It's hard to imagine a link between John Rutter and George Shearing. Rutter is the doyen of British choral composers, whose many anthems and carols invariably delight and uplift us. Shearing was a renowned jazz pianist who as a performer, arranger and composer of such numbers as Lullaby of Birdland, achieved great popularity with his Quintet in the States and beyond after [...]
The Festival will be held in Oxfordshire, with events held in the glorious surroundings of Dorchester Abbey as well as at the Silk Hall at Radley College and the historic All Saints’ Church at Sutton Courtenay. The full programme, with details of venues, works and artists, is given below. The English Music Festival | [...]
Part of Chiltern Arts Week Long Festival - ‘Love, Loss and the Passage of Time’ The Choir of King’s College, London: Rachmaninov All Night Vigil (Vespers) with Joseph Fort conductor comes to Dorchester Abbey. The Choir of King’s College, London performs Rachmaninov’s breathtaking All Night Vigil alongside works by Tavener and the world premiere of a [...]
Following the great success of this concert last year, another inclusive evening of music-making with Derek Paravicini and friends featuring young musicians across the spectrum of neurodiversity. Derek Paravicini has been blind from birth and has autism and severe learning difficulties, yet he can play almost any piece by ear in any key and style and [...]
Eucharist and Imposition of Ashes Start your Lent journey with an act of repentance and commitment
The Creative Arts Partnership Presents BIG BAND of St Helens & St Katherine's School performing to local primary schools at Dorchester Abbey. This unique performance will include a workshop aspect for the invited children of participating schools to enable them to learn about and perhaps experience playing the Big Band instruments! This event is open [...]
Tenebrae, under the direction of Nigel Short, are one of the greatest a cappella choirs currently working anywhere in the world. We are delighted to welcome Tenebrae to the magnificent Dorchester Abbey with a programme of works by J.S. Bach and James MacMillan to mark the start of Holy Week. J. S. Bach - [...]
Benson Choral's spring concert will be the first under their new music director, Steven Grahl - a performance of Elijah by Mendelssohn. West Forest Sinfonia will accompany the choir in this great music A resounding success at both its 1846 premiere in Birmingham, England, and at its revised London premiere in 1847, Felix Mendelssohn’s oratorio Elijah has [...]
The sublime beauty and simple power of music is showcased in this evening’s concert. Soprano Ilona Domnich, described by Opera Now as having a voice of ‘silken beauty’, joins the orchestra and OSJ Voices to perform three pieces from the German Austrian greats Brahms and Strauss on a theme of farewell, serenity and peace. Brahms St [...]
Beethoven’s mighty third symphony strikingly marked the end of the classical era. Tonight’s concert sees it perfectly paired with the final orchestral work of his worthy successor, Johannes Brahms. Soloists Charlie Lovell Jones and Yoanna Prodanova come to the stage alongside OSJ Voices for this evening of seminal works from the German masters. The concert [...]
