Dorchester Lecture – Professor Louise Richardson
'Universities in Turbulent Times' The Vice Chancellor of the University of Oxford presents our 13th Dorchester Lecture, hosted by The Friends of Dorchester Abbey
Benson Choral Society – Mozart Masterpieces
Mass in C minor Elizabeth Roberts Soprano Susan Legg Mezzo Soprano Andrew Mackenzie-Wicks Tenor Michael Bundy Baritone Piano Concerto in C major K 467 Anita D'Attellis Piano Laudate Dominum Chris Walker Conductor Elgar Orchestra Mozart's talent was so prodigious, and his output so prolific, that it is often difficult to know where to start - [...]
Christian Aid Breakfast
Come along and enjoy a freshly baked croissant, orange juice and rich coffee or tea to suit your taste buds. This is a great opportunity to help others whilst enjoying each others company.
English Music Festival
The fourteenth Festival of English Music will take place in Oxfordshire from Friday 22nd to Monday 25th May 2020. The annual English Music Festival celebrates the brilliance, innovation, beauty and rich musical heritage of Britain with a strong focus on unearthing overlooked or forgotten masterpieces of the late nineteenth to mid-twentieth century. Launching the Festival [...]
English Music Festival
The Thirteenth Festival of English Music will take place in Oxfordshire from Friday 24th to Monday 27th May 2019. A full programme is available on the website, www.englishmusicfestival.org.uk. We are delighted to announce the publication of the 2019 EMF Programme, which includes many gems, including the world première performances of Robin Milford’s Symphony, Vaughan Williams’s The [...]
Art Week – Dorchester Artists Exhibition
Come and view the work of our local talented artists. Open from 10a.m. – 5 p.m. every day (25th, 26th , 27th 10a.m. – 4 p.m.) Work by Patricia Drew, Adrian Brooks, Mari Metcalfe, Ed Metcalfe, Rosie Southon, Vicky Nolan, Bill Maish and Sophia Stewart - Liberty
Dorchester May Morning Concert and breakfast
TWO A PART will again welcome May by singing from the top of the Abbey tower and then give a free concert in the Abbey. Funds raised from breakfasts and donations will go to YOUTH CHALLENGE OXFORDSHIRE (YoCO), a local charity established to support young people aged 14 -21 to develop resilience and confidence so [...]
Come and Sing Mozart’s Requiem – Singing for Syrians
Singing for Syrians, a positive and upbeat campaign run by the Hands Up Foundation (www.handsupfoundation.org) to get as many people in the UK raising their voices to raise funds for aid to Syria, is holding its second Come and Sing of 2018 in Dorchester Abbey on Saturday, 19th May, 2018. If you’re local, you love [...]
Oxford Intermezzo Vacation Choir – Music with a Psalm connection
Intermezzo is an Oxford chamber choir, founded in 2012, which rehearses during the University vacations. Its 30-40 members are drawn from other Oxford choirs that rest outside of the Oxford University term, including graduate students, University staff, and other singers from Oxford who wish to continue singing when their regular choirs are dormant. The choir [...]