Friday 30th April 2010

Sherborne Abbey Festival

From Friday 30 April to Tuesday 4 May.

A feast of music throughout the Bank Holiday weekend by performers including Lesley Garrett, Emma Johnson and the Tallis Scholars, a performance of Elgar’s great Oratorio, The Kingdom, by Sherborne Festival Chorus, and festival evensong sung by the joint choirs of Sherborne and Romsey Abbeys.

Ticket go on sale to the general public on 15th February. See www.sherborneabbey.org or separate leaflet for full details.

Saturday 12th June 2010

Rachmaninov Vespers by Candlelight

Tenebrae
Director Nigel Short
Presented by the Summer Music Society of Dorset

This concert will be sponsored by the Duff Family.

Please note the later starting time of 8.30pm.

Tickets £8-£28
General booking opens April 17th at Sherborne Tourist Information Centre, 01935 815341

Saturday 10th July 2010

Sherborne Abbey Choir

The choir’s annual concert of anthems and motets taken from the year’s repertoire.

Director of Music Paul Ellis
Organist Peter Bray

Retiring collection for choir funds

Wednesday 14th July 2010

Gala concert of the Third International Children’s Choral Festival

Children and youth choirs will perform works by European and American composers in a gala concert in aid of St Margaret’s Hospice, Yeovil.

The young singers are taking part in a five-day festival of intensive music making with two top International choral directors at Sherborne School. The concert gives each choir the opportunity to show off its musical skills in the spectacular setting of Sherborne Abbey.

Free entrance with donations on the door.  All proceeds to St Margaret’s Hospice Yeovil

Saturday 31st July 2010

The Wings of a Dove

Orlando Singers
Conductor David Everett

Thompson  The Peaceable Kingdom
Mendelssohn  Psalm 43,  Lift thine eyes, Hear my prayer
Bairstow  Five Poems of the Spirit
Parry  Blest pair of sirens
Parry  I was glad

Ticket details to be announced.