Ad Fontes

02/04/2026

Intended as a communion motet at Mass on Maundy Thursday, Rebelo's opulent setting of Panis angelicus fuses late-Renaissance polyphony with emerging Baroque expressivity. Watch the whole of the Choir of Buckfast Abbey’s video now! (Link in comments)

20/03/2026

Infelix ego is widely regarded as the pinnacle of William Byrd’s sacred music and one of the most powerful artistic achievements of the sixteenth century. Watch the whole of Westminster Cathedral Choir’s new video of this remarkable piece now.

03/03/2026

✝️ For all those planning music for the Sacred Triduum, look no further! For more information, visit https://bit.ly/4aZ9XHt

23/01/2026

📣 Announcing another of our 2026 album releases: Charles Maxtone-Smith's debut solo album!

🎹 This album brings together two titans of the organ repertoire: Louis Vierne and Maurice Duruflé, making full use of the resources of Buckfast Abbey’s Ruffatti instrument. Vierne’s tumultuous Cinquième Symphonie is paired with Duruflé’s Prélude, Adagio et Choral varié sur le thème du Veni Creator, whose beauty and power celebrates the coming of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost. Between these two great works stands Duruflé’s teacher, Charles Tournemire, whose sensuous colour and harmony evoke the beating heart of French mysticism in an improvisation on the Marian hymn 'Ave maris stella', later transcribed by his pupil.

📅 Due for release in the spring!

09/01/2026

👀 Over the next few weeks, we will be announcing some of our 2026 album releases, starting with this from the Choir of Buckfast Abbey.

🎵 Drawing largely on repertoire from an artistically vibrant period in early twentieth century France, this album features music for Mass by Gabriel Fauré, Jehan Alain, and Jean Langlais, interspersed with Gregorian chants in honour of the Blessed Virgin Mary, patron of the Abbey Church at Buckfast, in whose radiant acoustic it was recorded.

📅 Due for release in the summer!

05/12/2025

👀 A preview of Salve Regina by Olivier Latry played by Charles Maxtone-Smith on the Ruffatti organ of Buckfast Abbey. Full video released on 8th December to mark the first anniversary of the reopening of Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris on the Immaculate Conception of Our Lady.

05/10/2025

Over the weekend, the upper voices of the Choir of Buckfast Abbey have been making a new album. They are joined by a string quartet, Lloyd Hampton (flute) and Charles Maxtone-Smith (organ). The only question is…what are they recording? 👀

14/09/2025

Some new organ videos from Charles Maxtone-Smith coming to our YouTube channel soon… The only question is, what is he playing? 👀

20/08/2025

🏆 Congratulations to Westminster Cathedral Choir on some fantastic reviews of their latest album! Listen now: https://lnk.to/VeniCreatorSpiritus

19/08/2025

Thanks to Presto Music for this interview with Martin Baker about his new Mass, recorded by the Choir of Buckfast Abbey. Read below 👇

The organist and composer talks about his newly-commissioned Mass for Buckfast Abbey, and some of the age-old strands of liturgical music that partly inspired it.

16/08/2025

A lovely ⭐⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review from Choir & Organ for Buckfast Abbey Choir’s latest recording!