Dorchester Abbey

The "Great" Mass in C Minor has long been a favourite of players and audiences. Written between 1782 and 1783, Mozart's most ambitious mass setting features some of the most vivacious melodies and vocal acrobatics from the master from Salzburg, but the piece was left incomplete. Emperor. The very word conjures up magnificence, pomp, ceremony, power, nobility, majesty. All these qualities are present in Beethoven’s Fifth Piano Concerto. And the solo part is dazzling!

Join OSJ Voices for a night of Christmas favourites that are sure to spark seasonal joy through music from a range of great composers.

A musical rite of the holiday season, the Baroque-era oratorio still awes listeners more than 250 years after the composer’s death.
Featuring at Dorchester the unique re orchestration by John Lubbock for wind instruments.

Waltzes, Marches and Polkas Galore!
Our ever-popular New Year Concert returns. A concert to set the feet tapping, the hands clapping with its joyous dance music, dispelling all thoughts of winter’s cold.
Featuring Derek Paravicini and Ashleigh Turley on piano, with Poppy McGhee on violin.

NEW - season tickets for all six concerts at Dorchester Abbey January to May 2025. offering a discount of 15% off the standard price for Front area (front pews and side chapel) and 20% off Middle area (pews). FRONTS £123...

"Springtime is upon us. The birds celebrate her return with festive song, and murmuring streams are softly caressed by the breezes" Join us for all Seasons.
Plus Vivaldi’s dazzling Gloria cantata-mass, central to the choral repertory.