A seasonal classic performed by renowned soloists, backed by the full forces of the Orchestra of St. John’s and the OSJ Voices. Join us for a festive performance of Handel’s great oratorio, The Messiah in the traditional scoring.
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.
NEW - season tickets for all seven concerts at Dorchester Abbey January to June 2026. offering a discount of 15% off the standard price for Front area (front pews and side chapel) and 15% off Middle area (pews). FRONTS £170...
Piano Concerto No 2 is a jubilant, humorous work composed for Shostakovich’s son, featuring a lyrical slow movement and a finale full of clownish energy.
The Scottish Symphony is a musical journey inspired by Mendelssohn’s visit to Scotland in 1829, capturing its landscapes, folklore, and history.
Fauré's Pelléas et Mélisande is a suite of incidental music for Maeterlinck's symbolist play - a love triangle which leads to tragedy, jealousy, and death.
Following the great success of this concert last year, another inclusive evening with Derek Paravicini and friends featuring young performers across the spectrum of neurodiversity.
Ryan Wang - BBC Young Musician of the Year 2024
The Overture of 1807 vividly shows Coriolanus's conflicted inner state through a fierce, rebellious theme in C minor representing the general and a tender, pleading theme in E-flat major for his mother.
Piano Concerto No 1 of 1798 is a work of youthful energy and classical poise, demonstrating his developing Romantic style within the formal structure of the Classical period.
Symphony No 7, composed in 1812 at the peak of his powers, is an energetic, rhythmically driven masterpiece often described as the "Apotheosis of the Dance".