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“Come and Sing” Classical Choral Concert

St. Mary's Church Bradford Abbas Church Road, Bradford Abbas

An evening concert of classical choral pieces including Vivaldi’s “Gloria” and Handel’s “Messiah” under the expert musical direction of Alice Dicker BMus(Hons) DipABRSM(perf) and with accomplished organist Kris Emmett BA(Hons) taking place on Saturday, 23rd April 2022 at 7.00pm in St Mary’s Church, Bradford Abbas, performed by our "Come and Sing" choir following an intensive […]

Free

Cattistock in Concert

Cattistock Church Cattistock

The inaugural “Cattistock in Concert” will take place in our beautiful Parish Church on Saturday 23 April 2022. This is a very exciting new project to bring back classical music to the village and it is planned to hold many more interesting events in the future. The first one promises to be outstanding and will […]

Concert for Ukraine

Gillingham Methodist Church High St, Gillingham, United Kingdom

A fundraising concert for Ukraine featuring Celebrity Organist Thomas Trotter (Birmingham City Organist) and Guests: David Briggs (Organist, St John the Divine, NYC), Keith Hearnshaw (Concert Organist), Jonathan Hope (Organist, Gloucester Cathedral), Duncan Honeybourne (Concert Pianist) and Rex Wickham (Treble). The concert has been organised to raise money for the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) and […]

£20

Coffee Concert

St Peter's Church Dorchester 26 High East Street, Dorchester

Music at St Peter's Dorchester present the first in their series of summer Coffee Concerts on Sunday 15 May at 11.45am. Join us for coffee and a short recital of song performed by one of our choral scholars, Amy Bolster. In September Amy leaves us to read music at Selwyn College, Cambridge where she has […]

Free

Music Making Workshop

Dorset Carers Hub 48 South Street, Dorchester

Do you help to look after someone? Join Carer Support Dorset this Carers Week for free events to celebrate Dorset's unpaid carers. This workshop introduces you to different instruments and by collaborating with the other class members, you will be making music and rhythm together. This is led by David Squirrell, a fine Dorset based […]

Free

A Concert of Traditional Music

St Mary's Church, Sturminster Newton Church Lane, Sturminster Newton

The Sturminster Newton Chamber Choir will be entertaining us with unaccompanied music for voices linked to Barnes, Hardy, and the local area. This includes four new settings of poems by Thomas Hardy composed by local musician David Lyon, especially for this event. The Mill Singers will be singing a collection of choral music. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-concert-of-traditional-music-tickets-317741382027

£7.50

Coffee Concert

St Peter's Church Dorchester 26 High East Street, Dorchester

Join us for coffee, cake and a short recital of organ music performed by our assistant organist, William Bishop. William has just completed his A-levels and leaves us in September to take up an organ scholarship at Tewkesbury Abbey. His programme includes music by Stanley, Rheinberger and J.S. Bach. Admission is free and all are […]

Free

Queen’s Jubilee Concert

An celebratory concert by the Bridport Chamber Orchestra, including the Concerto for French Horn No. 1 by Richard Strauss with soloist Laura Morris, Beethoven's Egmont Overture and The Drumroll Symphony No. 103 by Haydn. The concert will be followed by tea and cake - a perfect way to spend a June afternoon!

£10

Carmen by Regents Opera

The Mowlem Shore Road, Swanage

Regents Opera is a leading fringe Opera Company specialising in the larger works of the 19th & 20th centuries. The now touring company offers emerging and established singers a platform to perform major repertoire not often staged outside the major houses. Directed by Paul Higgins of Glyndebourne Festival Opera and the Royal Opera House, this […]

£8 – £18

Battle of the Organs – Featuring Sherbornes School’s Chamber Choir

Sherbone School Abbey Rd,, Sherborne

Battle of the Organs - Featuring Sherbornes School's Chamber Choir Sherborne School Chapel Tuesday 28th June 7.30pm Sherborne school's pupils and staff organists go head to head in a 'Battle of the Organs", including music by Kark- Elert, Guilmant, Stanford, Mushel, JS Bach, and widor, and choral favourites by Tallis, and Parry Tickets FREE | […]

Free

Coffee Concert

St Peter's Church Dorchester 26 High East Street, Dorchester

You are warmly invited to the final coffee concert in our summer series. On Sunday 17th July at 11.45am in St Peter's Church, Dorchester you can enjoy coffee, cake and a short vocal recital given by soprano choral scholar, Flora Davies. Flora began her musical career as head chorister at Salisbury Cathedral and is currently […]

Free

SOMERSET CHAMBER CHOIR CONCERT

Wells Cathedral Cathedral Green, Wells

• Amadeus Mozart – Great Mass in C minor, K427 • Ola Gjeilo – The Spheres • Ola Gjeilo – Identity • Ola Gjeilo – The Ground (from Sunrise Mass) • Joseph Haydn – The Representation of Chaos (from the Creation) • Felix Mendelssohn – Psalm 95, Op.46