home, you'll be spoiled for choice. Dorchester Food & Gift Fair makes a perfect day out for [...]
Quintessential children's concert tickets £7 adults / £5 children A fun family concert! Would you like to take your children to a concert but you’re worried in case they make a noise during the performance? Would you like to know more about wind instruments and ask the players questions? This is the children's concert for [...]
Monteverdi Vespers Tickets £20 / £15 (children under 16 £5) Thames Consort Soloists: Soprano: Angela Hicks and Hannah Ely Tenor: Paul Bentley-Angell and Chris Fitzgerald-Lombard Bass: David Le Prevost and Ben Rowarth A towering masterpiece of the early Baroque — at once intimate and grand, prayerful and dramatic, exalted and sensual. Monteverdi’s rarely performed 1610 Vespers [...]
This masterclass is free to watch but is not available to join in - the participants are from local secondary schools Come and watch the Kings Singers inspire musicians of the future as they run a masterclass focusing on singers from local schools. This group will perform at the end of the evening concert. We’re [...]
The King's Singers Tickets: £30 /£25 /£20 Songbirds We’re delighted to welcome world-famous a cappella ensemble The King’s Singers to Dorchester Abbey. Recipients of two Grammy® Awards and an Emmy® Award, The King’s Singers have been the world’s greatest all-male vocal sextet for over 50 years. They consistently delight audiences across the globe with the [...]
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