Find events in Dorset, from village fêtes and jumble sales to the county’s biggest shows, alongside theatre, live music, exhibitions, markets, talks, walks and family days out. The Dorset Life What’s On calendar brings together things to do across the county, with dates, locations and details to help you plan.
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GALA BALL - LAST REMAINING TICKETS - SATURDAY 8 OCTOBER 2022 Join us for an unforgettable night of dining and dancing to live music raising funds for the Dorset & Somerset Air Ambulance at the beautiful Ilsington House at Puddletown. 6.30pm - Sparkling reception 1am Carriages Black tie - Only £90 per tickets Contact - […]
A spectacular evening of music from the Band of the Brigade of Gurkhas! The concert will feature a lively mix of Nepali and Western music, a selection of rousing miliary tunes, and the famous ‘kukri dance’. The concert will be held at St Paul’s Church in the heart of the beautiful city of Salisbury. All […]
The 80s are the ultimate LIVE 80s band touring the UK today! Featuring award-winning musicians with a lifetime of experiences working with Grammy nominated artists & household names, performing all the hits we love from the best decade…The 80s!! We take you back to The 80s…what a decade! Music was fresh and exciting with new […]
The Martin Schellenberg Music Trust presents An Advent Fanfare with Malcolm Archer - Organ Winston Leese - Trumpet Jan Wyld - Festive Readings St Mary's Churck, Beaminster Saturday 3rd December 2022 at 4.00pm (Length of performance approximately 1 hour) Raffle of Christmas cake, wine and chocolates Tickets £10.00 to include mulled wine available from Yarn […]
You are warmly invited to our carol service on Saturday 17th December at 4.30pm in St Peter’s Church, Dorchester. This is a highly traditional carol service following the order of Kings College, Cambridge. Along with choir carols by Boris Ord, Vaughan Williams, Will Todd, Matthew Owens, John Rutter and others, the service features all of […]
Introducing our new monthly service of Choral Eucharist. Please join us on Sunday 12 February, at 10.30am. The music incudes Haydn: Missa brevis Sancti Joannis de Deo ('Little Organ' Mass), Stopford: God be in my head, Tallis: If ye love me and Mozart: Ave verum corpus. All welcome!
You are warmly invited to our monthly, cathedral-style service of Choral Evensong on Saturday 25th February at 4.30pm in St Peter’s Church, Dorchester. The music includes: Chilcott ‘Even such is time’, Weelkes ‘Third Evening Service’, Tomkins ‘Preces & Responses’ and Bairstow ‘Blessed city, heavenly Salem’. Peter Nardone is at the organ. Please join us for […]
Dave Kelly, ex member of the Blues Band and one of the UK's premier Blues vocalists and guitarist, is reunited with the Blues and boogie boogie pianist, Bob Hall, and emotive singer of classic Blues, Hilary Blythe, on bass. Tickets via www.caryfordhall.co.uk
Come and join The Quayside Choir for an exciting and inspiring afternoon of singing. The Workshop will be led by guest conductor Simon Earl, Director of Music, Organist & Master of the Choristers at Christchurch Priory, Dorset. This afternoon workshop will feature Vivaldi's Gloria in D Major, RV 589, through which Simon will focus on […]
You are warmly invited to our monthly, cathedral-style service of Choral Evensong on Saturday 25th March at 4.30pm in St Peter’s Church, Dorchester. The music for Passiontide includes: Stopford ‘God so loved the world’, Barnard ‘Preces & Responses’, Wood ‘Evening Service in Eb (No.1)’ and Brahms ‘Wie lieblich sind deine Wohnung’. David Beeby is at […]
On Good Friday 7th April at 6pm, Music at St Peter's present a performance of Stainer’s ‘Crucifixion’. The choir will be accompanied by the organist Chris Dowie and we welcome Colin Howard and Stefan Oakes as tenor and bass soloists. The performance is offered as an act of worship, so admission is free and all […]
You are warmly invited to our monthly, cathedral-style service of Choral Evensong on Saturday 22nd April at 4.30pm in St Peter’s Church, Dorchester. The music for Easter includes: Parry ‘My soul, there is a country’, Sumsion ‘Preces & Responses’, Howells ‘Gloucester Service’ and Stanford ‘Ye choirs of new Jerusalem’. Graham Scott is at the organ […]
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