Events – Sherborne Abbey Festival

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Festival Programme 2026

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Sherborne Abbey Chorus in Sherborne Abbey

Thursday 30th April at 7pm

Sherborne Festival Chorus

Friday 1st May at 1.30pm

Sherborne School Chamber Ensembles

Friday 1st May at 5pm

Sherborne School Swing Band

Julian Bliss with Clarinet picture copyright - Ben Wright

Friday 1st May at 7pm

Julian Bliss and Iuventus Chamber Orchestra

Saturday 2nd May at 11am

Sherborne School Chamber Choir

Saturday 2nd May at 1.30pm

Wessex Strings

Ruth Rogers and Simon Callaghan at Sherborne Abbey Festival

Saturday 2nd May at 3.30pm

Ruth Rogers and Simon Callaghan Recital

Saturday 2nd May at 7pm

Solomon’s Knot

Sherborne Abbey on a sunny day in the spring

Sunday 3rd May at 9.30am

Festal Eucharist

Sunday 3rd May at 6pm

Choral Evensong

Sunday 3rd May at 11.15am

Choral Mattins

Sunday 3rd May at 3.30pm

Sense and Musicality: Penelope Appleyard and Jonathan Delbridge Recital

Sunday 3rd May at 7.30pm

James Pearson Trio

David Bednall stood outside of Sherborne Abbey

Monday 4th May at 1.30pm

David Bednall Organ Recital

Monday 4th May at 4pm

Leweston School Chamber Ensembles

Monday 4th May at 7pm

Sherborne Abbey Choir

Tuesday 5th May at 1.30pm

Sherborne Girls Madrigal Society

Tuesday 5th May at 4.30pm

Sherborne Girls Chamber Ensembles

Tuesday 5th May at 7pm

The Tallis Scholars

Wednesday 6th May at 11am

Venice to Versailles: Amy Whittlesea and Matthew Wadsworth Recital

Wednesday 6th May at 1pm

Leweston School Choral Concert

Wednesday 6th May at 7pm

The Gryphon School with University Music Bournemouth

Thursday 7th May at 1pm

Sherborne Young Musician Competition Winners

Thursday 7th May (Workshop: 11am | Concert: 2.30pm)

Music for the Stage: From Baroque to Broadway!

Opera singers with a large crowd at plume of feathers

Wed 6th May at 7pm

Opera at The Plume (Wed)

Thu 7th May at 7pm

Opera at The Plume (Thu)

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