Southern Cathedrals Festival 2025

Wednesday 16th July

13:00 – Choral Workshop with Sir John Rutter
Sir John Rutter is a well-known English composer, conductor, editor, arranger and record producer, mainly of choral music. We are delighted that Sir John is able to join us this year and will open the Festival with a Workshop and Concert in the Cathedral led by Salisbury’s Cathedral Choir, Chamber Choir, Junior Choir and Youth Choir. Book a ticket to the workshop and you can learn from Sir John Rutter, then sing in the concert alongside our choirs.
Tickets £25
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16:30 – Choral Evensong
Salisbury Cathedral Girl Choristers (Quire)

18:00 – Come and Sing Choral Concert with Sir John Rutter
Sir John Rutter and Salisbury Cathedral Choir, Youth Choir, Chamber Choir and Junior Choir (Nave/Crossing)
Those who only wish to watch the concert and not take part in the workshop can book an audience member ticket.
Audience tickets £18
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21:00 – Compline 
Lay Vicars of Salisbury Cathedral (North Transept)

Thursday 17th July

10:00 – Sung Mattins
Chichester Cathedral Choir (Quire)

11:30 – Piano Trio Concert
This piano concert will feature the music of Maurice Ravel to celebrate the 150th anniversary of his birth. A visionary French composer, Ravel is renowned for his exquisite craftsmanship, rich harmonies, and masterful ability to evoke emotion through music.
Music by Ravel and Mendelssohn (North Transept)
David Halls (Piano), Bryony Moody (Cello) and Daphne Moody (Violin)
Tickets £18
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16:30 – Choral Evensong (BBC Recorded)
Girl Choristers of Salisbury and Winchester, Chichester Cathedral Choir and all Lay Vicars (Quire)

17:30 – Patrons’ Reception
(Cloisters)
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18:30 – Organ Concert
John Challenger with Large Screen (Nave/Quire)
Tickets £18
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21:00 – Late Night Concert 
Lay Vicars of Salisbury Cathedral (North Transept)
Tickets £18
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Friday 18th July

10:00 – Sung Mattins
Boys and Lay Clerks of Winchester Cathedral (Quire)

11:30 – Stephen Abbott Talk “In Quires and Places where we sing”
Salisbury Senior Lay Vicar Stephen Abbott, will reflect on his many years of service to the music of Salisbury Cathedral. (North Transept)
Tickets £10
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18:30 – Choral Evensong
Lay Vicars of Salisbury Cathedral (Quire)

18:30 – Gibbons and Palestrina Concert
Join us in the magnificent setting of Salisbury Cathedral for a special concert marking two remarkable musical anniversaries. This evening of sublime choral and instrumental music celebrates the 500th anniversary of the birth of Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, the master of Renaissance polyphony, and the 400th anniversary of the death of Orlando Gibbons, one of England’s finest composers.
Music by Gibbons and Palestrina (West End)
Senior Choristers and Lay Vicars of the Three Cathedrals with Rose Consort of Viols
Tickets £17-£39
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21:00 – Late Night Piano Duets
This piano concert will feature the music of Maurice Ravel to celebrate the 150th anniversary of his birth. David Halls and Alistair Watson (North Transept)
Tickets £18
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Saturday 19th July

10:30 – Festival Eucharist
Boy Choristers of Salisbury and Winchester, Chichester Cathedral Choir and all Lay Vicars
(Nave and Quire, Livestreamed)
Preacher – The Rev Lucy Winkett
President – The Bishop of Salisbury, The Rt Rev Stephen Lake

12:15 – Festival Lunch
(Sarum College)
£28
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14:30 – Elizabeth Kenny Lute Concert
Elizabeth Kenny – Lute (St Thomas’s Church)
Tickets £18
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18:30 – Haydn and Mozart Concert
Mozart Vespers and Haydn Nelson Mass (Nave)
The Combined Choristers and Lay Vicars of the Three Cathedrals with The Hanover Band
Tickets £17-£39
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