Concerts

Saturday 16 June 2007 at 8:30pmSt Mary & St Nicholas Church, Wilton Join us at Wilton’s Romanesque church on a Grand European Tour of music, taking in Italy, France, Germany and a few other stops along the way. Programme: Byrd Civitas Sancti tui Debussy Trois Chansons Victoria Laetatus sum Palestrina Stabat Mater Monteverdi excerpts from Mass for 4 voices Mendelssohn…

Monday 7 May 2007 at 8:30pmSherborne Abbey SFC will form the semi-chorus for this performance of one of Elgar’s greatest works. See http://www.sherbornefestivalc… and http://www.sherborneabbey.org for full details. £10-£25

Friday 20 April 2007 at 8:30pmSt John’s Church, Horsington A Concert given by members of Sherborne Chamber Choir and Classical Guitar DuoRichard Hill & John Willetts Tickets by ringing 01963 370586, 371478 or 370890Suggested Donation £8Refreshments included

Monday 2 April 2007 at 8:30pmSherborne Abbey Widely regarded as one of the finest achievements of one of today’s pre-eminent composers, MacMillan’s Seven Last Words from the Cross for choir and strings uses traditional text based on a compilation from all four gospels to form a sequential presentation of the last seven sentences uttered by Christ. The…

Saturday 10 March 2007 at 7:30pmSherborne Abbey An all Handel programme: Dixit Dominus, Chandos Anthem No. 9, Music for the Royal Fireworks and Water Music suites, with period orchestra. An all Handel programme featuring some of his most exuberant and colourful works. Dixit Dominus, a setting of Psalm 110, was written when the composer was only 22 and on his first…

Monday 11 December 2006 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. Medieval carols and instrumental music, Latin American Baroque and contemporary settings of medieval texts, along with carols for everyone to join in.  £5-£15