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Whilst we believe event details to be correct, you should always check dates and time with the event organisers when booking. |
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| January 2009 | ||
| Saturday 31st 7.30pm |
Reading Bach Choir | Biber Requiem in f minor and Monteverdi Vespers of 1640. Tickets: £15 (concessions £12; Your Reading Passport £14; Students/16-18s: £7; Under-16s £5). Call 0118 9470104 or email tickets@readingbachchoir.org.uk. |
| February 2009 | ||
| Saturday 7th, 7.30pm | Thames Consort Concert | Early Tudor vocal music by John Taverner (Mass: The Western Wind) and motets by John Sheppard, Byrd and Tallis sung by the Thames consort. Violin sonatas by Bach and Corelli (La Follia) played by Sharon Warnes and Jeremy Boughton. Tickets on the door are £7 and proceeds from the concert will go to the Friends of Dorchester Abbey. |
| March 2009 | ||
| 'Ways in to the Bible', a series of Lent talks. Every Sunday from 1st March - 5th April. More details. |
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| Saturday 21st, 7.30pm | Benson Choral Society - Spring Concert | Conductor: Christopher Walker, Elgar Orchestra, Elgar's The Kingdom, soloists - to be confirmed. Tickets and further details from 01865 407395. |
| Sunday 29th, 7.30pm | Violin and Piano recital | Sharon Warnes - Violin; Jeremy Boughton - Piano. Programme to include sonatas by Mozart, Bach and Brahms (G major Op. 78).Free entry, but retiring collection will be split between the Friends of Dorchester Abbey and Music Therapy provision at Wallingford care home, Westgate House. |
| April 2009 | ||
| Friday 10th, 6.30pm | Orchestra of St John's Voices | "Drop drop slow tears". OSJ Voices under their conductor John Lubbock return to the Abbey for their annual Good Friday Concert with a programme of contemplative and wonderful music in the perfect setting of the beautiful Abbey. Tickets from 0845 680 1926 or book online. |
| Saturday 18th, 6.30pm | Circle Dance | Contact Lilly Sell (01367 820143) if you would like to take part. |
| May 2009 | ||
| Friday 1st - Sunday 10th | Dorchester Festival | Visit www.dorchesterfestival.com for details. |
| Saturday 16th, 7.30pm | Cranford Choral Society | Popular local choir Cranford Choral Society perform Fauré's Requiem and Dvorįk's Mass in D. Tickets are £10, £7.50 and £5 available from Tickets Oxford on 01865 305305. |
| Friday 22nd, Saturday 23rd and Monday 25th | English Music Festival | Visit www.englishmusicfestival.org.uk for more information, or call 0203 274 1054. |
| Sunday 24th, 7.00pm | Langtree Sinfonia | Overture "The Barber of Seville" Rossini; Beethoven violin concerto; probably Sibelius 7th Symphony. |
| June 2009 | ||
| Saturday 13th, 7.30pm | Benson Choral Society - Summer Concert, with Wallingford Childrens' Choir | Conductor: Christopher Walker, Elgar Orchestra. Rutter's Mass for the Children (2003), Mozart's Requiem (K626). Soloists from the Royal Academy. Tickets and further details from 01865 407395. |
| Saturday 20th, 7.30pm | SSAFA Concert | More info to follow. |
| Saturday 27th, 7.30pm | Sutton Courtenay Choir | More info to follow. |
| Monday 23rd June - Friday 3rd July, 6.30pm | Festival of Voices | Schools' performances daily at 6.30pm. Information from Sue Baker 01865 762396. |
| September 2009 | ||
| Friday 18th - Sunday 20th | Orchestra of St John's | More info to follow. |
| October 2009 | ||
| Saturday 24th, 7.30pm | String Quartet | More info to follow. |
| November 2009 | ||
| Saturday 28th, 7.30pm | Benson Choral Society | More info to follow. |
| December 2009 | ||
| Thursday 10th, 3.00pm | Queen Anne's School Carol Service | More info to follow. |
| Saturday 12th, 7.30pm | Cranford Choral Society | More info to follow. |
| Sunday 13th, 3.00pm | St John's Ambulance Carol Service | More info to follow. |
| Tuesday 15th | Cranford House School Carol Service | More info to follow. |
| Weds 16th | The Home Farm Trust's 'The Coming of Christmas' | A candlelit evening of Christmas music and readings, with the Choir of Magdalen College, Oxford, conducted by Daniel Hyde. Tickets £20 (unreserved) to include festive refreshments (contact 01525 376564 or 01223 415200). In aid of HFT’s service for people with learning disabilities in Oxfordshire. |
| Saturday 19th | Orchestra of St John's | More info to follow. |