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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.

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