Concerts

Saturday 5 December 2009 at 7:30pmSherborne Abbey A rare chance to hear Bach’s magical setting of the Nativity in the Abbey with period instruments. The Christmas Oratorio is among Bach’s most joyous music and celebrates the whole Christmas period from Christmas Day to Epiphany. Kate Hawnt, soprano Stephen Harvey, countertenor Iain Milne, tenor Stephen Varcoe, bass £5-£16

Saturday 6 June 2009 at 8:30pmSt Martin’s Church, ZealsAn evening of English pastoral music, including Vaughan Williams Shakespeare Songs, Silence and Music, Britten Flower Songs and works by Finzi, Elgar and Holst, along with music for soprano and lute.

Monday 4 May 2009 at 8:30pmSherborne Abbey Sherborne Festival Chorus with Sherborne Festival Baroque Orchestra Soprano Emma Kirkby Alto Francis Bourne Tenor Angus Smith Bass Jonathan Brown Conductor Paul Ellis See http://www.sherborneabbey.org for further details of this and other concerts in Sherborne Abbey Music Festival. £10-£22

Saturday 14 March 2009 at 7:30pmSherborne Abbey Our Lent concert brings together two great a cappella settings, from two widely separated musical periods. The stunning setting of the Requiem Mass by the Spanish composer, Tomas Luis de Victoria, was written in 1605 and is widely regarded as a masterpiece of Spanish Renaissance music. Written almost…

Monday 15 December 2008 at 7:30pmSherborne AbbeyJoin SCC and a band of medieval wind, pipes and drums from Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre for festive music old and new. Carols and instrumental music from sixteenth century Germany and modern carols from across Europe, along with plenty of audience participation.  £5-£16

Saturday 22 November 2008 at 7:00pmWells Cathedral With East Cornwall Bach ChoirOrgan improvisations played by David Bednall The East Cornwall Bach Choir is based in Liskeard and both choirs share the same conductor. This sublime piece provides a great opportunity for both choirs to sing together in the atmospheric setting of Wells Cathedral. Rachmaninov’s All…