Events and Services at Dore Abbey
and neighbouring churches
English Choral Experience Week
Paul Spicer brings his English Choral Experience to the Abbey for a marvellous week of music.
It is important that anyone making an application to join the course is an experienced singer. Part of the enjoyment of this week will be singing to as high a standard as possible. The application form asks for details of your singing experience.
The full course fee includes lunch on the final Saturday and the evening meal on every day except Wednesday. Individual meals can booked at £31 for members choosing the ‘Course only’ option. Vegetarians and others with special dietary needs MUST advise us on the booking form.
Full details and application form from the Paul Spicer website
Concert for Craswall
CONCERT
Founded by Matthew Greenall in 1986, The Elysian Singers of London, under musical director Sam Laughton, is one of the UK’s leading chamber choirs.
Making a welcome return after 3 years, their programme includes music by Purcell, JS Bach and Vivaldi.
More info and tickets: https://concertsforcraswall.org/product/the-elysian-singers-with-sam-laughton/
Programme:
Purcell Come, Ye Sons of Art
JS Bach Cantata No.39
Purcell Jehova, quam multi sunt hostes
Vivaldi Gloria RV589
Known for their adventurous programming and imaginative repertoire, The Elysian Singers with Sam Laughton are a leading UK choir who regularly give concerts in and around London. Priding themselves on reaching consistently high performance standards, their entry requirements are rigorous. In spite of this, they maintain a friendly and relaxed atmosphere embracing singers from all backgrounds.
They have recorded a number of enthusiastically received CDs, the latest of which is “MacMillan: One Equal Music” released in 2019 celebrating the enormous and varied contribution of Sir James MacMillan, their patron, to the choral repertoire over the last 20 years.
As a former organ scholar at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, where he read music, their Director Sam Laughton now juggles dual careers as a barrister and musician. He is also the Director of the Craswall Players, the Chiltern Camerata, and the Speen Festival. Much in demand as a guest conductor, working with such orchestras as the Oxford Sinfonia, Kensington Chamber Orchestra, Kew Sinfonia, Orchestra of the City, Crendon Chamber Orchestra and Trinity Camerata. In addition, as a keyboard player he has worked with the groups as varied as Oxford Philomusica, the Joyful Company of Singers, English National Opera and Garsington Opera.
After a three year break, and with an intelligent programme again directed by Sam Laughton, we have no doubt you will feel amply rewarded by their performance. Not to mention the excellent turnout they always elicit at Dore Abbey.
Lunchtime Concert Centurion Sanctiadd
Cantorion Sanctaidd (Sacred Voices) invite you to join us for a lunchtime concert on Saturday 25th June at Dore Abbey at 12 noon.
Cantorion Sanctaidd’s motto is ‘Sing, Praise, Inspire’, and we perform in community halls churches and cathedrals.
We are a mixed choir which draws members from all over South East Wales and we perform a variety of short anthems and inspirational music by the likes of John Rutter, Bob Chilcott, Robert Arwyn and many others.
We very much look forward to singing at Dore Abbey and hope to see you there.
£5 – concert.
£5 – light lunch in the garden with the choir, following the concert
Discover more about the choir that brings together Christian choristers from across Monmouthshire on the website.
Concert for Craswall
CONCERT
It is a rare treat indeed to have such leading international musicians perform amidst the remote hills of south west Herefordshire!
Comprising leader of the London Symphony Orchestra Roman Simovic; principal viola with the Ulster Orchestra Milena Simovic; principal cello with The London Symphony Orchestra David Cohen, and multi award winning pianist Wu Qian, this is an impressive international piano quartet not to be missed.
Featuring music by Mahler, Fauré and Brahms.
Tickets and more info: https://concertsforcraswall.org/product/piano-quartet/
St George's Day Fun Concert
A fun evening of organ plus a large variety of wind instruments ranging from trumpet to a watering can!! Admission £5 to go to the upkeep of the Abbey. Children free.
The Sound of Eternity
A transcendent concert of choral polyphony by the Severn Voices Chamber Choir.
A Taste of Christmas
Cantabile and Le Voci
present a Christmas Choral Concert
£10 adults
£5 concessions
Email [email protected] to reserve a place
Fauré: REQUIEM
Hereford Cathedral School Music Outreach and Dore Abbey PCC invite you to:
Faure Requiem – 'Bring it & sing it'
Where: Dore Abbey, Hereford HR2 0AA
When: Saturday 6 November 2021
Performance at 5pm, choirs rehearse 2.30pm
PRE-BOOKING FOR SINGERS and AUDIENCE ESSENTIAL
We want to encourage singers to come together in the beautiful surroundings & unique acoustics of Dore Abbey in order to support ongoing repairs to this beautiful building. All profits will go to the Abbey.
Accompanied by the Outreach Orchestra Directed by David Evans
Soloists: Emily Prosser OH (soprano) Anthony Mansfield OH (Baritone)
Singers £10 Audience £10 (under 16s £5)
Tickets available from The Music School, Hereford Cathedral School 01432 363531 email: [email protected]
Singers invited to come and sing this iconic work at Dore Abbey on Saturday 6 November accompanied by the Outreach Orchestra. For those who are confident & would just like to join us on the day, you'll be welcome @ the 2.30pm rehearsal or attend weekly rehearsals from 2nd Oct.
Dreamers: John Venn the musical
Concert performance of Dreamers - the story of John Venn
with Teme Spirit choir & band
Tickets £7: on the door
Or tel 07484 870 036
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On his arrival in Hereford in 1833 John Venn was shocked to find extreme poverty and deprivation
With the help of his sister and his Aunt, he set to work with a series of building projects including a school, a steam mill, public washing baths and later made available allotments for rent for the poor to grow their own food.
He founded the Hereford City Mission which exists today as Vennture.
Narration recorded by Jules Hudson (Escape to the Country, Countryfile) and is accompanied by a visual presentation on large screen.
