St. Birinus Festival
Thursday 9th-Sunday 12th July 2026
The St. Birinus Festival is a full weekend of sung liturgy in the ancient Roman Rite, in the beautiful medieval Dorchester Abbey in Oxfordshire.
The services are sung in full Gregorian Chant and Polyphony, accompanied by historic instruments, to make the weekend a feast of sacred music of the highest quality.
Support the St. Birinus Festival 2026
The St. Birinus Festival at Dorcester Abbey is a major undertaking for The Southwell Consort. We appreciate your contributions toward helping us present this music of rarely heard liturgies in an extraordinary location.
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