Concerts
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Great Venetian Baroque music
Saturday 17 March 2012 at 7:30pmSherborne Abbey With the English Cornett and Sackbut Ensemble Be transported to the splendour of 16th century Venice for this concert of music by Monteverdi and Gabrieli. The programme contains a wide variety of textures of voices and instruments, with solo and multi-voice works for choir and instruments and instrumental music…
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Rachmaninov Liturgy of St John Chrysostom
Saturday 3 December 2011 at 7:30pmSherborne Abbey A complete performance of Rachmaninov’s wonderfully atmospheric work with candlelight and incense, coupled with the Latvian composer Uģis Prauliņš’ mass written for the Boys Choir of Riga Cathedral, described as a work with ‘soaring melodies, folklike tunes, drones with religious gravity, and stylized speech… all encompassed in one of the most…
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Choral Classics
Saturday 1 October 2011 at 7:30pmSt John the Evangelist, Milborne Port There is something for everyone in this fundraising evening of music from the sixteenth century to the present day, including music from England, France, Germany, Russia and the USA. Now on sale Priced £10, to include a glass of wine Under 18s free of…
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Spirit of England
Saturday 18 June 2011 at 7:00pmWells Cathedral The best of English choral music, including music by Vaughan Williams, Finzi, Elgar and Howells. Organist Simon Clarkson Elgar Give unto the Lord Finzi Lo, the full, final sacrifice Vaughan Williams Mass in G minor for double choir Howells Like as the Hart Stanford Beati quorum via & Coelos ascendit hodie Wesley Thou wilt keep him…
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Sherborne Festival Chorus concert – Poulenc, Holst & Strauss
Monday 2 May 2011 at 7:30pmSherborne Abbey Sherborne Festival Chorus with Sherborne Chamber Choir, the Madrigal Society of Sherborne Girls and Chameleon Arts Orchestra Soprano Claire Seaton Conductor Paul Ellis Holst The Hymn of Jesus Strauss Four Last Songs Poulenc Four Lenten Motets (performed by Sherborne Chamber Choir) Poulenc Gloria This year’s annual performance by the Sherborne Festival Chorus contains…
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JS Bach Mass in B minor
Saturday 19 March 2011 at 7:30pmSherborne Abbey with period orchestra Sopranos Siona Stockel & Sophia Brumfitt Countertenor James Bowman Tenor Iain Milne Baritone Stephen Varcoe Bach opens a vista to the universe. After experiencing him, people feel there is meaning to life after all. Helmut Walcha Now on sale Priced £5 to £18 Under 18s…