Painting by Rosie Southon. “Unbroken Glory-Gathered Radiance” – Rupert Brooke A project to honour those who fought and those who died in war. If you have the names of anyone you wish to commemorate, whether you, or they, have a connection with the village of Dorchester, and/or you would like to make a poppy, you [...]
Come and join us to celebrate 40 years of the Dorchester Team. The Dorchester Team comprises fourteen churches arranged in three clusters, each led by a Team Vicar, and serving fourteen village communities. All welcome.
The Rainbow Quest - is a photographic journey from Cornwall to Norfolk by Natalie Ashby. The photographs were an observation of the light at 'high energy' places and were all taken during the last phases of the Mayan Long Count known as the "Universal Underworld" . In addition they were an exploration of the synchronicity [...]
Saturday 01 December 2018 Vaughan Williams - Dona Nobis Pacem Faure - Requiem Eleanor Stevens Soprano Phillip Tebb Baritone Elgar Orchestra Christopher Walker Conductor
On Thursday 27 September there will be a special preview evening with musical accompaniment. Tickets cost £15 and include canapes and complimentary drink. Tickets can be ordered using the downloadable Dorchester Preview Order Form Alternatively people local to Dorchester can buy preview evening tickets from Friends of Dorchester – email Hilary Warburton or phone 01865 [...]
Gala Concert Join the Oxfordshire Schools Orchestra, Oxfordshire County Youth Choir and the Oxfordshire Schools Symphony Orchestra for their end of season concert. Pieces include The Sound of Music, Spitfire Prelude and Fugue, You Raise me up, Farandale and a Mama Mia medley. It is adviseable to book in advance as this concert often sells [...]
Handel Zadok the Priest Bach Cantata 51 Handel Messiah ‘Halleluia chorus’ Handel Samson ‘Let the bright seraphim’ Bach Brandenburg 2 Handel Messiah ‘Worthy is the Lamb’ OSJ Voices Hannah Davey soprano Orchestra of St John’s, John Lubbock conductor. When you purchase tickets, please do consider adding a voluntary donation to support our work in the [...]
SOLD OUT Join us at Dorchester Abbey to hear BBC Young Musician of the Year 2016 Winner Sheku Kanneh-Mason, fresh from the Royal wedding, perform Tchaikovsky’s stunning Rococo Variations, accompanied by Orchestra of St John’s. Mendelssohn’s evocative Hebrides Overture and the exhilarating Italian Symphony complete this beautiful programme – perfect for a late summer evening.
'Universities in Turbulent Times' The Vice Chancellor of the University of Oxford presents our 13th Dorchester Lecture, hosted by The Friends of Dorchester Abbey
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 - [...]
