Edington Music Festival

11/08/2025

Join us next Monday 18th August for four beautiful services marking the start of our journey, in the Desert.

In this the 500th anniversary year of his birth, we will hear Palestrina's beautiful 'Missa Aeterna Christi munera' alongside lesser-known gems such as Hammerschmidt's 'Machet die Thore weit', before the evening brings us the first of our returning Festival Organists; Robert Quinney will play music by Gibbons in this the 400th anniversary year of his death. The day will end with a rousing performance of Stanford's Evening Service in B flat and Gibbons' famed verse anthem 'This is the record of John', before the calm of Compline descends.

Three Daggers Pub, Brewery, Farm Shop, Rooms & Spa start their festival menu next Monday too with lunch from 12.00pm-3.00pm, supper from 5.00pm-6.30pm (booking recommended), and with post-compline bar snacks available until 11.30pm.

03/08/2025

The countdown has started!! It's two weeks until the 70th Edington Music Festival begins and the Priory Church is abuzz with musicians, visitors and glorious music.

As ever, we are indebted to the residents of Edington and the surrounding villages for housing our 70+ visiting musicians and clergy for the week: without them and all the other volunteers this festival simply would not exist.

"A choir marches on its stomach"* and our thanks go to Fit for a King Catering, and the wonderful Tea Hut team who will once again spring into action to provide the delicious on-site caffeine and cake lifeline! Three Daggers Pub, Brewery, Farm Shop, Rooms & Spa will be running its festival menu (please book in advance).

BBC3 will recording evensong on the Wednesday which will then be broadcast on 27th and 31st August. All services are free to attend and more information about the festival can be found on our website: https://edingtonfestival.org/2025-2/

See you there!
*with apologies to Napoleon/Frederick the Great!

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03/08/2025

Tickets for our next event - the Choral Workshop with Chris Bruerton on Saturday 13th September - are selling well so don't miss out!

Chris will lead us in a ‘Dip into the King’s Singers’ Library’, a chance to work on some of the music which this pre-eminent ensemble sings around the world. From Orlando de Lassus, through Vaughan Williams and Eric Whitacre, to a lovely close harmony arrangement of Greensleeves by Bob Chilcott, Chris will share his enormous experience and enthusiasm, enabling us to get deeper into these pieces.

At just £25 (including music hire, arrival and morning refreshments) or £10 for students (under 18s are free) this is a once in a lifetime opportunity! Please see the website for more information and to book your tickets here https://www.edingtonarts.org/whats-on/choral-workshop-with-chris-bruerton

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04/07/2025

Great to see the Edington Music Festival Award making a real difference to another cathedral.

Latest awards support music in 27 Anglican and Roman Catholic cathedrals and churches across the UK. The music departments of 27 cathedrals and churches in the UK will be supported to continue and expand their brilliant work, thanks to a £470,000 investment through the Cathedral Music Trust's finan...

17/04/2025

The festival's 70th birthday - https://mailchi.mp/57f4abd84021/the-festivals-70th-birthday Looking forward to welcoming friends old and new to the festival's 70th birthday, from August 17th to 24th. Beautiful music, an oasis of spiritual calm when needed in this turbulent world, and over 80 of the country's best musicians - three choirs and top organists - come together to celebrate the wonder that is music within the context for which it was composed.
No tickets are required: just join us as you would for any other church service.

29/09/2024

Deanery Evensong at Edington Priory Church this evening marked not just Michael and All Angels but Revd Andrew Sinclair's final service as Rector of the Benefice. A hearty thank you to Andrew and Julie for all they have done for the community and Edington Music Festival over the past eight years, and our best wishes for a happy retirement.

04/09/2024

This afternoon at 3pm we will be broadcasting choral evensong on . Music by Orr, Roe, Hildegard and Bruckner. You’d be a fool to miss it.

26/08/2024

26/08/2024

And this was only the rehearsal 🚀☀️

25/08/2024

Same time. Same place. Next year.

24/08/2024

An afternoon at Boscombe Down Aviation Collection. Many planes were sat in.

24/08/2024

What better way to start the day than a plainchant mass from the Schola?!