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The Bath Festival presents Symphony of Sorrowful Songs, under the Moon in Bath Abbey

Image caption: Museum of the Moon by Luke Jerram. Ely Cathedral. Photo (c) James Billings The Bath Festival presents Symphony of Sorrowful Songs with Paraorchestra, soprano Victoria Oruwari and conductor Charles Hazlewood, also featuring Luke Jerram’s Museum of the Moon.…

New piano donated to Abbey

We are very excited to have received a brand new piano, very kindly donated to the Abbey by Chelverton Asset Management. The piano will be used in the choir vestry, next to the main Song School, enabling the Music Department…

Bath Abbey choirs of Girls and Lay-clerks singing at a service

Choral Weekday Evensong to resume at Bath Abbey from 9 September

After nearly an 18-month absence, we are delighted that our Bath Abbey Choirs will be resuming Choral Evensong during the week on Thursdays and on selected Fridays at 5.30pm (during term time). While we have been able to enjoy worship…

Dedication of the Bath Abbey Psalter on Sunday 12 September, 3.30pm

On September 12th the Bath Abbey Psalter, dedicated to the memory of Derek Cardy 1930-2020, former member of the Abbey choir and organ pupil of Earnest Maynard will be blessed and commissioned at a special service of Choral Evensong. Delyth…

Bath Abbey welcomes its very first Organ Scholar

The Music Department at Bath Abbey will be joined by its very first Organ Scholar, David Bryson, in September. Following success in his A Levels, David has secured a place at the University of Bath to study Computer Science and…

Abbey Choirs on tour!

The Abbey Choirs are greatly looking forward to their forthcoming tours, with the Boys, Girls and Lay-clerks visiting Gloucester and St Pauls Cathedrals. The Boys will be singing at Gloucester Cathedral on the weekend of 17 and 18 July. They’ll…

A view looking up at the pipes of the Klais Organ at Bath Abbey

Bath Abbey holds concert using 4 hands, 4 feet and 3 instruments

Bath Abbey will be hosting a unique concert on Friday 9 July at 6.30pm that will feature two of the Abbey musicians playing with 4 hands, 4 feet and 3 different instruments. The concert forms part of the Abbey’s Evening…

Bath Abbey to take part in 200th anniversary of the Ellacombe Chimes

Bath Abbey will be taking part in a worldwide celebration to mark the 200th anniversary of a unique bell-ringing invention, the Ellacombe Chimes, on Saturday 26 June. The Abbey bells will be chiming at 12midday this Saturday to mark the…

e of the Bath Abbey Boys Choir and Huw Williams, Director of Music, during practice session in Song School

New purpose-built home for Bath Abbey Choir

The Bath Abbey Choir has now resumed singing in their new home as another significant milestone in Bath Abbey’s multi-faceted Footprint project was reached. A new purpose-built Song School for the Abbey’s choirs, visiting choirs and musicians has been in…

Abbey Chorister awarded Choral Scholarship

One of the members of our Abbey Choir of Girls, Daisy is leaving the Abbey Choir at the end of this academic year to study History at Nottingham University. She has also been awarded a Choral Scholarship to sing at…

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