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Choral Vespers and opening ceremony

Choral Vespers and opening ceremony

Dorchester Abbey Thursday 9 July · 5:30 PM
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Opening choral Vespers of the 2026 St Birinus Festival. 

Music by Tomás Luis de Victoria, Sebastián de Vivanco, and Sebastián López de Velasco. Directed by Simon Over, and accompanied by period instruments including sackbuts and cornets.

Parking

Parking is available on the street around the village and in St Birinus car park (on Bridge End, opposite the abbey). For the larger events, extra parking will be available in the surrounding fields, as signposted.

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